So lets catch up.
Last time on T&C 5:16...
Tish and Chris were off to San Diego to visit the fam and go to Disneyland.
Well we went to San Diego and spent time with the fam. We flew in on a Wednesday and my parents picked us up from the airport and then went back to the house and had lunch. After lunch we decided that we needed to let sand get in between our toes so we headed down to the beach for a bit.
That evening we went to my sister Lauren's house to have dinner and see the nieces and nephew. Keith (my bff) and Rachael (his wife) and their little boy Isaiah joined us. It was great to see everyone and it had been far too long since we saw them last. That's is the biggest thing I dislike about living so far from them.
So yeah, dinner and visiting was great. We went back to my parent's house to get some rest in preparation for Disneyland!
So Thursday we got up and headed to the Magic Kingdom for a day of fun!
Friday we ran some errands and then everyone came down to my parents and then we went to Old Town for some good Southern California Mexican food. After dinner we went to the newly remodeled Mormon Battalion Visitors Center. That was fun.
Saturday Tish's friend Katie and her husband, Ryan, came down and we went to the San Diego temple and then to the beach.
That evening we had a barbecue with everyone and then played some games...lots of fun.
Sunday we went to church and then had family pictures.
Monday we went back to the Magic Kingdom to do a half day at California Adventure, then headed back to pack and then head to the airport.
It was a quick trip and extremely busy, but so much fun.
So while we were in CA I got a text from my friend Jared asking for my address...that was strange, but not uncalled for.
A couple days later I got a phone call asking what ward we were in and our bishop's name. That was a bit intriguing and got me to thinking. But then it all made sense that weekend when we got a phone call from the stake presidency of the stake I used to be in...now I know what was coming. So the next week we went and had an interview and were called to be in a bishopric. We were called into the ward that I was in before we got married. That was exciting.
Um, what else....I umpired high school baseball this season and went to a basketball referee camp.
Tish changed her major from theater to and integrated studies major of psychology and theater back in December and she will be graduating next April.
I was officially accepted into the police academy at UVU and I will start that in just over a week.
Tish let my buy my gun! So I bought a Sig Sauer p250.
Tish went home to Thatcher a few weeks ago for Mother's day and to see the new THE Gila Valley Temple.
We celebrated our first anniversary 2 weeks ago. We went up to Salt Lake City and went to dinner at Tucanos at the Gateway Center. I hope you have all been to Tucanos or Rodizio grill. Brazilian barbecue is amazing but a little pricey, so we only go a few times a year. After dinner we waddled around the Gateway miserably full and then went to the planetarium to see this laser light show to U2...it was ... um...interesting. We both agreed that it would have been more enjoyable if we had been smoking marijuana, but since we don't we felt it was a waste of the $8. So, then we went back to the hotel and went swimming. (don't worry we waited 30 minutes after we ate) The next morning we hopped on the Trax and went to Temple Square for Music and the Spoken Word. It was a fun little trip even though it was just a 45 minute drive to SLC.
Wow has time flown by, but I think we will both agree that it has been a fantastic first year and we are looking forward to all the blessings that will be coming in the next year or so. (you may interpret that anyway you would like, but Tish is NOT pregnant...currently)
She also wanted to let you know that she is taking a class about barbed wire...yes, you read that right, BARBED WIRE. She is not exactly fond of the class.
Tish started working at the Provo Temple on Saturday mornings.
Also I got a promotion a couple months ago. I am now part of the management team as the Lead Teller/Ops Supervisor.
So yeah lots of stuff has gone on the last few months.
So let me share with you a fun little experience that I had today. This morning when I woke up my Blackberry was blinking letting me know that I had a new email... no big deal. It happens every morning, but this message was different. Let me share it with you as well as the exchange that happened after:
I'm writing this with tears in my eyes, I came down here to United
Kingdom for a short vacation unfortunately i was mugged at the park
of the hotel where i stayed,all cash,credit card and cell were stolen
off me but luckily for me i still have my passports with me.
I've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping
issues at all and my flight leaves in less than 3hrs from now but am
having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't
let me leave until i settle the bills,
I'm freaked out at the moment.
Now that's interesting, the thing is the person who allegedly sent it was a TA from one of my classes like 2 years ago.
Now let me tell you, I knew what was going on right from the get go. I was not born yesterday
My response:
Oh my gosh how can I help?
Her:
Glad you are willing to help,I have nothing left on me right now and i am lucky to have my life and passports with me it would have been worst if they had made away with my passports. Well all i need now is just $1180” you can have it wired to my name via Western Union i'll have to show my passport as ID to pick it up here and i promise to pay you back as soon i get back home. Here's my info below...
Me:
Perfect, now if you will just confirm for me how we know each other I would gladly do that. (I just want to make sure this isn't one of those crazy Internet scams.)
I was thinking that they would cut there losses there and move on...but no:
Chris, are you kidding me? you and i know that i can't receive the money without my ID... and you also know that i don't like question am sorry to say this. am freaking out at the moment.
Hmmm, not too sure they understood my English:
Well I'm just trying to be safe, so if you could please just tell me how we know each other I will be off to the WU outlet to wire you your money.
Them:
OK i understand you better, Bishop you stay in my home.
Yeah they understand better:
I was now tired of this foolishness and gave my final response:
Nope. Sorry. You should maybe walk down to the police station and turn yourself in for conspiracy to commit fraud. I have more important things to do with my time such as help the deposed king of Nigeria get his money out of his country.
Thanks for playing though. And since you have a masters in English I would hope that you would know English a little bit better.
That was a fun little game don't you think?
I just hope it wasn't really her :-P
Anyway, we hope you are all doing fantastic and we will really try to be a little more consistent.
