20, 10, 5, 3, 1, now, soon...

While I am waiting for pictures to download (I have 748 of them- I have got to do that more often!), I figured I would post some of these fun "blog" entries that I have seen on other peoples blogs. I think they are kind of fun!

20 years ago....1988...10 years old...had moved with family from arizona to kentucky for my dad's ortho residency...baby brother was born

10 years ago...1998...20 years old...had graduated from high school two years previously...had graduated from Ricks College (a 2 year school at the time) in 18 months, had great roommates and was sad to be heading to the BIG school, BYU in Provo, UT in January...found out that BYU wasn't really so bad, but was glad I had gone to Ricks first...received a letter from BYU telling me that I HAD to pick a major, because I had just about maxed out on General Ed classes...came home for summer and worked at dad's ortho office...when i went back to BYU in the fall, my major was declared as ASLP (Audiology and Speech Language Pathology)...enjoyed living in a house with 5 other girls (was supposed to have one of my roommates from Ricks, but she went and got married that summer, but I was happy for her)

5 years ago...2003...25 years old...had graduated from BYU with a BA in ASLP in 2000, had been accepted to grad school at the University of Hawaii, and wanted to go, but something didn't seem right, so decided to wait a year, then after I had decided to stay, I met my hubby and knew why I was supposed to stay...got married 2001 in St. George, UT, but he loved it up here, so we live up here...bought a house that fall...quit working full time at my dad's office in Jan 2003 because Keith was born in Feb, continued to do models and bookkeeping though...enjoyed being a first time mom...Keith was a very happy, calm, peaceful baby...tyson's family came up for his blessing may/june and we had fun while they were here...his grandmother passed away as they were driving home, and we were able to go down for the funeral...octoberish was my grandparents 50th anniversary, so we went down there for that, and made a side trip to utah at the same time

3 year ago...2005...27 years old...had a new addition to the family, rachel, in the fall of previous year...now i was a mother of two little ones and it took some adjustment, but still loved being a mom...sometime around now, i turned the bookkeeping at my dad's office over to my mom, and turned the models over to becca to do...we were able to go to utah for our somewhat traditional thanksgiving...i had been serving in primary since we had been married going from achievement day leader and primary teacher to chorister to counselor in presidency to primary president, but at beginning of 2005, was released...tyson was serving as elder's quorum president at the time (he was called just shortly before rachel was born)...sometime in 2005 I was called as ward choir director- was nervous, but had great pianist that helped me not be quite so nervous as i would have been without her (thanks andrea!)

1 year ago...2007...29 years old...Tyson had changed jobs beginning of previous year to work for a slope company, and April 2006 was his first time up there, and continued going back and forth...extended DeKay family went on trip to Mexicon March 2006 and we LOVED it (kids keep asking when we are going back!)...had two sisters get married in 2007 and we were there for both of them, Becca in ID (we threw in a trip down to Utah while we were there and I finally got to participate-or really just watch- a branding- tyson had said when he was younger he wasn't going to marry someone who couldn't handle a branding, and i am pleased to announce that i passed the test!) and Sarah up here in AK...found out in the summer that we were expecting a new baby the next february...didn't make it for the thanksgiving ut trip, since we had been there that spring, and wanted to go after the baby was born...tyson was working on the slope for thanksgiving instead...he worked for almost 7 weeks right before Christmas- a very long and hard time for me...i did a home preschool where we rotate between the kids homes who participate and i was doing it at our house for a month around october/november time

NOW...2008...30 (at least I will be this summer)...still living here in ak...have 3 kids now, Keith, Rachel, Thomas (our Valentines' baby)...Tyson still working on the slope, but for the first time since being up there he has a regular rotation (YEAH!)...we had his mom, dad, and sister up for baby blessing in march/april...lots of stake/ward changes, no longer in eagle river ward, now in bear mountain ward...dad is bishop...becca's hubby is deployed...participate in a lunch time book club that is lots of fun...like to scrapbook, but don't get to do it as often as i would like...hosting my last week of preschool (this week!)...i still love being a mom, but i do need a little time for just me now and then

SOON...Future...??...We are going to UT/ID to visit family and friends, tyson will be with us on the trip down, but i will be flying home by myself...Robert and Bethany are moving back this summer...we want to go camping and rafting this summer...we might be turning our downstairs into an apartment and rent it out while we live in the upstairs so that we can afford to stay in this house while tyson tries to get on with APD...I hope to hear from you all about how you all are doing soon!

PS- still doing pictures, but now on 609 of 798!