Laughter is the BEST medicine

You all have to watch this video. Get ready to laugh. It will make you instantly happy! :) Enjoy! (click on link)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6UU6m3cqk

Blogaliscious

Oh boy have I got some juicy news for you guys! It's certainly "blogaliscious." Mom- thanks for putting a post up. I loved the slide show of Brita (i swear she was the cutest little girl ever) and now I don't feel so lame being the only one to post on this blog. Grandma and Grandpa Guipre- Its really easy to put up a post, let me know if you need help, we all want to hear how ya'll are doing too! Anyway, as you all well know by now thanks to mom,....... I am engaged!! Yes, I Wendy Harris (a.k.a. "smallz", "hurricane wendy", "wendalyn", "that runner girl", or whatever name you know me by) am getting married on August 22 in the Timpanogos temple. I can hardly believe it myself. I know what you are all thinking, because I am thinking the same things:
1. Since when was she old enough to get married?
2. Didn't she just barely get her braces off?
3. Whoa, when did she even start noticing that there were those crazy creatures called "boys"??
4. And when did they start noticing her?
5. Wait, she has a life outside of running? What??
6. Does she know that when she is married she will have to COOK??

Oh yes, I know that each and every one of those questions buzzed through your minds the very minute you heard the news. Don't even try to deny it. :) Nevertheless, the news is true. You have officially heard it from the horses' mouth. So I guess there isn't much of a story to it. Dave has yet to propose. Turns out his grandma had a secret stash of diamonds that not even her own kids knew about (let alone her husband!) and she "remembered" it while Dave was telling her that he still has to get me a ring. We got hooked up with thousands of dollars of diamonds and a beautful setting from Dave's great-great grandma. What a blessing that was! So we took them to a jeweler and the ring is being worked on even as we speak. So for the sake of planning and organizing for something as momentous as a wedding we decided, on a chilly sunday night in April, to get married. Dave called Dad the next night and Dad simply said "Well, Sure!" (I had my ear next to the phone so I could hear him, but I really didn't need to because he said it so loud the whole parking lot could have heard!) Just Kidding, Dad. It was awesome and made me really happy. So lately we've just been trying to do a little planning and house hunting (trying to find married housing in provo is like trying to find the purple walrus; almost impossible!! oh that was a bad analogy, i hope you don't think I meant that I was looking for housing while sitting in the bath tub ;)) Anyway, I really hope you all can make it out for the wedding and/or reception. I would love to see you all and have you share in my special day!

In other exciting news, I was a very close-up witness to something that has only happed a hand full of times in history! Maybe you've already heard about it, I'm sure it was all over the news. Well, as I was working as an official at the Utah State track and field meet, I saw a man get skewered by a javelin!! You know, those spear-looking things that are really pointy and will kill you if you are a photographer not paying attention while walking across a javelin sector in the heat of a 4A boys competion? Yeah, those things. I won't go into much detail, you can read the article. But it was intense, and I'll tell you what, that man was the luckiest man alive at the moment that javelin decided to head for his leg and just break his skin, missing all muscles, bones, tendons, and blood vessels. He could easily have died. I was standing about 15 feet away from him when it happened. I could hardly believe my eyes. Check it out:
http://www.standard.net/live/news/133306#

Alive and Kickin' !

Alive and Kickin' , one of my favorite's from Simple Minds (they're an 80's rock group for those of you who don't know) And, yes, we are still alive and kickin' here in Lund, NV., although you may have doubted from reading this blog. Wendy resurrected our sorry blog by posting a couple of very interesting articles. Thanks, Wendy! And, as for the rest of you, are you still "Alive and Kickin'" ?



Two major pieces of Harris news that are just begging to be covered are.......

Brita is graduating and moving on to BYU! and........

Wendy is graduating from single life and moving on to marriage! Just one of these events in the life of a family would be spectacular ( and slightly overwhelming). But, to have two in one summer. As Barney, the purple dinosaur, would say, "That's super-dee-duper!" Can't you just hear Dad now?



News item #1: Brita is set to graduate from Lund High school Tuesday, June 3, 2008. We're all very proud of her accomplishments. She has worked very hard and has earned the title of Valedictorian. She's been the senior class president and has worked tirelessly to inspire her fellow seniors to accomplish their goal of raising money for the senior trip. Their hard work will pay off May 21 when they fly off to California for a little r and r and whatever seniors like to do. It's all good. June 23, it's off to BYU and life after high school. Yeah, Brita!

Turn up the speakers, there's great music to go along with the video. Sorry the pictures are so small.

News item #2: Our little Wendy is getting married! Okay, we knew this would happen eventually, but now? We are very happy for Wendy and Dave. So far, Friday, August 22 is the date. This is where Wendy gets to fill in the details. So, Wendy, tell us all about you and Dave. We want to know all the gooey details. You better include a picture or I will and you may not like it.

Missouri, Here I Come!

So after this weekend, I will have added another state to my list. I am finally healthy, maybe not totally ready, but healthy, so coach is sending me to Missouri to compete in my first collegiate outdoor track meet. I'll be running the 5k, which is also something new to me. So many firsts! I'm excited and I thought ya'll would like to know. Hope you are well!

The Blog Lives On!

I come to this blog every once in a while when I find a spare moment, transparantly hoping to hear the latest from the H-troop in L-town, and every time I find it still says: Harris Family Blog, Last Post, October 7, 2007. And this makes me sad. This blog was such a great idea (thanks Mom)! What a better way for us to keep in touch, send pictures, tell funny stories, relate sad news, be goofballs, and for Wendy to practice up in her journalism skills. So for the sake of the blog, I say KEEP WRITING! And for the sake of me wanting to postpone my homework even more than I already have (hence frequent visits to the blog:), I will share with you some of the highlights of my life as I can remember since October 7, 2007:
1. Fall semester went by in a flash. I ran, I studied and I dated more in two weekends than I had in my whole 20 years of existence. It was great.
2. In January it was discovered that I had been running on a stress fracture for over 2 weeks and so I was sentenced to the eliptical, the bike, and the pool for a couple of months. I am almost fully recovered now and ready to run my first college track race next weekend in Missouri!
3. I applied for and got accepted into the Communications major at BYU and will officially begin my trek towards journalism this summer.
4. I recently found a love of playing the bass drum and traded in my violin for a shot at the drum during my orchestra concert! Don't worry, I got my violin back (the drum wouldn't fit through my apartment door).
5. I met this boy named Dave who is a complete heart throb. He lives downstairs (and so do I most the time!) and he makes me ridiculously happy.
6. Me and my roommates decided to take a trip to Wendover for fun (or maybe it was just incompetence in taking directions, I'm not quite sure), and so we went to McDonalds and got ice cream cones, since Wendover is one of the only places where you get that opportunity.
7. I walked into my bedroom on April Fools to find my bed had disappeared (mattresses, frame, pillows and all!). But don't worry, I found it!
8. In February I received news from the troops that a little southern bell named Brita would be taking BYU by storm this summer and gracing Apartment #13 with her grace, wisdom, and coolness. You can only imagine how I felt! Honored. Humbled. Awe-struck. Enthralled. And gosh darn EXCITED!
9. I, so far, have passed all my stats test. Definately a highlight. Turns out I do have a few microscopic math fibers somewhere in my body.
10. This semester I was called as a Relief Society Teacher. Boy, has that been both a challenge and a blessing in my life. Talk about facing your fears!
11. I've tried so many new things this year, thanks to my Rec. Youth Management Class, taught by my Uncle (Brad). Rock climbing, canoeing, cross country skiing, scuba diving, and snow shoeing have all been added to my "been there, done that, and loved it" list.

Well, I suppose thats it for now. Sorry to bore you, but I want you all to do the same! Write to me and tell me what's crackin in your lives! That means you too Grandma Harris, Gram and Gramp Guipre, Lesly, Jack, Jill, Brad, and everyone else! Keep the blog alive! I love you all! Many, many hugs and kisses,
wendy

Oh, the worders of fall time in Oregon. A quick trip to Oregon created some meaningful experiences and memories. Wendy and team were running in the Dellinger Invitational in Springfield, only a few miles from my mom's home. This was a high caliber meet featuring many of the top ranked XC teams in the country, including Wendy's 16th ranked BYU Cougars. The exausting 9 hours of travel time to get there were well worth the effort. The time I was able to spend with family, friends, and the team, as well as bask in the wonderful fall feel in Oregon, was reguvinating for me. The incessant rain and fog parted just in time for the race. Wendy's team finished 5th of the 15 teams running. The team, coach, and some other parents gathered at grandma's home afterward for a big meal.

A great weekend with great people.

Bill

A Tale of Two Volleyball Teams

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times, a fitting description of this weekend's volleyball matches. Friday's match at Eureka proved to be a successful outing for the Mustangs who won all three games of the 3 of 5 match. They seemed to play with ease and executed their game plan perfectly.

Saturday, however, was another matter with Alamo taking 3 games out of the 3 of 5 match in Lund's gym. That Alamo needs a sound spanking and I, for one, am looking forward to the day. Brita is having a great time and really enjoying her senior year of volleyball.

Her exploits as Senior president are allowing her to take on the leadership role with activities and fundraising.