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Annette (Blackburn) Jensen
I can't believe it has been ten years. It was nice to see those at the
reunion, but we missed those that didn't come. Just an update on my life
since high school. I attended Snow for a year and decided maybe that wasn't
for me. I guess when your parents own there own business you can get hired
really quick! I worked for my dad for a few years and helped my mom with
her business as well.
I met Kevin and we were married Nov. 2002 in the Manti Temple. We bought a
home in Loa and we love living here and I don't think we will ever leave as
long as work is available. Kevin works for Brown Brothers Construction and
he works away often, but I stay busy as a full time mom.
We have two girls, Cheyannne and Emily
Cheyanne is 3 and will be 4 in October. Emily is 1 and will be 2 in August
and they are the light of our lives. I love being a full time mom and the
busy life it brings. Hope to see you in the near future. If you want to
email jensenkev@scinternet.net
Ben Taylor
WoW, I can't believe it's been 10 years. Time has flown by. Here is a summary of what has been going on with me since high school.
In July of 1998 I went to Phoenix, Arizona to go to Devry University to get my bachelor's degreen in Computer Information Systems. I attended my first year there while working.
From August 1999 to July 2001 I went on a mission to the Flordia, FT. Lauderdale mission. I got to learn Spanish(finally)(case anyone forgot I was born in Columbia). I went back as a normal person to Miami in January of 2002. It was a lot of fun.
After my mission I came back to Phoenix to Devry to finish my degree. I graduated in February 2004 with my bachelor's degree. While going to school the 2nd go around I worked some jobs mainly in market research, served in many callings in church and then I met my wife(Kristina). I was attending the Spanish branch keeping up with the language when in she walked, a blond haired, blue-eyed woman. I was wondering what in the world she was doing there. I asked her if she spoke Spanish and she replied with "you speak English?". Well I couldn't get enough of her and we started dating and then in March of 2003 we were married in Mesa, AZ. I started a job at Cox Communications(a telecommunications company here in Phoenix) in the technical support department. After about 2 years there I transferred to the Bilingual department where I have been since and am now an assistant supervisor. I love the people I work with and the company. It has great benefits and even though the company is
big it is like a family environment. My wife has worked for Avon and is still working doing that but has also gotten her bachelors degree in education studies and worked as a peer support specialist for a behavioral agency in Phoenix.
We were just us 2 for a few years and we had always wanted to have children. We kept trying for over 3 years and nothing was happening. We went to doctors and were told that my wife wouldn't be able to conceive and also myself wouldn't be able to conceive as well. We were devasted but decided that we would try to adopt. We went to all the classes to adopt a special needs child and then when we were ready to adopt after the program we were told we couldn't adopt for a number of reasons. Again we were just heartbroken and thought we wouldn't have children. We kept praying and hanging on to hope. Well all of a sudden 1 day Kristina started feeling sick and we went to the doctor and to our surprise she was pregnant. After 9 months of a complicated pregnancy our little angel Candice(we call her Candi) was born in May 2007. So now we are a family of 3 and she is now 14 months old. She is an absolute joy and couldn't imagine our life without her. It made us realize that God is
overall and doesn't matter what people say.
We weren't able to make it to the reunion but will try to keep everyone posted on what's going on. We moved into our home in April of this year. It is less than 5 minutes from my work and Kristina is a stay at home mom. We only make it up there maybe once every 2-3 years.
If anyone wants to keep in touch my email is code111@excite.com
Hope everyone is good and good luck over the next 10 years.
Ben,Kristina and Candice Taylor
In July of 1998 I went to Phoenix, Arizona to go to Devry University to get my bachelor's degreen in Computer Information Systems. I attended my first year there while working.
From August 1999 to July 2001 I went on a mission to the Flordia, FT. Lauderdale mission. I got to learn Spanish(finally)(case anyone forgot I was born in Columbia). I went back as a normal person to Miami in January of 2002. It was a lot of fun.
After my mission I came back to Phoenix to Devry to finish my degree. I graduated in February 2004 with my bachelor's degree. While going to school the 2nd go around I worked some jobs mainly in market research, served in many callings in church and then I met my wife(Kristina). I was attending the Spanish branch keeping up with the language when in she walked, a blond haired, blue-eyed woman. I was wondering what in the world she was doing there. I asked her if she spoke Spanish and she replied with "you speak English?". Well I couldn't get enough of her and we started dating and then in March of 2003 we were married in Mesa, AZ. I started a job at Cox Communications(a telecommunications company here in Phoenix) in the technical support department. After about 2 years there I transferred to the Bilingual department where I have been since and am now an assistant supervisor. I love the people I work with and the company. It has great benefits and even though the company is
big it is like a family environment. My wife has worked for Avon and is still working doing that but has also gotten her bachelors degree in education studies and worked as a peer support specialist for a behavioral agency in Phoenix.
We were just us 2 for a few years and we had always wanted to have children. We kept trying for over 3 years and nothing was happening. We went to doctors and were told that my wife wouldn't be able to conceive and also myself wouldn't be able to conceive as well. We were devasted but decided that we would try to adopt. We went to all the classes to adopt a special needs child and then when we were ready to adopt after the program we were told we couldn't adopt for a number of reasons. Again we were just heartbroken and thought we wouldn't have children. We kept praying and hanging on to hope. Well all of a sudden 1 day Kristina started feeling sick and we went to the doctor and to our surprise she was pregnant. After 9 months of a complicated pregnancy our little angel Candice(we call her Candi) was born in May 2007. So now we are a family of 3 and she is now 14 months old. She is an absolute joy and couldn't imagine our life without her. It made us realize that God is
overall and doesn't matter what people say.
We weren't able to make it to the reunion but will try to keep everyone posted on what's going on. We moved into our home in April of this year. It is less than 5 minutes from my work and Kristina is a stay at home mom. We only make it up there maybe once every 2-3 years.
If anyone wants to keep in touch my email is code111@excite.com
Hope everyone is good and good luck over the next 10 years.
Ben,Kristina and Candice Taylor
THE REUNION
A big thanks to April, Stephanie, and Jamie for putting in a lot of time and effort to get us all rounded up and things planned out. The reunion was really fun and it was so nice to see people for the first time in 10 years. Although a few classmates were spotted earlier in the day out and about, the ones who attended were: Lance, Phyl, Shirley, Vanessa, Heather, Elessa, Annette, Tacey (Chappell), Alicia, April, Stephanie, me, Eric, and Teresa. Lance showed off his new baby girl. There were four pregnant classmates, ranging from "not showing" to "ready to have the kid out of me." Congrats to Heather and Elessa who are expecting their first babies, Shirley for her third, and Vanessa for her fourth (I think). We ate a nice dinner, stood up and talked a bit about where we are now in our lives, and then had the auction (with Eric as the auctioneer). Although Annette and Stephanie almost got into a catfight over some Biolage hair products up for auction and Eric was going to sing a Lionel Ritchie song to sweeten one of the deals, it went extremely well. I'm sure we all hope to see more of you for the next one in another 10 years. Eric, Lance, and Morgan volunteered to plan and execute the next reunion. Can someone please inform Morgan that he volunteered. There was talk about keeping this blog open to continue to update the happenings in our lives. I think it's a great idea and I will continue to post whatever you guys send me. Also, please send me any pics you guys took from the reunion. I only have a group shot.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Elessa Ellett
So a little update on me for the last 10 years. I moved to Orem after highschool and went to UVSC. After a year I got a little bored with that and decided to find something else to do with my time. I worked for Microsoft for about three years and attended The Utah College of Massage Therapy. I have done massage (when I want to) off and on for the last 7 years. I still intend on going back and getting my bachelors degree (as soon as I decide what I want to be when I grow up). I have changed jobs as often as relationships over the last 10 years. I have done everything from ski photography to fighting fires, and have enjoyed most of them. Three years ago I move back to Bicknell and have been working at Passages To Recovery ever since. For those of you who don't know, we are a wilderness program for adults with drug and alcohol issues. I really enjoy what I do and where I live. A few years ago I met Michael Hinkle (a hippy boy from Indiana). We moved in together and are expecting a son, Miles, toward the beginning of August. It was great reading all the other updates. If you want to get in touch with me, you can email me at elessae@hotmail.com.
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