Thursday, May 22, 2008

Don't be shy

I know there are quite a few people who look at this. If you are planning to come to the reunion remember to RSVP.
Please plan to come to the reunion. I know class reunions get a bad rap, but really it will be fun to see people again.
Check the list of people that we don't know how to contact. If you know how to get a hold of them, let us know. It is getting to be really short notice, but some notice is better than none!

Friday, May 16, 2008

Amanda (Stephens) Downing

I cannot believe it has been 10 years. It sounds like everyone is doing well. All the pictures I have seen of everyone are so darling. I went to Utah State for two years and then I transferred to University of Wyoming where I finished my bachelors in Family and Consumer Science, with a minor in nutrition in 2003. Janell (Near) Langlois introduced me and my handsome husband Kalon Downing from Woodruff, Utah (Rich County) just three days after he got home from his mission. We dated for a year and a half and were married in August of 2002. We finished school in Laramie and then worked on a Ranch in Battle Mountain Nevada.
We traveled between his Dad's Woodruff Ranch and the Nevada ranch until we were expecting our first child, Jayken K. Downing, in June of 04. He is almost four years old now and our daughter, Faith Ellen, is now 19 months old. They are such a blessing and so much fun, but they keep me running. My husband ranches and works for his Dad in Woodruff now. He is also a PRCA saddle bronc rider and does mostly the Wilderness circuit. Someday we would like to go all the way and make the NFR, but family comes first. He is very talented at it. We recently built a home outside of Woodruff where we plan to stay for quite a while. My husband and I also host the Black Gold Cattle Co. Testicle Festival in Woodruff (Rocky Mt. Oyster). Ya, you heard me right. It is a lot of fun and we get a lot of people who come to our ranch rodeo and participate in the Rocky Mt. Oyster Dinner. We do a benefit auction and raise money for poeple who have had medical complications or in need of financial assistance. It is May 22-31 if any of you want to try and oyster!!! Our slogan this year is " Do you Dare have a Pair at our Cowboy far!" It's a lot of work, but a lot of fun as well. I am a stay at home mom and enjoy helping my husband ranch. That is where my heart is. We ranch and run about 80 head of our own cows, re raise bulls, and we show pigs and run the testicle festival, and a Laser engraving business. So we are crazy busy but I guess we like it that way. I cannot wait to see everyone.
Amanda (Stephens) Downing

Check out Amanda's blog here.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Miranda (Rhodes) Van Horn

Hello everyone!! I can't believe that it has been 10 years!! After H.S. I went to Casper College and played volleyball for 2 years and then I transfered to the University of Nebraska at Kearney where I played for another 2 years and then graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Social Work.
I also met my future husband (who played football there) Justin Van Horn, while I was going to school in Nebraska. Justin is from Ft. Collins, Co. We married in 2002, and soon after moved to Cleveland Ohio for 6 months while he received training for a new job (his degree is in Industrial Distribution). After his training we chose to come to Utah where we have been ever since.
I worked as a Social Work Director of a large nursing home up until I had my first baby girl, Jaiden in 2005. I have been a stay at home mom ever since. I am currently expecting my second child (a girl we think) on May 21st.
I am currently living in Elk Ridge, Utah which is about 20 minutes south of Provo. Justin is still working for the same company that he was hired with right out of school.
I can't wait to see everyone at the reunion.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Kristi (Burge) McBroom


WOW! I can't believe it's been 10 years already. That's crazy! Well since high school, I've been around the Valley. Been married twice and also divorced twice. I have 2 girls my first is Mariah and she's 9 and my 2nd is Emma and she's 3 months. They are a blast to be around. We're doing good, everyone knows the Valley, not alot to do around here. I bartend at the Alley and have done that for over a year now. All is well and can't wait to see everyone.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Christina Moretti

After leaving Mountain View the beginning of my Sophomore year I graduated from Lyman High school. My heart always belonged to the class of 1998 in Mountain View. This class was everything to me. I have missed everyone and was lucky enough to have gotten back in touch with some of you or never lost touch with some. I do love the class that I graduated with but as some of you would remember I always made friends where ever I went. Remember the Kemmerer track team!! Well it continued even after I graduated from high school. I left for the United States Navy on August 11, 1998 and got out on March 11, 2005. My time in the service was the best. I meet some wonderful people that will always be very dear to my heart but I have to say the best thing that came out of my time in service was my daughter Olivia. She was born while I was stationed in Sabana Seca Puerto Rico. She is the cutest and you know that saying your mom always said "I hope you have a kid just like you" well I got her. I knew I should have been nicer in school....LOL Well we traveled a lot after that living in places like Florida, Mississippi and ending my career in Dahlgren Virginia where I worked for the Pentagon as a Satellite Communication Specialist. Lets just say that was fun. I moved back in March and thinking I was going to get a job somewhere quickly turned out to not be the case. But everything has worked out so far. I work as a EMT for General Chemical but am considering going back into the reserves. I miss the military very much and would give anything to go back. I guess that is why I am dating a United States Marine named Chris....funny I know. He is new to service and is over in Japan right now loving it very much. We haven't gotten to see each other since November but I am heading over there on the 15 May and look forward to my time there. I am very excited to see the land over there. Well that is all about me. I have had a very interesting 10 years and look forward to having many more.