The Nelsons

Saipan Reunion

14 August 2012

We LOVE our Saipan friends, and it was SO GOOD to get to see some of them again in UT on our way home from AZ.

Marystar, Lance, Taylor, Madison, Elisa, Kim, Tikla, Sam, Jake, me, E, Katy & Joe (At The Pie Pizzeria in SLC)

These pizzas were massive!

Marystar

Madison & Joe

Love you Madison!

Nelson Reunion

June 22 - July 1, 2012

At Steven & Mary's in AZ

Girl's Day - lunch & pedis - while the boys (actually, just Patrick & Eric) babysat all 12 nieces & nephews

Buddies Ava & Paige scope out Sedona

Mary cliff-jumping!

After all these years, Patrick & Eric still like to hold hands :)

Cutie Patootie!

Go Amy!

Love this pic of Paigey Pie

These boys! Always competing.

Allison had an awesome idea to throw Patalie a suprise (half) Bday/luau party.
And what's a suprise party without Eric jumping out of a box and doing a little Gloria Estefan shimmy?...

Rexburg Continued: Scroll Reunion

Eric was a big part of the Scroll staff back in the day - from Ads, to Sports Writer to Feature Writer, to Columnist and then Editor and Chief. Some people don't know this about Eric, but he is an extremely talented writer! He was named the nation's best collegiate sports columnist by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2001.
He has some great memories from the Scroll.

Scroll Reunion 2012

Some of the awesome Comm. teachers and advisers that we both got to know and love during our time in Rexburg (Front: Williams, Bennett, Jack, Back: Karen Newman, ?, Cannon & Warnick, ?)

Ron Bennett is the main reason Eric chose to attend this reunion. He's sadly retiring, but I think Eric was really glad to be there to celebrate Bennett's career and the impact he's made on so many students.

Rexburg Flashback

Eric and I went to Rexburg for the first time since we left in April of '04, and although it was nice to not be one of those students doing their homework or prepping for tests at the library, it made me really miss those college days.

While there, we got to snap a few pix of a couple of my old apartments which prompted this post. In case you didn't know, I lived in 7 apartments and had over 20 roommates, and believe it or not, I loved them all!

Apt #1 (summer of '99): Harvard Ave/Egan

Hardvard Ave/Egan

There were 4 of us living in the basement, and although most freshmen experience terrible homesickness during those first few months, I loved it immediately (and I was so glad we didn't live in the dorms!)

Me & my first roommates (minus the boys of course)

I really procrastinated with the whole college thing. Ricks was the only college I applied for, and my main basis was that my brother went there, and he seemed to have fun. Erin, the girl on the left, graduated with me from Emmett HS. We actually didn't know each other well before college, but when I found out she was headed to Rexburg and since I hadn't even begun looking at apartments, she let me live with her and a couple of her friends from Homedale (Mindy & Sheree).

*The following summer (of 2000) I went home to be with my dad for the last few months before his passing.

Apt #2 (Fall/Winter '00-01): Hillcrest

Hillcrest

Hillcrest Roomies (minus Min Moe) - Left to right: Jen, Erin, Me, Syd & Loretta at Mesa Falls

At the Sand Dunes - Syd is bottom left w/black cap, Loretta w/blue shirt leaning on Syd, Erin & Mindy are bottom right

Apt #3 (Summer '01): Regent Villa

Regent Villa, or as we lovingly called it, "Reject Villa." This apartment was kiddie corner to campus, and we had a blast! I remember setting up a homemade slip-and-slide, and having random students pop over and join us.
And who can forget that silly night of Truth or Dare?