Meeeet elyse

just thought i'd post some pictures of the cutest girl i've ever met. her name is elyse lee, and somehow i convinced her to like me.
anyway, we went up to flagstaff on saturday and spent a great day together...we visited jacob and sunny, went to a car show, got some icees, did a bit of shopping and took random and fun pictures. anyway, just wanted to share with ya.

Tribute to Lester O Moore

As this is probably a hard day for many i felt inclined to jot down somewhat of a tribute to my Grandfather. Finding the right words are difficult as Lester Owen Moore was such an amazing man who lived and loved life to the fullest.

He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend and so much more to all those who knew him. His wife and family was always number one in his life, and he constantly put others before himself. I hammered my first nail into a 2x4 in his front yard, learned to roller skate as a child with him cheering me on, dove for the first time in his swimming pool, climbed atop the old train at Pioneer Park with him by my side, prepared for battle with his rubber-band guns and scaled the mulberry tree countless times in his backyard. There were hours and hours of chess, stratego, poker and numerous other games played in the kitchen. He made the best grilled cheese sandwiches and always had enough chocolate on hand to share. His smile was infectious and he always knew how to cheer you up when no one else could. He prided himself on his handwriting. He loved to play the piano and captivated audiences as he performed Boogie Woogie Blues and Body or Soul. His gentle touch commanded the upmost respect. Never once did he utter an unkind word or raise his voice in anger. He had an unshakeable testimony in his Savior Jesus Christ and served faithfully in many callings throughout his life. His bravery was exemplified in his service in the US Air Force. His love of laughter was eminent in his constant sense of humor and frequent use of practical jokes.

These words do no justice to the amazing man he was and he is missed daily by all, but not only does he live on in our hearts and minds, but i believe he is looking down from above to help, guide and cheer us on as he did when he was on this earth. What a beloved day when we shall embrace again. May we live in such a way to make him proud and honor his name.

favorite movie quote...

so i'm just sitting here at the ASU noble sciences library; yes i should be studying, ready one of my textbooks, doing some homework or pretty much anything more productive, possibly even sleeping since i can't seem to stay awake this morning. but no, i'm listening to music and thinking...

thinking of life in general i thought about one of my favorite quotes. i have many mind you, but this one was on my mind today...it's from the most amazing movie called 'Gladiator.' so i was thinking....what is your favorite quote/lyric/phrase or short story and why?

to those who feel inclined post away....



"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."

-for those of you who know the story, i love this quote because it exemplifies the power and determination he had. he was a roman general who was sentenced to death because he stood up for his beliefs. his wife and kids were murdered and he essentially lost everything. despite all this he refused to give up and made the best of his life. i once read that life is not about being dealt the right hand, but is about how we play the hand we're dealt. just some words for thought.

Happy 7th Julia!!!

Just a few pics from Julia's 7th birthday. hope ya enjoy. shoot me an email if you want copies of any of the pictures.

It's up to you America...

So my family recently got me hooked watching so you think you can dance...where dancers try their luck at becoming America's favorite dancer. And the winner is basically chosen by whoever gets the most votes each night. So in that same spirit, I'll leave the decision up to you America.




I've been cutting my own hair for the last year or so, but tonight I asked Nicole (my beloved sister) to cut my hair. She wanted to style it also, so I let her go at it. What do y'all think?
~Dave

happy 4th of july

Some pics from our 4th of July celebration

don't show this to the kids...

so sat i was working in grandmother's yard....the typical....just cleaning the pool, mowing the lawn. but there was something i found out about grandmother that i never knew before. now i knew grandmother did a lot of cooking from scratch, BUT i had no idea how 'from scratch' she started!!!!

This may look like an innocent looking gazeebo, that we've had many fun family gatherings around. however lets investigate and take a closer look...



...could it be true?! Take a closer look.




I hope this ghastly site hasn't brought you to tears or ruined your future appetite....however, who knew grandmother was so resourceful, and what's more shocking, we now know the TRUE ingredients to her mince-meat pie and meatloaf!!!

weekend fun...

So i've been studying and taking an MCAT prep class this summer...it's pretty intense and is a ton of work just to keep up! Needless to say I've spent many hours doing fun things like reading my many text books, doing homework and keeping up on current events.

So this weekend I decided I'd get out and go do something fun....i knew i shoulda stayed home in my secluded little study niche
what's even worse is it was a ward singles activity =0



The morning after


2 days after

musical trivia...

So i have a few musical trivia questions for ya pertaining to some of my favorite songs...the winner gets, well....recognition on my blog.
ps if you just google the lyrics THAT'S CHEATING!

1. **We may lose and we may win, but we will never be here again, so open up i'm climbing in.**

2. **Well it seems like things are only getting better Well it seems like we can never catch a break. Just keep a hold on me, don't let go...**

3. **feel my heart with song, let me sing forever more. you are all i long for, worship and adore...**

4. **waiting for attention, i'm not. cut it to the left and i rock. need an invitation, i don't. slide it to the right and i roll.**

5. **and the battle has begun, this many lost but tell me who has won. the trenches built within our hearts, and mothers' children, brothers sisters torn apart.**

-let the games begin

a little delayed.....but some surgery fun!

This is actually my gangster pose, you might think those hats are kinda weak, but in the surgi center they are bomb! Not every patient gets to wear one actually...

...now you might think i'm drugged in this picture, but i'm actually not...least i don't remember being so at that point

Just chilling like i own the place

This is my surgeon, he was pretty cool....he even colored on my stomach. cept i wish he hadn't with the permanent marker

Everything went great until the nurse took me off roading and accidentally dumped me outta the wheelchair as we collided with the cement median

New Years Eve Celebration @ The Hyatt's...

So i put together a few video clips of what new years eve (which we celebrated on Dec 30th). It's my first video editing really, so please bear with me, and enjoy :D

A short story...

So the dishwasher went out at the Hyatt home a few weeks ago (& no I don't mean Mom - the actual appliance) so with Mom's Christmas present from work a shiny, new dishwasher was purchased. Of course Mom was hesitant to allow her favorite son David to instal it...i believe her words were "i don't trust you to touch our new dishwasher, you'll likely break it before it sees one wash." Harsh!!!

Anyway when the plumber didn't show, she had no other choice than to have David take a look at it...maybe he wasn't so useless she thinks outloud...

Everything was going smoothly. The plumbing was old, unable to be removed so cutting the old tubing was necessary. David dotted his i's and crossed his t's...the valve to the sink was shut off, the power turned off...all was well...that is until the 'clean' water line was snipped and water gushed from the cut end!!! It appeared that the valve to the kitchen had only one setting....ON!!!

Thinking fast David raced to the laundry room gathered up all the clean clothes and towels nearby and threw them underneath the spraying hose! Maybe not the best of idea. Next he sprinted outside, desperately trying to remember where the main water valve to the house is. Fortunately it was in plain sight and quickly turned off. So David went diligently back to work enlisting the help of his good friend Tyler Pace who came over to see David's sister Nicole but found himself mopping up the floor and helping David in his noble cause.

Of course this story has a happy ending because 'the big bad dishwasher job' was a success....the dishwasher (not Mom) was installed and is working like a busy beaver.

Needless to say, here's a few pictures of the new dishwasher, about half of the towels i used to mop up the slight flooding of our kitchen, and I also got a netherdrake in this game I play and it looks really, really cool...

some random pics...

so i was thinking....what could i take a picture of to show you what i've been up to lately, but pictures of me studying aren't really all that exciting....so here goes

Mi casa that i decoratedo (spanish for decorated)




grandfather and grandmother's casa that i decoratedo...













and some random halloween pics...even my beekeeping brother!

nothing new....

okay, so my blogs lookin a little boring....but what do i have to tell ya.......so i'm back home, blah blah blah. anyway, i came across this story that i wanted to share with y'all! It's kinda sad, but has a good meaning!
i love ya & when i have something more exciting to post....i most certainly will!


A Mother passing by her son's bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up.

Then she saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to "Mom" With the worst premonition she opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter.


Dear Mom,:

It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with Dad and you. I have been finding real passion with Stacy and she is so nice. But I knew you would not approve of her because of all her piercings, tattoos, tight motorcycle clothes and the fact that she is much older than I am. But it's not only the passion...Mom she's pregnant. Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. We share a dream of having many more children.

Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone.We'll be growing it for ourselves and trading it with the other people that live nearby for cocaine and ecstasy. In the meantime we will pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so Stacy can get better. She deserves it. Don't worry Mom. I'm 15 and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I'm sure that we will be back to visit so that you can get to know your grandchildren.

Love,
Your Son Jon


P.S. Mom, none of the above is true. I'm over at Tommy's house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the report card that's in my center desk drawer.

I love you.
Call me when it's safe to come home.

a taste of my hood...

what else can i say...this is a picture of my favorite abandoned house out in my ghetto hood. pay close attention to the 2 doors in the picture...tell me what you see.

White Sox Game

so last week our team met a goal we were striving for, so the company took us to a white sox game in a stretched limmo. Here's a picture of the stretched limmo....yea right, more like an old folks bus!

It was actually a pretty sweet set up inside though, it had a big screen tv with leather seats and all. turned out to be really cool.


Anyway, the game was a ton of fun, although the sox lost to the twins like 11-0.....which was a little disappointing, but still fun! Anyway, love and miss ya all!
-the guy on the right is my manager & friend blayne, the guy on the left is a team mate, Jimmy.

Hi everyone!! So yesterday i went to the taste of chicago! All i can say is wow!!! imagine like 3 streets blocked off and full of booths set up by different restaurants! Then imagine trying all of their food!!! I had a rib sandwich, meatball sandwich, chicken salad, pizza, bbq hamburger & chocolate covered banana! It was SO good! Here are some pictures from it.

This friday i'm going to a sox game too!!!

Random Thoughts....

It's been a while since i've updated my blog, and for that I apologize. mostly it's because nothing new or exciting has been happening....i'm still just working :-)

we actually moved areas though, we're selling in chicago itself right now, i'm about a 15 min train ride from downtown where i'm at right now. the people are really pretty nice, it's about 90% hispanic which is my interesting tidbit of info for the day. 2 of the guys on my team had their appendix repture last week, the bizarre circumstances is that both of them were in the same appartment, and had surgery within about 3 days of each other. contagious? maybe.

anyway, i hope you enjoy the random pictures i took....the 'car umbrella' was a picture taken in my old hood (lake station, illinois). the name is pretty self explanatory, but just in case you're confused, the car had a large hole it's roof, so why not save some $ in repairs, it's much more cost effective is it to merely place an umbrella where that gaping hole was....problem fixed.

the next is from the chicago blues festival i attended 2 weeks ago (which was fabulous by the way) - it just doesn't get any better than good music, good food, and lots'a pretty ladies in the outdoor air!

Next is Buckingham fountain, which i'm sure many of you remember from the theme of 'Married with Children'.....oh come on, we all know you watched it religiously!

The next is of the Chicago Theater. the day we were there, they were shooting a movie inside the theater, so the road was blocked off and camera crews were waiting for the several stars to arrive. i watched in anticipation, and then got bored as i realized i didn't know who any of the actors were.

Lastly, the decoration i recently did to my appartment room, thanks to Jacob & Sunny's package they sent me. it actaully looks like someone lives in here now!

i love & miss you all~