Live Blog....sorta

This is a live blog, just like the ones that you find scattered throughout the Internet.
What exactly am I blogging? Well its a Captains Meeting for rec sports here at the good ol Burg. Some may say, "I wonder why he would choose that for a live play-by-play blog?" Well its obvious Suzi is here and she has a role in this meeting. So hold on to your butts it WILL a bumpy ride....I failed to mention the this meeting was for co-ed basketball.

7:55 pm Suzi is drawing a basketball standard and ball on the blackboard. Its amazing the talent this girl has. Glancing around I see that the spectators are enthralled by this. Suzi really has a knack for this. The slow trickle of participants through the door to my right is very distracting.

7:58 Suzi stands at the pulpit with an ere of command. And the people, or what I like to call them "The Lemmings". Are slowly edging forward eager for this highly anticipated captains meeting to get started.

8:01 Now its getting good...the meeting is about to start and I see that Suzi is talking with one of the "higher ups" of rec sports, while working on a computer. The crowd is getting a little antsy...they better get this started, or there will be a revolt on their hands. And if that happens I will get out of here quickly.

8:03 Wow! Only at BYU-Idaho will they begin with prayer...what an atmosphere.

8:04 Suzi just left...no one knows where she went...I don't even know where she went and I am married to her. However, the meeting continues. The feeling in the room is different, I bet it is because Suzi left. It has to be!

8:06 Suzi is still gone. Nothing to exciting is going on , but the suspense is rising. I compare it to a time I had to live blog an enrichment night back at home.

8:09 You guessed it Suzi is still gone. I look down to her fellow co-workers and they look lost and confused. She needs to get back. The room is filling slowly. Rec-Sports need their leader.

8:10 After 6 minutes SUZI IS BACK!!! The feeling in the room is back to normal. The crowd seems more at ease since "The RETURN"

8:12 I am biting my nails. It is almost time for Suzi's performance. I would deem it Oscar worthy.

8:13 Suzi is playing with her lips...she may be nervous, but she looks so poised. I envy her.

8:14 She is sitting on the railing, the nervousness is gone. WOW!

8:14 I know I know....She just yawned. Hang in there Suz.

8:16 A phone just rang in a very quiet atmosphere...and he is getting escorted off the premises. I cheer for the security. That guy should know better.

8:18 She is up here we go....Suzi is discussing the rec sports sportsmanship policy. Her first question...handled it perfectly.

8:19 A silly question was asked and Suzi made the guy look childish. She is talking about Suspensions at the like. Just listening to her makes me quake.

8:21 So commanding yet so nice and inviting. NO TOLERANCE POLICY WITH PROFANITY...that's amazing. If it even sound like it your be punished.

8:22 Makes the crowd laugh with..."if someone actually says shin splints during the game" that was a response to a question that was asked cornering to my post at 8:21.

8:25 Showing how to create a team. One word...Flawless

8:27 Going over some rules now...It took her awhile to get to the screen...kinda an awkward moment.

8:28 She discusses a strategy...that was our strategy. We'll have to have a talk later

8:29 The crowd is beginning to ask stupid questions..."Can I block a girl", "Can I jump on a girls head" you know stuff like that.

8:31 Makes the crowd laugh with some noise that resembles hq8hwchcwLLLYYLL. They loved that.

8:33 The meeting is over...Never mind more questions. You know that these questions were answered earlier. If only they listened.

8:35 meeting ends.....And it was Oscar worthy.

Nice Things Tyrel Does...

He does the dishes...

Does the Laundry...
Then even loads the dishes...And, he looks nice reading Scriptures...

I am a lucky woman.

While he does all this I sit on the couch like a potato and watch TV for hours and hours.

Life is great.

A Long Over-due Post

I thought I would write a little something about how things are going for Ty and me. I would go back and finish writing about what Ty said he would write about, but that's his thing and I'll let him do that.

Ty and I are doing very well back up here in the Burg. It's freezing outside, but NOT in our APARTMENT! YES!!! We are now nice and toasty thanks to the state of Idaho helping us out. Having a warm apartment makes such a big difference in the feel of the home. You feel more loved when you walk in. I like to think that the heat wraps me up in a big hug and says, "No worries cold Suzi, I will keep you warm..." Or maybe those are just Tyrel's arms and I'm crazy. Either way, I'm a warm crazy.

School is going well for me so far. I like all of my classes and teachers. Most all of them have a sense of humor so it makes my days go by much better. None of the boring lecture kind of stuff. I will share a few stories from last week.

My first class of the semester was Use and Abuse with Brother Matt Christenson. Matt is what one would stereo-type as a large, bald man who loves his hostess products (no I am not being rude, this man has said all of these things about himself). The topic of the day was, well, drugs. But not the type of drugs you are thinking about. These are the drugs that we all partake of in our own lives whether it might be your daily diet coke, midnight snacking, over spending, etc, etc. Just the things that we all do a little too much of that we know we should cut back on but we don't because when we do it, it alters chemicals in our brains and makes us feel good (a lame-man's definition of a drug). Well, my all to honest teacher decided to share with us that his drug of choice is Hostess fruit pies...When they go on sale he will buy 6 of them and eat them all one after another. He also loves donuts, which he will buy a dozen on the way home and only four make it there. These types of things are not what you expect to hear from a Health teacher...but this is what he chose to share. Moving on with the lesson, he started to make a list of possible "drugs" people can't get enough of. So what is the first thing he writes up on the board in big letters, points at, and with a authoritarian voice says "DRUG!" Yeah, you may have guessed it...Sex. The whole class goes quiet... He fills the gap with this comment..."Do you think my wife thinks I am addicted to Sex? You bet she does... Do I think she is? Absolutely not, because I'm big, bald and fat. Maybe if I looked like Brad Pitt we would have a different situation on our hands." OH my! Way too much information Teach! I just hope that the day never comes that I start off my first day of class with such a conversation. Sorry to any of you possible underage readers. I do not mean to be crude. I just want to give you all a taste of my time in Use and Abuse.

My next story occured in my Reading in Content class. Right when I walked in I knew I was going to be entertained this semester because there sat Melissa, the cousin of our Brian Cook. My previous experience with Melissa left me with sore abdominals due to constant laughter. Keep in mind that I find the slightest things funny. So we are sitting there learning about how the Hymn "Be Thou Humble" can relate to teaching and my teacher writes up on the board, "With a Pure and Gentle Love..." (a line from the text). Suddenly a jazzy voice from the back corner belts out, "PUUUURE AND GEEEENTLE LLLLLLOOOOOOVVVVVEE!" Maybe you had to be there, but the expression on my teacher's face was priceless, and he followed it up with asking her to do it again, which in turn put a priceless look on her face of embarassment and awkwardness. It's like that moment where you make a wierd noise, and someone thought it was silly so to make you feel kinda silly and dumb they tell you to do it again and it is NEVER as good the second time. It was like that. But, being Melissa, she over came and did it again. Plus when class ended with an amen comment, another jazzy moment from the back boomed, "AMEN, HALLELUJAH! It should be an entertaining year.

Well, sorry if those bored you and didn't seem as funny because you weren't there. I mainly write them so I will have a record of them and be able to look back and laugh.

Tyrel is doing well. He has come up with an idea for a book that I think would be really cool. I won't tell you what it is though...HAA! He also figured out his grad plan and it turns out he could graduate Winter 2011 if he can get on fastgrad. Our goals are within reach! Ty is still job searching. Rexburg is a cruel place for married, off-track students who need a job. Hopefully something will pop up soon. We can get by though, so don't worry about us too much. With my job and Ty selling plasma we will make enough to get the bills paid and have some food (we hope :) ).

Ty is planning on playing on a competitive basketball team. Tryouts are today, but no one gets cut from these tryouts, so he is for sure on. It will be fun to watch him play and I know he will have a good time and make some good friends. I think my old roommate is actually going to be his assistant coach...her name is Coach... So yeah, if you ever want to come up for a weekend let us know and maybe you could come catch one of his games. I know he would love to have fans there.

Well, I will end this too long of a post here.

My whipped up story by Tyrel

I wrote this story for my English 251 class. I thought you might enjoy.

dance with death

I will never forget my walk home after my basketball game. It was cold and snowy like it usually is in Rexburg...the more I think about it the more I think it was July. Yes you read that right cold and snowy. In July.

While walking I could have sworn I heard someone following me. This of course would not surprise someone like me, I'm always being followed these days by one thing or another. I turned around quilckly and saw nobody there, but I could sense that someone was there, or something. Then it dawned on me, maybe it was my "buddy" Jack, he's always following me. It can get annoying at times, but I like it, he makes me feel like I am somebody. He makes me feel important. I was convinced it had to be Jack. My walk home now was not as bad.

Then I heard it again. I turned quickly and right in front of me was a man of some sort, hooded and cloaked with an eerie quality. He looked at me pointed and said, "Hey Tyrel, wanna dance?" I looked back confused, shrugged my shoulders and said sure. Cloak man whipped out a long flat piece of card board, pulled out his huge Ghetto Blaster. Cloak man tighten up his sneakers, I tightened mine. He walked over to the Stereo pushed play revealing a tight 80's break dance beat. I was pumped and ready to go. Before we started we shook hands and he finally revealed his name....death. I was slightly taken aback, but whatever I was ready to dance with death.

Post addition....

Apologies for the previous post.  It is still under construction.  Ending will come shortly.  Please be patient... Thank you.

The goings on the past 1.5 mths

We know that it has been a couple fort nights since we let all you blog followers know how were doing. Sports, championships, racquetball, mutilated right hands, Tetons, etc. After reading all that I am sure you're all more interested to read this post....well sit tight and enjoy the awesomeness of this married couple.


Sports:
Suz and I were participants in a variety of sports this fall. I played softball and flag football. My sweet wife played Softball, Flag Football, Basketball, and Compet Soccer (Head Coach). With all of these sports going on I am very pleased to say that I did not miss one of Suzi's games. I even missed one of my football games so I could watch Suzi play in her football game. I will proudly admit that I am the team mascot, follower, cameraman, and the #1 fan. No one can compete with me.

We played on the same softball team, Bird Family Favorites. This was the BYU-I Grounds Crew softball team. We weren't very good at all...at times it was pretty embarrassing. I think we actually won one real game where we played against a full team all our other wins came from forfeits. Our first tournament game we got beat pretty good ending our season.

My Flag Football team was a mediocre team that won one playoff game. My quarterback didn't have eyes for me when I was running my routes, so I didn't get the ball very much. I played with one of my friends that I work with on grounds. I was just thankful that I got to play, I was really worried that all I would be doing is playing softball this semester.

Now Suzi's Flag Football is a completely different story. The Wildcats are a dominant team with dominant players. There wasn't one girl on her team that was awkward or uncoordinated in anyway...so, no liabilities. In the League this year there were maybe 4 teams that could play with them for a minute than the Wildcats would shift gears and the game would be over. This season was a first for them they had one team score one touchdown on them...it was kinda a fluke because Suzi wasn't in the game at the time. Yes even Suzi has to rest. The outscored their opponents like 2354779-6, their pretty good.

Basketball is still going on for a couple more weeks for her. They're not as dominant as flag football was, but with all the same girls playing ball with each other there still a dang good team.

Competitive Soccer was really fun to be a part of this year. Suzi was the head coach, she did such a good job bringing her team together and helping them realize their potential. It was a lot of fun watching her be the "General" of this team. Keep reading and you'll see how good of a player/coach she really is.

I hope to have some sweet pictures of her playing sports as soon as I can. I do have some pretty sweet video of her flag football.

Some Silliness...

SO, I was thinking the other day, "I wonder what I would look like with a beard?" Turns out I'd look somewhat like a bum off the street combined with a yetti...or sasquatch. Needless to say, Tyrel was very attracted.

Beard AND mustache combo.

Fun at Rigby Lake

The two of us relaxing and doing some people watching as we wait for our delicious dutchoven dinner to finish cooking.

The yummy dinner...Catalina Chicken, cantaloupe, south west salad, and a roll. It was so very delicious! The next night we added some pineapple and rice to the left overs and had somewhat of a sweet and sour chicken dinner.

Rock skipping...one of our favorite past times. It's obvious from these pictures that we both have perfect form. (No, these pictures were not posed. They were live action shots.)

Aging: A Sneaky Thing

I am now becoming so good at blogging that I am updating you on an event that occured only moments ago...

Sunday is a special day which is worthy of a special dinner. Tonight Tyrel is blessing our dining experience with some homemade fried chicken (or at least that is what it tastes like :) ). I, Suzi, was given the responsibility of mixing fruit and preparing corn bread. So, I went to work.

Fruit responsibility...check!

Preparing corn bread muffins...check!

Just as I was going to go set the table, Tyrel asks, "What are these doing here?" (Please, direct your eyes to picture A)

(picture A)

Yes, those are the paper muffin liner things (baking cups) in the MICROWAVE! I have no recollection of doing this. My birthday is a month from tomorrow. Though my body is turning 22, my mind is hitting early 80's. First it was never knowing where my keys are, then I found myself always having to say, "WHAAA?" when Tyrel is speaking and I can't hear him, and now this! I worry for down the road when I have more important things to be keeping track of. One day we might just find my children "put away" in the pantry.

Now feast your eyes on Ty's chicken...

Well, til next time! (Judy, if you read this post you might recognize the chicken. We made it just for you once upon a time. If you come back we will make it for you again!)

I am one of you...

Quick story... I am now a true Salisbury, not just on official documents. So there I was at the end of Sacrament meeting filling out a tithing slip. I had just finished writing my full name, Suzanne Salisbury, and moved on to the address. Writing very quickly I made a small mistake. Instead of "Rexburg" I wrote "RexburY". I am now Suzi Salisbury from the town of Rexbury.

Well, a quick update. Tyrel and I are back to work and things are going well. We put in a couple of ten hour days that were very long and very hot, but we survived and are better for it. Now 8 hour days don't seem as tedious! Tyrel decided not to take the job offer previously mentioned. With it only being part time and gas prices so out of control it just wont cut it. We are hoping for a similar job offer closer to home though. We should find out about those this week since school will be starting on the 25th and most hiring will be done by then.

This weekend Tyrel planned a fun date to a Lake in Rigby. Complete with Catalina dutch oven chicken, picnic supplies, a football, and some perfect skipping rocks that he secret agented off of campus. It was a fun time, and there were tons of cute little kids playing in the water. I longed for little ones of my own...

On Sunday Brian and Kayla invited us over for dinner. Kayla is a great Cook...Brian is a lucky man! We are very blessed to have those two to hangout with every now and then. It's good to have other people to talk to. Next week we are going to have them over.

Ty and I continue to press through the sludge. At times it is a little stickier and deeper than other times but we pull each other through. I'm hoping to see a nice downhill in the future that could turn into somewhat of a fun slip and slide! Wouldn't that be neat?! Only time will tell if that desired land feature is in my future.

School is looking like it's going to be really great for me come Fall. I've just talked to a counselor and found out I only need 11 more credits of math to be endorsed to teach it AND I can petition for a scholarship for student teaching that I thought was out of reach because I would have too many credits. It is SO nice to get good news from school counselors every now and then. My graduation plans are going just as scheduled. Three more semesters and I'M DONE! Well, at least for now...

That's all I've got. I hope you all are doing well. We love you all!

WOW! Do we still have a BLOG?

Hey everyone!  If any of you were wondering...if you ever, lets say, forget...ya forget to check your blog for about a month, it will still be there waiting for you just how you left it.  I know some of you may have been worried about this and have been frantically making sure to check your blog once an hour, but be at ease.  The Blog Master is kind enough to keep neglected Blogs in business despite the owner's cruel abuse.

With that said, I would like to submit an update.  My heart wishes I had more creative writing skills that could compare with Abby's "letter", but alas...I have them not.  So you just get random thoughts pitched on to a page  (I would like you all to take a moment and picture me at a pitcher's mound winding up and throwing each individual word crashing on to the screen).

Tyrel and I are finally back in Rexburg.  Daunting as the idea of returning was, we have made it back and things aren't as, how do you say "scary" as we thought they would be.  We truly are blessed and despite uneasy trials we face, we have the Lord on our side.  I would like to take a moment and thank you sisters and the fam for being such a support to us at this time.  We love you all and pray that one day we can help you the way you have helped us.  You sisters are becoming types of best friends to me and I couldn't be happier about it. So thank you for all the prayers and support.

Good news! Tyrel already has an interview for a job... TOMORROW! It's for a "Suspension Aide" at a Junior High in Idaho Falls.  It is only part time and we aren't sure of all the details, but it's a blessing just to know that employers are out there and looking for a guy like Tyrel. This job might not be the one, but we are confident that one will come soon.

Now one final thought... 

Rushing Rivers are therapy... If ever you have need to escape life and feel peace along with some entertainment pull up a Cabela's camping chair and kick back by the side of Provo river with a bag full of "Dill Pickle" Sunflower Seeds.

Just random 3 months later wedding...

The Sisters! Love this picture!

The Pehrson Family

The Salisbury Family

Biking in Island Park

Here are a few more pictures from camping. I'm really starting to enjoy this Picasa thing.

Monday's Menu...

Pigs-in-a-Blanket
Complimented by a delicious red, artificially flavored beverage and canned baked beans. Perfect for newlywed's on a tight budget :)

Mesa Falls

Tyrel and I got to go to Mesa Falls this last weekend with the Ryan and Amy family. This was a short stop on the way to Island Park where we would stay the night and camp. We had a really good time out there even though Amy will claim, "We just sat around the whole time!" Let me just share a funny moment with you...

We have just pulled up to the campsite. Tyrel and I are sitting in the back of Amy's gas-gussling-9-miles-per-gallon-SUV...

Tyrel and Suzi have just enjoyed the last five minutes of this drive discussing how fun it was going to be to sleep in our new tent on our new air mattress (with automatic pump).

Tyrel turns to Suzi, "So, did you grab the tent from the apartment?"

Suzi, "No, I thought you were going to do that..."

Tyrel, "Nope, I didn't get it."

Suzi, "We are not smart."

So, our new tent is still in mint condition and looks forward to it's chance to shine on Trek in a week. Another classic Tyrel and Suzi "We-aren't-smart" moment.

However, we did not let this get us down. The rest of the weekend was spent roasting hotdogs and "MM's" (incase Malory reads this), talking with Amy by an extinguished fire until 2 AM, bathing in Bug OFF but still getting eaten by mosquitos, off road biking, playing catch with the football (Of course!), playing Mario 3 with Jake, smelling poopy diapers, and finishing Harry Potter 7!...And Amy says we didn't do anything...

So, here are a few pictures to look at. I'd have posted some more but I used that Picasa program and I'm still working on figuring out how to work it. Till next time!

Tyrel is an animal in a cage in this one...a cute animal:)

Whoa an Update

Hey one and all, its us Tuzi finally here to give you a little update and some pics. I (being Tyrel) was looking through the blogs when I noticed that the only one with a recent post was Amy of course. Well I guess I will follow her example and give you all an update.
The last time we updated Suz and I had been married for like a week and a half. Now we are sitting pretty on our second month. As of right now I can tell you all that we love marriage we couldn't picture myself doing anything else. Of course its not always smiles, but when its not we sure work hard to get it back to that point. Suz is working away on the BYU-I grounds, she loves it! It makes me very jealous because I am still wallowing in the mire...that is the new phrase that I have given to my unemployment. Hopefully by weeks end this will all be fine. I can see some brave employer tossing me a rope and pulling me out of my current predicament. I will grasp that rope and let "said employer" take me where ever he wishes for as long as he likes. Suz and I are both playing sports...I know you're all shocked. My Wife is the BYU-I Sports queen playing both Football and Softball. Hopefully she will give write a post about the drama that almost transpired on her football team, it really says a lot for what she can do on the football field. As for Mr. Wallow, I am playing Flag Football. I am on a team with a bunch of "football meatheads"...he I got the ball and scored so I can't complain. It would be really fantastic if you all took work off, spent a lot of money, and came and watched us play...that would a great family sacrafice. Okay thats just a rough draft of our lives up here, but I know you all want to see pics so I'll get to that straight away. More sweet action sports shots coming...well when we get more.

Suzi now can make some killer homemade Honey Wheat Bread...it is so so good. I am such a proud Husband! She has a bunch of other dishes that she makes, but I am going to let her post them and write about them.


This is when Suz and I were in Utah the week before Mothers Day...we went to the Zoo! And yes I am serious taming that wild beast. The Tuzi clan planned for a good 5 hours for a Zoo trip, but in the end we only needed 2.

Suz is now a Witch I just thought you would all like to know that. She is falling in Love with a certain book of Magic...if you look to the right Suz used a "turn to bronze" charm and tamed those two tigers. I was a little hesitant at first. Suz obviously full of confidence. Look at that face.

Suz loved that spell, I mean look at the amazing pictures we got. And for those of you who've been to the Zoo and think you've seen these so called "statues"...I beg you to think again.

A week and two days ago today...

Last Saturday Tyrel and I ran away to a secret island and got married! Sorry we didn't tell any of you that we decided to get married. We wanted to throw everyone off and make it a complete suprise...It was the most amazing wedding! My monkey butler was the ring bearer. SO cute! We found a native to perform the ceremo...

"Suzi!" Tyrel cuts in...

"Yes babe, honey dear whom I love so much?" I reply.

"Why are you lying to them? They know that's not even true."

"BUT it is true! Have you already forgotten our wedding day???" (SOBBING)

Tyrel, "That's it! I'm taking over this post..."

Long story short, Suzi wacked her head when standing up on Thunder Mountain. I don't know why she didn't pay attention to the signs. All I know is we are lucky the doctors were able to replace the old Suzi head with a new one. Next time you see her, try not to make too big of a fuss. She is really sensitive about her new head. It doesn't have amazing curly locks like her old one did. So be kind.

Marriage. Joy. Happiness.

(Post brought to you by a bored Suzi)

11 Days

11 days....I can't believe it is so close already.  I think most girls get a giddy excited feeling about this time, combined with some nervousness, but I'm feeling something much different.  I'm not sure how to describe it, but I'm not giddy and I'm not nervous.  It's kind of like an inner peace, knowing that this is right and that Tyrel and I are going to be together forever. I am excited, don't get me wrong...I'm just not squeely girl excited. I wait in great anticipation to start our married life together! 

Ty, I just want you to know that I love you so much.  Our experience in the temple this weekend gives me SO much confidence in our future together. I've seen my share of unhappy marriage examples, and at times it has made me hesitant about really being able to make a marriage a happy and lasting one...I didn't think it was possible at times, but now I know it is! Rough times will surely come, but I know we will be just fine. The temple has already begun to strengthen us, I can feel it!

To all of you family who read this, thank you so much for all you have done to help us prepare.  I'm very grateful for all of you! I hope you are happy and well!

Love,

Tuzi Salison

everybody everybody

No worries this is just the second time that I have written this....blog land wouldn't post it last time, there was some kind of silly error.
Anyways what this post is about is this....Tuzi only has 17 days left until they're enternally bound. Its about time. We have waited since October for April to be here. It seems so long ago that Suz and I were at our Log, cuddled in our sleeping bag hunter, talking about how much we wanted everything to workout so we could get married sometime. I remember looking at Suzi and telling her that I wanted her to be my wife...that was one of my best all-time favorite Tuzi moments. The joy that we both felt at that time was AMAZING. When we eventually decided on a date (this being sometime in April) it seemed so so far away. Well here we all are 17 days away, the most important day in ourlives is just on the doorstep waiting to be let in.
I recall a time while I was watching Suz drive away from Amy's house tears whelling up in my eyes and hearing Amy say, "Just pray that time will speed up...". Well I took that advice and sure enough I find myself wondering where the time has gone since that day I watched Suz drive away. 17 days! isn't that great, that's almost two weeks which is nothing.
I am so excited for everything that wil happen in those next two weeks. Suz we finally be getting her endowment this Friday, I'm so excited to be at the Temple with her when this happens...this Friday will be one of the greatest days of our lives. Suz and I only have 4 full days apart from one another ah ha that makes me so happy.
I am getting a bad case of senioritis, the only thing I want to do is just wait at my house for Ty Suzi time...I can't focus at work anymore its as simple as that. The only thing that I think about is being with Suzi...that is the only thing in my mind and it's very hard to let anything else in. I love you babe-Tuzi

For Amy

This post is for Amy. We love Amy....AMY AMY AMY! Amy Lindstrom. Ryan=Husband, Jake=Son, Dawson=Son, Mal=Daughter. Amy Amy Amy....Amen