My two cents

Well, Dallan did a good job with the rundown of the last month and a half or two, but I'd like to add a few my insights...

So it turns out I quit the job I was working at with the 4-H. It was easy and good pay but my boss was, shall we say, a bit unorganized and not the best work environment for me. So now I am going to snowboarding instructor auditions at Sundance this Saturday, so I'll either end up doing that or working the ticket both probably so I can get my free pass! Unless of course something else comes up. Dallan is looking for jobs too... hopefully we can find one in Colorado or somewhere fun and not 

expensive like California. I have also made and sold a wedding cake since last we talked. I think it truned out alright, but you be the judge.

As Dallan said, my sister Nicki is getting married in about 3 weeks and we've got some friends and family coming in town this weekend which should be fun. Dallan and I have plans to go to Florida for Christmas and we are going to Washington for Thanksgiving where Dallan and Sydney will be singing in a holiday benefit concert there. 

I suppose thats about all I had to say, so until next time... :)

Ok. So I am getting used to the blogging thing, I have spaced the past few weeks. There isn't much to write about but the past months has had some highlights so I will try not to bore you too much.
Well, for our birthdays Dana and I took a trip to Vegas with my sister and some friends.

It was a great trip. We saw Dana Carvey, ate at a fancy restaurant called the Red 8, the boys played some poker, the girls went clubbing, and then we had a breakfast buffet at the Hotel Paris. All and all it was a vacation that was well needed.

That was the excitement for the month of October, oh.. another cd I worked on has now been released it's a guy called Allred the album is called "The Sound" I am really happy with the way the cd turned out.
So now we are on to November.. hmm.. Well I guess this would be an ok time to talk about the President Elect right?? After all it was a relevant happening in the month of November.. Personally I think I am going to run in 2012 here's why.. I think I am a like-able person. I am a moral person who has integrity. I make good decisions. I don't surround myself with terrorists. I also know that if you raise taxes on a business that one of two things is going to happen. Either a) They will raise the price of their service or goods. or b) They will fire a few employees. Add in a struggling economy that wont support high prices and boom you get option b. I also know that socializing medicine just doesn't make for the quality of medicine that we as Americans are used to.
You bored yet.. ok good.
I also found out in this month of November that it will be my last month on 1019 The End in the afternoon.. Yup it appears that option B has hit the Parker Show. I am actually ok with this though. I know that with every closed door comes more open ones right?
I got to host the Miss Wheelchair Utah over the weekend and man it was rewarding. I wouldn't have had this opportunity without the radio job and to see these women in their wheelchairs going about everyday achieving great things. This was a humbling experience and a lot of fun.
I am really looking forward to this week. A friend of mine and Dana's, Chris, is coming into town to visit and my Brother in Law, Jared, and Sister in Law, Sjanna, are coming into town. And we all are going to have a great time!!
OH YEAH.. My other sister in law, Nicki, is getting married and this is Sjanna and Jared's first time meeting the soon to be Brother in Law Cody.
SO MUCH GOING ON THIS WEEK AND NEXT.. WOO HOO!! I'll have more to write about!!

My Turn

Well, its Dana this time writing, not sure what all to say, but I guess I'll just summarize whats been going on this year. So like Dallan said, we went to Florida in April and had some fun there. We wore "newlywed" pins so people gave us fast passes all the time, and we were technically still newlyweds even though it wasn't our honeymoon, so don't judge us for it. jk. We were also given a surprise newlywed cake when we went to the character breakfast. 

In other news, I finished taking classes at BYU in the spring and had just one independent study left so I could graduate. As it turns out, I had 5 days left to finish the course and I failed the final!!! OOPS! Luckily they allow you one retake, so the pressure was on. Honestly I read over the book and got a B+ the next time around. So I graduated in August with a Bachelors Degree and then spent most all my time looking for jobs, going to interviews, and making cakes(my new found hobby). My family came out except for my mom and so did Dallan's, so to say the least, we ate a lot that week.

So i did get a job, just part-time though, with the 4H which will be nice when snowboarding season comes around! As for my cakes, well I'm getting pretty good at it I guess and Have been making business cards and contracts and everything so I can start my own business, the trick will be to get customers since I don't exactly have a bunch of money to put into advertising and marketing. So word of mouth will hopefully work out ok. Feel free to spread the word. 

Other than that not too much else. Dallan and I played the Newlywed game on the air for his show against parker, his wife, and another dating couple (who later became engaged live on the show). Turns out me and Dal freak people out with how well we know each other.  Welp, that about sums it up. I went on a little weekend retreat will some of the kids from 4H who will be our county ambassadors and we even went mini-golfing at LIberty Land!!! Heck ya!! haha, not really worth the drive for me on any other day, but it was close for the retreat. Ok, well Dal and I will update again after Vegas to let ya know how it went! OH! and my b-day is this coming thursday, so yay!

New Post Time... Hmm..

I have been told that I need to post more often. Truth is that I was waiting for my dear wife to post one so that you could all get her view of the past year. I am sure she will post soon.. Maybe I will let her tell you our stories after Vegas next week. Yup we are going to Vegas. This is a trip we take every year for our birthdays, and have had a lot of fun doing it. We own a timeshare that allows us the freedom to travel around. So.. I use that as an excuse to do so. We went to Florida last April and visited the Mouse with my Brother and Sister in Law (Jared and Sjanna).. Yeah my wife is a bit of a Disney fan you could say.. I suppose I could say that Mr. M. Mouse is what connected Dana and myself together about 3 years ago. Sydney and Dana both worked at Disney for a semester as characters. They then came back to school here and so on so forth.. I got married. And I look hefty in this picture.

Not a whole lot has happened since my last post to be honest. Dana found a job planning activities for the local 4H club. She seems to enjoy it.. What more could I ask for right.. She has also found a talent in cakes.. yeah.. who knew?? Is going to start making cakes on the side for birthdays, weddings, and other events.. Again.. she is creative, and enjoys it.. so who am I to get in the way.

um.. yeah.. so I don't have a whole lot more to say except that I am looking forward to winter for no other reason then I don't have to mow the lawn for a few months.. OH YEAH.. I just got my website up and am working on another project as well..
check out dbsoundinc.com and for those of you who liked the Acoustic Tuesdays stuff.. I am going to start the podcast up again, and have a website I am working on which will be at acoustictuesdays.com when I am finished with it.

I'll have more to write in a week or so when we get back from Vegas.. Till then be safe.

One Year Later.. (Dallan)

So.. I guess that I thought I would stop with the blogging thing after my trip to Iraq, but it seems I am really bad at keeping in touch.. It really makes sense to write things down once and a while, and while doing that why not keep people informed at the same time..

So lets see... hmm. I got back from Iraq where I really did have a once in a lifetime experience. (It's all the 2007 blog found here) And decided that it really was time to take the plunge.. Time to get married.. So I proposed to Dana around August 25, and quite honestly the rest of the year is a blur.. At some point I started working for 101.9 The End as an On Air Talent in the afternoons.

 At some point we had engagement pictures taken..




We got married on December 14th in Salt Lake and had our Honeymoon in the Caribbean, and might I add that if you are going to have a honeymoon, second honeymoon, or a vacation in the near future, cruises are awesome!! It is a 100% no worries vacation.. So after the holidays, Christmas with my parents and New Years with her dad we finally after 3 weeks got back to our home. Home felt so nice..

This year has been one of growth for the both of us and marriage has proven to be such a blessing in so many ways that I couldn't even begin to list.. Sometimes it is challenging I will admit.. But all of the time it is worth it!! We have a house that we are sort of remodeling one room at a time, UGH.. Just kidding it is very cool to step back and see the improvements while being able to say..."I did that".. haha... and we have a kid.. well not really a kid, but probably about the same.. plus 2 legs, hair all over the body, goes to the bathroom outside, and a wet nose... Of course I am talking about our dog Sadi. She is a Black Lab/Boxer mix and so much fun..

I still work as a freelance audio engineer and have so much fun producing, engineering, and mixing music, but another fun and exciting path has been started.. That is the addictive one of the On Air Personality.. I have never thought of myself as having an addictive personality but let me tell you.. Talking about music is so much fun.. I am the side-kick on the Parker Show afternoons from 3-7 on 101.9 The End.. We are like a morning show, but in the afternoon.. So much fun.. If you want to listen it streams online at 1019theend.com It isn't great pay yet, but I am learning a lot about radio, and think it could be a very good road for me to travel down. Eh.. We'll see I guess..

Anyways, I think that is the long story short version.. I am sure that Dana will post something here too, so I don't want to say everything.. (she just graduated with a degree in "travel and tourism" and is trying to find a job as an event planner, cake decorator, or something fun.. and Disney-ish..)

Anyways, I will try to update this frequently and hopefully you enjoy reading it.. if not.. hmm . oh well!!


~Dallan