The Rafe

Update...

2011-03-16T20:45:00.000-07:00

Any of you that know me at all know that a lot has happened since my last post...I'm married! For more updates, I'll just send you to my wife's blog. She's better at this blogging thing.

http://tennille-captainsblog.blogspot.com

We Will Never Forget

2010-09-11T06:43:00.000-07:00

As soon as I woke up this morning and realized what day it was, my mind was filled with emotions. On 9/11/01, I was on my mission in North Carolina. I had only been there for a little over a month, and I definitely still felt like a fish out of water. Like everyone else, I will definitely never forget where I was when I heard about the events of that day. What remains even more clear in my mind, however, were the emotions of that day and the time after. There was definitely a sense of fear, and a lot of sadness. The thing that will always amaze me is the way we all stood together for a while after it happened. Everyone seemed a little more kind. We didn't worry about the trivial things in life, and didn't let differences of opinion divide us so easily. We were proud of the country we lived in, and thankful for the freedoms it provided. The sadness felt for what was lost that day still is there. To me, I feel just as sad when I think about how over time, we lost some of the unity and patriotism that we gained from that. It is a different kind of sadness, because it isn't something that was taken from us, but something that we just let slip away over time as we allowed petty differences to divide us again. My hope would be that as we remember that day 9 years ago, and remember what we lost, that we also remember the things we gained. If we do that, and recapture the unity we felt then, we will truly me be honoring the lives and sacrifice of those we lost that day.

Update

2009-10-07T09:23:00.000-07:00

I'm not much of a blogger. The world is round. Two facts that are apparent to most people. Anyway, I'm still alive and kicking. I have some sweet pics to post, but I keep forgetting to bring my memory card to load them on the computer...anyway, here is one that my friend Matt sent me. It's from this last weekend just after I finished the St. George marathon. (I finished in 3:49 - I was hoping to do a lot better, but really struggled the last few miles...I guess that is what happens when you don't train enough.)

It's been a while...

2009-04-17T14:28:00.000-07:00

And this pretty much somes it up.

PillowTie on KSL

2008-12-23T12:13:00.000-08:00

As some of you know, PillowTie is a venture that I was involved with for a while. I still have some ties there (pun intended...), but I don't do much anymore. Anyway, KSL had one of my friends on, and its a good promo. By the way, if you want one of these, let me know because I obviously can get you a good deal.

easy cheese challenge

2008-10-18T10:08:00.000-07:00

Your thoughts?

2008-09-22T13:22:00.000-07:00

I'm considering a new vehicle purchase...I was set on another Honda for a while, but recently the tide has turned in favor of a Subaru WRX...this could be a lot of fun, but will it also mean speeding tickets galore or death?

Bike Gang

2008-05-22T13:39:00.000-07:00

That's right. I'm a part of a gang. And you don't want to mess with us. It's a cruiser bike gang, and we DOMINATE Salt Lake.

blah blah blog.

2008-05-05T09:59:00.000-07:00

Alright....so, I have some people giving me heat for not posting anything in a while, and others giving me crap for even having a blog. "Blogs are for married people," they say. So, I guess I'll just be somewhere in the middle, and only update on occasion. As usual, I don't have a lot to say, just pictures. I will explain, though. A while back some friends and I decided to go to the Monster Truck World Championships (That's right, I said WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS) in Vegas. I figured that I wanted to fit in, so I cut myself a mullet. We also took our dirt bikes down and rode in St. George. Anyway, good times.

Time for a haircut?

2008-03-08T17:44:00.000-08:00

You may be noticing a pattern to my posts...I'm not much of a writer. I would rather just let the pictures say their 1000 words. Anyway, I'll explain the pics a little. I went with Matt and Lacey to the Angels and Airwaves concert on Tuesday (It was terrible...in case you were wondering). Lacey felt like straight hair would be a good look for me for the show...so she flat ironed it. Lacey has become my quazi hair stylist. Anyway, on Friday night she had curry night at her house for a bunch of friends, and it was a great time, as always. There you go. That's all I have to say.

80's Night!

2008-02-25T16:29:00.000-08:00

For Valentine's Day this year we decided to round up the crew and do some 80's dancing. It was a lot of fun, although the smoky air and staying up until 2 combined to make pretty much everyone sick...that being said, it was totally worth it. I even permed my hair to enhance the 80's look.

Ping Pong Extravaganza

2008-02-12T23:33:00.000-08:00

The intensity of Ping Pong matchups has been increasing here on Adams Street, and my roommate James and I finally geared up for an ultimate ping pong showdown...I'm proud to say that I came out victorious in a best-of-seven series. The pictures really tell the story, though.

My name a Borat! Nice a meet yous!

2008-01-24T06:41:00.000-08:00

Ok, so this picture is from Halloween, so it's a bit old, but I just got it off of my friend's camera, so I felt like it was worth sharing. You can be the judge, but in my book it was "great success."

'08? Malad? Awesome? --Answer:yes

2008-01-01T22:13:00.000-08:00

Went to my friend Robby's cabin in Malad Idaho to ring in the new year with a great crew: Matt, Robby, Candice, Jen, and Missy. It was wicked cold, but super awesome. We mingled with the locals, set a big fire (using no less than 5 gallons of gasoline), Did some 4-wheeling, and started off '08 just the way I like it...PARTYING! I'll just let the pictures tell the story from there, because I really need to go to bed.

Winter Nights

2007-12-06T15:46:00.000-08:00

Winter. Not my favorite season. However, this winter has started off right in at least one way...a cabin trip with the crew. Lacey B.'s grandparents have a cabin up in Oakley, and we went up there last weekend and had a lot of fun on the rope swing, watching Hot Rod (see previous post), and gettin' after it in the Land Rovers.

Freakin' Tired

2007-11-15T13:26:00.000-08:00

I honestly can't remember the last time I have been this tired for an entire week...seriously, I don't think I could have mono, because I'm pretty sure you have to have some sort of physical contact for that to happen, and I've been pretty solid on my "no touching" (reference to arrested development, for any fans) rule lately. Anyway, getting through work is rough, since I basically stare at plans all day...not the most exciting thing out there. It doesn't matter how tired I am all day though, once 10:oo at night rolls around, my eyes are suddenly spring loaded, and won't close until 1 or 2 in the morning. The good news is that it's Thursday afternoon, and I only have to make my way through one more day until the weekend. The highlight of the week so far was watching Hot Rod last night...one of the funniest movies of the year. I saw it a few times in the theatre, and it doesn't come out on DVD until the 27th. I got to see it last night because my friend Adam just got home from India, where he bought a ghetto copy pirated from a theatre for $2. The sound and picture were pretty unfantastic, but still way funny. Just made me more excited to watch the real deal when it comes out on the 27th. So anyway, I highly recommend watching it when it comes out. Wow, who knew I could ramble that much about a movie.

Great Success!

2007-11-11T21:59:00.000-08:00

So, the victory of this weekend was finally getting my yard finished...yeah, I know it's November, but rumor has it that it's still ok to put sod down. This may not seem like such a great accomplishment to some people, but since I bought my house in September of 2004, I would say it was quite the project since it took me over 3 years to complete. I guess the bottom line is that I'm way more legit as a homeowner now, and I no longer have the ghetto house in South Salt Lake (which is a tough title to come by, in case you were wondering). That pretty much was my whole weekend though. The project went well, and I got some great help from my family and good friends. Sunday has been a good day, and I really need to get to bed so Monday won't suck quite as bad. I'll put up some pics of my yard assuming it isn't covered in snow before I take them...

yes, I love technology

2007-11-07T19:23:00.000-08:00

So, I guess I'm going to break down and start a blog....I realized how cool they can be when I stumbled on to some of them from friends and family that I hadn't talked to in a while. It's good to see how they are doing. Odds are there won't be too many people interested in the ramblings of a 25 year old single dude like me, but I'm putting it out there anyway. So, yeah, I'm 25, still single, living in my house in Salt Lake that I rent out the other rooms in to some dudes I know. I work doing estimating here in Salt Lake. We sell pipe and fire hydrants and stuff. Anyway, that's all I have to say for now. We'll see how dedicated I am to keeping this thing up...