Eric's Graduation!

Eric graduated from Utah Valley University on May 1st, 2009. He graduated from the Woodbury School of Business with his Bachelor Degree in Accounting. Eric has done so awesome in school. He graduated with a 3.98 cumulative GPA! He received an academic achievement award for having such a high GPA. I am very proud of him and his hard work. Here are some pictures of graduation.



Ashlee, Ann, Eric, Kassi

Grandma and Grandpa Johnson with Eric and Kassi.

Now that he has graduated we have some more time to spend together and we have had a lot of fun. We have been more lazy than we should and enjoyed hanging out together. Now Eric is concentrating on finding a new job in accounting. So if you know of anything let us know.

2009 In Pictures

Here is a look at what has been going on in the past 4 months. For New Years Eve we went to my sister Kristie's house for a party to bring in the new year. It consisted of eating way too much awesome junk food, gaming, and Rock Band! Here are some pictures of my family rocking out and the boys playing War Craft!


In January I made a new years resolution (it was halfway through the month but at least I did it) to start cooking homemade meals on a regular basis, not just for special occasions. :) It has gone well and I've been doing pretty good. Eric hasn't had to eat out as much and the meals I've made have turned out very tasty. I also decided to make sugar cookies for Valentines Day, St. Patrick's Day, and even Easter. They were delicious and they looked good too. Here is a picture of my cookies.


We started February off with a super bowl party at Kristie's house.

Next we celebrated Valentines Day. Eric gave me Dance Dance Revolution! It is the first time I've ever played it and I finally have a game I can beat Eric at! (Big Cheesy Grin on my face) Unfortunately I'm still on the Beginner level.

In March my cousins had a girl get together where we learned a little more about our digital cameras and how to take better pictures. I'm still working on it. Here are some pictures I took of Kimberly and my mom.


In April I made very cute Easter cookies. The shapes are an egg, chick, rabbit, and a tulip. I was worn out by the time it came to frosting them so I didn't take the time to color the frosting.

Then I got my hair cut. I went in for a trim and ended up chopping it off.

Then Eric and I babysat my nephews for a weekend and we made another fun trip to Chuck-E-Cheese! Dallin likes to pick the olives off of the pizza. We had a great time.
Dallin 3 years old

Carter 6 years old

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Mario Kart Love Song

Ok, so this is a sad excuse for an update with real news, but the wonderful Dave Stanworth put this up on his website (which is not G rated or even PG, consider yourself warned), and I thought it was worth repeating, we have no real news. I only have 8 more weeks of school, which is a great thing. This has been a hard semester, and even if graduation weren't the light at the end of this tunnel I'd be very excited for the end of April. We had the annual banquet at work which was surprisingly good for unexpected reasons. Last year was difficult for most retailers and DB was no exception. My boss talked about the refining process and how hard things make us stronger, which I knew but its good to be reminded. She specifically used the phrase "ease does not call forth greatness" which struck a chord in me. I've been thinking about what she said a lot since then and it has definitely helped me refocus and appreciate the experiences I am having right now. 3 out of 4 of my classes require a lot of me while the 4th just requires me to show up. Comparing this to the Frosted Mini Wheats commercial goes something like this, "The kid in me loves the lack of homework, or effort required while the adult in me is frustrated that I'm learning nothing and wasting my time." So the moral of the story is that I complain a lot about how hard my classes are but if they were easy I would learn nothing and probably complain even more. Anyhow, I better go get some homework done.