RISE & SHOUT...THE COUGARS ARE OUT

I have had season tickets to BYU football since 1993.

I have seen some amazing games, and BYU play some amazing teams!

 For the past few years, BYU has had "game day" shirts.

 This year, the shirt is taken from the BYU fight song...

"Loyal Strong And True"

For the game against the University of Utah, it's...

"Royal Strong And True."

The BYU colors used to be Royal Blue.

 Here are all of my "Game Day" shirts.

All Out White Out

The Quest

Fully Invested

We Are BYU Football

Rise Up

Every Day Is Game Day

Loyal Strong and True

Royal Strong and True

I like to wear these shirts when I travel back East.  

There's always someone with recognition!

Our first home game was Saturday, September 7, against the

University of Texas!

The are ranked #15, and have won 4 national championships!

 We always know when it's Game Day in Crystal Cove!
Offensive lineman, Ryker Mathews's parents, live across the street!

 Courtney with the University of Texas equipment truck.

 This is my great niece, Courtney.  She will be 13 on September 26, and is in 7th grade.
Her dad, Chris, was in 7th grade the year I first purchased my season football tickets.
I wanted to see BYU play Notre Dame in 1993.
This is my 21st consecutive season!

 Well, it started to get dark, them rain, and hail!

 Empty...except for a few students in the southeast corner.

 This is a picture off of the internet!  YOWZERS!!!
We were safe and dry under the stadium!
But, more importantly, I was not standing!  The bench that Courtney and I were sitting on with just us two, for two hours...soon had 8 other people!!!

 Almost ready to go to our seats.

 Here comes Texas!

Sae in program

WOW!  Sae on ESPN!!!  
(Thanks, Lindsay)

 #31 is Sae Tautu.  He just returned from serving a mission
(Twilight setting)
His grandparents are two of my bestest friends...Cathy and Brad Tibbitts!
They are currently serving a mission on Prince Edward Island (Canada) where
Anne of Green Gables is set.  Cathy taught with me for years!
I taught her daughter, Lindsay; granddaughter, Telisa; and grandson, Tyson.
We have been on an Alaskan Cruise, Western Caribbean Cruise, and
New York City together!

 Next up...BYU vs Utah...September 21.
Gotta get my bling on!!!
(I can add to my nails now...since I was released as a temple worker...cuz of foot)

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

This is now officially the start of my "personal blog."

I have had 51 "first day of schools!"

Nursery School at Dixie College in St. George...taught by the child development college classes.  (Preschool)  This was across the hall from my dad's math classroom.  1962

Kindergarten...West Elementary, St. George  1963

1st & 2nd grade...Harrington Elementary, American Fork  1964-1965

3rd-6th grades...Shelley Elementary, American Fork  1966-1969

7th-9th grades...American Fork Jr. High  1970-1972

10th-12th grades...American Fork High School  1973-1975

(graduated in the Bicentennial...1976)

Freshman & Sophomore...Dixie Jr. College, St. George  1976-1977  

 (AA Degree)

Junior & Senior...Brigham Young University, Provo  1978-1979

(BS Degree)

5th Grade, Alpine Elementary...Alpine  1980-2012

(retired May 30, 2013)

Many of my retired Alpine friends decided to spend the first day of school together at the "Blue Lemon" in Highland!

Many of us spent 20-25 years together.

This year, we were missing:  Loretta Stevens (grandkids over); Mary Baxter (Oregon); Roger Olsen (forgot...oops); Heidi Park (working at Bishop's Storehouse).

Next year we will be adding Paul Rasband, Claudia Wasden (couldn't find these two), Linda Western (mission), Cathy Tibbitts (mission).

We hope to soon add the remainder of our friends within 5 years:

Don Beckstrand, Nancy Pope, Cheryl Dominguez, Dave Dimond, Diane Walter, Analee Wiser.

And within 10 years:

David Stephenson, Lori Chadwick, Maureen Wallace, Karen Peterson, 

Jody Fassett Kyburz.

Of course, we missed our dearest friends who have passed away:
Wayne McDaniel (1991), Calvan Vance (2000), Jill Hertig (2001),
Jay Romrell (2011),and Paul Thompson (2013)

These are my dearest friends!  We have spent so much time together!  Most of these people came to the temple with me when I was endowed!

Our great outing:

 Bonna Hanson (Librarian), Sandra Walker (Secretary), Adonna Iverson (1st)

 Mary Sampson (2nd, 4th, 5th), Ruth Anderson (Kindergarten)

Carolyn Hutchings (1st & 2nd), Jane Boulter (2nd, 4th, 6th)

Ann Searle (3rd, 4th, 5th and later a principal at Cedar Valley)
Vicky Haws (1st and later a principal at Westfield and Grovecrest)

John Pool (Resource, 6th, special needs at Lone Peak)  
Jack Brown (6th, 5th & 6th at Westfield)

 Jack, John, me, Bonna, Sandra, Adonna, Mary, Ruth, Carolyn, Jane, Ann S., Vicky

Front:  Miss Mitchell, Mrs. Searle, Mrs. Iverson, Mrs. Anderson
Back:  Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Hutchings, Mrs. Sampson, Mr. Brown, Mr. Pool, Mrs. Hanson, Mrs. Haws

We even have a name!
AERTA
Alpine Elementary Retired Teachers Association!