Chapman's World

New Blog!!!!

2010-10-31T17:27:00.000-07:00

Kendall and I have started a new blog about our lives and I hope all of you are going to be able to follow it! It is http://chapmansworld.blogspot.com !!

Time Out for Women

2010-10-30T19:13:00.001-07:00

In August 2010 I was so excited to go to my first ever Time out for Women! It was amazing and I was so excited to me everyone! in the picture I am with Brad Wilcox and he wrote Kendall a really cool letter!

This is with Hillary Weeks! She was the main performer at the Time out for women! It was so amazing to meet her and get to talk to her! This is another Picture of Hillary Weeks ant myself! I had a wonderful time and spiritually grow so much!

Kendall's Graduation

2010-10-30T18:45:00.000-07:00

This last week I was giving the amazing privilege of watching my wonderful husband graduate basic training! I am so proud of him and so happy to have such a wonderful man to be with for the rest of my life.

This is Kendall in his class A uniform! He had the day before his graduation to have family day and on that day we went to Geronimo's grave! It was wonderful to have a day to go around and see the sights with him! Kendall is so amazing and I am so happy to have him in my life. He makes me so happy ! I am so proud of everything he does and will support him in everything he chooses to do. He is my knight in shining armor, my prince charming, my king and eternal companion.

Study Abroad!

2010-01-21T17:47:00.000-08:00

Today in Psychology class we had a announce meant from the director of the student abroad courses! So I began to look into it and am thinking of applying for a schoolarship for this summer. Kendall is going to be at boot camp and it would be the experiance of a life time! I have been looking into either a month in England/Italy course or a Paris France course. It really depends on when I want to go and what I want to study. If I focus on Language I would go to France (Germany is a possibility as well for this course.) If I focus on Humanities then I would be going to England/ Italy. The other thing is that I want to try out for American Idol, which would be most likely some time in July. If I go to France, then I would have to only do the June to July part, as this one you can also go from July to August. That would be in a differant part of France though. I am really considering the June to July one as I would be in Paris, and would be able to go to all the museums and it is something I have dreamed about! It is also a why that I wouldn't miss Kendall so much, as I would be busy with studying and exploring!

I am going to be praying and hopefully Heavenly Father will give the Okay!

My First Day

2010-01-11T17:25:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how fast the day went! I was sitting in class at 7:30 am re-learning math, then after class was over Kendall gave me a shore (20 min.)tour of campus, where I got to see the plane Ken was working on all last semester and will be working on again this term.

I have learned that this campus is about 2 miles~ thats ten

timess bigger then Western Tech where I use to go.

So English was next and Kendall was kind enough to walk me to my door. My teacher's name is Whitney King, and I like her, she is always cracking jokes and talking to us. She is working on her masters degree in Teaching and her husband is going to school for international business. This summer they will be moving to Rio for his studies.

I had a short break where I went to the book store to get a back pack, and then back across campus to my next class, Music Theory 1. I learned that it is a two part class and that I was going to have to sign up for another class.

Just after 1 I started back over to the book store to get the book for my new class and a few other things that I needed. When I was done I headed for the library to start on my homework. I was there until 5 when Kendall joined me and then I waited for him to finish his math for the week.

I took this picture while I was waiting for Ken to finish his homework. The library has booths like a restaurant for students to study at.

Now I get to go to bed and then I get to start this all over again, only tomorrow I will add working out to my day!

Night Before the BIg Day

2010-01-10T21:58:00.000-08:00

I have been waiting for this Day for a year! Tomorrow is going to be the first day of school, I am going to be taking Math, English, Psychology, and Music Theory 1. All though I will be having class in 7:30am Monday, Wednesday, Friday. In february I will be trying out to get into the music program, and I will also be trying out for a scholarship.

I am writing this from my new MacBook and am going to be trying to keep this su all year so that I will be able to look back at this year and see what has happened and the blessings that Heavenly Father gives me! My year is going to be so busy, and I am planning on trying out for American Idol this coming spring.

Until Tomorrow.

My December so far

2009-12-14T22:54:00.000-08:00

I have been so busy these last few months that I have forgotten about my blog. I I have a goal to start working out at the school gym starting tomorrow; I am going to be trying out for American Idol this coming spring, along with starting school. In feb. I will be trying out for a music schoolarship. I will try more to keep up with our life, and to tell you how we're doing!

Kendall and the Chopper!

2009-09-21T21:33:00.001-07:00

This is the chopper! it fits in the palm of your hand!!! here is a picture of Kendall taking off from the top of a CD case!
Here is Ken showing off how small it is! it is suppose to help him understand how a chopper runs and the dynamics of it.
Kendall loving his new toy! He spent hours practicing his flying skills!
Kendall showing me how to fly! He is so funny when he's happy!

Dinner with the King!

2009-09-21T21:26:00.000-07:00

I was dying for Mexican so my King made the most delicious enchelatas, rice, and bean dinner for me! here he is putting the finishing touches on out dinner! I can't believe how lucky I am sometimes! Here is the bean dip for the chips!
Here is the Rice that I love so much!!!!

and the cream of the crop, the most wonderful enchalotas I have ever had! even as good as the ones I've had in AZ!!!

Labor day with Kens Family

2009-09-21T21:08:00.000-07:00

This Labor Day we had dinner at Kendall's grandparents, this is them with Ken. It was a large gathering and though I was sick it was a wonderful time.
Kendall and his family in a family portrate!
Kendall with his Parents, Kevin and Pam ChapmanKendall and his creator! (His Dad!)

Kendall and his sisters! as you can see he is being the older brother that torchers the younger ones! We had a wonderful time, and it was wonderful spending time with the family. because we live four hours away its hard to get to see them often.

My Washington Trip in July & August

2009-09-21T20:41:00.000-07:00

My Washington trip was amazing! Here is a picture of the cheerios race car! I went to Uncle John's in the end of July for his lapband surgery. Though he couldn't eat anything Aunt Louise and I still needed food, so we went to Walmart and there was the cheerios race car there in the front!
Though the photo is blurry this is the Pasco Washington Temple! I was able to go there and spend a afternoon there where Uncle John was at home. I was so amazed at how beautiful it was. It was the first time I had been to a "mini" temple and though it was a small temple, it still had the most wonderful spirit! I loved it, and can't wait to go back!

WI in June

2009-09-19T14:04:00.000-07:00

for the month of June I went home to WI to help out on the farm. It was haying season and another hand is always welcome. I was so wonderful seeing everyone and being able to play with Tasha! she has gotten so big! I think the happiest to see me was Lucy! she didn't want to leave my side! and here is a picture of her watching me making sure I don't go anywhere. While there I was able to go to Tae Kwon Do and see my friends! It was a great month with allot of work!

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Before we left FL, we went to Lake Land to Visit uncle Robert, Kendall and I stayed at his home. It was wonderful getting to spend time with him! He and Aunt Sandy took us to the movie "Night in the museum 2" and the next morning we went to visit Aunt Sandy's parents for dinner. This picture is us out by a swamp looking for alligators!

This is a picture of Michale and me in Uncle Roberts Garden. He had come over for lunch with 2 of his sons and he soon-to-be wife. It was great hearing stories about David; while we were there we found out the Uncle Roberts shed had been broken into and things were missing. Uncle Robert said that he thought it was the guys who lived in the house behind his, my first response was to go over there and beat them up! get Uncle Roberts stuff back and come home! Michael started laughing and said that was exactly was David would have said and that I defiantly was a Sullivan! I just wanted to get the stuff back and it seemed like the best way to do it! They called the cops. Oh well.

Our Ocean Trip in FL

2009-09-19T13:32:00.000-07:00

Kendall and I were able to go to the ocean before we left Florida in May. We went to Clear Water beach with Bill and his family. I haven't been to the ocean since David died. It was my 8th birthday and Becky had decided that we should go to FL to get away from the cold weather. So March 4th 1995 we went to FL, and it was the first time I was away from home for a birthday, but it was also the first time I was able to be with David on my birthday. I was given a NoMad which was the first hand held gaming system with a back light and a colored screen. I was so happy. When I got to the beach this day, I was thinking about how when I was little I would go with Joe and we would play there for hours. Steve and Becky always got a hotel by the ocean so that we could go down whenever we wanted to. I ran into the water and started diving into the waves! It was so much fun, then I remembered the last time I made a sand castle and was telling Kendall about it, so we then decided it was something we needed to do.

Bill and his sons' were being attacked by seagulls, and so we snapped a picture! Poor Bill had been spending so much time here that he started getting a sun burn! I love how the sand is so white!

We came to the beach about 5 o'clock when the sun was going down so that no one would get anymore sun burns.

Kendall standing with the ocean behind him. I was the first time he had seen the gulf of Mexico, and so we had to take a picture~ it was such a wonderful day, and we had so much fun! I only wish we had a body board to ride the waves better.

My amazing 4th of July!!

2009-07-17T12:57:00.000-07:00

We had the most wonderful family reunion of our lives! it was so great! Let me start at the beginning....

I arrived in New Hampshire on June 30th and spent the week with Uncle Steven and Aunt Marcia. On the 4th of July we had the Sullivan Family reunion and I was able to meet my other family! It was so different to meet people that looked like me, or acted like me! We gathered at Shelly's house in Chester and spent a wonderful day smiling, laughing, and connecting with everyone!

We grilled hotdogs, chicken, and burgers out in one of the only days that were sunny the whole time I was there! There was so much food there that I still feel full!

This is Alec, and Me!!!!! it is the coolest older brother, and I love him to death! also that is my cool new sweatshirt! I was so cold when I got off the plane that I bought that shirt right in the airport! I think the Lady is still laughing at me. I was just so cold that I put the sweatshirt on the moment I bought it! right at the cash register! I was so sad to leave, I wish I could have spent more time with everyone!

The other thing highlight of my trip was that I met one of my sisters there! It was the first time I was able to meet Dawn! I just love her and think she is the best! I can't wait to go back and spend more time with them! and next time I go I am going to meet my other sister Dayle, she had to work, but I was able to meet 2 of her 3 daughters! I can't believe how wonderful my life is! I am so lucky, my only wish would have been to have Kendall there, but he had to work and so next time we will be there together!

I am truly hoping that we will be able to go for the highland games the fall! I am going to keep my fingers crossed!

Our Last Week in Florida!

2009-06-20T12:54:00.000-07:00

this is Bill and Kendall! we werer in the Shark Tunnel, it was a wonderful day!
this is me by the Leafy Sea Dragon! I loved all the different fish tanks!

So I was to leave for Wisconsin June 1st and about a week before that Kendall found out that he was going to be transfured to San Antonio TX. Because he couldn't leave until after the first he took the rest of the week off so that we could see some of FL, and the first place we went was Sea World! I had the most wonderful time, seeing the sites and riding the roller costers!

The Biggest Loser!!

2009-05-13T11:40:00.000-07:00

My friends and I are going to have a biggest loser compitition this summer! I am so excited about losing some weight and becoming healthier! Since this is the only life that I will have I want to make the most of it! You are all welcome to join us is our game!

Florida is beautiful and Kendall is working hard, I am looking forward to seeing everyone in WI, and am making plans to for my New Hampshire trip! It is unbelieveable how much has happened in such a short time! I can't wait to see what else is in store!

Living in the Land of the Sunburns!!

2009-05-12T08:17:00.000-07:00

Well we arived in Florida SUnday May 3d after a 3 day car ride across the country! It was amazing watching the country change right in front of you! from desert to woodland to swamp!

Monday was beauitful and we were able to settle in, find food, and explore the neiborhood, We live about 20 yards from the pool, and right on the Bay! There is a family of dolphins that live there and I have already spend hours watching them play! They are accompanied by a pack of stingrays, and manatees! It is amazing living here, though I do already miss Utah a bit.

Tuesday I went swimming, and when I was walking back to the apartment there was a girl ahead of me, and at her car was a drunk guy who broke her door handle, becuase I was a wittness I had to wait there for the cops and the community security. This took us 2 hours! and when I finially made it back in the apartment I was sunburned with 2nd degree burns on 1/4 of my body! for the last week I have been hiding out in the apartment with aloe, and pain killers! My burns are on my shoulders, neck, upper arms, chest, back, and face! so because I couldn't raise my hands to my head Kendall has been washing and brushing my hair. That is true love right there! when he takes care of the little things for you!

I am much better now, and am excited because I recently started my own business! I am a Independent Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay! and I have just recruited my first 2 people! Robin Bond my best friend from our beloved Cisco classes, and Robin Payen Kendall's friends wife! I am so excited to be working with them as they start they was to the top! This has been the most exciteing job I have ever had and I am loving it!

I am leaving for the month of June to go to my families farm in Wisconsin where I will be helping them with the haying season! I am excited to see my neice again as I have missed her so much! and she has grown so big! I have seen pictures on facebook of her and I am pretty sure she is the most beautiful girl in the world! I just love her to death! I am excited to also see my family and most of all my dog Lucy whom I have miss by my side. I look forward to seeing my ward family and catching up with them all about what has been going on in my life since we last met!

July I am going to New Hampshire for the Sullivan family reunion, this is the first time I will be able to meet my whole family from Davids side and I can't wait! I have always wondered about them and am Finally going to see and hug them! This Saturday I am going to be spending time wiht my Uncle Robert and Aunt Janace! I am about to die! this is great, as no one in my family knew anyting about David and now I will be spending time with his family!!!!!

Very Excited life!

Mission Reunion

2009-04-15T17:44:00.000-07:00

Bre and ME!!! there was a Wisconsin Mission reunion a couple weeks ago and almost everyone was there! the moment I got there Bre ran up to me! it was so great to see her again!

Joseph Free's Family!!!

Kendall and one of his compainion Bennion, a classic Chappy photo!

Kendall, President Hunt, Sister Hunt, and ME!!! It was so great to see them and catch them up with everything that is going on with them. The last time we saw them was at Morrill's sealing in the manti temple!

MY FIRST SISTER MISSIONARIES!!!!!! and I can't believe that Tracy is married and has a baby, and Tara Jo is getting married next month! OH how life moves so fast!

Fairbanks Cabin

2009-04-15T17:21:00.000-07:00

Last month we drove down to Scofield where Mike Fairbanks family has a cabin, we able to spend the night catching up and watching movies with the old gang! Kendall, Spencer, Hart, and Fairbanks spent hours reliving mission days.

The gang drinking Sun drop from the mother land!

Kendall sitting on the Fairbanks counter waiting for Spencer and Fairbanks to finish making breakfast!

Fairbanks is excited about getting carmel bars again! so were the rest of the boys!

Jeani's Visit!

2009-04-15T16:58:00.000-07:00

Jeani and Mike came to visit us last month. Mikes family drove up from Mesa and they came with them, after hours of convincing I was able to get Jeani and Mike to get a train ride up to Ogden, and then Kendall and I picked them up. It was so much fun having them up and now it is my goal to get them to move up here perminantly!

Jeain!

This Picture is Jeain on the way up to our apartment in Logan!

This is the first time I have seen her since last December when she got married!

Mike and Jeani, when they were leaving to go back to the train:(

livin' with the King!

2009-01-21T13:53:00.000-08:00

Kendall and Skylar decided that we were going to go out on the dunes to drive the trucks; This

is of Kendall driving a 'bowl' while I am safely away taking the picture!

Here is Kendall standing next to the beast, he Black Toyota Tundra which has driven all the way to Wisconsin to see me!

Last but not least is Kendall and skylar!

Snowboarding

2009-01-20T21:07:00.000-08:00

January 19th 2009 one month after we got married we went on our first skiing trip! I was going to learn how to snowboard; and this is a picture of me on the board, but it didn't last long, actually it was about 5 minuets, I didn't even make it to a lift before I was back at the rental shop getting ski's.

We continued playing on the mountains for a few more hours before the decision was made to try a harder slop. bad choice, as 2 seconds after we got off the lift I had twisted my knee and was barely able to get down the mountain. so now I can barely about to move, and kendall is having to take care of me.

Though I am in pain, I am looking forward to the next trip! I think we are going to do a half day, I will bring my own ski's and just rent a pair of boots, as mine don't fit anymore. Maybe that will be my Birthday present. The snow pants were my Christmas present, and the only other thing I want is a new coat because my purple one is to small.

Maybe I will gather the courage to try snowboarding again, but I don't know as I would like to get better at skiing; As long as I am with Kendall I will be happy.

Sealing in Mesa

2009-01-20T20:31:00.001-08:00

we drove all day, and after 10 hours we arived in Mesa. I was able to meet Redfords parents!

after about 2 minuets her mother looked at her and with a surprised look said "Wow I never thought I would meet Somone like you! Because it was so close to Christmas the lights were still on at the temple! I was on a mission thou, Redford had told me not to let Mike near her the night before the wedding! so here is the great battle for the girl.

After we left the temple we went to a Fry's store to get the stuff to make carmel bars! and so then about 12:00 in the morning we are all sitting in the Redfords kitchen making carmel bars. I had done a good job of keeping them apart. This is the picture that convinced me of their love, but there, midnight, in the Redfords Kitchen was the love that Redford has searched for since the begining of time!

7 in the morning on the 30 of Dec. the whole house started its day of wedding bliss for Jeanie, and then at the temple a little after 11 in the morning my best friend was sealed for time and all eternity. It was so beautiful that I started crying. What a wonderful thing heavenly father has given us.

This is one of my favorite pictures of Redford giving the Wisconsin hand sign for the mission!

Last but not least she had to do her thousand pictures and at the very end was the one of us! she was the most beautiful bride I have ever seen, and I am so thankful I was about to go!

Married in Logan Ut

2009-01-20T20:02:00.001-08:00

My day started about 5 in the morning because I had to be at the temple my 7, because I had to get my endowments first. It was so wonderful, I finally made it! It wasn't horribe when I went into the temple but when I stepped out about 12:30 it was blizzarding out and the had to take pictures! Here I had temple slippers on and my feet were frozen. In the first picture is the families Kendalls parents, grandparents, siblings, aunt, and Uncle then my new family Jenniffer and her father my Uncle Steven. I was so cold that Jenniffer and Kendall were huddled up to me to try to keep me warm.

The second Picture is of me and Kendall in front, If you notice the flowers look beautiful still even in a blizzard ~ They are fake! really no one realized it, I can't believe this day finnally came!

Last but not least, this is my favorite picture! These are all of my Missionaries from Wisconsin that came to my sealing! I can't believe how lucky I am to

have such wonderful friends! Redford who is standing next to me is getting married the 11 days from this picture in the Mesa AZ temple.

Haunted House 2008

2008-11-10T08:17:00.000-08:00

The last three weekends of October we put on a splended House of fear. when it was all said and done, we had about 650 people go through, 13 of those people Peed their pants, 1 person craped their pants, and 3 children pucked.

The first weekend I worked in this hugh pile of leaves, I was a warewolf. I would pretend to be a manican and then when they would get closer to me I would howl and lung forward at them. There was this one boy who was going though and nothing seemed to bother him, that is untill he came to me. All of a sudden I jumped up and he

started screaming,
"MOM ITS REAL! AHHHHH oh my gosh oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh," over and over again. Nothing could make him move, Tom was in a nitch with a chain saw, and started revving it up, the boys mother and sister freaked and the mother hit the floor, but it was as if the boy didn't notice a thing.

The second weekend I worked in the cage with Joel. He is the master of fright! I love working with him, the reacations he gets out of people are so wonderful. This poor girl was so freaked out, her friend was having a wonderful time, then Joel looked at the girls and said "Do you know what is scarier then this? when I press this button and the lights go out like this"

As the nights passed by, we decided that we should do this one more night, because the next Firday was Halloween! so and encore was decided and we all volonteered for the challange. I have seen the fear this man is capabile of producing, and am striving to one day be more like him.

The last night, Halloween I worked in the Organ room! It was the first time I was given my own spot where i could do what ever i wanted! I had free riegn to do as I wished. And then it happened, I made an old lady pee her pants! all by my self! it was the highlight of my life. I now have the power to truly scare people! And I can't wait for next year!

Learing to shoot in the desert of Utah

2008-09-30T08:04:00.000-07:00

In May I was in Utah visiting Kendall and his family. I had never in my life held let along shot a gun so Kendall being the dear that he is took it upon himself to teach me. We gathered eggs and charcoal and headed in his truck to the sand dunes of Oak City and our lesson began; I learned that I am rather a good shot, and that I can shoot well with both hands!

These Pictures were taken our second trip out with our Friend Ryan, who is quite the shot as well. I am looking forward to more jaunts into the Desert to improve my accuracy!

Changing one World at a Time

2008-09-30T07:38:00.000-07:00

Changing one World at a Time

A good friend of mine was going to an interview for a job as a armed car driver, when I heard this I warned him that people who do that job get shot and robbed all the time (I'm a worrier) He assured me that wasn't true. Later on in the conversation I mentioned that I ruled the world and everything in it. I was saying as a joke, he reminded me of my comment about armed cars. With out missing a beat I shot back, that I ruled the world, thou I don't control other planets. Well later on as I was thinking about this I realized that it was true, each and every one of us, are in control of our lives. Where we go, what we do. I is our choice to be the way we are. And it is also in our power to change someone's world. Sometimes you will only see someone once it their life time. So you need to always be prepared to '' change someones world'' you have that power, no matter who you are, or what you do. I know that as we go along in our lives, we become consumed with our own problems, and that we are worried about what we have yet to do, But if we but take a moment, and help someone else, or smile at someone, We could help them remember to be happy. Which in turn could change someone else's life. We must always be prepared to stand for our faith, so that in that moment, that one chance we have with someone, we are ready to change that life. All it takes is one smile, one good morning, one hug, to move a mountain in someones life.

I have made it a priority to always try to be happy, after a while I thought that it was pointless, as no one seemed to notice, or at least no one cared. So one day when I was having a so-so day I choose not to smile, I thought ''what the heck is the point. Well while going about my work, one of the people I thought never notice me, called out and asked what was wrong. As I said nothing, they were surprised, and exclaimed how they were glad nothing was wrong, it just seemed strange to them, that I wasn't smiling. At that point, I understood why I needed to be '' Christ like'' at all times, in all places, and in all things. You never know who is watching you. You may be the only member of our church that person will ever meet, so make sure you represent the Lords Church that way he would. Though we are not perfect, we should always be striving to become more like our bother Jesus, for one day when I am standing before the judgment seat of God, I want him to look back at my life and smile, knowing full well that I did everything in my power to do what was right.

I hope that from my thoughts you will be able to change what needs to be changed, live that way Christ would have you live, and love the way Heavenly father loves us all. For I know these things are true, That Thomas S. Monson is our Prophet today, and Joseph Smith restored the true church to the earth. I know that the Book of mormon is scripture translated by the holy spirit as another testament of Jesus Christ. And I say these things in the name of Jesus the Christ. Amen.