YAY!!! Finally, the news has come and I have a job for the summer! I will be working at CE&MT out of Farr West. I will be living in Logan, somewhere, and driving to their office about a half a mile from Smith and Edwards, my favorite store! I'm so excited to finally have a job for the summer!
Also, I think I may be buying a season pass to Lagoon if anyone wants to join me there sometime! Now, I just need to find the place I will be living at during the summer! I hope its not too late to get one of the cheaper places!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
WICKED!!!
On Thursday, the girls in my family went to Wicked in SLC. This was honestly the best experience I could have asked for! We started the day out by going to Tai Pan, which has the cutest house decorating things! I ended up buying a vase and fake calla lilies. Then we went to lunch at Zupas! It's a great fast food restaraunt that serves soups, salads, and sandwiches. It was delicious! Then we headed to the Capital Theater to watch Wicked. If you haven't ever seen Wicked, I really recommend it! It's a great story! Its kind of how the wicked witch of the west became the wicked witch of the west. Afterwards, we went to the Melting Pot to have dessert! DELICIOUS!!! Got to love chocolate fondue! This was honestly a great day! I couldn't have asked for a better day!
And to top things off! The night before we had an awesome birthday party for Cole, Hannah, and Allie! It was a great couple of days!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Frustrating
So... I've been applying for jobs for the summer for the last three to four months. And I haven't had any luck. This has been really frustrating me. I've had interviews with a couple of people but haven't heard anything back from them. I've emailed them and everything. I am reaching a point of not knowing what to do. So, if you know of an engineering firm that will hire a civil engineer, let me know because it would be very useful to have a job.
To top things off, my housing job has been quite frustrating. I'm not sure what I want to do with it. They want me to be in charge of two floors next year but for half the pay of what I'm doing now. They are willing to cut back my responsibilities but its kind of hard to change some of the responsibilities of a job that is so involved in peoples lives. I was also thinking about doing the summer RA job but I decided against it because I am already burned out of housing and it would just be too frustrating to do that this summer as well. So this means that I need to find housing for the summer. But I need to guarantee that I will have a job for the summer before I for sure get housing.
But on a good note, I am going to Wicked on Thursday! I am so excited for this! It really should be an awesome experience! And to top it off, I get to celebrate birthdays with my family on Wednesday night! We get to celebrate Cole, Hannah, and Allie! Hannah turned 2!
To top things off, my housing job has been quite frustrating. I'm not sure what I want to do with it. They want me to be in charge of two floors next year but for half the pay of what I'm doing now. They are willing to cut back my responsibilities but its kind of hard to change some of the responsibilities of a job that is so involved in peoples lives. I was also thinking about doing the summer RA job but I decided against it because I am already burned out of housing and it would just be too frustrating to do that this summer as well. So this means that I need to find housing for the summer. But I need to guarantee that I will have a job for the summer before I for sure get housing.
But on a good note, I am going to Wicked on Thursday! I am so excited for this! It really should be an awesome experience! And to top it off, I get to celebrate birthdays with my family on Wednesday night! We get to celebrate Cole, Hannah, and Allie! Hannah turned 2!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Holga Camera
I want one of these! I think they are awesome!
Not only are they a real film camera. But they mess with the pictures in the process. So things don't always turn out the way you expect them to! I think they are pretty sweet!
You can learn more about a Holga Camera here!
Not only are they a real film camera. But they mess with the pictures in the process. So things don't always turn out the way you expect them to! I think they are pretty sweet!
You can learn more about a Holga Camera here!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Spring Break
So.. its spring break... and I am in Rupert! Woot Rupert! I love Rupert, most of the time. But sometimes, like now, I would rather be somewhere else. By Tuesday night, I had already read four books and had started on some homework. It's crazy to think that I can either read books that fast or have that much time on my hands to read the books. The funny thing is, three of the books were read Monday and Tuesday only. But life is good. I went and bought another book today so I have something to read. I also have to do some more homework. This is me getting ahead in engineering. I didn't think that was possible.
On another note, I only have 22 credits left after this semester! How exciting is that?! I still have two semesters left but only taking 12 credits each semester will rock (I'll add a PE class to the mix). Also, I hopefully, get to go to Peru a week or two after the semester is over! I'm part of a club called Engineers Without Borders, and we do an engineering project for a community in need. USU has three separate teams, Peru, Mexico, and Uganda! I'm so excited to go to Peru! Also, I had an interview for an internship last week and am going down to their office to have another one next week! Hopefully it will end up well! I'm so excited! Anyways, I just figured I would do a blog update since I haven't blogged for a while!
On another note, I only have 22 credits left after this semester! How exciting is that?! I still have two semesters left but only taking 12 credits each semester will rock (I'll add a PE class to the mix). Also, I hopefully, get to go to Peru a week or two after the semester is over! I'm part of a club called Engineers Without Borders, and we do an engineering project for a community in need. USU has three separate teams, Peru, Mexico, and Uganda! I'm so excited to go to Peru! Also, I had an interview for an internship last week and am going down to their office to have another one next week! Hopefully it will end up well! I'm so excited! Anyways, I just figured I would do a blog update since I haven't blogged for a while!
Friday, February 13, 2009
SWE
I love being a woman in engineering. The last two years I've gone to the Society of Women in Engineering conference and it has been such a fun thing to do. I love getting to know more women in engineering and seeing all the things they have accomplished. This year we went to Albuquerque and it was really neat! I can't believe how much fun we had.
We got to ride up the worlds longest tram to the top of a mountain where on one side it was bright and sunny and perfect for rock climbing, and on the other side, there was a ski hill. It was funny to watch all the different people up there. You had all of us from Utah taking off our coats and running around in our t-shirts because we thought it was so warm, and you have the people from like california and arizona and new mexico thinking ya it was warm but not warm enough to take of their coats. We also took a lot of fun pictures while we were up there!
I wouldn't give up being in engineering for the world.
We got to ride up the worlds longest tram to the top of a mountain where on one side it was bright and sunny and perfect for rock climbing, and on the other side, there was a ski hill. It was funny to watch all the different people up there. You had all of us from Utah taking off our coats and running around in our t-shirts because we thought it was so warm, and you have the people from like california and arizona and new mexico thinking ya it was warm but not warm enough to take of their coats. We also took a lot of fun pictures while we were up there!
I wouldn't give up being in engineering for the world.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Goodbye Grandpa Bob
It's sad to say that my Grandpa Bob passed away on Monday. But I'm going to attach the obituary that was posted in the newspaper. It says a lot of his life. He was a great guy and I'm glad I got to know him. I remember when I cleaned his house after Barbara died, and he told me some stories about when he was younger and the river would freeze so they could go ice skating on it. I'm very glad I've had the privilege to be apart of his life. He will be missed!
RUPERT - John Robert (Bob) Meiners, 81-year-old Rupert resident, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, from injuries sustained in a farming accident.
He was born Sept. 12, 1927, in Burley, the son of Carl and Alice Blauer Meiners. He received his education and graduated from the Burley school system. He left home and went to northern Idaho to work in the silver mines, but being young and alone, the comforts of home soon forced him to make his way back to Burley.
He met and married Lola Edwards. To this union, three children were born, Robert Orlando, Romanda Fae and Walter Phillip. During this time, he enlisted in the Army and, in 1946, was deployed to Japan. After that tour of duty ended, he was once again called to serve in 1952. Upon his release, the family moved to Idaho Falls for a short time while Bob worked for Lockwood Graders, a potato equipment manufacturer. Bob was instrumental in the planning and development of the companies articulating piler and many other designs used on harvesters, windrowers and self-propelled machines.
When the couple divorced, Bob returned to Rupert and became the shop foreman of the Lockwood facility there. He met and married Barbara Broadhead, and the union added two more daughters, Bonnie Jean and Joaunee Dee Plocher. Shortly after the marriage, his oldest son, Robert Orland, was killed at the age of 14. It was a loss dad never recovered from. Never would there be a very long period of time pass that he wouldn't bring up Robert and how he wondered how life would have been were he here. Two of Bob's closest friends and fishing buddies, Mike and Rick Kechter formed Kechter Brothers and Bob joined the team. He later managed the Logan Farm Equipment dealership in Paul until his retirement.
During all these years, he faithfully held down his other full-time job - fishing. Fish feared him and everyone else wanted to learn his knack. There is hardly a stream or lake in the state that he hasn't fished as well as Alaska and the Washington coast. When the fish season closed, "the gang" grabbed their guns and the pursuit became ducks, geese, sage hens, antelope, deer and elk. But not to be sidelined through winter, out would come the ice fishing gear. He loved taking the grandsons fishing and hunting and lavished them with all his stories. The family tradition of spending Memorial Day weekend at Duck Falls running the rapids in his jet boat marked its 46th year in 2008. It has now spanned three generations.
At the time of his retirement, his grandson, Jeremy, had started the pursuit of farming. Dad had always said his one regret was not buying his own farm in his younger days. So he spent the last 15 years accomplishing that dream by partnering with Jeremy. He loved going in the semi or going out to check the fields and was never shy to let his feeling be known as to what was being done right or wrong. His involvement became an integral part of his life when his wife, Barbara, passed away in 2002.
He cherished the bustle of activity that kept him active and also the time he still spent hunting and fishing with his best friend, Mike Kechter. They had ice-fished at the Minidoka Dam three days before his death. It was while spending the day with Jeremy that he left us. But he would have wanted it no other way. Words cannot express the great loss we feel, but the memories and legacy he gave us binds us together and keeps us strong. His quiet demeanor has steadied us through many storms. He was a lifelong member of the LDS Church.
He is survived by his children, Romanda (Bruce) Berry, Wally (Vicki) Meiners and Bonnie Jacobson, all of Rupert, and Joaunee (Trent) Vorwaller of Denver, Colo.; grandchildren, Charmayne Scow, Bruce Berry, Masina Berry, Tyler Berry, Shantell Berry, Phillip Meiners, Cole Meiners, Wendy Meiners, Jeremy Vorwaller, Jud Vorwaller, Casey Vorwaller and Jaimi Vorwaller; 12 great-grandchildren; three sisters; and three brothers. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara; son, Robert; his in-laws, Guy and Mary McAlister; two sisters; and two brothers.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Rupert LDS 3rd Ward Chapel, 526 S. F St. The viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Hansen Mortuary, 710 Sixth St. in Rupert, and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.
The family would like to thank the incredible efforts made by Life Flight and the critical care team of Eastern Idaho Medical Center. Their efforts and comfort were outstanding.
Dad, you are in our hearts and we will miss you always.
John Robert (Bob) Meiners
He was born Sept. 12, 1927, in Burley, the son of Carl and Alice Blauer Meiners. He received his education and graduated from the Burley school system. He left home and went to northern Idaho to work in the silver mines, but being young and alone, the comforts of home soon forced him to make his way back to Burley.
He met and married Lola Edwards. To this union, three children were born, Robert Orlando, Romanda Fae and Walter Phillip. During this time, he enlisted in the Army and, in 1946, was deployed to Japan. After that tour of duty ended, he was once again called to serve in 1952. Upon his release, the family moved to Idaho Falls for a short time while Bob worked for Lockwood Graders, a potato equipment manufacturer. Bob was instrumental in the planning and development of the companies articulating piler and many other designs used on harvesters, windrowers and self-propelled machines.
When the couple divorced, Bob returned to Rupert and became the shop foreman of the Lockwood facility there. He met and married Barbara Broadhead, and the union added two more daughters, Bonnie Jean and Joaunee Dee Plocher. Shortly after the marriage, his oldest son, Robert Orland, was killed at the age of 14. It was a loss dad never recovered from. Never would there be a very long period of time pass that he wouldn't bring up Robert and how he wondered how life would have been were he here. Two of Bob's closest friends and fishing buddies, Mike and Rick Kechter formed Kechter Brothers and Bob joined the team. He later managed the Logan Farm Equipment dealership in Paul until his retirement.
During all these years, he faithfully held down his other full-time job - fishing. Fish feared him and everyone else wanted to learn his knack. There is hardly a stream or lake in the state that he hasn't fished as well as Alaska and the Washington coast. When the fish season closed, "the gang" grabbed their guns and the pursuit became ducks, geese, sage hens, antelope, deer and elk. But not to be sidelined through winter, out would come the ice fishing gear. He loved taking the grandsons fishing and hunting and lavished them with all his stories. The family tradition of spending Memorial Day weekend at Duck Falls running the rapids in his jet boat marked its 46th year in 2008. It has now spanned three generations.
At the time of his retirement, his grandson, Jeremy, had started the pursuit of farming. Dad had always said his one regret was not buying his own farm in his younger days. So he spent the last 15 years accomplishing that dream by partnering with Jeremy. He loved going in the semi or going out to check the fields and was never shy to let his feeling be known as to what was being done right or wrong. His involvement became an integral part of his life when his wife, Barbara, passed away in 2002.
He cherished the bustle of activity that kept him active and also the time he still spent hunting and fishing with his best friend, Mike Kechter. They had ice-fished at the Minidoka Dam three days before his death. It was while spending the day with Jeremy that he left us. But he would have wanted it no other way. Words cannot express the great loss we feel, but the memories and legacy he gave us binds us together and keeps us strong. His quiet demeanor has steadied us through many storms. He was a lifelong member of the LDS Church.
He is survived by his children, Romanda (Bruce) Berry, Wally (Vicki) Meiners and Bonnie Jacobson, all of Rupert, and Joaunee (Trent) Vorwaller of Denver, Colo.; grandchildren, Charmayne Scow, Bruce Berry, Masina Berry, Tyler Berry, Shantell Berry, Phillip Meiners, Cole Meiners, Wendy Meiners, Jeremy Vorwaller, Jud Vorwaller, Casey Vorwaller and Jaimi Vorwaller; 12 great-grandchildren; three sisters; and three brothers. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara; son, Robert; his in-laws, Guy and Mary McAlister; two sisters; and two brothers.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Rupert LDS 3rd Ward Chapel, 526 S. F St. The viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Hansen Mortuary, 710 Sixth St. in Rupert, and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.
The family would like to thank the incredible efforts made by Life Flight and the critical care team of Eastern Idaho Medical Center. Their efforts and comfort were outstanding.
Dad, you are in our hearts and we will miss you always.
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