The Hill Family

   During this last Spring Semester, one of my professors required us to read Leadership and Self-Deception .  This is probably the best book that any instructor has ever had me read.  Without going into too much detail, the book is technically a business book written in story form, but it goes way deeper than business. The story follows Tom Callum, a person who has just been hired by Zagrum Company.  Tom thinks that he is the best manager to step foot in the company as he walks to his meeting with one of the V.P.  The story takes place over a 2 day meeting between Tom and the V.P.  Tom learns that throughout his life, he has rarely seen people as what they are: people.  The overall theme of the book is that we as society usually treat each other as objects.  Only when we treat each other as people are we able to get things accomplished and achieve goals, whether those goals are personal, family, or business.  Tom discovers that Zagrum has been teaching all of its employees these princ...

                                                                   Our first day on the ship.  We left from L.A. and sailed for 7 days!       We went rock climbing on the ship.  Jason was great at it, but it was really hard for me! That's our cruise ship behind Jason.  We were on a small boat headed to the dock at Cabo San Lucas Cabo San Lucas       Our toes in the sand!         Hanging out at the beach in Cabo San Lucas           Sailing away from Cabo that evening                 We were at a show that evening on the ship                                Mazatlan In Mazatlan we went on a kaiaking excursion in the ocean.  Thas was a lot of fun.  When we got to the beach area the waves just carried us into the shore.  Once we arrived at the beach we went on a hike up a small mountain which is where this pic was taken.                           Sailing away from Mazatlan that evening.                           Puerto Vallarta   In Puerto Vallarta we got off the ship and went around ...

Josh & I flew to Texas for the weekend to surprise my dad for his 50th birthday.  He was shocked when he saw us there! I'm pretty sure we made his day. His best birthday present was having all of his kids home for his birthday! What a good looking crew!  The Vernon's came to dad's party, it was so much fun hanging out with them!                                                       Dad blowing out his birthday candles with a little help. Garrett, Britt, Wynston These two cuties will be 5 yrs old in July Britt, Natalie & Dad   We ate dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings and then went to a movie to get dad out of the house for the surprise party.                                              

On Friday, April 25, I graduated from Utah Valley University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Digital Media!  The ceremonies were as boring as ever, but it is awesome to have it done!  After doing 40 Credit hours this year, 21 in the Fall and 19 this Spring, I was able to don the cap and gown and receive my degree.  Now I have to start worrying about career choices and all of that nonsense!  Brittani and I are very excited!  I could not have done any of this without her help and encouragement.  She is amazing!

This last weekend was Spring Break for me. On Thursday, Brittani and I took a 4 hour road trip to Ruby Valley, Nevada to spend time with Rex, Shauna, and Everett. It was the most fun we've had for a long time. We arrived Thursday night and had dinner. Everett is getting so big and has started taking a few steps. His birthday is coming up on the 27th. Brittani and I went in on a birthday present with my brothers for the little guy. We got him a little fire truck for him to ride on. It plays music and other sounds with the push of a button. Everett really enjoyed it. He played the song over and over again, and I could tell that his parents were going to really enjoy this addition to his toy collection. On Friday, Rex and I took out the four-wheelers to check on all of the recently-born calves. One cow gave birth to twins, but only cared for one of them. So we had to bring the other one back to the barn and bottle-feed it along with some other leppy calves. It was quite ...

Me and Brit hangin out in SLC.  This was takin a few months, ago, before the cold.  Hey, if anyone sees my blog and wants to comment or get in touch, leave the URL to your blog in your comment.  That will make it easier for me to respond.  Things are going good for us.  We're living in Orem.  I'm attending UVSC.  I met with my advisor yesterday and if all goes well, I'll be graduating in August!  I can't wait to be done!

Me and my beautiful bride Brittani. This is from our trip up to Jackson Hole, WY.