Zach and Sarah Jenkins

Church Talk

2012-02-12T18:57:00.001-08:00

In Provo

2009-09-17T13:14:00.000-07:00

Zach and I moved in to our new apartment in Provo a few weeks ago and have since been bombarded with school and work and real life again. We're getting organized... slowly. Classes are going well for both of us. Zach's excited about his digital media stuff, and I'm excited because this is my last fall semester... ever! yay! Anyways, I just thought I'd write again because it's been forever.

I SEWED!!!

2009-08-16T22:06:00.000-07:00

I forgot to blog this... but I used a sewing machine for the first time since middle school. I made a blanket, almost entirely by myself! I think it turned out alright. Now I want a sewing machine.

-Musical Ride-

2009-08-16T21:40:00.000-07:00

Yay for Christmas Crackers!!!Zach - trying to understand the crazy contraptionMounties!! They really do exist!The Musical RideWeird gymnastics thing....Zach and I after a day spraying primer and cleaning drywall dust.What a handsome man in a painting suitAugust 16th 2009Friday night, we went to a "Musical Ride" with Mum and Dad. It's where the RCMP (yes... the Royal Canadian MOUNTED Police)

-Filberg Festival-

2009-08-03T21:10:00.000-07:00

August 3 2009We spent the day at the Filberg Festival in Comox. It was neat to see all the things going on. My favourite is this nice rocking chair. Also, we saw five vultures eating a salmon on the river outside the condo this morning, which was cool.

"Adventures" on the River

2009-07-30T16:44:00.000-07:00

July 30 2009 Adventures are supposed to be fun, right? We certainly had an adventure a few days ago, and given the fact that my bruises haven't yet healed, I'm not sure I would consider it as having been fun. First of all, it's been record hot here. It's been 34C all week long (around 94F) and really really humid. Tuesday after work, we decided to go up the Puntledge River to Stottom Falls

Sick week

2009-07-26T21:08:00.000-07:00

Well it's Sunday, so with all the extra time I have I decided to do my first post on this here blog...at least I think it's my first...if it's not, don't hold it against me. Other than Monday and today, I've been sick most of this week with some sort of flu type thing, probably the swine flu if you ask me, but whatever, I'll get over it. Anyways, The first couple days of being sick I tried to

-Weekend in Victoria-

2009-07-19T19:09:00.000-07:00

Lauren, Jordan, Tracey, Brent, Connor and Zach watching the crab traps below.Zach and his new friend. What a weirdo.We decided to walk around the Sidney Harbour a bit and obviously you can't go to Sidney without snapping a picture with the scuba diver. At least that what Tracey, Jordan and I decided.Sarah: "look Jordan, it's a whale head... and there's a whale fin over there!"Jordan: "Where's

The House

2009-07-11T20:02:00.000-07:00

July 10 2009I started work at the hardware store my parents work at two weeks ago, and since then, I've spent very little time at the house Zach's helping to build. He and Dad sided the whole front and have done lots of other things too. Here are some pictures of the things that have been keeping him busy for the past two months. I am working on my first sewing project since I was 11 and made

-Misssing UTAH-

2009-07-01T21:34:00.000-07:00

Who ever thought I would miss Utah while in beautiful British Columbia?? I got some pictures of our last week in Utah from my sister and those mountains are glorious! Here's some pictures...And... HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!Zach and I at the Kennecotte MineZach, Mum and I looking at the biggest tire EVER!Sometimes, people are just made for each other...

- Just Another Day -

2009-06-18T20:24:00.000-07:00

June 18th 2009We were eating dinner with Mum and Dad when it happened. Over a plate of Vietnamese food, I realized that I've been home from my mission to California for one year today. I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. Overall, they are good, satisfied feelings (and distinctly less-tired feelings). I went out with the sister missionaries in Courtenay for the first time today too.

- Summer Fun -

2009-06-17T19:39:00.000-07:00

June 17 2009- Zach, "trying" to canoe - Crystal clear Comox Lake - A very large canoe on a very small car -

- Zach's Handiwork -

2009-06-11T21:22:00.000-07:00

June 11 2009Mostly, working on the house is all we've been up to lately. Zach is proving to be quite handy, so I thought I'd put up some pictures of some projects that we've been working on lately. It's been quite an adventure learning how to do all of this stuff, and then watching as Zach does it! Here are some pictures of the cedar deck Zach built and the retaining wall/ stairs he put

- Hot Hot Weather -

2009-06-04T21:57:00.000-07:00

4-06-09Zach and I have been enjoying/ enduring the hot spell that's hit the Island this week. Yesterday, with nothing to do at the house (because people who actually know what they are doing had work to do), we went to Lake Comox with a giant canoe strapped onto the top of our not so giant car. We canoed a bit, saw a bald Eagle really close and attempted to swim in the frigid water, and then

-Building Bridges... Only Not... -

2009-05-30T17:12:00.000-07:00

05-30-09Zach and I have spent the last couple of days building a deck at the new house. Who on earth knew that we could do that??? Or perhaps more accurately - who on earth knew that Zach could do that?!? Yesterday we stained the cedar boards and painted a bit. Today, Zach screwed all the boards onto the rafters, while I painted giant beams. Then I played with putty too. It was really fun.

- More Wedding Pictures -

2009-05-27T08:51:00.001-07:00

These photos were taken by one of our photographers, Kittye Bowen - she's great!

- Weekend in Victoria -

2009-05-25T21:57:00.000-07:00

05-25-09Zach and I drove down island to Victoria this weekend. We went to finally get my passport renewed and decided to make a weekend out of it. We arrived Friday night, stopped by some old friends of mine, then went to bed. Saturday, we got up late, ate a wonderful breakfast that had been left out for us, and headed into town. In Victoria we walked around, saw the sights and had a good

- Good Ole Half-day's Work -

2009-05-21T15:02:00.000-07:00

05-21-09Today, we went to move more dirt. There wasn't too much to do, and our muscles were too sore to do it anyways, so we came home and napped. Then I cut all of my hair off. It feels so good, and light. We're excited for tomorrow because we're going to go down to Victoria. It'll be nice to feel like I'm at home again!Here's Tuesday's rain. And what Zach does to occupy the down time

2009-05-20T19:03:00.000-07:00

May 19-20 2009Sarah and I finally got started with work. We are helping her parents with their new house. Yesterday, the 19th, we pulled weeds so that we could spread spread soil in the backyard. Apparently somebody upstairs didn't like us doing that so they caused it to rain three hours into the work day so we had to quit. When we got home we played Settlers of Catan a couple of times, and

- Victoria Day -

2009-05-18T17:46:00.001-07:00

05-18-09Happy Victoria Day! This lovely Canadian Holiday wherein we celebrate our dear queen, we went to Nymph Falls and Comox Lake with Mum and Dad. It was nice out, and being next to the river makes us want to go tubing down it really badly. We decided this probably wouldn't be the best of places to start from. Tomorrow, we get to start working! We're heading over to the lot where Mum and

- Sand Castles... -

2009-05-16T16:00:00.000-07:00

05-16-09Today, we spend the afternoon at Goose Spit (what a great name eh?) just east of Courtenay. We decided to build a sandcastle, even though it was a little less than warm. It was so fun, even though we're now suffering from residual sand between our toes and under our fingernails. It was funny to watch the other people walking on the beach with their thick coats on look at us and shake

- BEARS!!!!!! -

2009-05-15T16:37:00.000-07:00

05-15-09Today, we drove up to Mt. Washington (we only got lost 500 times)... but it was totally worth it because we saw a BEAR on the side of the road!!!Zach named him "Smokey"... we love CANADA.

- Rain Forests and Waterfalls -

2009-05-15T09:40:00.000-07:00

05-15-09Yesterday, we drove back down the island to Little Qualicum Falls. We hiked around the river and saw some amazing water falls. Afterwards, we stopped by Coombs. There, a "Tourist Attraction" is: "Goats on the Roof"... we stopped by, and really, there was a goat on the roof! Pictures of that will come soon...We stopped by Qualicum Beach. I taught Zach how to catch crab and find oysters

- Adventures in CANADA! -

2009-05-14T21:17:00.000-07:00

5-14-09Zach, in our BACKYARD! The Puntledge River is really about 20 feet from the condo. We're going to go tubing down it when it warms up a bit!Again, the River. Look at how green and pretty Courtenay is! We are so happy to be here!I guess it's good to know right off the bat that I marrried a bum! This is Zach taking a nap outside the complex.

- One Busy Week and One Long Drive -

2009-05-14T17:32:00.000-07:00

5-15-09Zach and I arrived in Victoria on Tuesday morning after the longest drive of our lives. Because we're far from Utah and the good people of America, at BriAnna's suggestion, we decided to start a blog and share some of our adventures with you. Like I said, it's been a pretty busy week. My Mum and Dad, sister Leslie and brother-in-law Luke arrived in Thanksgiving Point last Monday. It