Archive for November, 2008
Proposition 8 & Mormons
Posted on November 24, 2008 by Jamie Larsen, under Thoughts by Jamie Larsen.
I have to admit that I didn’t hear much about Proposition 8 in California until shortly after the elections took place. For those that aren’t aware of it, Proposition 8 was on the ballet in California to reverse the decision regarding same sex marriage that was put into place months earlier. I read more about this in local California newspapers after the election took place on November 4th.
The stories were really disturbing to me. This is why I am writing about it on my family blog. (more…)
The end of an important era. Jamie sold his first car…
Posted on November 15, 2008 by Jamie Larsen, under Thoughts by Jamie Larsen.
Shortly after I returned from my mission from Norway in September 1996 I purchased a 1995 Honda Civic Coupe. Two door, manual 4 cyclinder, cherry red with a spoiler on the back beautiful car. Of course I did small upgrades here and there (Added a nice stereo with rear speakers, automatic locks, tinted windows, black bra). I kept this car clean all the time. It was a great car.
Well, that era has now come to an end. For I sold the car to someone here in Michigan just yesterday. Although it is nice to have something a little larger for our family now, It was a hard thing to do. It was my first car that I worked hard for. So this post is for my car and I wish it happiness with it’s new owners.
Going to Utah
Posted on November 8, 2008 by Jamie Larsen, under Family Trips.
So I got a call from my mom the other day letting me know that my brother Dusty is getting married in December. Kaylene was sweet enough to buy Owen and I tickets to fly out out to be a part of it. So, we are flying out for a quick weekend. We will be there on Thursday December 11th and flyout on Sunday December 14th. We would love to see those that are out there.
I would love to take Owen snowboarding while we are there. I will probably bring my snowboard with me. If you know of anyone that has a small snowboard that might fit a 4 year old, please let me know.
We are really excited to come out and hope to spend some time with all of you. See you soon!
Halloween with the Larsens
Posted on November 2, 2008 by Jamie Larsen, under The Larsens.
This Halloween seemed a little crazier this year than in years past. It could be because the boys are getting older, or that we had the Church Halloween party two days before, or that Jamie had to get a work social put together for everyone at work. Whatever it was, it was crazy.
However, crazy isn’t always a bad thing. This year we decided to all dress up as pirates. At first, Owen wasn’t too excited about it (he really wanted a transformer costume), but he seemed to get excited once we all got dressed up as pirates. We did end up winning the best Pirate costume award at the church party. This wasn’t the only award that we won… Kaylene’s chocolate chili came in second place in the chili cook-off. Believe me, it was good. (more…)