It's Love. . . Her Fairy Tale Ending . . . It's just the begining

Lisa Moore is the 2nd councilor in the young women. She is the beehive advisor. She is a dental assistant. My interview with Lisa lead to the most popular topic in these blog interviews. The meet cute between her and her husband and the subsequent relationship leading up to the proposal and the happily ever after which is the now… We are in the happily ever after folks. It is everything your dreamed for as a little girl? For Lisa it just might be, but the road to her prince was not so cut and dry.
Lisa met Brian on the side of the road when she was 17 years old. She was on her way to a wake board party at a private residence on a lake. She was with a group of girl friends and they were lost. She sees this red Camaro full of guys barreling down the road and tells her friends, “I bet they are going to the party, too.” So they flagged them down and sure enough these guys were headed to the wake board party. So the girls got back in their car and follow the boys to the party. Like any great fairy tale there has to be some conflict before we get to the end of the tale. For Lisa and Brian it started with their initial feelings for each other. They did not hit it off at all. She thought he was snobby. He thought she was young. He was preppy she was a bit punk. (Ask her if you want to know more about what the entails, stud belts and so on.) After this first meeting their paths started crossing. They would date for a few weeks then stop dating. Lisa met and fell for (gasp!) another man. She got engaged and started planning her wedding, only to break it off weeks before. She was mending a wounded heart and found her self gravitating back to her preppy on again off again Brain.
Brian moved to Washington DC about 3 years after Lisa met him. He and his roommate planned to fly their girls out for the weekend. He bought Lisa a plane ticket and booked her place to stay. The night before she was to fly out she called him up and told him, “Cough cough, I am sick cough. I can’t come.” He was so mad he vowed then and there to never speak to her again! About 6 months later Brian moved back to Arizona. Lisa brother ran into him at a party. He told Brian to give his sister a call. Brian told him, “She can call me if she wants to talk to me.” So she did. She called an apologized to him. It was a month after that before they went out again.

Lisa and Brian dated off and on for those 4 years. When Brian first told her he loved her it went a little something like this: Brian, “I think I am falling in love with you.” (awwww) Lisa, “Be careful.” (she was scared.) Lisa and Brain were dating again and having a good time. She realized one day that through everything she kept going back to him.
One day they were in Fountain Hills walking by the fountain when Brian asked, “what if you fell in?” Then he pretended like he was going to push her into the fountain and they lost their balance and both of them fell in. In what seemed like a millisecond after falling in Lisa looked at Brian and he held up an engagement ring that must have just been waiting box free in his pocket and said, “Be my wife.” He had gotten down on one knee still. She couldn’t see that. She thought he fell more. The water was up to his chin and he was holding the right up out of the water. Lisa was over come with love and laughter. She replied, “Sure!” The were married in the Mesa Temple. They have been happily married for 3 ½ years!

She thinks there is nothing much to tell…

…but I have stuff to tell about her….
Linda was supposed to be a boy. She was going to be Steven. Her father was certain she was going to be a boy because her family had only had boys for 5 generations. When her parents were surprised with a beautiful little lady they chose the name Linda because it means pretty. She grew up with 3 brothers. She was always active in sports. Linda played on a Women’s fast pitch league. (The likes of which we do not have here in Arizona! We are all slow pitching for the women folk!) She also bowls and plays golf.

Linda has 3 children; 2 boys & a girl. They have blessed her with 4 wonderful grandchildren. A 17 year old boy who she loves to take to the drive-in. And 3 triples who are 18 months old (2 girls and 1 boy.) Linda loves the area. She grew up in Tempe and Mesa. She remembers Chandler just being a bunch of fields so it is weird and quite different.
Linda live in Maryland for 18 years and worked for National Geographic Magazine in Washington D.C. (Nothing to tell my foot, I have about 100 questions about that alone!! That is awesome!) She came back to Arizona several years ago to be closer to her parents. Linda is now a fraud analyst for Chase bank in Tempe.

CKV times 2

Carly Voyce is married to Channon. They have been married for 4 years as of 5/5. The were married on 05/05/05, isn’t that cool? Carly grew up in Utah. She met Channon because they both had the same German class at BYU. They had it at different, hours, though, so they actually met in a study group for that class. Carly was named after the singer Carly Simon. Her mom was a big fan. Carly’s middle name is Kay after here dad. When she found out Channon’s middle name was Kay also and his was after his did, too she knew she was hooked. She realized they had the same initials and it was meant to be!
Carly and Channon are currently looking for a house to buy some where in the valley. They don’t have any pets right now but she plans to get a couple dogs after they are out of their apartment. They only planned to be there for 6 months and here they are 2 years later, still in their apartment. (And luckily for us, that keeps them in our ward!)

They love to travel. The Voyce’s lived in the Caymen Islands for 6 months. They worked for a company called Del Sol. Carly misses it. She also lived in Russia for 3 months. She has travelled to Peru and Mexico, too. For their honeymoon they went on a tropical cruise.
Carly is currently a dental assistant and a primary teacher who is also helping with the Young Women’s Girls camp. She is a great visiting teacher, too! I know because she’s mine!

Obsession? CK for him? Hum?

I would like to share with you a story about Lori Bezzant. Before I do I will tell you a few things about her. Lori and Dave have been married for 6 years as of April 11th. They have know each other for 7 years. They met on May 1st 2002. More about that in a bit. They have a beautiful 3 year old daughter names Ila. They also have a big white furry dog named Sulley. If Sulley were blue you might confuse him with the lovable monster from Monsters Inc, which is where Dave got his name from. Lori and Ila spend time between their home here in Chandler and their house in Utah. It is in Pleasant Grove.
Here is a true story about Lori. Waaaay back in 2002 Lori was working in the men’s fragrance department in Dillard’s in Provo, Utah. She was minding her own business doing her job when she was spotted by a man in the shoe department. Dave Bezzant was in the shoe department. He was supposed to be in the mall checking out the movie start times; instead he was in the shoe department checking out the fragrance lady. He was getting ready to leave the store when he had a strong feeling he was supposed to say hi to her. He approached her and they started talking. He told her about himself. He let her know he was established with a good job and a house and so on. So Lori asked him, “So, what don’t you have?” to which he replied, “a girlfriend.” So, she let him know she was single. She gave him her phone number (which she normally didn’t do when she was at work) and he bought the cologne she recommended.

To this day he has yet to wear the scent she sold him (she doesn't recall what it was.) However, on their 6 year anniversary of knowing each other they went out to dinner and Dave showed her a surprise at the restaurant. From his pocket he pulled out the bottle of cologne she sold them on their first meeting.

May Activities

Friday, May 8th From 6 to 7:30pm
Dinner for the Sisters (put on by the Primary)
At the ward building
RSVP to Siter Ward (or in RS they announced to "just show up.")

Saturday May 9th 7:30am to 1:30pm
Blood Drive
At the stake Center (our ward building)
To schedule an appointment or for questions call Jill Dawson

Thursday, May 14th 7pm
Discussion Group/Get to Know
Hosted at Erica Schifsky’s home
This is a time for sisters to come and talk and spend time visiting together.
If you haven’t come to one of these before today is a great day to start! We’d love to have you.

Friday, May 15th at noon
Lunch Bunch and Play Group
Bring your lunch and your kids to Espee Park Spray Pad on Knox Road
You may want to bring water, a towel, and sunscreen, too.
Questions call Kat Upperman (Ercia Schifsky will be hosting)

Thursday, May 28th at 7pm
Ladies Night Out
Dinner at Applebee’s on Chandler (The one By Home Depot)
RSVP to Tuppence Bailey

Baking Fun

There was a wonderful cooking class. We learned to bake cinnamon rolls. Thank you Sister Jeppesen! All the sister who came had a great time! A big thanks to those who came and participate, too! (I will get better about adding names with picture. I wasn't there and I still have a hard time remembering names. I am trying, though.) We got some great shots here of the sisters in their "baking" action!

A quick note. With no picture.

I wanted to welcome our new second councilor in the relief society. Tuppence. I know she will do an awesome job. For those of you who don't know Sister Bailey be on the look out of a spotlight on her soon!

I also wanted to thank Erica for the great job and service she has done for me and all of us. I know she has been a great blessing in my life and many of yours as well. So, thank you Sister Schifsky.

Just a reminder to RSVP to Erica for Thursday the 30th. We would love to see you there. Macaroni Grill.

Stake conference this Sunday. 10am is the general session. Get there early for cushy seats.

New ward, new pad, new husband

Marlene Weller is no stranger to change; she has lived in New Mexico, Texas, Alabama, Utah, Arizona, and she served a mission in Uruguay. Recently as the title of this blog states she has had some other major changes take place in her life. When I first met Marlene it was on the set of one of our ward activities. The My Big Fat Greek Restaurant Ladies Night Out outing. She came in and started visiting with everyone like she was old friends. She was all smiles and very fun to talk to and be around. She had been in the ward for a week and married for 2 weeks to her husband Alan.

The dinner was a big gab fest and I was at the opposite end of the table from Marlene, so I had her write a few things about her self she wanted to share with you, dear blog readers. "I am a fine Artist, a photographer and a bus driver. I love, love, love to sing."

My second meeting with Marlene was over the phone. She was just as happy to talk with me then. Except she was at work so it was a very short conversation. She has now been in the ward for 3 weeks and that means she has been married for just about 4 weeks!! Welcome Marlene and congratulations on everything!

By day she is a diaper changing-dinner cooking lady...

Callie Harding is a wife and mother if 2. Austin age 2 and Jackson age 3. She currently stays home with her youngin's during the day so her husband can go to school. She is waiting until he is done with school and then she plans to go back. She worked in orthodontics and pediatric dentistry. Now a days she has the joy every Sunday of hanging out with the 18 month old to 3 year olds in our ward.

Callie grew up in Albuquerque. She moved to Provo to start working for and orthodontic. She was in a Singles Ward. She met her husband in Provo. He was the activity committee director and she was called to be on the ward activities committee. They lived in the same apartment complex, too. They got to know each other because of their callings and fell in love. They moved here for her husbands schooling.

Callie misses New Mexico and all 4 seasons. (What? There are 4? I thought there was hot and sixteen days of cold.) She enjoyed seeing the colors of fall and the new greens of spring. We are happy to have her here in the painted desert with all of us.