Stories-by-hammy

Vegas Trip

2008-04-08T07:11:00.000-07:00

Well here it is people our wonderful and glorious trip to Vegas. We really didn't bust out the camera that much as you can tell, but it was an awesome trip. We got to see our friends and the gorgeous Vegas Temple. It was amazing. It also made our wedding all that more real. We are super excited to see everyone and can't wait for it to be our turn. I hope that you enjoy our pictures. I had fun taking them. Next time I will use my camera more and get a better documentation of things. This trip just seemed very rushed which is sad cuz it was a lot of fun.

The Weekend Wedding.

2008-03-04T13:15:00.000-08:00

Alright so here it is the Wedding that many of us have been waiting 8 excruciatingly long years. Well all I have to say is congratulations to Jeremy and Kristina Mikelson. I can't express my love and appreciation for these two individuals. I have been through a lot with the two of them and am glad to have finally see them come together in the bonds of marriage. This was very exciting for me because I was the Best Man and was able to share some of those feelings with them and with the families of these two individuals as well. Families that I have both grown to love and call my own as well. Well anyways on to the pictures of these wonderful festivities. I hope that you have enjoyed a
small glimpse into this wonderful wedding. If you would like to see all the pictures than you can go to my webalbums the post is in the links portion on the side of the blog.
Hammy out.

Advice From Edward Abbey

2008-02-01T01:58:00.000-08:00

"One final paragraph of advice: Do not burn yourself out. Be as I am-a reluctant enthusiast... a part time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it is still there. So get out there and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains. Run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space. Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to your body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: you will outlive the bastards."”
~Edward Abbey.

Thanks Edward. You are an inspiration to us all.

Christmas Rocks

2007-12-25T17:46:00.000-08:00

Well I just thought that I would share a little bit about my Christmas seeing how I am at work doing absolutely nothing. I have no one to work with and nothing to do. But I did have a free platter of ribs for my Christmas dinner tonight. It was awesome. Well anyways, I woke up at right around 4 or 4:30am and talked to Audrey, cuz she called me, until probably close to 5:30 or 6am my time. So then it became the waiting game until everyone was awake. It was fun because Aiden wanted to open presents really badly. He was standing by the tree just wanting to open up all the presents. It was funny. Well needless to say it didn't take long to get started in on the process of opening gifts. We all had a very lovely morning full of laughter as well as the thoughtful aww inspiring gifts. From the hilarious to the tear jerkers. It was a very happy and successful year. The only thing that could have made it that more amazing is if those who are soon to be a part of this family and those who have been a part of this family could have been there as well. But you can't have it all and so thus we must just enjoy that of which we have and the rest will work it's way into the picture sooner or later. Here are just a few of the pictures from the Christmas extravaganza. If you want to see them all you can go to my web album in the links section of this blog. Thanks.
~Hammy

BORED AT WORK!!!!

2007-12-23T18:00:00.000-08:00

Well I am at work it is the eve of Christmas Eve and I have had four expected arrivals for the last four hours. When I came in we had five. I did one walk-in and checked in one reservation. I have also canceled many reservations due to the fact that our pool is down. This is always fun. I especially enjoy telling people that "Our policy is that we must have a credit card on file and therefore we can't house you for this evening, sorry." That is already what has happened a few times this evening. I have read my new Urban Climber from cover to cover and am now just trying not to lose my sanity. I have tried to read a random book that I found in the back and didn't get far into that before I started to fall swiftly into slumber. I am the only one here at the front desk and can't leave early because of the fact that I have none to replace me and finish out the rest of my shift. This is probably the least interesting post I have ever posted, but can't stop just because of the simple fact that it is something to do. I am almost contimplating getting a little game boy or nintendo D.S. just for these rare occassions where the most action you see is when somone from the bar walks byt on there merry way to the bathroom. Well enough on this I am going to try and not die before my shift ends in THREE more hours.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD TIME!
~Hammy

Six Month Anniversary.

2007-12-17T23:38:00.000-08:00

Well folks it's been six of the most glorious months with an amazing women that I am proud to call my Fiancee'. Of course this post wouldn't be complete without some pictures to go with our little celebration. I was the camera operator on this expedition and I do believe that they came out quite well. We had a delicious dinner and watched the Holiday. It was wonderful. The dinner was homemade. We did the cooking together and it was awesome. Then we sat down to watch the movie and next thing I know the movie is just about over. Well I fell asleep during the movie. It just goes to show that the food hit the spot. Just right for a nap. We had a wonderful time. A perfect evening with the perfect lady.

Good time for a new post.

2007-11-27T11:49:00.000-08:00

I am sitting in my class about ten minutes before it starts and was trying to think of things that I could do and decided to update my blog with a little bit about Wisconsin. For those of you that don't know I went out to Wisconsin to meet the parents, contrary to what I thought it would be like, something a long the lines of the movie "Meet the Parents" it wasn't. Not at all. It was a very relaxed atmosphere. I enjoyed my time out there a lot. I loved meeting and getting to know her parents and younger siblings. I also got to meet her Mom's parents as well as her Great Grandma. Whom I might have been mistaken as Jesus Christ. It was quite funny because she would stare at me and then get this really big grin on her face. As though she was extremely happy to see me. Needless to say the week out there was awesome. I even got up the nerve to ask her Dad for her hand in marriage. It was a very tough thing to do. Even though we had all been laughing and joking about the wedding all week long. I just couldn't imagine my life without Audrey. Now that I have meet her family I am excited to be apart of their lives as well. It is going to be a long and amazing roller coaster ride from here on out, but it will be well worth every minute of it. I am sorry that there aren't any pictures this time, because of the fact that she and her parents are the ones with all of the pictures. So if you want to see the pictures you will have to bother her for those.
~Hammy

The rest of the Utah trip.

2007-11-06T13:48:00.002-08:00

So here it is. I absolutely love these pictures. This is were I know that Audrey and I were both watchful of each other. In fact we even talked about it afterwards. We both were watching the interaction between each other and the kids. It was fun and we both are happy with what we saw. She will be an amazing mother some day and that is really what made me very happy. I just hope that I can keep up with her. Enjoy the pictures of the Henry's kids. It was and is a lot of fun to be able to hang out with them. We are always excited and happy to see them. We often make plans when I come into town to go and visit. Well none the less enjoy pictures and enjoy life because with out friends and family we have nothing.
~Hammy

A successful trip to Utah.

2007-10-30T11:15:00.000-07:00

Well every trip to Utah is a successful one. With every trip comes the heart ache of going back to Idaho. This is something that I have come to grips with and will learn to cope with for the time being. Anyways on to what we did with pictures to go along with them. So lets begin with the fact that I finally got to meet the youngest of the Power crew. Kelly came out to visit and see what BYU has to offer. So heres to Kelly and a great weekend. Also Caitlyn and I kicked some serious trash at Eucher, it's a card game. I know it sounds weird or maybe not, but we had a killer time and when I say killer I mean that Caitlyn and I killed our competition. 2 games to 3 Audrey and Kelly fell short. Sorry still love ya. Hopefully you will still love me to, but I gotta talk trash. Just love me. Anyways on to some pictures maybe I will cut in again and add more later.

Me vs. a yoga ball.

2007-10-23T16:45:00.000-07:00

Price found this video of me and I thought that I would share it with everyone else. It is hilarious. Some have already seen it and others have yet to see it. so here you are.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3808427108854968387&pr=goog-sl

You should be able to check it out by clicking on the website link. Enjoy my humiliation. I love it.

~Hammy

This ones for Dougie.

2007-10-02T19:22:00.001-07:00

I think this is fantastic and if you haven't seen the movies that me and my friend Dougie made you are missing out they are fantastic.
So here's to you Doug.
~Hammy

Castel Rock Trip Was Awesome.

2007-10-02T14:11:00.000-07:00

So first of all. I would just like to say that I am grateful for good friends that are willing to go that extra mile every once in a while. So Jared thanks you are a good man.
Second of all I am happy to have a wonderful Girlfriend that is willing to look adversity in the face and say, "I am not going to back down."
We went and climbed roughly a 400 plus foot climb this last weekend and we did it in the snow. So Kudos to all who were there. It was amazing. I am grateful for the time well spent. Byron whom I hadn't seen in a long while was there and that was a ton of fun and to Tolmans experience and knowledge on big wall climbing. Couldn't and probably wouldn't have done it without you. Well here are the pictures they were great fun.
~Hammy

If you would like to view more you can go to this web site and check it out. Enjoy.
http://picasaweb.google.com/hammyNY

AMC Eagle Glory be to all

2007-09-23T14:18:00.001-07:00

Now before we get a little hasty this car was purchased with a purpose in mind. This was bought out of love. Also so that a certain someone can come to Idaho and visit when she so desires. This is a beautiful well kept 1987 AMC Eagle. I have shopped around and this is what i came up with. It is amazing. I love it.
~Hammy

New Telephone Number

2007-09-22T16:19:00.000-07:00

Well for those of you who don't know I have a new number. that number is 208-241-6495. Program it in and give me a jingle sometime.
~Hammy

2007-09-17T23:01:00.001-07:00

I do believe that I have found my new pair of shoes. These things look amazing. I am so excited I will be ordering them with my next paycheck probably. They are extremely neat looking.
~Hammy

Pocatello Pump.

2007-09-16T20:27:00.000-07:00

I was a little wrapped up on this one. I can't really explain this one I just want you all to know and understand that I am way too trusting because I ended up rolled half way down the hill by the time they let me out of there. It was a blast and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Awesome weekend every one.

Well it was a very good year this year at the pump. I beat my score of 28 this year by climbing a 58 or something like that. Then we had some great visitors. Some of you might know them as Audrey (aka Princess) and Marcus. It was a blast. Then the rest of the crew was back again this year. You know Tolman, Craig, Mary, Jo, Kori, Corey, Brian.....and so on and so forth. Well I have some great pictures and so I will share them with all of you. Just in case you were wondering I made off with a really nice Back Pack and a Nalgene as well as a Hat. It was good times for every one. Tolman and Craig pulled off first place this year. It was a good comp for all of us. As you can tell by one of these shots I am still trying to figure out my camera. It is way too much fun some times.

New posts on the Hamilton Family blog.

2007-09-11T09:45:00.000-07:00

I encourage all who may visit my blog to check out the great pictures on my families blog. They are awesomely amazing. For those who don't know it is in-the-family.blogspot.com what are you waiting for go now.
~Hammy

Hulk Hogan in japanese commercial

2007-09-05T19:30:00.001-07:00

oops! Here's the video

I feel HAPPY!!!

2007-09-05T19:24:00.000-07:00

When I see the photos below, I feel HAPPY!!

2007-09-05T19:21:00.000-07:00

The picture speaks for itself and so does the video. Enjoy!

Hulk Hogan in japanese commercial

2007-09-05T19:18:00.001-07:00

The likeness is remarkable. I thought you might enjoy seeing this blog we found for Tim. WARNING: Excessive viewing of this video will result in skipping and singing the theme song for the next three days.

Back by popular demand.

2007-09-04T21:10:00.000-07:00

Well there was a request for these pictures to come out of retirement. Alright it was request from Morgan for the Walrus. So for his viewing pleasure as well as those who might not have seen them the first time. Enjoy the fancy look. It was a lot of fun.
~Hammy

A little less fur.

2007-09-03T21:36:00.000-07:00

Now there have been a few requests from Audrey's friends to see me with a little less fur so this for now is the best that I can do. I don't think that I have too many of me with out the long hair on my computer, but I did find these ones so enjoy. Take care and I hope that you enjoy them.
~Hammy

Back in P-Town

2007-08-29T19:47:00.000-07:00

Well I'm back in P-Town and it is well. I have a few fun pictures to post of the last little bit of time I had with Audrey. Now I know that seems all mushy and what not, but deal with it. It makes me happy and that is all that matters. So for the explanation we are slacklining. It is a ton of fun and Audrey and her friend Natalie did really well with it. I am very pleased in their abilities. After that we went to the reception and then did a pizza slumber party. It was a blast. Well hope you are all doing well. I know that I am just fine and dandy. Take Care
Hammy

My last Cisco

2007-08-12T10:29:00.000-07:00

Well the season is coming to a close and I am both excited and sad at the same time. I have made new life long friends and relationships that I wouldn't change for anything. It has been easy at times and hard at times. It has drained me both physically and mentally at times. I have had amazing ups and some serious lows, but have become stronger because of each and every moment. I wouldn't have it any other way. I am so grateful for the examples in my life for all of the great people and even for all of the rough ones that I have come across. I just finished up with the very last cisco for me at least and it was hard and yet at the same time such a relief. All I could ask is that all the customers had a great time and that we did all that we could to show them a good time. I love my life it has been amazing and is only getting better. I have the greatest fan club I could possibly ask for. This includes too many to name, but mostly it resides to the support of an awesome family and an amazing woman that I have had the opportunity to really get to know and find a love that is something that we both share. So to Audrey I love ya and I will talk to you very soon and to my family I love you all more than you could possibly imagine and I am happy for every possible rebuke and thank you for helping me to stay in the correct pathway. It is because of your support that I have even gotten this far in life. I love you all. To my friends thanks each and every one of you have been and continue to be an inspiration and guiding light in my world. Have a great day and I will talk to hopefully most of you sooner than later. Have a great day. ~Hammy

New Stuff for Viewing pleasure

2007-07-29T16:26:00.000-07:00

Well I thought that some random photos would please those who aren't up to date with what I am doing so please enjoy. The season is coming to a close and so this will be easier to do when that happens. have a great day.

Catract Canyon.

2007-07-15T10:40:00.001-07:00

This is a Picture of me going through Big Drop Three. It is called the slot or the slit. I can't remember. Marcus would know. Enjoy the pictures.

Moab and me.

2007-07-06T15:47:00.001-07:00

So this was the trip that I was just on. It was fun. I also really enjoyed the smokey haze that we created with the burgers that we cooked. Not only that, but the rock is a picture of gummi bear rock. It is sweet. It really looks like a gummie bear. Well I am going to run. I have some more awesome pictures to come but for now we will leave it as is. later.

Audrey or as we call her Princess.

2007-07-06T12:12:00.001-07:00

Well I won't make you wait to see Princess. So here you go. This is Audrey. Have a great day.

Finaly a story to tell worthy of the Blog.

2007-06-25T14:46:00.001-07:00

Well kids gather around for once again it is story time with Hammy. It has been a wonderful day so far. I have the day to do nothing and so as a result Marcus and I decided that we would go and climb at this sweet spot that he knew about. So we went. On our way out we decided to hit the store for some goodies. I noticed that the gas prices had come down and thought that was fantastic. Well as you can probably see where this is going I will continue forward. We then headed out on our little adventure. We started heading out south of town and were headed into the La Sal Canyon to do some climbing. On our way to our location it became very hilly. On our way up we were laughing and talking about some great times from the past and as we were nearing our destination maybe between 2-5 minutes out Emmy, for those of you who don't know who Emmy is that would be my Bus, started to jump like she was running out of gas. I then looked over at Marcus and said, "Marcus, We're running out of gas. So we laughed about that and thanked our lucky stars that we were on a very steep hill. So we flipped around which had to be done in reverse because I couldn't get the car to run. So upon switching directions and heading back out of the canyon we continued to joke about it. Marcus relived the only three other experiences he's had with running out of gas. Two of which were in VW's. Well we made it out of the canyon no problem and decided that if we could make it this far we could make it to the gas station. The car was running just fine and so we just kind of rationalized that it was the hill and that there was plenty of gas to get us to a station to fill up. That was where we were wrong. We got what we thought was roughly about three plus miles from the gas station and ran out of gas. As a last ditch effort I popped Emmy into Neutral and we began a coast towards the station. This was great because as long as we peaked out on the hill we would make it to the Shell station no problem. Well we barely peaked and then began the descent into the wonderful world of "oh we have this no problem." As we pulled into the station I had to pull all the way around all of the pumps just to get to the last one so that i could get to the pump on the passenger side. This was one of the most amazing times that I have had since I have been here. Once again it was just another adventure to add to the wonderful story book that Marcus and I have started and continue to add to. So needless to say it was awesome and we actually went back climbed and on the way back in we measured the length at which we traveled and it was exactly three miles and roughly two tenths of a mile. So I hope that you all enjoyed. I chuckled to myself just by rewriting it. It is a treasure to be here and to be surrounded by such great people.

Hammy

Updates.

2007-06-20T19:28:00.000-07:00

Well I really don't have any updates for the blog. I just wanted to put something up so that everyone that comes to check out the blog has something to read. Even if it is as insignificant as this little bit of nothing. Well have a great time I will be posting pictures and things of the sort really soon. Love ya all. Hope your summer is going as well as mine is.
Laters,
Hammy

Guest blogger

2007-06-01T13:24:00.000-07:00

Tim hanging out and feeling the joy of being on the wall. Tim upclose and personal.
Quinn's last climb ahhhh!
Bouldering Baby!

Quinn and Jo and Jess

Hee hee! This is Tim's sister Jessie and since I have the photos from the last few days of Tim's trip on my computer, I get to blog them for him. I thought pink font would be fun and would add a new dimmension to his blog. So here we go...

We had a BLAST with Tim here. We kept him so busy. Our last two days included a zoo trip where unfortunately I forgot the camera, a visit to gymnastics and of course climbing Climb Nashville. We spent 5 hours at the gym, which for most of Tim's friends is probably no biggy, but for my sister in law and my brother in law and myself, was a whole heap of fun and good sore muscles. Tim showed me the new love of his life. Contrary to popular belief this is not a girl but bouldering. It was fun. A good short challenge with a fun fall at the end. I successfully climbed one route and lots of online routes. Tim is so fun to watch. He makes friends where ever he goes and is the best for encouraging others to achieve their potential. I think we can all learn a good lesson on how to be better that way from him. Well enough about my feelings. You all know that Tim is a great kiddo and that I love him.

Moab is a Blasty.

2007-05-29T14:19:00.001-07:00

I am having a ton of fun just floating and working lots. I have done my decond daily trip. I am having a great time. I hope that life has found everyone else well. I am still working on the phone situation. I think that I might have to take a trip to a Sprint store and find out how long I have left on my contract and then see if I can finish it out and move on to Verizon. Well that is about it for me right now. I just want you all to know that I am fine and that I love you all. take care and have a fun time this summer, I am. Also just in case you were wondering the climbing here Rocks. I am loving that as well.
later.
Hammy

Redneck Slip and Slide (Nashville Part 3)

2007-05-22T19:12:00.001-07:00

Just for referrence on this where you see Nick and I you can count on pain. I don't think that there was a moment where being followed by Nick on the slide didn't in some way or form equate to some form of pain. Well anyways, here are some very lovely pictures of the slide and what we have accomplished. It is fantastic. There was a huge competition between the boys, as always, on who could slide the furthest and well needless to say Morgan did take the cake. He went all the way down to the fence. So just so you get an idea on how long this slide was it was 100 ft. long and we were sliding an additional 30 to 40 feet down to the fence. This is of course across acorn and stick infested grass. I tell you what I am feeling the pain. I have a lot of great war wounds and am looking to finish out the stay with what ever else comes my way. Stay tuned for more, oh and if you are just checking this take a second to scroll on down and see what else is on here. I do believe that I have posted a lot of new stuff in the last 2 or 3 days. Well this is hammy signing out.

Later.

Nashville Part 2

2007-05-22T18:56:00.000-07:00

Well lets just take a moment to note that when playing with kids on a swing they want nothing more than for you to push them higher and higher. So these are all at central park. This was a lot of fun. This was also my first experience with a magnolia tree hence why I am hanging from a tree like a monkey. The kids are adorable and Jessie and I have had a ton of fun hanging out together. Just note that this has been one crazy adventure so far. But I am having a hard time keeping up with my energy level compared to the kids. I feel like I need a nap every hour just to keep up with them. Well I think that is good for now.

Hammy Out.

Ren Fair was a blasty

2007-05-22T05:55:00.000-07:00

This Ren Fair was a ton of fun. Oh man there was all sorts of crazy costumes and people in characters that were either really obscene or just plain funny. So needless to say it was great fun. I have to go for now because It is Liams turn for the computer. Have a great day and I will hop on later.

Hammy

Nashville part 1

2007-05-21T07:49:00.001-07:00

Well this is when I first arrived here in Nashville. It is great to be back around my sister and her family. I have missed them so. I am having a great time and can't help, but think of all the great things that we are doing now and will be doing for the rest of the week. I am a little sad at how fast everything is happening, but at the same time I am trying not to think about it. So instead I will let you enjoy the pictures and make up your mind on how fun of a time I am having. And soon to come on either this blog or my sisters blog is a list of quotes that have been said by some of us that have been absolutly hilarious. Until the next post. Have a great day.

Hammy

Where's the house?

2007-05-21T07:46:00.000-07:00

Well lets just say that i didn't get the house. It is a really long drawn out process of this that and the other. If you really want to hear about the story you can give me a call and I will let you know. have a great day.
Hammy

New Updates.

2007-04-26T17:16:00.000-07:00

Well I thought that I would take some time to update the new and adventurous things that are happening with the house. First of all the "Sold" sign is up, which means that I am almost official and it just keeps getting closer and closer. Second I will be closing on the 4th and not on the 6th so that is a whole two extra days in my hands. Third I have a washer and dryer for the house and am working on a lawn mower. As well I am still franticly trying to find a fridge and a stove. I hope that I don't have to go out and by one that wouldn't be fun at all. Well I do believe that is about it. I am just waiting on mom to download and e-mail the pictures so that I can post them on the blog. I am sure that she will put them up on the family blog, but not many of my friends know the family blogs address so you will have to sit in suspense until I get the pictures. Enjoy and I will post more at an undisclosed moment in time. It could be tomorrow or it could be two weeks from now we will just have to see what happens.
Hammy

Why does life have to be so stinking crazy?

2007-04-23T11:52:00.000-07:00

Well I don't know the answer to that question, but what I do know is that I can't wait for school to be over so that I can get out of Pocatello for a while. All though I do have that house that is a big factor in my growing up stage. I am thrilled to be chilling down in Moab this summer with Marcus and to be able to gain knowledge from him in how the river works. I am also excited to see my Sister as well. I get to fly out to see her and the family right after school gets out. That is great. I can't wait. The one thing that I am super excited about though is that one of my best friends in the world just had a baby boy. I will get to meet my new little friend in just about five days. That is so exciting I am anxious and happy for him. Good going J-Dawg and Meg for bringing such a wonderful little person into this world. You two are an inspiration as to what I hope to some day have in my life. But I will have to wait a little while before I can do that. Talk to you all soon.
Hammy.

My life is spinning out of control!

2007-04-11T10:37:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know what is going on or know a little bit about what is going on in my life let me take some time to fill you in. I will be A) finishing up with this semester in just about 3 weeks. B) Also I will be flying out to Nashville for a week right after school gets out. C) Before I go to Nashville I have to move all of my stuff into the house that I will be closing on May 6th. D) Not to mention that I have to find renters and buy a fridge and a stove all before I leave for floating the rivers down in Moab. Oh man Life just hit an all new playing field level and I don't know if I was fully ready for it, but I have nothing more to do than to jump in with both feet and go to town. I hope that every one is doing well and I will chat later. If you have questions feel free to call. If I can talk I will answer, but I do have some crazy assignments due in some of my classes this week and next week. take care.
Lots of love
Hammy

My Rodeo Doo.

2007-04-07T19:48:00.000-07:00

So this is what I looked like for about a week or so. It was during Rodeo. I was bored and also felst courageous and this is what happened because of it. For your viewing pleasure.

2007-03-22T08:55:00.000-07:00

So here they are My brand new Mountaineering boots and oh man are they nice. I am going to be spending the next few weeks living in them trying to break them in for the mountaineering class that I have in April. They are the La Sportiva Glacier Evos and they are quite cumfy and will only get better as the days go on. Well keep on truckin' people and maybe some day we will chill again. This is Hammy reporting from the Arm Pit of Idaho, Pocatello.
Peace out
Hammy

Rodeo Week is Over!!!

2007-03-20T20:10:00.000-07:00

Well for those of you that don't know it was rodeo week at the Holiday Inn. That means that WE as employees had to put up with cowboys and cowgirls alike that love the alcohol. As I sit and reflect upon the late nights and early mornings, that and a friendly reminder from Malorie whom I am humbled to even be in her presence, that I really did enjoy the week. It wasn't as bad as most made it out to be and really who needs a full eight hours of sleep. really three to four hours is plenty for one nights rest. Just a minor recap on some of the events that were really captivating.
One night we had a group of four cowboys decide that at three in the morning they were going to go swimming. That is a grand and it happens quite often and so night audit is truly skilled in the handlings of late night swimmers, but one out of the three was in the buff. That is always interesting especially for Liz the lucky one that drew the short straw and had to go and kick the nude male and cohorts out of the pool. They did leave not very happily but they did leave.
Next we had the marvelous barking dog that decided to bark continually and with out stopping from about 11pm until 2:30am when we were finally able to get a hold of the owner and tell them to come back and shut their dog up. Well needless to say the owner had to make a quick juant by Jack and the box because drinking and jack in the box tend to go together. We got them to cooperate but we had some very un-happy next door neighbors that next day.
Well I think that is about it for me on this post. I do hope that every one had a great St. Patty's Day. I did even though i had to work I was still able to work in about an hour and a half of good wholesome climbing outside. The first for the season in the warmth and comfort of the outdoors. I think I even got a good start on some color for my trip to Nashville. I would hate to be the only white honky. hahaha. Well I must run. Thanks for tuning into this addition of stories by hammy.

Homeless?

2007-02-28T15:36:00.000-08:00

This is for all my friends that are now, and have been, homeless. On March 30th here in Pokey we will be holding a homeless awareness event out on the quad at ISU. There will be free food and entertainment. That means lots of live music to sooth the ears. Also there is going to be a big campout on the quad. This is going to be killer fun. Also hopefully by the end of March we will see some warmer weather and will be able to do some killer climbing in the area. So pull out those sleeping bags and grab your grubbiest/warmest clothes and let the party begin.

This is what my bus looked like for Valentines day.

2007-02-21T11:16:00.000-08:00

Well here you go this is my bus before and during valentines day. Actually it is still up. The rain is starting to wash it off. but it is still neat.

Try it again

2007-02-19T14:54:00.000-08:00

Here we go. I am going to try something different.

I think that this one worked but only time will tell. These are a few of the pictures that I tried to up load on one the previous posts so love it or leave it what ever. either way it is good times to remember.

Later

Un-happy

2007-02-13T12:12:00.000-08:00

Well I am officially un-happy with blogger. This is the second time that I have tried to post these climbing pictures and they still are not showing up. That is really uncool of blogger to keep you all in suspense. Well while I trouble shoot the problem ejoy the comentary and just imagine what the pictures look like.
Hammy

2007-02-09T21:15:00.000-08:00

Marcus showing off his shinanagins

A few of the crew members hangin' chillin'.

Go Marcus Go Marcus

Tolman rockin' out on some sick climb.
you da man.

Well that is jut a taste of what is to come. Bear with me and I will post a little bit at a time. So please stay tuned to this blogging station. Enjoy the mmm taste of the Hailey comp.
Hammy

Anticipation kills

2007-02-06T08:36:00.000-08:00

While you are all waiting for the pictures that my mother took of us at this comp. you can turn your attention to the one that Mr. Craig Wolfrom took of us. The majority of them are of our crew that came to it. There are some really great ones of us all. It was great seeing everyone. Take care and I will talk to you all soon. The web address is www.craigwolfrom.com you won't be dissapointed. Also try not to die from the shock of me actually posting for the first time in over a month. Thanks a bunch take care.
Peace out.
Hammy

Just for fun

2006-12-26T21:22:00.000-08:00

This is Jayson and I chilling at our good friend Quinns wedding.

We are having a most excellent time. I am awaiting the garter toss.
This is me after the garter toss. You better believe I wasn't going to let that one get by me. Not after all the others that I have failed to catch.
And this is Jo with little Izzy. It was a crazy stressful day but fun none the less.

Well this is for all of those who said that my blog was getting boring. Enjoy.

Visited by two very beautiful ladies.

2006-12-26T21:07:00.000-08:00

This is Monique. (Erin please excuse the spelling if in-correct.) She will melt your heart adorable. Not only that but she let me hold her and didn't cry. That is quite the accomplishment when you look like I do. She also like to tug on the beard. It was really sweet.
This is the lovely mother of Monique. Erin a women that I have had the pleasure of being friends with for quite some time and is now holding down the fort as a single mom. She is strong and determined to be the best mom ever and let me tell you she is and will continue to be great.
This is Momo with out her big pink christmas story type outfit. Isn't she a cutie. Well in short it was a great christmas spent with family and friends. I have ablsolutly no complaints. Except that I wish that Jessie and the kids could have been here, but that is ok cuz we got to see them via internet which is awesome. I can't believe the great ability that we have now a days to be able to watch something that without the internet we would have missed.

This is a bit of christmas

2006-12-26T21:00:00.000-08:00

These are some pics of christmas. as you can see my mom bought us matching PJs It was fun we were all matchy matchy. Fun times here at the Hamilton home.

All Done!!!!

2006-12-15T07:25:00.000-08:00

Well this is the end of my very first semester in college and I will admit that it wasn't to terribly bad. I just hope that I did well. I am pretty sure that I did but you can never be to sure. I had a lovely time. My teachers were stupendous, charming and very helpful. I am glad to have the next few weeks to just relax and do nothing. That is going to be oh so very sweet. So to all of those who are finishing up their accademic career for another semester take luck and enjoy the time spent away from it for the new one is lurking in the background waiting to pounce on the small mouse like amount of fun we get to have for a little bit.

New day old day.

2006-12-06T08:37:00.000-08:00

The title for this blog is due to the fact that I still can't tell if this is a new day or still a continuation of yesterday. I Say this because, and I look not for any sympathy for I did this to my self, I wrote a speech last night that went all night and into today. I went a head and followed the simple guide lines that my brother told me. Paraphrase, "Yeah, take an hour and crash then wake up and you'll be good to go." So needless to say that is what I did. It would probably have done me good had I not downed two Rock Stars Juiced. Yeah you could say that I was just a little frazzled. In fact when I laid down to rest my so called weary eyes for an hour, they were way a head of me in there own state of R.E.M. and not the good "oh what a nice sleepy feeling this is." R.E.M. It was the "Hey what's going on man. Why are we closed. Hey check that out. What was that and that." i can't help but dream of being in a nice hundred hour comma and frolicking through sleepy time tulips. What a beautiful time that will be, but I won't be able to arrive at that state until after 10ish tonight which is when I get off of work. So wish me the best of luck on not falling a sleep on the guest tonight as I check them in to the hotel. Have a wonderful day because I know that I am.
Love, Peace, and Boulder Grease.

Life choices.

2006-11-28T00:36:00.000-08:00

Well I have decided to start investing in something that is exteremly large. I have decided to start looking at houses. This is a big choice that I am exteremly excited about. I was talking to my mom about it over thanksgiving break and she told me that it would be something that I should look into and that I would benefiet from. So I have been contemplating it and while I was working in the Lounge I ended up talking to one of the regulars, great guy named tracy, well that is basically what he does for a living and he hooked me up with a great real estate agent who is going to take me out looking at houses one of these days possibly this week. Who knows I might be the proud owner of a house if I push hard enough for it. Well that is my new update enjoy it and sorry I haven't been great at posting lately but we will see if I can cure that and make a habit of posting more often. cheers Tim

Good Friends and Good Times.

2006-11-10T07:31:00.000-08:00

Well the past couple of days have been tons of fun. Tolman came down from Nampa and was able to bring some stuff to the house, mainly just couches but now we have a very cumfy back room. Also we were able to go climbing, which even though it was 45 degrees outside the sun was beaming down on us and it felt wonderful. We were able to do some seriously fun climbs. We think that one of the climbs was a 5.12 and if it was then kuddos to me for giving it a go. After that we went up to Idaho Falls to hang out with Mary and Jo. That was a lot of fun. Jo was putting on a Banquet for the people that do volunteer work for the fish and game and We got to go and help get everything and set up so on and so forth. there was a sweet raffle and we all had the opportunity to get something. I got a sweet little travel camelpack. That was awesome. It's nothing fancy but hot dang it was free. We all know that when it's free it's for me. Well I am just killing time right now before I have to go to class. But i just thought that I would share with all the wonderful time that I had these past few days. Tootles. Have a wonderful day.

Oh how wonderful it is.

2006-11-08T09:17:00.000-08:00

Today has been great. I got to sleep in today. I got all my homework done the night before and got to sleep in today. I didn't get up until 8:00 am. It was beautiful. Then I walked to school today and enjoyed the sprinkle of rain that we were recieving. That was also great. I gave my speech today and let me tell you. If you don't put a lot of effort into a speech especially an argumentative speech than you will get torn up. But that is ok I loved it. It was awesome. We both did a great job its just that my partner had a way better refutation than I did. Wow let me tell you I guess that I had a lot of inconsistances. I just hope that I don't have that many inconsistances in life because that wouldn't be fun. I don't know what the rest of this glorious day has in store for me but I am willing to bet that it will be a great day. If it has already started out as such. keep on keeping and enjoy what life has to offer.

Oh how great are the Holidays

2006-10-31T11:45:00.000-08:00

Well I just wanted to take the time to wish everyone a very Happy Halloween. Also I hope that you all are having a spooktacular time today. I know that I am. For it is all day Ninja day. I even went as far as to tap into my inner Chuck Norris (aka Walker Texas Ranger) and grew me a beard over the last week. Well anyways I have to go and fight off the evil doers of Pocatello and in the process move into my new place. Hooray for me. Until next time. (pictures soon to come maybe even some video footage.)

New Story for all to Enjoy.

2006-10-24T00:01:00.000-07:00

Well I have decided that the cops here are no better than they are anywhere else. I came to this conclusion as I was so cautiously was driving home after working at the holiday Inn. I know that it sounds weird to here me say cautious and driving in the same sentence. But I truly was. It is late as usual when I was driving home and I noticed that there was a cop at the same stop light that I was at. So I made sure to go slow and keep the speed limit and to do things proper. I started out and was heading towards the house when I noticed that he started to slow down to about maybe ten miles per hour. Well I knew the instant that he saw me that the assumption was made that I am a drugie and was pushing and that is why I was out late. Well needless to say it but I turned on to my street got right to the point where i was about to turn into the driveway that leads to the carport where I just so convieniently park Emmy every night when the lights go on. Ridiculous. That is all that I have to say. He tells me that I didn't signal when I turned and also that my muffler is loud. Well Thanks Captain obvious. So I told him that I am working on finding the parts that are needed to fix the problems but that it is becoming more difficult to do so. All that he said was that I should work on that. I said ok. than he asked where I was headed and I said home. He than asked where that was and I said that it was here in the complex that I was just about to turn into. He said ok and sent me on my way. Wow it sure is a good thing that we have the PPD looking out for those drug peddlers driving old hippie vans. Yeah for me and Yeah for Emmy. Have a wonderful night and I hope that you all enjoyed story time with Hammy

I am soooo tired.

2006-10-21T03:27:00.000-07:00

Well It is after 4 a.m. I just got off from work at the lounge. I kicked everyone out at 1:30 2:00ish and then spent the next two hours cleaning. It was rediculous. Then tomorrow I get to go back to work at 2:00p.m. I will be sleeping until then hopefully in a coma. So if I don't answer my phone it is not because I don't like you it is just because I am not responding to life in general. So I just thought that I would share that with you all. Anyways, take care and have a lovely day.
Tim

2006-10-19T12:26:00.000-07:00

Robin Williams Sings Elmer Fudd

this ones for you Mary.

OK Go - Invincible

2006-10-19T10:27:00.000-07:00


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Banana Man

2006-10-18T18:55:00.000-07:00


by Tally Hall.

I am a lucky man.

2006-10-18T06:29:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was great I got a wonderful visit from Mary, Kori, and Jo. I am sure that there are a lot of jealous guys out there. Who wouldn't want to recieve a phone call telling you that there are going to be three girls comming into town to climb with you. I know that I have waited a long time for a phone call like that. It was a lot of fun. I also get to go and look at the apartment today that I will probably be moving into. So it should be fun. Well I have to get going but I will chit chat with all of you later. Homework is beckoning me. So I must answer its call.
Ciao

Family and friends

2006-10-16T07:21:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a long and adventerous weekend. Mare and I took a trip to Twin Falls. Where Mare had to opportunity to meet i think everyone in Twin Falls that has ever known me and my family. But that is what happens. We also were able to go to Ross Falls in the South hills and enjoy the warm weather and beauty of nature. We ate home cooked meals that were delicous and very fulfilling. Also we went with my dad to Wells Nevada and helped him take pictures at a homecomming dance there. If you look on her Blog that is where the pictures are. The outfits are compliments of the DI. Oh yeah that is right we dressed up for the occassion. It was a ton of fun. I can't help but appreciate all that my family and friends do for me. Truly I would not be the person I am today if I hadn't had the positive influences that I have had in my life. I am one very blessed person and am grateful for all that life throws at me. Thanks for the memories.

Sittin, Waitin, Wishin.

2006-10-13T07:23:00.000-07:00

Well i am here at school. Sitting in my Brothers office. Reading Everyones blogs and enjoying my time. I have a midterm today that I should be studying for but I am not. I am waiting for my first class which is speech. I have already given my speech so now I get to listen to everyone elses. My speech went over just fine. I should say that the delivery was fine, I have yet to find out about the paper portion of it. Anyways, I was just wishing that I was else where hanging out with friends and doing all the fun stuff that i love to do. Like yesterday when Mare and I went climbing at Kelly Canyon. It was beautiful and lots of fun also. Well I am going to get for now.
Caio
Tim

Update

2006-10-11T07:05:00.000-07:00

I have recieved a comment that i do n't update my blog enough. Well that is true but only because nothing adventerous or exciting has happened as of recent. I have just been working and studying and doing all the homework that has been assigned. I am not happy with how it has been but that is the way of life and therefore you must all suffer and wait until I have asomething a little more exciting to write about. So for right now I will be living vicariously through your lives and will enjoy all of your stories. Thanks for the concern and hopefully I will be able to have fun soon.
love, peace, and chicken grease.
mmmmmmmm Chicken!!

What fond memories we all shared that wonderful weeken in Utah.

2006-10-03T20:05:00.000-07:00

This was soooo much fun. Marcus and I decided that it would be fun to flip over eachother and well this was the results.
No one was harmed in the taking of these pictures. That was all done off camera.

This is Mare and Angela Trying the rollie somersault thingy.
This is Kori and Jo trying it.
We all decided to try this little rollie somersaulting thing it was fun this is Marcus and I trying it.

the moment we've all been waiting for.

2006-10-03T19:50:00.000-07:00

These are the first of many. These are actually the pics from when Mare came down and visited me on My birthday. Well actually the Saturday before my birthday.

Adventures in Utah

2006-10-02T11:47:00.000-07:00

Well we all had a wonderful time in Utah. I even have the photodocumentation to prove it. I just need to get it developed and on to the computer so that I can up load it on to the blog. It will be fun and I hope to have it done by the end of this week. We will see what happens. I am also happy to see that the cold and wet weather decided to wait until after the weekend. How pleasant nature can be sometimes. Well have a wonderful day and I will talk to you all soon.
Tim

real quick note.

2006-09-25T23:52:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone for wishing me a happy birthday you are all the best. I love you all and appreciate all the support. Take care and have a wonderful day.
Tim

United 93

2006-09-25T23:39:00.000-07:00

I just finished watching one of the most powerful and emotional movies I have ever seen. i have never really felt so emotionally attatched to characters than I did with this movie. I STRONGLY urge all to watch this movie. It is the best portrayal of the events that took place on 9/11 that I have seen. I can't believe that I waited so long to see it. I think back to all the people that I met while I was in New York that were effected by this tragic event and now I can finally relate to how they feel and what they went through. I will tell you that you more than likely cry like a baby when you watch it. I became very emotional. It is a must see and I suggest seeing it as soon as possible.
Tim

My birthday celebration.

2006-09-24T10:34:00.001-07:00

Even though it is the 24th today I just wanted to recap on yesterday. It was an early celebration of my 24th birthday and I was visited by an amazing young lady. Mary came down and we celebrated my birthday doing the things that I enjoy doing most. We went rockclimbing at ross park, then we went and did a little finger painting drew up some sweet old art work. We even tried to paint eachother. After that we put up a slack line and showed off some pretty sweet skills for some people that where down there picnicing. We then decided to head off to the video store pick up a movie and also to the store for some ingredients for tacos. It was a ton of fun cooking together laughing and having a great time. We also went through my mission photos. Which for me is always a great time, especially when I get to re live some of the more embarrising photos. But as we all know or some will soon find out. I have no shame to my game, sometimes. Well anyways. It was awesome. Thank you so very much Mary and I will see you on Thursday.
Tim

hanging out.

2006-09-21T12:20:00.000-07:00

My first blog for the month of September.

2006-09-21T11:47:00.000-07:00

Well I know that September is almost over, but that is ok because I am enjoying it one day at a time. I am turning 24 this Monday and that is going to be a blast. I am really excited about how life is going. I am in school and doing actually not to bad at it. I am also working hard. I have had the wonderful opportunity of being able to get to know some wonderful people over the last week. I am very blessed with wonderful friends and family. I couldn't be happier with the way life is going. I am living with Price and Sarah and being quite the pest from time to time which is what I am best at. I also get to go to utah this next weekend and visit with some missionary buddies and hangout for conference which is super exciting. I am also starting to get into the Outdoor Adventure Centers mentor program. That is exactly what I want to be doing anyways. I will hopefully helping to plan out trips and putting together activities, while learning skills in the meantime. I have a potential of even getting on the payroll if they see me as a benefeit to the program. Well that is just about it for my first blog entry. hopefully more will follow if i can remember how to get to my own blog spot.