News Report Sha Joy

News Report on Rob! I just absolutely love him! What a stud! :)

Rob in Sari-Safa

Some pictures from Rob! :) Yay!

At a school in northern Qalat.

He is in Shar-i-Safa meeting with the district chief and the local government officials. He was advising them on how to devise a district development plan.

In a pretty good conversation with some ANP guards in southern Zabul.

Qalat City

Close to FOB Mescall, Romanians letting Rob fire their sniper rifle.

At a base called FOB Apache in this photo.

Fun with the Girls!

My mom gave us tickets to the Utah State Fair. It was nice to get out for a fun summer night!

Kristen and I.

Happy Sumo with Girlies!

Chilis- One of our Favorite Restaurants! :)

Overwatch for the Elections

The second presidential election in Afghanistan was held on August 20th, 2009. The previous election held in 2004 was won by President Hamid Karzai, who was running for re-election. The President serves as the head of state and the Command-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Afghanistan. He or she is elected by receiving more than 50% of the votes. If none of the candidates for President receive more than 50% of the votes in the first round, a run-off election is held within two weeks. In this round, only two candidates with the highest number of votes are allowed to participate. In the run-off, the candidate who gets the majority of the votes will be elected as the President. The President serves a 5-year term.

The picture above is of Robert providing coverage on the day of election. His mission was to provide overwatch from Alexanders Castle to the City below, keeping an eye out for suicide bombers, ambushes and attacks on the polling stations. Two rockets, a few indirect fire attacks, a firefight between Taliban and the ANA, and an IED made up the days significant activity.

Tuscany

This place is absolutely beautiful! I've been diligently hunting for a wedding venue for the past month. After looking at literally everything in Utah, this was my last stop. I couldn't be happier!

They're Sisters!!!

Long story short, I met a lady who mentioned my dog (Adah) looked just like her daughters dog. They are both Chessapeake Bay Retrievers, both around a year old, and when I told her we got Adah from a breeder in Rupert, Idaho. . . we realized they are related. Not only are they related, they are sisters! From the same litter! The other dogs name is Mia, and they met again for the first time since puppies, last week. They played so cute together! They have their similarities and it was fun to talk about their personality traits. :) Here are some pics of them playing!

Labor Day Vacation

My first real vacation since Rob left. Kristen and I went to her cabin at Flaming Gorge for 3 days of relaxation! We didn't take many pictures because we were busy playing with all her nieces and nephews, watching fireworks, and tubing on the lake! :) Soooo fun!