M-I-C-K-E-Y

Hey Mickey your so fine, your so fine you blow my mind...

G'day from Oz!!! This is MICKEY or Stacy to everyone else!!

Let's see what have I been up to for the past 13 years?! Well after camp I went back up to Ricks (BYU ID - still can't call it that) with Sophie (Smiley) as a roomie. After that I transfered to BYU and got a degree in Sports Medicine. A degree which sadly I have never used. During this time Hershey (Marie) also married my brother. So she is the one I have obviously kept the closest too.

While at BYU my best friend came home from his mission and a year after he was home he decided that he liked me as more than a friend. What?! I told him that I didn't feel that way about him and left it at that, until three months later. We went to a play with a bunch of our high school friends and I was sitting next to him. The spirit whispered in my ear and said, "Are you sure you made the right choice when you told him you wouldn't date him?" Now what was I to do? Well here is where the stories get a little fuzzy. Depending upon who you talk to I held his hand first and basically confused the heck out of him - that's his version - really it wasn't like that. Anyway, we only dated for about three months before we were engaged, but after knowing each other for about six years and already being such good friends it was an easy choice. We were married in the Salt Lake Temple and have been married 10 years next month.

We have three children, Madisen (Madi) who is 7 next month, Cooper who is 5, and Rylee who just turned 1. Cooper was my maiden name so that's what I named my little boy - I love it!! The jury is still out as to whether or not we will have any more. I have had to go on fertility drugs to get the two girls and have had three c-sections. Not sure I can handle another one of those. We have always felt that adoption may be in our future so we are still wondering if we should go that route, but things will probablly wait until we move back to the States.

Ever since I have known Kev he has wanted to work internationally somewhere. He served a mission in Japan and knew that he didn't want to raise children there, but wanted to go somewhere. I on the other hand was very content to stay in Utah close to family and in my comfort zone. He started working for American Express shortly after his mission taking phone calls in the call center and using his Japanese almost every day. He has been working with them ever since and we love it because they paid for most of his schooling. Every once in a while he would bring home print offs of job opportunities and leave them on the counter. It wouldn't take long for me to throw them in the garbage. However, soon after he got his MBA he brought home a job for Brighton, England and for some reason I didn't throw it away. It sat on the counter for a few days and I finally thought I better give it some more thought. I finally told him that I would go but they had to speak English. Originally we looked in England, but then thought maybe we couldn't afford it. Then a job came up for Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia at the same time. He applied and got interviews for the job in Auckland so quickly. By now we had found out we were having baby #3. However, then AMEX put a job freeze on new jobs so we were put on hold. Soon after the jobs in Auckland and Sydney were made into one and Kev was on the short list. Well, to make a long story short we are here in Sydney. We didn't know if we were going to have an American or an Aussie baby, but in the end things were pushed back due to VISAs and we were able to have the baby in Utah. Then they were kind enough to give me two months to recover and we were on a plane to Australia.

We have been here a year and are loving it. We are learning to use the right words and the kids are getting a little accent. I get homesick sometimes, but technology is so amazing and helps keep us in touch with family and friends. To be honest my testimony has grown so much from moving to Australia. I have never lived somewhere where people don't know about the Church and where I have to explain my beliefs. For this I am very grateful. We are trying to see as much of Australia as we can while we are here and are making so many memories. We promised we would stay for three years. So in a few years we will have to go through the job search again and find another opening in Utah to transfer back to.

Anyway, that is what I have been up to recently...

I was so sad when I got an e-mail from my SIL (who also worked at Oakcrest a few years after we did) and knew I couldn't come to the reunion. I want so badly to look through my pictures, but they are in storage in Utah, so it is so nice to see everyone elses photos.

Here are a few pics:

Madi

Cooper

Rylee