Zack, KayLeigh and Ben.
Adam and Tennille in London.
My kids: Ben, Zack and McKayLeigh
Me (Zazu) with KayLeigh and Zack.
Okay...is that old-school or what?! Anyway...I am so glad to get in touch with everyone again. This is Tennille Anderson...aka ZAZU! I have been wanting the music to the camp songs for FOREVER so this should be a great way to get it. So, if anyone wants to help me out with this, I will pay handsomely for the new songbook and cd's...okay...I won't pay HANDSOMELY, but I would pay you for it.
Now...here is the rundown of my life after Oakcrest.
After Oakcrest, I went back to SLCC and graduated with my Associate's Degree in Cosmetology and Barbering in 1996. I then started working at a salon in the Kearns/Taylorsville area.In 1997 I toyed with the idea of going on a mission since I had just turned 21 and although I was kind-of engaged to my boyfriend at the time, I really didn't feel right about marrying him. The Lord kept putting mission in my mind, so I finally turned my papers in and served a mission in Resistencia, Argentina. (Vaveeka and I were actually at the MTC together...I wonder if she remembers.)
I returned home from Argentina May 1999. At the airport was my former boyfriend and a boy, named Adam, that I knew in highschool that I hadn't seen for about 5 years. The following week I dated both of them and it was like night and day. Jake and I never spoke to each other again, basically, and I was engaged by the 25th of May that month to Adam. We were married in the Bountiful Temple Aug. 6th 1999. In October of that same year, he entered Boot Camp for the USAF. And in Jan. 2000, we arrived at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, GA.
We were in GA for 3 years. Our eldest son, Benjamin, was born in December 2000. In 2003, we left for England. My husband was stationed at RAF Molesworth. It was a small base about 1 hour north of London and about 20 minutes west of Cambridge. We were in England 4 1/2 years. Our next son, Zachary, was born in 2004 and our daughter, McKayLeigh, was born in 2006 while we were there. We had a wonderful time there and saw many of the sites...some more than once. I think we went to Stonehenge about 6 times.
In Aug. 2007 we moved back to the states and are now in Florida. My husband is now stationed at Hurlburt Field. It is in the Fort Walton Beach area. We live about 45 minutes away in Milton, FL. At the time it was a great money saver. We wanted to buy a house instead of renting again and there was NOTHING in our price range big enough for our family right on the beach there. But now we are paying for it in gas prices. Oh well...we love it here. We are still not in the WEST like we want to be...you know...closer to family and friends. But we are more west than Georgia. So...little by little we will get there. So, that is us up til now. I still keep up my haircutting skills by doing a few haircuts here and there. But my time is spent mostly on my family now. I have been really lucky to be a stay at home mom. I am slowly scrapbooking all the many pictures I've taken. Someday I hope to be caught up. But all in all....it's been a good life thus far!!
4 comments:
Zaz my last roomie at Oakcrest. When I saw your post I was reminded that I didn't have any mice at all in any of my cabins until the last week with you. Remember we were so freaked out (okay maybe just me) that we slept on the couches in Tree Hut and then Barb told us that we had to sleep in our own cabin - I didn't sleep much that week.
So glad to get caught up on your life. Someday I will visit England....
Zazu, why do I not have a picture of us together at the MTC?? Wozers! I didn't realize that you got engaged so quickly after the mish. I thought I was quick when I married my Adam in less than 5 months from first meeting until wedding, but you married your Adam in only 4!! I guess it is all in the name. :)
One more thing, we were both living in Georgia at the SAME TIME. Too bad we didn't know about it, it would have been fun to get together.
I added the song, "Smoke gets in your eyes" to the playlist just for you, Zazu!
It's so much fun to catch up with you. What a cute family you have. I'm so glad you had the opportunity to live out of the US for a while. That is really cool.
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