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This is My Gun (Johnny)


On Saturday it will be Our 2 year wedding anniversary and Anna Let me buy a Shot Gun (also an army contracting present). I went skeet shooting and riffle shooting with two of my friends Marc and Dallin last yesterday and it was a blast.


This is Mark Farmer


This is Dallin Pierson


This is Me


My Skeet Thrower

My batteries ran out before we could talk pictures of us shooting skeet but here we are shooting Marc’s 30-30

(Dalin got the bulls Eye from about 35 yards).
We drove out about 20 miles west of town and found Farmer Joe’s field and hoped we wouldn’t get caught and we didn’t.
Anna chose to buy new classes (thanks to the Grey giant). Glasses are so much cheaper when you have insurance. We finally bought wood and garden fencing to cages the fury Grey beast from our food storage and future eye glasses.


The snow is finally melting but it is so flat out here and the ground is still frozen that the water has no where to go so it just makes massive mud puddles everywhere. Well other than that things are normal around here with not much to report on so T-T-F-N Ta Ta for now!

I'm In The Army Now

I am an Army Cadet. Soon I will take an oath and become an Army Officer committed to defending the values which make this nation great. Honor is my touchstone. I understand mission first and people always.

I am the past – the spirit of those warriors who have made the final sacrifice.

I am the present – the scholar and apprentice soldier enhancing my skills in the science of warfare and the art of leadership.

But above all, I am the future – the future warrior leader of the United States Army. May God give me the compassion and judgment to lead and the gallantry in battle to win.

I will do my duty.



On Thursday, March 20 2008 at 13:05 I contracted with the UND Army ROTC to become and Army officer. It was a great day. I was nervous cause it is a decision that will affect both Anna and I for the next 11 years (three more years of school and 8 in the army). It was a special day also cause the Brigade Commander (head of 20 university ROTC's) swore me in. There were a lot of people there to watch and support my which made it even more special and less scary. I will get some pictures of it soon. As for now... I am out to run cause i was challanged by my ROTC teacher to make the 320 club ( that is a score of 320 on a PT test) which very few ever do becase a 300 is considered a perfect score and anything above that is great. I can't wait till our friends the Eldredge's come so I will have a running partner!

Stop the Ringing

Well for all of you who don't know I have something called Tinnitis. Tinnitis is a ringing in your ears caused by just about anything... a chain saw, gun shot, loud music, ect. I have had it sence forever. I found out that if you have it the army wont let you fly. That was heartbreaking. Well the Doctor that did my physical said that i just needed a waver from an ear specialist that says i won't have any hearing loss because of it. I have had 3 hearing test in sence school started and have past all 3 with near perfect scores. Well Anna and I went to the specialist on friday and for the 4th time he did a hearing test and once again i past. He did some other tests and concluded that i am at not greater risk of hearing loss than anyone else walking down the street. That was a great blessing for our family.

Spring Break

The two best words a college student could here. Spring Break. Anna and i had a great spring break. We left early friday morning and drive 14 hours to Idaho Falls to see Grandma and Grandpa Long. We had a spleded time. Saturday morning we drove up to Green Canyon and went snowmobiling with my grandpa and two cusins Jake and Austin. It was great... if you take out the blizzard snow and winds, Goggles that weren't worth 2 cents and an inexperienced driver (it was only my third time) and a wife that didn't know anything about snowmobiling. It started out great but when we reached the top of the mountain the snow came in with a vengeance. We made it down though but not with out Anna and I getting stuck about three times and Grandpa running into a tree because you couldn't see ten feet in front of you. We also went fourwheeling at grandma's house. Anna Ran into a tree!

That night some cusins came in town to say hello. It was great to see them after many years apart. Sunday we went to church with my grandparents. It was good to see everyone again (i lived there before my mission). On monday we drove down to West Jordan Utah to see my sister and her family. We drove by the Logan temple cause Anna has always wanted to see it. It was amazing. Words can't describe the beauty.

On tuesday Anna and I went to the Salt Lake Temple and did a session. If you have never been there it is definantly a "must do before i die" kind of thing. Everyone should go atleast once. Wednesday... The day that confirmed Anna is not big into winter sports. After a not so fun snowmobiling trip we decided to hit the slops of Snowbird for some class "A" skiing (I Snowboarded). Anna realized after not skiing for about 5-6 years you forget how to do a lot of things, like how to stop. She was a trooper though and there wasn't anyone on the slopes that was so beautiful or with the cutest giggle. She is a great wife.
After a morning of skiing we drove down to Provo to see some of Anna's Texas Friends who are attending BYU. We Made it back home on Saturday afternoon despite the raging North Dakota Winds and snow that Blew 6 cars into the median on I-94 about 10 miles from Fargo. Two of which rolled over and didn't look very good. Well today it is back to school so it must be time to "study"