Confession- Part 4

If you haven't already...you probably should read Part One, Part Two, and Part Three before reading below.


So, for many people, the idea of living in California can be a sickening feeling. My family was once included in that number. Really? Why would we want to live in California with a whole bunch of stuck-up, rich, picture-perfect, materialistic, celebrity wannabes? And really, why physically live in California when you can live there emotionally through the lives of characters on TV? Because, all those California shows on TV are so realistic of life in the Golden State.

BUT what's worse than living in California? Well for a family whose roots stem from the beauty of the Mountain West, the only thing worse than California would be Texas. Where the stars aren't so bright (for serious, that song lies).

So obviously, Texas is exactly where Heavenly Father wanted the family to go next. And on September 27, 2003 Flower Mound and Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex became the new family homestead.

Chapter Three: Flower Mound, Texas

My first legit memory from Flower Mound involved my first day at McKamy and the Texas Flag:
So I was sitting in my Algebra class being the new kid. Announcements came on the TV, and everyone stood up for the US Pledge. Pretty normal. The pledge ends, I start to sit down, but no one else does. Then, the Texas Flag comes on the screen and the kids say the Texas Pledge. What?! They actually pledge to the state flag?!? Call me prideful, but I never once said the Texas Pledge. I could never bring myself to do it. "Every state has a State Pledge". Lies.

Eventually however, I didn't mind so much living in Flower Mound.

• McKamy One-Act Play '04
• Flower Mound High School: Home of the Jaguars (aka the FloMo Jags)
• Da Knowles' Spring '06 1st period Pre-AP English II Class
• Friday Night Lights (FMHS Football games- National Champion Drumline and Cheerleaders included)
• Neal E Wilson Jaguar Stadium: Student Section
• Mound Showdown: Never letting Marcus "paint the town red"

'04: Flower Mound 27; Marcus 26 DOT
'05: FMHS 35; MHS 25
'06: Jaguars 30; Marauders 17
'07: FloMo 20; M 19
GO FLO MO FIVE YEARS IN A ROW (we also won my 8th grade year 30-27)

• Junior year
• Senior year
• the Senior Lot
  
• FMHS Class of '08
• Mum and Garter Day....oh Texas....
  
• The Mound
  
• Seussical, West Side Story, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Titanic
• Dramatic Paws - Dramatic Paw 'Prents - Technical Paws
  
• The FMHS Jaguar Chorale
• s/f Rimers of Eldritch- UIL One-Act Play 2008: STATE
• Jaguar Chorale @ the 2008 Southwestern ACDA convention
  
• "Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine"
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-Playing for Time- Charlotte's Web- Amazing Grace- Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
• Flower Mound First Ward
• Lewisville, TX Stake
• 2006 Youth Conference
• 2007 Trek- the Cannon Family was the best
• FM 1 Priests
• Priest Nights
• Bahamas Bucks
• the 4Runner
• Dave's Green Honda Accord
  
• Sonic talks and life discussions in the 4Runner and the Accord
  
• Nighttime Runs
• Lava Pit and other games at Kids Castle
• Paw Nights
• Grapevine Lake and the Northshore Trail
• Adventures at The Gaylord Texan after football games
• Summers in Park City
  
• NYC Summer '07
• BYU Theatre Camp 05, 06, 07
• Dave in Peru
• Alisa and family in Turkey
• Andy and Charity rediscovering their roots in Flagstaff
  
• Running with Dave and Andy
• Going on walks with Alisa, David, and Roderick discussing the pros and cons of dating
  
• December 29, 2005
• June 15, 2007
• David, Caleb, and Mary
• June 9, 2008

Of course, high school eventually ends. So after the roller-coaster ride of emotions that senior year brings...I was off. Summer term at BYU was next on my life schedule.