Sunday, July 22, 2007

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows

As many of you may already know, the seventh and final book of the Harry Potter series was released at 12:01 am July 21, 2007. Kiara and I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy the enthusiastic fans at the book's release. There was quite an entourage of dedicated fans, many dressed up like the real thing. We thought we were at Hogwarts or Diagon Alley. The party was at the Barnes & Noble in Orem, which provided all participants with exciting activities. To mention a few, there was the Sorting Hat (which put Kiara in Ravenclaw and me in Slytherin), potion making, divination, wand dueling, face painting, the Three Broomsticks pub, and the ever feared Azkaban. By 11:00 pm we lined up out side to get our book. We had the sweet company of my sister Georgiana and our friends Matt and Sandy Bradley. 12:01 the doors opened and chaos began. Just kidding, it was well organized. By 12:45 we got our book, which was much sooner than for some I can say. I flipped to the end to read the finale, and it turns out that Voldemort is actually a WOMAN! Just pulling your leg again. Happy reading folks.

Friday, July 20, 2007

"I love weddings. Drinks all around!"


Hi Everyone,

This is Darwin and Kiara (a.k.a. Kiarwin to those family members that can't pronounce Kiara's name) and we are on a quest to let you know more about this Deming Clan. We met in September of 2004 in the Mapleton LDS Singles Ward and it was love at first sight...at least for Darwin. He just needed to flex his muscles for her, and she's been head over heels ever since. We started to date in November and after a week of dating, we decided to get hitched. It was a little nerve racking for both of us so we gave ourselves a nine month engagement to make sure we weren't crazy. But when it is right, it is right! We set the date for August 12, 2005 in the Bountiful LDS Temple. We soon found out that we fit together like puzzle pieces; compatibility of 110%! (Inter-commentary note: Kiara thinks I dance like Albert Brenaman on Hitch.) Our marriage has been incredibly easy for us, fortunately, and we highly recommend it to those of you who might be questioning jumping into the marriage pool. We have truly been blessed by a Higher Power to have found each other. We are coming up on our two year anniversary, but we're still on the honeymoon (if you know what I mean; wink, wink, nudge, nudge.) Stay tuned for exciting Deming adventures.