Kaci Shurtz

Kaci Shurtz

Kaci is currently serving as the primary president in our ward. She graduated as a radiologic technologist and is a certified MRI technician but currently her job is a stay at home mommy. 

She met her husband playing flag football in Everett. He later proposed at Edmonds beach. Together they have 2 sons; Jackson (3) and Jonah (1) and a golden poodle named Polly Ester (Shurtz.) Get it? 

Kaci enjoys crafting and cake decorating  and hopes to one day become a proficient piano player. Her super power of choice would be super cleaning power where she would have the energy and patience to keep my house clean all the time. 

If she has 30 minutes of spare time she will usually be shopping or resting on the couch watching anything but PBS kids. Her favorite show is the Fixer Upper and wishes she could hire them to decorate her house. 

A Perfect day for Kaci would be the whole family going on some excursion (like sight-seeing) with a picnic of good food. Picking up ice cream cones on the way home, and definitely no whining or crying all day!

Stephanie Oxborrow

Stephanie Oxborrow

Stephanie is currently serving as the 1st counselor in the Young Women's presidency. Professionally she has experience in online marketing and accounting. Right now she is still doing a little of that from home but spends most of her time corralling her "little monster" :)

She met her husband Marc out shooting rabbits in the Utah desert. They were actually both interested in each other's roommates at the time, but in the end chose each other. Marc proposed at a picnic in the mountains. Together they have one son named Karsten who is 15 months old. Their favorite things to do as a family are play games and eat!

Stephanie loves the smell of anything christmasy and her guilty pleasure t.v. show is NCIS.  If she has 30 minutes of spare time she likes to sleep or look at pictures, maybe write a blog post. She's not a big fan of re watching movies but does enjoy Pride and Prejudice about once a year. Her favorite foods are Steak with shrimp in garlic butter sauce, mashed potatoes, perfectly steamed broccoli, yummy bread, and cheesecake for dessert.

She enjoys playing the piano and hopes to one day own one of her own so she can get better. She likes playing lacrosse but can't find anyone to play with her so if you know how you'd better let her know! She also likes to read and would highly recommend the Harry Potter series, The Work and the Glory series by Gerald Lund, and Created for Greater Things by Jeffery R. Holland.

If Stephanie had a theme song it would be the theme from J.A.G. and of all fictional characters would choose to be Harry Potter so she could "aparate" places and magically clean everything up. She would also accept having a maid come every day for free. If she won a million dollars she would buy a house, a practical reliable car, savings accounts for her kid(s) and create a travel fund.

A perfect day for Stephanie would be waking up already showered dressed and ready to go then spending all day at the beach without getting sunburned.

Sami Plessman

Sami Plessman

 

 

Sami is serving as the Gospel Essentials teacher in our ward along with her husband. She is also a certified speech pathologist but is currently spending her time preparing to be a first-time mama!

 

She met her husband Colt when he moved into her apartment complex and they were in the same ward for the summer. She spent all summer trying to figure out how to get him to kiss her/muster up the courage to kiss him first. 18 months later he proposed up the Provo canyon. They went for a walk along the river. When they came around a bend, all of a sudden there were red roses everywhere! Sami followed the trail of roses and petals to a big white box. When she opened it, red and white balloons flew out and got stuck in the trees. When she turned around, Colt got down on one knee and asked her to be his wife. Then they wrote wishes for their marriage on two of the balloons and sent them up into the sky (His sisters helped him think of the idea). They are now expecting their first child, a son, on January 18th!!

 

Sami loves tulips and eating at café Rio. She also enjoys running, playing sports (especially soccer and basketball), singing,  playing the guitar, and drawing   When Sami has 30 minutes of free time she wishes she could say she spends it doing something cool or productive, but realistically, she would probably just get on Facebook.

 

She is a big movie/tv watcher.  The movie 27 dresses can seriously not be watched enough times. She went through a phase where she watched it almost every day even if it was just in the background. Her guilty pleasure tv shows are My Big Redneck Vacation and the Bachelor/Bachelorette no matter how much it makes her cringe. She also likes to read and would highly recommend reading "The Book Thief" and Harry Potter which she has re-read many times because it reminds her of her childhood. Of all the fictional characters she would choose to be Anne of Green Gables because she has always wanted red hair.

 

Sami's favorite hymn is "Savior, Redeemer of My Soul". She is also inspired by the scripture John 14:27 which says "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

 





Vickie Perry

Vickie Perry

 

Vickie has been serving as our Relief Society president since September. Professionally she worked in the office at Mervyn's Department store but decided to be a stay at home mom instead when her oldest child was about 4.

 

She met her husband Bret at a YSA activity while she was attending Edmonds Community College. They both liked the dances and Vickie would ask him to take her all the time. She thought they were just friends so she'd dance with anyone who asked. Bret got jealous after a while and delivered a "break up" letter to her while she was at work. Vickie wasn't sure what to do so she talked to her mom who suggested she invite him over for dinner which she did.  Bret proposed 3 months later by taking her to Picnic Point Beach and having dinner from McDonald's. He had preordered Happy Meals and Vickie's had a special prize ring. And then as they say, "the rest is history."

 

They now have 4 children: Tylor 25, Kendra 23, Jacob 19 and Nicole 14.  They also have 2 Scottish fold cats and 1 boarder collie mix dog. Some of their favorite things to do as a family are playing games, watching movies or tv, camping or going on vacation. Last year she and her husband took their first trip alone together without the kids. They chose to go to San Francisco to celebrate Bret's birthday and had a blast.  

 

Vickie likes volleyball, singing, reading mystery books, exercising, roses, enchiladas and the smell of honeysuckles. She doesn't really enjoy eating out and hates doing chores especially cleaning the bathroom. If she won a million dollars she would remodel her home and pay for her children's college education.

 

Her favorite hymn is "Come thou Fount of Every Blessing". She is also inspired by the scripture 1 Nephi 3:7 ".....I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded , for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them"  

 

She is most grateful for the gospel and her family especially her eternal companion Bret. A perfect day for Vickie would be spending time with her family no matter what they choose to do as long as they do it together.

 



Amy Galicia

Amy Galicia

 

Amy is currently serving in the senior nursery with her husband and they just love all the kids. In the past she has worked as a photographer taking school pictures, cleaned apartments, a greeter at Wal-Mart while she was pregnant, and worked at 2 different call centers (no fun). Now she is an excellent full time mommy to her kiddos.

 

She met her husband Israel at a BYU-Idaho Latin dance. He came up to her after the dance and invited her to another dance the next day. She, of course went and they've been together ever since. Now they have 4 children: Daniella 6, Rome 4, Ivan 2 and Deanna is 15 months. They would also like to get 2 ferrets someday just because they are so cool, a bit stinky but still so fun.

 

Some of their favorite things to do as a family are board games, Wii games, chill and watch movies, make baked goodies, and going to the park or walking around the mall (the kids think it's so cool and gets them out of the house). Their favorite vacation so far has been their family trip to Great Wolf Lodge.

 

Some of Amy's favorite things are the smell of the cinnamon pinecones at Christmas time, eating at P.F. Changs, and watching The Goldbergs, King of Queens or the movie Tommy Boy. She also enjoys playing the guitar, singing and taking/editing photos in Photoshop. When Amy has 30 minutes of free time (ha like that happens with 4 kids!) she will most likely freak out about something she thinks she forgot to do then end up watching daytime TV like Judge Mathis (he's so funny)

 

If she won a million dollars, Amy would pay off student loans!!! Then help out her extended family and buy a house so her immediate family so they could finally get those 2 ferrets plus all the other pets they want now that they don't have to pay pet fees at a rental house.

 

Amy's favorite hymn is I Need Thee Every Hour. It always reminds her that she really does need the Lord. Life gets busy and stressful and she knows she could not manage to do all that she does in one day with out the lords help.

 



Becky Kristiansen

Becky Kristiansen

 

 

Becky is currently serving in our ward as the Primary secretary and she loves it! She has a long history of primary callings starting from age 11 when she was asked to teach nursery. Then at age 15 she was called as the primary chorister. She has absolutely loved all of her primary callings.

 

Becky is married and has 7 children and 27 grandchildren! She is also a co-mother-in-law with 2 women in our ward since 2 of her children married members the Everett 2nd ward. With the exception of 1, all of her children are scattered across the country so she doesn't get to see them very often. But every 2 years her and her husband host "cousin camp". They send schedules to the grandkids with a few fun things and some very boring things like "Grandpa Lecture". Then when it's time for the "lecture" they surprise them and go out to breakfast and bowling in their pajamas instead. The whole event is "such outrageous 24/7 fun!" 

 

When her 5th daughter graduated from high school she wasn't interested in college.  Becky had only attended one semester of college at the time so she suggested they take a few classes together. It went well and the next semester they both signed up for a full course load.  The whole time Becky was in college she was well aware that she was the oldest person in every single class but she had a mantra; "How old will you be in 5 years if you don't complete college" It was the same age either way so she kept going.  Then sure enough 5 years later she graduated with her daughter and they were able to walk together. Now  Becky works at Eisenhower Middle School as a Special Education teacher.

 

Becky enjoys watching "Dives, Diners and Drive-Ins" and "Shark Tank". She also likes reading and thinking about the next day at school. Her favorite hymn is "I Believe in Christ" sung in full voice and would like it sung at her funeral without slowing down the tempo! To Becky, the most important things in her life are the gospel, her husband and her family. 

 

Kristen Reber

Kristen Reber

 

 

Kristen is currently serving in our ward as the Young Women's 2nd Councilor.  Professionally she is a freelance editor and writer, but she is taking a break from that for now to be a mommy. Kristen grew up in Coer d' Alene Idaho and served a mission in the Philippines!

 

She met her husband James at church and he proposed to her at the Y trailhead which is the same place he asked her to be his girlfriend. Together they have a newborn baby girl and would one day like a cat. They like going out to see new places and things in the area and would like to travel the world when they have more money, but mostly they enjoy just being together.

 

Kristen's theme song is "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts. She loves tulips of any color, the smell of roses, potatoes for dinner, and eating at the Cheesecake Factory. Her guilty pleasure TV show is "Say Yes to the Dress" and she's not a big movie watcher but did like "The Avengers". Mostly she loves to read and would highly recommend the book "The Mayor of Casterbridge" by Thomas Hardy. She says not only is it a page-turner, but it has so much interesting commentary on what it means to be a person of "character".

 

When Kristen has some free time she enjoys playing the harp and piano, cross-stitching, swimming, writing when she has a flash of inspiration and of course reading. She hopes to one day add home decorating to her talent list.  

 

If she won a million dollars she would buy a nice harp, a house, a trip to Europe or at least London and hire someone to do pretty things with her hair and do the dishes. If Kristen could be any super hero she would choose Harry Potter and also wishes she could fly; it just seems fun.

 

A perfect day for Kristen would be swimming followed by reading and dinner at a nice restaurant (probably the Cheesecake Factory) with the people she loves.