Stephen grew up in Taylor, TX (near Austin) and due to him being in the military has had the opportunity to live in Alaska, New Mexico, and most recent here in Utah. I grew up here in Utah, but had lived in Louisiana from 2003 to 2008. I moved back to Utah in 2008 and that's when I met the love of my life! We married on May 14th, 2009. Stephen is in the Air Force and in his spare time he loves working on his car .. the love of his life .. well, next to me .. his Subaru. I am working as a Veterinary Technician at an ER Clinic full-time (& then some)!!! I am also going to school to get my Associates in Science as well as my National Veterinary Technician Certification. I was just recently appointed by Stephen's Flight Commanders Wife and his Squadron Commander to be a Key Spouse for the Spuadron. I'm really excited about that! There's too much to explain about what that entails in this post .. so as time goes on I will post again. Now that our first deployment is over, maybe we can get stationed closer to our families in the next few years & start a family of our own. We both are truly blessed to have found one another & we love each other sooo much! We're so excited & want to share our life with all of our family & friends .. so keep watching, as I will try to post (hopefully) once weekly! We love ya'll!

Stephen & Trisha Drummond
May.14.2009

"I Need You"

I wanna drink that shot of whiskey
I wanna smoke that cigarette
I wanna smell that sweet addiction, on my breath
I wanna ride across West Virginia, in the back seat of a Cadillac
You know some cowboys like me go out like that
So I need you
Like a needle needs a vein
Like my uncle Joe in Oklahoma needs the rain
And I need you
Like a lighthouse on the coast
Like the father and the son need the Holy Ghost
I need you


I wanna get lost in some corner booth, Cantina Mexico
I wanna dance to the static of an AM radio
I wanna wrap the moon around us, lay beside you skin on skin
Make love til the sun comes up, till the sun goes down again
Cause I need you

Like a needle needs a vein
Like my uncle Joe in Oklahoma needs the rain
I need you
Like a lighthouse needs a coast
Like the father and the son need the Holy Ghost
I need you, OOH I need you


I wanna drink that shot of whiskey
I wanna smoke that cigarette
You know some cowboys like me go out like that
So I need you, whoa I need you
I need you I need you I need you, I need you


ohhh I need you I need you I need you I need you
I need you I need you I need you I need you too
oohhhhh ohhhh ohh

We took a (much needed) vacation to Las Vegas in March 2009. It was our first vacation together. Stephen had never been .. and me being a seasoned Vegas'r couldn't wait to show him everything! & I do mean EVERYTHING! We spent 2 days walking up and down Las Vegas Blvd. We stayed at my grandparent's timeshare on the strip, Stephen took me to see the Cirque Du Soleil performance KA' at MGM and it was absolutely Amazing! We spent one night at Treasure Island playing Craps .. which I totally kicked butt at! We were sad when we had to go home to the daily grind. We can't wait to go back next year!

This is us at the Mirage waiting for the Volcano to erupt!















I couldn't help myself .. I had to take a picture of my adorable husband while we waited in line to get into the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay!



Stephen standing next to the car that belonged to "The Legend" at the Nascar Cafe in Las Vegas.

Us at the Amazing Toby Keith's Bar & Grill! The food was amazing, the entertainment was outstanding, and the bar was literally shaped like a guitar! So much fun!

Stephen and I petting the Sting Ray's at the Shark Reef in Vegas.

Sharing Ice Cream on our last day in Vegas!