Nichole (Bird) Sutherland

After high school and a bit of bashing around not too far from home (I was still on a Dillard's salary) I delved into a full load of classes at UVSC and all very quickly met my wonderful husband, Justin Sutherland of Alpine, in a Book of Revelation class none the less. Not wanting to be a freshman failure--we held out through a "lengthy" engagement of six months and were married in August 2000, a couple weeks before starting my sophmore year of college. I studied all things music and choir, and even learned to sing by the end of my second year. But alas, UVSC didn't have my major so I switched to English and realized I love to read and am not too bad at critical writing. I graduated in 2003 and 2 months later had our first baby, Audrey. I got to stay home, snuggling with a baby and a book all while seeing Justin through his last year of the MACC. After his graduation in 2004, we drove out of the mountains, across the plains, to the green hills and forests of Cincinnati where Justin began his career with Deloitte. In 2006 we welcomed our second child Russell Henry, a very sweet and happy boy. Five months later we made the bittersweet transfer back to our families in Utah leaving our wonderful friends in the midwest. We bought a house near Thanksgiving Point and enjoy the closeness of mountains and family. One month ago, we welcomed our third child Jocelyn. I am so glad to stay home with my kids, learning the simpleness of life and the magic of imagination. I'm exicted to see everyone at the reunion, and to the rest, happy life!