tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10115823716509522812024-03-28T21:29:25.744-06:00My StoryLife moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2776125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-76475870063832675612024-03-27T20:12:00.001-06:002024-03-28T20:43:53.510-06:00Silent Wednesday<div style="text-align: center;"> I listened to a wonderful <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtlBstz9ZOg" target="_blank">Easter podcast</a> with many insights about Holy Week </div><div style="text-align: center;">discussing the individual meanings of each day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />In the podcast, they speculated about how the Savior may have spent "Silent Wednesday." It's unknown<br />since we don't have a record of that day. I appreciated their suggestion that perhaps he spent it as he did any other day--healing the sick, teaching and loving.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />But I had a different idea. I like to think he spent it... <i>silent</i>.<br />What if two days before he knew his life was ending, he was given the gift of time</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to <i>reflect</i> on all the love and friendship and goodness he'd been a part of.<br />To <i>contemplate</i> the beauty of life on earth--maybe even more beautiful than he imagined.<br />To <i>sorrow</i> at saying goodbye, and for the pain his friends and family would feel.<br />To <i>ponder</i> the gravity of the upcoming atonement and crucifixion.</div><div style="text-align: center;">To sit with all the human emotions and just be grateful.</div>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-67012695037288701562024-03-26T18:59:00.001-06:002024-03-28T20:12:09.778-06:00Quito, Ecuador--North!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are all so excited for Nick to be a missionary in Ecuador!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you know Nick has been to Ecuador twice? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once when our family went to Quito on our <a href="https://6shaefs.blogspot.com/2012/03/ecuador-with-osso.html" target="_blank">Humanitarian trip with OSSO (read about it here)</a>,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the second time when he went to Galapagos Islands with Dan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's so cool that we can somewhat visualize where he'll be serving!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwhIkH8bBUt6z_Bxpd-JMynRyd7eo-SkbpHtDNaXlBo0w-Newwqm18pmR5KTshaKwHmsOUrThpE2t3huSOpiA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nick received his call at 10:47 am and opened it then (he was at the gym)!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His plan was to read it ahead of time and tell Camille, but keep it a surprise for the rest of us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love surprises, so I was great with that plan!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Camille showed him a fun app of missions around the world and everyone could submit their guesses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so fun sending to our family and friends and getting their guesses </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and love and support throughout the day! 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We can wait!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So fun to have all of Nick's friends come over--most we haven't seen in a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chris and Camille, of course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Also past and present bishops (also good friends): Corey, Daren and Dave, & Rob W.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Parents who have loved Nick since he was a preschooler:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rigbys, Moffatts, Hoggans & Afflecks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Family: Diane; Sheree, Jared & Soren and a fun surprise to have Ethan P. drive up from Orem!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the support made us feel so good and so loved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDDVu7o-zSKaN-WX9WGPjawFyTE-wISs-znSAywG8KhVIDYXZn3D2Gsm0uKV6GcKK1_KLeE-8bT__2eXY1WhbYSm3aIMRq3UQpydybcdLBgXt6vWO03d0ME_XYU9xLxiq3eY2HWH-hHQ5R9k0pVkdqqLzBeXieyOHr3vHsUlwsoGx0yAh1lYQUAHx-7We/s1280/IMG_5871.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-FOuVwkbDkk2wfB0YBfcCsp0iXR3fQvSVNGN6IUDXBPIxBep9fiq8dZTYlqom3RrjTm3_p7fT4eccRI-nnV-BFH0CFW1c20WNX1Dem3OQeEgjzpLrgmlIT5bEiq6iaHEAHFoSQiSS3prNIn9Xi1XwBdLABKVfxdDxslve_WW-7UcY_TCb-p422apDAjM/s1280/IMG_5873.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-FOuVwkbDkk2wfB0YBfcCsp0iXR3fQvSVNGN6IUDXBPIxBep9fiq8dZTYlqom3RrjTm3_p7fT4eccRI-nnV-BFH0CFW1c20WNX1Dem3OQeEgjzpLrgmlIT5bEiq6iaHEAHFoSQiSS3prNIn9Xi1XwBdLABKVfxdDxslve_WW-7UcY_TCb-p422apDAjM/w480-h640/IMG_5873.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quito was our friend Mike R.'s mission and they were psyched! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mike P. also spent time in Quito and John M. was in Guayquil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Eric R. was originally assigned to Quito until because of unrest he was reassigned to Paraguay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monet's husband, Carson, also served in Quito for four months then was reassigned with Covid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Four other Olympus missionaries are in Guayaquil </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">right now so it will be fun for Nick to connect with them, even though its a different mission.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We planned to be on Instagram Live, but the connection went down right</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">before he announced the location!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So poor Courtney, Michael, Marty and Lizzie, all my sisters and mom and everyone else checking in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was left in a lurch and suddenly my texts were blowing up but I had to ignore so I could be in the moment with Nick. Sorry everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAGFOpyveYWEWx8g1FExhAlXxPe_muxZVYRMibkgHiUJaQ5ihtn7Fto0XUX8MSYvrHI2xKXnmQD-8QmcyBHdYO8C2XZ6yQuoAMF2cklrbOnGUWt7ppAxxZhetkPEVmvmkQ-PNMGDtNIIyFjeqCibrJIcolS5RRWb3ufwkMiE6igaxgtm0wJpw6rx8_dtW/s1280/IMG_5886.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAGFOpyveYWEWx8g1FExhAlXxPe_muxZVYRMibkgHiUJaQ5ihtn7Fto0XUX8MSYvrHI2xKXnmQD-8QmcyBHdYO8C2XZ6yQuoAMF2cklrbOnGUWt7ppAxxZhetkPEVmvmkQ-PNMGDtNIIyFjeqCibrJIcolS5RRWb3ufwkMiE6igaxgtm0wJpw6rx8_dtW/w296-h640/IMG_5886.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nick is very excited to serve in Ecuador. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this picture of us when we were there in 2011.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who would have guessed then that when the little boy in front would grow up,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he'd come back as a missionary?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80Xb6YMkaDdyKUH7q-GVjBUWzkcPyzyD0bvfs4pR3HvnDFnoS3WTX-tODnEGbPPD8IKZS6VNyoyzVXHiZbsDcswYawInX-ccxSsS5XoxWFb08S7IgSYRjFdgw_v_i-b0hWrTDjQ_NdXsgzmkVDaiJzxzsoxyagM3v0NXPFyG0MmR4wp1FVrdjSD2JokI1/s1892/Ecuador.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1892" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80Xb6YMkaDdyKUH7q-GVjBUWzkcPyzyD0bvfs4pR3HvnDFnoS3WTX-tODnEGbPPD8IKZS6VNyoyzVXHiZbsDcswYawInX-ccxSsS5XoxWFb08S7IgSYRjFdgw_v_i-b0hWrTDjQ_NdXsgzmkVDaiJzxzsoxyagM3v0NXPFyG0MmR4wp1FVrdjSD2JokI1/w640-h496/Ecuador.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3MIqYzn7kCrb0zizVvAMOYGpqPd0Wit-KA9on7yOUAxdBzXt6j2L786fOlvSnXaN1pUQOjam-up1sAvLG3oc_wD2uyLmiZzJR0EkwdAdxrUQNzmz_FyDQZ2B52vFu_m8WJROY4dfrBZLRpvlgZME8NWjmX8yQUEC9BM4bBPETuSNYRf1iAw2K1m-Bjxo/w480-h640/IMG_5881.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-23300627604362775162024-03-25T21:12:00.003-06:002024-03-25T21:12:27.331-06:00Waiting<div style="text-align: center;">I was wide awake in the middle of the night for an hour.<br />I think I couldn't sleep because I'm excited for Nick's mission call.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-83508479799045148412024-03-24T20:39:00.006-06:002024-03-25T21:09:56.339-06:00Blessings and Missions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nick received his Patriarchal Blessing this morning.<br />Words can't describe the emotion of your hearing our Heavenly Father's words,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">through the Patriarch, meant especially for your child. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The veil was thin as we were reminded that as much as we love our son,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God loves him even more. He has a plan for his life and has blessed him </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with spiritual gifts, talents and unique characteristics that will bring him joy and peace </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">throughout his life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxyzCZ2hCBj1wkTnkDuOBUfMS1LkPBR3FelmdDAjOlGPQKiZASB2oSaJ5mjNA7p3thieVrN1s2fA7gkaXU5_RzDjy5V4Vnj8S2iKe7NVL8CH45t33crZZRHx7tyxX_aNL3XHJlsBQx1Gx8O4CVYVU4PGgh5y5843ViMgYD7ktABXOWND2drvppK0UCosn/s1280/IMG_5849.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxyzCZ2hCBj1wkTnkDuOBUfMS1LkPBR3FelmdDAjOlGPQKiZASB2oSaJ5mjNA7p3thieVrN1s2fA7gkaXU5_RzDjy5V4Vnj8S2iKe7NVL8CH45t33crZZRHx7tyxX_aNL3XHJlsBQx1Gx8O4CVYVU4PGgh5y5843ViMgYD7ktABXOWND2drvppK0UCosn/w480-h640/IMG_5849.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What an important reminder to both Dan and I that as much as we'll miss him</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while he's on his mission, this is an important step in his spiritual growth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and will bless both Nick and the people he serves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As a continuation of this amazing day,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nick, Camille and Christopher came to church with us and stayed for dinner so </div><div style="text-align: center;">Chris could share stories give advice to Camillie about serving in the Hermosillo, Mexico mission.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had so much fun going through photos and enjoying Chris' memories and</div><div style="text-align: center;">laughing at some of his antics. As we flipped through photos, we were moved at his love for the individual people he met and served, some who were baptized. In particular, we came to a photo of Umberto and Chris got serious. "My first day we knocked on Humberto's door. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He opened and we introduced ourselves as missionaries with a message about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Umberto eagerly welcomed us in and said, </div><div style="text-align: center;">'I've just prayed that God would send me an angel to help me.'"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Umberto was caught up in a gang and wanted to turn his life around.</div><div style="text-align: center;">His parents were strong Catholics, but they fell in love with the missionaries,</div><div style="text-align: center;">defending them and their message to cynical friends,</div><div style="text-align: center;">as they saw their son turn his life around, get back in school, find a job </div><div style="text-align: center;">and start progressing toward a more hopeful future.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"This is what a mission is all about," Chris testified.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"We laugh, we have a good time. You work hard, you stay positive. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You miss your family but you also, with time, get into a routine you love.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You grow closer to Christ.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But that's all secondary. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Being led to someone who is praying for help to change and desiring to come unto Christ,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and you being an instrument in God's hand, that's your whole purpose."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuixmFseC7NlvWjY_e2vDyB0Q7oxVyasVKjX5m49MT38AtPS3pJ-HXc8kmlmdLBUdyXJzMxaMJbtCcx5w76nxU3I6ZfcJ8boiyXtD49wV8RV5b8vHzdvw370ohfB12s3Ij48H9OmWOJIBoaONWs6F6EF-CzFYIpEpAhhV6dSN94a_TKeeO-sUDVc2mO15/s4000/IMG_1268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuixmFseC7NlvWjY_e2vDyB0Q7oxVyasVKjX5m49MT38AtPS3pJ-HXc8kmlmdLBUdyXJzMxaMJbtCcx5w76nxU3I6ZfcJ8boiyXtD49wV8RV5b8vHzdvw370ohfB12s3Ij48H9OmWOJIBoaONWs6F6EF-CzFYIpEpAhhV6dSN94a_TKeeO-sUDVc2mO15/w640-h480/IMG_1268.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-87621561783185217662024-03-23T23:36:00.001-06:002024-03-25T20:38:56.317-06:00The Temple Together<div style="text-align: center;"> Dan and I had a wide open Saturday at home together, </div><div style="text-align: center;">something that's been pretty uncommon for the last year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />As I made plans for the day, I felt a quiet prompting to consider going to the temple.<br />I only had to think about it for a minute before I knew that was exactly what I wanted to do today.<br /><br />I asked if Dan wanted to go with me. <br />(Is it ever fun after you've imagined a whole day with oodles of time to do whatever you want,<br />to have your spouse suggest, out of the blue, if you'd like to get dressed up and spend a few hours at the temple? Rarely.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But Dan agreed. Especially with Nick's Patriarchal blessing tomorrow</div><div style="text-align: center;">and his mission call coming Tuesday (!), we wanted to be in a place where we would </div><div style="text-align: center;">feel an abundance of God's peace and love.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a prayer when missionaries were mentioned, I wept.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the Celestial Room, Dan and I talked about Nick's mission again</div><div style="text-align: center;"> which made me start crying again and Dan said, "Don't look at me or I'll start to cry."</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I looked away and we both laughed at ourselves,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so happy our son is planning to serve a mission,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and so sad we have to say goodbye to him for two years.</div>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-47015839211105348642024-03-22T23:34:00.001-06:002024-03-23T23:36:10.613-06:00Hidden Creatures<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SIX!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGo0F8Pkk72ub2V1H-fjUAPblHCDxRtTXomVqBk6ax1VLOdfXBD3ID72YXwTCW1Nugo79wuw-UlDUaTZY3rgPKDVdsxnZNAxHIyb79ViAFZN2uCszMghO36D0LTIQSfcAEaiRAe4u00JImGLLlzlDJFi0y3VTtasfvsp7azOAZRlpNpZ1cW_46FBRpGwEt/s1280/IMG_5830.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGo0F8Pkk72ub2V1H-fjUAPblHCDxRtTXomVqBk6ax1VLOdfXBD3ID72YXwTCW1Nugo79wuw-UlDUaTZY3rgPKDVdsxnZNAxHIyb79ViAFZN2uCszMghO36D0LTIQSfcAEaiRAe4u00JImGLLlzlDJFi0y3VTtasfvsp7azOAZRlpNpZ1cW_46FBRpGwEt/w360-h640/IMG_5830.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also had dinner with a group of friends at Rigby's home and it was so fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They had a girls table and a boys table and it was perfect.</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-27332786044375433542024-03-21T23:26:00.003-06:002024-03-23T23:34:01.124-06:00Art Project<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're getting a custom painting for our family room and I've narrowed it down to two photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The artist, Colby Sanford, came by so we could meet and he could see the space </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and he was absolutely darling and so talented.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what he sketched from my two sample photos:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUiUP0wQ1mYP65lx2NdBR8tw9t1qO03IpqQ1LpL9AqcZJyT2YFkceYlYJE8lHLtUzBrueTlcN8UDWgr3-2fSkut7CrXgfrvrGTaMpfY_IlWl45-8S-lvLREgb6zYd6vJdwrZTMlcYO8GN7tEpgS48bD-bEwfkfs0fcpkdxbe7M79j0SgZ1r_Tr5G_tUnc/s1670/KidsSketch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="1232" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUiUP0wQ1mYP65lx2NdBR8tw9t1qO03IpqQ1LpL9AqcZJyT2YFkceYlYJE8lHLtUzBrueTlcN8UDWgr3-2fSkut7CrXgfrvrGTaMpfY_IlWl45-8S-lvLREgb6zYd6vJdwrZTMlcYO8GN7tEpgS48bD-bEwfkfs0fcpkdxbe7M79j0SgZ1r_Tr5G_tUnc/w472-h640/KidsSketch.png" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this one we would take out Lexie and add Nick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih0lAhwe6WHWvJC_Ccx0APzrfTIuOEfVmXUn8rjxIvWCJQFAHPOEodfVbiH9rjPAeM2glOctd3VGs_JbMISlzFPuSTTlMS9oIZMfgjQC6ZFqYvBBjZRYLzZVALsGVCn9Tn0uDeCbX-d8WLsn8HspCQBZ7eBUIkkTIp49r83U-6t5kIhvQ4NuY5GXA8iOK/s2048/DSC01231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih0lAhwe6WHWvJC_Ccx0APzrfTIuOEfVmXUn8rjxIvWCJQFAHPOEodfVbiH9rjPAeM2glOctd3VGs_JbMISlzFPuSTTlMS9oIZMfgjQC6ZFqYvBBjZRYLzZVALsGVCn9Tn0uDeCbX-d8WLsn8HspCQBZ7eBUIkkTIp49r83U-6t5kIhvQ4NuY5GXA8iOK/w640-h480/DSC01231.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this one he'd use the kids above and add to the path down below, removing Miles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjL3LnPp-ve1TXKOJTuC9_-hvc4rLhGXxzfIA0j9BMHmyRkKK3SHhjqNZwTdVfQG2gtezRbhvei-N79hZ7bVefq8rnjbcZR1owxd1tWGk08sbIhvmXpwsDW3EPzTpfCyUHz68yQ8LYaDJjHgebyu77A2FAueHzXkttx3c6E_Yf9C2VqNgbcJPcKZ8kjvY/s3264/IMG_1017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjL3LnPp-ve1TXKOJTuC9_-hvc4rLhGXxzfIA0j9BMHmyRkKK3SHhjqNZwTdVfQG2gtezRbhvei-N79hZ7bVefq8rnjbcZR1owxd1tWGk08sbIhvmXpwsDW3EPzTpfCyUHz68yQ8LYaDJjHgebyu77A2FAueHzXkttx3c6E_Yf9C2VqNgbcJPcKZ8kjvY/w640-h480/IMG_1017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to decide by this weekend which picture we want to go with,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and unfortunately, I preferred the river and Dan prefers the path from Box Canyon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I could get on board with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I like the river because the kids are the main subjects with lots of movement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And with the mountains, the vista is the focus.</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-3544148903838938682024-03-20T23:17:00.001-06:002024-03-23T23:22:53.659-06:00Warm Weather<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome Spring! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been so nice this week, I wanted to put out the patio furniture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I look at the calendar I realize it's too soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it really feels like summer is around the corner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAASvfqhaJK8ytp3IWIAayW055vN76C2OIW0TqQPPUKv6IqsFug-44mG19LAD_-evqXS7OhBqgJrOeAjnU2U3mPufwQ9Pw9sANnxPDzUQ0kS8k78K1UK8Nkj0ORT5Eehw8i9oe-laa7UszMWggM4XD5_SMLI-n7xYjXetznnIN14woaVXmT-2FVlmGXSF7/s1280/IMG_5812.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAASvfqhaJK8ytp3IWIAayW055vN76C2OIW0TqQPPUKv6IqsFug-44mG19LAD_-evqXS7OhBqgJrOeAjnU2U3mPufwQ9Pw9sANnxPDzUQ0kS8k78K1UK8Nkj0ORT5Eehw8i9oe-laa7UszMWggM4XD5_SMLI-n7xYjXetznnIN14woaVXmT-2FVlmGXSF7/w480-h640/IMG_5812.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyUNJmsOBDcAEDiCEZlwAKqAeSMKdw6t0zosvWKUz7d6VQ0aaVw3CxqNhqDFlHjJL-a88d1ccm2pQVkqEgj96a4s2zGrkjdlDPgH73OTz55A4Fap6MwI7wn9YhuRZDDwnUhXi99gtgLZotje3CVtjz1Mv6_2nSTmcIcSLRUPhblQa_c6LWyvHvpGk45R_/s1280/IMG_5813.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyUNJmsOBDcAEDiCEZlwAKqAeSMKdw6t0zosvWKUz7d6VQ0aaVw3CxqNhqDFlHjJL-a88d1ccm2pQVkqEgj96a4s2zGrkjdlDPgH73OTz55A4Fap6MwI7wn9YhuRZDDwnUhXi99gtgLZotje3CVtjz1Mv6_2nSTmcIcSLRUPhblQa_c6LWyvHvpGk45R_/w480-h640/IMG_5813.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-29924479231320040722024-03-19T14:22:00.001-06:002024-03-23T23:17:33.298-06:00RS Service Activity<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had such a fun service night for the Relief Society birthday celebration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have the best committee and here's the key:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we meet we figure out the jobs (decorations, food, invitations, paper goods etc.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then everyone chooses a responsibility they feel good about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Someone called it delegating. But it's not. I don't have to tell people what to do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They choose what they'd prefer. It's so great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've got a couple people who are super confident with decorations. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And some of us who dread decorations assignments.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple who are happy to cook.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>One who says she's a horrible cook (and her sister on the committee confirms).</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of us are happy to walk the neighborhood delivering invites,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and one who knows herself well enough that she'll never get around to it.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few of us don't have young children so are happy to come early and stay late.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We tell those with littles whose husbands are traveling or working late to go home,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we've got clean-up covered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the committee chair, I'm the organizer, which is perfect for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And as someone without littles at home, I'm happy to take extra jobs to pull everything together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The RS Presidency member over the committee is darling but has three young children,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I try to not let her do anything extra because she has so many other responsibilities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(She always takes one of the assignments, which is much appreciated.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BUT she's very organized and I can always bounce ideas off of her to help </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ease my mind when I start to stress about final details!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've got wonderful feedback about the activities, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but honestly it's the committee working together and the epitome of many hands make light work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Relief Society Presidency wanted us to do a service project,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which quite frankly, I wasn't that excited about at first because, you know, extra work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But within minutes, I knew it was the right thing to do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For starters, we'd have more people come because an evening together in the church </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is more enjoyable doing something for someone else.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(And we already have the summer party in someone's backyard </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the Christmas party at someone's home which we just gather and visit.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, once I started researching projects, I got excited about the opportunities to serve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My rule was no quilts, no sandwiches and no hygiene kits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We needed something new.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW-fqHHgbwDEpR253-NOY7JGRzNeQTxEzjiFg9-vN4zFnnN76fbnIo4RiEHU9BBMsyhnIYH0Ft8ZD9XHYOjwyi3MDyj_iJ27zXIjKpQt_F7U8W7FRI2XRSj_fViLnOgVKPFS5hEQ4Nx-HR5b6jH52eEN3Rv_qzBrMsAdeKrA0IhSmiMzN-uGspaTjiVxf/s1280/IMG_5804.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW-fqHHgbwDEpR253-NOY7JGRzNeQTxEzjiFg9-vN4zFnnN76fbnIo4RiEHU9BBMsyhnIYH0Ft8ZD9XHYOjwyi3MDyj_iJ27zXIjKpQt_F7U8W7FRI2XRSj_fViLnOgVKPFS5hEQ4Nx-HR5b6jH52eEN3Rv_qzBrMsAdeKrA0IhSmiMzN-uGspaTjiVxf/w640-h480/IMG_5804.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made journals and quilted felt hearts for Hearts Knit Together,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">an organization that donates kits to families arriving in shelters, escaping either abuse or violence or refugees. They support all the shelters in Utah.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I thought this was a wonderful opportunity, perfect for the "Relief Society"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">to ease the burdens of our unknown sisters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The projects were simple, so could be done easily (even the sewing) while visiting with </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">the people working around you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hearts Knit Together gives out 7,000 hearts and journals a year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(This was the project I blogged about a few Sundays ago that I cut hundreds pieces of scrapbook paper down to size to cover the composition books.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We made 30 hearts and 100 journals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0dr0W0dX3edxsv71GSFK9Rx77Fq2uamq75hnfRdfev-MB7H3o56Yd4Y-OkB0abQwfDqEJE1NXYVWw1cvyfF8ndrodl2agDw3Ix7S7Jn_GkINVxz8FD0Ft3_wIE-5LfbkfMTC3XRiifd2LljW1WEs35FB9EuTTljBzom-VKgYF_tD5IuSMZ_nVzoPS8GW/s1280/IMG_5820.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0dr0W0dX3edxsv71GSFK9Rx77Fq2uamq75hnfRdfev-MB7H3o56Yd4Y-OkB0abQwfDqEJE1NXYVWw1cvyfF8ndrodl2agDw3Ix7S7Jn_GkINVxz8FD0Ft3_wIE-5LfbkfMTC3XRiifd2LljW1WEs35FB9EuTTljBzom-VKgYF_tD5IuSMZ_nVzoPS8GW/w480-h640/IMG_5820.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHtFMFZ5Fbz4MIyXwqrmkTWU8Ih_IiczrHBJTu7Cn8mxhoxxAIPbrf2qD0xwuD_09y1SRmtu9DyGddSfKYo_5dwtVnsL8lr_pB5OwACok6mMvlakTAC6SlU2qU56vo1OH8pLGp9JXrRWhqbeh-rPo4Ce4X4nGglq_CeMmr1hbkIkoI-TzwF2VNOVQ7RSm/s1280/IMG_5836.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHtFMFZ5Fbz4MIyXwqrmkTWU8Ih_IiczrHBJTu7Cn8mxhoxxAIPbrf2qD0xwuD_09y1SRmtu9DyGddSfKYo_5dwtVnsL8lr_pB5OwACok6mMvlakTAC6SlU2qU56vo1OH8pLGp9JXrRWhqbeh-rPo4Ce4X4nGglq_CeMmr1hbkIkoI-TzwF2VNOVQ7RSm/w480-h640/IMG_5836.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I volunteered to bring the birthday cakes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Last Christmas at our neighborhood ladies party, someone brought an olive oil cake </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">from Tulie Bakery and though the name is off-putting, it was the 2nd best cake I've ever had.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Still remembering the one in Los Angeles at Margie's baby shower.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I really wanted an excuse to have another piece of that cake!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Good thing I saved myself a slice because by the end of the activity they'd been devoured.</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_eBQaFxGYaoLU54vVJEAAXLApPQjF1ht22-pbqC2gma-g8bYBuF4q7E0K4htBY6xsdIjN_1RU3wsNxlDBcDEZya4rNVwridLRYLtCWAs37nPBswQWPa89IsTsfvVqMyxN1OaGdBjRnV2jS9YD-7vOasQ-K10xcG28urcDPiBGion8OYk8Hb8n51thDV9/s1280/IMG_5809.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_eBQaFxGYaoLU54vVJEAAXLApPQjF1ht22-pbqC2gma-g8bYBuF4q7E0K4htBY6xsdIjN_1RU3wsNxlDBcDEZya4rNVwridLRYLtCWAs37nPBswQWPa89IsTsfvVqMyxN1OaGdBjRnV2jS9YD-7vOasQ-K10xcG28urcDPiBGion8OYk8Hb8n51thDV9/w480-h640/IMG_5809.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 8:00 I snuck away to join Camille's Instagram Live for her mission call opening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I nearly fell off my chair when she got called to Hermosillo, Mexico!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-MmLG23sSMBrLKUHwDutOT4d3MNSlLQmLwQBExHqSj1Izd4bvgrFUQoPOLgczbIuRlSUXMw8b7CDfEBdydDQ-cyDMcoGYZo759Lkmoe3euvW4FgrXVdSHWWLTmkE3Ny-TY4yHPs3HwiFzDaXvl0xXZNNfpQMcSWh_PZz1wfbB-38d9awCyY3tknLqZt3/s1280/IMG_5810.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-MmLG23sSMBrLKUHwDutOT4d3MNSlLQmLwQBExHqSj1Izd4bvgrFUQoPOLgczbIuRlSUXMw8b7CDfEBdydDQ-cyDMcoGYZo759Lkmoe3euvW4FgrXVdSHWWLTmkE3Ny-TY4yHPs3HwiFzDaXvl0xXZNNfpQMcSWh_PZz1wfbB-38d9awCyY3tknLqZt3/w296-h640/IMG_5810.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're getting together for Sunday dinner and Chris is going to tell her</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">everything she needs to know!</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-46956028929559608492024-03-18T13:45:00.001-06:002024-03-21T14:20:37.225-06:00Scattered and Gathering<div style="text-align: center;"> Yesterday in Sunday School we had a discussion about Christ gathering his people who have been scattered on the isles of the sea. Our teacher made the observation that we're all people alone on islands from time to time. And I commented that just that morning when I woke up I was feeling scattered. </div><div style="text-align: center;">While the scriptures talk about a literal scattering of the tribes of Israel and Jews,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we can liken the scriptures unto us and our lives and I see "scattered" as a metaphor for the unease I sometimes feel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Home from a long trip. Tired from a long (fun) day at an amusement park and days sitting in the hot sun and that off-feeling from not sleeping in your own bed for a while. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Laundry to do, messes that I'd forgotten about while I was gone that still needed tidying. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The low level anxiety at being in charge of the Relief Society activity on Tuesday that required me to immediately jump all in contacting the committee, following up on responsibilities </div><div style="text-align: center;">and finalizing last minute details. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make a cake for Chris' birthday. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The scriptures teach that after the literal scattering, there will be a literal gathering,</div><div style="text-align: center;">bringing all nations and people unto Christ, where God will do a marvelous work and a wonder,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> restoring all people from a lost and fallen state to a knowledge of the Messiah and a Savior.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And like this literal gathering, I've learned what I can do personally to gather myself--</div><div style="text-align: center;">focusing on the Savior brings me peace and grounding:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Time to myself journaling, reading scripture and praying.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday inspirational music.</div><div style="text-align: center;">To-do lists to organize my responsibilities and thoughts.</div><div style="text-align: center;">An inspirational Sunday meeting where speakers testified of experiences </div><div style="text-align: center;">where they'd felt God at work in their lives.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Interesting Gospel discussion in Sunday School.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Time with my family.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Come unto me," proclaims Jesus. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Not as a dictator, <i>because if you don't you better watch out.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">But as the ultimate teammate and friend:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "Come unto me, and I will give you peace."</div>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-18888197937789032312024-03-17T16:28:00.001-06:002024-03-21T13:34:59.576-06:00Chris is 23!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Birthday, Christopher! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chris is a friend to everyone and knows how to make all he meets feel like a million bucks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When he left on his mission, I ached at the thought of not seeing his smile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But we got to FaceTime every week so every Monday his energy and joy filled my little phone screen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chris has never shied away from hard work and you can always count in him to lend a hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's a wonderful validator and is good at seeing life through another's perspective.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's a literal mover and a shaker in that his whole life he was always running, jumping, flipping--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">climbing trees, flipping on the trampoline, backflipping on the ground, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">climbing the doorframes, doing pull ups, skate boarding and skiing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year I've seen him make strides in learning to slow down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is dedicated to fitness, but also meditation/yoga, scriptures, morning sunlight and cold plunges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's finding the right balance for him between social and alone time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's been working three jobs as well as going to school this year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's in the t-shirt business working to grow sales and customer service;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">works for Cottonwood in their online rental services;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and is TA'ing for a finance professor including guiding grad students in making spreadsheets </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to analyze their business ideas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something I love about him is he is so open with his feelings and descriptions of the day/week etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and doesn't mind listening to my going's and feelings as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSnu8wYpTRjSfsB8drtlOnAWSle6HX_u10Gu9D8mQ-hpFD4Xunf2ZM7Y1SZbNVcv8Kc1h4USFjOAd4HW6n-4vgmD8YVV6I-ngdMHku8RndBIVTPlFPBG5nSFoq3A5UPyMNXVmNuDfxJwRp2D1MJmwLkt9iNtGEoISeLhThyphenhyphenHdWzBzvCyj9RiG8_-t7tdn/s1280/IMG_5771.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSnu8wYpTRjSfsB8drtlOnAWSle6HX_u10Gu9D8mQ-hpFD4Xunf2ZM7Y1SZbNVcv8Kc1h4USFjOAd4HW6n-4vgmD8YVV6I-ngdMHku8RndBIVTPlFPBG5nSFoq3A5UPyMNXVmNuDfxJwRp2D1MJmwLkt9iNtGEoISeLhThyphenhyphenHdWzBzvCyj9RiG8_-t7tdn/w480-h640/IMG_5771.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuM-cYmmnwh5BNgqXHbzwQbFvGvsTtmIqepKcmgNhd_6sRNyeYTdVtcAvC1zV-mhdweNjE8qQlCaOYUgSJ27xtjY6B7gQWyNSLyPFGJyc_ytqwEbC6Gdz5aTLxS87NxbIuxEZ2XdI_A45DRTlIflFWjlA2NJEHZ6-dptEP74R0DSme2JKmclskGAAzvEQ/s1280/IMG_5773.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuM-cYmmnwh5BNgqXHbzwQbFvGvsTtmIqepKcmgNhd_6sRNyeYTdVtcAvC1zV-mhdweNjE8qQlCaOYUgSJ27xtjY6B7gQWyNSLyPFGJyc_ytqwEbC6Gdz5aTLxS87NxbIuxEZ2XdI_A45DRTlIflFWjlA2NJEHZ6-dptEP74R0DSme2JKmclskGAAzvEQ/w480-h640/IMG_5773.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before we left for our trip, I wanted to get all the shopping for his birthday dinner done since it was the day after we got home. At Whole Foods I was questioning the man at the fish counter about ordering crab or freezing it etc. Told him it was my son's request for his birthday dinner and we'd be traveling, etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The man said, "So cute! How old is your son turning?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Oh, he's turning 23!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ha! The guy thought he was ten or something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No, but I told him crab and artichokes has been his birthday dinner request since that age!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvtgB-F0Sz2e8VLnscfIgr9HbYgBaPhNDX4MskbW89KJW-02EJ-zs8c3yYvN8l2tShlY2G4tI4KMqZ9Q2YTC8aJDZ2QjVwMz2BM_pbg8LFLKA4A5DW9bUEr4CbXk0scMgBtD3vVrIMMBuNVV6IBqNcb0cdtl0Xb8VQU_7s13Pka7XY9ID69o97R4g3-j2/s1280/IMG_2202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvtgB-F0Sz2e8VLnscfIgr9HbYgBaPhNDX4MskbW89KJW-02EJ-zs8c3yYvN8l2tShlY2G4tI4KMqZ9Q2YTC8aJDZ2QjVwMz2BM_pbg8LFLKA4A5DW9bUEr4CbXk0scMgBtD3vVrIMMBuNVV6IBqNcb0cdtl0Xb8VQU_7s13Pka7XY9ID69o97R4g3-j2/w640-h480/IMG_2202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once when we were in Alaska as a family feasting on crab,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the end of dinner, the rest of us were scouring our last bits of shell for one more bite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But Chris had methodically and patiently cracked his crab legs, and made a big pile of meat--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not eating any of it until he'd found all the meat. Then got to savor every delicious bite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were all jealous.</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-52319801711708640712024-03-16T15:59:00.001-06:002024-03-19T16:28:18.812-06:00Hogwarts!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last night in one room, Angela and Courtney shared a bed with Camille in the other bed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Dan and Nick shared a bed in the other room with Michael in the other bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kind of fun to have a girls room and a boys room!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were up and at 'em by 6:30 a.m., out the door by 7:00 and waiting in line </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for early admission by 7:20.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We entered the park by 7:50 and everyone beelined to Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because you can't use Express passes and the line gets suuuuper long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think we were on the ride by 8:40.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it was sooooo fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So fun in fact, that we went back later in the day and waited for 85 minutes to do it again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(The only thing we'd do different is have butterbeer to drink while waiting in line.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">and we loved that ride so much, we waited in line to do it a second time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Michael was really sly about not setting any expectations for the rides or giving anything away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's really good at that.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X8A7Kx5ZxK7i-8QramRcfNQs7mGjSh_lVXNkZ-pnQZ_kZ1aQ8iFqOWVLy9L3oXY7S9tKAS5LQTsuTRVinEAQocQ8aZHVgdRoFTi9auGvlNMWpYMDFA__MTWgy2JtOIMAFjFwY202kklXuSeiKz76DPxFHucetv3lZ1IF3bs5Hax-1UsABZN5yffMAbv-/s1280/IMG_5753.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X8A7Kx5ZxK7i-8QramRcfNQs7mGjSh_lVXNkZ-pnQZ_kZ1aQ8iFqOWVLy9L3oXY7S9tKAS5LQTsuTRVinEAQocQ8aZHVgdRoFTi9auGvlNMWpYMDFA__MTWgy2JtOIMAFjFwY202kklXuSeiKz76DPxFHucetv3lZ1IF3bs5Hax-1UsABZN5yffMAbv-/w480-h640/IMG_5753.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last night we planned to take The Hogwarts Express (train) from Diagon Alley into Hogwarts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">but it broke down and wasn't running.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unfortunately it was broken all day today too. 😕</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpN_roMe_WDlqfdPqvz7w_7Z7eJo0KfCgc3uX41Nk9m8o3_R2tXLMRaECcKKZF1WVc8ytumFRoE1aTFbF4jIrJ52wEDDpDf7vctK-Yz64JU8lB33ZhVdunAQT8ESkVdX-XD-HlXwQdB1OZa-0tQWzsFSxBa2RuxofzQlO82cu2V4fYN0fkB6E_sAB7EAQE/s1280/IMG_5752.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpN_roMe_WDlqfdPqvz7w_7Z7eJo0KfCgc3uX41Nk9m8o3_R2tXLMRaECcKKZF1WVc8ytumFRoE1aTFbF4jIrJ52wEDDpDf7vctK-Yz64JU8lB33ZhVdunAQT8ESkVdX-XD-HlXwQdB1OZa-0tQWzsFSxBa2RuxofzQlO82cu2V4fYN0fkB6E_sAB7EAQE/w640-h480/IMG_5752.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ate lunch at The Three Broomsticks (a little slow and mediocre food, but we sat down at 11:40 and when we left around 12:30, there was a really long line. So glad we ate when we did. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I suggest the fish and chips--what Camille and Nick had. They said it was pretty good.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We talked all about our favorite Harry Potter movies and memories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We rode Hulk rollercoaster, did the Drop/Blast ride</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(where on our second round Nick, Camille and I were just about to blast off </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when the ride stopped because someone wouldn't put their phone away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it timed out and we were rerouted to the other side, which we were glad about because Nick's safety bar unclicked one click and didn't feel tight enough and the seat next to me was broken.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrfLuImHXvq9JXfKLnn9RlnMca5DRIOuOpWAsgzfqrTe-l1vuWLddiNFPHu4IN3bkBwovdjbUEcSL4jqbFtIN_P5g2WUP073yuH-ibAIrQX0QNdnvIdZH_GCbCHzhkuutxTinGBWB3aMsL4BxSY6G9iyRvid60j4U8nzE7mziDZfUoXoP2dDez9PpLx8e/w480-h640/IMG_5758.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We flew back home to Utah and Courtney and Michael get one more day at Harry Potter World!</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-39388914963944613332024-03-15T17:45:00.001-06:002024-03-18T18:06:05.633-06:00Race 2 and Harry Potter World<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Race #2 had a disappointing finish. Started at 21 and fell back to 23.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nick was sick and stuffy. He didn't feel well and just wasn't feeling it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm proud of Nick for not blaming the car or the other drivers or anything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just had a bad race. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But... we were looking forward to going to Harry Potter World in Orlando tonight!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlQ66f1LWabWzBzDfr93KmM-V4_cFqMDN_7GXK3ik0tvK61Z546QolrXasxNKbnkDP1jhRmiwI26Yt2A20vPCNQ0cka_l4UpiqHS9k71lv_NNuljRX0rjbB0eiKy3hdVpzaMxZgIGYRgKt9-BJcYVeCxb8fpBY-_nLhF1gdwZP6j3LFGlwRS1XwP8Xk-S/s1280/IMG_5733.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Courtney and Michael flew to Orlando last night so they could meet us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Courtney worked all day in the hotel, but Michael is on Spring Break and went over to early entry and got the lay of the land so we knew what to expect on Saturday and could maximize our time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But we used our few hours this evening to walk around Diagon Alley, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkUCxir88-rw73f1dp3M-af7B581sIXL8i8WZkokuTRFDlFZF9tu1c32yD4alNRO0ERcZcyyL2Tnbqa5YUGzcxXQjHOR4y_I1HbkMYM7_1olYGIuYhQ7O_8WTgID2P9jMDvUAGGQUm7zE7mLn-TwNVmD1A3OJI37R7F0SuWvLC6ApSeWYoJbhbU_XvDIK/s1280/IMG_5740.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">drink frozen butterbeer,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H7O25HbRGlfkuZ1P7Fv1tZlJ2ncsFdd77oumNqQU1Id2lziz79uqxAR5A3jdmmEvVV_8M4itlbFHyjOY2F8oMPKlALUiUPFdSIoa6tSRjNEFnGlVWxB8Jc-eboLvkxVS6BJWhOO5ZLK6c9QZiYbGdQipyqX52i9xw28hJ2yIfWGYX3RqxucKW-rEdMrA/s1280/IMG_9958.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H7O25HbRGlfkuZ1P7Fv1tZlJ2ncsFdd77oumNqQU1Id2lziz79uqxAR5A3jdmmEvVV_8M4itlbFHyjOY2F8oMPKlALUiUPFdSIoa6tSRjNEFnGlVWxB8Jc-eboLvkxVS6BJWhOO5ZLK6c9QZiYbGdQipyqX52i9xw28hJ2yIfWGYX3RqxucKW-rEdMrA/w480-h640/IMG_9958.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">shoot the aliens in the MiB ride and go on the Hollywood Coaster once </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(for me--my head was banging around too much)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and twice for everyone else.</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZQ_aBtENltBI9gjdTHsDyECtsxuC2w95haix8ki_h9mAFvCGxNJghBqNYIOGBlK-HFtg8YsaW1pTe4cHEmth8mOPOTPUByiiYGan96Sxh1fJSkDzLMSXB3SBcXTVXUiUSaSTkVNBDYzCNrTNrwMLpkM15z0Ua39bZwFGHIkj9AycQTkiV81A9PqRHKMv/s1280/IMG_5743.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZQ_aBtENltBI9gjdTHsDyECtsxuC2w95haix8ki_h9mAFvCGxNJghBqNYIOGBlK-HFtg8YsaW1pTe4cHEmth8mOPOTPUByiiYGan96Sxh1fJSkDzLMSXB3SBcXTVXUiUSaSTkVNBDYzCNrTNrwMLpkM15z0Ua39bZwFGHIkj9AycQTkiV81A9PqRHKMv/w640-h480/IMG_5743.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVywFt0mrbXinmmONkOJFVVLaMCtoNOT3UyrsJDqTP10__DZ_0aRFvc0feYGYVuxSlvTGuRukh9x9JfHrRCZfp4-tC7k4W21dEaqzI-MnKCnZZFq9ITJhEop_BjanIrEjrZVjK1QuhqUXR8ZOYQU2qETVqGN3qHHE0c8wlZBu4e0rzOhv4emnkVOJKlCRF/s1280/IMG_5745.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVywFt0mrbXinmmONkOJFVVLaMCtoNOT3UyrsJDqTP10__DZ_0aRFvc0feYGYVuxSlvTGuRukh9x9JfHrRCZfp4-tC7k4W21dEaqzI-MnKCnZZFq9ITJhEop_BjanIrEjrZVjK1QuhqUXR8ZOYQU2qETVqGN3qHHE0c8wlZBu4e0rzOhv4emnkVOJKlCRF/w640-h480/IMG_5745.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A late, late night dinner at Hard Rock where Nick and I reminisced about eating there three nights in a row when we came together ten years ago. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6:30 alarm tomorrow so we can be extra early in line for early admission!</div><br /><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-42696072411665950722024-03-14T17:15:00.001-06:002024-03-18T17:44:43.299-06:00They're Here<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm getting a little more comfortable enjoying the nature and worrying less about</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">getting attacked, dragged into the lake by a modern-day dinosaur and disappearing without a trace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI1Abyo-pidWaTA2dO_3k7r_MxFEc-bJJOmkYi8T1EIMvkz6Felkfo9EVIqpUhQn5tlW8ASkPYlB54v7VFZuW0cEDLiHXG1o1vI8PXJiEYekbYgtVAkMkCR8KjfpLKDZRf9M_PTr1Px90CS_KOfzbIHj2wri721ILdWz7eRbTRtEcq_Mct4enUL53ENw5/s1280/IMG_5673.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI1Abyo-pidWaTA2dO_3k7r_MxFEc-bJJOmkYi8T1EIMvkz6Felkfo9EVIqpUhQn5tlW8ASkPYlB54v7VFZuW0cEDLiHXG1o1vI8PXJiEYekbYgtVAkMkCR8KjfpLKDZRf9M_PTr1Px90CS_KOfzbIHj2wri721ILdWz7eRbTRtEcq_Mct4enUL53ENw5/w640-h480/IMG_5673.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a lovely spot to spend the mornings.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6idi5Bt0REnb1aeAlm2yl3PR3cvgMMF7O9b-w5aaZiKPaPXGrgnr5slFh4fwZQTUMlubowFkvRhcD4X5hFcQNdlH9-SxhZNoEWbvV-qYQaqgYC68seSToksjEFfqL3xM_905lWC_M5NnzQxfFYaQK6nRFVxgwQJ1-xDkdZPJl0uudtBdKxKehLQlILw23/s1280/IMG_5711.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6idi5Bt0REnb1aeAlm2yl3PR3cvgMMF7O9b-w5aaZiKPaPXGrgnr5slFh4fwZQTUMlubowFkvRhcD4X5hFcQNdlH9-SxhZNoEWbvV-qYQaqgYC68seSToksjEFfqL3xM_905lWC_M5NnzQxfFYaQK6nRFVxgwQJ1-xDkdZPJl0uudtBdKxKehLQlILw23/w480-h640/IMG_5711.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought these little guys were alligators yesterday with their beady eyes hovering </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the waterline. But they're just not-very-cute turtles because of their extra long necks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm sorry to say I'm prejudiced against them as the Hawaii turtles look so much sweeter and friendlier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDOWEMxfk7J80z6L0YRrIlzMmn87JmM4syqQYlgdUM6WuDHlYaZE5kDCF9fJDqE1cYHXX5wvgv57FUFMaeJ0X1j3WBjlrOLuSBAQbJHE7NY7O76QLzbTTx5r19TY1t7O0Y8M5nLHoV_xXSrb0920j6yRBbmS2XAf6sMTdBhRx_xkXLqAg9WbVWDyfkRUD/s1280/IMG_5690.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDOWEMxfk7J80z6L0YRrIlzMmn87JmM4syqQYlgdUM6WuDHlYaZE5kDCF9fJDqE1cYHXX5wvgv57FUFMaeJ0X1j3WBjlrOLuSBAQbJHE7NY7O76QLzbTTx5r19TY1t7O0Y8M5nLHoV_xXSrb0920j6yRBbmS2XAf6sMTdBhRx_xkXLqAg9WbVWDyfkRUD/w480-h640/IMG_5690.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Camille arrived after a red-eye flight and a two-hour drive (car service).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a good sport she is! She got a little snooze while Dan, Nick and Chris Stone went to the track so Nick could get set up. Then Dan came back to pick us up for the race.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh761IvMYOGo-0wyQGdZUVpNFk9wuxUv-7zlX8QUuvi8LTLpwRYg7Me2mVR8qc1_aRhL1UOJrEIg1r8UBtJLUsZQVfPb1MqSVUJYNZPIgLkMEu4JBknQgJMZt0piVd4MGFX4o1dXsHXIHs6fliNbPGHer8Cbot7x-aFato23jyxHQM4QZD4_A4_aneHpr7h/s1280/IMG_2195.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh761IvMYOGo-0wyQGdZUVpNFk9wuxUv-7zlX8QUuvi8LTLpwRYg7Me2mVR8qc1_aRhL1UOJrEIg1r8UBtJLUsZQVfPb1MqSVUJYNZPIgLkMEu4JBknQgJMZt0piVd4MGFX4o1dXsHXIHs6fliNbPGHer8Cbot7x-aFato23jyxHQM4QZD4_A4_aneHpr7h/w480-h640/IMG_2195.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigw5E5LC-_douaaSWzu4FLuHYJZglixX-CcaYFcckNPdYK2yHJCcUPLMHH3LyFMO8SunmT3fcGvL-g6ytLj8NAe12YEg_aqGaOyqbr_H-9slqCvJwIANRNEbta3gNHrEXMG-bFPfOgCtKV0rQL1EsRnyNlA4L_XcRRKZeH9kCs7QM4vy-A5XsibnOOtuTG/s1280/IMG_5703.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigw5E5LC-_douaaSWzu4FLuHYJZglixX-CcaYFcckNPdYK2yHJCcUPLMHH3LyFMO8SunmT3fcGvL-g6ytLj8NAe12YEg_aqGaOyqbr_H-9slqCvJwIANRNEbta3gNHrEXMG-bFPfOgCtKV0rQL1EsRnyNlA4L_XcRRKZeH9kCs7QM4vy-A5XsibnOOtuTG/w640-h480/IMG_5703.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nick started at 19th and ended in 18th. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He hoped to move up more spots, but each race you learn something,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">even if you don't finish where you hope to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm learning a lot about how its not just driving as fast as you can. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone on the track can do that and everyone needs to be fast without thinking about it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so they can focus on all the other elements at play--physics, for one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz85xZOmMXYieceEAl63aRiQHVBL13SHNR4yg-lWiKmgQdnpH3rBUyRcQhCMzkC_BYsnxF_1qDSwRYQNxBgMw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He had autograph signing in the afternoon and his #1 fan got a signed poster.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then she waited in line again to get one for me too. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNzuOUHhRBAjxcclI7WTiS59cLo54HylZJLVGskxtExjY2uD4nq0M1k_YD_4H0LIeWraLMzbeF_RjDfjpo2QcwTo_2eela0Xnvmwb-mRLBHE9UvLgLhpfFcotbVhemgcKFwBq4S5cYnPri8-DiYUUxMu8adwbgI0hxGycGeufSRVaTzRtRNjRS_GJ12mS/s1280/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="721" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNzuOUHhRBAjxcclI7WTiS59cLo54HylZJLVGskxtExjY2uD4nq0M1k_YD_4H0LIeWraLMzbeF_RjDfjpo2QcwTo_2eela0Xnvmwb-mRLBHE9UvLgLhpfFcotbVhemgcKFwBq4S5cYnPri8-DiYUUxMu8adwbgI0hxGycGeufSRVaTzRtRNjRS_GJ12mS/w360-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Delicious dinner at Chicanes.</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-75010584906391683002024-03-13T16:58:00.005-06:002024-03-18T17:14:58.752-06:00Sebring, Florida<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday was a long travel day with a 3.5 hour flight to Orlando,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a two hour wait in the Delta Club for Nick's flight to arrive from SLC,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then a two hour drive to Sebring. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our little AirBnB is only ten minutes from the track and on a beautiful lake,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">quiet, picturesque and full of alligators. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, I'm not actually sure that its full of alligators, but we're in Florida,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I'm assuming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I spent the day trying to enjoy the lovely surroundings,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but jumping at every splash and rustle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I exercised, queried two more agents, did a little more research, and listened to my book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwUsvQlikhfDXEx2-w2hDfdwExr88sPD6MW23IhMVp7kteGi-1un7U6HwM1Abn0fpsSrA-yDCpRRtAdgp_ofQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met up for dinner at Outback Steakhouse (Nick's choice)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and ordered the Bloomin' Onion (my choice).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dan texted the home owner and found out there indeed are alligators in the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One. A baby. That hangs out on the deck stairs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mom came from a lake six miles away and laid an egg last year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have so many questions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like...does she ever come for a visit?</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-11166632581520536752024-03-11T21:00:00.001-06:002024-03-11T21:00:16.009-06:00Leaderboard<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Marty and Lizzie are back from France. I've missed them on the leaderboard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Missing Michael who's in Iceland for Spring Break.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Courtney? Are you on the train to Philly?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-V8UO6woBDGQ697BoDIBnfBvPj-WevjJ2sfmmRxZjt7wXVGVslN2pouKoPgJt0fXjoYsDc34a_a8NCgYT2f2JSNcbaGLesSfj4VZptV6_1O5PvvsMNociPDB3uE9Q8rHtB1Xv4hz_RHKB58bg3jF5hQPrmCEBJbiXUFbmWJ5_MKPp2lm7xcO0QvE9nBa/s1280/IMG_5636.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-V8UO6woBDGQ697BoDIBnfBvPj-WevjJ2sfmmRxZjt7wXVGVslN2pouKoPgJt0fXjoYsDc34a_a8NCgYT2f2JSNcbaGLesSfj4VZptV6_1O5PvvsMNociPDB3uE9Q8rHtB1Xv4hz_RHKB58bg3jF5hQPrmCEBJbiXUFbmWJ5_MKPp2lm7xcO0QvE9nBa/w296-h640/IMG_5636.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbR8MNOnS1S49grhLi0IUxtlkQ0TstxYlqFMeSVkhff_IK-wXCcXkiBr6__Hx1D1OOyz7MmeJeO-ChjI_8i0jRs8KkTKDIS6fX4eJ-WMFeT5aPgkoyxgGA83eNBPvuuz6qRqqh_-hEdSJ1kyqbSoE0VqgvKfg0WnVNz_wKqjUSD45xDFTqyG1HJmxkBqm7/s1280/IMG_1150.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbR8MNOnS1S49grhLi0IUxtlkQ0TstxYlqFMeSVkhff_IK-wXCcXkiBr6__Hx1D1OOyz7MmeJeO-ChjI_8i0jRs8KkTKDIS6fX4eJ-WMFeT5aPgkoyxgGA83eNBPvuuz6qRqqh_-hEdSJ1kyqbSoE0VqgvKfg0WnVNz_wKqjUSD45xDFTqyG1HJmxkBqm7/w480-h640/IMG_1150.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDPwkoT38Qun5DGW69tLrjlf7_jdnCkYk66c6_hbJFDgzMRC3OijFUkf952DBDTE60wfhDkzvfcUayW6l1cYm803X4mjop-yvnd_Cj1Yd-ffV5tGfI0J5_EmlqmGZ5rIfKiakDmwMcPSohIA4O0aiCTZwOBInXb9RVoyTkh1b6XSx_uG_kcgo_yMvdfcb/s1280/IMG_2428.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDPwkoT38Qun5DGW69tLrjlf7_jdnCkYk66c6_hbJFDgzMRC3OijFUkf952DBDTE60wfhDkzvfcUayW6l1cYm803X4mjop-yvnd_Cj1Yd-ffV5tGfI0J5_EmlqmGZ5rIfKiakDmwMcPSohIA4O0aiCTZwOBInXb9RVoyTkh1b6XSx_uG_kcgo_yMvdfcb/w480-h640/IMG_2428.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is Emi just the cutest as a little French Bambino? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcnlruqmS6GX1by_A2xxRhDsaT3A4Jp5BPNk3_cDn0qg_TRjP6o6MJmJt8gEWe-UsRjqmadn3YiPlc7aWzRNrUoqkbGSUPvCma2_WfwJoAe5jd08VkSIHTn9lZEVpKOgIGoa7_rcNXBSsqhi4taasnL3snU57BGD0HtdZAv2Y1eCVQg1QRh8jzQn512iU/s1280/IMG_2587.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcnlruqmS6GX1by_A2xxRhDsaT3A4Jp5BPNk3_cDn0qg_TRjP6o6MJmJt8gEWe-UsRjqmadn3YiPlc7aWzRNrUoqkbGSUPvCma2_WfwJoAe5jd08VkSIHTn9lZEVpKOgIGoa7_rcNXBSsqhi4taasnL3snU57BGD0HtdZAv2Y1eCVQg1QRh8jzQn512iU/w480-h640/IMG_2587.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did some work this afternoon with a couple of lady friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEO9zQkJOhIW46dlS2UhyphenhyphenjSBfb6JgZ21O3fRVrPFVJDbd334_XGvhiUnp0MZctDqnpu97GmGR9YPMToPj-ph_p19rsHaWqzVcCn_CEJwmHOGJ7Cj6vHoTUoyY2KNbXDacfusuV_b3jmj89QTLQeGEb6UPqC7o7qiVOfOrEXLbd95bS3M_yIwI591Ka6O97/s1280/IMG_5639.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEO9zQkJOhIW46dlS2UhyphenhyphenjSBfb6JgZ21O3fRVrPFVJDbd334_XGvhiUnp0MZctDqnpu97GmGR9YPMToPj-ph_p19rsHaWqzVcCn_CEJwmHOGJ7Cj6vHoTUoyY2KNbXDacfusuV_b3jmj89QTLQeGEb6UPqC7o7qiVOfOrEXLbd95bS3M_yIwI591Ka6O97/w480-h640/IMG_5639.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-85456775615726128582024-03-10T20:03:00.001-06:002024-03-11T20:42:06.130-06:00A New Church<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Church was held in the Collegiate Catholic Boys School</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">now that the Manhattan Temple is being remodeled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish I had a picture of the stain glass and sanctuary with its beams and vaulted ceiling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But this picture I do have is of the speaker, Jenna.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It took me a few minutes to figure out how I knew her, but when she shared that she's from San Diego, it all clicked together. She's a best friend of Morgan and has been to our home many times!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JM-kKGOP-UeUvt6RpcwJBOnsXmNnDfE5ekw3mxIRJW2POxtR8EgBsls0wTUMyCFOFUfOzvcM1QbA41d7M9sTahLD-AZcIQOMUnn7aiJx1xww7TOMnwH0VWFZU7Sm5fmzRVe0wnFWKDh4xCC3w865x2xWotUBSVixG45cwe7a44Vy90BkqLRcsMLfxGVL/s1280/IMG_5634.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JM-kKGOP-UeUvt6RpcwJBOnsXmNnDfE5ekw3mxIRJW2POxtR8EgBsls0wTUMyCFOFUfOzvcM1QbA41d7M9sTahLD-AZcIQOMUnn7aiJx1xww7TOMnwH0VWFZU7Sm5fmzRVe0wnFWKDh4xCC3w865x2xWotUBSVixG45cwe7a44Vy90BkqLRcsMLfxGVL/w480-h640/IMG_5634.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also met a woman who was from Salt Lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turns out she was from Holladay! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a fun conversation getting to know each other and look forward to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">running into each other again--maybe at Harmon's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After church Courtney came over and made her meals for the week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we met the Petersens for dinner at Han Dynasty.</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-76184004235361938792024-03-09T19:23:00.001-07:002024-03-11T20:03:46.839-06:00Christmas Present, Part 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The best byproduct of Dan's Christmas gift is its in New York and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we get to spend time with Courtney.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning we rambled through The Ramble.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpDgfueKVnSJ_EnkKVaRWkz6Z3igfafPa4B52ub2F3pgltFt_YXHlCp7-jzdQPbybyZaEX_uYldLRWcEHXgpFWRAMnxNnIUVxDWBOd6AXNcQmn0UmAjeAM-7uzLftXx-T0vZXOz2t65LvhFfoHcicNpulc-jl58hyphenhyphenA3yae5RQ5GdC_Fpk9TlyKqYbsUQL/s1280/IMG_2158.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpDgfueKVnSJ_EnkKVaRWkz6Z3igfafPa4B52ub2F3pgltFt_YXHlCp7-jzdQPbybyZaEX_uYldLRWcEHXgpFWRAMnxNnIUVxDWBOd6AXNcQmn0UmAjeAM-7uzLftXx-T0vZXOz2t65LvhFfoHcicNpulc-jl58hyphenhyphenA3yae5RQ5GdC_Fpk9TlyKqYbsUQL/w480-h640/IMG_2158.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ate lunch at Viand, new for all of us then parted ways for home just as it started to rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dan got us foot massage appointments at a Chinese Spa a block away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were a little surprised when they directed us to a regular massage room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And they were surprised to come back in and find us fully dressed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a bit of a communication error, but we were only too happy to have full body massages instead and will definitely be going back. The best kind of sore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met Courtney for dinner at Saravanaa Bhavan and tried some new Indian dishes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Channa Bhatura</b>--a huge puffed bread you tear off and dip into a chickpea soup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It reminded us of a giant savory sopapilla.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Bosa</b>--a humongous (think cookie sheet size) rolled crepe with potatoes inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The thin dough was crunchier than a crepe with a cheesy flavor. So good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(You can see it behind the puff.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With our Naan, we had three different breads, all with different flavors and textures,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and all three equally delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We probably wouldn't order all three again, but how to choose which one?!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9ldzsUZL7odT7KAlmyIZM7ifFSwwwES-WkALY-ivU3gMOrllwNDak69C4kZeDWThMCsbk-YkJT08yvL87N3HmCqMasDM_3asJa5Tk2AkaNefhAiZZcCm6ozfNivvphbGSDu-H1Syqzja8dqmsCUBJQXydl4ZlDUXSCzr6evJKr0MmKpRbYDJQ3nfdpDv/s1280/IMG_2169.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9ldzsUZL7odT7KAlmyIZM7ifFSwwwES-WkALY-ivU3gMOrllwNDak69C4kZeDWThMCsbk-YkJT08yvL87N3HmCqMasDM_3asJa5Tk2AkaNefhAiZZcCm6ozfNivvphbGSDu-H1Syqzja8dqmsCUBJQXydl4ZlDUXSCzr6evJKr0MmKpRbYDJQ3nfdpDv/w480-h640/IMG_2169.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Courtney warned us we'd need to change clothes afterward (food smell),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so after dinner we went back home to get ready for the night I had been <strike>dreading,</strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">joyfully looking forward to -- Dan's Christmas Present -- a night at the opera, Madama Butterfly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now Dan says All. The. Time. how he just loves the opera.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first opera together was in Argentina at the grand Teatro Colon--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we got a babysitter for Courtney and dressed up and both of us remember it being such a fun night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Years ago Dan saw Carmen at The Met while on a business trip which only fueled his love for the art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then a few years ago I accompanied him to The Marriage of Figaro, (was that with the Bywaters?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but let me tell you, I hated it. The storyline didn't make a bit of sense.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Later, Ann S. told me you go for the music, not the storyline. Hmm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I thought it was very gracious of me to 1) remember his supposed love of the opera for Christmas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2) Buy two tickets and attend with him. (Remember how I paid a babysitter to take Courtney to the Nutcracker when she was ten? I'm not above bowing out.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seeing a show at The Met was exciting and the theater is lovely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(If we ever make a billion dollars, I'm donating a chunk to Abravanel Hall in install fancy light fixtures,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gussy up the gold walls near the stage, and also purchase prettier chairs for the orchestra.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a pet peeve of mine.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgiqVs5Pq4nB3zrnJLbj1NiSP7-7vZ7Xr67WHm1YVCsrYbZgLwlSAkyfdI2dBtLVDo0xGEb063_hM-BSKt54ibcV8PKF7mOlPmNFC0RUTuN1xnvIPAgxyaPE2hXuk0g2xZLYhqvTPgqM4Dq-eSiP0Ob69M0SvOo7zBOKQIN2rZm8g4gHBKnlXl7fhMYfc/s1280/IMG_5629.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgiqVs5Pq4nB3zrnJLbj1NiSP7-7vZ7Xr67WHm1YVCsrYbZgLwlSAkyfdI2dBtLVDo0xGEb063_hM-BSKt54ibcV8PKF7mOlPmNFC0RUTuN1xnvIPAgxyaPE2hXuk0g2xZLYhqvTPgqM4Dq-eSiP0Ob69M0SvOo7zBOKQIN2rZm8g4gHBKnlXl7fhMYfc/w480-h640/IMG_5629.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were there early enough to wander and take it all in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And while we didn't recognize any of the music, the performance was beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I especially loved the puppeteering because I'd read about the dying Japanese artform</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the Playbill ahead of time and appreciated the technical difficulty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, the couple next to me clearly hadn't and they were bursting trying to not laugh out loud.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(It was actually pretty funny and at intermission I told them I was very impressed they kept it together.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I might have had a short snooze during the First Act. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And wished we weren't off sugar so we could enjoy a treat during intermission.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I really did enjoy it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not the storyline. That I didn't enjoy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But not because it was poorly written (well, maybe a little unrealistic written by a man in the early 1900's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who thought a mom would just give up her son with the new wife's reassurance "I'll love him like my own." Don't get me started.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BUT, thankfully we were prepared with the storyline ahead of time and knew it was a tragedy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PxLbRLVidDDTykjlx7_Wqz0e7_GDXN-nWIs98vrfSlDHhsC_fAuGm4tE06X9fh4huux7fAS0EVMHNBf-UaxT6ypiP_N3MUHqrgKbDdwG9m6V7yTb2WLq8CeCrJXnPcytYM1HHmxfxsrc40mNWR5OA_9VjOBa6nQ7017P_m-2n_leYcVVgpL24ntlihsx/s1280/IMG_2173.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PxLbRLVidDDTykjlx7_Wqz0e7_GDXN-nWIs98vrfSlDHhsC_fAuGm4tE06X9fh4huux7fAS0EVMHNBf-UaxT6ypiP_N3MUHqrgKbDdwG9m6V7yTb2WLq8CeCrJXnPcytYM1HHmxfxsrc40mNWR5OA_9VjOBa6nQ7017P_m-2n_leYcVVgpL24ntlihsx/w480-h640/IMG_2173.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjviJAQCFkxvxCFziV6sJ9cfxk0g5Akk7WIA0cni7BywcIvsihQ10cBLDwGrPh0zlo91LtCCM3DGbHtuNOXcz337pzGZm72oW5X-6snOB5vyds_JWQQYnLq4qL4HqwnzrTLWlBZY3uDsnFwNq1pZHfrVtO6FmQMLRtmQf9EHVqZaLp5a_rwVg03mPXruWs_/s1280/IMG_2174.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="1280" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjviJAQCFkxvxCFziV6sJ9cfxk0g5Akk7WIA0cni7BywcIvsihQ10cBLDwGrPh0zlo91LtCCM3DGbHtuNOXcz337pzGZm72oW5X-6snOB5vyds_JWQQYnLq4qL4HqwnzrTLWlBZY3uDsnFwNq1pZHfrVtO6FmQMLRtmQf9EHVqZaLp5a_rwVg03mPXruWs_/w640-h370/IMG_2174.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When it was over, Dan's first statement was, "Well, we survived."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No, sir.<i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I</i> survived. And even had a good time, I might add.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>You, you</i> have been talking about this for years. You just enjoyed a dream come true.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">😂</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd go back. I think I'll look for storylines I can get behind, however.</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-50036104195671054552024-03-08T21:55:00.001-07:002024-03-08T21:55:32.596-07:00Christmas Gift Part 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas to me and Dan!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Part 1 of my gift to him was tickets to Jerry Seinfeld at the Beacon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXuzlUFe3R-eZmDg7oC2uWkCdm4rXFSXuVthyphenhyphenm0SSf9YUO8Xkzj3WXLpPzcdtBOzMDRKDlb7HVJngki8O9xBGkV4hAHfOXlRuM0WSYwtjOlzAlYQhI8LbvZjQ_mrVRWhtHG2V2OJU3Qo7Sqt_HMn4QPuWHdW2g765IM_apyLBl9P7OILKh0eEUGiJhGYj/s1280/IMG_2151.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXuzlUFe3R-eZmDg7oC2uWkCdm4rXFSXuVthyphenhyphenm0SSf9YUO8Xkzj3WXLpPzcdtBOzMDRKDlb7HVJngki8O9xBGkV4hAHfOXlRuM0WSYwtjOlzAlYQhI8LbvZjQ_mrVRWhtHG2V2OJU3Qo7Sqt_HMn4QPuWHdW2g765IM_apyLBl9P7OILKh0eEUGiJhGYj/w480-h640/IMG_2151.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went with Courtney and Michael last year so I was thrilled when </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he was still performing and I could go with Dan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewQGPbQKk4LrDVz_e_uzWal7SwVkAI1yRJyK4ZNa6dw2pIqZbnK7dvX1fWG3kI-xZMP5QtAF8sZmYiM24gF638hN1rG4pXdTZVSWONoF_upypcvt1UYQ7z0MIwNwh4kGzFd5Y4pXYUcvTdXkHNZpaynvthm_WFrVGFdJY2R_otULYHzmDQ0qdLxUVZrJB/s1280/IMG_5618.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">But I had a fantastic, sunny, walk in Riverside Park this morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't get outside in the daylight yesterday, so when the sun was shining this morning,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I couldn't wait to get out and soak it up.</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-50998474322265026192024-03-07T21:39:00.001-07:002024-03-08T21:45:54.992-07:00Back to the Future<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dan and I both worked today </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did more research on agents and polishing my query letter--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's a never-ending process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dan went to the car club to practice on the sims and have a meeting).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight we got to see Becca P. <b><i>starring</i></b> as Lorraine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in Back to the Future!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFt0-hgoyPffFt75n98VAEwCNAtSMi5aRFmh9iK_v2W1wTsz22DkALJ4XebkDNHgUwjp8RooEI3r2XoBtLQQFIal7D7qp5HUZDgrnLmKnG89GEQLiHX5DoueU8g2Sir05bvXtY12ijZJqKjQQouANQWV3DeR3sU__cpp5jM22OZ15YgG8t2XdT1Wd3ahs/s1280/IMG_2139.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFt0-hgoyPffFt75n98VAEwCNAtSMi5aRFmh9iK_v2W1wTsz22DkALJ4XebkDNHgUwjp8RooEI3r2XoBtLQQFIal7D7qp5HUZDgrnLmKnG89GEQLiHX5DoueU8g2Sir05bvXtY12ijZJqKjQQouANQWV3DeR3sU__cpp5jM22OZ15YgG8t2XdT1Wd3ahs/w480-h640/IMG_2139.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Morning walk through Central Park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UkDu4NG31M-Eptay2mS7uVD5ukVgVGiCTiKYBDYcE72cFZkI9eGbnbz_5cF8h8SMwY4u9-wBvF2ZU_dYKYFGnHo1vZ7qDQoSCCDL4SAb8wd4ERTOtjaOGziK1MZmv8mjdff_pwm3QEgNtM-lXRFpAv77l-AaNcFDcAUnR2rTjzwSzRSVbtSq2ShESaAq/s1280/IMG_5570.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UkDu4NG31M-Eptay2mS7uVD5ukVgVGiCTiKYBDYcE72cFZkI9eGbnbz_5cF8h8SMwY4u9-wBvF2ZU_dYKYFGnHo1vZ7qDQoSCCDL4SAb8wd4ERTOtjaOGziK1MZmv8mjdff_pwm3QEgNtM-lXRFpAv77l-AaNcFDcAUnR2rTjzwSzRSVbtSq2ShESaAq/w480-h640/IMG_5570.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rainy afternoon at The American Museum of Natural History</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiRZG1y5yG75VDCYLlag_fOTJAs91I2G6fg6Z5bio1J1x0rqAGzf8-foqFdKN08OKIcwRa_Fc2QUPvzdQEtvWj1B3u_ytd748vPGA79ecwBsK4vRaeE9O5xUZFXzGJ6l8t_jkQffx3BxxFHJVsSijXfxoDheeDMCBtOTQlAuyp3CiwRV_95Uhfpci7ndv/s1280/IMG_5572.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiRZG1y5yG75VDCYLlag_fOTJAs91I2G6fg6Z5bio1J1x0rqAGzf8-foqFdKN08OKIcwRa_Fc2QUPvzdQEtvWj1B3u_ytd748vPGA79ecwBsK4vRaeE9O5xUZFXzGJ6l8t_jkQffx3BxxFHJVsSijXfxoDheeDMCBtOTQlAuyp3CiwRV_95Uhfpci7ndv/w480-h640/IMG_5572.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Mike Adair Scarab </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4LFj2_8Dj0EQPJnSZTeQ8P278dWGoN8WxFs0zFNVZ_xNtnpR6frjjXYJx5wDRvr1gpEntuIqS0j5GMEM2xsLrj0dsEvOOsdql3Yb8K8zhugCLoJuZ2_vrPzi9mO1AFt9GJ686rhl649NtC1J5aLumq9pS2-VcjtR8UHl0IcCbEC5j3DIkkR9Q7SYhAzx/s1280/IMG_5578.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4LFj2_8Dj0EQPJnSZTeQ8P278dWGoN8WxFs0zFNVZ_xNtnpR6frjjXYJx5wDRvr1gpEntuIqS0j5GMEM2xsLrj0dsEvOOsdql3Yb8K8zhugCLoJuZ2_vrPzi9mO1AFt9GJ686rhl649NtC1J5aLumq9pS2-VcjtR8UHl0IcCbEC5j3DIkkR9Q7SYhAzx/w480-h640/IMG_5578.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hide and Seek</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you find the insects in the next two pictures?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30xTYaVlKwXuYHBvjyeUcy7V3fC-0JAZOJZW-xca0lE_yLxk6aAVlUkHJGR0LhJwwdc8ccaAzVgGFPa8cQOpktApP3KPF0-Q5h2ofFk1ftk8qlloOSXnpAdmDihrL-a7sktRmxJx2kZUT1SV-axn7G7H-sjUHVEgcs7QtZ8m2Hb7sHP2r0OhOmHoHiKfa/s1280/IMG_5579.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30xTYaVlKwXuYHBvjyeUcy7V3fC-0JAZOJZW-xca0lE_yLxk6aAVlUkHJGR0LhJwwdc8ccaAzVgGFPa8cQOpktApP3KPF0-Q5h2ofFk1ftk8qlloOSXnpAdmDihrL-a7sktRmxJx2kZUT1SV-axn7G7H-sjUHVEgcs7QtZ8m2Hb7sHP2r0OhOmHoHiKfa/w480-h640/IMG_5579.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyZI9SZy4sTLMF1eJntDBXcVXS91Z_TTDcCjWL4Isvd7LjUjxZkc4MvL6pGHwD3j0fkBywXbCj1IJPpGJIcHhamZVv2T3JZn4Zd3cwle31-masU-wsUGUkyUWOF6sgDbqZ4LysqJN7LgDuHsrZOj053NP83k3QoQ1bBYsXD9GkZE7qXt_Op3kHdo5gnHH/s1280/IMG_5583.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyZI9SZy4sTLMF1eJntDBXcVXS91Z_TTDcCjWL4Isvd7LjUjxZkc4MvL6pGHwD3j0fkBywXbCj1IJPpGJIcHhamZVv2T3JZn4Zd3cwle31-masU-wsUGUkyUWOF6sgDbqZ4LysqJN7LgDuHsrZOj053NP83k3QoQ1bBYsXD9GkZE7qXt_Op3kHdo5gnHH/w480-h640/IMG_5583.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will never get tired of looking at rocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The colors, shine and geometry (cubes, flowers, lumpy, flakes, needles, crystals) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sing to my soul. Should I start a display on the wall of the charging station?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eKYDa3ewm17aRwoxoq7KJmU1wj3TqTs56BLzWMdbyASBdjM_aETLrFsLdoNzW1MarCJUbAuRKYkwC8NbyVKiAVSgSQ7b7VDRI5vxNFOr34dzcOar0Bt1afw6WDXvFyKjPYYsR4Y4NOU2BbNeZG3XHrjkDNpoW8APhVqZ6l91a9UOk__rZK4uvpUtTs7C/s1280/IMG_5588.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eKYDa3ewm17aRwoxoq7KJmU1wj3TqTs56BLzWMdbyASBdjM_aETLrFsLdoNzW1MarCJUbAuRKYkwC8NbyVKiAVSgSQ7b7VDRI5vxNFOr34dzcOar0Bt1afw6WDXvFyKjPYYsR4Y4NOU2BbNeZG3XHrjkDNpoW8APhVqZ6l91a9UOk__rZK4uvpUtTs7C/w640-h480/IMG_5588.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amethyst has always been a favorite (and Pyrite and Tiger's Eye).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrElZXQP4t8tFf_jQfkiSZSwPtPVKt_KuNPZZUU9s16JihYNR2_7lcNKMiLUuFakbLOa8vcIRCQukC37uR11KiX30_7KcHj3UoP4abITbPRur2tYvPthR8jAfZX7ca3NJvdsJCo6AoFjozuU4FZBKfaJZXcQct2C6udJ-QgpmEjf3u5wXU9GBkRTvgsjY/s1280/IMG_5589.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrElZXQP4t8tFf_jQfkiSZSwPtPVKt_KuNPZZUU9s16JihYNR2_7lcNKMiLUuFakbLOa8vcIRCQukC37uR11KiX30_7KcHj3UoP4abITbPRur2tYvPthR8jAfZX7ca3NJvdsJCo6AoFjozuU4FZBKfaJZXcQct2C6udJ-QgpmEjf3u5wXU9GBkRTvgsjY/w480-h640/IMG_5589.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEw_cRS0tdx5ePg8ufa-NKtKzo2wGixCw2nsXodWnAccP6cK6tqO-rdZMVVDR0ibhePUsbV9AVOHrNRcOVzzCgnZ-of5mUlgBZ_aOo0lCbWb3eJAdl5GedPsS8eTiuo4t2ZNJW-iz-pOQDiDbw54UjJQlfREe4PaRizbsQrOZAOV8iVd4Z5Fp1cecw5Ibr/s1280/IMG_5590.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEw_cRS0tdx5ePg8ufa-NKtKzo2wGixCw2nsXodWnAccP6cK6tqO-rdZMVVDR0ibhePUsbV9AVOHrNRcOVzzCgnZ-of5mUlgBZ_aOo0lCbWb3eJAdl5GedPsS8eTiuo4t2ZNJW-iz-pOQDiDbw54UjJQlfREe4PaRizbsQrOZAOV8iVd4Z5Fp1cecw5Ibr/w480-h640/IMG_5590.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I mean... it's amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The inside of the earth is as colorful and visually stimulating as </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">under the ocean. The first time I went diving I was stunned</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at seeing what was essentially an entire universe that I'd never experienced before.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEppzfV0fcq-xeMEdcuv17_7BB9fF8S2A28ZaK3eHLUjk7F1UsHN0NLfOHfvrvSkjOIdVy4p2IseTwhKXQU-1cfGTBK_rl7vCtQ_4V5Hoq6_ktj_GqbkLVj_xwNp9uPXfgpoj5OwdCKIlGENCGctlBey89dI8uasQJplbteN5pqJYXvLSUGe94deTPzvN/s1280/IMG_5593.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEppzfV0fcq-xeMEdcuv17_7BB9fF8S2A28ZaK3eHLUjk7F1UsHN0NLfOHfvrvSkjOIdVy4p2IseTwhKXQU-1cfGTBK_rl7vCtQ_4V5Hoq6_ktj_GqbkLVj_xwNp9uPXfgpoj5OwdCKIlGENCGctlBey89dI8uasQJplbteN5pqJYXvLSUGe94deTPzvN/w480-h640/IMG_5593.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkttyb075rwAVMnbwp-KpprPNjFeUOcn8ITWEYbxPhPqHzkzc95Nr7jbk7-CxT904XUV9cMqQtj1l_JMCV_WTZETN0D0dlC9S2OaiJ52ThNno0da2uepmP8shyLPAd3hPC_yvBC2shHd5kVn4QWW8ibdJDe2NY9fwpxMC6vruG5g_Wghb5KRgFAMdawzs8/s1280/IMG_5594.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkttyb075rwAVMnbwp-KpprPNjFeUOcn8ITWEYbxPhPqHzkzc95Nr7jbk7-CxT904XUV9cMqQtj1l_JMCV_WTZETN0D0dlC9S2OaiJ52ThNno0da2uepmP8shyLPAd3hPC_yvBC2shHd5kVn4QWW8ibdJDe2NY9fwpxMC6vruG5g_Wghb5KRgFAMdawzs8/w480-h640/IMG_5594.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course, dinosaurs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGZRsJJXlXOsDAhmeocJuH_5Wn3fs7D_sCfGlWfvL1exNtgCq340TNXP18yjDLGaD1sGiIAitDuCI1XmnaWMPvEvqsw7D1mpkdBFO16FFSZCT_FUwHbnzscqZ7PvabGR5GQgJEsnoN9G7raDh3J7eh-3ZFxX7iWi5UD10f282mhziG1B_dLUN_pmazOy4/s1280/IMG_5598.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGZRsJJXlXOsDAhmeocJuH_5Wn3fs7D_sCfGlWfvL1exNtgCq340TNXP18yjDLGaD1sGiIAitDuCI1XmnaWMPvEvqsw7D1mpkdBFO16FFSZCT_FUwHbnzscqZ7PvabGR5GQgJEsnoN9G7raDh3J7eh-3ZFxX7iWi5UD10f282mhziG1B_dLUN_pmazOy4/w480-h640/IMG_5598.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was still pouring when we left. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped for a drenched early dinner of burgers and tater tots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then home to change into dry clothes--sweats and t-shirts--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and read and relax for the rest of the evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Courtney came by after getting home from Philadelphia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we got time with our daughter which was the perfect end to a great day.</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-15566341101557155332024-03-05T21:26:00.001-07:002024-03-08T21:29:05.056-07:00Reading<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's come to this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OCUYDzi7LV2uWH7xKIEh6TAE28uTuiJ8_fXhAVIz-AjhD5oO0HydN8QiAFeHPur5q0neVRr4MA-_zdC3wAZ8uBWGNjIK7fJh5_0dVfE7oucEAWLdh8TOoQDK-roDAts_In4CZYVkyiivBaiZ-HiEcKloo73_lKO_EEJMUX2f-l-bwHEV5ToklfJmOVEo/s1280/IMG_5562.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OCUYDzi7LV2uWH7xKIEh6TAE28uTuiJ8_fXhAVIz-AjhD5oO0HydN8QiAFeHPur5q0neVRr4MA-_zdC3wAZ8uBWGNjIK7fJh5_0dVfE7oucEAWLdh8TOoQDK-roDAts_In4CZYVkyiivBaiZ-HiEcKloo73_lKO_EEJMUX2f-l-bwHEV5ToklfJmOVEo/w480-h640/IMG_5562.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happiness Falls was a 5 star book!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was thrilled to have a book on the plane (to NY) that was a page-turner with heart.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGE0W-8Uxb-36hEul1TPCOob3DXVdj8P_rWLpDiNTFmX_V4dkb14b_OmdFyqC-6e7h2re6P04NqcgyfO90paKsUA_LQJMreu8JXqpzPYKYwOMLOMGgPDvBX5qYJe-aNlbCtrjlzoc21oKPPh_4mT9mUQ0LWYTElEhTT_GLPjYU6hqlX9GF8FhUTZeNLmxr/s1280/IMG_5567.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGE0W-8Uxb-36hEul1TPCOob3DXVdj8P_rWLpDiNTFmX_V4dkb14b_OmdFyqC-6e7h2re6P04NqcgyfO90paKsUA_LQJMreu8JXqpzPYKYwOMLOMGgPDvBX5qYJe-aNlbCtrjlzoc21oKPPh_4mT9mUQ0LWYTElEhTT_GLPjYU6hqlX9GF8FhUTZeNLmxr/s320/IMG_5567.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've recently finished listening to Empire of Pain about The Sackler Family and Opoid epidemic and while eye-opening, it was heavy. (And long.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So glad to be immersed in something else.</div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-90467330868911152302024-03-04T09:51:00.001-07:002024-03-05T10:09:49.835-07:00Perspective<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I was making plans for my trip to New York,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I considered going last Thursday when Dan left to Birmingham.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eventually I decided it would be nice to have time home alone (on Haven)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then plan for a couple of days in New York without plans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so glad I did! I've had verrrry busy days </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and was also able to go sledding/hiking with my sisters,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">enjoy a snowstorm,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and hike with KT this morning in fresh snow, following in just a few tracks of others,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">rather than a compact trail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we stopped to admire the gorgeous mountain view </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<i>not</i> captured in these photos),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">KT said, "How Great Thou Art."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphaYEdMiuQ7Utj667akCVrYjXIe37tS8fvBXbOuAC5LM9T7zbF6hHLR9aJkCRZZkMKrACFbSOqIt6wm-eEygAzBJE1cctedjRgAuMCP9xUL1Yn6_6qd8_WMvLAmDnpJHz5pHgbCHRjReWnXCMZZoQ72xZih8hcG28vVm3mnNRRQGtsX6DpHoTv5UnpOHT/s1280/IMG_5537.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphaYEdMiuQ7Utj667akCVrYjXIe37tS8fvBXbOuAC5LM9T7zbF6hHLR9aJkCRZZkMKrACFbSOqIt6wm-eEygAzBJE1cctedjRgAuMCP9xUL1Yn6_6qd8_WMvLAmDnpJHz5pHgbCHRjReWnXCMZZoQ72xZih8hcG28vVm3mnNRRQGtsX6DpHoTv5UnpOHT/w480-h640/IMG_5537.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just ten minutes from home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reminded me of a conversation in Sunday School.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rachel W. (who is so kind, energetic, thoughtful and smart that we call her "grown-up Courtney"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, she has a darling daughter named Florence! Who new it would become popular again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh! and while I'm on the topic, a new baby in our ward has the middle name Wanda!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So Rachel had just taken her family to the Clark Planetarium and watched </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the documentary "Deep Sky" with images taken by the James Webb telescope.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pictures capturing the immensity of space were so moving she cried through half of it,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">moved by a testimony of God as Creator and a vision of eternity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't wait to see it myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiNr-xLuIxO-E5P_xve8kbgchSVdZMygLGifTuKCS6sHy2mGGBqE_w36zTh0qW11sxaEUrJIVS9vEu2MGp9HdITS_HMuXZtbm7RlbIm8o6ZGhvuvVKvv1pGF5pkgT8wWTBUD-8Vi1u-kUbyjmlfj7NoTSBPXKxpq93QPyYKpNkATcBLZH_qUjtLsCEr1r/s976/IMG_5527%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="758" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiNr-xLuIxO-E5P_xve8kbgchSVdZMygLGifTuKCS6sHy2mGGBqE_w36zTh0qW11sxaEUrJIVS9vEu2MGp9HdITS_HMuXZtbm7RlbIm8o6ZGhvuvVKvv1pGF5pkgT8wWTBUD-8Vi1u-kUbyjmlfj7NoTSBPXKxpq93QPyYKpNkATcBLZH_qUjtLsCEr1r/w498-h640/IMG_5527%20(1).jpeg" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">KT and I have hiked Rattlesnake trail to the Pipeline and overlook a million times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trail is steep at first then flat for a while and a little shorter than we like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But its close and quick. Sometimes we've hiked up the hill a bit, but the trail peters out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, with the new snow and a totally different visual perspective following</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">snowy footsteps, we noticed, for the first time, that the trail actually rounds the mountain and continues into a valley and around another hill all the way to Foothill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We followed it for a ways until we hit the 2.5 mile mark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How amazing to discover a completely new trail in a very familiar place</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all because we had a different perspective.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(There's a church talk in this lesson!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grateful for good friends and deep conversations</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">alongside casual conversations and people who I care about and who love me in return.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJKei52nPKbZ78dxSW0QHz3b4cEHPq7XdTXvofxP5iLD_ZfjsVuuGTMGk1yYjv7i_LFs8_8iEQ5ch38vScvGAyP6lci1f9Jnss_RGyovQN9kfmzicQNbmAmthOSuFzj9bWtIFNrjwYp2augC-AwwRwOJXkO0Qen12ZfMRpREb4Opv84KLDB447d8KvBiI/s1280/IMG_5539.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJKei52nPKbZ78dxSW0QHz3b4cEHPq7XdTXvofxP5iLD_ZfjsVuuGTMGk1yYjv7i_LFs8_8iEQ5ch38vScvGAyP6lci1f9Jnss_RGyovQN9kfmzicQNbmAmthOSuFzj9bWtIFNrjwYp2augC-AwwRwOJXkO0Qen12ZfMRpREb4Opv84KLDB447d8KvBiI/w480-h640/IMG_5539.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-53884250000125580972024-03-03T09:38:00.001-07:002024-03-05T09:51:24.170-07:00Simply Sunday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thundersnow yesterday afternoon brought us a beautiful blanket of snow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been short-changed this winter, with a lack of really good snowstorms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(we were in Hawaii in January for the first/only good one)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so this filled my snow bucket and I can appreciate Spring when she comes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMDT3PUHVdtL5XOwEsiFZu26ph4b9nDD2wwP3aiexarn3DPnTydPYIeDGdJoGmljNbjFa5Q1FP-gpOeVeBiV5qEKtSqmpKMmgDqrf-oye07C9WsaqGCRCmHBHJUncm31jSduUu4GMasJ7Aes8gz4OIH76q6JcSG147tiT31C6BMRjXWyT2qSd8AXuKEmO/s1280/IMG_5526.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMDT3PUHVdtL5XOwEsiFZu26ph4b9nDD2wwP3aiexarn3DPnTydPYIeDGdJoGmljNbjFa5Q1FP-gpOeVeBiV5qEKtSqmpKMmgDqrf-oye07C9WsaqGCRCmHBHJUncm31jSduUu4GMasJ7Aes8gz4OIH76q6JcSG147tiT31C6BMRjXWyT2qSd8AXuKEmO/w640-h480/IMG_5526.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday morning I was enjoying a new Billy Collins poetry book </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the same place but a completely different view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRWCpHWZrrpHwGBO4PDH3IAbwnl4tFGz2M_rzJ108VUvluXqh-YGxJWwg_2kpB8upM17SNWMsvupYNmeVdNaIqPZf16DhlkBCnCf2bJBGN5pfiVtF4kiWXiecGB21SXnqmaNWDLkgdxzlXXS6yB5beRQSsaIvSq835zqBGZNn6EJsyB5c_4TuIsv2vGLh/s1280/IMG_5510.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRWCpHWZrrpHwGBO4PDH3IAbwnl4tFGz2M_rzJ108VUvluXqh-YGxJWwg_2kpB8upM17SNWMsvupYNmeVdNaIqPZf16DhlkBCnCf2bJBGN5pfiVtF4kiWXiecGB21SXnqmaNWDLkgdxzlXXS6yB5beRQSsaIvSq835zqBGZNn6EJsyB5c_4TuIsv2vGLh/w480-h640/IMG_5510.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent the morning prepping for our Relief Society Activity on March 19th right after I get home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cut pages and pages of scrapbook paper down to size to cover composition books and make them into journals for an organization that donates to shelters giving support and love to people escaping violent situations. They give every person who arrives a journal to use in therapy and support every shelter in Utah. They use 7,000 journals a year. We're making 100 in our relief society.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">25 years ago Rachel convinced me to buy the industrial paper cutter,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and it's probably the most used tool I've owned!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cut and cut with Mormon Tab and Sunday music in the background,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which was a lovely way to work on a project and feel a peaceful Sunday spirit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just as I was going to get dressed for church, two Deacons rang the doorbell and I was surprised they collected fast offerings in the middle of the month. Imagine my surprise when I arrived at church and discovered it was Testimony Meeting and a Fast Sunday at the beginning of March and I thought we were still mid-February!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More cutting in the afternoon. I made myself a real dinner for one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(From a recipe I used way back when I was only cooking for two, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and here we are again.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I finished the evening watching President Nelson's talk on Being a Peacemaker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">***</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dan raced in Birmingham yesterday and their team had a great finish (5th place?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in a competitive field. He also accomplished his goal of double-stinting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUIn7OGkpPqBAurq33vMX4c8PA8sJjCdCNr3f85pcwBes4AHv7eg1Wln0PnmfYjAs11qluz9Bpfz97LZ4jsj_prscQeixL_6ovbLVk3jlTry8nxDrSxS14IxJhq5zbALiNot90uyr2SFB0Jq8Nuhpxa53ZtoYQXYlf26nZ71V3e-5GkfIeO4hvML-nAFX/s1280/IMG_2136.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUIn7OGkpPqBAurq33vMX4c8PA8sJjCdCNr3f85pcwBes4AHv7eg1Wln0PnmfYjAs11qluz9Bpfz97LZ4jsj_prscQeixL_6ovbLVk3jlTry8nxDrSxS14IxJhq5zbALiNot90uyr2SFB0Jq8Nuhpxa53ZtoYQXYlf26nZ71V3e-5GkfIeO4hvML-nAFX/w480-h640/IMG_2136.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011582371650952281.post-82673971996222312772024-03-02T21:58:00.007-07:002024-03-02T21:58:55.487-07:00More Randomness<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week at my doctor's appointment, my car (Red Mercedes SUV) wouldn't unlock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After 30 seconds of trying, I realized the things inside didn't look familiar.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlk98lSeNdMIs0ZjrZwyawmMm9nA-FbEfuVp8Ro9hs5E6Pa_yBn-0Tlox6ECsShKmk7oGZIk_N1L6QuPLpTJOHcEYabnpkxH1TpQtaDOhCodoQMWCb-bqL85hEq5Q3A0WG8vHe6gqxVGYkhC4zsBzND1Jg_W4iFRSW2cFfXHbMhnjzzU4NT939RN_GQTb/s1280/IMG_5477.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlk98lSeNdMIs0ZjrZwyawmMm9nA-FbEfuVp8Ro9hs5E6Pa_yBn-0Tlox6ECsShKmk7oGZIk_N1L6QuPLpTJOHcEYabnpkxH1TpQtaDOhCodoQMWCb-bqL85hEq5Q3A0WG8vHe6gqxVGYkhC4zsBzND1Jg_W4iFRSW2cFfXHbMhnjzzU4NT939RN_GQTb/w640-h480/IMG_5477.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Took lots of pictures at Sheree's house of ideas I wanted to copy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a cute way to display her kids' notes to mom over the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I save every one of mine, and they're sitting in my nightstand drawer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm going to copy displaying them in a glass treasure box!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZHSw7W-DuaPdPl33U5KvM7rAtCRhMeRonf9NMqZyonqraepHzopxdd5kBf-IjJ6u7KAORLeduIPVXa0JqTT0Ycf73rIqztnrtKsw-y4Tz3mqK9pscWCoV-gXnlRHf31JdAaFmEwz_7zaZlCx-qFKHaJfki0dST_RJBghyYzCAMUVW8nX9hYG20JuOnfN/s1280/IMG_5484.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZHSw7W-DuaPdPl33U5KvM7rAtCRhMeRonf9NMqZyonqraepHzopxdd5kBf-IjJ6u7KAORLeduIPVXa0JqTT0Ycf73rIqztnrtKsw-y4Tz3mqK9pscWCoV-gXnlRHf31JdAaFmEwz_7zaZlCx-qFKHaJfki0dST_RJBghyYzCAMUVW8nX9hYG20JuOnfN/w480-h640/IMG_5484.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For just $69 you can get a five minute MRI procedure to get your heart scanned for Calcium build-up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I scored ZERO! No build-up at all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdzHIQGROuGoex55iZjUTjFO4hQa7tE2MRhko45PBSi3n3znDa06taA_9LkJ0UgWQCOzVpcbgMYRMdRLv9D7yTF87GfzKYOp6RlwUP03oW9D_2ckmQvLToRNfrpZRPSA83mUOoabrCPZa2_lsqxnqe4rgjBUCTJ63Jjup8WJlb1Bv7kgMv6OHeOJHwgiL/s1280/IMG_5432.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdzHIQGROuGoex55iZjUTjFO4hQa7tE2MRhko45PBSi3n3znDa06taA_9LkJ0UgWQCOzVpcbgMYRMdRLv9D7yTF87GfzKYOp6RlwUP03oW9D_2ckmQvLToRNfrpZRPSA83mUOoabrCPZa2_lsqxnqe4rgjBUCTJ63Jjup8WJlb1Bv7kgMv6OHeOJHwgiL/w480-h640/IMG_5432.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last, but not least, please appreciate how satisfying it is to extract lint from</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the space <i>below</i> the lint filter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trap wouldn't push all the way in because underneath the filter was thick with escaped lint. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started out trying to remove it with chopsticks, but they weren't long enough.<br />Then I recruited Dan (You've got to see this!) and we tried using tongs, but they were too big.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, Dan found a garage tool like tongs, but thinner, and it worked really well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I held the flashlight and he would slowly extract long clumps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With each piece he retrieved we were so thrilled, you'd have thought he was finding buried treasure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This picture is only half of the lint and broken pieces he removed. Also a necklace. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And to think we were just going to sit around a watch a movie last week for date night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcdKTVn8EQUwUKIbuR4bOMYCODbf-JaqYttlFYnDDIlFtYDz0y50qKhMr1-G42EWFRKRDsgvagnCNzLR544zdI0KKmRZ61Nen8GwAyVzFZjZxEMq2PP7T4TkgjzWMsny8wJQiWJuvlZTUWHKC3k_-riNUF8hYAF4flfF9OhxSrhSaadhbiyo3iJOh3juc/s1280/IMG_2125.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcdKTVn8EQUwUKIbuR4bOMYCODbf-JaqYttlFYnDDIlFtYDz0y50qKhMr1-G42EWFRKRDsgvagnCNzLR544zdI0KKmRZ61Nen8GwAyVzFZjZxEMq2PP7T4TkgjzWMsny8wJQiWJuvlZTUWHKC3k_-riNUF8hYAF4flfF9OhxSrhSaadhbiyo3iJOh3juc/w480-h640/IMG_2125.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822769739733746542noreply@blogger.com0