friday i got to meet my newest nephew named mckay warren. he is the cutest thing with gorgeous hair. i mean a full head of hair. poor little guy wasn't feeling great so he mostly slept which meant i took his older brothers blake and jaxon to pick out a toy at target and grab some grub at the local mickey d's. our little journey in the minivan also taught me that bribery is a time tested method for getting children to do what you want. i got an obedient blake and he scored a plastic cougar toy. that's what i call a win win.
friday evening i had purchased tickets to the byu men's volleyball match versus hawaii. myself, joani, coyote and the nephews attended the match at the smith fieldhouse on byu's campus. the crowd looked really young to my almost 10 years since i graduated from byu eyes. we had a good time and the boys loved to watch the players hit the ball really hard. jaxon even got some high five action from cosmo when we spent a bit of time outside running the track together. the cougs finished off the hawaii warriors in a tense and fun 5 set match.
i just felt bad that sunshine couldn't join us due to mckay's illness. luckily joani has found the volleyball love and she and sunshine will cheer the cougs to victory this thursday.
saturday was all about my friends runner and g-man's wedding at the salt lake temple. it was so great to be there for the special moment of starting their forever family. the bride and groom met in nyc, dated in nyc, got engaged in nyc and opted to marry in slc. their celebration was extra special because i was able to reconnect with friends who left nyc and live in utah. didn't want the party to end. runner looked absolutely beautiful and glowed with happiness. i've seen many a bride in my time but never one as calm and confident as runner was that day. very grateful to be their friend and hope for many more tennis matches with the newly wedded in nyc to come.
sunday we celebrated grandpappy's 83rd birthday with the always enjoyable pork roast and potato casserole feast. grandpappy was sung to, opened presents and told us how much he loved us. couldn't ask for a better celebration. able to spend a little time with my byu attending cousins from north carolina as well as gooch's parentals, sibs and niece. sometimes i forget that my cousins have grown up and aged like i have. seem to still think of them as pre-teens. did learn that the NC cousins had a bit of a bad track record while driving in high school. the things you learn. also have checked off all but two places every child should see from list flex shared with us all. still missing some national park in idaho and alcatraz. aunt K-T nailed all ten places. well done!
went downstairs after the festivities and that is when i was introduced to a show on lifetime called "coming home". should always be leery of any show on lifetime network. this one is about service men and women and the way they surprise family members when coming home from duty. it was joyful, emotional and gave me an overwhelming sense of who the men and women are of our armed services. am so grateful for their sacrifice and that of their famiy. and of course i cried like a baby.
flew home on monday.
these trips to the UT always make me happy because i get to be with my family and enjoy a little bit of surburbia. thankfully only 3 short months until the next sojourn to happy valley.
and this time joani didn't forget to pick me up from the airport. progress.
2 comments:
Your silly video got me bawling too!
I flew to Las Vegas on St. Patrick's Day this year (en route to SLC for my grandpa's funeral). So, spring break + St. Patrick's Day + Las Vegas + free beer (courtesy of Southwest) = the most raucous plane ride I've ever experienced. Those of us non-drinkers on the plane were oh so grateful when we finally landed!
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