I Like to Move It Move It

I've put my room online for rent. Hopefully I will be able to find someone for the end of March so I don't have to pay another month's rent! Amy DeRoest Morby's husband came up on Saturday with a friend to help me move my treadmill and a few other things down to moms. I didn't want to do a wasted drive down to PG, so I loaded up my own car too before they got there. That makes two vehicles of stuff so far (keep in mind one is a MINI though and doesn't pack a lot...). My friend Amy is going to help me move a couch this upcoming week and then Jenny's family will help me on the actual moving day.

 

I got called in to meet with a member of the bishopric in the family ward. I did not get issued a calling though. Apparently they had wanted me to be the Activity Day person, and then realized I wouldn't be able to meet mid-week during the day due to work and me being in SL all day! Phew! That was a close one!

Ari is getting close to crawling. Here is an attempt:

 

Packing Up...Literally

Friday we went to a farewell party for mom and dad by members of the Spanish ward. They had dinner and talking with lots of good friends. I think it's getting hard for them to say goodbye to everybody!

 

As mom and dad are preparing for their mission, we've been doing a lot of packing up. I helped do the play room closet, Lori and mom have been working on most of the rest. There have been some pretty cool finds. One of those was the drawings done by Cristalina, one of dad's baptisms in Argentina. I've been looking for those for ages! Lots of stuff was laid out for all the kids to pick through and the leftovers are gathered up and taken to the D.I. Hopefully it will all be done by the time they have to leave.

 

Mom and dads last Sunday in the Spanish ward was today. They bore their testimonies and did such a great job! I was so nervous for mom but it was for naught. It was so nice!

Lisa has gone to Disney w/her family and Micah. I got the three
boys ears for their birthdays to take with them on the trip.



 

 

Dinner Duo

Amy and I made plans for dinner on Wednesday and it turned out that Amanda was able to join us too. We didn't cancel the Winger's plans even though Amanda doesn't love that place, but we threw in Hatch's to keep her happy.

 

Karen and Shauna came up today to do more family history work. We met for dinner at the Lion House. It was such a good dinner! We had the best talk. Wish we could do this more often!

 

 



Sweetie Sweetness

I arrived in Salt Lake just after 1 p.m. It was too late in the day to go home and change to go to work, so after my friend, Amanda, picked me up from the airport and we stopped for a bite to eat, I drove to Heber to be there for Micah's birthday dinner. We always have such a fun time together! They had to show me their new favorite movie and we got a spanking tunnel going that Mike had to navigate. TJ begged to sleep in my room but decided against it when he realized I would have to turn the light on in the morning to get ready for work. Micah asked if I would wake him up in the morning for school. Since Jenny was going to the temple early in the morning, she asked if I would wake Nate and Jer up too. They woke easily, and as I collected my stuff to leave for work, they all lined up at the door to give me a hug goodbye. It was so sweet and cute! I guess they've passed the age where it isn't cool to show affection anymore. As I was driving down the canyon, TJ and Chris called. They'd woken up and wanted to call and tell me goodbye too since they'd missed me before I left. I could just steal all those boys and keep them for myself!

California Cousins

I flew on Thursday to the Long Beach airport in California. Jason picked me up and took me back to Leslie and Freddy Lilomaiava's house (cousins). Friday we spent the entire day at Disneyland...or we were going to anyway, but it turns out that if you don't have any kids with you, you can get through all the big rides by 11 a.m.! We headed for a late breakfast at a pancake place instead. Jason was dancing that night at Disney in the Mad Tea Party so we went back again. I watched all four of his shows. Made me feel like a serious groupie. Well, not as serious as the two kids who danced the entire shows choreographies along with them. I found out from Jason those kids go to the show every night it's on. Crazy!

 

Saturday we drove up to Ventura to go to Six Flags Magic Mountain. Jason didn't really want to go because it was a Saturday holiday weekend and he thought there would be long lines. He was right, but I got on all the rides I wanted! My favorites are the ones that get a real scream out of me. My second favorite, Tatsu, definitely did that! As did my favorite one, Goliath. I almost lost my shirt on Goliath. Totally worth it! While we were standing in line for the Riddler (didn't like that one or Viper because they made your head jerk around too much - things actually went black on both of those rides), mom and dad opened their mission call! Jason and I watched it by Skype. They're going to the California Fresno Mission on March 18. No language specified! Their mission president is the coach that inspired the movie Forever Strong.

 

 

 

Sunday we drove to Laguna Beach and walked around before driving down to San Diego to see Jason's friend direct the play Chicago. It was really good! If you're okay with the story, which I don't like. After was nice though because we stopped in Old Town at the Mexican restaurant where you eat out on the patio.

 

Monday Jason and I headed back to Disneyland again because he was dancing in the Aladdin show this time. My friend Ashley came and while Jason went to his show, we hit all the rides we wanted. She had to go to a class that night so after she left I went and saw Jason's show. He was funny afterward asking if I saw him drop the apple during the show. That would be a YES, but I felt bad having to answer the question. :-)

 

 

In line for the Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain

 

Jason has a relationship with this dog, Summer

 

Ashley and I on the Tower of Terror

In line for Radiator Springs at Carsland. We did the single
rider line and cut 2 1/2 hours off our wait time!

Jason as the guard with the speaking part.

 

 



Sweet Valentines

For Sarah's birthday celebration, there was a girl's dinner at a Thai restaurant in Lehi. Lori and I went, Sarah's high school friends, and Tracy Peart from the MM4th ward. Lots of bad dating stories. Too many.

 

Since I'm going out of town next week on Valentine's Day, we had our family Valentine's party the Sunday before the 14th. Chris and TJ made me special Valentines. We got a good laugh, or I did anyway, when it was discovered they didn't make ones for anyone else. And when I say anyone else...I mean Lori. ;-)  TJ has promised to try and remember to make her one next year. So funny! For the treat that I passed out, I made peanut butter fudge. It was delish!

 

 

 

Friends, Friends, and more Friends

There is a very sweet senior sister missionary who volunteers in the Temple Support Divison of the Temple Department (her brother is Wilford Brimley the actor). Her husband passed away this last Sunday so several of us went to the funeral for him in Bountiful. She is the one who wanted me to give her a tour of England but had to cancel the plans because she wasn't able to find someone to care for her husband, who had Alzheimer's, while she was away. Maybe we'll revisit that idea now?

 

We had a friends reunion that night, Thursday. I picked up Amanda at the train station and Amy drove up from Pleasant Grove with Danielle Taylor Westra. It was a nice dinner! Then we went to Hatch's Chocolates for dessert of course (that's a Felix requirement!). Made me think of the old days when we were all in the singles ward together in Pleasant Grove w/Bishop Hill and I was the Relief Society President with Danielle as one of my counselors.

 

Lori made another run up to Salt Lake on Friday to meet me for a USB drive download. She needed to pick up some more shows from the batches that Max is getting for me. Cody came along w/her for the ride and they hit the Cheesecake Factory too.

 

Saturday night, all very spur of the moment, Melissa Larson drove up and we saw Warm Bodies (a romantic Zombie flick, go figure!), then went to dinner at Zupas. She had picked up some professional hair color for me and then colored my hair to show me how it was done. When it was wet, it looked black and scared me to death that it was that dark. When it's dry though, it is a nice brown color, darker than I usually go, but not excessive. I quite like it and it has GREAT root coverage. Maybe this one will last longer than the usual 28 washes colors I do myself.

 

My friends must really like to spend time with me because they certainly drive long distances to come and visit! Of which I am very appreciative! Amy came up again tonight for dinner. I had lent her these two cute books that are fast reads so she was returning them and wanted to hang out as well. She's moving from Pleasant Grove this next weekend to Provo. Right as I'm about to move down there. Our timing could have been better that's for sure!

 

Fortune from the Chinese lunch we had after
Sis Stevens' husband's funeral. Sounds good to me!