YAY! I'm finally home. However, I still won't be on here a lot this week because I am going to be SOOO busy! I have a 1 1/2 month "bachelor" house to clean up after. This evening I have been mowing my back yard (I'm taking a break RIGHT NOW) and cleaning the swimming pool. Plus, our kids start school on Wednesday. So I'm also preparing for that. I will post pictures from my niece's wedding very soon. I will also comment everyone, but it may take a little while for me to get back into the swing of things. I was VERY homesick, and am VERY glad to be home!!!!!! We'll talk to everyone soon :D
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
My Dad's 70th birthday
Today would have been my Dad's 70th birthday. I find it hard to believe. Here I am, in my 20's and if my dad would have made it, he would have been 70. He and my mom were definitely old enough to be my grandparents. But, they got married at 23 and 26. Then had a couple daughters, and life was great for them, and SURPRISE, over a decade later here comes another one on the way ;) Dad was 43, Mom was 40, Sue was 14 and Peggy was almost 11. HEHE, but I'm glad that I did have a chance to be alive. It is still hard to not be able to call him and tell him Happy Birthday in person, but that's just life I guess.
I also wanted to let everyone know that we have lost another WONDERFUL person. Brother Bob C. (elder from Montrose) passed away this morning. I believe he had bone (?) cancer. I did have the honor of going to see him about 3 weeks ago. He was a GREAT example to me. He will be missed GREATLY. Him and my dad were great friends, I thought it was a little ironic that he passed on my dad's birthday. But please remember to pray for his family. :(
I also wanted to apologize for not being the blogger that I normally am. My mom's computer is SO SLOW and I have TRIED to leave comments on some of my friends' blogs and the computer takes so long, and half (or more) of the times I try, it gives me an error notice. Neena: I've tried like 10 times to leave you a comment, and it just won't let me. Anyway, I hope everyone can forgive me, I will be home in about 2 1/2 weeks or maybe 3 weeks and I'll be back to my normal blogging self :D
P.S. - I'M HOMESICK and REALLY MISS MY HUSBAND!!!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
So much to catch you up on...
I mentioned that Taylor had her birthday last week, well my family decided to do a 3-person birthday with my niece, Savanna. And also my niece, Stephanie's brother-in-law, Nathan (from Oklahoma), who was visiting here at the moment. So we had a very nice party for the 3 of them. Taylor turned 8, Savanna turned 18, and Nathan turned 19. We had an Italian dinner, cake and homemade ice cream for the party. Then afterwards, we had our own firework show. It turned out to be a great evening.
The next day, two of my nieces, Stephanie and Savanna, my kids, me, and two other girls went up to Ouray for the day. It was kind of Savanna's bachelorette party. Except it was just a day trip that turned out to be very nice. We went to the Ouray Hot Springs and soaked/played for 3 hours or so. Then we hiked up to Cascade Falls. It was SO COLD right next to the waterfall. And very windy, so it was hard to get a good picture of it. Then after our fun day in Ouray, we came home and crashed.
The following day, I went to church in Delta and got to meet Lori, Lorraine, and Craig. It was so awesome getting to meet them and spend the afternoon with them. I brought them to my mom's house and we all got to visit for quite a while. We REALLY enjoyed our visit with them, they are such a nice family!!! Both my mom and I thought so ;) I'm so glad I have gotten to know them on here!!!
In the middle of the next week, my niece, Savanna wanted to go to Durango, where her fiance is working, and surprise him. She called and asked me and the kids if we wanted to go with her. I was very excited to tell her YES! So we drove down to Durango and walked around town, it is also very much a tourist town. We went to the historic Durango/Silverton train station and took a few pictures in front of the train. Ryan and I rode it on our honeymoon and it was really neat if anyone ever gets a chance to ride it. When my kids are older, I plan to take them on it. Later that evening, Trevor came in from work and got a big surprise. He was so happy to see his sweetheart. He said it MADE his whole week. I was so glad we got to do that for him.
The following day, we drove over to Mesa Verde, by Cortez, CO. I had been to Mesa Verde when I was 10 years old. For those of you who don't know, it is a place that Anasazi Indians built around 1,000 years ago. They built their homes in covered cliffs. They were preserved from the rain and snow all these years because they were covered, and they were discovered 100 years ago. It is a very amazing place to go. The kids LOVED it!
Blake climbing up the trail to exit Cliff Palace
And last but not least, we came back and had my niece, Savanna's personal shower. Her theme was a Luau. It turned out to be a really nice party. P.S. - All the drinks were non-alcoholic ;)
The next day, two of my nieces, Stephanie and Savanna, my kids, me, and two other girls went up to Ouray for the day. It was kind of Savanna's bachelorette party. Except it was just a day trip that turned out to be very nice. We went to the Ouray Hot Springs and soaked/played for 3 hours or so. Then we hiked up to Cascade Falls. It was SO COLD right next to the waterfall. And very windy, so it was hard to get a good picture of it. Then after our fun day in Ouray, we came home and crashed.
The following day, I went to church in Delta and got to meet Lori, Lorraine, and Craig. It was so awesome getting to meet them and spend the afternoon with them. I brought them to my mom's house and we all got to visit for quite a while. We REALLY enjoyed our visit with them, they are such a nice family!!! Both my mom and I thought so ;) I'm so glad I have gotten to know them on here!!!
In the middle of the next week, my niece, Savanna wanted to go to Durango, where her fiance is working, and surprise him. She called and asked me and the kids if we wanted to go with her. I was very excited to tell her YES! So we drove down to Durango and walked around town, it is also very much a tourist town. We went to the historic Durango/Silverton train station and took a few pictures in front of the train. Ryan and I rode it on our honeymoon and it was really neat if anyone ever gets a chance to ride it. When my kids are older, I plan to take them on it. Later that evening, Trevor came in from work and got a big surprise. He was so happy to see his sweetheart. He said it MADE his whole week. I was so glad we got to do that for him.
The following day, we drove over to Mesa Verde, by Cortez, CO. I had been to Mesa Verde when I was 10 years old. For those of you who don't know, it is a place that Anasazi Indians built around 1,000 years ago. They built their homes in covered cliffs. They were preserved from the rain and snow all these years because they were covered, and they were discovered 100 years ago. It is a very amazing place to go. The kids LOVED it! Blake climbing up the trail to exit Cliff PalaceSaturday, July 19, 2008
My sweet little girl is 8!
I know that I'm a little late posting this but, my daughter turned 8 on July 15th. She had a nice birthday party at my sisters house, which she shared with two others who had a birthday the same week. And then we had a sisters luncheon on her actual birthday and she got to play with several little girls, and I supplied some crafts, so they all made a craft project, which they all loved. Then afterwards, we went to Joann's house and she played with Emily in her pool and had so much fun! I love my little sweetie, I can't believe she is 8 years old. She is growing up to be a BEAUTIFUL and SWEET girl!Monday, July 7, 2008
1 week in Colorado
I have been in Colorado for 1 week and already have SOOO much to write about. The only thing I can do is start with the day I arrived and go in order in what I have done since I've been here. I arrived Saturday, June 28th and that evening I went to my cousin, Arlene's wedding. It was very nice, and I LOVED seeing surprised faces ;) The next day, I went to church in Montrose and LOVED the new building. For the last 17 years, Montrose has held meetings in a TEENY TINY little building that just wasn't the ideal place for holding meetings. But they were blessed with a church just down the road from the old building. It was a church that had caught fire (while the people were in there) and so our church had a lot of work ahead of them. It took almost one year of cleaning and rebuilding, but they finally finished. It is SOOO nice. I will try to take some pictures sometime and post them. But it was amazing being able to sit in a nice building for church. After church, I went to a double anniversary party. This is pretty amazing, the girl that got married on Saturday, it was her parent's 25th anniversary, and her grandparent's 50th anniversary. So they all were married 25 years apart. I thought that was neat. It was my Aunt and Uncle that celebrated the 50th anniversary. It was a VERY nice turnout, I think there was around 250 people there. I enjoyed it :)
Monday, I didn't do a lot, but did visit with my immediate family. Tuesday, I went to see my cousins, Jeanette and Amber, they are also out of towners ;) I had a nice time visiting with them. Wednesday, I didn't do much, I had severe allergies :P Thursday, I went to see my good friend, Beth. We always have good things to talk about, and I'm so happy to have a friend like her!!! Then I left from her house, to my sister's house in Ouray. 
Ouray is seriously the most beautiful place I've ever been to!!! My sister has lived there for around 13 years, and I don't think she will ever leave Ouray. It is a tourist town. Ouray has a big July 4th festival, and I had never been to the day festivals. I had been to the firework show once, and it was amazing. Every time a firework boomed, it echoed because Ouray is a valley town surrounded by gorgeous mountains! SO it sounded like thunder all around. My sister, Peggy took me up into the mountains a little ways. There is this one cliff that is SCARY. It doesn't go straight down, it goes in a little bit. 
I love looking down from that cliff, but it always scares me!!! So Thursday was basically a sightseeing day. Then Friday was the best day ever. There was a July 4th parade. It was a very fun parade. Lots of water was flung to and from the floats. They really get into water fights there ;) Then, to our surprise, 2 (1940's) fighter planes flew over us, and I was able to get a great picture of one of them. 
It made the whole town cheer, and it was a very exciting moment. Those planes were very brave to fly in between mountains like they did. It was awesome. The parade ended and we immediately went to the park for the childrens races. They had a lot of different races for different ages of children. Taylor won the sprinting race, and the gunny sack race. She got $2.00 for winning. She is my little athlete. Then after that, we (me, my niece, Kayla, and the kids) went back to my sister's house and ate lunch and rested for a while. Then we went back to Main Street for the water fights. When you think of water fights, you think everyone had a water gun and was shooting everyone with it. NOPE that's not what this water fight was... This one is where the firefighters hook up two hoses and they have groups of 2 people spraying each other with those POWERFUL hoses. 
They spray each other until the other team either falls down, or loses control of the hoses. It was very intense. They also sprayed upwards and drenched everyone in the audience many times. After that, we went back to my sisters house and rested again. Then I took my kids to a place called Box Canyon. 
It is a MAJOR tourist attraction, you walk right up to a VERY powerful waterfall that has carved a small canyon. It is one of my favorite places to go. After that we went back to my sister's house and watched the fireworks from her roof. They were so amazing, I LOVED hearing the rumble all around me!!!The next morning, I woke up and my niece and I took the kids and went to Grand Junction for another wedding, Nicole and Jered. It was a short and sweet wedding. Then we came back to Olathe (where I'm from). Then Sunday I went to church in Montrose again. It is Monday again, and I'm ready to slow this week down a little. The last week was so busy for me, I was running so much last week that I'm just not wanting to do anything this week, except spend time with my immediate family.
Whew... Sorry for the long story of my first week here. I hope I didn't bore anyone with it ;) I hope everyone else had a great July 4th!!!
Monday, I didn't do a lot, but did visit with my immediate family. Tuesday, I went to see my cousins, Jeanette and Amber, they are also out of towners ;) I had a nice time visiting with them. Wednesday, I didn't do much, I had severe allergies :P Thursday, I went to see my good friend, Beth. We always have good things to talk about, and I'm so happy to have a friend like her!!! Then I left from her house, to my sister's house in Ouray. (These are taken from my sister's deck)
Ouray is seriously the most beautiful place I've ever been to!!! My sister has lived there for around 13 years, and I don't think she will ever leave Ouray. It is a tourist town. Ouray has a big July 4th festival, and I had never been to the day festivals. I had been to the firework show once, and it was amazing. Every time a firework boomed, it echoed because Ouray is a valley town surrounded by gorgeous mountains! SO it sounded like thunder all around. My sister, Peggy took me up into the mountains a little ways. There is this one cliff that is SCARY. It doesn't go straight down, it goes in a little bit. I love looking down from that cliff, but it always scares me!!! So Thursday was basically a sightseeing day. Then Friday was the best day ever. There was a July 4th parade. It was a very fun parade. Lots of water was flung to and from the floats. They really get into water fights there ;) Then, to our surprise, 2 (1940's) fighter planes flew over us, and I was able to get a great picture of one of them. It made the whole town cheer, and it was a very exciting moment. Those planes were very brave to fly in between mountains like they did. It was awesome. The parade ended and we immediately went to the park for the childrens races. They had a lot of different races for different ages of children. Taylor won the sprinting race, and the gunny sack race. She got $2.00 for winning. She is my little athlete. Then after that, we (me, my niece, Kayla, and the kids) went back to my sister's house and ate lunch and rested for a while. Then we went back to Main Street for the water fights. When you think of water fights, you think everyone had a water gun and was shooting everyone with it. NOPE that's not what this water fight was... This one is where the firefighters hook up two hoses and they have groups of 2 people spraying each other with those POWERFUL hoses. They spray each other until the other team either falls down, or loses control of the hoses. It was very intense. They also sprayed upwards and drenched everyone in the audience many times. After that, we went back to my sisters house and rested again. Then I took my kids to a place called Box Canyon. It is a MAJOR tourist attraction, you walk right up to a VERY powerful waterfall that has carved a small canyon. It is one of my favorite places to go. After that we went back to my sister's house and watched the fireworks from her roof. They were so amazing, I LOVED hearing the rumble all around me!!!Whew... Sorry for the long story of my first week here. I hope I didn't bore anyone with it ;) I hope everyone else had a great July 4th!!!
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