We had a lot going on last weekend. Zac and Emily finished their school year on Thursday and spent the weekend at school's out parties and hanging out with friends. I took Steve to the airport Friday morning for a quick trip to St. Louis. One of his best friends he grew up with passed away and he was going to a memorial service. Friday night we had some dear old friends from Dallas come to visit. My brother Sam's best friend from his growing up years, Tommy, was just stationed at the air force base near our house. He and his family just moved from Turkey. Tommy's dad, Henry and his friend drove Tommy's truck from Texas to Utah for him. The Perez family are good friends of our family from Dallas. We had them all over for dinner Friday night. My mom and Lauren came too. We had such a nice visit with them and it was so good to see them after all these years. After dinner we skyped with Sam and Teresa in Ohio.
The next day, Saturday, I had to opportunity to go to the Brigham City Temple with Steve's cousin Jake who leaves next week for his mission to DC. While I was at the temple, my kids went to help my mom in her yard.
A picture we sent to Steve Sunday morning to tell him we missed him.
Sunday was an absolutely gorgeous day. It was so perfect outside. Warm sun shining and cool breeze blowing. I had to send this to Steve and rub it in since he was dying from humidity in St. Louis.
A leisurely Sunday afternoon drive. I could not be more excited! Alicia, the one driving, and I were just released from serving in the Relief Society in our church. Just a few weeks later we were called to be assistant directors for our stake youth conference next summer. We will be putting on the production Savior of the World. Veronica, the lovely lady on the right, is the director. I am seriously dying of excitement. Not only for the chance to work with all the youth in our stake, but also to work so closely with these two ladies who are two of my dearest friends. I'm also dying from laughter because I'm looking at this picture I took when I made Alicia drive through the "shortcut" to take us home. She was so mad at me because she had just washed her vehicle the day before. I told her that was OK because she was on the every other day program so it was due to be washed tomorrow. She didn't think that was funny. I'm pretty sure her vehicle along with herself have never been off a paved road.
Before Steve left for St. Louis, I told him to make sure to take pictures while he was there, since he would be getting together with old friends and also his family. I felt pretty confident that that wasn't going to happen so Saturday morning I sent my Sister in Law, Lisa, a text asking her to take pictures for me. She sent me back this picture of "Steve at 10:30 Saturday morning".
Later that day she sent me pictures from the memorial service. This is my brother in law Mike, their old Sunday School teacher Dan Odom, and Steve.
Mike, Rick Daleen (an old friend and adopted brother of the friend who passed away), my father in law Roy, and Steve
On Sunday after church, I knew Steve was getting together with his family at his sister Heather's house. We always have so much fun when everyone is together, so I wanted to know what I was missing out on. I sent a group text to them all and requested pictures of what I was missing. This is what my brother in law Ed sent.
I didn't realize Mike and Sheila had already left to go back home to Kentucky. Sheila sent me this and said this is what I was missing.
My sister in law Heather sent me this picture, she was at work.
From Mike, my brother in law Steve is the master gardener.
From Lisa, they were watching Pirates of the Caribbean
From my niece, Sierra
From Lisa
From Sheila, a picture she had taken earlier that weekend. I wish my kids could have been there with their cousins.
It was a busy fun weekend!
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