HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

What a man. Yesterday Terry came home from work early with a bouquet of flowers. He came home so I wouldn't have to deal with the cable guy for the 2nd day in a row. That's love. He also brought me a new silver watch to replace the one somewhere in the bowels of our central vac system (that baby could suck up a small child!). Next he said to get dressed up and took me to P.F. Chang's where we were the only ones who had reservations so we did not have to wait. On Friday night in SLC that's a big deal.

After we ate a great meal of walnut shrimp, Mongolian beef, grilled asparagus, and fried rice he said now we are going for a ride. and a walk. He parked by Temple Square and I thought we were just going for a walk at night, in our dress clothes, in 30 degree weather. But no, we walked to Abravenel Hall where he had gotten tickets to the Utah Symphony with the King's Singers. It was a great night.

We had the most fun. I really love and appreciate that he would go to such effort to make sure we had such a good time together. He is the best. I love him more all the time.

SO VERY SORRY!!!

I just realized today that one of the songs on my playlist had the big "F" word in it! So very sorry if you happened to hear it. It is gone now, and I feel pretty stupid for not knowing.
That's not something I would do on purpose...really. Obviously I never listen to a whole song.

GREAT FIRESIDE

Last night Terry and I went to a great fireside presented by General Authority Emeritus Vaughn J. Featherstone. He was amazing. He began with a few stories which I will try to retell, but sorry to say not as well as he did. He told of a young man who asked a beautiful young woman to marry him. She told him to go ask her father. The young man thought, " I knew that her father was dead, and knowing the kind of life that he led, I knew just what she meant when she said,"Go talk to my father".
Another one was about a guy who wanted to give his girlfriend a good night kiss. He felt that he should ask first. After asking her if she would like a sweet good night kiss she replied that she never kissed on the last date!

Anyway, his focus was on love...it's power and never failing greatness. He said that the day men truly learned how to love would be the day they rediscovered fire. I wish I could remember all he said, but there was so much and so many things to take in that I can not do justice to the evening. He also said there is no object more blessed than that which faces adversity, accept that which helps to relieve the adversity. I appreciate his taking the time to talk to our Stake and was blessed by attending.

A SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND FOR ALL

Rowdy and Diane all ready for their interviews. Don't they look great? They both were very successful i n preparing for their move to SLC.

So, after the stress of interviews, Saturday afternoon included a round of wii games. We decided we should actually go to a bowling alley and give it a try. As we are all great wii bowlers you can imagine how well we did at the real thing!

Here are some great action shots.
Max, cool as always.

Keiler, really got the hang of it! Look at that form!

Jordan, the only real bowler just looks hot!

This says it all!!

Diane's got the best action!

But to add insult to injury for all those preceding bowlers...I, the Grandma won the first game, scoring my best game ever!!! We'll have to go again. Maybe to a different alley.

FRESH MOUNTAIN BREEZES???

One of my greatest pleasures is the sight of the Wasatch Mountains as I drive into my neighborhood. Take a closer look...where are they? According to the morning news, Salt Lake City recently gained the distinction of possibly having the worst air pollution in the world. Could be second only to Mexico City! By Sunday they should be back to their majestic beauty.

FINALLY!!! A NEW POST!!!

As last weekend was a long one, we decided to take a little trip to see some of the kids. First we went to Cheyenne on Friday to Tory & Tyler's. They are doing great. Tory is a whiz at her new job, Tyler keeps busy with his 2 jobs, EQ pres, and family life. Tory is a great Sunday School teacher for the 12/13 year olds. They love her and she gives them candy! B-Rad & B-Rock keep everyone on their toes and provide lots of laughs.
Saturday we took a trip to Denver to check out Jamie & Amy's new home. They are doing great in Lakewood, CO. They live in a cool apartment by an outdoor mall. There are many things to do there including bowling, ice skating, movies, shopping and many restaurants. Amy is home-schooling Jaiden and Thayia as they may have to move a few times before they get their permanent home. The kids love it, Amy finds it a lot of work, but if you know Amy, if there's a plan and a goal, she'll get it done! Jetrin has top teeth now and crawls everywhere. He is still and animal and really fun.

Some restaurant good times. This place specialized in bison dishes.

It seemed like every meal I got some great company. I just need to learn to eat around her little self, as apparently I am not allowed to have my own chair and plate. She loves seared ahi salad. Gotta love it while it lasts!

Like I said, Jetrin is an animal. Having some fun with PaPa, or just plain Pa, as Bradlee has decided to name him.

Just had to put this one in. We really did genuinely have a good time. Thaiya is a beauty.

Here is a great family picture of the Bricco's. Guess who just can't stay out of the shot?

It was another truly great weekend and another is coming up with the Rowdy family! This time my camera will be charged.

NEW TOYS

Part of my birthday present were these 2 babies. They are amazing and it is crazy how much I enjoy using them! They can do almost anything. Terry is a lucky man that I get so excited about the weirdest things!

The next new thing for me is this Blackberry Storm. It is another truly amazing thing. Last weekend I used it to navigate from T'n Ts house to J & As in Denver. This little sweetheart took us right to their front door and then back to Cheneyney. I took a very hot picture of Tory and emailed it to Tyler. On the way back to SLC I used it to check out all my kids' blogs, and even managed to leave a comment on one from the road near Rawlins, WY!!! Now that's fun. Now if I could just learn to answer it!?