Jenny is going to kill me if I don't post something on my blog site. So here is my first entry in her honor.
My best pal John and I flew into Boise for President's Day wknd - Monday was our floating holiday this year, so we had a long wknd. We met up with Wade and Jenny at the hockey stadium friday night and watched the Steelheads get beat by one point in overtime. Great game other than the loss and we had a good time. Afterwards John and I hit a couple hot spots - had to show him a bit of the home town.
Saturday - John drove to Sun Valley for the wknd and I got to hang out with my family. It all started with Joy bursting into Lyta's house at 9 am telling me to get up so we could go to Macy's. I was sleeping on the couch, so there was no avoiding her...:) Lyta told me later that Joy was just dieing to get a look at John before he left for Sun Valley - even though I have told them over and over that he is like my brother. Once again for anyone who is hoping - we're just friends...
Cousin Mike called to tell us Kelly and Don were in town and they all wanted to go to lunch. So, Lyta, Joy, Kelly, Don and 3 of his kids, Mike, his wife and one of their daughters, Wade and his family and myself all went to the Chuck a Rama for buffet lunch. It was fabulous!! Took two large tables to hold us all but it was a blast to see everybody. Can't remember the last time I saw Kelly and Don.
After lunch, Lyta and I went to watch Wade and Jenny's soccer game. They won (of course) and then headed to their house for dinner. Jenny made some awesome pizzas with the dough from her bread maker and we pigged out. Terrific pizza! Then I got to play Wii for the first time with Madison and Mikayla. We had a lot of fun, even though Mikayla won every time. Lyta really liked the bowling game and she got pretty good at it!! Did I mention how cute all the kids are??? Can't believe how much they have all changed since I saw them last. Preston and Brendon built a pretty cool fort in the family room, equipped with Preston's dinasour collection.
Sunday - Joy, Jim, Lyta, the two dogs and myself all piled into Joy and Jim's van and headed to Nyssa to visit with Jerry and Cleo. Joy almost killed us trying to pass somebody and of course I was in the front seat! But that is another story. We had a really nice visit with everyone - sure felt good to give everybody a hug. Cleo was in good spirits and seemed to enjoy the company.
Afterwards we piled back in the party bus and headed back to Joy and Jim's for dinner. (Sure was nice of everyone to feed me whenever I stopped by.) Jim had put a pork pot roast in the oven before we left and it was delicious!! Not sure about the organic beer he gave me though...never seen one of those before.
Monday - Lyta, Joy and I went to Mikayla's soccer game. She is quite the little soccer player - scored two of the four goals to win the game. We got to meet her Dad, who seemed like a really nice guy. Then we headed over to Jenny and Wade's for lunch. Once again, so nice of them to feed me...:) Then we took all the kids to see the Spiderwick chronicles. Brendon was my little buddy and didn't let me too far from his reach most of the wknd. He sat in my lap during the movie and kept pointing out all "the monsters"...sure the man in front of us appreciated it. It was pretty cute. He also decided he was going with me to Portland. Think he kinda liked the idea of being an only child living with aunt michelle. Who could blame him? :)
John got back in town around 5 pm and we headed to the airport.
My best pal John and I flew into Boise for President's Day wknd - Monday was our floating holiday this year, so we had a long wknd. We met up with Wade and Jenny at the hockey stadium friday night and watched the Steelheads get beat by one point in overtime. Great game other than the loss and we had a good time. Afterwards John and I hit a couple hot spots - had to show him a bit of the home town.
Saturday - John drove to Sun Valley for the wknd and I got to hang out with my family. It all started with Joy bursting into Lyta's house at 9 am telling me to get up so we could go to Macy's. I was sleeping on the couch, so there was no avoiding her...:) Lyta told me later that Joy was just dieing to get a look at John before he left for Sun Valley - even though I have told them over and over that he is like my brother. Once again for anyone who is hoping - we're just friends...
Cousin Mike called to tell us Kelly and Don were in town and they all wanted to go to lunch. So, Lyta, Joy, Kelly, Don and 3 of his kids, Mike, his wife and one of their daughters, Wade and his family and myself all went to the Chuck a Rama for buffet lunch. It was fabulous!! Took two large tables to hold us all but it was a blast to see everybody. Can't remember the last time I saw Kelly and Don.
After lunch, Lyta and I went to watch Wade and Jenny's soccer game. They won (of course) and then headed to their house for dinner. Jenny made some awesome pizzas with the dough from her bread maker and we pigged out. Terrific pizza! Then I got to play Wii for the first time with Madison and Mikayla. We had a lot of fun, even though Mikayla won every time. Lyta really liked the bowling game and she got pretty good at it!! Did I mention how cute all the kids are??? Can't believe how much they have all changed since I saw them last. Preston and Brendon built a pretty cool fort in the family room, equipped with Preston's dinasour collection.
Sunday - Joy, Jim, Lyta, the two dogs and myself all piled into Joy and Jim's van and headed to Nyssa to visit with Jerry and Cleo. Joy almost killed us trying to pass somebody and of course I was in the front seat! But that is another story. We had a really nice visit with everyone - sure felt good to give everybody a hug. Cleo was in good spirits and seemed to enjoy the company.
Afterwards we piled back in the party bus and headed back to Joy and Jim's for dinner. (Sure was nice of everyone to feed me whenever I stopped by.) Jim had put a pork pot roast in the oven before we left and it was delicious!! Not sure about the organic beer he gave me though...never seen one of those before.
Monday - Lyta, Joy and I went to Mikayla's soccer game. She is quite the little soccer player - scored two of the four goals to win the game. We got to meet her Dad, who seemed like a really nice guy. Then we headed over to Jenny and Wade's for lunch. Once again, so nice of them to feed me...:) Then we took all the kids to see the Spiderwick chronicles. Brendon was my little buddy and didn't let me too far from his reach most of the wknd. He sat in my lap during the movie and kept pointing out all "the monsters"...sure the man in front of us appreciated it. It was pretty cute. He also decided he was going with me to Portland. Think he kinda liked the idea of being an only child living with aunt michelle. Who could blame him? :)
John got back in town around 5 pm and we headed to the airport.
