Thursday the 14th- after chatting with Klaudia about her Peru trip, I went to visit my friend Jocelyn in Meridian and see her new house. I went straight to the C of I Alumni/Faculty/Staff picnic at Municipal Park. I got to chat with a few professors, the president, hung out with Abbey, Jon, Katie and Jake, and got some food to eat. Then I went to April's house for a lovely girl's night with her and Niki where we snacked on fruit, cheese and crackers and of course had some wine.
Friday the 15th- unexpectedly ended up going to see "The Hunger Games" with Miss Aly and then grabbing a drink at Red Robin afterwards. Really enjoyed the movie, even though there were differences from the book. I just felt that it dragged on at times and could have been a bit shorter. I loved being able to hang out with Aly afterwards though and get to know her better.
Saturday the 16th- this was a thrilling day, guys. I cleaned the house all morning and afternoon, went to run a ton of errands, bought some new fun things for my kitchen (more on that in a bit....), listened to some awesome James Taylor (more on THAT as well) and got to read a book and relax in the sunshine.
Sunday the 17th- Finally went to church after like, forever. Practiced for Helen's service afterwards, popped home to drop my cello off and then had lunch and a good catch up with Hester, finding out all the church gossip and stories and such. Went over to Regan's and we rode our bikes around Caldwell and then had homemade fish tacos back at her place with Dustin. Watched her poor dog get dive-bombed by some bird. Best part was that Rodrigo didn't even seem to care. Love it.
Monday the 18th- Decided that I wasn't going to be able to go down to SLC to see Megan and the kids and watch the Galaxy tgame. But it was OK because things got crazy again. Met up with Aly and Regan in the morning at the Birdstop after I got a quick work-out in beforehand. We got to chat about vacations and about Kelsey's wedding and I always have such a good time hanging out with them. Also there was some soccer involved in my afternoon. As usual with EURO 2012.
Tuesday the 19th- after running some errands in the morning, I went to visit my friend April in her new house and chat with her about her new job and finishing off the semester at BSU. I ran a few more errands, picking up some things for Kelsey's bachelorette/shower and then wandered through Karcher Mall waiting for Niki. She finally arrived after some mad traffic and we got dinner at Northern Lights while watching the Five-Year-Engagement. Lots that the trailer doesn't reveal but go see it- it certainly made me laugh.
Wednesday the 20th- I spent the morning making lunch for Kelsey, Aly and Regan. I made baked taquitos, trying out a new recipe, and put together some guacamole and salsa and cheese for the toppings. Aly brought fruit and Regan brought drinks and we ate outside on the dinosaur blanket while discussing the party and the wedding and other various and sundry things. Again, love spending time with them and can't wait for the wedding!
Thursday the 21st- THis was all about getting ready for the bachelorette party. I put together veggie platters, made some delicious homemade cucumber yogurt dip, made some bruschetta. I discovered that I love putting parties together! Anyway want to have a party? I'll help! I had a great time up at Bitner, even though it was pretty hot, but there was good food, good wine, good laughter and good new friends. Yay for Kelsey and her wedding. (More on this later.)
Friday the 22nd- After my usual morning workout, I went to lunch with Kelly, who I had gone to school with but hadn't seen in years. Total throwback to college, having lunch at Red Robin but it was great to catch up with her and hear what she had been up to and know that there's another person out in Caldwell. I had a massage appointment at 3 which was lovely and relaxing and then after killing some time at Barnes and Nobles (where I DIDN'T buy anything- see, it is possible!) met up with Niki, picked up some dinner and went to see ISF's production of Romeo and Juliet. (More on this- see what I"m doing? I'm making up for lost time.)
Saturday the 23rd- Despite being up suuuuuper late the night before, I managed to get up, get some coffee and made it out to the church to play the cello for Helen Lowell's funeral. Helen was the oldest member of our church and nearly made it to her 107th birthday. Amazing. I didn't know her too well but she was always sitting there in her usual pew and there was a wonderful turnout , beautiful music, a lovely eulogy and reception afterwards where people told story after story about Helen. It was a blessing to be a part of that. After catching a quick nap and trying to enjoy the movie "Beginners" (I was so disappointed that I didn't get into it- I love both Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer...), I went to Abbey's house to relax on the patio with some wine and stories and then people watch at Brick Oven Bistro. We got there just as the circus was getting out so certainly got some great people watching in, including spotting the woman in the green dress that a nameless friend of ours danced with at the Bistro (a different one.... Main Street, not Brick Oven....) several weeks ago. We may or may not have followed her for about 10 minutes....
Sunday the 24th- Headed back out to church again to play for service, then went over to the Cox's house for dinner/lunch. WASTED three hours of my life watching England lose to Italy in PKs and then read some dark Roald Dahl stories to cheer me up and then went over to be a part of the Newsong Camping Fundraising Concert. We played a bunch of music, Obadiah and Bobby Hopkins sang a few things, we got people up on their feet clapping and also crying. And raised nearly $1000 for the camp. Again, major blessing to be a part of that.
This week is still busy so I'll update eventually but a week from today I head off for home!
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