Goodbyes

"How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." ~A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)
"Never say goodbye, because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting." ~J.M Barrie (Peter Pan)
"Sometimes the words we speak are not the words we want to say." ~Anthony West

These are a few quotes that I searched the word goodbye, and they came up. I really the first couple. The last one makes you think of goodbye, but I guess it is how you look at it personally.

Reunion

The family reunion went very well! I was glad I got to go to it. We played volleyball, board games, and had a talent show, etc!! There was a game we played called Settlers of Catan. Has anyone heard of it? It is a really fun game. People said it was like a cross between Risk and Monopoly. It is hard to explain, unless you are playing, but the object of the game is to get 10 victory points, which you earn by getting development cards, cities, and settlements. You trade with people and turn in cards to get what you need. It is a lot to explain, but you will just have to play it sometime yourself! :) We swam, went to a play, ate, snacked, visited, played more games, basketball, golf, hayrides, stage coach rides, jeep rides, and many, many more things that we had the option to do! It was a lot of fun to be there! They talked about if the next reunion and who would plan it, where, etc. They all voted on the same place as this year, which it was a nice place, but they didn't have AC except in the main hall really, but it was awesome! :) Lots of people were there, some I didn't know, and I was amazed at how many I knew from conventions, or elsewhere!
Also, when I was up in Wyo, my sister had me look up a girl, she has only posted videos on Youtube, but she is a really good singer. Her name is Cjaye LeRose, and she has different songs. A few good ones are The Porch, I Like Men Manly, and The Fishing Song. So ya'll will have to check her out.
Now, I am back here at my other brothers. I have to repack for Ore, then I will fly out, and after that, summer will be gone in an instant! Hope all are doing well and enjoying their summers too!!

Good-bye Old Faithful

Today is my last day in Wyo, (hence, good bye Old Faithful) tomorrow after meeting, my sister, the kids, and I head to Neb. for a family reunion. Then to Ryan's again, and then out to Ore!! I need to dedicate my afternoon to repacking for the reunion, I also need to figure out what I want in Ore, I can't take all of my stuff on the plane!! This summer has gone by quickly for me, and partly because of drivers ed taking up a whole month. I really haven't thought about home, but have got pics from a few people in our meeting of an adorable lil girl who has changed since I last saw her!! She is 3 months today!! Tomorrow we would meet with them, but since I am not there, I don't get to see her, or anyone else for that matter :( Well, I should start my packing. I might not post for the next few days...I'm not really sure what will happen, but I do know that I will be busy!! Hope all are well!

Fun in the Sun

So the past two days we have gone to the pool. The first day I lightly sprayed with sunscreen. I tanned nicely, but it looked burned. Today I put more on..and I burned and I hurt SO bad!! It kills me :) But my sister thinks that it might turn into a tan and not peel, but not sure yet! My niece and nephew are so cute!! Tonight we went to a restaurant with some other people. You were supposed to ask about the specials, so I did before we ordered. So she went around the table and took the orders. She walked away, and I was still sitting there with my menu. She forgot me!! So we flagged another waitress down and she went to get ours. She felt bad...I got the Mahi-Mahi and it was really good!! :)

Scrapbooking

I finished my scrapbook!! It was the trip last year to Oregon with my brother, his family, to see my other brother and his wife!! Tonight I ordered more pics for more scrapbooking! I am very excited! :) Other than that there isn't much going on in my life. Hope all are doin' well!

Summer Fun

I feel like a terrible person, letting my blog go unattended for several days!! Haha, no, I've just been busy having fun with my nephews! :) I have been having a great time here at my brother Ryan's. Sometime this week or weekend, I am going to Nate's place, then from there, I will go to my sister in laws' family reunion. So Ralna and Tabby's family. Then a few days somewhere, then I will fly to Portland to see Travis and Annie, and then my parents will come in sometime the same day or the next day! I arrived here on Sunday evening and Tuesday night is when Ryan and his family got home. Monday I spent time with some friends who live a few minutes away, then we went to a 4th get together. Tuesday, I spent the afternoon and evening with some friends just across the street. She let me take over the kitchen and bake cookies! I only did a half of batch, but it still made 75+!! Wednesday was g. mtg, then Thursday we spent the day at Tabby's parents, they didn't get home til the afternoon though. Friday, Tabby, her sister, the boys, and I went to Ft. Collins, Ryan and Tabby were going to take family pics on Saturday. We came back Sat. evening. Lincoln got 24 mosquito bites on his head. Poor guy! Sunday we had mtg, then we had lunch with her parents and sisters. Then we came back, and then later that night we went back and hung out. Then that leads us to today! I have been working on my Oregon scrapbook from last year! Ryan, Tabby, Ryker, Lincoln, and I all flew out to see Travis and Annie. So I am scrapping that! I am very excited about how it is coming along! There may be pictures later! Everything here is going fine, nothing major has happened. I have an optional "to do" list to earn money, so I will start doing some of the things tomorrow!
I didn't mean to give you all my whole itinerary, but I guess you got it! Well, you can go on with your own lives now. Hope your eyes aren't bleeding, or that you're crying because this was such a boring post. Hope you all are having a fabulous summer and are doing well!!

Thoughts

Hello hello!! How has everyone been? I am so glad that I got to go to Eliz, it was great to meet new people and hear everything that will help in coming days. A few thoughts are:
~Belief is an action we show by what say, do, and how we live.
~When we pray for forgiveness, we really have a lack of faith.
~When we're talking, we're sharing, but when we're listening, we're caring.
~The enemy tries to get us to make excuses.
There were so many great things that we heard both from both sets of people. Just a different atmosphere! It is different going back to normal life, although mine isn't what it normally is.
I am at my brother's place for a week or so, then to my other brother's. Tonight I went with some of the friends of another couple's house. We ate hot dogs and watched the fireworks!! Don't you just love the 5th of July? Last night we went to fireworks too. It has been an awesome last few days! I am so glad for everything that has happened.
Well it is getting late, or early! Whichever you want to call it! :) So I better let this be all! Hope all are doing well!