Saturday, August 28, 2010

August Fun

Well the rest of August sure passed by quick! Our most recent adventure outside of the state of AZ was in UT for James' 10 year reunion. We stopped in SLC and met up with my Grandma Brinkle (who I haven't seen for 5 years!) and visited with her. That was real fun to see her.


After SLC we took our trip to the Bountiful Temple. That was the first visit there for me and I loved it - it's really gorgeous! Kevin and Debra (James' parents) were able to join us so that was nice. James and I were head bobbers in the temple though - we'd had to wake up at 3:45 that morning to make our flight! But we still had a good experience in the temple.



Our next stop was of course the cabin! Here James and Gavin are enjoying the weather, the scenery, the cabin experience, the smart phones...wait a minute...

Kevin and Debra


And a nice surprise for us to see Marilyn's family come to the cabin. I always enjoy seeing the cousins. I know the girls at least :)




More enjoying of company and weather


Here's a picture from James' reunion. It was really fun for him to see his old friends and see how they've changed and where they're at in life. It was fun for me to meet them too!


In Brinkle-Family news, my Aunt Patti got her mission call! She's going to be in the office of the Milwaukee Wisconsin mission. She said she could already feel the cold in her bones! :) She leaves for the MTC on September 17th. Congrats Patti! We're so proud of you!



In our little corner of the world, I turned a whoppin quarter of century old on the 27th! whoo hoo for 25! :) For my birthday (well on the day before but I still counted it as my birthday too heehee), my wonderful husband took me to see one of our favorite comedians, Brian Regan! I was so excited! He took me to Chilies before and Coldstone after! It was such a fun night and we had sore cheeks and tummies from laughing so hard! I really did have a great birthday and thanks to all who called, sang, facebooked, visited, etc wishes for me. I really appreciate them all!

We were in row 3 for the concert! I tried to get a good picture of Brian but I didn't have my camera with me and my phone...well, it's a phone not a camera so this was the best I could get :) Oh it was a great time :)
My parents came up for my birthday too. We fixed dinner at home and it was delicious! Broiled salmon, squash/zuchinni/carrots, and rice pilaf. Oooh...so good! We topped it off with funfetti birthday cake! I just realized as I am typing this post that we had watermelon too but didn't eat it! Oh well, more for me now :) Anyways, it was a great birthday! I'm looking forward to another 25 years :)



3 comments:

Erika said...

Happy Birthday again!! Whew! A quarter of a century old. You're ancient!! Well, so am I, but whatever. :) Sterling wanted me to tell you that he thinks you look good with curled hair. But don't worry, I'll try not to be jealous. ;)

Hoenes Family said...

Hey, I didn't know you had a blog! I also didn't know if was your birthday on Friday! I pretty much had you come to a birthday party on your birthday! We should have sang to you too! I feel so bad! Glad you had a good one! Wish I had a cabin...... some day!

Andersen said...

I glad you guys had a fun time for you birthday. Sounds like it was blast. I am jealous you got to go to UT again and visit the cabin. I can't wait until October to go.