The holidays in 2009 have been enjoyable and rather quiet.
New Years: We spent this holiday at home. The Pocatello Stake had a family New Years party on New Years Eve. We stayed there until about 10 p.m. and then made our way home and to bed. New Years Day itself was spent watching football games and just being lazy around the house. We both remembered to say “Rabbit, rabbit,” making a very good start to the year.
Memorial Day: Nina and I went down to Heather’s in North Salt Lake for Memorial Day. Her pool was open and we had a fun time swimming, although the weather was a bit cool. We also spent some time at Wasatch Lawn Cemetery, cleaning Trevor’s headstone and leaving some flowers. It was a good start to the summer and we left a couple of weeks later on our Big Trip East.
July 4th: We arrived home from our Big Trip East mid-day on the 4th of July. We unpacked the motor home and put everything away. Nina made some potato salad and baked beans, we grilled some chicken on the grill, and went to bed before the fireworks started. We were very happy to be home!
Labor Day: The week before Labor Day we went to Yellowstone National Park for a week and had a delightful time there. We spent Labor Day at home catching up on things around the house and the yard. It was essentially a completely uneventful holiday.
Thanksgiving: We drove down to Heather’s on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and stayed until Thanksgiving afternoon. We needed to get home and to bed as we had to get up at 3:00 a.m. on Friday for our normal shift at the Idaho Falls Temple. We always enjoy the time we spend with Heather and her family.
Christmas: At the moment I can only say what we plan to do for Christmas, as it hasn’t arrived yet. We’ll leave Pocatello on Sunday afternoon, December 20th for another Big Trip East and hope to arrive at Dawnmarie’s place in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon. We’ll spend Christmas with Dawnmarie and her family. We’ve not been there for Christmas and it’ll be fun to be with the grandkids on Christmas Day. We’ll probably spend New Years Day with Nina’s sister Pam before heading back home to Pocatello. All of this planning depends on the weather! If mother nature cooperates, that’s what we’ll be doing.
Ta ta for now!