I thought I ought to update our BLOG so that if you read this you would know we are still alive.
We began our year with a cruise to the Mexican Rivera and enjoyed it very much. This time we did not use a cruise business and did it all ourselves. We went with friends and had a great time. And yes, we went on Carnival! We enjoyed the time “at sea” to rest on deck – note not sunbathe – not warm enough for that. We got in plenty of people watching and reading and playing cards. Our favorite place was a beach excursion called Las Celetas out of Puerto Vallarta Mexico. The beach was wonderful – the service supreme – and the entertainment lots of fun. We would do this cruise again and plan to do that next year maybe taking Julie, Dave and Sarah with us.
In February we took off for 10 days to Arizona. Still looking for some warmth and sunshine. We enjoyed several days in Yuma, going to swap meets, and to Mexico. Then we drove over to Casa Grande to stay a few days with friends who were there for the winter. We had a good time and it was difficult to come back to the cold and snow.
This year has been far and away more “wintery” than the first 4 years we lived here. After it snowed in November or December we had snow on the ground until a couple of weeks ago. March has seemed almost intolerable long. The main thing that helped was being able to visit occasionally with good friends, family dinners with Julie and Dave and their children, and a visit from Scott, Jenni and the twins.
So now we look forward to April, May and June. Big exciting months for us. April will bring the birth of another great grandchild. Rachel and Jeff are having a baby girl in early April – right now her name is to be Elizabeth but you never know. April also brings our trip with our missionary friends and other friends who have been added to the group, to Zion National Park for a week. We are looking forward to the sunshine and warm air and the opportunity to visit to our hearts content with good friends.
May brings three big events: Katie, Nate and Porter are coming home for a visit and plan to stay about 2 weeks (Katie and Porter). They are coming because Tyler is getting married on May 10. Tyler is marrying Liesel Miller in the Salt Lake Temple on Julie’s birthday! And not to be outdone – Lindsey and Justin are giving us yet another great grandchild – another girl – before the month is over. We think her name is still in the decision stage.
June brings another wedding – Alyson – Jenni’s daughter is getting married June 1st. Just writing all this leaves me thinking maybe we better look into vitamin B-12 shots! Added to this our grand daughter, Maggie Griffith Taylor, will graduate from Texas A & M. Our grandsons – Hunter Hill and Kade Stirling will graduate from High School. And hopefully, mission calls are in their future.
