Fabulous Friday/SLC Vacation

Yes I know I've skipped 2 Fabulous Friday's, but I'm back at least for this Friday!  This is going to be a post of all positives because I just got back from seeing my man!  May 21 Mr. J sent me a text that said, "I hope the summer flies by and then slows down during our time in July and then flies by again until September when you come back home to me."  I'm pretty sure he got his wish at least the slowing down when we were together part.  The day's this past week seemed to have lasted a little longer for sure.

When I got to SLC on July 24 Mr. J was there to meet me, grabbed my face in his hands and kissed me; yep time stood still for a moment!  We spent the evening with Tristen, Tenielle, mom and dad at a park and a 24th of July celebration where they ended with fireworks.  It was awesome!  Danielle and Tyler were at the house when we got home and Troy and Becky arrived the next morning. Bridget had fun throwing sand, I thought it was funny, her mother didn't.

Friday morning we had breakfast and then went to Lagoon.  Mr. J's sister, husband and 8 of her 9 kids met us there.  It was so good to meet them.  We all had such a wonderful time together.  Lagoon is so much more fun with kids.

I was surprised how much Miss. Stella Jane enjoyed the rides.  She wasn't scared at all.  I enjoyed the kiddie rides more than the adult rides.

Saturday morning some of us enjoyed the most fantastic production of Mary Poppins at the Hale Theater.  I love that show!  It was definitely Broadway worthy.  All of us girl's and Tanner got our pedicure fix.  Oh how I love paraffin wax with my pedicures!  Mr. J picked me up from my pedicure and we headed to Springville to his sisters, where another couple also joined up with us and we then headed to Heber for dinner and the demolition derby.  It was awesome!

 Utah County Mullets...

The mountains and the sunset were so pretty.

Sunday we had Tyler's pancakes for breakfast, had a thought by dad, and tentatively planned next years summer family reunion/vacation in Northern Idaho.  Sadly the boys had to get back to work and left us early that day.  The rest of us went to church and had dinner before mom and dad left us too.  That evening we spent some time at Temple Square where we ran into our friend Angela.  I'm pretty sure it has been at least 10 years since I have seen her.  It was a pretty great surprise.

 I thought it was cute how Mr. J was telling the kids about this statue.

Monday we went back down to Mr. J's sisters where we took the kids to the park, had a picnic and viewed the Payson temple which is under construction.  It is going to be beautiful.  We then met the kids for sushi.  For FHE we toured the conference center and then the governors office.

Tuesday it was raining, but we enjoyed the day nonetheless by walking around city creek, having lunch at the Lion House and spending time at the church museum.  We had the best sugar cookies and snowcones at Sprigs!  That evening, Mr. J and I payed a visit to me dear friends the McConkies.  It was fun to introduce Mr. J to my friends. We had such an enjoyable time with them.

Wednesday morning we moved a little slower know Mr. J had to leave that day, but Mr. J eventually got loaded up, we had lunch at Red Butte and then it was time to say goodbye for 5 weeks.  I admit I shed a tear or two, but little girl A didn't make it easy when she was bawling and hanging onto me saying she wanted to stay.  Talk about feeling guilty.  Tristen and I ran some errands and then went back to Sprigs!

 Yesterday morning Tristen and I went to the Bountiful temple, made chocolate chip cookies and took the girls to the pool.  I packed up my bags and then Tenielle and I went to Park City to see our friends Pamela and Celeste.  I haven't seen Pamela since visiting her in Dallas nearly 4 years ago.  It was fun to visit with them.  I took the red eye last night, slept the entire way to JFK (thanks to a little ambian) and arrived back to MVY this morning.

I can't say that it's good to be home.  But maybe because I'm not home.  I guess I'll go with it is good to be back to making some money, enjoying the beach and my cute library!

I've talked to Mr. J twice already today and will talk to him again before I go to bed.  I'm so in love with this sweet man.  It was wonderful to spend consecutive days with him and the kids.  The great thing is that neither one of us needs a break from each other, in fact we can't get enough of each other!  Mom, Dad and Tenielle are coming the end of the month and Mr. J comes September 4th!  August I'm sure will fly by or at least I hope so!

Happy 2nd Birthday to my sweet, spunky niece Stella Jane!  Sure love this girl!

So Ready For Thursday

It's almost Thursday!  I can't wait to see my family, Mr. J and his little A's.  I am so glad today was busy and that the day sped by so that I wasn't counting down the hours like I've been counting down the weeks and now days.

Mom called me this morning to make sure I was ok because she noticed that I skipped fabulous friday; I informed her that I was just fine.  I only did it because last week was cloudy, rainy and I pretty much just worked and read a book, so nothing too exciting and no pictures. I am better than fine because I only have 2 more days of work before going to SLC!  We are having a mini family reunion full of fun, food and lots of laughter!

I have seen so many accidents from bikes and mopeds that I don't think I'll ever get on one again.  Unless of course it is in my cycle class which I enjoy 3 days a week.  Today I saw 2 pretty bad accidents from slamming on the brakes of a bike.  Who knew a bike could cause so many injuries.

I'm not getting tired of lobster rolls, sand, humidity, sunsets, the ocean or the cool temps here.  However, I am more than ready for a week of lots of hugs, Mr. J's lips and time with my family!  I'm off to do a little packing, a shower and then a chat with Mr. J to end my day!

Another MVY FF

1.  I'm homesick for Mr. J.  This morning he sent me a text that said, "I miss you."  The next text, "Even more than I did yesterday."  Word's don't begin to describe how I feel about this man!  Our hour long skype date tonight, without any frozen moments was awesome!  I have horrible internet here, but the house on the property has great internet, so while my clothes were drying I had a Friday night date with Mr. J!  It was fabulous, but not as fabulous as it will be in 13 days when I get to see him face to face!
2.  My 5 day stretch wasn't all bad, but by the time I was finished with it I was ready for a break!  It has been so nice to have 3 days off in a row.
3.  Wednesday I skipped my gym class so that I could spend the day exploring the eastern part of the island.  I first stopped off at a farmers market, browsed the oldest general store on the island (I love general stores), went to a flea market and a fishing village, enjoyed a toasted coconut ice cream cone up at the cliffs, took random pictures of nuns and mailboxes (because I have this weird fetish for mailboxes) and went to the supermaket for sale items; chicken and strawberries.  Talk about a busy day!

4.  Thursday I slept in for the first time since I think I had chemo.  I actually had gotten up at 630, went out to the couch and turned on The Today Show.  I vaguely remember turning it off an hour later.  When I woke up it was noon on the dot.  I had to check 3 clocks to make sure I was seeing the time correctly. I was bummed I missed my cycle class, but had a brisk walk later in the evening.  I usually only sleep in until 830 at the latest.  It felt good though.  I figured since I had wasted my morning, I might as well waste the rest of the day at the beach.  It was overcast and cool so I only spent an hour at the beach but it's always relaxing at the beach.

5.  Today I went to cycle, chatted with my gym friend Susan, talked to mom, Tristen and Grandma Betty on the phone and then went to the beach to see the sailboats race.  It was from a distance but was still pretty awesome.  I also enjoyed the sunshine!

6.  Summer to me is lemonade and popsicle's, but since I haven't gotten any popsicles, I make crystal light lemonade and then freeze it to slushy stage.  I'm a succor for anything that resembles a snow cone. I might add I did see a snow cone shack on my way back from the beach today, but I didn't want to turn around.  Next time for sure.
7.  Sunday was my first day teaching primary!  I have 2, 8 year old girls.  They are going to be so fun.  I was so impressed by one of them who knew every detail about the story of the manna.  I also played the piano for the first time.  They are happy to have a pianist, which I always love.