7/15/07

Playing Auntie and visiting friends!



Well, I have had a great week. Well, except for the losing of a softball game 12-0, that is!

Wednesday I headed to Madison, WI to play auntie for a few days for my niece and two nephews. I did this out of the kindness of my heart so my sister could go to Disney World without any kids and only her husband. It wasn't too much of a sacrifice because I believe she, of all people in the world, deserves a break. It also wasn't that hard of a job. We basically lounged around in the mornings and then Kristopher and I would take Elijah and Rebecca to camp for the rest of the afternoon. It was really nice to be able to spend one on one time with Kris. He and I went to Transformers the first night I was there. Then the four of us went to Harry Potter the next night. It was fun.

Rebecca and I headed back to Rhinelander because I had planned to have some friends come up for dinner and games. Kim, Jeanette, and Marla all came up to visit us in the Northwoods. It was a good time. We ate some great steak(I really love coming home and being fed well) and then played Ticket To Ride. (A fabulously fun game!)

Saturday, I traveled back down to Wausau and hung out with my friend Morgan, her husband and their little guy, Henry. We first visited the Mcbains from our home ward(which is a Mormon congragation for those of you who aren't familiar with Mormon vocabulary!). It was fun. Then we went to eat at The Mine Company(it is now my favorite place to go in Wausau for food!) and then went to ice cream at Briq's. Maybe all this great food is the reason I am not losing the weight I wanted to this summer! I guess it is worth it!

Today I went to church. I do have so say that it is an adventure going to the Rhinelander Ward, but I am getting used to it. Of course, I am getting used to it just in time to shortly go back to Utah. Oh well. They are good people and church is church, no matter where I go. That is a big draw to me about my church!

Well, not much else going on here. I have read two good books this summer. Night, and Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Very good books. I have also stared The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Very good as well. I like reading. Did you know that the motion of the eyes going back and forth across the page stimulates the memory part of your brain? This explains why people who read often retain information better(this is why my favorite librarian remembers EVERYTHING!).

Later,
A