Later that day, I had the chance to go to the temple with Ry and do some baptism. It was wonderful. Sarah had given me names to do which included (I think) my great grandpa West's first wife - So cool!
On Friday, I had some homework to do for my online World Foundations II class. That went on for a good part of Friday and at some point during the day Ry came over and played with my brothers while I worked. It sure is nice to have a boyfriend that is a friend to your brothers. It makes things easier when you need him to be occupied for a couple hours. Ha, ha
Friday night - Mom, Dad, Ryan, Mari and I went to the airport to pick up Sarah and Aaron. Their flight ended up being a bit delayed so we hung around the airport for awhile. I was pretty disappointed when I went to get the Starbucks I had been excited about only to find that the airport Starbucks was closed. Poop. Mari was occupied by "Monsters Vs. Aliens" and Ryan was solving his rubix cube for the millionth time. Around 9:45 pm Sarah and Aaron got in. It was very cute to see the reunion of the little family. Mari and Alice were especially adorable. Alice "kissed" Mari but it looked more like she was trying to eat her. Sarah was very happy to have Mari with her. She said something about how it was nice to be with her talking daughter.
On Saturday, Joey and Julie came into town. Joey was intent on playing a game of baseball so all the boys went to the park. I tagged along to play and Julie came to watch Joe do his thang. Of course, I was the last to be picked for the team but it was a very fun game. I was given a handicap of being allowed 5 or 6 strikes but I did not need it. I may not hit the ball very far but I'm pretty good at hitting it. The game went on till the sun started going down. I think I should know it is never good to play baseball after the sun starts to set. Just ask Bradford if you need anymore clarifications.
We all went to the Elk Grove ward to hear Bradford give his talk. He did a very nice job on his topic of Honesty. After sacrament meeting, Ry and I went to Sarah and Aaron's so that I could curl Sarah's hair. Whenever I have my curling iron in town I like to curl Sarah's hair. It is always fun bonding time for us. After going to Sarah's we headed off to grandma and grandpa Hogge's house. Grandpa had been having some health problems so we wanted to make sure we went to see him and how he was doing. He was in good spirits and showed us the "hockey puck" in his left shoulder, otherwise known as a pace maker. Ha, ha.
Sunday dinner was delicious of course. RIBS. How can ribs NOT be good? We usually have them on Christmas Eve but I guess this was a special occasion.
Going back to school is usually a sad thing. Not this time. Monday morning my family went to the park to feed the birds and to play some frisbee. Me not being a frisbee kind of girl stuck with the ducks and geese. The cute little babies were out getting some food. Ryan found a tree he thought would be fun to climb. It took him a while to get up but after he did he was a little monkey. I wanted to get up there with him but couldn't without the help of my mom. Mom made sure to get pictures of us up in the tree. It was super cute.
Finally, around noon, my ride arrived in Sacramento. Mom and Dad drove me AND RYAN (yayayay.) to Fry's and dropped us off. Leaving isn't as hard when your boyfriend comes and you'll see you family the next week.
Yay Memorial Day!
Sarah and Aaron reunited with Mari.
Alice's uh... "kiss".
