Weekend Recap! Part 2

To continue with our week...

Thursday morning the girls woke up early again. We hung out with Mauni for a little while and then Justin's parents came and took us to lunch. Then we went back to Scott and Mauni's house for naps...which we all took! At 2:30, we woke the girls up and headed up to Ogden for Dad and Kay's Open house. We were arrived at Kay's house at about 4:00 and had a nice visit with them for a little while. Her kids began arriving around 5:15 and we started putting out the cookies and treats and drinks for the reception. Guests started arriving at about 6 and the house was packed until 7:15. There were 20+ children running around the house (all of Dad and Kay's grandkids) and they all had a blast playing together! I had a wonderful time meeting with and visiting all of Kay's family. (thanks guys so much for being so welcoming! and I still want Stacie's recipe for that Lemon water :) ) We were able to see G+G Thornock and quite a few of our cousins and aunts and uncles. It was so good to see everyone after so long.

At about 8:30 Justin and I headed back to SLC to beat the highway entrance that was closing that night. When we arrived back at Scott and Mauni's they were int he midst of an awesome Rock Band party! They have a THursday night party every week and watch Lost and then play Rock Band. We put the girls down (who went to sleep remarkably well with the loud noise) and joined in on the party. I broke out of my comfort zone and jammed a bit on the drums (I suck) the guitar (not nearly as bad) and singing (okay, I think I did alright at that one) It was such a blast. After everyone left for the night at 1, we hung out for a while longer with Scott and Mauni and finally went to bed at 2am...Yes another late night!

Friday morning we got up and got cleaned up, showered, bathed, and dressed. We did hair, actually Mauni did my hair. Justin and I got dressed for the wedding and we packed the girls dresses in the car and headed up at about 11:30 to Ogden. We visited with G+G Thornock for a while, and then at 2:30 headed over to The Lodge at Maddox

Before the wedding started we snapped some pictures and got to know each other a little better. Ryan, Kay's Son, stood up and gave a beautiful speech. It was about how everyone there had suffered a huge loss. He then talked about how grateful he was that Dad and Kay found each other. They have found so much happiness and joy with each other. The wedding ceremony itself was very short and sweet. Dad and Kay both said their I Do's and exchanged rings and kissed and they were married...

My brother 'nigel' stood up afterwards and shared a few sweet words and shared thoughts we all felt. This was followed by dinner. The kids had chicken strips and the adults had a choice of Roast, Turkey Steak and something else I can't remember. I had the Roast and it was good. Following dinner, we visited and looked at pictures. We saw a picture that Dad and Kay had of themselves together when they were somewhere around 18 I am guessing...(but I am not sure) Apparently they used to sing together too...Man, whoda thunk!

Afterwards we stopped at G+G THornock's house for a few minutes,and then at about 8 we headed down to SLC. We got there about 9:00 and again we hung out and played Rock Band for a couple of hours while the girls slept! Justin and Scott ran off to Nielsen's for some frozen Custard for us. Nate and Kristen came up to hang out and we played games. Justin and Scott arrived back covered in Custard...Apparently the cups were overflowing and it spilled all over Justin and Scott's Car (SORRY SCOTT!)

We played some mroe killer bunnies and a game called Guillotine and some rock band. When 2 rolled around, we finally decided we all needed to go to bed.

Saturday, we got up early, and found the Easter Bunny had arrived. Jaicie and Liccy ran around finding eggs and then came in and found buckets of candy (just little ones) It made their day. While Justin and I got ready to go up to OGden again, Jaicie and Liccy watched Enchanted, which we need to watch again, it looked really cute! Anyway, we headed out at 10 to go up to Ogden to have a mini family reunion.

We ate lunch as a family at the Pizza Factory and then went to the Children's museum next door. It was so much fun and the kids loved it. It was so nice to have some timme with my siblings and their families and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was sad when that time came to an end.

At 6 we went over to Tami's for a potluck dinner and got to see Mom's family again. It was good to see them and be able to spend time with them. It has been over 2 years since we had seen them last and that was at a funeral, so it was nice to see them for a happier occassion. There was lots of food and lots of fun.

Time did however roll around for us to head out. We drove back down to SLC for the last time this trip and put the girls to bed, started our laundry and visited with Scott and Mauni. Nate and Kristen came up and we played some more Killer Bunnies (I seriously love that game, I have got to get my hands on it) We also played a game called Loser, also tons of fun! I should get that one too! When 3am rolled around, we went to bed. We woke up at about 8:30 and packed our stuff and at 11:30, we headed to the airport. It was sad to say goodbye to everyone this weekend, but I am so glad that we had the opportunity to see everyone. OUr flight back from SLC was relatively painless (all things considered). We had a 4 hour lay over in Las Vegas, which would have been better if we had gone out and didn't have to deal with security to get back in, but LIccy slept and Jaicie watched movies. The flight arrived only and hour late and we landed in Lubbock at 11:30.

Jaicie was supposed to go back to school this morning, and would have, but I couldn't bear to wake her up after such a late night. By the time she woke up at 9, she still had to eat breakfast and have a bath and by the time she would have gotten to school at nap time, just in time to go to sleep, wake up and be picked back up. So we let her have the day off today. Which ended up being a good thing...I went to pick a friend up at the airport, and found our van battery was COMPLETELY DEAD! The car would not start...So I took Justin's car picked her up, took her home and then came back and Justin looked at the van to figure out what was wrong. The jumper cables wouldn't work and so Justin went out and bought a new battery and got the car working again...

An adventurous week, but full of so many great times. It was wonderful. I am so glad I got to see everyone this weekend and spend some good time with them. I only wish is didn't have to be so short. Maybe we will end up in SLC for residency, who knows...

We shall see, 2 years from now we will know where we are going. TO everyone we saw this week thanks, to everyone we missed, I am so sad we missed you and to everyone we just met, it was wonderful to meet you and can't wait for all the PIerce-Bruce Family Reunions! :) Have a great week!