Random Item #1:
I came home from work before Dan one day in April and found this waiting for me on the table:
When I asked Dan what the reason was for the flowers he said, "Just 'cuz." That's as good a reason as any for flowers if you ask me.
Random Item #2:
Sid decided that for his Senior Prom there was no one else he'd rather go with than his cousin Emily. Sid and Emily are best friends and have a blast together.
They are only 1 year apart in school and since her last name is different (she's Dan's sister's daughter) not everyone at school knows they are related. In fact, when one of the guys at school found out who Emily was going to Prom with, he commented that he'd heard Sid was a good kisser. To which, Emily replied that that wasn't going to be happening on this Prom Night!
Dan and I raced to his sister's house to be there to take the parent pictures before Prom:
Good thing Sid was running a little late, it made it easier for us to snap his picture at the freeway off ramp!
Last minute alterations to Emily's dress...
Sid waiting patiently while Emily finishes her preparations...see even cousins make cousins wait for dates. :)
One for the camera...
Our friend, Janna Farnes, does the final pinning...
Finally freed from the camera flashes!
Your door, M'Lady
Off to dance the night away...
Random Item #3:
As I was prepared to leave work the evening of June 17th, I received a call from a local florist shop asking how long I would be there. I let them know I'd be in the office for a few more minutes and they said they had a delivery for me. When they arrived they brought me this:
As I was the last one to leave the office, my co-workers were full of questions the next day. I said the flowers were in celebration of our 1 year anniversary for our unofficial engagement. They proceeded to roll their eyes and comment on our truly being newlyweds. Well, I didn't care how sappy it sounded to everyone else, I was thrilled that Dan had done this especially since it was the first time he'd ever sent flowers to me. Hope this is the start of annual deliveries.
On a funny note, when I arrived home and told Dan about the flowers and thanked him, he said he didn't know what the yellow meant but that he thought they were pretty so chose them. I informed him that yellow meant friendship which we both thought was pretty funny.
Random Item #4:
When Dan's mom passed away she left some money for the kids to have regular family reunions. They have faithfully fulfilled her request. In 2008 we all met in West Yellowstone for a tour of the park, a talent show, and a play at the Playmill Theatre.
In 2009 we had the reunion here in Pocatello. On Sunday evening we took a tour of former family homes in town. The Horrocks have been in Pocatello for several generations so there were many stops and stories at each one.
Sunday night was a massive sleepover at Ann and Kevin's house. It was so fun for everyone when the reunion was in Boise a few years ago, and everyone stayed at Andy and Angela's, that we decided to do that here. We were all up late visiting and playing games. Eventually everyone settled down and got some shuteye.
Monday morning dawned bright and early. We gathered for a yummy breakfast before heading off to the events of the day.
First on the agenda was laser tag and black light miniature golf:
Getting our instructions
Amanda's ready for action!
Aidan & Amy
Loveland's cousin, Gideon, & Matt
Next was lunch at our house...Thank you Subway. The 6' subs were fabulous!
After everyone was full from lunch, we changed into swimming suits to go down a HUGE waterslide at Bartz's Field. As you'll see, everyone had their own, unique style:
Mark & Roman
Emily (the longest slide record holder!)
Sid
Dan
Dan & Roman and Mark & Sid
Ann's running the water at the top
Dan & Roman
Andy & Angela and your clan, we missed you!!! Ann & Kevin, thanks for planning such a fun reunion! We all had a great time:
Random Item #5:
We celebrated our 1 year anniversary on October 17th! It was a Saturday and Dan had asked to not work that day so we could do something together.
The youth from church were scheduled to go to the Idaho Falls Temple to do some work for their kindred dead. Dan and I joined them as leaders and spent a couple hours in the temple, a fabulous place to celebrate an anniversary.
The youth and other leaders headed to the cafeteria for dinner and we ditched them to go to dinner at Olive Garden. Not the fanciest restaurant but we don't have one in Pocatello so a treat for us. The restaurant was packed and the service was pretty slow. We just patiently enjoyed the time together despite the wait. The manager came by to apologize for the delays. He said that their regular kitchen staff was ill and so they had fewer than normal cooking and some not as accustomed to the jobs they had to do to make up the shortage. He offered us two complimentary desserts. Stuffed as we were, of course, we accepted! It was fairly quiet and not a big elaborate celebration but we were together and that was the best thing!
1 comment:
olive garden is about as good as it gets for us! we love it there! fun to see all the updates.
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