What a weekend!!! Friday night, we left for the beautiful metropolis that is Pocatello, Idaho. Why Pocatello you ask? Well, we had a very important engagement there. My Grandma Thornton was going to have her 80th Birthday Party (or as she learned from my aunt - we were celebrating the 10th anniversary of her 8th birthday).
Maybe I should back up for a minute. Earlier in the week, Emily started to not feel good. On Thursday, she even went to the doctor. I hadn't seen her this sick for a long time, so I was worried, and we started contemplating not going to the party. Well, on Friday afternoon, when it came time to head out she was feeling good enough to drive (thank goodness that it's only 2 1/2 hours up there).
On the way up, we stopped in Bountiful and met up with my Aunt Kathryn and cousins at Pace's Dairy Ann (I have absolutely no idea what a "Dairy Ann" is) to have Rainbows (a slush with soft serve ice cream in it - delicious). It was good to see them all - and my cousin Katy's cute new baby. Once we left Pace's and Bountiful, we cruised the rest of the way - due largely in part to the wonderful music of my "Guitar Hero" playlist on my iPod.
We arrived safely, albeit a little later than we had planned. We checked in and found our room (all 5 of us stayed in the same room). We saw everybody really quick, but Emily and I had to go grab something to eat because she was not feeling good at all (look at the photo in the slideshow). We got her some chicken noodle soup at WinCo and went back to the hotel room and she ate and we went to bed.
The next morning (Saturday) the whole family was invited over to Lee Riley's house for breakfast. My grandma worked in Lee's salon for many, many years. Once we finished up there, people went about their various errands in preparation for the party that evening. Emily, Murray, Kelsey, and I went back to the hotel room. Emily promptly fell asleep (remember she's been sick) Murray and I tried to hook up the Xbox to play Halo, but the hotel's TVs "don't do that." - Front desk worker. So, after a long 5 hour nap (that was plan B for us), we got ready for the party - and off we went.
The party was a lot of fun. We got to see people that I hadn't seen in years. It was quite entertaining - including an impromptu cheerleading performance by my aunts and my dad and a close family friend. There was delicious food, and the cake was stellar. Oh, and yes we did really light 8-0 candles (that's 80, one for each year - you know how that works). Grandma seemed to have a great time.
Emily and I love Grandma Thornton, she is the life of the party wherever she goes and keeps the family together. For her party.
On Sunday morning, we got up early to meet everyone for breakfast. It was good to chat one last time before we had to leave. Thanks to everyone for all that they did to make that party so great!
The drive home was somewhat uneventful - we made really good time. Kelsey slept most of the way - but I didn't (that wouldn't have been good). We got home safe and sound and now we can blog about it!
2 comments:
I hope you're feeling better Em. Or do I? Maybe being sick is a good thing :) ?????
I was thinking the exact same thing! Looks like you guys had a blast. I just can't see Ernie cheer leading/Dancing, that must have been a site for sore eyes!
We should get together some time soon! Love to hear from you.
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