Campus Tours, HS Swim, and a New Favorite Thing

I often feel a little anxious when I begin a post because I really don't have the time to think it through, plan it out, and make it make sense. That would be today, but I have a lot to catch up on, so here goes.

Shilo was interested in taking a couple of campus tours with her cousin Rachael while we were in UT. I knew I would too busy to get her where she wanted to go when she needed to be there, so my seester (and partner in busy-ness) and I recruited our Dad. A few days prior to our arrival, he and my mom had been released as full-time missionaries after serving two years at the Family History Center in SLC. He had some time on his hands, right? (wink, wink).

Monday was BYU day.

He headed out with these three beautiful ladies. I'd say he's a lucky man.
And they couldn't have asked for nicer weather. Bonus!

Tuesday was USU day.

My Dad graduated from USU, so I figured he might enjoy showing them around his old stomping grounds.
This time Bill tagged along.

Bill hasn't stopped talking about the free buffet they were treated to in between the campus and housing tours. Let's just say he ate himself silly (and only two days before Thanksgiving!).
They all had lots and lots of Aggie ice cream.

After the tours, Grandpa showed the girls where he lived while attending USU.

Then they took a quick drive over to Paradise where he had lived as a child...
(I want to live in Paradise, don't you?)

... and to the cemetery where his Grandparents and Great Grandparents are buried (that would be the girls' Great Great and Great Great Great, right??)

It was a huge bonus to get a family history tour along the way! They all had a great time.

Next up, Thanksgiving (at last!). Another day. No promises on when.

Yesterday looked like this:

Shilo's first swim meet was rescheduled to next week.

She has another one today (v Regis - Missy Franklin's old school), then Saturday, so it actually spreads things out a little bit. Plus it gave her extra time to study for her Calculus test. Bonus!

Yesterday, in between and after hair appointments, I worked on locker tags for next week:

I think they turned out {cute}. Okay, maybe MORE than {cute}. Just my subjective opinion. 

I hope the girls don't mind having a cow on their lockers.

I also worked on a couple of sign ups, including one for the team Christmas Party we are hosting next week. I'm trying to calm myself by taking one thing at a time and using my time wisely (which is why I need to be done posting today!).

Before I go I have to share my new favorite thing.

In all the running around Jill and I did for wedding supplies, I ran across these little babies.
I was a tad apprehensive because they were a little pricey ($10), and I was worried they might stick to the caramel more than the traditional wax or parchment paper. Nope, they don't. And I don't have to tediously tear and cut a million little sheets of wax paper for each batch of caramel. Plus these are oh-so-pretty. Bonus!

I'm stocking up when I go back. Love. Them.