I've been gone from the blog for too long. I've come to the conclusion that blogs are no longer the social media outlet of choice these days... probably because it takes so gosh darn long to bang out a post, select pictures, upload and modify-to-beautify them (I rarely modify due to lack of time AND a slow-running outdated BigMac), and proof to find errors (which I often miss the errors with a quick proofing anyway). But this blog is really for me and a few of my old friends (who no longer blog) and close family (who also rarely blog).
Okay, it's just for me haha.
Anyway, it's been too long. I have a lot o' catch up, so I'm going to try and hit the high points. I may post about the low points (mainly my issue of late with what is apparently a midlife crisis) another day... but only if things slow down a bit. Which I'm pretty sure they won't, so you will just have to imagine my anxiety-and-stress-mixed-with-the-natural-aging-process (wrinkles anyone? gray hair? dry skin? unsightly spider veins? poor vision? aches and pains?) with a little I'm-just-plain-tired thrown in.
Back to my oh-so-quick post to kick off my catch up.
We made the long scenic drive to UT for Fall Break.
I love Glenwood Canyon, and that I-70 CO drive in the Fall cannot be beat.
We spotted some cow-herders in Price Canyon, which made for a little scenery excitement on the UT side.
After attending a baby shower for Dayna, my cute SIL-to-be (no pics, bummer), we took a little drive to Provo to check out Tay and his band, Lost in Bourbon (I like to pretend it's more like "Lost on Bourbon STREET" hahahahaha).
This was our first time hearing them live, and lemme tell ya, I think I'm a fan of rock music.
I loved it.
I didn't get great pictures -- only a few on my OLD cracked phone -- and the lighting wasn't great for photo ops anyway, but I head-nodded, toe-tapped, and swayed with the best of them. I may have looked a bit ridiculous, but I was feeling it. And the music was awesome.
The next day we had a baby shower for Nae and baby E.
Of course Britt and I ran into a few hiccups that morning, so we were all working madly (including all the menfolk -- thanks, guys!) to get everything together in time.
The adorable mom-to-be...
Grace refused to smile for a picture because she had just lost both of her front teeth :-D
No shortage of babies on the Syddall side... my SIL Angela is expecting, too! Dayna and Ange are both having boys... so baby E. is the balance in the force haha.
Britt and I literally got ready in 7 minutes due to our last-minute scrambling, which was due to some indecision (on the part of the old gal in crisis haha) during a not-so-quick shopping run.
It was so fun to celebrate the not-too-distant arrival of sweet baby E.
The two Syddall mamas... aren't they cute??
And a couple of great grandmas... they're cute too!
It was so fun to party it up and play some awesome shower games with our amazing family. A huge thank you to Britt for hosting, and everyone who came!
Next up... more Fall Break and a whole lotta Scarlett.
You always have the cutest decorations for parties, I love it!
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