October already?

First off, where did September go? All I know is that once October hits I'm tuned into Christmas music . Don't judge . I quite thoroughly enjoy it . It's been a busy two weeks . Time for an update .

 

A couple weeks back Alex and I and Andrew and Milli went on a double date to Aberdeen . Shooting clay pigeons was just one of many activities on the agenda for the eve . With the first shot I took I shattered the clay pigeon . Yes, shattered . And might I add that I'm a horrible shot, so I was a little too excited about the hit . Alex hit one as well . Along with a bird . I think it was an Eagle or something endangered . . . ;) The rest of the night included a tour of his " Pinterest " home, the coveted green couch, hamburgers, music, pickled green beans, talk of chocolate covered raisins, and placed bets that were lost . Aberdeen is beautiful . The sunset was stunning and the stars were bright . Twas a very peaceful place .

 

Shalene and I had this bright idea once she moved back to Poky to have Sunday dinner with our friends . Get some good recipes from Pinterest and whip 'em up . We started this about 3 weeks ago and it has been a hit . Well, most of the time . . .

 

Does this picture look familiar to any of you?

MASH . THE GAME MASH . And yes, we played it at dinner last week . WoooWeee was this a popular game back in the day . We all had quite the uproar in laughter last Sunday . I'm pretty sure I ended up marrying Blake in the SLC Temple . Lived in a Mansion with a dog and no children . Living on a salary of $13,000 a year . Pretty realistic eh? Our latest Sunday dinner took place at Jill's . We had the high hopes of having approximately 10 people come . Well, only 4 showed . There was tons of good food with no one to eat it . OHH WELL, it was still fun and D .

 

 

 

 

I had another encounter with hair . Not cutting it this time, but coloring it . This will be the third time this year I've had these encounters . Maybe I chose the wrong profession? Nah . Alex lost a bet to one of his co-workers, so he had to color his hair BLACK . He asked me to do it . I said yes, but I was a bit hesitant . Going from blonde to black is quite drastic . I wasn't sure how he'd look . Quite frankly, I thought this might be a disaster waiting to happen . Thankfully, it wasn't. I did a fairly decent job, and he doesn't look half bad with black hair . I'll let you be the judge .

 

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My cruiser has been sitting in my garage all summer long with maybe one or two rides under her belt . I'll pass by her everyday thinking, " I'll ride you sometime this week . . ." Yeah, that never happened until the blessed day of last Friday . I took that beaut out for a stroll . Jill and I went cruising on a little bike ride . We rode on kirkham trail and through upper ross park . It was the perfect day for a bike ride . Not too hot, not too cold . All you need is a light jacket :)

 

 

Life long dream is to ride my Cruiser down the boardwalk in Virginia . Has not come to pass yet, but someday . Someday it will

 

 

 

Fall screams Zucchini bread . I made a few loaves this past weekend .

 

 

YUMMO

 

 

Years ago, my friends and I would gather at Dallan Parker's house every Sunday evening . It was tradition . We even went over there when Dallan was on his mission . Probably because we really loved Cindy more . . . Shh don't tell  ;) haha . No, but seriously, it was so fun and many great memories were made at the Parker residence . Last Sunday Jill, Alex, and I went over there . Cindy's birthday was just the day before, so I brought her some of my Zucchini bread . When I walked in and saw all of Allie and Carly's friends, memories flooded my mind of all the times we'd spent there . I almost felt like it should've been all of my friends there rather than theirs . It was so odd . Funny how different life is now and how fast time flies . But it was SO GREAT to be back there. We stayed and chatted until 11:30 . Just like the good old days .

 

 

So many more things have happened in these past couple of weeks, but there's just no time to add them all . But, life is good . I have so much to be grateful for .

 

Be happy .

Peace and Blessings .