Things to Love

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green grass just mowed
weddings x 2= excitement (Anola & David - Velvet & Nan)
cereal with berries or peaches on top
fall weather (i'm an early transitioner)
Colleen FIXIN anything
Cousins Less than Dozens gatherings
candy corn!

Wedding Smiles for Anola & David

Anola makes a beautiful bride with her mile wide smile...
David & Anola in finery....The loving couple at the wedding table....
12 tables all decked out with party favors and all...
every guest had a name card telling them which table to sit at....
Anola dancing with her Dad - my brother Jim....

Family Members in Attendance:

Mr and Mrs David Blumbergl-r Dalia (David's Mom), James (the brides brother), Denise (the brides paternal Grandma)
l-r Jim (the brides Dad), David (The Groom) and James
l-r Patty (Jim's sister)and Bob (Paternal Grandpa)

Here comes the Bride...

My niece ANOLA is getting married tomorrow to David Blumberg in Somis, CA. I am sad that I wasnt' able to afford the trip but sent my best wishes. My folks and one of my younger sister's is there representing our family. It sure be a beautiful day there for all.

Tour of Utah

Friday night Colleen & I took the Trax downtown to watch the crit stage of the Tour of Utah. Amazing how many people showed up. They were lined up for blocks around the race course. Daniel wasn't racing in this even - he's in Chicago racing. But we were able to meet up with some of the guys from his his Team - Garmin-Chipotle. We met a Eric (operations manager for the team)
and Best Young Rider: Peter Stetina, Garmin/Chipotle.
I never have seen so many riders riding so close so fast before. It was a bit unnerving wondering if there would be a crash, but luckily there wasn't one. There were many people from out of the country both watching and competing. It was very interesting how the announcer "wow"ed the crouds telling everyone the ins and outs of the race and how each rider was doing both in the current race and in the season over all.
After the race we thought we'd missed the trax train by a nanosecond so we started to walk the few blocks to State St. to catch a bus heading south. We encountered an unusual n'oreaster wind that hindered our treck uphill to State street. Good thing it was a warm wind. We stopped at the Shilo Inn for change to ride the bus and to get out of the wind. Not too fond of it esp in the dark. We headed out again reaching Main street just as the Trax was pulling into the station. YEAH! We ran and boarded just as it was abt to pull out. Whew. We were able to catch the bus that drops us off 2 blocks from the house. Perfect timing after all.

Babies R US

This week I was invited to a baby shower for Katrina's son Lane & his girlfriend Darcel. Now I haven't been to a baby shower for YEARS. Not being around babies much anymore I didn't know what to get someone I don't know. Hmmmm So I asked around and got a suggestion of a Parents Survival Kit. It was a hit. I also picked up a book that you can make note of the moods and the latest actions of the baby. It comes complete with stickers. That might be fun for Darcel's daughter to use. Some pics of the event can be seen here. Aunt Stacy made best cake. She decorated it to match the Rain Forest bedding in the crib that Katrina and Brian gave Lane & Darcel. The two layers of the cake were of different flavors - the big layer was Raspberry Lemonade and the little layer was german chocolate. Of course, I had to have a piece of both. YUMMMM There were chicken salad rolls, deviled eggs and a bavarian molded salad. Also, there was HOMEMADE lemonade. I never tasted anything as good. Thanks ladies. I enjoyed myself lots.
If you didn't want to pay the price or just wanted to use your own creativity to make a survival kit, here is a suggestion of items to use.

Daniel in Elk Grove

Daniel is now in a new uniform with a PRO cycling team (Garmin-Chipotle). He placed 39th in his first Pro race in Elk Grove, IL this weekend. We are so proud of him and look forward to his next race in southern CA.

Twenty Wishes

My latest read is Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber. One is encouraged to write twenty wishes down to make you feel better in life. Have you ever thought abt that? Could you come up with twenty wishes? I challenge you to try? They don't have to be big or have monetary value, they just have to make your life better for you.

The longest fish tale

Walt's first fish in years.... caught at Magic Reservoir, Idaho. His beat out our friend David Garner's by a fraction of the tail. David had to stretch his to come close. Chris cooked it up and it was so very delicious.
This bull trout caught in the Big Smokey Creek was on the "can not keep" list so it had to be thrown back. But he had a great time catching it on Dusty's fly rod that almost was confiscated by Walt. Since his fly rod isn't capable of catching any fish, maybe Dusty's is the ticket. Only problem, Dusty thinks so too. hehehe

Daniel turns Pro

Daniel just signed up with Team Garmin-Chipotle as a pro-cyclist. His is thinking abt doing the Tour of Utah cycle race Aug 13th thru Aug 17th along the Wasatch Front. We are all so proud of him. His Mom, my sister Patty, is contemplating coming out from CA to watch some of the races. I would be so overjoyed if she does.

5=Fine

5 things that make me fine this week so far are:
Being loved by my family
Having a job
A car that works
The freedom to pray