February 2020

February 2020

We always join Kory’s brothers for a SuperBowl watching party and this year everyone was pretty excited because the Kansas City Chiefs were in the game. Kory grew up in Lawrence, about half an hour from Kansas City, and he is a loyal fan to all of the Kansas teams. So, there was A LOT of hype for this one. In fact, when they were trailing for a while, Kory went upstairs and played on his phone so that he wouldn’t jinx the team. Let’s just say there were some VERY happy people when they won. And the food was great. I never really watch the game, because…. I don’t really understand football. But I love visiting and eating.

On February 4^th, we had Friend’s birthday party. That week I played the piano for a musical number with people from the English Department for the All-Employee meeting. It was a little out-of-the-ordinary for the English Department to be asked and we all said, “Well, not bad for a bunch of English professors.” If they wanted experts I guess they would’ve asked the Music Department. On the 7^th, Kory and I went to the Religious Education Fireside and Elder Bednar was the speaker. He always has a lot of good insights.

On February 8^th, we went to my mom and dad’s for a little gathering because Caden was giving his mission report the next day and a lot of people were in town. We had fun eating and visiting. He gave his talk the next day in their old Burton ward and did a great job. On the 13^th, there was a fireside on campus for all of the female faculty and wives of faculty and employees, so Kristi, me, and my mom met up and had a nice time together.

For Valentine’s I stopped by and gave my parents a little Valentine—which didn’t really compare to Evan’s five pounds of Florence’s he gives them each year! On the 17^th, Kory and I took the kids to Farmington for an overnighter—kind of as an anniversary trip, but also because it was a three-day weekend and so we had some extra time. We headed down on Saturday morning, listening to some awesome music on the way. 

We decided to introduce the kids to Maddox Ranch House restaurant in Brigham City. We got in without a wait and everyone seemed to like their meal. 

Then, we headed to the Hyatt hotel at Farmington Station, where we’ve stayed before, and checked in. Then, since it’s right by a shopping mall, everyone paired up and went shopping—Chloe and Phoebe, me and Morgan, and Caleb and Kory. After a few hours, we met back at the hotel and Morgan and Caleb went swimming. For dinner we went to Zupa’s. After that, the kids waited for the pool to clear out a bit, and then swam again. 

Once I laid down on the bed after dinner, I was kind of out of it, so I got some good sleep. On Sunday, we ate breakfast at the hotel and went to sacrament meeting at a nearby church. We drove home, with everyone taking naps and chilling. It was a quick trip, but the kids really enjoyed it and it’s fun to get away from all of your responsibilities for awhile.

Kory and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary on the 15th. We did a lot of reminiscing all weekend and just telling each other how much we love each other. It’s kind of a crazy life we lead but we love each other so much and it makes everything worthwhile.

On the 26^th we went to Chloe’s History Day Parent Night. She and Cassidy did a project on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. That same night, Caleb’s Drama class presented a short play called Dearly Beloved. Caleb’s character was supposed to be drugged/drunk and out of it the whole time, so he would randomly yell totally crazy things that made no sense. He did a great job. On the 27^th, we went to Chloe’s choir concert.