My whole purpose for going to Utah in the first place was to see my sister’s family and that of my son, Ryan. Initailly I thought I would go at the end of July as Shelly and Shaylynn would have camp and Shelly would need someone to stay with the boys while Todd was at work. Then I got word of an upcoming ward reunion for August 19th. I somehow didn’t feel that I would be able to stay that long and declined the reunion.
Later Shelly informed me that she
was released from her calling and wouldn’t be attending camp after all – which
gave me opportunity to make arrangements to attend the reunion after all. And then Natalee (aka Sunny) called to ask if
I’d be there this summer so that she could arrange for my sibs and I to get
together. She made arrangements for all
of us to get together for a barbeque on the 18th. So my initial plan was to take the greyhound
on the 15th and arrive on the 17th.
We ended up going earlier and wished
for Richard to come with us. I felt
fortunate that he decided to come get us.
He drove all day Thursday and arrived after 3:00 a.m. on Friday. So he was there for my two primary purposes
for being in town. We kept his presence
a secret from Ryan’s family and Shelly's.
The barbeque didn’t start until four
or five but we had gone to my brother’s house early. I don’t think Ryan was planning to attend
initially but did arrive before Shelly and Todd. They were all very happy and surprised to see
“grandpa”.
We had a really nice visit. Of course we played games. We started with a game of “spoons” outdoors
but Mother Nature had other ideas and pushed us into the house before the night
was over. Such a memorable night. Thank you all who attended!
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