February 2023

February was over before we could turn around -- it helps that there are only 28 days! Theater, great announcements, fun outings with the Taylor-Woodburys, Valentines, Group sendoff for Rod and Vic, closet organization for Kris, new Brazilian restaurant, LOTS of spring snow storms, hosting a dinner for Meg and her posse, and a Sunday brunch were among the many things that happened during the extra-short month. At the tail end of the month we got serious about our upcoming adventure with Debra Sue in Paris and London at the end of March.

A new season at Hale Center

A Super Target is coming to Provo -- finally!

Dinner at La Casita and a Mid-Century Modern

exhibition and lecture at the Springville Art Gallery

 

A very typical Roman Andrus work from the time I was at BYU

(where he taught when I was a freshman)

This crustless quiche was a nice Valentine's dinner

Valentine's flowers for Kris (and me)

A send-off dinner for Rod and Vicki at

 La Carreta Peruvian with the Group

Cindy and Kris decluttering and organizing

Pitada Brazilian Restaurant

Almost a foot of snow on the recycling barrel on a snowy morning

Meg and her friends came for dinner

Lizzy and Madeline brought Sunday brunch

That's some Dutch baby Madi made

Preparing a photo for Deb's Paris Navigo pass

Buying theatre tickets and making dinner reservations

for Paris and London -- this one will be fun

We are getting excited for our upcoming trip and will share it here later in March. This is all for now.

OXO

D.

January 2023

The new year started to roar by and January is just a memory. It had a few new wrinkles: dinner with the kiddos before the Youngs returned to AZ, SKT's birthday, a new drivers license arrived, we started Wednesday evening dinner with the Ensign girls, a fun dinner at our house with Hank and Kristy who are practically buried in snow in their home at Sundance (sadly, no photo), and we joined Rod an Vic for a "last supper" before they head to Italy in February. 

Our favorite since 1978 (photo cred. Maren)

The gang

The Youngs headed back to warm AZ

Annie making a celebratory cocktail for SKT's dinner

Delish

Saturday night dinner with Opa and Annie at Strap Tank

I'll be 85 when this expires!

The constant string of storms has left Magic Mountain . . . magical

Wednesday night dinner

Before they sail away

If there is a God, this is where she lives

So, not a bad month.

OXO

D.

December 2022

Such a wonderful start to December! The Colvers came from Vernal for a quick visit and Katy Kathryn completed the gifted organization of our office. December also included the installation of a new solar power system, which has still to be activated, though it wouldn't matter because it is buried under a foot of snow. Before all the kiddos headed home for Christmas, we had family dinner. A day or so later I delivered Meg at SLC where she encountered Madi and Erick on their way to Mexico. The Youngs arrived very close to Christmas this year, but the celebrations were unaffected. The traditional Greek dinner was moved to New Year's Eve, and poof, the year was over.

Katy Kathryn does her thing

Grammy and the binkers

Voilá

Installers on the roof with the promise of power

Sunday dinner with the kiddos

Christmas travelers' chance meeting at SLC

Annie's delicious pho with Tom and Katy

Connecting to the grid

Grammy and Finn setting the table for Christmas Eve

Joined by Annie and Opa

Rib roast

Grammy captures the Youngs

Grammy giving it her best (Maren finished)

Such a happy surprise!

Christmas morning

Precious jewels -- sort of

Christmas brunch

Gavin gets the award

Project complete

Bombay House take-away

One of many games and puzzles

Spanakopita 

Gathering at Millie and Colton's

Everyone has perfected their assignment over the years

And it is delicious

I mean, look at the happy eaters

Harry did a number for his aging grandfather

It was a good year. Let's see how 2023 pans out, then.

OXO

D.