October Overiview

For us, October was a good month and a very long month. We went out of town once every week, so it kept us busy.

First off, we had a hike to do for work! Corona Arch and Bowtie Arch in the evening:

We documented our driving. It's sometimes a way of entertainment.... This is mostly taken between Price and Spanish Fork. And yes, we are singing at the top of our lungs in some of these pictures.

The first weekend in October was General Conference! It was wonderful. There were a lot of great words and some exciting announcements. We also got to meet baby Emrree.

There was an extra hike we could do for work, and we picked a perfect evening for it. Delicate Arch. I mentioned it earlier, here.

We went up to Salt Lake to see the first Opera of the season, Verdi's Il Trovatore. Fortunately, a friend's reception was also happening that weekend, so we got to see a lot of happy and familiar faces.

We spent some time down at City Creek and Temple Square before the opera. (Store clerks treat you differently/with more respect when you step up your grooming and even comment on it. Noted.) Everyone got a box of chocolates after the opera since it was the opening night.

The next week, Sean had a training for work in Texas. Since he was flying out of Salt Lake, I came and got to play with my mom for a day and work on projects with here. It was a nice break for both of us. While Sean was in Texas, he got to see these fabulous people! Lucky.

He got back, and there was a Gowen cousin reunion at Nathan and Brenda's. Natalie and kids were out visiting too!

We decided to stay over for Sunday to spend more time with family. It was a good choice!

The next Tuesday night, we drove up for an RSL game. It was cold with rain/snow the whole time. We lost, but it was a fun game to watch with the boys. 

Sean took the next day off so we could drive during the day, so we got to have lunch with our friend Cassi. Who knew it would be a "hello" lunch and a "congrats to your new job, Cassi!" lunch.

A little bright out...

We did a short hike for work the following Tuesday night. Apparently, we were getting in the Halloween mood....

And finally, Halloween came. We didn't pass out candy due to other events, but our neighbors said they counted around 685 trick or treaters. It was quite busy on our street, and fun to see.

Sean, was a Scientist, and I was US soccer player Mia Ham. It worked.

Hope you had a fantastic October! Whew.

A Busy Week Full of Family

Sean had some training for work in Wendover, so he dropped me off in South Jordan on his way.

Monday: I worked on painting the parent's deck (please note the before and after shots).

Tuesday: after a long day, we met at the temple. Forrest and Jessica were able to go through.

We were only able to get one shot due to some dead batteries...

Wednesday: We worked hard in the kitchen to get ready for Thursday's luncheon. Afterward, the fam met at Nathan and Brenda's for a BBQ.

Thursday: Sean and I drove to one of our favorite places ever...

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

Travis and Jessica came out looking like this:

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Gowen!!!

I kind of shadowed the photographer, and a lot of this happened:

(I'm still in the editing process. A great project to work on!)

Friday: All of the cameras were out of juice... but we still did lots. We went to Virg's for breakfast with some of the family, and we all had more than plenty to eat. That evening we went to "Faith the Musical" with the other side of the family, including Uncle George and Aunt Fran, and Uncle Duane and Aunt Linda. It was a performance that helped us appreciate how much goes into productions.

Saturday: We headed home after acquiring a new kitchen table (thank you garage pre-sale!!) and started to unwind from our week.

Sunday: We actually attended our ward, and we both have callings now. During church we were informed I left paperwork from my office in South Jordan, so we again took the drive up north to meet Cindy with the goods.

A busy week full of our wonderful family.

Long Weekends = Happy

 

After Sean got home from work Friday, we loaded up the car and headed to St. George. I-70 was a very scenic drive, and not as long as we were told it would be. I didn't speed that much.

We arrived at the Poulton's, and helped cut up some veggies for the reception.

It was a beautiful day, Saturday. We took two carloads over to the reception center (Thai Pan. It was beautiful there!) to carry the cakes Aunt Shawna made.

We played with grandkids, and got ourselves cleaned up to go to the temple.

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Shakespeare:

Congrats Anna and Danny! It was a perfect day!

Some of my favorite people.

There was a bit of picture taking. With it being such a lovely day, no one seemed to really mind.

We came home Sunday. Tommy, Tyler, and Eric were using our home as a place to camp since everything was booked up for the weekend. Games were played and there was food to eat.

Monday, was really like a Saturday for us. It was our first since moving in. We took advantage of the time to unpack some, go to the store, and enjoy the day together.

It was a nice and happy long weekend.