Raptor's Game

Ben's dad invited us to go to a Raptor's game with them the Monday after Ben got home. It was a good idea for family home evening. We hadn't been to a baseball game in a long time, Ben was really excited for the invite. We had general admission ticket's, but was then able to upgrade to better seats; third baseline toward the top. It was good to be towards the top because that gave us plenty of room for Gabbi to walk around. I ended up walking her around in the stroller the majority of the night. But over all it was a good night even though the raptors lost, but only by 1 point. The last inning was the best.

Ben's home

Ben finally came home, it was Friday August 28; the day after my birthday. What a birthday present. Mom watched Gabbi while I went to pick Ben up at the airport because it was a later flight and Gabbi needed her sleep, she could play with daddy later. Ben planned a very nice dinner and night for my birthday. It was a very quiet night without Gabbi and we were just able to relax and enjoy the night. It was great to have Ben home.

26

I can't believe it, but I am 26. I feel old, even though everyone tells me that 26 is not old, but when I sit and look back on my life and all the things I have done, it feels old. But I have a lot to do still in life and a lot to look forward too! I have an amazing husband, who I love dearly and a beautiful little girl. I have a great family and wonderful friends. I couldn't have asked for a better life.

Girls Night

I have a group of friends from high school and we try to stay in contact by having a girls night out. There is about 11 of us and it doesn't always work to get us all together each time, but it is always worth the shot. This time we went to fat cats and did dinner and bowling. It was Taycina, Cari, Lisbeth, Gabbi and myself. Gabbi had a blast getting all the attention. But the best thing was the catch up, catching up with every one's life. After the bowling and dinner we went back to my house and just visited forever. It was a great night.

Williams Family Reunion

This year we had the family reunion at my grandma's house in Orem. Because of the economy and the prices of things to have fun, we stayed at grandma's and shared the costs of all the food. It was nice not to have to spend a lot of money and to still have fun too. We drove up there on Friday the 14th. Once we got there we were put to work. One of the main purposes for the reunion was to help grandma get things done around her house. She can't do many of this stuff anymore and it was nice to be able to help her out. We did painting, cleaning, gardening, going through storage in and outside the house. We got a lot accomplished and grandma really appreciated it. When we weren't working we were having fun. The first night we played family jeopardy and watched "Race to Witch Mountain" and the second night we played human battleship, the candy game, and had a raffle. The battleship game was the best. We had a net set up with sheets dividing both sides. Then we threw water balloons across the net and tried to hit each other as we stood in boat formation. It was a lot of fun, everyone loved it, even the adults. then Sunday we went to church with grandma and once we were done it was time to head home. The only bad part about the whole weekend was that it rained a lot. We had planned to go to a swimming pool Saturday afternoon, but because of the rain, they didn't open. Everyone went their own way for a couple of hours, which worked out nicely, but all the kids agreed it would have been more fun to go swim. It was a really nice weekend and a good reunion.

3 Weeks

Ben is gone for 3 weeks for the Reserves. He has gone to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. To him it's a big camping trip, but for me it not so fun. I am stuck alone with Gabbi who sometimes can get on the nerves. Thank heavens for my parents. They are nice enough to let me stay the night at there home because I am to chicken to stay the night at my own. And they have also helped me a lot with Gabbi. When I need a break, they are there. I love my parents. I love and miss Ben and it has only been 4 days, how am I going to survive.

Pool Party

Mike Medsker, are loan guy at the Bank of Utah, has an appreciation party every year at the North Shore pool. I look forward to thins pool party every year. It is a lot of fun. There is dinner, swimming, prizes and plenty more to really have a fun night with family and friends. We even won a prize this year, a phase 10 deluxe game. Ben and I love playing games, so we were excited for the game. The best part about the night was the swimming. Gabbi loves to swim and she just had a blast. It was cold, but it was still a really fun night.