Florida Trip

Watching that just makes me tired!! How about you? Yes, that is a 90 degree, 200 feet straightdown drop. And was it enough that they rode it once, NO, they rode it no less than 5 times!! Let's just say we had a great time at Busch Gardens. It was Halloween day and we had NO lines and beautiful weather. PERFECT!

We had a great stay at Grandpa Roy's house and he got to meet two of his great- granddaughters. A fun time was had by all even though we had to leave early cause the flights were filling up. Everyone made it home except Vic who got stuck overnight in Chicago. It was worth it because as I was comfy in the USO, the rest of the fam was trying to fit 2 car seats and 4 adult sized people into a rental car for 4!

As you can see there were many highlights to the trip, but Krista and Bill had a great time running in a 5K called the Pumpkin run. Krista was the overall winner of ALL women!

Thanks for such a great weekend Grandpa Roy!

Dinner Table laugh

Brooke was happily sitting on Summer's lap after dinner when suddenly Summer yanks Brooke up and puts her on the ground. Talk about lightning moves! I said, "what's wrong?" Just as Summer said, "oh, I guess you weren't farting." Turns out Summer's phone that was in the front pocket of her hoodie was just vibrating! HAHAHAHAHAHA The joys of being an Aunt.

Life Dreams

I'm all about being prolific and accomplishing great things, and though I feel as if I could blog about any number of successes we've had in the Roy family these past couple months, I feel greater about today's accomplishment than most any other because it's been a life dream. Oh, by the way, I've had five main ones since about 2 years ago:

Pray around the flagpole

Wear a skirt to school

Stick gum under a desk

Run a race in all 50 states

Learn how to tap dance

You can check off the first and the second, both wonderful experiences, I'm 1/10th of the way done with the fourth, and not even close to accomplishing the fifth, (but at least I have the shoes and a Tap with Ginger instructional video.) But how bout that third one? Well, last night I told CJ that goal and she said I should do it today, so as i walked out the door I put a piece of Trident gum in my mouth, determined to do so, but only slightly sad becasue I thought it'd be so much better and victorious with a big hunk of dubble bubble or bubbilicious. So I went to my third period class, not thinking that my life would change while there, but providence then smiled upon me! Sitting on the floor next to my desk was a piece of wrapped dubble bubble gum!!! While typically I'd be apprehensive to partake of such a thing, I popped it right in and prepared to live life to the fullest!

HA!

(the pink one is mine. Obviously I'm not a pioneer in this goal)

I did it, and even right before my dear friend Bailey Anderson tried to dissuade me by spititng off the Thirteenth Article of faith, but I told her no rule ever said you couldn't do it and so I wasn't being dishonest, distrue, dischaste, disbenevolent, disvirtuous or disdoinggoodtoallmen. So indeed I may say I follow the admonition of accomplishing life goals, and if you've got 'em.... STICK to it!!!