Glorious Weekend
Anyone who knows me well can tell you that I have a couple of specific loves in life: college basketball, especially March Madness, and family, especially my sweet grandbaby, Emily. Those two entities combined last Thursday through Saturday to create a fantastically glorious long weekend. Seriously, I had to ask myself if life could get any better than it was for those few days. (Maybe if Duke had played in the West Region?)
I have two partners in crime who helped to schedule this wonderful combination of favorite things. Adam LOVES college basketball and was even brainwashed from an early age to love the Blue Devils, and Mike adores his granddaughter. When we discovered that some of the early-round NCAA tourney games were going to be in Salt Lake City, well, we just had to get ourselves down there. Brigham City is luckily "on the way" to SLC, and somehow, we never booked accommodations in the big city. We simply stayed in Brigham. Even though it was an hour away from the venue, it wasn't one iota inconvenient since we had Emily (and Karen and Andrew) to play with. It was perfect.
The games were generally pretty good. Some were downright excellent. Adam, Karen, and I went to the first two games on Thursday while Granddad played with Emily. He said it was his favorite part of the weekend.
Mike, Andrew, and Adam went to the evening two games on Thursday and got to see Harvard upset New Mexico. They said it was a really good game (sorry, Mountain West fans!). Karen, Emily, and I went back to Brigham and watched parts of the games on TV.
Adam, Mike, and I went to both Saturday games as Karen and Andrew had other responsibilities that day. (I seriously wondered about my parenting skills if they thought something was more important than college basketball. . . .) The Gonzaga-Wichita State game was awesome as the Shockers were shooting lights-out from three-point land. We also got to see my sister and her family as they were there to watch the games as well. Pretty fun stuff.
When basketball wasn't being played, and sometimes even when it was, we had loads of fun with sweet Emily. She is a BUSY little soul, and while we don't get lots of snuggles or quiet time with her, she completely melts our hearts. I think Karen stays so skinny by chasing after and/or entertaining this little munchkin. She's a handful, and, oh, how we love her!
Thanks again, Emily and parents, for a wonderful weekend. The food was yummy, the accommodations comfortable, the activities delightful, and the love plentiful. Truly glorious!!
Anyone who knows me well can tell you that I have a couple of specific loves in life: college basketball, especially March Madness, and family, especially my sweet grandbaby, Emily. Those two entities combined last Thursday through Saturday to create a fantastically glorious long weekend. Seriously, I had to ask myself if life could get any better than it was for those few days. (Maybe if Duke had played in the West Region?)
I have two partners in crime who helped to schedule this wonderful combination of favorite things. Adam LOVES college basketball and was even brainwashed from an early age to love the Blue Devils, and Mike adores his granddaughter. When we discovered that some of the early-round NCAA tourney games were going to be in Salt Lake City, well, we just had to get ourselves down there. Brigham City is luckily "on the way" to SLC, and somehow, we never booked accommodations in the big city. We simply stayed in Brigham. Even though it was an hour away from the venue, it wasn't one iota inconvenient since we had Emily (and Karen and Andrew) to play with. It was perfect.
The games were generally pretty good. Some were downright excellent. Adam, Karen, and I went to the first two games on Thursday while Granddad played with Emily. He said it was his favorite part of the weekend.
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| I was impressed with Energy Solutions Arena. Our seats were in the nosebleed section, but we could still see really well. |
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| I generally hate these "hold-the-camera-yourself-and-take-the-picture" shots. I think you can see why. But I love how happy we look. |
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| Yes, my son is a goofball. Both sons are, actually. |
Adam, Mike, and I went to both Saturday games as Karen and Andrew had other responsibilities that day. (I seriously wondered about my parenting skills if they thought something was more important than college basketball. . . .) The Gonzaga-Wichita State game was awesome as the Shockers were shooting lights-out from three-point land. We also got to see my sister and her family as they were there to watch the games as well. Pretty fun stuff.
When basketball wasn't being played, and sometimes even when it was, we had loads of fun with sweet Emily. She is a BUSY little soul, and while we don't get lots of snuggles or quiet time with her, she completely melts our hearts. I think Karen stays so skinny by chasing after and/or entertaining this little munchkin. She's a handful, and, oh, how we love her!
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| One of her favorite activities is pulling Granddad's hair. |
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| One of Mike's favorite pastimes is making Emily laugh. |
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| My sister randomly found this "I Love Nana" shirt at Old Navy a few months ago. I've been looking for an "I Love Emily" shirt ever since. |
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| Adam has had the inside track on becoming the favorite uncle/aunt on the Young side since both of his siblings are on missions. Cheater! |
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| Emily continues to be quite obsessed with mouths and teeth. Maybe she'll go into the dental field like her Great-Grandpa Young. |
Lovely post--someday I hope to be half of the writer you are: eloquent yet succinct and interesting. We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE when you visit. Also, someday you'll be glad I made us take those goofy self-portraits at the game. (P.S. It didn't take me 3 days to get around to reading this, just 3 days to remember to come back and comment after getting distracted by Emily). LOVE you and MISS you!
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