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So…where did we leave off???

December 14, 2010 | Updates

I knew before the end of October even hit that I was going to be completely swamped with one thing after another. And you know what? I was right :). And it still hasn’t died down since Christmas is in like 12 days and I have hardly any shopping done. Scary. Seriously. But it will all work out somehow.

In the meantime, I think we left off at Tanner’s farewell. It went fantastically. I mean, except for that fact that 100 people just don’t fit in my house. But we did what we could and all squished together like we loved each other :). We did set up tables in the garage and tables out on the back porch. It had been such nice weather the entire month that I hoped and hoped it would hold out. But it didn’t. A few days before the big event, it started to rain and it drizzled most of the day of the farewell. I bought 50 lbs of picnic roasts and made up a ton of pulled pork sandwiches. And then everyone brought salads and desserts to help create quite the feast. (That’s what I love about LDS potluck…you just give a shout out for salads and desserts and everyone pulls through!)

Tanner did great on his talk in church. He looked so old to me sitting on the stand in his suit. I’ll never forget is dark suit and blonde hair. It reminded me of when he was just 2 years old and we took him to the temple to be sealed together for all eternity. He was much smaller then :), but he was just as handsome and had those same blonde locks. By the time I made it out of the church and back to our house, nearly everyone else was there. Getting the kitchen cleared out enough to even be able to move in it was quite the feat. But the food was soon out and as everyone dished up their plates, the crowd died down.

Hours later, when everything was cleaned up and put away, I dropped onto the couch and fell instantly asleep. It was a busy, busy day, but in such a good way. We had family and friends from everywhere. Many came from right in the valley. Many drove from as far away as Montana. And my brother even flew in from New York. The only sad part was that everyone couldn’t stay longer.

There were so many pictures that there was no way to post them all here so I made a slide show through one true media. Most of the pictures were taken after things had died down and I actually had time to pick up the camera, so if I missed getting you in a picture, I apologize. Anyway, enjoy!

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