We have had a great week and in spite of the fact that Gary says we didn’t do anything. We were busy all week! Institute started back up Tuesday so we started with an opening social which was really just cafe rio style pulled pork burritos! And even though Justin smoked our pork and shredded it I spent most of Monday and Tuesday getting food ready! I made treats and pico and did the shopping! Only had 1 from our Institute Student council come help but it all was good! We served maybe 30 Tues and 20 on Thursday! I don’t mind the prep or cleanup because it is what I am doing, so all good there! Gary helps in every way too!! Sometimes his help is working the crowd!
Wednesday I worked at the temple and had zone council, zoom call with five of the kids and Temple baptisms with YSAs. The zone council also included dessert with zone celebrating birthdays including Gary’s 70th this week! And root beer floats at bishops after baptisms! I was hashed ! Left at 8:30am and got home after 9pm. That was after the late night Tues. I maybe getting too old for this fun!!
Thursday and Friday besides Institute we inspected 7 apartments. We do like having that interaction with our young missionaries! Help where we can like put up curtains. Take them treats too!
Friday after our jobs were done we went for a walk in bicentennial park! Really gorgeous still but about froze my face off. Kind of a practice for Saturday night. We took Newmans and Kuerths our Senior friends, to the botanical garden light night. It was 5 degrees. It was beautiful, like a walk through a forest but with Christmas lights on the trees, light displays, ice sculpting, just spectacular but after an hour we were all past frozen so we went to the institute and baked cookies and had hot Chocolate(they did).
Gary and I had gone to the free neighborhood concert the Anchorage Symphony put on at West high! It was great! All familiar music!! Kincaid invited us! Loved it!! It was a good pday!!
Sunday is always good! We were with the Polynesian group today! Some new faces so that was good!! We had a great meeting with the Bishop and the Couriers (ysa advisors). We can help each other! Really love this Bishopbric and Stake Presidency! Really great men!
The temple president Metcalf had a heart attack while in Utah last weekend! I guess he died but a grandson-in-law brought him back!! Looks like he will be fine and has a pacemaker. Many miracles involved.
Loved that I got a short visit with my friends this week! Love that Teri is still with us and I get a peek at the others lives!! Love those women!
I do need to acknowledge if only to myself that today is the 53rd anniversary of Gary's & my first date! Robyn, Staci, Ethan, and Kae's birthdays! What a great date this is in my life! Carolee.
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