Throwback Thursday: Four Corners

This photo was taken right after 7th grade on a Girl Scout trip to Dolores, Colorado.  We stopped at Four Corners on the way to the Circle K Ranch where we spent a week horseback riding and exploring the area (Telluride, Durango, Mesa Verde National Park, and more).  That's me sitting in Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.

Bucket List: Sound Bites

I've lived here how many years and finally tonight went to Sound Bites?!?  I enjoyed breakfast for dinner: a tomato/cheese/avocado omelet, home fries, a bagel and hot chocolate.  I enjoyed dinner with my friend Judy and am glad I can scratch Sound Bites off my Bucket List.

Nice dresses

When I look back at photos from my childhood, I love all the dresses I had.  My parents had good taste.  They shopped at (are they considered fancy?) stores like Robinsons, Bullocks and Broadway (in downtown LA).  If my brothers read this I'm sure they'll say that I was spoiled rotten (of course I disagree) and got more clothes than they did.  Whatever; I was the only girl!

Getting ready for Commencement

Though I have no idea what these are.  #MIT

She's on her way...

…to New York City for a few days.  She's living a dream!

Sweet P for Patton

When Adrienne was about this age I started calling her "Sweet P for Patton".  I spent a lot of time with her when she was little due to making lots of trips to see her dad when he was sick.  So Sweet P and I have gotten to be good buddies.

Seen on the way to work

Throwback Thursday

Mulholland Jr. High 7th grade photo

A selfie

I went to take her photo and she said, "we have to take a selfie; it's college graduation!" --  Elizabeth, Harvard class of 2014 and Rhodes scholar

I love to see the Temple

Memorial Day

The Osmond brothers

See's candy Sunday

The babysitter

The lovely Whitcomb girls

Savannah's smash cake

Happy 1st Birthday to her!

Last day of finals at MIT...

…time to buy some boxes and pack up for the summer!

Throwback Thursday: the LaPierres

I met the LaPierre family right after I moved to Boston. They had 9 kids at the time (including 2 sets of twins!) which totally intrigued me. My roommate Jennifer and I invited them over for dinner. Jennifer was from a big family and enjoyed cooking for a crowd.  Dottie asked what they could bring to dinner. We told them "chairs". It was a really fun time and we became fast friends. I have so many great memories of this wonderful family (birthdays, baptisms, mission calls, Hill Cumorah Pageant, New York City, Thanksgiving/Christmas, movie nights, etc.).

Birthday dinner = lobster roll

The birthday girl in Maine