Sunday, September 1st was the anniversary of when Mike and I first met--46 years ago! I was so tired that I just made us a simple breakfast meal that night: tons of hash browns, sausage, and an omelet.
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| My eternal sweetheart--always a good sport and so appreciative |
Tuesday, September 10th: Ladies Lunch and Canasta with Shauna Hobbs, Kris Steel, Vanessa Vanhille, Christie Boyack, Amy Norby, Patti Waseta, Erica Garcia, and myself. Vanessa had to leave early, so Becca Anderson (not photographed) came to take her place.
We eat a hearty lunch first, and then we play Canasta and snack on treats for a couple hours. The photos uploaded from last to first, so they are in reverse order.
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| Erica Garcia, Shauna Hobbs, Kris Steel, and Vanessa Vanhille |
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Christie Boyack, Amy Norby, Patti Waseta, Erica, and Shauna
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| Doing what I love best--cooking and hosting! |
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| Kris Steel and Vanessa Vanhille |
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| The pizza was dry and way over baked |
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| Kiwi, strawberries, and pineapple--yum! |
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| Christie and Erica |
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| Patti and Shauna |
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| Vanessa and Christie |
Monday, September 9th: NM State Fair with Jacob and Shauna's family on the Desert Willow Family School day
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| Being greeted by the State Fair mascots |
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| Duck races! |
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| Brandon got picked to participate (with help from his dad) |
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| I LOVE these boys |
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| News anchor, Elise Hobbs |
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| News Anchor, Jacob Hobbs |
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| A visit to the little farm to gather fruits, veggies, and eggs |
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| Shauna and Tyler |
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| Awesome Navy brass band |
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| Ten different restaurants competed in the burger challenge |
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| The police hand out free vouchers to the first 100 people to sample the burgers. Jacob's family got two vouchers and went back and forth with samples for our lunch. Every burger was amazing! |
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There's my Jacob in the light blue t-shirt hoping to get a voucher
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| Jacob and Tyler on the tram ride to cross over the fairgrounds |
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| Shauna and Brandon |
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| Me and Elise |
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| Tyler |
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| Elise and Brandon rode the ponies |
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| Free fortunes from the Conjurer |
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| Tyler with an adorable Alpaca |
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| Lazy llamas |
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| Elise enjoyed brushing the animals in the petting zoo |
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| This beautiful, soft Wallaby was my favorite |
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Up close with this gentle llama
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| Brandon petting a baby goat |
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| Me with Jacob and a nibbling donkey |
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| Petting a llama and a baby goat |
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| Waiting for the pig races to begin |
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| Brandon got picked to cheer in the baby pig race |
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| Best little cheerleader, Brandon (and his sister Elise) |
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| The piggies get their reward--food! |
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Leaving the fairgrounds, this friendly ostrich came to say hello
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Soft serve for Brandon and Elise
The rest of us waited and had slushes and/or milkshakes at Sonic on the way home. That was a FUN day! |
The rest of September:
