Glen put together an incentive trip for his people at work to earn a trip. All the eligible people qualified to go to Jackson Hole. Great job, everybody!! We stopped at the new Brigham City Temple on our way. What a beautiful day for a drive with blue skies above.
We stayed at The Inn in Teton Village.
When we saw the following words of caution flashing on the sign by the road we took back and forth into town, we perked right up.
Glen thought hitting a cow and two deer with various cars was plenty enough. He definitely didn't want to add moose to his list of animal/car accidents. In case anyone wonders--we never saw one on that road, dead or alive.
While Glen got caught up on work and church stuff, I searched and searched for a good place to eat dinner and came up with Gun Barrel Steak & Game.
Antlers are used for many things in Jackson.
Look at this delicious meal. We loved it a lot. So glad it was an excellent choice.
After dinner we took a stroll through town. Can't go to Jackson Hole without getting a picture of the antler arch.
I thought of my sister Nani when I saw this Italian restaurant. It is very rare when you see her name spelled the way her name is spelled.
Couldn't help but chuckle and think of my hunting brothers when we walked by this t-shirt shop.
In case it's hard to read, the first one says, "Of course hunting is a real sport. The one who gets the most POINTS wins." The second one says, "If God wanted us to be vegetarians...he would have made broccoli more fun to shoot at."
On Saturday morning we drove into town so we could watch the parade. Here we are standing in the same spot we were standing when we watched the Jackson Hole parade with our kids a few years ago. Fond memories.
We talked up the parade with all of the G&K people we saw and only heard of one couple that actually went and they really liked it. All the kids around us sure seemed to enjoy the parade because they got so much candy thrown at them--probably even more than they get trick-or-treating.
Glen was downright sad the ladies from the saloon were not in the parade this year. They made quite an impression the last time we saw them. We ate breakfast in town after the parade.
We moseyed on over to take a look in the Museum. It was free that day and we decided to take advantage of the situation.
In search of more free fun, we went to the mountain man rendezvous. This was the first thing we saw. Nice and inviting...
We both agreed my nephew Zane would have loved walking through all the tents and seeing what the Indians had made since he does a lot of Indian bead work. My favorite part was watching the Indian show the boy how to throw a tomahawk and make it stick in the target.
Glen got so tired waiting for our lunch to come that I was sure he would fall asleep eating it like the kids have done when they were small eating their lunch right before nap time.
I felt a little tired, too, but nothing like Glen. Then I had to laugh when I saw this picture of me. I look exhausted as well. Any wonder we decided to go back to our room and rest for a while before our big evening?
During the day there were two big groups of G&K people that went rafting down the river. Glen opted out so he could spend the whole day with me. He had already had that thrill with the kids.
In the evening, the G&K people met together to enjoy dinner and entertainment with the Bar J Wranglers. They serve a very hearty steak/chicken/or ribs meal and then put on a musical show for the audience. It is always a whole lot of fun.
It was very nice for us to stand at the entryway and greet all of the G&K people as they arrived and give them their tickets. Glen is thankful for their hard work and they were all very gracious as they accepted their tickets and voiced their thanks for the fun activities G&K provided and the overall fun and relaxing weekend they were enjoying.
Bear hugs for all on our way out. Thanks G&K and the Bar J Wranglers for providing a nice weekend for us as well!!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Quotes of the Week
"Tough times don't last, but tough people do. Never give up!"
-- Robert Schuller
"Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow."
-- Denis Waitley
"Words have special powers. The power to create smiles or frowns. The power to generate laughs or tears. The power to lift up or put down. The power to motivate or de-motivate. The power to teach good or evil. The power to express love or hate. The power to give or take. The power to heal or harm. Choose your words carefully."
-- A.D. Williams
-- Robert Schuller
"Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow."
-- Denis Waitley
"Words have special powers. The power to create smiles or frowns. The power to generate laughs or tears. The power to lift up or put down. The power to motivate or de-motivate. The power to teach good or evil. The power to express love or hate. The power to give or take. The power to heal or harm. Choose your words carefully."
-- A.D. Williams
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Feeling Melancholy
Glen and I had just gotten home from our Memorial Day trip when we received a phone call telling us his oldest brother Nyron had passed away. He was 78 years old.

Shortly after that news, we read the email Rebecca sent us of the obituary of our good friend Joyce Rankin. She was 62 and died after a second round of breast cancer.
We knew the Rankin family in Georgia. Greg was the bishop for a while. Joyce and I would drive our sons, Adam and Abe, back and forth across town so they could play with each other. Rebecca was close in age to their daughter Ashlee.

Kind of makes me want to hug everyone around me and tell all my family, friends and neighbors that I love them and appreciate them in my life.
Most of all it makes me so thankful for the plan of salvation and my sure knowledge of life after death. Jesus Christ is our Savior and made all of this possible.
Shortly after that news, we read the email Rebecca sent us of the obituary of our good friend Joyce Rankin. She was 62 and died after a second round of breast cancer.
We knew the Rankin family in Georgia. Greg was the bishop for a while. Joyce and I would drive our sons, Adam and Abe, back and forth across town so they could play with each other. Rebecca was close in age to their daughter Ashlee.
Kind of makes me want to hug everyone around me and tell all my family, friends and neighbors that I love them and appreciate them in my life.
Most of all it makes me so thankful for the plan of salvation and my sure knowledge of life after death. Jesus Christ is our Savior and made all of this possible.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Quotes of the Week
"People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway."
-- Mother Teresa
"The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget yourself, and think of others."
-- Norman Vincent Peale
"Never forget where you've been. Never lose sight of where you're going. And never take for granted the people who travel the journey with you."
-- Susan Gale
-- Mother Teresa
"The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget yourself, and think of others."
-- Norman Vincent Peale
"Never forget where you've been. Never lose sight of where you're going. And never take for granted the people who travel the journey with you."
-- Susan Gale
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