boy oh boy what an emotionally draining week.
it started out on around thursday. mary and mark flew in and we all, plus my dad, went out to dinner at the mi cocina near the airport. it was a fun meal, and great to catch up with everyone. at the airport, mary and i bought matching DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS shirts and wore them on the plane, to embarrass our mom when we got to utah. i had the very last seat in the corner of the plane, and there was a babyseat in front of me meaning it was pushed all the way back the entire flight. that aside, it was so much fun to have the entire family around. it was like a mini-reunion and i absolutely loved having mark around.
we all dropped our things off and jordan slept over at my house. the next morning we met and hung around, went to margaret and john's graduation speech in the afternoon, went swimming, and ate at the always cheap and sometimes reliable el salvador restaurant. the next day was the actual graduation ceremony and while the talks were awful, it was fun to watch margaret and john walked and really got me amped up to hurry up and graduate and move on with my life.
mary and i snuck off to the 'twilight zone' on campus where they have snacks and other such things. then we ate diego's tacos as soon as it opened. after lunch, we hung out in the hotel, went swimming, which was really fun. we all swam around and pushed each other over and it was just genuine good fun.
saturday we all drove up to bear lake. its a fun drive this time of year because on 89 there are tons of fresh fruit stands you can stop at and get delicious fruits. the gooseberries and raspberries were the best, i thought. bear lake was fun, the water was clear and there was no algae or any such thing. there weren't a lot of forests around it like i thought there would be, and there were a lot more people than i thought there would be, as well.
in SLC we met allie at the restaurant settebello, which is one of the best pizzerias in america, no lie. the chef is from italy and all his goods are imported. they have this one dessert which is so good; they use a pizza crust and cover it with powdered sugar, nutella, and almonds. usually it comes with bananas, too, but i don't like them in my desserts. we all trekked back to the hotel and half of us arose the next morning for church and half of us slept in. that afternoon my dad had to go home and it was really sad to see him leave. our family being together happens so rarely anymore that once people start leaving, its just a bummer. so dad left and we all went to carol's. knowing what happened there, it was actually an ok night. there were tears, and it was sad.
anyway, monday morning mary and mark had to leave super early. i hated to see them go. mom, jordan, and zach are left for the rest of the week, which does not seem to be a very relaxing one. i have things to organize in my house, things to unpack and clean, things to throw away, and some siblings to entertain/ put to work.
well, its dinner time. i should go.