Meeting a Blogger Friend~FINALLY!

When I knew my son and I were heading to Boise, there was NO way I was going and not getting to meet my friend Catie.

 You see, Catie and I met blogging over 2 years ago, we have emailed and commented, but until my trip was booked had never even talked on the phone.  When Catie found out I was coming she offered for Powell and I to stay with her and her family.  I truly felt as if I have known Catie for years, and so my answer was a resounding "YES"!

Getting off the airplane and seeing Catie and her children waiting for Powell and I was like getting to see an old friend...we hugged as if it had been years (2 in fact :)

After our BSU tour, Catie picked us up and we headed back to her house. 

We laughed, chatted, and caught up with each others lives.

On Saturday, we headed to Powell's Sweet Shoppe...seems like the perfect destination for an aspiring dentist...don't ya think??

After that we had lunch and went to Catie's favorite thrift store.  Catie always finds the BEST stuff there, so I was so excited to see what treasures I could find!

(we took these pics in the thrift store because we had a group of friend holding their breath WAITING for pics of us together:)

Later in the day we went for a walk to visit the ducks.  Catie found 2 abandoned duck eggs during the spring, took them home, hatched them, raised them, and released them back to the ponds where she found them.  I have seen video and heard stories of how Pip and Papito KNOW Catie when she gets to the ponds...but to see it in person was so 

heartwarming....

(even Powell had to see this in person, and he could NOT believe it!)

We had such a fun relaxing visit...Catie and her family made us feel so welcome in their home...

(Marian, Emily, Powell and Ned) 

I know that if Powell ends up going to BSU, I will not have to worry one bit about him, knowing that Catie is just a phone call away!

Boise Fun

When I knew Powell and I were heading to Boise, there was NO way I was going and not getting to meet my friend Catie.  You see, Catie and I met blogging over 2 years ago, we have emailed and commented, but until my trip was booked had never even talked on the phone.  When Catie found out I was coming she offered for Powell and I to stay with her and her family.  I truly felt as if I have known Catie for years, and so my answer was a resounding "YES"!

Getting off the airplane and seeing Catie and her children waiting for Powell and I was like getting to see an old friend...we hugged as if it had been years (2 in fact :)

After our BSU tour, Catie picked us up and we headed back to her house. 

We laughed, chatted, and caught up with each others lives.

On Saturday, we headed to Powell's Sweet Shoppe...seems like the perfect destination for an aspiring dentist...don't ya think??

After that we had lunch and went to Catie's favorite thrift store.  Catie always finds the BEST stuff there, so I was so excited to see what treasures I could find!

(we took these pics in the thrift store because we had a group of friend holding their breath WAITING for pics of us together:)

Later in the day we went for a walk to visit the ducks.  Catie found 2 abandoned duck eggs during the spring, took them home, hatched them, raised them, and released them back to the ponds where she found them.  I have seen video and heard stories of how Pip and Papito KNOW Catie when she gets to the ponds...but to see it in person was so 

heartwarming....

(even Powell had to see this in person, and he could NOT believe it!)

We had such a fun relaxing visit...Catie and her family made us feel so welcome in their home...

(Marian, Emily, Powell and Ned) 

I know that if Powell ends up going to BSU, I will not have to worry one bit about him, knowing that Catie is just a phone call away!

Thanksgiving Day~

We had a relaxing Thanksgiving morning...homemade coffee cake and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade...perfect in my book!

We went to our friend's the Brooks' for dinner

I made this little dress for Lucy before she came home, and it has been huge on her....she wore it today, but from now on will need leggings underneath...she is really starting to grow!! 

 Rachel is so sweet....she brought out all of her old Barbie dolls for Lucy to play with while we were there.

oh Bennett!

All the ladies....Rachel, me, my Mom, Pat, Merribeth, and Lucy! 

and the Guys....Tom, Toby, Blake, Powell, Sam, Dennis, and Bennett

It is amazing to think at Thanksgiving next year, Powell, Sam and Rachel will be home from college on Thanksgiving break!

Toby & Blake

We have SO much to be thankful for this year...it has been a stressful and uncertain year for our family, and my sweet Husband has worked SO hard to provide for us...and the Boys have shown so much maturity and diligence through it all....so once again...I count my blessings every.single.day!

Give Thanks~

I am a little obsessed with.....

THESE!!

I know if these were on my bookshelf I would definitely read each of these classics!

I have seen these at Anthropologie...but Amazon's price is terrific!

Let it snow❊Let it snow❊Let it snow

Monday morning it started snowing...the kids were released from school 30 min early...and it just kept snowing!

By Tuesday we had 5 inches, school was cancelled, and the kids were happy!

(Bennett & Delaney)

College Visit #3 - Boise State University!

This past weekend Powell and I flew to Boise to visit BSU.

Boise is a very cool town and we both liked the BSU campus.

This was our airplane...we traveled on game day, so everyone was pretty pumped on the flight over!

The weather in Boise was 32, grey, drizzly, and COLD...we felt right at home :)

Some very cool Bronco statues around campus~

The Boise River runs right through campus, it is really beautiful! 

{student housing at BSU has a very cool set up} 

On our way in to see the famous Bronco blue field! 

{the FAMOUS blue field!} 

The whole city of Boise is FULL of Bronco spirit...it is very cool!

So, Powell.....

"Do you think you could be a Bronco???"

I guess we'll wait and see!