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Angela Off to the Philippines!

Today, I took Angela to the Denver Airport where she met Carla and they both took off to the Philippines!  They got stuck in Tokyo and had to stay there overnight because of delays and such, so they didn’t get to Manila when they were supposed to, but they were able to reach Mom and Dad Hobbs and let them know they were OK but would be late!  They are so excited to visit Elder and Sister Hobbs and spend the next 10 days with them!  Angela will have to post some pictures and write about the experience when she gets back!  🙂

We’ll miss you!

By |2014-12-30T12:17:16-07:00September 29th, 2014|Home Life|0 Comments
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Huge Busy Day!

This morning I got back from Chicago via Amtrak.  I was lucky I did that as yesterday there was a fire in the Traffic Control building for the region and planes all over the area were grounded all day and some still are.  The train was full of people that needed to get home but couldn’t fly due to the outage!  I looked brilliant to all those people at work who told me I was crazy for taking the train!  🙂

I had a great time in Chicago!  I went to the High School to drop a plaque off to Mr. Schneider from Brittany and he was so appreciative!  I also saw Mr. Devany and had a great conversation.  I then drove all over and took pictures of everything!  🙂  Only stuck a couple here.  Our house is still there!  🙂  One of the highlights was eating at Portillos and having a cake shake!

I went to church and it was so great to see everyone there!  The ward has shrunk a bunch, but it was so awesome to see and talk to everyone that was there!  Most everyone wanted to know why Angela wasn’t there with me.  🙂

Work was great as well!  It was good to see everyone face-to-face.  After work hours every day I went and saw friends relaxed and enjoyed the old stomping grounds.  I also went by Menards and bought a bunch of bags of chocolate covered nuts to bring home to Angela to take to the Philippines with her when she goes next week!

Right after I got home, we went to Zach’s soccer game.  He played really hard and I think he has found something he likes to do and is pretty good at!  🙂

Right after the game, we ran to the car and drove as fast as we could down to Colorado Springs where we went to the Boise State vs. Air Force football game at the Air Force Academy!  We had a TON of fun!  We met the Pocock’s there and cheered for Boise State!

Unfortunately, Boise State lost, but we sure had a great time!  We really love going and doing these kinds of things with friends!  Thanks for the invite,  Camille and Patrick!  🙂

By |2014-12-30T12:14:30-07:00September 27th, 2014|Home Life, Work-Related|0 Comments
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Zach Soccer Game

Zach had a soccer game today (fortunately it was local this week) and he did a great job!  His coach is great and he is really learning a lot!

Keep working hard on it Zach!  Great job!

By |2014-12-30T11:41:04-07:00September 20th, 2014|Home Life|0 Comments
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Chicago Trip

Tonight I hopped on the Amtrak train out of Denver and am on my way to Chicago for a work trip.  Taking the train allows me to get to Chicago MUCH cheaper and without the need for car fares to and from the airport.  Because of this, I was able to swing renting a car and staying in Naperville instead of the more expensive hotel right by the office.  I’m excited to get out there and take the weekend to see many of our old friends and such!  More on the trip when I get back home!

By |2014-12-30T11:38:12-07:00September 18th, 2014|Work-Related|0 Comments
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Church in North Ogden and Drive Home

This morning we got up early, hit the first sacrament meeting in North Ogden and then drove down to Spanish Fork to visit Greg and Lisa and their new baby!  As I said yesterday, Grandma and Grandpa were also there…

After hanging out for awhile with them, we left and made the quiet drive across I-70 home.  It’s good to be back home.

By |2014-12-30T11:29:12-07:00September 14th, 2014|Home Life|0 Comments
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BYU Idaho and Soccer Game

We pulled into Rexburg, ID at about 6am after driving all night and had to wait a bit before getting Brittany checked into her dorm.  We unloaded all her stuff and Brittany had a rude awakening that she brought WAY too much stuff.  She was pretty frustrated about that but we got her all sorted out and are bringing home a bunch of extra stuff she didn’t need.

After getting her settled, we walked around campus with her and helped her figure out where all her classes were.  We also went to the bookstore and got the rest of her books she had on hold.

It turns out that Tanners (from our old ward who had since moved to Burley) were in town dropping off Sarah and so we met up with them and DT Batchelor and Arielle Brown for lunch!  It was fun to catch up with them and see how things were going.  Mark and Jocelyn also were on their way to Salem and dropped by to see us as well.  It was good to see them before we said our good-byes to Brittany.

Tonight we drove down to North Ogden and stayed at Grandma and Grandpa’s house.  They weren’t there as they were in Spanish Fork helping Lisa take care of their new baby.  On our way down, we picked up 4 antique chairs from Julie (she met us at the freeway) and then stopped just south of Brigham City in Willard and got a bushel of fresh-picked peaches!  🙂   Yum!  We are exhausted right now and will sleep well tonight!

Meanwhile, back at home, Zach played in his soccer game and they WON!  Yea!  Great job Zach!  Jennifer Braithwaite actually stayed with them overnight on Friday and left today.  Kirstyn is now at home and in charge.  🙂

By |2014-12-30T11:30:47-07:00September 13th, 2014|Home Life, School|0 Comments
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Wedding, Reception, and All-Night Drive

Today was a hugely busy and VERY long day!  This morning, Julia Liddell and Mark Daniel were sealed in the temple.  It was wonderful to be there!  Luck would have it that our home teacher and the Stake Patriarch (who is also a sealer in the temple) performed the ceremony.  🙂  Julia had asked me to take pictures as well of all the events, so I shot a ton (along with the other photographer that was there).  She was the official one so I hope I didn’t get in her way.

After the sealing ceremony at the temple, we all went down to our church building in Castle Rock for the wedding breakfast.  They had asked me take a bunch of photos there as well so I did.  We really enjoyed the time there and both Terry and Mark really set the bar for all the guys there by both singing to Julia.  🙂

After the luncheon, we went home and got ready for the reception.  Brittany was asked to make the wedding cake and she did an AWESOME job on it.  It was big and weighed about 80 pounds!  We went to the reception and had to hurry through it because we had an all-night drive ahead of us…

As a last act before we left to take Brittany to college, she was the one who caught the bouquet of flowers!  🙂  I hope that doesn’t mean anything!  🙂  We took off from Castle Rock with Brittany, all of her stuff, Ally Tanner, and Angela and I at about 7pm.  We drove all night long to get to Rexburg by 6am so Brittany could get checked in, unpacked, and participate in the events of the day.  Angela and I got to the point where we were driving for an hour, then jumping out, changing, and driving again!  We are exhausted!

 

By |2014-12-28T09:19:28-07:00September 12th, 2014|Church, Home Life|0 Comments
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Temple with the Liddell’s

Tonight, we went to the temple with Julia Liddell and her family.  She received her Endowment and it was so awesome to see her there.  It’s hard to believe that time is moving so fast.  Just yesterday Julia was with our girls in Young Women and now she’s getting married tomorrow.  Jennifer Braithwaite and her kids also came (used to be in our ward in Naperville as well).  She drove in from Nebraska where they live now.  They are staying with us and will be going to the wedding and reception tomorrow.

By |2014-12-28T09:02:19-07:00September 11th, 2014|Church, Home Life|0 Comments
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Bridal Shower

Today Angela and Camille Poccock hosted a bridal shower for Julia Liddell Bridal Shower at our home.  She’s getting married on Friday and they wanted to do something nice for her.  They had a great time and Julia really appreciated it.

They played a bunch of crazy games and such and I guess some of the possible brides-to-be there were dressed up in toilet paper wedding gowns.  😐

Only at a bridal shower…  🙂

 

 

By |2014-12-28T08:59:23-07:00September 10th, 2014|Home Life|0 Comments
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