Some 2020 Stuff

Well 2020 has turned out to be an interesting year, hasn't it? 

Before COVID 19 struck I had the privilege to go visit my best friend Shelby back in New Orleans. It felt like Springtime there with all the blooming flowers and greenery.

One of my favorite parts about the city (besides the food) is all the houses. Each home has such individuality and features that distinguish it from its neighbors. Just look how cute this pink one is, I love it!

My little godson Charlie. Such a cute little dude. Shelby and I went to a nursery because she was looking for some plants, and it turned out to be more like a petting zoo because they had tons of animals! Cats, chickens, ducks, turtles, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits... you name it. Charlie LOVED all the animals, and he smiled so big when he pet the cats! It was so cute.

This pig was awesome. I'd scratch his ears and he'd roll over on his side and go to sleep. I wish I could've taken him home.

I have always had a fascination with the macabre, and New Orleans has it's fair share of cool cemeteries and ghostly tours. Shelby and I revisited the Metairie Cemetery, which we went to last year, but this time we did an audio walking tour, and learned about various historical figures buried there. So many beautiful, elaborate tombs with stained glass and iron doors. I wish Utah had stuff like this.

Nate fulfilled his dreams and bought a RZR. Which I am so glad because he needs to do more stuff for himself. He's been having fun taking it out with friends and family.

Little Boone came home from college on Christmas Eve and stayed past New Years, then he came home again last week to visit for Spring Break, and has extended his stay indefinitely now that we're all 'quarantined'. Great having all the siblings together.

Grandpa Abbott's birthday! He's 79, wow that's old.

Nate, Melon and I went 'snowshoeing' up AF Canyon, but the snow was so packed down we didn't end up even needing to use the snowshoes. Melon was in heaven running around and rolling in the snow, peeing on every tree and bush.

Here's a picture of Wal Mart a couple weeks ago. The Coronavirus has caused mass panic and there hasn't been any toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning products or baking supplies on the shelves for weeks. Good thing I don't live roll to roll and had several packages of toilet paper stashed at home prior to all this. Restaurants are only allowing take out, movies theaters are closed, school has been moved to online and church has been cancelled. What a time to be alive. Also there was an earthquake too. Maybe the world is ending?

To be continued.

Christmas 2019

Ah December. The best month of all the year. I am in a continual state of looking forward to it, and I am truly saddened that the holiday season has yet again come and gone, but in an effort to keep the spirit alive let's relive some of the memories that we created.

One of my favorite things about when we used to live in Ogden was the Roy City Christmas lights, they do such a phenomenal job! So even though we don't live there anymore I made Nathan take me there to admire them anyway. Every single tree is wrapped in a different color of lights, this photo really doesn't do it the justice it deserves.

Making treats at Grandma Greene's. This year it only took me two tries to get the divinity right! I'm not much of a candy maker but I do love divinity. Each year I try to make different flavors, like this year I tried pistachio (it was weird, never again), but the original will always be the best. Ignore my strange facial expression, I think I was beginning a yawn when this photo was taken.

While my parents were on vacation my Grandma Greene, Nate and I put up their Christmas tree.

And what Christmas would it be without sacrificing my thumbs to put together Grandma Abbott's Christmas shelves, thumb tacking each light and strand of tinsel.

It was also our first Christmas in our new home! It really makes our Wal Mart tree look so tiny, it was such a perfect apartment tree, but I think next year we will have to invest in a bigger one. Melon still approved though.

We had our annual gingerbread house making party for my birthday! (I turned 27 - blehhh). And at last I got an ice cream cake! I've been asking for one for several years now, so happy at last my wish came true.

Here's the house my Grandma Abbott made. She was so proud of it, I had to share.

And here's my house! I was really proud of the little porch.

We went to Luminaria, which was amazing as always. We took my Grandma and Grandpa Abbott to it this year and they absolutely loved it.

Christmas Eve dinner was spent at my parents. Unfortunately I had to work the night shift so I missed out on bingo :(

Boone flew home from college on Christmas Day in the evening so we waited to open up presents until he was there! Here we all are in our Hawaii gear. It was kind of fun waiting to open presents until nighttime because then you just got to anticipate it all day long.

All the siblings together.

And I can't forget meow meow who loves to lay on the couch next to the Christmas tree.