New York Diaries Day One

Monday, April 22, 2024

Our first airport, Dan & Seth dropped us off at the unloading zone of the Salt Lake Airport at 4 AM and as I jostled around my various bag, purse & oxygen concentrator - they chuckled and wished Chloe, "Good Luck!", wishing her the best of luck - handling her mother...
She treated me to Starbucks for an early breakfast
What a morning! Happy Birthday to me!!! 
But I made it through the terminal [only I got a pat down through security] , after checking all of our large luggage - many thanks to Lauren Forsberg for lending us her bougie 4-wheel-drive luggage.

I chose Southwest Airlines because they offer passengers of size a free seat to provide enough room. And I wasn't encroaching on anyone's space - comfort & Yay!

We landed in Chicago with a looong layover. 
We ate at a restaurant called Go White Sox during our loooong layover.
I french braided her hair during our looong layover.

Then we sat around just outside of our gate. 
Or so we thought :(
After I got a text that said our flight to Rochester was boarding, 
we realized our mistake and booked it from gate 15 → → → → → to gate 26. 

We didn't get to sit together but we made it on the plane and to New York. After departing this plane in Rochester we learned that this airport was so cute and clean and empty.  We got our luggage and rental car and took off.  The area is part suburban, part college town and we made our way to Branca, a rustic-chic restaurant with gourmet Italian dishes and cocktails.


Aglia E Formaggio ($12)

The ciabatta was drizzled with garlic oil, oregano & mozzarella and had a cherry pepper puree and a hot honey to choose from for dipping. This was divine, the hot honey especially!

Hotel June ($9)
She picked this drink for her first New York beverage. 
It consisted of nonalcoholic tequila, cucumber, lemon, lime & pink grapefruit.  
It was not delicious! 
The drink was so, so bad with a very strong cucumber presence that was very overwhelming.

Chloe's dinner: Spaghetti alla Limone & Steak ($32) 
spaghetti, lemon, garlic, parmesan
This dish was light and creamy with a delicious portion of well seasoned steak.
My dinner: Rigatoni e Pisello ($28)
rigatoni, pea pesto, mascapone, crispy prosciutto, & pea shoots

This restaurant was close to our hotel and even though we weren't sure about the fanciness of the menu items as we looked online, we both found something yummy!
Salted Caramel Gelato
they served for my Birthday!!!
The .5

After we checked into the hotel we had to drive the five minutes back to Branca's to pick up Chloe's purse she had left behind...  

199 Woodcliff Dr, Fairport, NY 14450
Back to the hotel for some relaxing at the pool and hot tub, which was a major let down. All the pools in Kanab were better than this dirty and dingy pool. The hot tub wasn't filled more than half way and was not even really warm - sad...
I had pulled out my label maker as I was packing back at home and just came across my lotion I use each night. Dan had added a new label for a surprise as I got ready for bcd.

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Thomson Camp Out 2023

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

• Hosted by the Hancock's 

• Pine Valley, Mirror Lake Highway, Group Site 'A'

• Dan lost his truck's key fob

• "It was the eighties" was a phrase that was thrown around a lot!

• SO many mosquitos & flies

• The Steeneck Flood

• Sewing Projects

• Babies to hold and snuggle!!!

• SO much laughter

• Lord of the Flies Outhouses

• Answered Prayers

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New Priest

Sunday, January 9, 2022

 Dan ordained Seth a Priest today.

Seth called his dad, "little buddy" and Dan replies, "big guy". These last few inches have really made Seth's head swell. Now he is taller than everyone!

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Ice Fishing with the Twins

Saturday, January 8, 2022







 

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Christmas Morning

Saturday, December 25, 2021




 

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Personal Bests

Sunday, October 3, 2021

The boys just got home from Bear Lake with some crazy lasting memories.  Seth caught his personal best, a 12.2 pound Lake Trout:

Then while they were at the Garden City Pond, Dan noticed something moving towards Seth. He hooked this Meek Rat by the foot but wouldn't hold it up for a picture:

Dan also caught his first Sculpin. But I think it looks more like a gremlin!





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Seth's Birthday

Tuesday, January 26, 2021






 

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Igloo

Sunday, January 24, 2021

 Seth is so excited about the dump of snow we received in Syracuse.




 
He worked for about three hours.



And finished up just in time for dinner!



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Friday, April 3, 2020

March 18th, about 6:50 AM
5.7 magnitude, 11 km depth
Magna, Utah, United States

Magna has had: (M1.5 or greater)
160 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
188 earthquakes in the past 365 days

Aftershocks: (M3.0 or greater)
3.9 magnitude, 8 km depth
4.0 magnitude, 6 km depth
2.8 magnitude, 9 km depth
3.7 magnitude, 8 km depth
3.7 magnitude, 8 km depth
3.4 magnitude, 8 km depth
3.1 magnitude, 5 km depth
3.4 magnitude, 9 km depth
3.2 magnitude, 7 km depth

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Just so I NEVER forget.....
 April 2, 2020

Gas price at Costco was $1.89
School cancelled - yes dismissed
Self-distancing measures on the rise.
Tape on the floors at grocery stores and others to help distance shoppers (6ft) from each other.
Limited number of people inside stores, therefore, lineups outside the store doors.
Non-essential stores and businesses mandated closed.
Parks and entire cities locked up.
Entire sports seasons cancelled.
Concerts, tours, festivals, entertainment events - cancelled.
Weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings - cancelled.
High school graduations cancelled
No masses, churches are closed.
No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, now 5 or more.
Don't socialize with anyone outside of your home.
Children's outdoor play parks are closed.
We are to distance from each other.
Shortage of masks, gowns, gloves for our front-line workers.
Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill.
Panic buying sets in and we have no toilet paper, no disinfecting supplies, no paper towel no laundry soap, no hand sanitizer.
Shelves are bare.
Manufacturers, distilleries and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks, hand sanitizer and PPE.
Government closes the border to all non-essential travel.
Fines are established for breaking the rules.
Stadiums and recreation facilities open up for the overflow of Covid-19 patients.
Press conferences daily from the President. Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths.
Government incentives to stay home.
Barely anyone on the roads.
People wearing masks and gloves outside.
Essential service workers are terrified to go to work.
Medical field workers are afraid to go home to their families.
5.4 Earthquake hit Utah (Magna) March 18th 2020.

This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, declared March 11th, 2020.

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Monday, March 9, 2020

Barbara Casey
Lucas & Chris mills
Shelton's
Lowes
Davies
Behunins
Travis Spackman

GG Steve, Uncle Brent
Nate & jenn [Knife Set]
G & G Davis [Eagle Coin]
Linda & roger [$10]
G Thomson & Papa Steve
Laura [$20]
Wendy, russ
Jeanette, Brad, travis
Megan,
Krista, Jeff
Jenn, Julio, desi, porter
Zack & Kelsey

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Sunday, March 8, 2020

Sunday, March 8th at 6 PM

Bald Eagle with Steve Chingrin #801-824-2537
Stake center, Gym & kitchen (from 5-9 PM) Reserved through Sheri McBride #801-645-6696


Live eagle has to go first. 15 minutes, typically upto 30
Q & A
Photo shoot

They will conduct,

Camp chair, embroidered with name & date for Seth Only, not Twins
We need to decide if we want to include the chair in the ceremony or just gift it to Srth afterwards

Remind him of Seth's assignment, and his cousins need to do it to.

Eagle Mentor Pin: x 4
Dan
Bry Davis
Mark Gardner
Nate Shelton
Jason Carpenter




Cups, platters, cookies, cash,
Extension cords
Chloes microphone

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Seth's Eagle Scout

Friday, March 6, 2020




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First Day of School

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

 And so it begins, their journey of knowledge is together again.
Seth will be starting Seventh Grade (Chloe 9th)
and they will go to Syracuse Junior High together.
 They are both so excited after being bored all summer.
They got new back packs ✔
They each got a Father's Blessing ✔
They have clean underwear ✔
And their teeth are brushed ✔
 I don't know what more I can do but I can't stop worrying.  
My baby is going to Jr. High.
Then just to show me he can do this, 
he does acrobatics on the lashings they are working on for Scouts...  
He's got this!

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Throw Back Thursday

Thursday, May 10, 2018






 Mamma Mia:
You Don't Own Me:
I Saw the Sign:











(the end of) This Is Me:

Bellas Finals:





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