4 July -- Independence Day :-)

Last night we watch the fireworks that were set off at the USU stadium.  We were invited by  Elder and Sister Kingsford to join them and their family.  They had an excellent view.  Their home is in North Logan and looks across a field to the USU campus.

Line of cars leaving the fireworks--coming down the hill and along the street.

Last year I thought they didn't have music to go with the fireworks. It turns out I was wrong; KVNU plays the musical background. The show didn't start until after 10pm--it doesn't get dark here until late. The line of traffic after the show was well orchestrated by the local police department. It was midnight by the time we arrived backed at the apartment.

Today the ward had a flag ceremony and pancake breakfast. This evening we are joining a candidate and his family for a potluck dinner, a sing-along, and watching the Lewiston Fireworks.

Wow, two nights of fireworks.  Hopefully we'll get back to the apartment a little earlier tonight because it is back to the Center tomorrow.

6 July -- Cruise-In

The weekend following the Fourth of July the city of Logan has a Cruise-in. It starts Thursday night and goes through Saturday. Classic and vintage cars come to town and are shown off in the fairgrounds. At the end of the day on Saturday, a rebuilt car is given away. This year it is '69 Dodge Super Bee. The whole event is concluded with a parade of cars crusing down Main Street in Logan.

We went over this afternoon to walk around and view all the cars on display. I was a little disappointed because I was hoping to see antique cars. A majority of the cars were mid '50s through early '70s. Beautiful paint jobs and souped up engines. Chevys and Fords seemed to be the favorites. Sister Bews saw several cars that reminded her of family. I didn't see any that reminded me of my youth--no '54 Ford Fairlane, no Ramblers, no Packards, no '60 Chevy Malibu, no Dodge Coronet. I did see an old Studabaker; we had a '49 Studabaker in the Philippines. There were a couple fun cars there.

Remember the drive-in.

An original woodie.

 

Shotgun seat is a toilet.

8 June -- Gardner's Market & Willow Park Zoo

Today we finally made it to the farmer's market here in Logan. I have to say that I was a little disappointed. There were lots of craft booths, but not as much produce. After pursuing through the market, we went over to the local zoo. It isn't very big, but it is still fun to visit. Most of the animals there are native to North America. Lots of birds. One of the more unusual exhibits were the Pet Rocks. Don't know what there is about zoos, but I always enjoy visiting them no matter how big or small.

4 June -- Jeanne's Visit

Jeanne surprised me with a visit. She hitched a ride with her Relief Society President who was making a quick trip to Salt Lake for the weekend. I picked her up at Devany's place in Salt Lake and brought her back to Logan, stopping in Layton on the way for dinner at Cracker Barrel.

I had borrowed an air mattress for her to sleep on from one of the missionaries at the Center.  Sunday morning we drove around Logan a little before church. Took her by the temple and the tabernacle. Sunday evening we were all invited to have dinner with Elder and Sister Eubanks. They are the other half of our AJS missionary team. Jeanne said she had a new perspective on listening to football games after hearing Elder Eubanks share his experience.

Monday we went into the center for the opening exercises. I wanted her to meet Becky and Paul and few of the other missionaries who work there. I gave her a tour of behind the scenes at DI. We then went shopping.

Deseret Book is across the street from the Center. We found several items for her to take back to North Platte. I bought a couple more books to send home for Micah's birthday. We also stopped at Smith's Marketplace and to look for Lego Mini-figures. They had 3 boxes of the latest set. We bought a stash for the kids and us. We ate lunch at Café Rio, an excellent Mexican restaurant, and then went on a tour of the tabernacle. It was a busy, fun day.

Jeanne is now on her way to North Platte and I'm getting ready to go back to work.  We got up at 4:30am so we could be on the road by 5am.  It was 5:20am before we left.  You know me, it takes me 20 minutes to get out the door.  We met Michelle at Kneaders in Midvale at 7am for breakfast before they took off.  It was fun having her here.  I get to show Carolyn around when she comes.

26 May -- Smelling the Roses

This morning I presented information about the LDS Employment Resource Services center to the Providence YSA 5th Ward Council.  As we were driving on the side road back to our apartment we saw two prairie dogs crossing the street.  A couple weeks ago we had seen something similar dash across a parking lot into Spring Creek as we were coming back from church.  We weren't sure what it was at that time.  This time we had a good look and I'm sure they are prairie dogs which seems a bit unusual for around here.  I didn't have my camera with me and they were too quick for my iPod.  We also saw a pair of quail in the field.  He was very colorful.