Fair Food!

We are going to the Brigham City Peach Days celebration tomorrow. It's kind of our annual end-of-the-summer trip. All the kids are meeting us there for the car show, motorcycle show, library book sale and the arts n' crafts fair. Unfortunately, there isn't a quilt show, but I am sure we will see quilt related items for sale.

I have been good ALL summer and have not indulged in any fair food. As I am trying to lose weight to improve my health, this has been really hard for me. I love fair food! I am going to indulge in only one goodie....should it be......

Funnel cake,

a caramel apple, or

cotton candy?

In closing:Completely unrelated subject....daughter V and I went to see the movie "Traveling Pants 2" (it was okay-not great)So, your favorite movie? Mine-"Dancing in the Rain" with Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor. How about you?

I still have a back-to-school tradition

My last post, I was a little sad about not having my first day of school breakfast tradition anymore. Well, we also have another tradition, which Hubby and I did do...we always go out on a nice long date the weekend before he starts back to school

This year, we went to Thanksgiving Point in Lehi (Utah). Thanksgiving Point is a fun place to go.....there is a dinosaur museum, play house, animal petting zoo, shops, restaurants, golf course, and lots of gardens. He went to a car show, while I went to a quilt show. I know, not a very personal, close date, but we still had fun. I hiked through the multiple gardens and viewed all types of quilts. I especially enjoyed the display of quilts by Jodi Warner. She's a local quilter who does amazing quilts. I got to visit with her for a couple of minutes. She's a really nice lady! I took lots of photos, but, of course, I can't get them to post. My favorite garden was the Secret Garden. You walked through a vine tunnel to a wooden door and entered this sweet little walled garden. The quilts in there were nice, but I liked the garden better. I enjoyed the show, though did not like the walking....I figure about 5-7 miles total. We had planned to stop at IKEA (neither of us have been there)but we were both tired. We stopped by daughter V's work and picked up some school stuff for Hubby, plus we went and got dinner. Not really romantic, but after 26 years, just being together without kids for a few hours is really nice too.

In Closing:What was your most fun date(s).....something beyond the movie and dinner thing? Share, please.......

A tradition is about to end!

For 19 years, on the first day of school, I have had a tradition. Myself, and anyone too young to go to school yet, went out to breakfast after my Hubby (a school teacher) and the older kids all went to school. I finally have hit the age where I don't have anyone to walk over to school or give up my car to so they can be cool and drive the first day of High School. I've gone to different restaurants over the years, but McDonald's (vintage picture below) has been a mainstay over the years T is going to the DATC for a nail tech class, starting tomorrow, and Hubby reports to seven classes of tech students at West Point Jr High (pictured below) tomorrow. Grandbaby T and I will just have to hang out in the sewing room, or something!
I have narrowed down (I think) my journal quilt pattern for September to one of the two nature views shown below. The first one is Antelope Island, which I live just off shore of, and the second photo is Arrow Lake....I just can't decide! I better hurry though, because the challenge starts soon!

In Closing:Do you have a back to school tradition with your children or grandchildren? New haircuts, book bags, book you read....what?...share, please