I love Labor Day weekend.
Who doesn’t love a 3 day weekend?
This year the members of the Jackson family, got a FOUR day
weekend. Thursday night, Devin and I
went to the first USU football game of the year. We played Weber. We won! Woohoo! I thought that it was going to be blazing
hot. But it was quite the opposite. When you looked out around the valley, it
looked horrendous. It was all black; you
couldn’t even see the Wellsville’s. Of
course, it also rained. It seems like
you can’t go to one football game without it raining, or the wind blowing. The
football game was a great way to start off our 4 day weekend.
Allie and Sean decided that they liked each other enough
that they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together. September 2, 2016 they got sealed for time
and all eternity in the Logan Utah temple.
It was a really beautiful day. We
had to be to the temple by 9:30 AM. That
wasn’t too bad. We saw a member from our
bishopric there, watching their niece get sealed. Pictures were fun. Allie and Sean both have big families, so it
was big group of people. They both looked beautiful. (is that an appropriate
word for a dude?) We went to the church
house right next to South Cache in Hyrum and had the luncheon at the pavilion
there. It was really good food. BBQ sandwiches, corn on the cob, chips,
salads, desserts and homemade root beer.
The reception was held and my mom and dad’s house. It was really, really beautiful outside. Devin, Aunt Shelley, and I prepared most of
the food for the ice-cream bar. They cut
the cake, had a dance and we sent them on their way! Poor Dev scooped ice-cream
for about 2 ½ hours. I kept offering to switch
him and I would scoop for a little while, but he said he has ‘farm hands’ so he
can handle it. J Also, him and Tinzlee have
become BFFs. Tinzlee would just sit
there on the kitchen floor by D and not make a peep! It was so cute to see him
talk to her. Bry was having so much fun
too. He played all day with Aunt
Lindsie. Running around, he had the
whole upstairs to himself to just play!
Saturday morning Dev was up bright and early for college
football!! He has seriously been counting down the days until football. I think he has a slight problem because of
how much he loves football… haha J
Well at about 9 AM we were up talking to grandma and grandpa about the wedding
when all of a sudden we hear the most horrific sound I have ever heard in my
entire life. Metal on metal, going
really fast. There was a wreck right
outside, on the corner. A truck with a
horse trailer (2 horses inside) and a small SUV. It was the most horrific sound I have ever
heard. Ugh! Everyone from every direction went running. They got the horse trailer open and the girl
who was in the truck got one horse out.
I took the horse and her over to the pasture across the street from Jedd
and LaDawns. The second horse was
pinned, and to be honest, from my angle it looked like it had been cut in
half.. I took the girl away from there because I didn’t want her to see her own
horse hurt, if it was. Gratefully and
miraculously, it was okay. Both horses
came out with just minor scratches on their legs. All humans were okay, a little shaken, but
okay. -- PLEASE watch your traffic signs.
They are there for a reason. The
yield sign is there for a reason. Stop
signs are there for a reason. And yes,
if you have the right away that’s fine, but you do not need to be going more
then what the city speed limits indicate.
If you are speeding and are hit, even if the other party was in
the wrong, so are you! Two days later on the EXACT same corner, a kid in our
ward had to lay down his motorcycle to avoid being hit because someone ran the
yield sign. They didn’t stop or
anything. I’ve said this many times and
I will continue to say it. If
you are being distracted by something that you know can wait..and then
you hit me or someone that I love, you best be prepared to have your faced
ripped off. With love of course, but
ripped off none the less. J
That night we went to the rodeo with my family.
It was so much fun! Except, GUESS WHAT!? A HORSE DIED!!! Devin and I had
to leave a little early because his allergies were sooo bad. Kendal calls me like literally 10 minutes
after I get home and says: “you totally just missed it. A horse was pulling a sleigh, fell over,
pinned a girl and just died.” WHAAAT?!
So much horse accidents in one day.
I think I would have had a panic attack if I had seen it! I hope that
the poor girl isn’t traumatized.
Sunday was beautiful.
It was nice and relaxing. D and I
got new callings. – More info on that to
come. We took a nice 2 ½ hour nap. It was delightful.
Founder’s Day – I love Founder’s Day. Founder’s Day is the celebration that
Wellsville has every Labor Day. The name
speaks for itself. It’s the day that
Wellsville was founded. Haha and we celebrate! We have a parade every year, the
Sham Battle, (Cowboys and Indians fight) booths, and food! Grandma LaRee and
Grandpa Donald were the ‘Sweetheart Couple’ of Wellsville this year. Krystal
and Justin Fabricius (Devin’s cousins) were in the parade also. Jedd’s family came out to the parade to see
it and then after we went out to lunch just the 7 of us. (Jedd, LaDawn, Derik,
gpa Donald, gma Ree, Devin, and I) We went to Sizzler. It was alright. My steak tasted a little bit like propane,
but whatever. It was still good J I am literally so
grateful that we live in the town that we live in. Wellsville is such a great community. The people are the sweetest. I love Wellsville.
