FYI

My Aunt Liz's recital
at the Assembly Hall
on Temple Square....
was NOT tonight.

In case any of you were wondering....

Why do I tell you these things???

Let me start at the beginning. The day had gone too well. Dinner had been served, homework finished, chores done, the little boys were packed, pajama'd, and sent to be tended until their Dad could get home.

We left in plenty of time, I thought maybe we could even run an errand that Gavin had wanted to do, but no, let's make sure we are early, parked, and not rushed.

We continued to make our way down South Temple, approaching Temple Square.

Wow, it never happens but tonight a parking spot opened up right on South Temple, right by the entrance to the South side, just where we needed to be.

I parallel park on the first try. This is too easy, something has to go wrong....

Due to a bit of construction we had to walk
the long way around, [that must be it....]

no problem...
we have arrived in plenty of time...

we have more TIME than we realize!!!

Why not stop for a picture...
I have always wanted one by this
Mother and Son
statue...

okay, so Gavin is a bit
taller than when I first
thought of it...

it works, even with the wind...

"Let's stroll around this way", says Gavin...

can anyone say 'CHIPS'???

how about 'mood swings'???

Time for one last picture and then we ought to head over to the Assembly Hall.

We arrived, Gavin and Clarissa head in. The sister missionaries ask, can we help you...."No", I say, "I am just here for my Aunt's recital."

"Oh", they respond.

...at that point Gavin and Clarissa are coming out, "Mom, No one is in there except some of the Tabernacle Choir."

And I reply, "They must be the opening act...." [of course they would be...my aunt is AWESOME!!!]

Gavin is certain, "No, Mom, I don't think it is tonight."

I have already taken the picture here below. LOOK, it says Sally Bytheway Choral....

okay. LOOK CLOSER....

This part is important:
At this point Gavin says,
"Put THAT on your blog!!!"

The words I never thought
I would hear uttered from his
own mouth, ....YEAH!!!

And to think that he thought of
that all on his lonesome!
I have raised him so well :)

...Okay, okay, so we are REALLY early....
like 5 nights early...


...and I had such a good parking spot.

If I learned anything from my Grandpa it is eat dessert first, and if not first, just eat dessert....all the time. So, being all dressed up, we had to find somewhere to go!!!

Can anyone say ICE CREAM???

How much Ice Cream can you get for $13; the amount of money I had with me for parking....yeah for parallel parking for free!!! [about three scoops, with .43 cents to spare...scary huh!!!]

...if you haven't planned for it,
don't miss it...
Saturday Night...Assembly Hall, Temple Square,
7:30!!! PM!!!!

...don't be late....just don't be too early either :)