09/08/14 Provo conference & Dallas meets McKayla

09/08/14

Hey Bryce! How are you?

I'm sitting in room 631 at the Marriott Hotel in Provo waiting for my conference to start at 10:30 this morning. Me and dad got to take a quick trip up here all by ourselves. Met AJ last night and ate his left over date food...cafe rio burrito. It was yummy but cold.

Trying to remember what went on this week...seems like we've been super busy but I can't think of what we were doing! Haha.

The girls and I went to a bridging ceremony, hot dog roast and then swam in a pool and a pond last Friday night for about 4 hours. Then we went to a movie in the park. It was fun. Love deer haven camp. It's the same one we went to this summer. So fun.

Dallas has a new girl he is dating that he found on snap chat. Makayla from West Jordan. She is living by herself in a condo in St. George going to Dixie College. She is 18. Her dad is assistant chief police up in Cotton wood I think. I told Dallas he doesn't want to mess with a cops daughter...he carries a gun and a taser! She seems very nice.

He has been keeping super busy with school and work and girl. He did go fishing with Grandpa on Saturday up to Enterprise. They had a nice time. Even caught and released a few fish.

Holly seems to enjoy Mr. Ivie..although he said her class is a real challenge. Bunch of misbehaved nitwits. Has to spend a lot of time on discipline and can't have as much fun as he would like.

Things are same old same old here really. Everybody doing school and piano and choir and homework and blah blah blah...the usual.

I hope you are staying busy and happy there. We are getting ready to send off a little something...do you need anything? Or just want something that fits in a little box? Haha.

We are very proud of you and love you and pray for you. Keep up the good works! Love mom.

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