Expectations....

....it's just better to not have them and one can avoid a lot of disappointment. I'm sure Lauri's big.....  three oh was a disappointment as today was spent on the road and as I sensed a little dismay in her voice as to how the day was going, I could tell her expectations for this birthday probably had not been met very well. But, Happy Birthday anyway Lauri. You are loved.....

I flew into Vegas on Thursday and we motored to St. George for the night then on to Bountiful to spend some time with Traci and her boys. It was relaxing and fun but the real reason for the trip was to go to our annual Acapellastock in Ogden.....of which we always have high expectations and those expectations are always met...and then some. The show was awesome.....

We all had a really good time....

Even our "newbys" this year seemed to enjoy it. 

My expectations of the show were really high 'cause my favorite Acapella guy, Paul Sperazza was the M-cee.. He is so awesome. There were some really great groups and we loved them all....especially Nota, the winner of the 2009 Sing-off. It was all just very awesome awesomeness except for one thing and my blog will not have integrity if I don't get this off my chest here and now. This wonderful, fun group (Nota from Puerto Rico) invited the whole audience to come down front and dance and they did. I always pay big bucks for front row seats....and my expectations were just shattered all to bits as we had to watch bare bellies jiggle and huge behinds bounce to the salsa tunes of Nota.....I Nota like it very much, just so you know my world isn't completely perfect. I figure if ya'all are gonna have a party, don't charge top dollar for seats. Just charge everyone the same price and we will all dance to our hearts content. There, I said it, I'm done. Next year...general admission then we'll go down front and dance our heads off with the rest of 'em......it was a great show though.

We got up this morning and headed down to Temple Square....where every expectation was met as we enjoyed the always enjoyable surroundings of this beautiful edifice......

...and the ever-consistently excellent Tabernacle Choir and Music and the Spoken Word. If you had high expectations of this blog post, well I'm just really sorry 'cause I'm tired and I my pictures aren't the greatest but I just needed Lauri to know that I wish her a happier birthday tomorrow when James will make sure she knows she is loved. As I was thinking about my big three oh.....well, it wasn't so great either. I lost my 4th little boy to still birth just 10 days before my birthday and went on later in that year to have part of my thyroid removed. Now if that isn't just a downer I don't know what is but the point being....keep those expectations real low folks if you don't want a little disappointment around the corner now and then. As my dad said....."cheer up, things could be worse. So I cheered up and sure enough, things got worse." Happy Birthday once again Lauri and thanks Traci and Russ for hosting us. Now I'm going to bed expecting a good night's sleep. Aw...there I go again, inviting disappointment. Good night!!!!!