Pat's Place

October 27, 2009

I'm dreaming...

...of a White Halloween? NOT

October 26, 2009

Pumpkin Walk photos from camera

Nick and I took his children and Sally's children to the North Logan Pumpkin Walk on Friday, October 23rd. I forgot my camera so had Nick take photos of each child standing behind the character of choice. He used my phone and took one of each child but these are the only ones that made it into save mode. Today I had a work friend show me how to send them. So, with mutual effort and team work here are the photos of Paul, Mabel, Phoenix and Isis. xoxo Pat

October 05, 2009

Fall Folliage Cruise Sept 25-Oct 3, 2009

We started our trip in New York City, on to Boston, Massachusetts; then to Portland & Kennebunkport, Maine; next was Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; and finally Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The weather wasn't cold enough to create any fall colors except in Halifax.

It was fun to have Rick with me on this trip but I really got spoiled in Scotland and will compare all my trips to that one. So far Scotland ranks #1. Our trip home was delayed by 3 hours as we sat in our plane on the tarmac in JFK Airport in New York.

We are home safely and really love to return to our light and clean home in Logan. Where the fall colors are spectacular and we have snow in the mountains.

New York was my favorite spot...I've ALWAYS wanted to see the Stature of Liberty! And I did!

Manhattan skyline with cemetery in the foreground

Our co-cruisers on the bus

,Kerry Summers, Our tour guide

JFK Airport

New York from Liberty Island

Boston Massachusetts photos: Pirate ship, Rick before our Harbor Cruise, foggy Boston, unfoggy Boston.

George and Barbara Bush compound in Kennebunkport Maine

Beautiful staircase in the town of Kennebunkport, Maine

Fort Williams Lighthouse in Portland Maine

A view of St. John New Brunswick, Canada from the ship. I didn't get any goo pictures on this day. It was very overcast.

Rick at "Peggy's Cove" in Nova Scotia.

Ship in the Halifax Harbor

Rick tried his voice at Karaoke, and loved it. He is singing with Kerry, and Bruce.

This is one of our "Fun for Less tour guides" On one at sea day he did his Elvis Show and on another he did his magic and ventriloquist show. He was awesome.

Here Rick is on the last day...we were waiting for the bus to arrive to take us to the airport. What a great trip!

Hope you enjoyed the virtual trip with us!

October 04, 2009

New friends from our cruise

We had a great time on our Fall Foliage Cruise and will post photos soon. But thought it very interesting to meet 5 other ladies named Pat on the trip. We became friends with two of them. Both are named Patricia Ann Christensen. They married brothers and that is why the have the same name. So, here we all are on our last day of the cruise. Left to right: Dick & Pat (from Texas) Pat & Rick; and Pat & Bruce (from SLC).

September 14, 2009

Scotland Beauty

Here is a fantastic rural scene of Scotland!

September 08, 2009

Preston, England Temple

While in Scotland several of wanted to go to England. We wanted to see if there was much difference between the places. So we took a train down to Preston (the suburb it was at is called Chorley) and attended the Temple. Two of us did endowments and 4 did baptisms for the dead. It was one of the most beautiful Temples I've seen. The Celestial room had one whole wall in windows with yellow inlaid glass. When I walked into the Temple I felt, "at home." And when I walked into the Celestial room I felt how I imagined Joseph Smith saw Christ and Heavenly Father. It was so bright it was almost blinding! I LOVED IT!

September 06, 2009

Church Art Contest-"Remembering the Great The of God"

Rick had the week off Aug 31-Sept 4. We went to the Ogden Temple with Dan and Tami Baugh then out to dinner on Tues. On Thurs. we went to Salt Lake to view the Church's Art Contest display. I was amazing...here are some of the photos I was able to take!