Just returned from going to Shawnee's graduation. I am so proud of her. It takes courage to quit your work and go back to school full time. Way to go!
On my way there I got to witness what it means to do the tourist thing. Mind you, I'm talking about buffalo as the tourists. There at fishing bridge were two big buffalo meandering across the bridge swinging their heads from side to side taking it all in. The approximate speed was 1 mile an hour. Next, I saw an elk. This elk must have had a huge headache! His antlers were at least as tall as he was. I couldn't count how many points there were because I personally am not a tourist and don't stop to take in all the wonders of the world. All I could think of was how must that must hurt carrying all that weight around. Then, I came to the west entrance of the park. Boy was I glad I was headed West and not East. The line just inside the park was over a mile long with everyone crawling at a pace of about 10 miles an hour. At the entrance there were cars lined up four lanes across and a fourth of a mile deep. I started counting my blessings at that point that I was not going that way. One of the highlights of the trip was watching Shawnee go across the stage. It brought back memories. Another highlight was going to the temple with her. Rexburg's temple is beautiful but a person could get lost in there. After the temple we loaded some of her things into the van for me to bring home. Thank goodness she had some nice neighbors who were willing to help. Over all the trip was very nice but of course I am glad to be home.
