Holidays alone SUCK

Sorry to float such a negative vibe - but I'm starting to HATE/DREAD holidays because I have no family around to help make them special and enjoy them. Last Christmas was the last (probably for a long time) chance I had to be with family/friends.

So what did WE do for Easter at Chez Vader? We got some takeout from Del Taco and watched 'West Side Story' Sad, huh? Here's to hoping for better things from the 4th this Summer - now I just need to round up some new friends.

Shane Hunter's big moment....

For Court & Caiti, thought you'd be interested that Shane intercepted a pass in a BYU spring scrimmage and ran it back 15 yards for a touchdown. The boy just be be seeing the playing field at L.E.S. this Fall.

Guess I'm headed BACK to Chicago....

....in June

....for a trial (FINALLY !!!)

Just heard from my attorney...now that we've finished LAUGHING at the $2,800 initial settlement offer from United, he will be scheduling a court date in June. I'm in no way gonna get 'set for life' with this, but we might get enough that I could pay for school without needing any further student loans.

I've also been talking to Tiff and Colie about going to see them in the near future (a MUCH better expenditure than concert tickets).

Looks like I'll be back in the friendly skies before too long.

Concert prices starting to stink

Last Monday, tickets went on sale for a November concert in S.L.C. featuring the return of Billy Joel & Elton John, face-to-face. I was SOOOOO excited, as I have never seen Billy and he is high on my concert 'bucket list' Imagine my disappointment (but not really surprise) when I discovered tickets are 150.00 EACH !!!! YIKES!

Same story with the Eagles concert next month at the new REAL soccer stadium.

So, I decided to just keep listening to my CDs and spend my VERY limitd $ on BYU football season tickets instead - FAR cheaper and more than just one evening's entertainment. So when any of the fam is in town, I can take ONE of you at a time to the games - LOL.

Full speed ahead toward Summer

For me, the day AFTER General Conference always feels a little bit like the day after Thanksgiving or Christmas - all the build-up, the anticipation, the excitement has come and gone and it's back to the daily routine (maybe I need a better routine).

It is a truly SPECTACULAR (but chilly) spring day in Provo - sunny, blue, cloudless skies. I feel bad for all the Conference visitors who were treated to 3 days of rain and snow showers and generally damp, dreary weather.

By the way, speaking of Conference talks (was I?) Vader says to tell everyone HE is ALREADY exercising 'provident living' and has been for some time now (save the occasional treat of some of his Daddy's tuna fish). He adds 'life is GOOD' sleeping 22 hours a day and spending the other 2 bird-watching out the balcony window or chewing on Allie.

This was Vader and Princess Leia. One of them looks content and the other just barely tolerant - LOL. At Vader & Allie's insistence, I gave her to Lane.