Pancake Breakfast with Romneys

Here you can see the Country Club banquet room where the pancake breakfast was held. I estimate there were about 250 people there.

Political Rally on Labor Day Weekend

Mica and I had a great opportunity to observe some political activism this past weekend.

Sunday evening we attended a Tea Party rally in Rollins Park here in Concord, NH. Since the New Hampshire primary election is one of the first in the nation there are a lot of candidates who come through here vying for votes.

We heard some pretty good patriotic/country music as well as some good political stumping. The headliner speaker was Mitt Romney who had a lot of supporters there.

We sat next to a local guy who retired from UPS and now enjoys watching sports and politics. He didn't seem to enthusiastic about Mitt but he was very friendly to us.

The next morning we got up early to drive to Manchester (20 minutes away) for a pancake breakfast with Mitt and Ann Romney. They were serving food to each of the supporters there. We both got to shake his hand and talk with them for a little bit. They were both very warm and appreciative. Mitt looked me right in the eye and thanked me for coming.

Afterwards, they both spoke for about twenty minutes. Mitt shared some nice family stories as well as his vision for fixing the economy. He then fielded three questions from the audience. We both agreed that he seems very confident and comfortable speaking and talking with people.

There was nothing we heard that we didn't like. However, I think that we're both interested in hearing more of the other candidates when they come through here over the next five months or so.

(BTW, start at the bottom for the correct sequential order of pics).

A Few First's...

Our first Sunday in Concord.

Our first visit to the Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial.

Matt's first day of work.

Matt's first "Mr. Fix-it" job in our apartment. 

My first attempt at Grandma Martha's coconut cake.  I'll be posting the recipe on the food blog I'm a part of later this week!

Our first walk/jog in NH rain.

The Apartment

Here we are unloading the truck...alone. The day we arrived in Concord was the day our new ward scheduled a temple trip.  Nice.  Thankfully, after a while the missionaries came!  And, oh, did we need them!  We still had our heavy furniture left to unload. 

Here's our "before" apartment shots.  I'll be posting the "after" later.

We're Here And We're Alive!

My Dad, "The Tetris King!" (as quoted by Matt)

For our move to NH we ordered a 16 foot Penske moving truck (the same size we had when we moved to NC).  Once it was in our parking lot, I panicked.  What were we thinking?! We had purchased furniture while in NC!  Every fiber of my being believed our stuff would NOT fit into that Penske truck.  I felt so strongly about this that I made Matt pick-up a U-Haul trailer.  When my parents arrived, my dad looked at the truck and said "It can be done".  I was still worried.  Oh, my little faith...   What happened next was a modern day miracle!  My dad was able to fit EVERYTHING into that truck! 

The wonderful men and children who helped.

Summer Fun

Matt and I have been busy the last 5+ weeks!  Here's a list of what we've experienced/enjoyed:

Laura and Blake's wedding
Multiple "munchie" runs to WinCo with the Martin family in Utah
Spending a whole day with Ammon and Amanda
Waking up to sweet baby Lucy and Miles every morning in St. George
Spending time with St. George family
Participating in a Silly Girls photo shoot
Playing hours of  Rock Band in St. George and in Bodega Bay
Staying in a beach house with my family in Bodega Bay
Staying in a beach house with the Martins on Emerald Isle
Spending time with family and relatives
Watching some great movies and eating delicious food
(These next few are just for me)
Having some quality girl time with my lady-friends in Greenville
Participating in a food blog with some fabulous sisters

Right now we're finishing up our packing.  Please pray for us!  Tomorrow my parents fly into Raleigh and then Wednesday we're GONE.  :( 

Here's Matt trying to help. Bless his tender heart!