The Day After

Brothers-in-law

Pictured at right are Uncle Johnny and David (Alison's dad), now sadly united as widowers of Aunt Eileen and her sister Pat, respectively. Today happens to be David's 79th birthday, which he celebrated in subdued fashion with Uncle Johnny.

While they were doing their thing, Alison and I dropped off Aunt Debbie at the bus station and headed north to Pocatello, the closest metropolis (population 55,244) to Debbie and Jack's home here in Soda Springs.

We were there to see Cupid's Cheer and Dance Challenge, a statewide competition in which Cheyenne and her high school cheering squad were participating. Cheyenne's team took 1st place in all three categories! (I don't pretend to understand the difference between the three categories.) Photos and one video of the competition are below.

We didn't stay for the end of the competition -- they run for a long time. We stayed for two of Cheyenne's routines and then headed into Old Town Pocatello. Not finding much there, we searched out the newer part of town (the ubiquitous likes of Chipotle, Panera, Hobby Lobby, Petco, etc.) and spent a couple of hours eating and shopping. Our last stop before heading back to Soda Springs was the town of Lava Hot Springs where we found a terrific ice cream shop that served up square scoops of ice cream!

After returning to Debbie and Jack's, I napped while Alison spent time with the relatives. Afterward, we all shared an informal dinner, sang happy birthday to David and then drifted off to bed randomly. To cap off our visit, I spent some quality time with Jackie, her boyfriend Ricky and her two rabbits, Boomer and Honey. Honey likes popcorn and Boomer likes grapes -- who would have thought? Apparently, you need to strictly ration the carrots -- too much sugar makes for fat bunnies.

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