Cirque de la Symphonie

On Friday Troy and I were able to go to Cirque de la Symphonie. It was fantastic!! It was a concert by the Augusta Symphony, and they had different acts to go along with the music. They had jugglers, strongmen, acrobats, contortionists, aerial flyers, and one or two more acts. Although we were sitting way in the back, we were exactly in the center so we could see everything very well. Here is a picture of us, taken by the Augusta Chronicle photographer. It's not a very good picture, but it's all I have! These are pictures from 2 of the acts. Here is a link to see a short video clip of some of the acts from Friday. http://apps.augusta.com/video/video.html?id=1367 Hopefully one day I will be able to go see Cirque de Soleil, which is the inspiration for the Cirque de la Symphonie. Speaking of shows, on November 1st, Troy and I are going to Atlanta to go see the broadway play "Wicked"! I have been wanting to see it for a long time, and I am so excited for the chance to go!

Food Storage

So on the first weekend of September, Troy and I went up to Columbia with the Lerchs to get food storage. I have never been to the cannery before but I had a lot of fun. We were able to can wheat, rice, beans, oats, and sugar. They also let us take a peek into the Bishop's storehouse and talked to us about the church welfare program. It is amazing! I think the guy even said the church has the biggest cattle ranch in the U.S. Has anyone else heard this? Afterwards we went out to eat at Chili's and did a little shopping. I am trying to get a 1-year food supply a little at a time. So far I have met the basic requirement for salt, sugar, wheat, oats, and rice. I am also working on adding extra things as they come on sale. For example, Publix always has buy 1 get 1 free's, so I have added some salsa, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, ketchup, and honey. I also canned some blueberry jam. I meant to get peaches and can those this summer, but I never had time to do that. Hopefully I can do it next summer. Also soon I want to start working on emergency supplies, such as flashlights, batteries, etc. I had posted a link to a blog that is all about food storage, and they have tips on everything!

Mom's Birthday

Mom's birthday was on Sunday, and she got stuck with only Troy and I! Poor thing! So after church we came home and cooked a little dinner for her--shrimp, potatoes, and fresh from the garden Utah corn--yum. We got out the "fancy plates" and tried to make it nice. After dinner, we got out the cake and sang. We bought her a Publix cake. I got addicted to those because thats what Troy's mom buys for birthdays. They are soooo good and soft and light and fluffy and they have the best icing. We also bought these cute twirly candles for her to blow out. I posted the video of Troy and I singing to her, but it sure doesn't sound good! I was not blessed with the talent of singing. Oh well, it's the thought that counts, right?! Happy Birthday Mom!

PBR

So last weekend Troy and I decided we would go to the rodeo over in Aiken. We love rodeos and go just about every time they come to town. So we drive all the way out there, get settled in our seats, and it begins. We then find out that this is not really a rodeo-this was the PBR- Professional Bull Riders. They were only having the event where the guys had to ride the bull for 8 seconds. I like that event, but I also like all the others events and having a variety of things to watch. After a while, watching only one event can get a little boring. We still had a good time though, and it's fun to go to the different events around town. The good news is that there is a real rodeo coming in September, and they are going to have all of the events. So Troy and I are looking forward to going to that.