Monday, December 20, 2021

Our Bowlby Family Christmas Letter 2021

 

Merry Christmas to all our family and friends.
The truth is this year I did not write a Bowlby family Christmas letter!
This is our card for the year.  I have to say I like this Christmas card design,
The last three years of cards have had the same design, with different photo's and different
colors for the background, but the Christmas tree shape is the same. I love "Shutterfly"!!
The last 7 months have been very busy for me, and I decided that most people who 
I sent a Christmas card to would just get the card and no letter.
A few people got a small personal letter on the back of their card.
So here is what our family has been doing in 2021..
Here we are last winter.  We did a lot of outdoor dates because you can
be mask free outside.  I was thinking last winter we were all excited because soon
there would be a vaccine and we would be mask free by July.  Here we are in 
December and still wearing masks, I'm getting ready to sign up for the booster vaccine, but
even with that you still need to wear a mask.  I was promoted where I work this past spring.
I love my job.  I enjoy all the aspects of my job and I enjoy working with the people in
my little department. When I am not working I spend my time going on dates with my husband, and 
doing photography.  I got a new fitness bike this August and just love my new fitness program.
2021 has been a good year for me, I feel blessed. 
We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. 
We had 25 love songs for 25 years of marriage.

Jim had a nice year of fixing old cars, and visiting with friends,
he even went to New Jersey to visit family and friends.
He is still working for the same company and has a lot of friends at work. 
Both of our children are doing excellent in college.
It was nice for them to actually have classes on campus.
Our daughter is double majoring in Business and Japanese.

Our son has not selected his major yet.
He really wants to be in an animation program, and
while he did excellent in his classes, he was not
chosen to be in the program, he is trying to get in again.
He for now is studying language translation.
Our little family has been blessed these past two years.
We have had our health, we have had jobs, we have
had time together.  Our little world is full of light and laughter.
There is a Perfect Present, it is not being in the past or looking into the future.
It is living in the moment.
I am thankful for the great gift of the Savior and the light he gives to all of us.
I hope you all take time out of your busy lives to stop and think of all your many blessings this Christmas.
Merry Christmas
From the Bowlby family.










Wednesday, June 16, 2021

The Great Salt Lake and City Creek Canyon. Two nice dates with my husband June 2021

 

A few weeks ago my husband and I went walking
at The Great Salt Lake.  
I made a stone sculpture.  Mine is the one closest to you, 
I wish I could claim that I made the one further back.

In Scotland these are called Cairn. I see them
almost everywhere I go hiking. 

We had a nice walk, despite the little bugs.

Have you ever wondered what the seagulls eat?
They open their mouths and run and catch all the bugs.
I wonder how many little bugs make a seagull feel full?

It was fun to watch them.

Its hard to believe this used to be all water.


I found a map that shows where all the bird watching places are.
When fall and spring come I will have to check them out.
The heat and bugs keep me from exploring as much in the summer.


Do you see our shadows?



I love my little day hike book.

Some one wanted to go with us.


This is the Memorial park, it is near
the City Creek Canyon trail.

It was very pretty. 




I'm not sure why people leave pennies. 
It did look interesting though.


There were lots of good views of the state capital.




It was a nice easy hike.



Here is the City creek.  Well that's what
I am assuming it is called.


My favorite snack while hiking.

Look at what someone made.  A stone foot print.

It's pretty cool looking.

We liked the meditation building.
too bad you couldn't go inside.




A reflection of the state capital in the window.

Hope you enjoyed these photos of our
dates together.
Have a wonderful week.
G.G.