*Surprise*

What a Weekend!!!!
Going into the weekend we had planned to do dinner with Chris' grandparents Friday night and attend an 80th Birthday Party for his other grandfather on Saturday. Other than that we were thinking it'd be a pretty low key weekend, which either way we were fine with it! Well...everything changed quickly Friday evening. After a quick trip to the mall we were told our dinner dates would be to our place to pick us up within the hour, as we waited and watched some of the basketball games our doorbell rang. Chris opened the door only to find his PARENTS standing there!!! We were both SHOCKED! They quickly explained to us that they were our "dinner dates" and his grandparents were only a cover up to make sure we didn't have plans for that evening. They had made the 18 hour trek from Estherville, IA to attend the Birthday Party on Saturday making for a loooong drive and a short visit in Utah. We all headed to Red Lobster to eat, and lo-and behold, Chris' grandparents were there along with two uncles and an aunt. It was Jim's (Chris' dad) birthday Friday so they planned a Surprise party/dinner for him as well.
*THEY WERE FULL OF SURPRISES THIS WEEKEND*
After dinner we packed our bags and headed to Mt. Pleasant to stay with Angie's (Chris' mom) parents only to get up Saturday morning to get ready to surprise the Olsen's! Everyone at the party was shocked as well and we had a great afternoon of visiting, eating, and celebrating Grandpa Burke's 80th Birthday!!! We also enjoyed the exciting yet sad ending to BYU's season along with some other exciting and crazy basketball games before heading back to the Ames' for dinner. After eating lots of good food and watching the movie The Princess and The Frog, we headed to bed so the in-laws could get some good rest before their 12 hour drive Sunday. Sunday morning we got up bright and early, went back over to the Smith's for breakfast and then headed back to Provo. Jim and Angie were quickly on their way to North Platte Nebraska where they will be staying over night before heading the rest of the way home on Monday and Chris and I enjoyed some of the Sunday games with his friend Pat and later took advantage of the beautiful weather when we went for a walk!!! Dinner tonight was also a success!! We grilled delicious (but not as delicious as Iowa's) sweet corn and chicken and had a nice mix of potatoes and red and green peppers. The night and busy weekend is slowly coming to an end as we watch the passing of the Health Care Bill and wonder what the future will hold......I guess all we can do at this point is get mentally and physically prepared for what the WEEK holds! One day at a time right?!?! That's all for now....