Today was such a fun day! It was also kind of crazy. We got up early and dropped off Bear at my dad's house. We were going to be gone all day and thought that was too long for him to be home alone. My dad said he could come over for a play date with Phineas and Miles. That was super nice of him. We drove up to Logan in the rain. We got there in plenty of time if things were normal. We did not account for the parade blocking Main Street which sent us on a long windy trafficy way. (Jorja was supposed to be in the parade but got locked out of her room the night before and couldn't make it in time.) We made it to Angie's later then we wanted. It still would have been okay, but there were SO MANY PEOPLE! We waited for Stockton and Jorja to arrive and were trying to figure out where we should go instead when Mike heard my name called. Lots of people on the list before us had left and we got in earlier than expected. Hooray! The server was so nice. I guessed what Stockton and Jorja would want. She let us changed Jorja's order because I guessed wrong. We also brought Jorja's birthday presents to Angie's. Maysen's present is an open when you want to type present. Her other present was an air fryer. I knew she really wanted one before she left. She used the one at home all the time. Hope she likes this one! Anyway, it worked out just great timing wise. We left Angie's and hurried over to Locked In. We love escape rooms, but I don't think we have been to one since Stockton left on his mission. So it has been a looooong time. This one was so much fun. Everything just clicked. The puzzles weren't super easy, we just figured them out fast. For example, Mike or Stockton found a puzzle and thought they needed to look in a mirror. They did and saw that there were markings on the mirror that they needed to match to unlock something. It wasn't easy to see and they just figured it out so fast. There were many things that happened that way. In this escape room they have a worker in with you. She mostly sat in the corner, but she is there if we need any hints. When we finished and she could break character she said, "I can't believe it! I have never seen anything like it. You guys work so well together!" Or things along those lines. It was true. Someone would find a puzzle and recognize it would be part of a clue someone else was working on. The girl said that usually there is a clear leader that tries to run the show, or the other people just don't know what to do. She said with us there was no clear leader, everyone was just solving puzzles and working together. We finished in a crazy fast time. It was awesome.
Preston, Stockton, Jorja ~ before... watching the explanation video
After... Mike, Stephanie, Maysen, Jorja, Preston, Stockton
We said goodbye to Jorja. Who had sorority stuff the rest of the day. We went over to the Maverick Center for Maysen's graduation. I think it is really cool that Utah State wanted to let the 2020 graduates have this experience. The even flew in the valedictorian who now lives in Tennessee. She gave a great speech too. Scoop and Cori also came. It ended up being so great.
Maysen
Stockton (he had to take three quizzes before midnight) & Preston
President Crockett, Maysen, and I can't remember the other guy's name
Maysen: Major in Psychology and English (although it sounds like England)
Maysen
Mike & Maysen
Preston, Stockton, Mike, Maysen, Stephanie
Scoop, Maysen, Cori
We went to a pizza place Maysen had picked out before we had ever heard of covid. It was pretty good.
While we were doing graduation and dinner, Jorja was finding out who her 'big' in their sorority would be. Her 'big' ended up being her roommate Jayme. That should be fun for the two of them.
Jayme & Jorja
Bear was happy to see Mike. I'm glad he behaved himself for my dad.
Bear & Mike
With Miles and Phineas
Bear, Mike & Phineas
Mike took the tv out of the downstairs room in the cabin since we now can use the projector. He hung it up in Preston's room. Preston likes to sleep in Jorja's room so he can fall asleep to the tv. Mike thought Preston would want to sleep back in his room. When it came time for bed Preston told Mike that he likes to sleep on the Beddy's that is on Maysen's bed. Haha. Best laid plans.
Mike, Bear, Preston
Jorja came home late tonight for some farewells tomorrow. I love having her here! She's quite exhausted though.
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