Mostly about Utah
Rachel graduated with her Bachelors degree in Child & Family Studies and Derek with his M.B.A. To celebrate we ate out, waged Nerf War, and finished with cake. So on Wednesday it was off to Cafe Rio and then to Jake and Rachel’s basement. We divided into two teams with total annihilation of the [...]
Family members who have seen this video have requested that I post it. A kind of Grand Canyon addendum to our recent trip. I about fall over laughing every time I watch Jill’s little stumble. .
Derek and Sarah have been back from Texas since June and staying with family. Yesterday it was time for them to move back into their own home.
I wanted to take my grandchildren camping so I made reservations for two campsites. I then invited the parents to go and before the day was out they were ready for the trip. So last weekend we went to Wasatch Mountain State Park. We camped overnight at Little Deer Creek Campground. Here are a few [...]
This morning was the Independence Day Kaysville Rotary 12th Annual 10K and 5K Run / 5K Walk “Run for Reading” at the Davis High School Stadium.
When Jill heard the news she was just ecstatic. Jill is not an emotional women (sounds contradictory, I know) but this once she was a whoopin’ and a hollerin’ all over the house.
Tours of Cowboys Stadium allow fans behind-the-scenes access to several areas including the Cowboys Locker Room, Cheerleaders Locker Room, Playing Field, Private Clubs, Media Interview Room and other areas.
Today we headed over to the Kaysville 12th. Ward for Bryson’s blessing. Bryson’s relatives were there in large numbers on this happy day.
After a pleasant night’s sleep Shauna took off at 7:30am to the beach to throw down some blankets to reserve a spot. We launched the jet skis and each of us took a turn riding them.
On Friday Susan, Melissa, Jill and I took a pleasant hike up Centerville Canyon. We parked the car …
Below is a one minute video of someone many of us know who is teaching himself piano. Can you guess …
On Monday, for a view of the Salt Lake Valley, we hiked to The Living Room. We relaxed in sandstone …
On the flight from Fort Worth to Salt Lake City my wife gave me the window seat. I took a few …
The acronym PIIGS refers to the economies of Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain especially …
Last November Paul and I visited Spiral Jetty at Rozel Point. Then the Jetty was several hundred …
On our return to Utah from the Mesa Easter Pageant, we stopped at the Grand Canyon. The Canyon is …
I'm Rick Willoughby. I live in Utah, working as a Software Engineer. I'm a Mormon, married with 5 children and 3 grandchildren.
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