I was pretty exhausted after Saturday. Pleasanton really *is* a huge games, and I did a lot of walking. My feet and ankles were so swollen :( I took it a lot easier on Sunday. Matt wasn't playing the medly, so we were going to hang out a bit more, but flashes and such meant we didn't wander too much. They also were supposed to have Birds of Prey there, but I didn't even think to look for them on Saturday. So when I went on a potty break, I asked one of the info booths where to find them so Matt and I could see them. I got lost, though, and had to ask another booth, when I finally found them. They were doing one of their presentations, so I stayed for that. Afterward, I asked when their next one was, which was at 3pm - and it was 1:30 then, which was when the G3 was competing. I made it over as they were marching into the circle and met back up with Matt. After the competition, Ross confirmed they were playing for the drum majors again - so Matt couldn't see the presentation. I did take him over to the birdies so we could see them though - he just didn't get the whole spiel about the different species. And the birdies are the only things I took pictures of on Sunday :)
Peregrine Falcon
Geer Falcon
Harris Hawk
American Kestrel
I also showed Matt the cool jewelry I liked on Saturday, but I still didn't buy anything. Then we went over to the Welsh Baker. Matt got a sample, and we bought five packages of Welsh cakes mmmm :) As I mentioned earlier, I took it easy on Sunday. When Matt had to go to the drum majors, I stayed at the tent. When Grade 4 competed, I stayed at the tent. Closing massed bands? I was at the tent. Mostly I hung out all afternoon until the band made it back and we got to leave :)
Wasatch leaves straight from the games. (Saves a night on hotel fees, I guess?) So we got everything loaded and everyone changed, and headed out. We stopped....somewhere for dinner. We went to KFC and about half of the group when to Carl's Jr. KFC was so bloody slow. And they lost mine and Matt's order, so we ended up finally getting ours to go. Matt took first shift again, and we had a lovely conversation about - you guessed it - birth and babies. lol Kim swapped Jeff vans, so Matt much more enjoyed the discussion this time around. It was pretty entertaining. Jeff also told us nasty stories from his time as a paramedic. We eventually stopped for gas and potty break, when Jeff took over. Apparently it was Burning Man - and there were lots of crazy hippy vehicles out and about. Janna and I napped for a few hours, and then Janna took over driving. She only made it a couple of hours before she couldn't keep her eyes open, so I took over. I admit, I had a hard time staying awake while she was driving too. I took over the last couple of hours. We ended up taking an unscheduled break in Delle, UT for another potty break. The other van left us. Maybe they figured we were close enough to home? Didn't matter, we made it back to the church we had left the cars at. Once the trucks all got there, we collected the rest of our stuff and headed home, but not without a few Utah County people to drop off. I took another nap on the way to Orem :)
When we got home, there was napping, and then visiting family for Labor Day, where we had pizza and picked up the puppy :) Then there was more napping and some laundry doing. I think I napped a few times throughout Monday :)
Overall, it was a good trip. We had fun. Matt did well, and even though the bands didn't place, they played really well. I got to make new friends in Matt's new band. It was good times. Only downside? All of the walking and sitting made my feet HUGE and ouchie. They had gotten swollen before, but not to the point of pain. After all of my naps Monday, they finally reduced in size somewhat, but now that I've hit trimester 3, I have to be a lot more conscientious of what I do with my feet all day in order to minimize the swelling. Less than fun.
