Friendly Week

Most of my best friends no longer live in Utah. Work and school has taken them all over the country, but Utah is still the home base. So, when someone comes back into town it's great to revive old friendships and have some fun. This week Chappo and Michelle were in town and we got together a few times to settle some old scores and create a few new ones.

Monday, Chappo was a bachelor while his family went down South so he and I headed over to Southwood courts and played some tennis. Now, neither of us was ever any good, but that doesn't stop us from wanting to compete. I will say that since everyone moved away I never play tennis anymore. With the arrival of children my last tennis partner, Tara, and I never can work it out to play (Can you really get a babysitter to go play tennis for a couple of hours?). Needless to say, the action was pretty slow and the night was cut short when Chappo rolled an ankle. Maybe it's better that we ended when we did - things were getting ugly!

Wednesday night we got an old friend out of retirement - Dave Brockbank. I can't even remember the last time we got together, but I know I didn't even have kids yet. The Brockbanks and Chapmans came over to Casa Covili for a backyard BBQ. It was filled with burgers, balls, and a few boo-hoo's. It's always fun to see everyone and find out what they're up to with their families. Dave now has four kids and lives in Cedar Hills. Even though he's back in Utah, Happy Valley can sometimes feel like a world away so we don't get together very often. Still, time doesn't change anything - when old friends get together it seems like minutes and not years have passed. It was a great night...

Friday I had my last boys party with Chappo. He came over around 10pm and we had another monopoly night. I know it sounds boring, but it's become a tradition and we like it - so there. This time the monopoly took a back seat to Rock Band. Ian brought his new purchase over and we rocked the night away. Good thing we don't have any video footage - if the tennis was scary it was nothing compared to the site of me on vocals....

I am very lucky to have such good friends in my life. No matter how frequent, or in frequent, our visits are it's always good to have close friends. Thanks for a great week guys.