Friday, July 22, 2011

Dinner with G and the Niederer's

The Niederer's come to town and G man comes over for dinner before he heads to Washington to see his mom. Great night with family!



G crashed his bike... AGAIN... nice war wounds!


Our boys peeing in the grass... too funny!


Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Surprise Jill!

Off to Seattle for the night for a little surprise. Jill is turning 40 this year, as many of us are, and her hubby planned a bit of a surprise. Girls weekend with Sugarland! But first it was time to ride the DUCK! The official land and water tour.


Torre, Christy, & Bradilyn


Safety first!



Jill and I


I want to stay there...


No there...


Crab boats





Well, Mike had the entire evening all planned out. First it was Dinner and drinks, then the limo would arrive to pick us up! Then it was off to Sugarland. What a fabulous treat! So great to spend time with friends old and new!




















Thanks again Mike and Jill for a great weekend!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Lunch with daddy.

Tex wanted to meet Tristan an I for lunch today so after we ran a couple errands for mom we headed to a little place by our house called Brown Shuga Soul Food. Tex had chicken and Tristan and I had pulled pork. It was very yummy! I would refer it if you like BBQ.



Mine was so good I forgot to get a picture before we ate it ; )


Tex got cherry cobbler for desert.




Tex was not feeling to well after he got home from work so I took Tristan to Veterans Park. We played for an hour or so before a thunderstorm came in. After the park we headed to Baskin Robins for some ice cream.









Sunday, July 10, 2011

Healing Hearts

A few months ago my best friend Selena, lost her brother Jeff. This happened while I was in Hawaii running the Lavaman. I was beside myself because I was in Hawaii and could not attend the funeral and to be there for my friend and her family. I had been planning on getting over to Idaho Falls to spend some time with Selena but because of my surgery and training I had been unable to get over to that side of the state. Friday I made an impromptu decision to head over.

When I arrived I stopped at Selena's and we spent about 3 hours catching up. We had decided to head up to St. Anthony Saturday morning. No schedule, no agenda.

After taking a few gaunts around some old familiar houses we headed out to my old house on the river. What had started out an already fabulous day with a friend was soon going to prove to be a spectacular day! I am not going to try to explain what unfolded at our former house other than to say we stopped to meet the owner's of the house whom so kindly invited us inside to see what they had done. We spent almost four hours with our new friend Lynn. We toured the house, old and new, we reminisced of the old days, and chatted on the porch over the river. The time was truly priceless.

After our recent, unbelievable experience, Selena and I headed to the Silver Horseshoe for lunch. I had been craving a cheeseburger deluxe, which was simply a cheeseburger with fried and a side salad. It was served exactly as it was 20 years ago. We ran into Brandy Angel having coffee and spend the next hour catching up with her.

After lunch, we headed out to Selena's old house in Wilford. We pulled in to the driveway the owner's were mowing the lawn. We inquired if we could walk around the property and told them that Selena had lived there in the past. They kindly agreed. While we were walking in the back yard, the owners came to us and asked if we would like to see the inside. Of course our answer was yes. I could see the resolve in Selena's eye's. This had been such a spectacular day. One I was thankful to be there for my friend!

On our way back to town we decided we should stop at Betty's to have a fruity beverage. It was there we ran into some old friends both kind and cruel. It ended up being a spectacular day of tears and laughs, sadness and resolve. The rest of that days experiences will remain in the heart of both Selena and I. I love you my friend. You will be OK!

2517 S River Rd










Selena's old house in Wilford


In death a hero, as in life a friend!

-Alexander Pope

Jeff Rigby

October 18, 1968 - March 19, 2011

Jeffery Russell Rigby, 42, of Billings, formerly of St. Anthony, Idaho, passed away peacefully at his home on March 19, 2011.

He was born on Oct. 18, 1968, in Ogden, Utah, to Sherwin Russell Rigby and Irene Elizabeth Aslett Rigby. He was raised in St. Anthony, attended schools there and graduated from South Fremont High School. He attended Ricks College.

He lived in Elko, Nev., for 14 years, where he worked for Barrick Goldstrike Mines. He moved to Billings, and most recently started a joint-owned business, Rigby Custom Landscaping.

He married Shannon Jill Barrett in 1990 in Elko, and together they had a son, Killian. They later divorced.

Jeff enjoyed fishing, golfing and traveling to his favorite place, Thailand. He especially enjoyed his time riding dirt bikes with his son in Idaho and Nevada. He loved his family very much and was always very considerate and willing to help friends and relatives. He was a perfectionist in everything he did. He greatly loved his two cats, Hussy and Dunder.

He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.

He is survived by son Killian Russell Rigby of St. Anthony; father Sherwin Russell Rigby of St. Anthony; mother Irene Elizabeth Aslett Rigby of Rexburg, Idaho; sister Selena (Christopher) Earley of Idaho Falls, Idaho; brother Jared (Tami) Rigby of Idaho Falls; sister Sumerli (Jason) Lynch of Idaho Falls; nephews, Justin Fullmer, Hayden Earley, Connor Lynch; nieces, Taylor Rigby and Jaylee Lynch; grandparents Gene and Zola Rigby of Parker, Idaho; his close friend, Shamen Martinez and her daughter, Rikkie Martinez, of Elko.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Marvin J. Aslett and Marie E. Aslett; and uncle Kevin L. Rigby and aunt Alice W. Whitmore.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at Wood East Side Chapel (963 S. Ammon Road, Idaho Falls). The family will visit with friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 25, and from 1 to 1:45 p.m., prior to the services, both at the funeral home.