He really is Superman. No kidding.
Brent is busy. He works loooooooong hours driving and "delivering salty snacks" as he puts it, to the people of Elko and Battle Mountain. Any chance he gets, he loves to sleep and lay on the bed with a tv remote in his hand. I tell him all the time how thankful I am that he works SO hard to support our large family. We were at the temple doing sealings in the fall, and the sealer shook our hands after we were done and said to Brent, "You're a working man! What do you do for a living?" Brent is always having troubles with his hands with this job, they get SO chapped and dry and cracked. In the car I asked him if it bothered him that he was asked that question. He said, "No! I'm proud of it!" And I'm proud of him!
One of Brent's dreams has been to star in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" as Adam Pontipee. When he heard that the theater company here in Elko was going to put on that very play, well he went to try out. They told him after he got the part that it wasn't even a competition...they knew he was Adam the second he stepped on stage.
Well, this began hours and hours of rehearsals and song and line memorization, and all added to his long daily schedule. But Adam was committed and determined and he did it ALL.
When we were called into the Stake President's office during the rehearsals and President Shumway told Brent he was the new Elder's Quorum President for the ward, he tackled that calling head on also. We have lots and lots of inactives in our boundaries, so there are many visits to make. Oh, and get this...he felt inspired to call the two husbands of MY two councilors as his councilors in his presidency. They are great couples in the Elko 3rd Ward.
We also have a huge Interfaith Creche Exibit that our Stake puts on every December. Brent was asked to be in charge of the choirs for this event. No biggie. Just more practicing. He was a pro! He led the music for our ward choir also and got us ready to sing for the event and for the Christmas program, and had special Sunday night rehearsals for the entire stake. He chose one of our favorite pieces, "What Sweeter Music" for the Stake choir. It was beautiful! I almost couldn't sing as we performed because it sounded so great and the words about the Savior's birth are so beautiful. He even made his well-known chocolate chip cookies for practices to keep everyone coming.
Well, folks...he did it all! And very well. He kept the salty snacks moving, he led the choirs, did an amazing sacrament meeting program for Christmas, and was the star of the show in 7 Brides.
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The girl who was going to play Dorcas had an injury kind of at the last minute, and they ended up asking Romney to play Dorcas. She was great! She stepped right in, learned the lines and dances, and looked so cute up on stage. She wasn't crazy about her "boy", so thank goodness the marriage was fake and he was able to leave for a mission soon after closing night.
Did I mention that the second or third night of the play was mine and Brent's 19th wedding anniversary? Well, it was. I went to every single performance, and it was especially fun to see Brent kissing another girl on our anniversary. But don't worry...it's nineteen years, but we're still counting. I'm hoping he's got better plans for our 20-year this November.
We were thrilled when Brent's parents and Scott, Tami, Andrea, and Kristin all agreed to drive to Elko to see the play. Isn't that the nicest???
It was so fun to have them here. Andrea has been in the same play several times, and realized she had worn the EXACT SAME dress that Romney wore for the play! Crazy.
I didn't get a photo, but I was already feeling so grateful for Brent's family driving all the way to Elko to support him, and then I walked in for the matinee on Saturday to buy tickets and there were MATT and ABBY! They woke up that morning and decided to drive to Elko to see 7 Brides. The sweetest, nicest gesture ever. They didn't have time to dawdle afterwards and were coming back in a week for Thanksgiving, so only stopped for a few minutes then headed back to Heber. Thank you so much Aarons and Gouldings and Bocanegras for supporting! It was great to have you here.
To sum up: I am married to Adam Pontipee. He's awesome.
PS. Brent's little black Honda that has 250 thousand miles and that we just recently poured a bunch of money into, stopped working. We think it's the clutch. Because of that, we are down to two cars. Brent did what he had to do, and started taking the scooter to work at 4am every morning. It's pretty cold at 4 am! This is what he looks like coming home.
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