tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45463859257474607242024-03-05T07:47:26.518-08:00The MansfieldsThe Everyday Adventures We Call LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-16071154231677130602013-08-25T16:09:00.003-07:002013-08-25T16:19:12.547-07:00Since Moving to Texas...... A LOT has happened. In many ways, I feel like the year (yes, we've almost lived in Texas a <u>YEAR</u>--- go ahead and laugh about it. I often do, myself) we've been here has been one of the biggest years of change, trial and growth for Mike & I. I know all you bloggers out there can empathize that sometimes when you abandon your blog for so long, you avoid going back because of the sheer capacity of what you have missed writing about. I have been battling those feelings for months now. I, of course, wish I had documented more about our first year living in another state. However, recently I had some motivation to come back to blogging and figured-- better late than never! So to make this post as minimally painful for both you & I. I'm going to hit some highlights of the year since moving to the big TX.<br />
So here's our lives summed up in a list since moving to TX:<br />
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<li>You all know that I started working for Cook Children's Hospital last November. Here's a few pictures of me in my Cook Children's shirt on day #1 along with a massive replica of the hospital made out of Legos that is inside the hospital (it's pretty amazing). Cook Children's hospital was made to look like a castle on the outside & on the inside the main atrium is designed like a castle with fun names throughout like "Camelot Court" (the food court) along with a Build-A-Bear workshop and Frozen Yogurt shop inside. It's pretty awesome.</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">We celebrated our first Christmas season in Texas. Gotta tell you... having it in the 70-80 degree range most of December is not something I'd complain about. Mike, on the other hand, missed the snow. Lucky for him, after flying home from spending Christmas in Florida with my family... we arrived to a very unexpected and snowy Dallas on Christmas Day. Which promptly melted the next day, now that's my kind of Christmas.</li>
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<li> In January, Mike had to travel for about 6 weeks off and on for his new job with Webfilings. My parents were still in Florida at the time, unwinding no doubt from all the wildness of celebrating Christmas at the condo. While Mike was gone one night, I began experiencing some health problems. One of the greatest luxuries of being the youngest of empty-nesters? Mother and father to the rescue! Dad flew out to Dallas and spent about a week with me while mom was wrapping up things in Florida. Then mom flew out and spent another week. During this time, I had some doctor visits and found out I was going to need surgery, which prolonged their trip another week. So in the end, I squeaked out another 3 weeks with my parents... oh, the things I'll do for attention. ;)</li>
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<li>April was a very exciting month because mom and Marisa flew out to spend 6 days in Dallas with me. Nothing is better than girl time! We shopped, ate, watched chick-flicks, played games and pampered ourselves. If that isn't the equivalent of girl-heaven, I don't know what is...</li>
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<li>The weekend after my mom and sister left, Mike and I hopped a plane to Vegas. For our 5 year anniversary, Mike gave me tickets to see Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in their special Soul 2 Soul performance at the Venetian in Vegas. Really, this weekend is deserving of it's own post but needless to say, it was one AMAZING weekend. We stayed in the Trump (thank you, Hotwire!) and on Saturday night got to watch a performance I'll remember forever. Not only because the music and chemistry was awesome to observe... but also because I got to shake Faith Hill's hand and squeeze Tim McGraw's forearm both as they sang right in front of us. There was a massive amount of little girl screaming happening that night. After we left, I turned to Mike and said, "Please don't divorce me..."</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">A couple weeks after we got back from Vegas, Mike's mom, Alys, came to visit us in Texas!! I told you it was an exciting month. The visit was too short for our liking but we loved showing her our life here in Texas, shopping and of course in true Texas-style... eating a lot of food. There was a farmer's market/festival in Grand Prairie the weekend she was here so we hit up games, food, face-painting and even won us some fish! Which promptly died a week later after having spent $63 on their special "fish supplies" at Petco. Mike tells me this is why we cannot have a dog.</li>
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<li>In May, we experienced our first tornado and realized how GROSSLY under-prepared we really were. Long story short, Mike pretty much drove through the storm (NOT RECOMMENDED) and I grabbed a can of chili and a flashlight and sat freaking out in the bathroom. Needless to say, emergency preparedness FHE soon followed. Mike and I can now survive tornado, earthquake and zombie apocalypse for at least 1 month. Texas may have some wild weather but it has it's moments of beauty. See below a picture from our front door one evening after a storm. </li>
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<li>At the end of May, one of my best friends, Brittany, came to visit me in Texas! Can I just say how much I love this girl?? It was so good to see her, get to talk, joke, shop and be girls together again. She brought her sweet baby girl, Raquel, with her too, who was absolutely the best baby I've ever been around. It was so nice to see her and am already counting down the days till I get to see her again in Utah. We again played games, shopped and visited Joe Pool lake (for a very short time since it was COLD that day) which is about 5 min from our house.<br />
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<li>My last post was about Mike's new job at Webfilings, which he absolutely LOVED. Since that time, Mike has received another new job (yes, you read that right). In June, Mike was still riding the gravy train AKA his job at Webfilings. Which included, of course, "Bagel Wednesday", free Rangers game tickets, lots of swag and regular ping pong tournaments with his co-workers, who he absolutely loved. When a recruiter approached him from Kimberly-Clark, the company that makes Kleenex, Huggies, Scott tissue, etc, he almost immediately said no. I told him interviewing never hurt anyone. After a phone interview, Mike was still hesitant to leave his sweet gig to go for an in-person interview, which they offered. KC was persistent and really wanted him to come to their office (the Dallas office is the global headquarters where CFO and CEO reside). Much to Mike's surprise, he really enjoyed the idea of working for an international, billion-dollar company. KC was very impressed with Mike and put Mike in a great position to negotiate. Fast forward 5 weeks and Mike had once again changed jobs for the 3rd time in 9 months. Although he was sad to leave Webfilings, he is very excited about the growth and potential at Kimberly-Clark being a senior financial analyst-- and the cherry on top? That hard-working boy finally got his very own office. :)</li>
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<li>In July we went home for the 4th and spent a few wonderful days with both my family and Mike's. The Mansfields have an annual campout once a year over the 4th or 24th of July and we didn't want to miss it. We enjoyed lots of good food (I'm noticing a pattern here), family temple trip, conversation, laughs, some serious annual "Whose Your Daddy?" games while camping, swimming and boating!</li>
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<li>And to top it off... we had these sweet faces waving goodbye to us on our way to the airport. I won't lie, there might have been some tears as they chased our car screaming, "We love you!!!" I tell you this... nothing makes you appreciate family more than living away from them</li>
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So there it is... some of the highlights of our year so far. We've had many great times and some not-so-great times filled with our own trials to endure. One day I'm going to get up the courage to write about it all on here. But for now, we'll review the happy times and be grateful for all we've been blessed with in such a short 10 months since we turned our lives topsy turvy and became Texans!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-72695227889202385522013-03-09T19:25:00.004-08:002013-03-09T19:25:50.524-08:00More big changes!As if leaving family, moving to another state, starting a new job at Cook Children's hospital, Mike transferring to the Dallas office of Deloitte, buying a new home in a new city and basically embarking on the biggest adventure of our lives so far wasn't enough... there have been even MORE changes since we moved to Texas. The one I'm about to share with you was a welcome surprise and answer to prayers.<div>
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As many of you know, Mike transferred with Deloitte to the Dallas office. There were many reasons involved in that decision but one of them was a concern that there were not enough opportunities for growth in Salt Lake City. Not long after moving, Mike changed his city of residence to Dallas on his Linked In account. Much to our surprise and pleasure, recruiters all of a sudden started contacting Mike about job opportunities. Not only did he get contacted by 2 of the other big four firms offering him positions but he was contacted about an up-and-coming software firm looking for an XBRL specialist as a professional services manager. Don't worry, I still don't fully understand what that means either. Let's just call it "financial reporting" for the rest of us laymen. This was intriguing. We both already knew Mike did not want to be on the "partner track" at a big four firm-- it wasn't the lifestyle either of us wanted for our him or our future family. This offer looked like a great opportunity for Mike with a very appealing work lifestyle. After interviewing three times on the phone and once at the corporate headquarters in Ames, IA-- my fantastic husband was offered the position. Hello, WebFilings! </div>
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From the very beginning we both felt there were reasons we needed to be in Dallas. After this exciting twist, we've realized once again the wonderful hand of the Lord in our lives. His new job has been a great answer to prayers. He started at the beginning of January and is <i>LOVING</i> it. Who wouldn't love working for a software company that has patterned themselves after Google and Ebay? Where fresh fruit is brought in every morning, a full kitchen is always stocked for employees use, jeans and t-shirts are the uniform of choice, "Bagel Wednesdays" happen every week and ping pong tournaments are just part of every day.... yeah, I'm working on my jealousy issues. :) I'm joking because in reality, I could not be happier for my sweet husband. I don't even want to know how many extra hours he has put into his career the last 3 years. He's always been ranked at the top of his group at Deloitte but I'm not sure he's ever felt to be as much of an asset to a company as he has since starting this new job. I'm proud of all his hard work paying off and even more grateful to our Father in Heaven for leading us here so he could have this amazing opportunity!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-18946014299895326792013-02-02T10:04:00.001-08:002013-02-02T10:18:40.752-08:00Everything's Bigger in TexasI haven't blogged in awhile but certainly not for a lack of excitement in our lives. In fact, the last four months have been some of the most altering and exciting in our marriage. Last Fall Mike and I had recently moved to a new place in South Jordan. We had renovated our town home to our contemporary style and felt settled. We thought we'd live in that home for at least another three years until we had at least a couple children. Settled but not necessarily happy. Life is the unexpected journey, as Sheri Dew, would say... and we were feeling just this way. Things had not worked out to mine and Mike's carefully laid "plans". Little did we know, the Lord had bigger ones on the horizon for us.<br />
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One day I received a spontaneous email from my mentor in my doctorate program. He said he'd been contacted about a job at Cook Children's Hospital in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and he'd thought about me. He felt it would be a fantastic experience. Little did he know, Mike had been feeling restless in his job and wanting to know that when he eventually left Deloitte, he was leaving for a good opportunity. He was worried that the Salt Lake market was over-saturated and the opportunities he wanted just weren't there. So we'd been looking for out of state opportunities for his employment. At this time, both Dallas and Fort Worth offices of Deloitte were looking for seniors. At the beginning I think we were both like, "Sure, we'll look into it" without<b> really</b> thinking it would go anywhere. I know when I interviewed for Cook Children's I thought, "That'd be cool. But I'm not leaving UT. I'm staying home and starting a family." I had every excuse in the book to stay in Utah. We had just moved and just renovated our house perfectly to our liking. I was close to family and had left my job so I could start my own. Mike had just been called as elders quorum president the month before. It didn't seem like the right time. And yet... all the while I was stating I was "never going to move", I kept having this overwhelming feeling that Mike and I would live in Texas. Mike continued to feel the same way-- that there was something pulling us. So fast forward six weeks, two flights to Dallas, two new jobs, renting our town home, buying a home in TX, packing up all our belongings into a U-Haul and we were trucking across four states (<u>with the invaluable help of my parents- NEVER would have made it without them</u>) to the great state of Texas!<br />
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Packing up all your belongings in a 26 feet truck is an interesting experience. Good thing I have great men in my life that love to do puzzles and devised a way to fit all that furniture in there.</div>
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All packed up and ready to go! We headed out on October 25th on a surprisingly snowy morning!</div>
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As we crossed over the border... welcome to Texas!</div>
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Funny store about finding our new home. Mike and I had accepted positions-- mine with Cook Children's and his with the Dallas/Fort Worth Deloitte offices but we had no idea where to live. We had been looking up rentals online for weeks with no real luck. We didn't know the area and I didn't want to pour money into a small apartment that we'd want to move out of in six months anyway. If I was going to leave our life and families behind-- I wanted to be heading towards a home and not some apartment. So Mike and I decided we'd fly out and buy a home before we came. The problem was that Mike didn't have any time off to come with me. So talking to my sister one day we decided we would fly out together and look for homes. She's a real estate agent in UT and has helped us buy both our homes in the past. I gotta tell you... that was four jam-packed, fun and stressful days. Looking back at it, those were priceless days spent with my sister looking at homes. An opportunity we'll never have again, I'm sure. But at the time, it was pretty intense to have to find and purchase a home in four days without Mike ever seeing the home or the city. It was a lot of responsibility! It's a good thing I had the best sister in the world there to keep me focused, give me her opinion and eventually find the perfect home for our family. I can definitely say the Lord's hand was in our search-- finding a home on the second day of looking, putting in an offer, countering back and forth with an offer accepted on the third day and having an inspection on the fourth day hours before we flew home to Utah... it was nothing short of a miracle.<br />
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And here it is... our brand new home in Texas!</div>
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Mom helping me paint the mantle white. Even a new house needs projects I guess!</div>
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Dad unpacking the kitchen. Did I mention we would never have made it without my parents? Cause we wouldn't have. Without them I'd still be living in a U-Haul on the side of the road in New Mexico.</div>
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It was truly meant to be- living here. We are <i><b>loving</b></i> our home, location, neighborhood, jobs and ward. Mike and I have both received calling as teachers in the ward-- Mike is teaching gospel doctrine and I'm teaching Relief Society once a month. We have already seen numerous reasons why the Lord wanted us here in Texas and are starting to see more unexpected answers here. And we are overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with gratitude. I am so grateful for a Father in Heaven who knows so much better than I ever will what we need. We miss our family in Utah desperately but have felt more happiness, contentment and peace than we have ever experienced in our five years of marriage before. Life is certainly better and bigger in Texas for us-- we can't wait to see what else the Lord has in store for us here in all the years to come.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Mike ran his 1st marathon in
September (I know I'm very behind). He has been training for several months--
all through busy season. He would come home at 9:30-10:00 p.m. and then go
upstairs and jump on the treadmill. He is amazing. So finally in September he
was able to show off all his hard work at the Top of Utah marathon in Logan. It
was incredible to see our families come and support him. Mike's parents drove
all the way from Vernal and stayed the whole weekend. It was so fun to see
them, eat out, go shopping and just talk. It ended up that now that we live in
Texas to be one of the last times we were able to spend a lot of time with
them-- so we were grateful for the time together. My family also gave up their
entire Saturday and came up to cheer him on and enjoy a celebratory lunch. Our
families are awesome!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">It's late and I've been
unpacking, hanging, opening and cleaning our new Texas home for the last 8 days
straight (if I see another cardboard box I think I might snap)... so I'm giving
up on writing more about his marathon today. Laziness? Possibly. Or just pure
exhaustion. Either way, I hope you all enjoy the pictures and the quick
captions.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Dustin & Jeffrey. Like
my sign? It rhymes. :)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"> He's almost there! I'm
running off the right (families have to stay out of the final stretch) and
yelling loudly encouragement. :)</span> </div>
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Can you feel the pain?!</div>
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We sure could! This is
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Our AMAZING family who came
to cheer Mike on! I LOVE this picture but hate that the picture taker didn't
tell us that Alys was barely visible back there with her head poking over
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Mike finished in 4:06! Pretty incredible marathon time for a 1st timer, eh? Yeah, I think
he's pretty amazing too. I hope one day to have a picture of the two of us at
the end of a marathon again-- maybe with me wearing the medal? Ok, maybe a
half. ;)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-68736908186974425912012-10-10T11:39:00.002-07:002012-10-10T11:53:33.314-07:00Before & After Since we decided to move to Texas (see below post)... I am in a fast frenzy to get our current home ready for us to leave. Below are some fun "before and after" shots of the guest bedroom. For those of you not aware, these pictures are from our town home which we just moved into in February. We are going to keep it as an investment property (which was the original plan anyway) and rent it out when we move to Texas.<br />
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So these pictures don't really have great lighting and they're taken with my phone... but basically I took the ugly pink and brown striped wall with tan walls and cream moldings TO light grey walls, white ceiling, white baseboards and white doors (can't see here). Really, it may not look like much in the pictures but WOW it took forever-- at least a week. The brown stripes must have had 10 coats on them because they were 3D. It was hours of sandpapering, patching, cleaning, sandpapering, cleaning, painting, painting, taping, painting, painting... you get the idea. So I can't help being a little proud. Now that I'm moving onto our Texas home JUST as we finished renovating this homes... I am going to post some pictures on here of our beloved town home we are leaving behind. Look for those soon!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-63399841740362282282012-10-10T11:23:00.002-07:002012-10-10T11:23:28.458-07:00A Recant & an AnnouncementSo... the last post I put on here was about going private. I really had every intention of doing that-- especially with warnings from my friends about having personal information online and public. Truthfully, I still feel that way- it makes me a little nervous. However, a LOT has changed in the last month and now I feel like my connections, even my internet ones, are suddenly very important.<br />
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So as many of you already know from Facebook... Mike and I are moving to Texas at the end of October. We have always wanted to live out of state and have explored opportunities in different states in the past. We both wanted to expand our opportunities and have an adventure. So just about a month ago, we made a big decision. A decision to move our family, change our plans and head 1,200 miles east to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Mike will be transferring to the Deloitte office in Dallas and on a surprising twist...I received a job offer to work at Cook Children's Hospital! I never imagined us living in Texas-- most especially because we just moved into our town home in February. I love it so much here (we just finished renovating!) and life is good. We have been trying to start a family and things were smooth sailing. About a week or so before we found out about this opportunity I turned to Mike and said, "I don't want to move for another 5 years at least. I love it here!" Heavenly Father must have been listening because just as I was feeling comfortable... there was one gigantic push that turned all our "plans" upside down. Isn't it funny how life works? No matter how much we plan, or don't plan and assume that's just how life will be... it always ends up surprising us.<br />
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So here we go... one step forward into the unknown. I have to say, now that I've had some time to digest everything... I am SO excited! Psyched to meet new people, move into a new place, start new jobs and experience a different life. It's almost like starting over and with that comes a certain level of challenge and adventure that we can't help to anticipate. So here goes... we are up and moving from our roots, family and friends. And even though we are incredibly sad to leave them we feel like this is what the Lord wants for our little family. Because of that, I am hoping to keep this blog open (and hopefully updated more often) and this really GIANT adventure we are starting on. I apologize for the private/not private fake-out. Hope you'll still stick with us and see where this journey leads!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-44211463818625024102012-08-30T19:51:00.002-07:002012-08-30T20:03:34.148-07:00Going Private<div style="text-align: center;">I've seen many people go private on their blogs over the years. Frankly, I've never felt the need. I understood why others chose to, especially with children, but I didn't think I'd want to do it. Mostly because I know what it's like to find a blog and follow it-- whether you know the person really well or not. I hate being blocked out by that private notice. Total hit to the blog-stalkers, right? :) However, the day I didn't think would come for awhile (at least until I had children) has come. I've been thinking about it for the last couple of weeks. Thinking about how personal my posts often are. I want to be able to disclose personal thoughts, feelings and information about me on this blog because lets be honest-- this blog is mostly for me (just like everyone's blog is mostly for themselves). Yet, I've recently realized I'm not sure who is reading these very personal feelings and I'm just not very comfortable with it. SO... here we go. I'm jumping on the private bandwagon. Please if you want to read, occasionally look or just be included... let me know. I'm not trying to cut anyone out that I know. I just want to know the people I include! :) Either comment or if you feel more comfortable...send your email address at megan.g.mansfield@gmail.com and I will do whatever magic bloggers do to make you able to see but make us private. ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;">So thanks for your understanding! I hope you choose to continue to read-- it's not nearly as fun if no one reads your rants, romps and raucous. So here's to that--happy reading! :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-66956877863663166532012-08-21T16:02:00.011-07:002012-08-21T16:38:47.284-07:00Rafting the Green <div style="text-align: center;">A couple weekends ago we were finally able to go home to visit our family in Vernal. I love going to Vernal! It's alway a fun getaway with lots of activities, family and laughs. This trip out we did something we've never done before-- raft the Green River! I was so excited because I've never rafted any river, ever. Amber and Thomas get the credit for coordinating this excursion and I am impressed with how quickly they planned it and we carried it off. Let's hear a wahoo for new adventures. Check out the pictures of our rockin' fun day!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KI8b9vhKnAsH1mfnXoWkOxC71iQn8SvkBC44oDU7TyzTqOtLYxgs2_wtzPkmAN1vKXREeW05nekYnkllTAkCtyq9lcAgOsr1pOW3fdsOe1sfh6IaialnW8f6wLl_pd5oNZJDVAN1wD2c/s1600/P1000846.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KI8b9vhKnAsH1mfnXoWkOxC71iQn8SvkBC44oDU7TyzTqOtLYxgs2_wtzPkmAN1vKXREeW05nekYnkllTAkCtyq9lcAgOsr1pOW3fdsOe1sfh6IaialnW8f6wLl_pd5oNZJDVAN1wD2c/s320/P1000846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779271630828626162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Love being outdoors! This is us getting ready to launch.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgCHAd2OUcI8PxU4vGnN1njlHwpJbfO8w7jAQ7hXjKc_okoheTzbg-YI5OGiq2miT7t4bOwL9YakVYTMhTLm5hMpNi_W5tbKhUh8tvWVVgPfUGRXfe_GH0G65dOB1vFR3tt-Tn8KrXevE/s1600/P1000849.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgCHAd2OUcI8PxU4vGnN1njlHwpJbfO8w7jAQ7hXjKc_okoheTzbg-YI5OGiq2miT7t4bOwL9YakVYTMhTLm5hMpNi_W5tbKhUh8tvWVVgPfUGRXfe_GH0G65dOB1vFR3tt-Tn8KrXevE/s320/P1000849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779271616167093810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had a little picnic lunch at the push-off site.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJDFBFKJpReEyNR2WoD1VLVTaNQ157U4DqlGqueGaI4A69pjfOJ8VXzfMbzqp5ix1EuKIv_qa-uERcowZh5Fxu6IFxfCruQxNW6tJYESS0b5O6KIrQnfCWwqLQsC3wFQuTzmQcZZ9rVDn/s1600/P1000850.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJDFBFKJpReEyNR2WoD1VLVTaNQ157U4DqlGqueGaI4A69pjfOJ8VXzfMbzqp5ix1EuKIv_qa-uERcowZh5Fxu6IFxfCruQxNW6tJYESS0b5O6KIrQnfCWwqLQsC3wFQuTzmQcZZ9rVDn/s320/P1000850.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779271273159416386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think these monsters are ready to get rowing...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdL4R1qwwHJFY40IaeG2ZWVT-vVMaiHEkMDW5TZxaB4cBKNd_UnKeC15qkWmOc1sh0lQQ5QFVac8kZatrYY-pdZ0Mz3beDl-sKI3ZRoHYpcnLt0XfnhJkvaSJSUiEP0-HKk9KQsNP7zsu/s1600/P1000853.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdL4R1qwwHJFY40IaeG2ZWVT-vVMaiHEkMDW5TZxaB4cBKNd_UnKeC15qkWmOc1sh0lQQ5QFVac8kZatrYY-pdZ0Mz3beDl-sKI3ZRoHYpcnLt0XfnhJkvaSJSUiEP0-HKk9KQsNP7zsu/s320/P1000853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779271259078897138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sandwich, anyone? :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjlZJ8n4EDYkT3qmlbLJLVjxtZ3Ri3a8Kv45Bk0xLU4RoJHqJ4wJPRrLW9gCLeP1eToTBtwQSS2YKu1FssHlX4SDAL_ukMxhv-O4dCjHK9Jv7SpUR1LHgBQ_zzkqAxIU8RHNowVlNRSOS/s1600/P1000854.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjlZJ8n4EDYkT3qmlbLJLVjxtZ3Ri3a8Kv45Bk0xLU4RoJHqJ4wJPRrLW9gCLeP1eToTBtwQSS2YKu1FssHlX4SDAL_ukMxhv-O4dCjHK9Jv7SpUR1LHgBQ_zzkqAxIU8RHNowVlNRSOS/s320/P1000854.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779271247397909778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Baby Max</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCX4KoNIaxzHCJEdZdB1lGyqXJiTm63ea9NZIY4f9lQp9RmOuvztRbp62K001umHjtVkasPeSnBaV1d_JBjWufU0dDbvaLZ6M4zegHx2DpRkBPpvPsrS1aYriFYbk0T8zqfhfRCbXFVmUG/s1600/P1000856.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCX4KoNIaxzHCJEdZdB1lGyqXJiTm63ea9NZIY4f9lQp9RmOuvztRbp62K001umHjtVkasPeSnBaV1d_JBjWufU0dDbvaLZ6M4zegHx2DpRkBPpvPsrS1aYriFYbk0T8zqfhfRCbXFVmUG/s320/P1000856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779270782599202994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We are rocking the shades and ready to rock the river.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrscVKFeglM9wg_cyzZ33By06kEnkyF9nwcvFd53yq74tNlZUesZ4vcjtfCAOZB99kG4LSYpq-jHnuVfOSWaBqkHhM7yZZ9xOhKnccCzfKUOQ9WQlHH9xtmH8RETgQw1KdLyXU5GGuJrpj/s1600/P1000858.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrscVKFeglM9wg_cyzZ33By06kEnkyF9nwcvFd53yq74tNlZUesZ4vcjtfCAOZB99kG4LSYpq-jHnuVfOSWaBqkHhM7yZZ9xOhKnccCzfKUOQ9WQlHH9xtmH8RETgQw1KdLyXU5GGuJrpj/s320/P1000858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779270765934839762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Off we go!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcGQvZEKnI7pw3EB6q0pEzE1TrVjvsYWQH-oXQMUKQ1LfCQUeckJHny0EzYjRmDMqgKekv2vx2Qe4gsFwnOooIuGX3Te1krdWcAkc5d3T5gZkhVYUbX5tE6m4AtHk-foZBdBwmo4Cj7AH/s1600/P1000861.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcGQvZEKnI7pw3EB6q0pEzE1TrVjvsYWQH-oXQMUKQ1LfCQUeckJHny0EzYjRmDMqgKekv2vx2Qe4gsFwnOooIuGX3Te1krdWcAkc5d3T5gZkhVYUbX5tE6m4AtHk-foZBdBwmo4Cj7AH/s320/P1000861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779270753002002818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kameron & Ben</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnrf9K_K9mD3WZatOkD-0zHtIV3cMhRGTiUGJFq-JZooIvSQ0eBB_oeM69-bny4RJ4Z8XlnSzlawr5DzXPVrDuvCFW7Nh_8Fl6eTf7N_4gndCOXPASmojEliyX7_yUHfYOELV5HdoQwBV/s1600/P1000863.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnrf9K_K9mD3WZatOkD-0zHtIV3cMhRGTiUGJFq-JZooIvSQ0eBB_oeM69-bny4RJ4Z8XlnSzlawr5DzXPVrDuvCFW7Nh_8Fl6eTf7N_4gndCOXPASmojEliyX7_yUHfYOELV5HdoQwBV/s320/P1000863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779270227371826466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What you doing allllll the way back there boys?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSw1XV0GgCc5f8Q6ePEj1LfSju9cA2reb0RRCeka59PWbnslKkOXVYYAD1rNKp3hW1cX2FVKv9LZDL3T8TZa1vEfrHYR2K5kbBx2Pmwqz0ql_kbn_dT2-KsxkYDyHa1qg2H0giV1bvNED/s1600/P1000866.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSw1XV0GgCc5f8Q6ePEj1LfSju9cA2reb0RRCeka59PWbnslKkOXVYYAD1rNKp3hW1cX2FVKv9LZDL3T8TZa1vEfrHYR2K5kbBx2Pmwqz0ql_kbn_dT2-KsxkYDyHa1qg2H0giV1bvNED/s320/P1000866.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779270206383786786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh427r6wlaCP7Kc8OBehYCQjaXacSRzXxOVP1529oTbgs3mGwO3EwlZbKLVMZo9VfisSdlNOWyIg5zvThhph4_Fp7DshAvOTB2EBfk5VEqXjEz8WiyA6hwBGe6gfhyMK6Ms2zbXp5X9A44F/s1600/P1000871.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh427r6wlaCP7Kc8OBehYCQjaXacSRzXxOVP1529oTbgs3mGwO3EwlZbKLVMZo9VfisSdlNOWyIg5zvThhph4_Fp7DshAvOTB2EBfk5VEqXjEz8WiyA6hwBGe6gfhyMK6Ms2zbXp5X9A44F/s320/P1000871.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779270198473415938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My boy- oh how I love him.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvPbrH0gWBq_EWchCPGZHJodQ67gGpA7rInTcnclsEnk1bl1m53ngLPqE7hmKvVmc_rPVwy7IAQse_lfvoro6Y72R8_tzbKvCF_o9g-0hOez5B4nHzhO6zZgwZpB0zYJiwBHaO8C0B_kU/s320/P1000872.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779269883711038898" /><div style="text-align: center;">Chloe & I!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSVeI4D9hTgC3db6TeKpSblj05LMqloJElIwW6Iur442pneM7vtfhpVPxO1VFuOAwnL0fUVq4JQbJ33HJ5UjegXC7cuC1iNX94JX2nYci8RnykNiKCqgR_8PIld7_3T3wq2SGAO2iSvMt/s1600/P1000873.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSVeI4D9hTgC3db6TeKpSblj05LMqloJElIwW6Iur442pneM7vtfhpVPxO1VFuOAwnL0fUVq4JQbJ33HJ5UjegXC7cuC1iNX94JX2nYci8RnykNiKCqgR_8PIld7_3T3wq2SGAO2iSvMt/s320/P1000873.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779269639315517122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look how beautiful this is! Floating on this scenic scape was serene.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bB4dF8QluxvX-2zRggF68i9nxi9c_i2m_9hUvASuKkoBP_N5PFQO431J8zF867Uj8D_DdJsu5trsZtdecNLgObnYxCT4FZbl-7hTM0RJwdz7qJNfbM4jM1oxHO5_opQoZayrppbQiqUn/s1600/P1000874.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bB4dF8QluxvX-2zRggF68i9nxi9c_i2m_9hUvASuKkoBP_N5PFQO431J8zF867Uj8D_DdJsu5trsZtdecNLgObnYxCT4FZbl-7hTM0RJwdz7qJNfbM4jM1oxHO5_opQoZayrppbQiqUn/s320/P1000874.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779269623146005426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kameron, Stephanie & Ben. Once in our raft we caught a rock, steph fell forward and knocked Ben out of our boat right into the rapids! He did a great job at staying calm and pretty much went round and round till the next boat got him. That was about as much excitement as we saw that day.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVdA3vbbx9hLmQdUYTs0J_yiZVnxoH_uJ3q9AADU7YQIXYRVxPFetHZ6-qevRZVera7XnnTzmKOEjEdZosAJW-2boIKJRL13lVA3v2aL4AvtuFzeINlHgJCWUwRxnqqtpOHOugpp50YOo/s1600/P1000875.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVdA3vbbx9hLmQdUYTs0J_yiZVnxoH_uJ3q9AADU7YQIXYRVxPFetHZ6-qevRZVera7XnnTzmKOEjEdZosAJW-2boIKJRL13lVA3v2aL4AvtuFzeINlHgJCWUwRxnqqtpOHOugpp50YOo/s320/P1000875.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779269611216016466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Raft #2. Big Mike literally had bloody blisters the next day from rowing so hard.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2t_ih3l4m3k3KZbg0f7nnrYWWgpnUR5p6pP8nIYvBeP7hbrEJEVpGLk7sbSiz_zGukVsPYrvgQBiuz6i7_LwurzcmgNxeM2Hq9hCmQM0NUNwwVprRuQ0uesuSW8F-MClAVxqShhkv6R6/s1600/P1000877.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2t_ih3l4m3k3KZbg0f7nnrYWWgpnUR5p6pP8nIYvBeP7hbrEJEVpGLk7sbSiz_zGukVsPYrvgQBiuz6i7_LwurzcmgNxeM2Hq9hCmQM0NUNwwVprRuQ0uesuSW8F-MClAVxqShhkv6R6/s320/P1000877.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779269077915980690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wyatt took a few dips in the river. This time may or may not have been my fault for not getting a bottle throw <b><i>quite</i></b> to him in the other boat.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQW_e39FwRuC6KvY15Eds7FzTky-QtKMQPbV6FHfOoWUwbFpw-q4knjcH9uysYdLXR1ZWJKIhxphFupM75Ee-dJ6pwKZavAaeZk5z5To1F3O0PmrcSN8ENbo_5-kWjMrcN7O9O3hyphenhyphenAvhTU/s1600/P1000880.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQW_e39FwRuC6KvY15Eds7FzTky-QtKMQPbV6FHfOoWUwbFpw-q4knjcH9uysYdLXR1ZWJKIhxphFupM75Ee-dJ6pwKZavAaeZk5z5To1F3O0PmrcSN8ENbo_5-kWjMrcN7O9O3hyphenhyphenAvhTU/s320/P1000880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779269066892762130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Alys & Chloe</div><a 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It was so fun to get out and do something different. Here are the day's festivities...</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium; ">All the family (minus Jonny, sadly, because he had other things he needed to do) started out meeting at Thanksgiving Point's cafe where my dad bought us all a delicious lunch and ice cream for the kiddos.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBjSkUB8d2P9-foh5uV7xy4BopKnTMprwjTjaO6LZ9vNwSVb6aRj53v-aLS6hgwHkYl6ZBBds10oM6j36uhgrCkmBqAiM1ZFEhCvaiLAV7MQEwOMy6Zm6ESvoSQrZEiQ3MYcm6rDDcT70/s1600/P1000736.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBjSkUB8d2P9-foh5uV7xy4BopKnTMprwjTjaO6LZ9vNwSVb6aRj53v-aLS6hgwHkYl6ZBBds10oM6j36uhgrCkmBqAiM1ZFEhCvaiLAV7MQEwOMy6Zm6ESvoSQrZEiQ3MYcm6rDDcT70/s320/P1000736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779155976230992066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Mike and I outside Thanksgiving Point</span></i></div><p></p> <!--EndFragment--></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWeM04nTJ9xq70mikL3FSLbpbED_NuNwnz4iR6EhtX1jfyEh_xxUVTDoexcS-U4H1fG2wqJbvlBNhsQpNfGmNLoP4jB4HymrLo5kTVpvpOSS2DeLum0ulFvQAMO-ph4R0ZAgR_d9QB09p/s1600/IMG_1840.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWeM04nTJ9xq70mikL3FSLbpbED_NuNwnz4iR6EhtX1jfyEh_xxUVTDoexcS-U4H1fG2wqJbvlBNhsQpNfGmNLoP4jB4HymrLo5kTVpvpOSS2DeLum0ulFvQAMO-ph4R0ZAgR_d9QB09p/s320/IMG_1840.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779156354746596226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i>These two are besties!</i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeI4aXxt8IsLA7mhsZ_bAFD6gOeWo8_C-1hDH8RBycJ_8b2NuiYMzHCcC-fNiV4y1cEQpcDBQYGITAN2mX7fvmXIfJPmCUqZibmn8-31desgcai1tVpOlhslyj-cUjAwQaCRORJqjrKwN/s1600/IMG_1843.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeI4aXxt8IsLA7mhsZ_bAFD6gOeWo8_C-1hDH8RBycJ_8b2NuiYMzHCcC-fNiV4y1cEQpcDBQYGITAN2mX7fvmXIfJPmCUqZibmn8-31desgcai1tVpOlhslyj-cUjAwQaCRORJqjrKwN/s320/IMG_1843.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779156338394286194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Goofballs!</span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLMWm1ugQtQLLNUbuax-bLECrDRlHT5W0HRTnblfj8WqkMm15qLvn4Mhc1-ar5cODvK1t0O-Pvvefv-AQy8EMCnT7Zwc8iQDcFLR40Ik0hoGrHKTcYDY_avOKR_ToVIJWuWn1AzcL8NT3/s1600/IMG_1835.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLMWm1ugQtQLLNUbuax-bLECrDRlHT5W0HRTnblfj8WqkMm15qLvn4Mhc1-ar5cODvK1t0O-Pvvefv-AQy8EMCnT7Zwc8iQDcFLR40Ik0hoGrHKTcYDY_avOKR_ToVIJWuWn1AzcL8NT3/s320/IMG_1835.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779155990503466818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i>All the kids at the ice cream bar</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium; ">After we ate, we walked around the gardens. They are incredible if you've never been. My parents have season passes so we've been before but every time we go it's always amazing to see the perfectly manicured flowers, bushes, trees and paths. We stopped at one point on some benches and my dad gave a brief talk on the sacrifice of the pioneers telling us how many thousands of miles they walked. It was so neat because as we hiked later in the day, Christian my 8 year old nephew was sweating and chanting quietly to himself, "If the pioneers can walk thousands of miles, I can climb this mountain..." over and over. It warmed my heart and gave me the encouragement to keep going too! This visit to the gardens was even better though because they recently put a huge collection of Angela Johnson's bronze statues of Christ on display. She is from Alpine and has never had any professional training which is absolutely remarkable. The statues are breath-taking. She has smaller depictions of Christ and events in his life and right now there is one massive statues of Christ walking on water. Apparently all the smaller statues will be recreated to life size like the one of Him walking on water. They will all be permanently placed inside Thanksgiving Point gardens. I cannot wait to go back and see them all in life size. They were absolutely incredible and it was a spiritual experience to walk around looking at them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceuweYU77KDcOFS2Wniz8k2o5mQh3f7p6cqWwmJAsyMjSuRZW9fRgYM-ZvWNRYc-U1ZBmRv4vrOBn_XeX2XiX-W6pPMiAgUhAx9-wH2paTsWFKuyp_5baT5ZAhob0fawj6f8NB5-HEd9O/s1600/P1000754.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceuweYU77KDcOFS2Wniz8k2o5mQh3f7p6cqWwmJAsyMjSuRZW9fRgYM-ZvWNRYc-U1ZBmRv4vrOBn_XeX2XiX-W6pPMiAgUhAx9-wH2paTsWFKuyp_5baT5ZAhob0fawj6f8NB5-HEd9O/s320/P1000754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779155949005798098" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Marisa, Dustin & Lexi</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHVzf4Dj440XoIXdm4H_BJTBjkKSUhqygltgPbahyoY3gw04UneFTyfbvu9ijcPhYmyrFbb06IO6Dy4FDixu9xvOJzPMdWOlMPoZPhiKMWBztMnYZDL8yDDKl9mS6Glj67Q_r23c-9HjL/s320/P1000741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779155957889743938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i>View over the gardens</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEVMjDelNsSATHQUJg0YR3-j1_tamFoNtXacFRJ-sJ8qNd0hsKuJYznkriMs2Bsog1D8BhGGkdd3fHeShBI-O7eYW_tTsPKtJzpghrgrYNG3UFM81kV7BM74YZINg-vDdWmsdIS-__lCM/s320/P1000760.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779155470181099922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Can't go to the gardens without feeding the fish!</span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DDchKAme_8ehOPg1P456YkGbbG_KNfI5-TitiI4leO5LAUA4RWGqx-Xc5zkoYV5uIfTv0bwax5wYSC704AZkgDLBeO0OVEFm6xujL_Zyj9oBzEb-3qNtSf6wyjsGsmpyABXSWEEuij_a/s1600/P1000759.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DDchKAme_8ehOPg1P456YkGbbG_KNfI5-TitiI4leO5LAUA4RWGqx-Xc5zkoYV5uIfTv0bwax5wYSC704AZkgDLBeO0OVEFm6xujL_Zyj9oBzEb-3qNtSf6wyjsGsmpyABXSWEEuij_a/s320/P1000759.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779155492836018194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i>These fish are fascinatingly freaky! </i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a69VIKzKQySeXKCKo7VPV6fqfrO-gJ649-Fw0CRHW-OtNL7b-_d6fvjZfpc3TyT_MoCcFF8LRDvbDvbot8_GygVJmVAfuWXHD8ilVOUBZrjW-Wzu7-H0qPJX7zr2bkKrkwI9LDkLKsRn/s1600/P1000756.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a69VIKzKQySeXKCKo7VPV6fqfrO-gJ649-Fw0CRHW-OtNL7b-_d6fvjZfpc3TyT_MoCcFF8LRDvbDvbot8_GygVJmVAfuWXHD8ilVOUBZrjW-Wzu7-H0qPJX7zr2bkKrkwI9LDkLKsRn/s320/P1000756.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779155479891228194" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><i>I think one of my new fears might be falling into this fish pool. I have no doubt these giant feeding-frenzied fish would just start going at me. Piece by piece...with their giant sucking mouths... Anyway...</i></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9cnGHAq67LZ7wh1EBrssVGgbMkE17JSxAsHeuvCO0simeh3w65YOYgljNTyrOeLygmBInb2nPFf49Z7yBMlZMZ39o7vUbLDwi0Fq8PbpoSfuGCjAfuAzzsuI2MX7lpVL7yM6wRSsFPxe/s1600/P1000762.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9cnGHAq67LZ7wh1EBrssVGgbMkE17JSxAsHeuvCO0simeh3w65YOYgljNTyrOeLygmBInb2nPFf49Z7yBMlZMZ39o7vUbLDwi0Fq8PbpoSfuGCjAfuAzzsuI2MX7lpVL7yM6wRSsFPxe/s320/P1000762.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779155456870090114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">They had a ton of lilly pads on the lake. They were beautiful.</span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobzMz0kvAHrEH1cLDQO-HQHErTEkcTqaziG52lSrD6LaQfnkClaZU4_AMqRIaGR5trjRsX-cGcCJ5S5p9C-fzLv8lypAuBZaaNuBDwqRP9vcH030lSsyifFUGqmg7VFPOpOu_q0O6xpxn/s1600/P1000768.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobzMz0kvAHrEH1cLDQO-HQHErTEkcTqaziG52lSrD6LaQfnkClaZU4_AMqRIaGR5trjRsX-cGcCJ5S5p9C-fzLv8lypAuBZaaNuBDwqRP9vcH030lSsyifFUGqmg7VFPOpOu_q0O6xpxn/s320/P1000768.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779154851167885922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i>Look at that face-- London is just too cute.<br /></i></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrKjkO74ud7yINyI2ZPm0bqDvckvhFqghHTJsza3dfSuBwhqFPbjTYz0xx_X4oKkSKOpf8F-0OChTmwn_POJsVg9Kj-uD9V-9MhMUryWJX5n5AVEztP8mywUEOR5DI7xY5nPKVZ37olLu/s1600/P1000783.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrKjkO74ud7yINyI2ZPm0bqDvckvhFqghHTJsza3dfSuBwhqFPbjTYz0xx_X4oKkSKOpf8F-0OChTmwn_POJsVg9Kj-uD9V-9MhMUryWJX5n5AVEztP8mywUEOR5DI7xY5nPKVZ37olLu/s320/P1000783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779154835820887682" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i>My favorite statue-- Christ walking on water. Also my favorite story in the scriptures!</i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3fMcV0tlp5OnpYVPtz5JFqJmZC5u5DozXnOh-uG9hc8phfcJHLGLkenx-QUlhZNgjGs9QwJR0xf_Of5HCjoQGABMTYIxZkIz5n-C1m0J-LOYoZzjePqwHPwGxGMxxosUe983BE4h0gXu/s1600/P1000785.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3fMcV0tlp5OnpYVPtz5JFqJmZC5u5DozXnOh-uG9hc8phfcJHLGLkenx-QUlhZNgjGs9QwJR0xf_Of5HCjoQGABMTYIxZkIz5n-C1m0J-LOYoZzjePqwHPwGxGMxxosUe983BE4h0gXu/s320/P1000785.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779154825191198770" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIC1RDTxX8-Koh2B4Fyl-ZUkG20nFEKIO9cXWyAcocc2d9WWuUHRx0tVkY_UMFvPSr8VyMSbFPQskEAlZbicX-P9Q_XC5wxm1HSTxEVgLnDttmqH0oOSguh-JnRAa6X1PH4Wv7x3KlYo8J/s1600/P1000786.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIC1RDTxX8-Koh2B4Fyl-ZUkG20nFEKIO9cXWyAcocc2d9WWuUHRx0tVkY_UMFvPSr8VyMSbFPQskEAlZbicX-P9Q_XC5wxm1HSTxEVgLnDttmqH0oOSguh-JnRAa6X1PH4Wv7x3KlYo8J/s320/P1000786.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779154420618046722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Lincoln checking out the statues. It was so cute to see all the kids staring at the statues of Christ and asking what the story was about.</span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbSe7lRyOkY49aYpMOyJfTE9Js_ElurPoKmxxSQWvosGqG6fzaHvPMJYz7F7Q6Nqp5zK6E1lgFaAQiNV1CyWqgyEKHgN1eFXYSafaoNhzLheUbCnNmbycTr6XqM9h-Ud2ovCSRtR47yl1/s1600/P1000787.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbSe7lRyOkY49aYpMOyJfTE9Js_ElurPoKmxxSQWvosGqG6fzaHvPMJYz7F7Q6Nqp5zK6E1lgFaAQiNV1CyWqgyEKHgN1eFXYSafaoNhzLheUbCnNmbycTr6XqM9h-Ud2ovCSRtR47yl1/s320/P1000787.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779154405113182274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium; ">From there we drove to the bottom of the Timpanogos cave where my dad had made reservations for us to hike up and tour the caves! I was so excited. I've never hiked Timp and I've never been in a cave anywhere. The hike was long and hot (high 90's)-- the kids were super troopers to go the whole way. I loved the hike. Yes, it was steep and uphill the whole way but there's something satisfying about getting the top. At the top we entered through a little door and were able to have a tour guide show us all the areas of the cave with different stalactites and stalagmites, stories about how the cave was discovered and the different formations that looked like animals. Inside it's cold, damp and I never realized how many different colors were in a cave's formations-- green, orange, purple, yellow. It really was very neat and I totally recommend it!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KtnQGFhdrkGJ-HmTKd-G0BJdjUQbDcLaIGsMDZmxbD6YKbYz5oiU_k_iburBeW0s0lLIuwyOaCCewoW5RETqEIMNcQqKpAJwCnu-2EJX2l2pfNgYPQkuQJ4OGZp9xP82Iuv9pwlLf7fW/s1600/P1000789.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KtnQGFhdrkGJ-HmTKd-G0BJdjUQbDcLaIGsMDZmxbD6YKbYz5oiU_k_iburBeW0s0lLIuwyOaCCewoW5RETqEIMNcQqKpAJwCnu-2EJX2l2pfNgYPQkuQJ4OGZp9xP82Iuv9pwlLf7fW/s320/P1000789.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779154388299689986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Hiking!</span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEiXTl00KyFopUatylVuFwreixIgOFJrx2AFJjPdYYsk7-C_lwFXLMe5zWbzfKcOGoO9grkt6QBoRdSHBEp-y_SW9bRv0FgL_kedL4GInGFYFq3sPXld-vUH2WebTfqeeiJN0DWnPA9nk/s1600/P1000791.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEiXTl00KyFopUatylVuFwreixIgOFJrx2AFJjPdYYsk7-C_lwFXLMe5zWbzfKcOGoO9grkt6QBoRdSHBEp-y_SW9bRv0FgL_kedL4GInGFYFq3sPXld-vUH2WebTfqeeiJN0DWnPA9nk/s320/P1000791.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779153873833176754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">And they walked, and walked, and walked, and walked....</span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dyw7v24PeBMVuA3rOew9jKXcMRiCKOFBHeIP0VP26owpxp5HI6uZNt7wWNv6kefNb78a9JqaOdmG1VB-2UaboGAVz53kAMOkPMUmbt6oeLp8D55_hlEcvdecYKALHIEmdARa013Yhq0J/s1600/P1000793.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dyw7v24PeBMVuA3rOew9jKXcMRiCKOFBHeIP0VP26owpxp5HI6uZNt7wWNv6kefNb78a9JqaOdmG1VB-2UaboGAVz53kAMOkPMUmbt6oeLp8D55_hlEcvdecYKALHIEmdARa013Yhq0J/s320/P1000793.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779153857072345762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Almost to the top!</span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIct9_HdMrBzsiIWrXxPc6xZr9TjEXCkXuxj_hlVBxI0dJFhSbJ15xyW1H3BWF-JquIskLDblt1YsHaqZ0alncvCoQzd6Qv16PIcIm-mW8_nb0HTtZnyBLLZ1lB_GKDU6Tq6BWfGVxkTO/s1600/P1000794.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIct9_HdMrBzsiIWrXxPc6xZr9TjEXCkXuxj_hlVBxI0dJFhSbJ15xyW1H3BWF-JquIskLDblt1YsHaqZ0alncvCoQzd6Qv16PIcIm-mW8_nb0HTtZnyBLLZ1lB_GKDU6Tq6BWfGVxkTO/s320/P1000794.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779153844507925202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">We made it!! Sweaty and all--we are proud! :)</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">After the hike we went back to my parents and starving... ravaged a whole lot of delicious food while sitting on the back porch chatting. Classic summertime evening. Afterwards we went out to the street and did our annual box fireworks. They are so lame and yet I am so fascinated with them. I love trying to get them lit before your eyebrows get singed off by the next one that's already started, I love racing away to turn around and watch the sparks, I love the ones that make your ears ring because they "crackle and pop" so loud, I LOVE the purple and gold shower ones (my favorite), I love setting up the finale and then singing "I'm Proud to be an American" (even though it was Pioneer day).... I love summertime and I love July! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">And most of all, I sure love my family! It was so enjoyable spending a whole day with them-- all thanks to my dad! Happy 24th!</span></span></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-17503112183688724772012-08-01T09:19:00.003-07:002012-08-01T09:48:21.196-07:00Seriously?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQcJzY21ivPU7-0VbH4GzPxUmwShweRFHsKnvz3QULF4f1CQdC9pdCP8cL4RXB3w8TyBTIi7Icbhu183KgGC8haNdlT_F87F5ut5kSfhU8ovvDWBRLvhISbZi9QOBhuQAFPVKlM3vGr0n/s320/shoot+scale.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771743780231995954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I've been running 5 to 6 days a week for the last 3 weeks straight-- sometimes running morning <b>and </b>night. Over this time we've also gone on hikes, lifted weights, played tennis and rode our bikes in the effort to increase our activity level. To help on the nutritional end... I've cut processed foods almost entirely and primarily eaten whole foods. I'll admit I haven't been perfect because we've eaten out a few times. However, on the whole, I've made huge changes to our eating lifestyle. SO guess how much weight I've lost?? Go ahead, guess! Oh... 3 lbs. Three. Tres.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seriously? I have been <i>killing</i> myself for three measly pounds? When I was working I worked out maybe twice a month and we ate out probably 4 times a week! Now we're eating out maybe 4 times a month and I'm running 4-7 miles a day. But how much less do I weigh? 3 pounds. 3 pounds?? </div><div style="text-align: center;">How discouraging. With all the changes I've made, whether it be right or wrong, I had higher expectations. No, I didn't expect to lost 5 pounds a week or anything. I know it comes off slow-- but really? THAT slow? Perhaps my reality is jaded by my husband Michael, who can eat 5 Guys Burger & Fries for lunch and still drop weight the next morning. Oh, the injustice. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So anyway, needless to say it was hard for me to jump back on the pony this morning. I was so frustrated I just wanted to sit on my sofa and watch the Olympics all day. However, digging deep (<i>very deep</i>) I did go and do 4 miles this morning. Now I'm sweaty and tired and just thought I'd communicate my feelings to all you wonderful people. Does anyone else feel like shooting the scale themselves?? :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">This one below also made me smile.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYQNFZyEiHQxvU7oLUKB7jzd3QNZw5W-FLKW-Y7X0DfFGlgHKs7YTYckstIbSgBhvaH9O_fZ8Za1232mE0DYVIXuvo_XjDat-5Y2PPRIuvqnlDZi1yp0PmJtQIKfTF4z8zWEJLM3TtTFo/s320/fat+lady.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771745930888435826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 320px; " /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-30995878793948292932012-07-26T10:11:00.015-07:002012-07-26T22:53:42.275-07:002,052 Miles<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;">At the end of June/beginning of July, Mike and I were very blessed to be able to take a much-needed vacation. Mike was just wrapping up "busy season" hours and it was June! He worked so hard, I knew he was burned out. Even though we couldn't afford to fly anywhere we were determined to get a vacation this summer. We both thought that the "Ultimate Road Trip" we took in 2009 to the east coast was one of our most fun vacations with LOTS of memories. So we decided to do Ultimate Road Trip #2! Due to a business trip we had to shorten our vacation a little and cut out Oregon. Even without Oregon's coast... we were jam-packed on activities. We left at the end of June and spent about 10 days driving from SLC-->Boise, ID-->Yakima, WA-->Vancouver, BC--> Seattle, WA--> Mt. Rainier Ntl Park--> Boise, ID--> and home again to SLC, UT. The trip was roughly 2,052 miles (according to the wonderful Mapquest!) and it was 10 awesome days of relaxation, only one real mini-crisis, driving through some of the greenest beauty I've ever seen, negotiating the best hotel deals possible, listening to awesome books on MP3, laughter and lots of flying by the seat of our pants! And yes, I am capable of doing that, in case any of you doubted. :) The trip was too long to give a day by day account-- and truthfully none of you would read it (we all know we sometimes just skip to the pictures). So I just thought I'd give a few of our 565 photos we took (you're welcome for not attempting to put them all up... could you imagine how long that would take with Blogger?!) and give you some short descriptions. Hope you enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlvyXVAgyOw-gJCe7QV56trTY-MPSd4es50C2-A8bZiea7PR1ydhy78349IwTSxfptxC0nCC_j9wCIfOTM8wcQDCXjeplcjq_IBHeYgEEGbUG8ZUip3BZxEgQQj3tQL8pWbWAdak0N4tQ/s1600/P1000109.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlvyXVAgyOw-gJCe7QV56trTY-MPSd4es50C2-A8bZiea7PR1ydhy78349IwTSxfptxC0nCC_j9wCIfOTM8wcQDCXjeplcjq_IBHeYgEEGbUG8ZUip3BZxEgQQj3tQL8pWbWAdak0N4tQ/s320/P1000109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769533092865799410" /></a><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">This is Mike's sexy "I packed the car and I'm ready to roadtrip!" pose. </div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CI9xSj2TdoXDS8Gt_NFqqGBDQzjudjBF0Xu3YfhUFFdtce-M-2rQDohvYfEO9Juy5HXho8WPT7qP6wSVEnYxABd14xhTU3ZO3IWsZ8xJNpIorke8SuVtkSll47b7Ri3cOxKsKmzpe5E7/s1600/P1000113.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CI9xSj2TdoXDS8Gt_NFqqGBDQzjudjBF0Xu3YfhUFFdtce-M-2rQDohvYfEO9Juy5HXho8WPT7qP6wSVEnYxABd14xhTU3ZO3IWsZ8xJNpIorke8SuVtkSll47b7Ri3cOxKsKmzpe5E7/s320/P1000113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769533113912731138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Thats a "2" for Ultimate Road Trip 2--not a peace sign. I am definitely not cool enough to pull off the peace sign... yet.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPYz8CeXkwu8Gdsv8zjAv_lBrIW3i43WLjt6u6TTpx-IarWzMduNR8HUjBzz8X6UjuS1Tp08Pfwu3kUO-f6ucn3bMbxGaBWgFQc5Xc9O8YLmKbRi0wXcdeqU93kSLStTasH7U2K43DEk9/s320/P1000121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769533120756278002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Our first stop was the big ID.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQy8A57iFvGArJf12SKuaetZ1eVxvouJyayUCX6fC1XwzSC326hZjbrI961X4RLgOJBRRz2LbLaD5H-ouGtTn_0IdsZfEcjG5IFscv963MxHeJhj7omnl-6vRrJd5vP4y2nojtlRLyamF/s320/P1000123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769533148628375458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div>Where we got to visit with some great friends from my Au.D. program. We spent that night in Boise with Mike and Ashley who were so generous to put us up.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfs6ByPBcZrnd6TlOElQyQ_B94FgYrYykHpb1aRGtigqe67pOG0jf83qHSX-AjxKBK_t8H2JiBUrduYeJqBqTvCiRDhG7h73siJfkPyLF8hKcvNBSQgdai61VlSRahckeOaGMlhibx5xp/s320/P1000144.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769533529219594242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>In our long drive from Boise to Vancouver we stopped for lunch in La Grande, OR.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9ncElOsW_JSL7SKuQRWmyN1aISukzZRE_q_8JTkDpWoao729xgmkN9TAUIK2_ZY87W0NJqv1CzEJNIJZFpupwlS-dlqMKpo1W5kdUEwRhmYa3nhqJ8xrOA8IauHds09uW34SHccCAYwG/s1600/P1000141.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9ncElOsW_JSL7SKuQRWmyN1aISukzZRE_q_8JTkDpWoao729xgmkN9TAUIK2_ZY87W0NJqv1CzEJNIJZFpupwlS-dlqMKpo1W5kdUEwRhmYa3nhqJ8xrOA8IauHds09uW34SHccCAYwG/s320/P1000141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769533510487149938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>And ate at Mt. Emily's Ale house. Mike is enjoying his beer battered fish and chips.</div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vWfJrTa_ACN91jdJq7buKFve-3Ygl5PrYGRwybtQ2Ud0Eim95NJRgYodli8EXXKblrX2zqPInAtwIXoF9EHWTEZ3ZAyk1ugL9gEvCDwC1Dvd534xfGnd54TbrF7i5iVqZGIR3lSImRTD/s1600/P1000199.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vWfJrTa_ACN91jdJq7buKFve-3Ygl5PrYGRwybtQ2Ud0Eim95NJRgYodli8EXXKblrX2zqPInAtwIXoF9EHWTEZ3ZAyk1ugL9gEvCDwC1Dvd534xfGnd54TbrF7i5iVqZGIR3lSImRTD/s320/P1000199.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769534500588088706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Part of road-tripping is the experience of eating on the road. So we packed a cooler and had some thrifty lunches. PB&J, anyone?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6t1TfIjbWKOuAcdh8vNs4N66-jp1oLzoDPLrlEKqRjpt8r_K-kc31x0cm5Cg90zzb6iW9NLzKPfhUIgIQNGje1EsnSsbvkZp20Lwq0ZLlDhWE-FCOCRqWcQoa_3YjHJ1-IziclA8TScHR/s1600/P1000182.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6t1TfIjbWKOuAcdh8vNs4N66-jp1oLzoDPLrlEKqRjpt8r_K-kc31x0cm5Cg90zzb6iW9NLzKPfhUIgIQNGje1EsnSsbvkZp20Lwq0ZLlDhWE-FCOCRqWcQoa_3YjHJ1-IziclA8TScHR/s320/P1000182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769533553017428258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>You would think 8 hr driving days would kill you but with a view like this out the window, an awesome book playing and your love beside you... it's not a bad life. ;)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqDs-hgCQI1RAcG-fSrdqTdzW_F9SW7bGQJ_0xVLkdhzCiiV7nEdBtr1R6ZKeMEpgFAEbfj1zf9yFvxieRWkrStBYzZtI16JGqcMRZizQYIhHtDfcvqUiETAO_mkPV1uvbUDdpcFiBlR8/s1600/P1000165.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqDs-hgCQI1RAcG-fSrdqTdzW_F9SW7bGQJ_0xVLkdhzCiiV7nEdBtr1R6ZKeMEpgFAEbfj1zf9yFvxieRWkrStBYzZtI16JGqcMRZizQYIhHtDfcvqUiETAO_mkPV1uvbUDdpcFiBlR8/s320/P1000165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769533543068874578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><div>After Boise, we stopped in Yakima, WA for the night. It was a mid-way point between Boise and Vancouver. We decided to break out our bikes and rode around the little town.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIe6osNFyuyuLXxolQZ_7RKYkmJrZj9ycJbn2JQshTKFRNz1N-s1ExevLCvo7Z61rx9kQZn0eh7AgKOdreKQDMgDq6yaNMXMIOZnyGiqbgOwpRqWg3mGuMmrPY9Rw-pztW3Ws5_zqxVB1/s1600/P1000205.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIe6osNFyuyuLXxolQZ_7RKYkmJrZj9ycJbn2JQshTKFRNz1N-s1ExevLCvo7Z61rx9kQZn0eh7AgKOdreKQDMgDq6yaNMXMIOZnyGiqbgOwpRqWg3mGuMmrPY9Rw-pztW3Ws5_zqxVB1/s320/P1000205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769534512239378978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div></div><div>The next day we made it to Canada! If only we could get in...</div><div>See we always pack our gun on long trips. Unfortunately, we didn't think that one through in crossing the border. When they asked us if we had a gun we realized, "yes, we did!" They made us pull to the inspection port and police officers approached our car like we'd just committed a bank robbery. They kept asking us, "Why do you have a gun??" We kept telling them, "We are driving across the country thousands of miles, camping in the forest, we always bring it on long road trips..." They were NOT nice. They made us empty our pockets, lift up our clothes and show them our waists, leave our cell phones and put us in a building while they searched every inch and bag in our car. This took about 30 minutes. Then they sent us back in line to the U.S. to get rid of the gun before we came back. We had to go to the U.S. side and wait in a loooong line to get the gun back. And now we were really presented with a problem. It was a Saturday at almost 5 p.m.-- what do you do with a gun?! Not that we would but they said if we tried to cross and sneak the gun over that we were facing jail time. Ya, never felt like so much of a criminal in my life. So there we were in a little town on the border trying to figure out how to get rid of a gun approximately 15 min. before businesses closed for the weekend. Despite what the Canadians said, you can't just mail a gun. Which we figured out by calling several shippers who again acted like we were terrorists before telling it wasn't legal to ship a gun unless you hired a carrier to ship to another carrier. We also were having a hard time finding a place to store it. Mike said we should just go back to Seattle and forget Vancouver. No way! I had booked reservations and el cheapo that I am, I wasn't walking away from my $200. At 4:55 p.m. we raced to a storage facility which we paid to rent for the whole month (because they didn't do weekly rentals), omitting the information that we just needed to store a gun for the weekend, paid the man $55, unloaded the gun and some of our camping stuff (because at that point we might as well).... and 3 hrs later we crossed the border successfully into Canada. Hallelujah!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwzQiQks9JUx9LTA3BArDgBkKSDXt388LDZOK5btfkKprfAfdYZPX3XCzaTj3HRfbwfF4Nlt00ipGB1T3RGgPv1yqDnEG1WHNCZpVR_w_PxGQr2MqXtBpHyt6GaTqQpVf924KiR8QIbML/s320/P1000227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769534521092465906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>In the mornings in Vancouver we rode our bikes about 5 blocks to two little french bakeries and enjoyed a breakfast of ham and cheese croissant, danish and juice. Yum! Interesting fact about Vancouver, the city is built to be seen by bike so they have designated bike lanes that are separated by cement medians on the roads. It was pretty cool and definitely convenient for us.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxhhi-fviUyITYZHDIWGI9JNrERY0Egpe6ox87dtNMGvQdFS_1ROxsA5B5a8CO98nxB6On8zoFWW3JM3wbSUnTWo4ZBxkGX-lpbKEhZTM1_QfhgA4wxqbxLHqhikiT-Yk8q2bVIACQLRX/s320/P1000239.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769535094781725730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); " /></div><div>Our favorite thing about Vancouver was riding our bikes all over. We rode along the water into Stanley Park. Miles of green forest with trails right on the edge of the city. It was incredible!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8pAMQqVBKqPEDoND4s-aVOsrWhyphenhyphen-KVMIvjQhoB1uNzfTkimLRQgRUYE0LEjBpM6JacewEOpKtBwgBOYXG7JibI4rRIGyy8M7KK7jqZJjF-xNnDAb0eSAGif85qtmzbO7mgYUzbzoNcP0/s320/P1000248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769535677724423378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>Above Mike is riding through the trails at Stanley Park. It also happened to be Canada Day while we were there which was really fun because everyone was decked out in Canada gear with painted faces. Kind of fun to celebrate Canada Day in Canada and then be back in the U.S. for the 4th of July.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8MUlcm3tVIU5SAoaGFndXNZEUyYSJP5DjHSxHLDGzJRNBag9MONR89bkMbe_FYsdBAbuiNwCK0g4oOScBD93vncWq4Yrv4crwMcpBOHu41r_w3RCXrVDDTwfJgrEgq38qHpiKZFqUtJu/s320/P1000266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769535104232460162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>We rode our bikes to Prospect Point at the edge of Vancouver. Here we looked out across the mysterious looking water to the ferries going back and forth-- so mystical and so cool. I could watch the ferries for hours, I am so fascinated by them.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDiMiGggWba4ntDxNWrffB2HgmhCTgVrf5Xh4uKAR4rlFX-XYxg5a-7mVuQxwyKxKgClDTFXjoyZPP1bqZWaINMScig6LbK0XX5EzLSP0YUyEtlCz7ehoBnLKtZUnD2pTIb1ZG9_IVsrz/s1600/P1000391.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDiMiGggWba4ntDxNWrffB2HgmhCTgVrf5Xh4uKAR4rlFX-XYxg5a-7mVuQxwyKxKgClDTFXjoyZPP1bqZWaINMScig6LbK0XX5EzLSP0YUyEtlCz7ehoBnLKtZUnD2pTIb1ZG9_IVsrz/s320/P1000391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769535112756367650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>Inside Stanley Park we ate packed lunches in the park and then hit Vancouver aquarium. Mike is a good sport to go with me. I love aquariums and we went to one on our last road trip in Chicago-- so we had to go to this one. It was fantastic. Beluga whales, dolphins, jellyfish, otters, octopus, butterfly garden... I loved it.</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOklm6ZKh8PF5Qhfu9nXXAODgq6-DgdT34s9asVZkKsSH1Ojb1y9Ai06F4IS_qkgSgZ1CM7OSQpKO_dN-Q6EkvVVd_tAa4isoiVXAxgrYpcZ8CIYkr4cRI0dkpxR61VofCrFVrdS1sRok/s1600/P1000393.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOklm6ZKh8PF5Qhfu9nXXAODgq6-DgdT34s9asVZkKsSH1Ojb1y9Ai06F4IS_qkgSgZ1CM7OSQpKO_dN-Q6EkvVVd_tAa4isoiVXAxgrYpcZ8CIYkr4cRI0dkpxR61VofCrFVrdS1sRok/s320/P1000393.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769535117725126690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>We rode along the ocean on bike paths almost the whole way back to our hotel.</div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcAUuAqsRGD9IOo5Xr8DUrV1wvws2EBv8ATuf9q6LgrvAOpQzPmoPRdiBKLJRxqDKbWvzK0_VnohotNnokSsTOx8qtVZ4-bCNtPByZ-iCuhvRgPWeJLJG0Y3Dr8Hfgn6_I3g5YnQ1k_QC/s320/P1000202.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769534511844242162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>After 2 nights in Vancouver we drove to Seattle and spent the night just outside the city. When we went up to our room at the hotel it hadn't been cleaned or made up. So when we went back down to the front desk they upgraded us to a suite. Sweet!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxuIbpkyXgcl9Uds-yO3yNz_-jjO6xIaYMa6Oa8-8-psUfXG7oxPLAS1m5Dq66FK492m4SzwmUkyuBxQgpL2RseB8hz671PiA5QChq_sXEQom3ArGxYt54u8WZVSl8jTvo0s8OvOuqXht/s1600/P1000431.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxuIbpkyXgcl9Uds-yO3yNz_-jjO6xIaYMa6Oa8-8-psUfXG7oxPLAS1m5Dq66FK492m4SzwmUkyuBxQgpL2RseB8hz671PiA5QChq_sXEQom3ArGxYt54u8WZVSl8jTvo0s8OvOuqXht/s320/P1000431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769535694830207394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>The next morning we woke up and hit Pike's Place Market. We had read that Lowell's had the best breakfast in the market and we weren't disappointed. It was delicious!! Mike got the corned beef and hash (one of his favorites). He orders it most places we go for breakfast and is on the search for the best in the U.S. I had a breakfast sandwich that rocked my world. Buttered texas toast hugging scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, cheese and spinach... yeah, it was GOOD.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaF8HDQyrvFVZh91VICJHw_PUHzaeDgXF3CgYxWimHTTT57Penz2u9b_alWDNEr4OdKdD0ERaJDdECRyYhdTek-jQvM2l9-w_qqhLF8RQL3lfPkI1UkvhqMwo853rx6D4dCpOen86GZSGH/s1600/P1000429.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaF8HDQyrvFVZh91VICJHw_PUHzaeDgXF3CgYxWimHTTT57Penz2u9b_alWDNEr4OdKdD0ERaJDdECRyYhdTek-jQvM2l9-w_qqhLF8RQL3lfPkI1UkvhqMwo853rx6D4dCpOen86GZSGH/s320/P1000429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769535685059877154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lowell's</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm82YYNnSw_oxqUPtzEFx3hv3MmvJ39wUpbRppsHSvnyBSl6tCM7PQrMqFQBWV-yAS8_xdnPDkcsZVKkOnV93OYRZVArVTBeE-M85dsTinVXY5uDkjnDBRizcZ4KTHxzEgp8f2d_KGvB2T/s1600/P1000439.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm82YYNnSw_oxqUPtzEFx3hv3MmvJ39wUpbRppsHSvnyBSl6tCM7PQrMqFQBWV-yAS8_xdnPDkcsZVKkOnV93OYRZVArVTBeE-M85dsTinVXY5uDkjnDBRizcZ4KTHxzEgp8f2d_KGvB2T/s320/P1000439.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769540829493545042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Pike's<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVs4UxW2ZXddic5MXeV42ut0Uw8OYKbGqqrVuNnHwrV_loVhyphenhyphenVrlKd-Ks3AEYdhf7Br_IMF1fl7TPeeLc0WXXC5yhxiK62c3F82pJ_DlXPLsunIiSfyKyDzMPvdw-R-jMepB6iiGOW56J/s1600/P1000471.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVs4UxW2ZXddic5MXeV42ut0Uw8OYKbGqqrVuNnHwrV_loVhyphenhyphenVrlKd-Ks3AEYdhf7Br_IMF1fl7TPeeLc0WXXC5yhxiK62c3F82pJ_DlXPLsunIiSfyKyDzMPvdw-R-jMepB6iiGOW56J/s320/P1000471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769540810231969746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>I absolutely love Pike's Market. I could walk around it all day. All the fresh produce, flowers, smell of fish, great energy... it's infectious and I would love to own a bakery there.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYFJbEihpvdVVoqyUHb-A40ygOYubZwEO7Y0P1vmE-Gkdui1ssF4l9jW4Id82Iv6-oEoU1X19WQEsVu_MnqmZePArTt-g6Gh3h7MR4fj35d8BQ2aMUHjLkT_WjO6RuXfh1R5EWm8uzDnE/s1600/P1000442.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYFJbEihpvdVVoqyUHb-A40ygOYubZwEO7Y0P1vmE-Gkdui1ssF4l9jW4Id82Iv6-oEoU1X19WQEsVu_MnqmZePArTt-g6Gh3h7MR4fj35d8BQ2aMUHjLkT_WjO6RuXfh1R5EWm8uzDnE/s320/P1000442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769540786544851330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the famous gold pig that sits right next to where they throw the fish. We actually got to see them throw 2 fish. I don't know why that is so fascinating but it is really good entertainment!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjre1aQP_Sdt8uOK-dE0TohyphenhyphenhWWAMGDuorgs2_UwiozpDTfR8q8Wib8psKDRHarOM5zynUVQw3XHH1ImjgBtwveQAbpRRDJL1xObmc5ZWLkvhkgrCXkK1fT94YmGy0Mu7FQAQ-gv1oJNw4a/s320/P1000461.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769535706490085970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Outside Pike's Place Market</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87RkuRqtK4s8cwn7w-yoptk3UQ5EcaOjabY6Q3DWb_dO7UxVb6V8TfsWKe5zxCdbriPESV5O0ZsMJTWBVYNFWV5G3LLUVRPgBRjU8eElrHY7BJujM0X3X3hdEX4t90885BbkFnqOQCtXr/s320/P1000482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769540818658952946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We spent 1 night in Seattle and then drove to Mt. Rainier Ntl Park for 4 days. These were some of our favorite nights! Here we were able to just relax, not worry about hotels or restaurants, see some gorgeous nature and play some intense card games! And learn that Mike is desperately bad at games that have absolutely nothing to do with skill and just luck. ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSNPaYO7LzwNyucaM_CaDUyMcucaaDbkybidyoOwCTTPNNX2cmS8caNZUY4X2qi9spmHeq9f3A1cL5yo6taLFF3otsHokSyOzuJ7ICP61KnAB08eTV9wryjd6E74fRNj74Wd-xIYP4ilf/s320/P1000524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769537436162729266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">You have to roast hot dogs while camping! I am not a hot dog lover but for some reason eating them after being roasted on a fire make them delicious to me? In the background you can see our amazing campsite. It was so green and lush. It didn't rain on us once while we were there but the temperature was always really comfortable in the day-- high 60's. I think because it was so moist as well, I didn't have any allergies while we camped. Which is pretty much a modern day miracle.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtD4UFtr_k7CpNVpwk31Q9MDG6OuUef4XSiaaik3zby4dTYpTWnyd8vq2bd3WG3sWoDLzSoqdtUlUmB2ImegcE9dk8ISngYa5NfiOGCW1NBaZQEa0hR7A7BQVXbik28BqerKoOaa6zSnQG/s1600/P1000487.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtD4UFtr_k7CpNVpwk31Q9MDG6OuUef4XSiaaik3zby4dTYpTWnyd8vq2bd3WG3sWoDLzSoqdtUlUmB2ImegcE9dk8ISngYa5NfiOGCW1NBaZQEa0hR7A7BQVXbik28BqerKoOaa6zSnQG/s320/P1000487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769537424863556402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Is this scene not amazing?!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlQc-pn00esa04ZOfO8fnCKjUwHZeU7k1rSK71WrlSjx9RfrMqXQG1huxfOBwgUgAc-1GF9kmTwXILU8idg6LTXk5xlBnIDwn6bCVvgSeLoGRAPj3DOJWqcfR3TzE6DnFECzZzUM7tcq1/s320/P1000591.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769537845560639186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Keeping with the thrifty theme... we had chili and corn over fritos chips one night. It's amazing how delicious things taste when you're camping. I was also proud on how cheap we could eat. Dont judge-- It's my jewish blood.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYjpONrUJ8DD9cn-btIkhQmRxRvUkm6x8Dx5zYRIoU_ivtdnU8J5H9fqsixTEFkjtCdYeyTCULz40TKJrIGa3TYcjhWF7UwiGDfsHzys40PXMpJIhIN0uPqxwtGTTJFCXZPmE2Wu6THnv/s1600/P1000574.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYjpONrUJ8DD9cn-btIkhQmRxRvUkm6x8Dx5zYRIoU_ivtdnU8J5H9fqsixTEFkjtCdYeyTCULz40TKJrIGa3TYcjhWF7UwiGDfsHzys40PXMpJIhIN0uPqxwtGTTJFCXZPmE2Wu6THnv/s320/P1000574.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769541802540059666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We hiked to Silver Falls. It was huge!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithko2ihlRsb_axtyobExMomqWt7VdI3vF1lyCDahrfmTYiy5u-LgiYMIQjEngjeOxLbgDMAv9YY8suO6xDBdqxT0h0BtjOiG2ZTc91vRzOUnPhSH7nB8y3BsHl-5liR0RosuAQ9LIN-Jb/s320/P1000585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769537840338853490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">It wouldn't be a vacation without a kissing picture.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFktUwr-76C0tfENUqAm3mDCAPWKItynFWhNXouXlBHuOZ1qxikc0HxtfzHQUaQp5oKdLEvT_2ge5oTdNuXeWwzjWjIlK1KqRXdWrDevfDXQr3M_1_E5XoFdeb-ySYZ7lp3dSDeTrMi29/s320/P1000554.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769537829511155042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is on our hike up to Silver Falls. I mostly included it because I just find him so darn attractive. ;)</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoI17GhXd0XdTpaFdcls_rsAfklbYLfaM7op-5d5SNSMFumxuOuPTzoWmsjmeILyRahVZgGI5k8zwDJMwQ7z0RZ8eRiMQpWWQo2jMso7jtA5bClki6gyS5WsWDwHcvM_DjBbqNmpe__eM/s1600/P1000627.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoI17GhXd0XdTpaFdcls_rsAfklbYLfaM7op-5d5SNSMFumxuOuPTzoWmsjmeILyRahVZgGI5k8zwDJMwQ7z0RZ8eRiMQpWWQo2jMso7jtA5bClki6gyS5WsWDwHcvM_DjBbqNmpe__eM/s320/P1000627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769538250600153058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>One day we went up to Paradise-- the base of Mt. Rainier where there is a visitor center.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Jp9bf0B-UCYTfzOeuaWSOpw3XPlaudkArDMReGru2iEq86_tHmGIHlNsQRD3IP7oe5d9j9odkyKETf3NfYzHbl-J3XWCTrdnTwEqdHtjSQPQPNo4LtrNI_kUQS4nqmRxC5p7GT32ScBd/s1600/P1000678.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Jp9bf0B-UCYTfzOeuaWSOpw3XPlaudkArDMReGru2iEq86_tHmGIHlNsQRD3IP7oe5d9j9odkyKETf3NfYzHbl-J3XWCTrdnTwEqdHtjSQPQPNo4LtrNI_kUQS4nqmRxC5p7GT32ScBd/s320/P1000678.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769541778148835682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We also went to the famous Grove of Patriarchs where trees are over 1,000 years old!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4LKfMSZKxSdxycBGdnmmgB9mirCPTEOhVCjxmEg-mFTHIZNn-nHLTfb3MZ0rogHnVVCoezr7p1ZkdgmSJND5iJUZKqKJM9HRMhTgVNQ91-1vEw1GGxs-HsGjt1SmfZoE0GimT1IJjF4H/s1600/P1000666.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4LKfMSZKxSdxycBGdnmmgB9mirCPTEOhVCjxmEg-mFTHIZNn-nHLTfb3MZ0rogHnVVCoezr7p1ZkdgmSJND5iJUZKqKJM9HRMhTgVNQ91-1vEw1GGxs-HsGjt1SmfZoE0GimT1IJjF4H/s320/P1000666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769538260864988562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>We took some goofy pictures...</div><div></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFys6_nNpQTrnDqnvGltv1Gy6g1o5HEdRJk9rJ2wOe7scYN7lDE13wlv53YF74CQFILp-mtWAIZcl3UIlM843oz2uJpgRfs93RhKYoOi-CUUe-Y76f5HlyOMfLI767D44UbGMIW36-2Rd/s1600/P1000686.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFys6_nNpQTrnDqnvGltv1Gy6g1o5HEdRJk9rJ2wOe7scYN7lDE13wlv53YF74CQFILp-mtWAIZcl3UIlM843oz2uJpgRfs93RhKYoOi-CUUe-Y76f5HlyOMfLI767D44UbGMIW36-2Rd/s320/P1000686.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769538284755698866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">and some forced ones (where I made Mike do this)...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvfZH_sNK8cmnBD_XKRfLyEmn0tgzDwjj2mDQJrqmMxX9zz8hkS-IVjT2DU9-il6ecI2a7Md62SUPX2I5wl6fuIc5MCwfUafIrkK3NTlBlvdGH_ktpDqzEnXUkx0whcvWwusVmHGLQAge/s1600/P1000529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvfZH_sNK8cmnBD_XKRfLyEmn0tgzDwjj2mDQJrqmMxX9zz8hkS-IVjT2DU9-il6ecI2a7Md62SUPX2I5wl6fuIc5MCwfUafIrkK3NTlBlvdGH_ktpDqzEnXUkx0whcvWwusVmHGLQAge/s320/P1000529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769537823060207218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We ate some<b> delicious</b> food...</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9jw7unK6xFx8SX7ZKGRh8fd5wke8BbJsn35uhYOwpTRrxfJIHgrmQ7pdECxvBVUaHcPmLpIViHFuOTK77h9CbUulIexlFPKLUI7ZAOG9xED3hXQhDYSXHOcVuS17KvOUtM70BMbo8AFd/s320/P1000695.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769538301275920514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">And saw some take-your-breath-away scenery! All in all, it was an awesome trip and we were so grateful to be able to take one this year. We hope to carry on the road trip tradition and one day be taking our kids on Ultimate Roadtrip #15!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-73941631874090179522012-07-13T15:03:00.010-07:002012-07-13T16:04:24.908-07:00A Dabble in DIY<div style="text-align: left;">For years, I've seen tons of DIY projects that I've wanted to attempt. Now that I finally have some time... I'm too afraid to start any of them! Crazy, I know. I didn't see that one coming. I mean, hey, my mom is one domestic, costume-making, re-upholstering diva. And we share blood after all! I may also have had a small history of sewing quilts, baking cakes, painting, etc. that I was hoping to rely on. However, I'd like to make an important note and recommendation here... <i>the skills you want to actually keep: don't ignore them for 15 years.</i> Ground-breaking, I know. But really, you think you can fall back on those "Pssht, I used to do that!" until you sit confused looking at the bobbin and sewing machine wondering how these two parts once magically entwined to make a stitch. SO after a few failed trips to Hobby Lobby & the Fabric Store where I left empty-handed and kicking projects to "the future when that domestic bone kicks in" again... I decided to pick something uber simple to start.</div><div><br /><div>So here it is! It's basic ladies. BASIC. Don't judge. This isn't Pinterest & I am not the Pioneer Woman (wait... she cooks). Well, whoever her crafting equivalent would be. </div><div><br /></div><div>Back when I was selling my home, I invested in a few pieces to stage it to get top $. (PS. Not to be random here-- but did I even blog that we sold our home in February of this year?! Hmmm... maybe should do that.) Anyway, one of the pieces I bought was a Target breakfast tray. It was brown and worked well with some books & candles on my old coffee table-- but now we have a new sofa and all the brown was just BLAH. When we moved I also introduced a new color scheme. Mike and I actually use the tray quite a bit and I was tired of storing it after every use. So I decided to make the piece fun with some color so it could be part of design as well as dinner.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>To begin, I made a very manageable trip to Hobby Lobby and for around $10 bought my supplies.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAAT0lFQZzLhcF4Usyk57pVUpghL4YiD8uDq3amVidz1pvFK984wzo7-Lw2YGfOJpgOHWMl0jT7zytwF8L8Osr0h9I93fmZSWf1csgNVijMz1UCfSM8lMhIfOD0uH-Jzhq6kfXEmOMaWh/s400/P1000703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764782143885313218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>Then I laid out my tray in my garage where I could get crack-a-lackin at it! See the tray: functional but not fun.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoFPmtpCAQwXvgsj_HdMGHJ0dD24P1WeqkvtmU8TSscaG_imev-oVnijdeF3vUmxXUZ6JDbeT22H93e7hG7_tTTS08CUPPaEtsK0TWCXcUwW67U87sP0l1dla2UffnEIbqjBxS4X3OZWv/s400/P1000706.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764782553246451266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Let me just pause here and say, "How cool is spray paint??" Really, this stuff turns painting into the easiest job on the planet and for the impatient of us... it dries in less than 10 minutes. Sweet! So after a few coats of the<i> modern day miracle </i>called spray paint... I now had the same tray in white. An improvement but not necessarily fun yet. So I took some scrap paper of my choosing (golden yellow damask) and mod podge-d it to the inside of the tray. Yeah, mod podge is pretty cool too. Glue + Sealant = Happy Girl</div><div><br /></div><div>And in a very simple jiffy... I now have a new tray that instead of blending into the brown of my ottoman-- pulls in my little pops of yellow in the room. Ta-da!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTWM8JGSPqEYe3dVpgCbuj6NAKAWxsMrtrlkP-z9-4EnGPiS6kXRT3M7xbBWRuY3YBIMTZhriyUA67uiaXmIOWLpcCAEh6jiRdNeTnqZYV0TlP00ms3uyR8C3T9P6vZr178vA1RMrTBjI/s400/P1000721.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764785395910336898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSV0TovCN_7YTsBOIqvIF6l5z0u5qcHSv0i5DB6Y9HgcqHpDUU6FGbHB3wCSB2L1vdRQTOCjlFHY3KyumHhHm_i8ZIcy5oAF378nynWDFw5CeofX4AuPC9p0g0OVqJKSLrnc5l2K0prDaC/s400/P1000714.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764785404994401410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVnjgdOTCXnZMpFGqalhQWQdosnhHBVHj_Ls07QbrAClMChP7lgqRKqKJDM5xRhPhaQWFGl6wp9q5r92FqIn5YE8sz6poG8kLG0WT3Mxs6T8DGPUhx_4grH7QWhYu8XHLNiJnWDqFeDXw/s400/P1000712.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764785414085514754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div></span></span></div><div>Meg can craft (if only simplistically)! It may seem simple and lame to all of you blog-following, pinterest-loving maniacs out there (I'm included in that group actually) but it was one small step towards doing all those big things that made me want to panic in the Michael's aisle. A little spark to warm up the fire, we'll say. Hope you enjoyed my dabble in DIY!</div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-82941804963423266412012-06-18T17:10:00.003-07:002012-06-18T17:20:06.050-07:00If you haven't heard...<div><div style="text-align: center; ">My husband rocks!!</div><div style="text-align: center; ">One day Mike came home from work and announced he was going to run a marathon. Say what? He loves sports but I don't think he had "ran" for the sake of running a day in his life. He and his coworker had signed up for one and committed to run it together. He downloaded "The Non-runners guide to marathon running" and went for it. I was so impressed how dedicated he was. After working 12+ hr days during busy season he would come home and run at 11 p.m. at night. That's impressive. He ran a half marathon a few months ago on a whim (one of his coworkers strained a muscle and couldn't run it himself) and then he ran another one two weekends ago. Mike's mom came out to support him and it was so fun watching him finish with 20 seconds less than his target time (yay!). Two weekends later (just last Friday) he ran the Ragnar relay with some of his company. Not only did he run it-- but he took some of the hardest legs in the group. I am seriously so impressed and so proud of him. One day I hope I can rock a race with him like this... Good job babe!</div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wgZ0w6rcHztDU4R_H2vjtm6dzvjOiSMkrSUTsFULSsqihiBMNp9oIhphaOE0FSDx3SIPhE2NdFw9c-tqTtZsCE0FT4VAMGazY0fmsmqi4qzSQh23-P0dfF1Y8n7lNHRhzkHwAYObi9pl/s1600/IMG_1257.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wgZ0w6rcHztDU4R_H2vjtm6dzvjOiSMkrSUTsFULSsqihiBMNp9oIhphaOE0FSDx3SIPhE2NdFw9c-tqTtZsCE0FT4VAMGazY0fmsmqi4qzSQh23-P0dfF1Y8n7lNHRhzkHwAYObi9pl/s400/IMG_1257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755535660445977954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">His 1st-- Salt Lake Half</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgjAn87OnYXeNDhNrI0wsfscwJq-VX1xW6IxLSQ2vkmoLit-hHukaCyUYgAEs3394xBR8A6I2Oe-8BD9AFWjrgzvELWRD1Ijg1mfDG-o31cOH9h4m-gGN2sGeX__3O8Wmtcl1uFrKyJ3d/s1600/IMG_1497.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgjAn87OnYXeNDhNrI0wsfscwJq-VX1xW6IxLSQ2vkmoLit-hHukaCyUYgAEs3394xBR8A6I2Oe-8BD9AFWjrgzvELWRD1Ijg1mfDG-o31cOH9h4m-gGN2sGeX__3O8Wmtcl1uFrKyJ3d/s400/IMG_1497.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755535676346153106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">His 2nd Half-- Utah Valley (his AWESOME support group!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8Y0NHAQskBUsifAgnjKd5aIjubYs0axRRWNVpteVLNZPsd58mdZkAWjuUpgubU3FIVZbdfZ-HBw52rozKE6XTAyQ2pbiquIbh6ddSGmvIbBOHLDDwBFl0at569-3AIX_utj9OQL77VRj/s1600/IMG_1493.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8Y0NHAQskBUsifAgnjKd5aIjubYs0axRRWNVpteVLNZPsd58mdZkAWjuUpgubU3FIVZbdfZ-HBw52rozKE6XTAyQ2pbiquIbh6ddSGmvIbBOHLDDwBFl0at569-3AIX_utj9OQL77VRj/s400/IMG_1493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755535670748150322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Michael and his coworker Bill who committed to run together</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-70258453752440042872012-05-31T20:09:00.007-07:002012-06-15T14:13:06.361-07:00The bottom of the barrel<span class="Apple-style-span">A few months ago, I was kneeling next to my bed at 10 p.m. feeling like I didn't have the strength to stand and lift myself into bed. I laid my head on the side of the bed and felt so emotionally, physically and spiritually depleted. </span>This wasn't the first time I'd felt this way in the last several months and yet here I was again.<span class="Apple-style-span"> All I could feel was stress and exhaustion. How those two emotions can so intensely coexist simultaneously... I dont know. Let's just call me psychotically talented. I was undoubtedly and unsurprisingly unhappy. What was worse though was I felt like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. In the midst of happily trekking along a giant tornado of anxiety, stress and chaos sucked me up and haphazardly dropped me in foreign territory. Where was I and how on earth did I get there? I wish I could have cried. That would have been a great release. But I couldn't. I was so far past empty I couldn't even cry (which if you know me, is not hard to do). I just lay there wondering how I got to where I felt so completely unfulfilled.<div><br /></div><div>I had sudden impression to take a step back and look at my life on paper. So I got a sheet of blank paper and wrote down the "major areas" I thought my life did or should be comprised of. These were my areas: my career, sleeping, eating, cleaning, spiritual growth, getting ready, watching TV/unwinding, service for others and physical exercise. I drew a circle and cut it up into 24 pie pieces-- my 24 hrs a day. Then I started coloring in a pie piece for every hr I spent doing that thing. It was so interesting to visually see my day (essentially my life) colored in front of me. And at the same time- it was depressing. I had this giant green area gaping at me: my career. This wasn't a huge surprise since I spend every day there. However, as I looked at what was most important in my life-- spiritual growth, physical exercise, service for others... they were these tiny slivers of color on my paper. Barely recognizable. When I calculated it out-- collectively, they made up less than 2% of my day. Two percent. I don't know how long I stared at that paper. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">That was it. We had to make a change. A big one. </span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>There is more to my life. More to me. More to my existence. More than God intended for me to do in this life then spend my days, nights, weekends and even my nightly dreams as an audiologist. My problem was I wasn't disconnecting from work-- ever. The stress was affecting <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b>every </b></span></i>part of my life. I had lost myself in the pursuit of success. I didn't want to look back on my life in 10 years and still feel this way. Realizing I had spent 12 years helping people in the hearing world and at the same time completely losing myself, my soul and true happiness in the process. Mike deserved more in a wife than that and honestly, I had to believe that I deserved more than that too.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I made probably the most difficult decision I've ever had to make in my young life. I quit my job. It's ludicrous really-- completing 8 yrs of college to get your doctorate and then leaving the field. And at the same time, I have never felt such a release in my life. I know I won't be gone from my field forever. I loved audiology. But there is a balance in all things and I lost mine along the way. So in short (too late, I know), I'm taking a hiatus. A break to hopefully allow myself to refocus on what's most important in life: God, family and growth.</div><div><br /></div><div>Leaving my job was incredibly hard for me. It was almost excruciating to leave my patients, the people I worked with and really-- my identity. Audiology was my life for the last seven years. That was it. That was me.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the bright side, I learned something really important to me in this process. One: I can do hard things. I can take control, even when I think I've lost it. I can free myself even when I feel trapped by myself. It's very empowering. Lesson learned #2: money, success & promotions... they aren't enough for me. I always thought I'd be motivated by a lot of money. It wasn't until I felt like I was offered a lot to realize that that was not going to make me happy. For the last 2 years we had the big house, the new cars, exciting career possibilities and I still wasn't fulfilled. I've learned there's so much more to life than money and the world's view of success. I really didn't think I'd ever say that honestly. But I've gained a desire for a deeper fulfillment in my life. The fulfillment that comes with a family and relationships.</div><div><br /></div></span>So since you all are starting to get glassy eyed now (or 20 min ago)... I've decided to post the new changes this big decision had made in our lives later. Here's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';color:#009900;"><b>the good news</b></span> I want to end with though: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#ff0000;"><b>when you're devastated that you've reached the bottom of the barrel-- pull your head up and look around. Life has millions of barrels... pick another one and start digging.</b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-68327122805544791242012-05-19T12:15:00.003-07:002012-05-19T12:44:45.510-07:00World Market -- Heck yes!<div>Ummm... do all y'all know about World Market?? Yea, so while perusing blogs for the one millionth time to find light grey chairs for my dining table... I stumbled onto a blog showing me these chairs sold at World Market:</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzpjjM-gMtivHvd0sULLnWirOY0MwyGRCEvzwP2mapt5WtrONbPlq5QEyXHNc96G7kr4Z7uESGp_VyaOvaNAIn5ohFbh6pybJtCgLRo0MPTeR9kfbDvixJXdvedQs6yq7WsJ2mn_E-b1X/s1600/grey+tufted+chair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzpjjM-gMtivHvd0sULLnWirOY0MwyGRCEvzwP2mapt5WtrONbPlq5QEyXHNc96G7kr4Z7uESGp_VyaOvaNAIn5ohFbh6pybJtCgLRo0MPTeR9kfbDvixJXdvedQs6yq7WsJ2mn_E-b1X/s400/grey+tufted+chair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744325910863051778" /></a><div>I quickly googled World Market and found one in Cottonwood Heights. Can I tell you how exciting it was to drive to a new home decor store that I've never been to before?! Wow, I couldn't wait... and I wasn't disappointed. World Market had tons of furniture, home decor, cooking supplies and food from around the world! I can't believe how long I have NOT known about this store. So I just thought I'd share with you all the wonderfulness of this store.</div><div>I bought two of these chairs and they're even better in real life. The grey is more of a taupe and it matches perfectly with my countertops. I love them!! Can't wait to post pictures of our new place once I get it all done! :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-1789019269735043132012-04-23T18:56:00.005-07:002012-04-23T20:01:26.144-07:00Life in Seconds and Inches<div style="text-align: center;">On April 5th, Mike had had a rough day at work. A lot has been going on in our lives and we were trying to make big decisions My parents had given us a gift card for the upcoming Easter so we decided to unwind and have a relaxing conversation over Olive Garden. We went to Olive Garden at the district and had an amazingly delicious and fun dinner discussing our future. We left around 7:00 p.m. hand in hand, laughing and feeling better about our day. We took a right out of the Olive Garden and approached the light at Bangeter at 11400 S. We were first in line, stopped at a red light, facing west but preparing to turn north. I had made a joke about something and we were laughing when I heard Mike say, "What the..." I turned to the left just in time to see a Dodge Durango heading north going about 60 mph cross three lanes of traffic and head right towards us. It truly was the most frightening moment of my life. We couldn't move. We just had to watch the Durango aim right for us and plow us. All I could think was, "Why are they doing that? Why are they aiming for us?" I know they weren't aiming for us intentionally but it felt almost like a hate crime because they were in the farthest lane from us and missed all four stopped lanes next to us and hit us. The Durango ended up hitting us on an angle right in front of the driver's tire but not head on. It plowed us off the road, turning us 90 degrees, up onto Olive Garden's lawn. It happened so fast I didn't have time to yell. I hit the center console and Mike hit the driver's door and window. All I said after we stopped was, "Ouch". Mike was half-way out the car cause at that exact moment... the Durango spun out in the rocks on the side of the road, gained traction and then SPED OFF. They left. I couldn't believe it. I didn't see them at all because my eyes were closed but Mike turned back and asked if I was ok. I said I was fine and he said, "They left!" I couldn't believe it. Who leaves?!? Mike said later that then he really thought it was a hate crime. Within seconds it felt like, people were everywhere... asking us if we were okay. The Durango had hit another car at the light further south and had continued driving then. Some man (bless his heart) had seen it all and was following the car while on the phone with 911. So immediately people were saying, "Don't worry, we got a license plate number." I was in so much shock, I couldn't believe what happened. One minute we were laughing and the other my car (new car!) was plowed off the road. I was shaking and when I got out of the car I realized my left ankle hurt for some reason. A couple of men told me I needed to sit back in the car. This accident really restored my faith in people again I must say. People were everywhere, asking if I was okay, telling me to sit down, finding me a jacket/blanket. Mike called 911 right away and as soon as he said he was calling I said, "Okay, you're calling 911? Good." And I immediately called my parents. Im sure I gave my dad a start because when he answered my voice was shaking and I was crying. I told him we were hit by a car but apparently my phone cut out and all he hear was "hit". He said, "Who was hit by a car?!" My parents came right away and I was so grateful they were close. As soon as I saw my mom, I lost it. Mike was a life-saver and in survival mode... taking pictures of the car, filling out a police report, etc. I was just sitting there in shock mode. My mom was with me and the paramedics came to check me out. I checked out just fine. All the hit was blunt force so the next day we were just sore and bruised, but thankfully, no bleeding or anything broken. I must admit that one of my initial thoughts was, "My car!" I've only had my car for about 6 months and I couldn't believe it was already smashed. When my mom got there I said, "Why did we have to be driving my car?" She stopped short and looked at me and said, "You be grateful you were in your car. If you'd been in Mike's car, Mike might have been killed." It was such a slap in the face-- I hadn't even realized that. Mike drives a small compact and if we'd been in his car, she would have hit right where Mike was sitting. Essentially T-boning us at 60 mph. Then I really lost it. I was overwhelmed with gratitude. That when I'd thought leaving the house earlier, "Maybe we should take Mike's car cause it gets better gas mileage...", I'd been prompted to keep my mouth shut and Mike had grabbed my keys instead. I was grateful that Mike and I hadn't left 10 seconds earlier. Grateful we hadn't been pulled forward 12 more inches. All of a sudden life seemed really fragile, sacred and volatile... and I was saying prayers of gratitude to my Father in heaven for watching over us.</div><div><br /></div><div>The driver ended up being a woman. She had driven down and pulled into a carwash at the next light down. An officer had gotten the call about a hit and run as he was heading west on 10400 S. He saw a Durango come out of the carwash but didn't think that could be the right car. The car pulled out and stopped at the light. The light turned green but the car didn't go so the officer got out of the car and went up to the window. He told the woman to pull forward through the light and stop. On his way back to the car, she took off. Unified police authority came ripping past him chasing her. They wouldn't tell us how they got her to stop (the office said it was a little scary) and arrested her. We found out later she was drunk and had been smoking marijuana. When Mike and I googled her we also found out she was wanted as a suspect in a shooting of a young woman in the stomach with a shotgun a couple years ago in Oregon as well. We are just grateful no one was killed and that neither us or the other car had children inside.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Needless to say, the night was traumatizing for both Mike and I. My parents took us home because our car was obviously towed. We didn't go to the hospital and at around 9:30 we knelt down with my parents and said a prayer of gratitude to be at home. To be standing-- and to even be alive. Specifically Mike. I was feeling a desperate need to hold him and not let go. It may sound dramatic to you but the night really shook me to the core. You don't think about what you have to lose till it's challenged. </div><div><br /></div><div>The next day we drove to Vernal for Easter and the entire time I felt like people were aiming at us. I kept grabbing Mike's arm to the point I think he thought he'd have to sedate me. When I finally calmed down we drove a lot of the way in silence. Mike turned to me at one point and said, "What are you thinking about?" All I could think of was that visual of seeing the car coming at us over and over again. Mike was replaying it over and over in his head as well. I've only seen Mike cry maybe twice in our entire marriage. As we started discussing what had happened, he started to cry and I did as well. I think we both were just overcome with fear, relief and gratitude. It was quite the therapeutic drive. Thankfully, we made it safely there and back.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Despite all of the driver's history, she did have car insurance (again a tender, tender mercy). So after an initial battle with the insurance to get a rental car for us... we are just waiting for our car to be repaired. My parents thought it would be totaled. But since it was brand new, there was a high ticket for repairs vs. replacing the car. The insurance adjuster said they wouldn't replace it and instead they're paying $10,000 to repair it over a a 5 week period. Hopefully, our car will be working as well as it was before when we get it back. It was a little bit of a bummer that they wouldn't replace it because we fear it may not ever be the same. However, looking on the bright side, when I looked around to find the same model of my car with all the extras and special features we'd purchased... they didn't have one in the entire western region. So I'm not sure I could have even gotten the same car back... and I am pretty attached to my two-tone seats as silly as that may sound. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>This post is a novel. But in summary, we are once again seeing the incredible hand of the Lord in our lives. We feel grateful also to our wonderful family and friends who reached out to express their concern and love. You will never know how much it meant to us to know so many people cared. Really, bless you all! And on a final note... slow down and buckle up all! :)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><b><i>Photos of the accident:</i></b></span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHpEHqSuYZep0ZB2FpTvUMiVKe15QXZQhwUeiZ8xA8qhJPP384epyfo1wIjByI8nUj7ChRXgsIW2a-KZwI6VdBjkQuvEEYxHm3ox-usYg8Kv0GPrfCfAgmbfyz0WD2HcYvoEfFWl0njIR/s400/IMG_1133.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734794691025307058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1EBkzPJmtrHFE2UJ5UXfnqhrZZQ6f5IjUe8GkMqsaJABZXwyNqTTOXur9Uy_-8MCOjiVt6mAToecaRbROHglRrijcuc3ZFtWbtkBWs5F7K3OkLHGbEOW35nxCRW0bcO8e4-ujnB-R87g/s1600/IMG_1130.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1EBkzPJmtrHFE2UJ5UXfnqhrZZQ6f5IjUe8GkMqsaJABZXwyNqTTOXur9Uy_-8MCOjiVt6mAToecaRbROHglRrijcuc3ZFtWbtkBWs5F7K3OkLHGbEOW35nxCRW0bcO8e4-ujnB-R87g/s400/IMG_1130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734795527591398866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqANsGqANumjDEb6CgrYFYwYWzNrMa0nBlzYhLpKygoJjFC74UuYBrW2eU5RfqGi-ex8HLzwEyKBCrAApWbFtqPwahgkxsmEiD4KC65JvbyH-vNAQX4Z4Zt8LxGCh8eIBxIQPhvctzCoG/s1600/IMG_1135.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqANsGqANumjDEb6CgrYFYwYWzNrMa0nBlzYhLpKygoJjFC74UuYBrW2eU5RfqGi-ex8HLzwEyKBCrAApWbFtqPwahgkxsmEiD4KC65JvbyH-vNAQX4Z4Zt8LxGCh8eIBxIQPhvctzCoG/s400/IMG_1135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734795747424091826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0_SEdRY_9MEHC8VLkxiIZk8UgaPa14e-84Dm-GG44WdDsHgshv1Pd13GNqQqOselhGgzpXbSMMIjg57QmpD7G21eatVkxOHMJqae-za2VVOb9Tb_WKWRdH1ulXdJr4ZyfG286LZi3xel/s400/IMG_1137.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734795758412056898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-92078500971798586762012-03-10T17:37:00.004-08:002012-03-10T18:48:58.399-08:00Feeling Hopeless...One morning I decided to turn on the news and I saw a report by Ann Curry. She was in Uganda and was in a cave interviewing an old woman who had 15 children she was helping... none of them her own. They were all orphans whose parents, siblings, friends had been killed by rebel forces. One girl about 14 was holding her 2 year old sister and said her mother had laid her body on top of theirs... and been shot to death. I was horrified. And then the old woman opened her mouth and said, "There is no hope in the world". The words came through my television and hit my in the forehead like a ton a bricks. My mouth hung open and my heart broken... one mouth, one heart, one voice. I felt so helpless. All day long I went through the tasks of my day-- brush my teeth, drive 35 minutes to work, see 14 patients, drive home, go to the Smith's and buy groceries, cook for 15 minutes, eat dinner, watch TV, get ready for bed, read, REPEAT. I had such a hard time shaking that woman's face or the screams of another woman who was videoed driving away in the back of a pick-up truck... she had been the collateral damage of a bomb. Her lung was outside her body. She was being "trucked" down a bumpy road as the people said, "She won't live long enough to get help." What is happening in this world? I know it might just sound dramatic to you... but<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I felt like I could do nothing</span>.</span> Maybe I can't do anything for those children and families in Uganda. Most likely not. Nothing. But I can be human. I can stop the daily routine and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><i>LOOK, SEE, ACKNOWLEDGE</i> </span>that there is a whole world out there that needs someone, anyone to give. Maybe not money, maybe not a lot of time... but hope. So here's to trying in my little meager way... to spread the message. I had seen bits of something called "Kony 2012" on the news. But in my rush to do everything ME-- I didn't stop to watch. Tonight my brother sent me this video. If I could plead with everyone who reads this just to stop and watch. I promise there's nothing more important you could do with your 3o min. Im not asking for donations. But I have to believe that if we all even <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">FELT the DESIRE to help people who didn't affect our daily lives one iota</span>... <b>that there would be more hope in the world.</b> And there IS hope in the world...if we can only show it...<div><br /><div><a href="http://vimeo.com/invisible/kony2012">http://vimeo.com/invisible/kony2012</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've realized something... it's okay for us to feel hopeless. It's NOT okay to allow that hopelessness to inhibit us from action. From being human. Surely we cannot allow ourselves to feel so hopeless we can do nothing... that it stops us from doing <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><b>anything</b></span>.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-82607482860443406412012-02-02T13:06:00.000-08:002012-02-02T13:13:21.744-08:00They don't come much cuter...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPwZoeKNd4miXusdiHR1mRRLKjs9XR-WjdT6ObZlM3Lmq1FE_lkpl07TFeucWS2-jg_qlhYagwqcMlBALn7N7cudZNcUdV6Erb1yS3mz9npQyAfLk-Jzr6OcDWlYtwXHAJ3p5eCzIsr93/s1600/IMG_0628.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPwZoeKNd4miXusdiHR1mRRLKjs9XR-WjdT6ObZlM3Lmq1FE_lkpl07TFeucWS2-jg_qlhYagwqcMlBALn7N7cudZNcUdV6Erb1yS3mz9npQyAfLk-Jzr6OcDWlYtwXHAJ3p5eCzIsr93/s400/IMG_0628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704649150054467282" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZQcJGNgXoOma2v6rEMjHM3ij27aD4sYK_eRHehAeCHLnXXsKiMGzu_nXt9SxjcRNy7FhmJ8DvM7k7d4iVFufVtfkiRENz4dab7SM_COrdWevo2lOt7qzc1jENlD-xbyJQ4vVC6mPDe9s/s1600/IMG_0630.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZQcJGNgXoOma2v6rEMjHM3ij27aD4sYK_eRHehAeCHLnXXsKiMGzu_nXt9SxjcRNy7FhmJ8DvM7k7d4iVFufVtfkiRENz4dab7SM_COrdWevo2lOt7qzc1jENlD-xbyJQ4vVC6mPDe9s/s400/IMG_0630.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704649144097955618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3axbgKujF18jxFXCScg4pC6Uaw3d4Zkg2HlsFxMsCKauSeG6M07Q63k9aGAqIXnpV8s-00gLS4x8bpwmD1Q-BByCvCBP7yWzCzdxZiBOSiYVlNOga9FTsBWDgVOn3BNSpW5UQKXG5A2C/s1600/IMG_0628.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333ff;">Than </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#009900;"><b>THIS</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333ff;">!!</span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Both</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;"> these boys</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">... love 'em to death!!</span></b></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-57891533795731036402012-01-19T20:41:00.000-08:002012-01-19T21:11:05.298-08:00Christmas with a BANG!<div style="text-align: center;">Mike and I decided to get ourselves a gun for Christmas. Mike owns a shotgun but we (I) felt like in an emergency, we would need something more manageable to whip out. So bless my hubby's heart, one day near Thanksgiving he said, "Let's go look for a gun for you!" Not a phrase I'd really imagine hearing directed to me {<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">ever}</span> as we never had ANY guns in our house growing up... Nonetheless I was excited about this new purchase! </div><div style="text-align: center;">So Mike and I went to Basin Sports in Vernal and I had my first gun-buying lesson. The guy at the counter recommended a revolver for me. Revolver?! Psht... clearly this man does not know how many episodes of Alias I've watched (and re-watched and RE-watched) in my life. Sydney Bristow would<i> never</i> carry a revolver! :) So of course- we had to move on down the line to the 9mm pistols. That's just the gun a spy would carry, folks. Okay, ok, I'll stop projecting my secret desires to be a CIA spy. Mike was so sweet and let us pick out a gun with a smaller hand grip for my small hands. Fits perfectly and surprisingly, I have great pride in my little, big gun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We tried it out a few days later at the outdoor range in Vernal.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbge3D-aQr4QvfIFyOAK_WyJN653LnViv6tAEmxzNZW3mrv7kb1GTbkOLkOANXY-g4oGGDApFkRzCa-qpuX8KdqukA8OEV8sY4RDI4TmUR2tHXvHJYTb-9h-RWsiVYG3blPP4sZFDnJlB3/s320/IMG_0716.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699570406766329154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">From happy...</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFjha3JvoYDMHFQye9FM2ZTV2scPVpKyVzaR8p_F6pxRO2V-BzHm6j8ik2KnJOYnNQFjt75jrWPN3ulm36DUv4Ug7-1VblKEumDRsOueq5J2jN1YqLFRV-J2c0hcITyD97dNZREFSrmFU/s1600/IMG_0727.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFjha3JvoYDMHFQye9FM2ZTV2scPVpKyVzaR8p_F6pxRO2V-BzHm6j8ik2KnJOYnNQFjt75jrWPN3ulm36DUv4Ug7-1VblKEumDRsOueq5J2jN1YqLFRV-J2c0hcITyD97dNZREFSrmFU/s320/IMG_0727.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699570436988905202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">to <b>HARDCORE!</b> :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULwnXFkj9lz2dTPNujKlnMxts_6d81txE-K2tKYj0THIIWdrjukHN48O-9UeEgGxefEigBs5CwoiGZC2zPyqXKhh4FhLBo9Oi34V9LBF3kof4pbapVyx4HHWrGf7M1pQz-OIGyNmZ2H8C/s1600/IMG_0726.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULwnXFkj9lz2dTPNujKlnMxts_6d81txE-K2tKYj0THIIWdrjukHN48O-9UeEgGxefEigBs5CwoiGZC2zPyqXKhh4FhLBo9Oi34V9LBF3kof4pbapVyx4HHWrGf7M1pQz-OIGyNmZ2H8C/s320/IMG_0726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699570429638898146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He's so handsome.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV2rnMbFCajF8NRLhSW4G31tlPLy2mnz5lrVyCRPbziWzk_iYXl2Opo5Ws5sZQS3dLbrGbbTuBMvWsu9l7j6dyhc7jaruIAgwq2bL7mne-zSmF9xb6c1MdyeSKYtjNslbKZirPQJ-X665/s1600/IMG_0723.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV2rnMbFCajF8NRLhSW4G31tlPLy2mnz5lrVyCRPbziWzk_iYXl2Opo5Ws5sZQS3dLbrGbbTuBMvWsu9l7j6dyhc7jaruIAgwq2bL7mne-zSmF9xb6c1MdyeSKYtjNslbKZirPQJ-X665/s320/IMG_0723.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699570417454722578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I just love a man holding a 9mm gun (Vaughn... cough, cough) Jk! Ok, really, I'll stop with the Alias comments.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4v9CK21kZ0IUSfzHxfhWFUGwDEVT5YNadqNJa3DgvBCYqHGtVXlQmN_m3_Wof-vaMIclt6KJqHUMe9TX-mMbD8rb2Owdsix6j_JeBKJJOiygGfiaez62i-X_qw6ybumKR2RLGA4Rk7I75/s1600/IMG_0722.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4v9CK21kZ0IUSfzHxfhWFUGwDEVT5YNadqNJa3DgvBCYqHGtVXlQmN_m3_Wof-vaMIclt6KJqHUMe9TX-mMbD8rb2Owdsix6j_JeBKJJOiygGfiaez62i-X_qw6ybumKR2RLGA4Rk7I75/s320/IMG_0722.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699570411851623714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">No lie... I actually hit the bullseye! (<i>The above picture has not been doctored in any way</i>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alright, it only happened once and there may have been more on the dirt hill behind then on the target... but hey, you gotta brag when you get 'em.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm quite surprised how happy I am with this new purchase. Not only do I feel more secure in our home but I just feel tough---just by owning it. Yes, I know I'm far from it but somewhere deep inside... I'd like to think that I am. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to mom and dad Mansfield for contributing to our Christmas gift!!</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-57198182345621334012012-01-15T08:03:00.000-08:002012-01-15T08:03:45.365-08:00Moments That Matter MostThis morning I am fasting and praying for answers in my life. I was feeling heavy hearted when I opened Mike's laptop. Bless his heart... his homepage is lds.org. I went to type in "google" when some mormon message videos caught my eye. I thought, "I can watch those later". But my fingers froze on the keyboard and I felt like I needed to watch them now. I started watching these short, 3 min. messages and it was like my perspective broke wide open. What I already knew came rushing back to me in a wave of peace and happiness. I loved this one about "Moments that Matter Most". It made a smile come to my face and my heart lighten just a little. Thank heaven for moments that matter most... if only we can keep the perspective that they are what are significant and what we're living for...<div><br /></div><div> <iframe width="480" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l70e1TfN34w?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-73234696215203619992012-01-01T18:05:00.000-08:002012-01-01T19:35:01.668-08:002011 in Review<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-size:large;"><i>You could never possibly recount everything that had happened in a year's time. However, with a bright, shiny new year ahead of me... I am feeling nostalgic about what transpired in 2011. Not to be worried, I narrowed it down to one to two significant events per month.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">January:</span> Mike began complaining of sudden "heartburn" and discomfort in his chest. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff0000;">February: </span>Megan goes with Starkey to fit hearing aids on children and adults in Mexico. Mike is hospitalized for a few days under the presumption of "bowel obstruction".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzwqwMZ2uy-w3ppp7ZWKWtk2gnnKlyCM4Flpa2mzS4yMIZnIfnZCDZ62N-1uws4sQaW0hTj-tBLADOvNwdNK0ueoxGKt6FcmL0Mxn1Ht5BFFOZfgjseSu9Efyr958PU6PEOLQ9Lj6TC_r/s200/1TolucaMCM_5303.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692862559469046402" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#009900;"><b>March:</b></span> After many doctors and specialists, the bowel obstruction turned out to be some other mystery entirely... 8-10" of Mike's bowel are removed without doctors really knowing what made them abnormal.</div><div><div>**No pictures because Mike refused to let me take any of him in the hospital. I got one video while he was coming out of anesthesia but as mentioned in a previous post... I have vowed not to post it**</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#ff6600;"><i>April: </i></span>Mike and I celebrate 1 yr of being homeowners by re-doing our front yard and planting trees.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmeixamzxl5utvCTGrui9evRn88yoGWWcfDpKY0GPiodqzWF5Igrityl2MgSLDvKGvmW0PPwJfUC8j4-ZJuu3DKWxfgkzu8Z59HTKe8Wk_6Vr-wc23WonR6ScqkBxGLO-Kw3IP0AwkSAf/s200/DSC00311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692863150518866306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAIwYO2Om1TCmy0u9d5wcqQ1lmr4SQtBTgjoym-1UdU9R_OIovbvJnC7ethkpzlN4tlU0zfvye28tSYM9IHYaiISoPV2CpOOnhoMQi1RalH_RN865FmCYEYrW6_ltBVPGrPYEgLng12fS/s200/DSC00313.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692863146691291138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#993399;"><b>May:</b></span> I (finally) graduate with my Au.D. Mike and I celebrate and take a trip to the condo in Florida!</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iyZB10DUFtdNjqOrjUJS5fvcosE9ZxHDoTI23UDp-P1koSpSXu1Hyh8OVNGE9C4fynkR-svuUNJxL2orsg41-Vu_wCYEVo9aEr32AqOeNMo1hyphenhyphensz3DMHAX1ishOiPOJ8T_bZhWttUC6A/s200/DSC_0817.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692863755009263730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0HzgCiUyPlQYry3UcYqmCl599BSg4kr5jbbbF5CeGs-Zchd089S4so_2k2HTV07R-ZQERYjcoQ7-RvoimP4pD-3OJGXrP9lX3GPWNROcdUWsG1-OFbmk3ev5gtRTIeGliljdgL32hSI_/s200/DSC00042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692863769458950418" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KUz-hmlubjOEB3L-O5JJc0QAzfX_0CICV_lQEeZh2aaVxEs3CwsgQiIPjNbK0aGK_SFVeS4Qh7IEY1G8PlmkhrpEjcawZXVru0m9bhzRdzdB9ImR8VTy23wFdbiyXpQbscY1kfJrpqeY/s200/DSC00134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692863775853331746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1ugu7DMu4BbTfNwUliWZo1GGIzp3-QA8SH9kSJH10iHTymv0s8QAqMdO8t9gFOO2k63JhV4wTcZCCsgM9hdUq6Zlmk3WBIm_VAMbtEHIBH6CTh5X_XRJUDdPB8vO-FcId9XZrpLyck-A/s1600/DSC00016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1ugu7DMu4BbTfNwUliWZo1GGIzp3-QA8SH9kSJH10iHTymv0s8QAqMdO8t9gFOO2k63JhV4wTcZCCsgM9hdUq6Zlmk3WBIm_VAMbtEHIBH6CTh5X_XRJUDdPB8vO-FcId9XZrpLyck-A/s200/DSC00016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692863758992915378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><b>June:</b></span> Mike finds out he passed the CPA exams!! All 4 on his first try! He's an official CPA.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#ff0000;">July: </span>We bask in the awesomeness that is the annual Mansfield 24th of July campout</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYwJUQvM7PE3P-IPUSq-iFqHY9LQ3o2LoK-Pk6cHZYi2C7ynUI2RNqpDYz5G-ptkJondEixlnOfVWXE1q7P0DV24UXhuJX7Nt8wtW7uwKz-nsfC58bomTFnpZHSn74QmgQxmtuX-vuxeL/s1600/DSC00377.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYwJUQvM7PE3P-IPUSq-iFqHY9LQ3o2LoK-Pk6cHZYi2C7ynUI2RNqpDYz5G-ptkJondEixlnOfVWXE1q7P0DV24UXhuJX7Nt8wtW7uwKz-nsfC58bomTFnpZHSn74QmgQxmtuX-vuxeL/s200/DSC00377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692865818370452338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3fdFmrvUspSiV6-_6kxuEEsary7NewFwk9fbCpVEcEuw3_dERiGZJFyaBmlLzXZgoX46PRhFX-wpSZtzenzyXYx2qmO8xoXTW437VOm9BX-WqbZZQ_w_8eLlWSP-74x4pqjFW4u1_1-i/s200/DSC00368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692872272450948802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33cc00;"><i>August:</i></span> </span>Mike bought me a new car-- a crossover preparing us for family days in the future. Mike plays in corporate games. Marisa and I have our first garage sale-- a raging success.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GE7AWxtuBgkOfL-RYxIi8F1UCTtoLmuEFY6IRunjy2poxSziTfbxPsz7chGXMANBtZ1nhhhC3EQxdaKZF_wEOxFNKhhjmv1rxyfDx6EzMHBS8rMfPE5UF26DU93W8qclAyMFatDvr8_V/s200/kia+sorento.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692867257209077106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0POfeniiSS0dZpUfrPoJ0jK9yVAPmgrzTSd8CR2W5lm5brS8cY8FwWU1uYpTVqx5pGiEhtirgdKOdluA58R5Ep5fsqSnnx96MnkgrWDYH5J-YdRdAo2GKBf7KELVPnO21RV4i8Z3743r/s1600/DSC00504.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0POfeniiSS0dZpUfrPoJ0jK9yVAPmgrzTSd8CR2W5lm5brS8cY8FwWU1uYpTVqx5pGiEhtirgdKOdluA58R5Ep5fsqSnnx96MnkgrWDYH5J-YdRdAo2GKBf7KELVPnO21RV4i8Z3743r/s200/DSC00504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692865833510208370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquTQLSNEH-7PE-C6No4S7_LK35td4rS6nw4rbedU_9fYWJVD3QUjpuWZMIyP36KOY3dF0S2c2ImBIMNRLjDYUQ29aIwCeeR4b64_yZXxlZgavvtW2sGUEyzDm-_gmfFl0h1uLaGGfdso0/s200/DSC00497.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692865814459790546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:webdings;color:#ff6600;">September: </span>We go on a Lake Powell trip with my bosses and their friends for a week. An entire week of boating, sun and games!! I celebrate my 25th birthday and Mike's 27th birthday!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszAyBVAUPGShQ2QNiRI_AMgXMau4BTZ4TZcmBS9i0GFx2FQ1TfNDxegMdK93oe7nxlzmnvwXlGzq1bohH-Z4j98XPBgDvB1mOu4Hoc0Xbh30hg07INA7kbTd-xjii77sPrSLY3wmRBVp1/s200/DSC00578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692867242000179938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBtzEOQqBae0MBew9Kx_KRv31DhBwIjP6n9cKYm6Du8gHa4arE8_471bUMfUirxdhWf8cd35lAOAqOhjbRtjlpyKvkYw80swA9sNCrvuq5eX1zTQjOND1y93cpFGWMM12yD8DsJcsJVAp/s200/DSC00597.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692867245585324146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJrcUP4ljmWJi4P8nUvW_kRIHYeseoscfaNXRdw8ZwY6beBm_SS-QfG-bFa-Iy2qdCzI_FNxNN-nl2YuPQbGEtp5dD7chhrW4ijmJP72sabbrkMsNGWPCS3K1o5g5EVZPSHhL6ASubcZ5/s200/DSC00569.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692867234573164194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWwg65kQVa60jDeFkDRmDxXcwZYlZ1Kd5zWapUU-MAt6ofq1sq5BnhEhyPUuSWgep_2HW_aY55BiUKeQb7TTsN1fvtW8Mambux4gqY8JreCvyMzmUIfVQ2TzHhh0yVRvFE2TlC8JyGhu-/s1600/DSC00517.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWwg65kQVa60jDeFkDRmDxXcwZYlZ1Kd5zWapUU-MAt6ofq1sq5BnhEhyPUuSWgep_2HW_aY55BiUKeQb7TTsN1fvtW8Mambux4gqY8JreCvyMzmUIfVQ2TzHhh0yVRvFE2TlC8JyGhu-/s200/DSC00517.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692865844090770802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">October:</span> We went up to Scofield cabin with the Dyes and Jonny. Mike competed in a volleyball tournament (not pictured).</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmCWiqHuJObmesPBC8pbSs9i5NKVh0gvWM9_AqO6Q1928qsqjvOwMP4_dwCdZ78VsZhEi7EY8uA2aQr0UNYqoxJrJQ6gErczL12_Dj3beIt_o-JSmbr0ss4GZKFWixF8_tSx5xghCe5T8/s200/DSC00770.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692868196662176178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGdMtq7ZdDQxF567gO7x_DeI-yIKZ8l1jLpOL3hsgam_JH7ONmG8lYNb8TEZtZcbzFoBcBqhCqYVimE-KkxrouM4fwcy7keBkR1m2KSLKxwMzLW6WZlvOzD1Jwtn1aoXCWiS2dM1VZioL/s200/DSC00832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692868201499122562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">November:</span> Brittany and I road trip to Las Vegas for a girl's trip!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkP5aAToMTL9QtomUBfWm7pYiuzjf_4ep3WOmXXEEYb9N_RZfaNiLqlVboGVttQUNijVQ8N5Cz-D1z0TBH5Td1hb8gCsppggXzYZpSdFdkCeJbsPI_OeBit0LQdwT1JteMtMG2_WrTbb6/s200/DSC00898.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692869726927785618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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" /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVZ5tU7paBCr6pnDXqUh7t_Z0lUhlnyYuwbSUSjf2_ETP8SddIhD-p1LULuN1nCdgC2UNB1Jp_HWNgYCCtYW8nBgtWq1PIcqOkhcL79T3G48v3vylG06IiviziE4a7Zl2BxAhJifmxM98/s200/DSC00885.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692869720516418066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWdWAvfx-om0NTKyxGl479Blk0KqcZdCqXXQl32FgQoAOd_aIIiGUNQSH8PETuYOI2539ok0imwts_6ojYeytnJDq6TmjPJJy7H2urQEUkY_pmuC3H4PvNWemnNm25Ilar283FlaFa73Y/s200/DSC00891.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692868214515024978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I2gCysRediYpgPHjzWTgM1HPR11PtY2G_NRwSBMroolU0MgUr64PpfwB6TdspQOAxJT4ZqEoEaPjZY9j__8apxSm3O3VHXB-VNHFf2uNYy-SHfw13mmYvjI7eZZdo101ax6j5oujV6WW/s200/DSC00911.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692868221255201842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;"><b>December:</b></span> Mike and I celebrate our 4 year anniversary by staying at the Marriott at City Center, shopping at Gateway and eating delicious food.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx45l0zzN3ryo-cTkjhwhScvejVRiO8ZLo4lrpWzQ4QSK3cZyga0Nmi6RvLpYYwM7Z0jCa_552ywrkV1cP0YXX7X7uAiwztJVqWaIA8EVueS-dBPb92WNpOHa_7OmI9Mav-L7ApDeWw4w8/s200/IMG_0622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692870540746523794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmPjpeOX45Qjfl1RIvjowN6OjtTeMhdnk0LJf6pxWlkmmUJTEev9M0sIkdKgxpshpNF7q8k01CX7bYLeT7OETdeYw36HFNlu9BTOCrtl6llD_NyPM8hIxBHp8etk_OglltZLu6GeMIeae/s200/IMG_0621.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692870556542662866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMttH6AfrP_75yciX077liIOdyKk952ZwOh3V47sg3HkXE8X57N6HRGqcctgTICI7CYPvrRQ7oWmVFAuhwsHNjDPg8MiOBIcXXAOCkbHcnWXBE3CuiqufhwrF1M0laiPvGlLiIXAodf7o/s200/IMG_0623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692870537557397330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><i>2011 had it's ups and downs (as most years do). Mike and I are looking anxiously toward 2012 with hope, goals and ambition to make it the best year yet.</i></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-92155769203797886412011-07-10T09:44:00.000-07:002011-07-10T09:55:34.498-07:00Thai Food<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rqjiPiKX4y8oC1y3NX9xhCW49zrLv10AvtSh0vSORBu8c1kUhzHB03EAoTEn5yuoeSwMHei5y8TEL8mJ2TOoyYnpeNfgaomKBUVXmRkZBof-mcTfTuRb4b45_2_z7CzMzeP2xS4ICexn/s1600/thai+basil.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rqjiPiKX4y8oC1y3NX9xhCW49zrLv10AvtSh0vSORBu8c1kUhzHB03EAoTEn5yuoeSwMHei5y8TEL8mJ2TOoyYnpeNfgaomKBUVXmRkZBof-mcTfTuRb4b45_2_z7CzMzeP2xS4ICexn/s400/thai+basil.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627768241248612210" /></a><br />Thai food is a new love for Mike and I... but, boy, do we love it! For over a year, I've wanted to eat at this new place in Riverton called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Thai Basil</span></span>. One of Mike's co-workers this week told him it was excellent. We went last night and it was delicious! The decor was nice, our waiter was fantastic and the food was wonderful. We loved the cream-cheese wontons. Not overly fried and smooth cream cheese inside. We got the standard go-to Pad Thai and the waiter's recommendation of Pad Prick Sod (wowza, spicy!). The other thing I loved about it was the menu included an Asian mix... Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese (I once had Vietnamese in Miami and it was one of the best things I ever ate!) with lots of vegetarian choices. I love trying new places and it's rare that they're actually worth the adventure. My parents are also new Thai lovers so Mike and I will have to take them there. I hope they stay in business... so you should all try it! :)<div><br /></div><div>P.S. Sorry this is a no-picture post. I had just showered with no make-up and no hair-do (a result of a spa afternoon gone terribly wrong-- that post coming soon) when we went out... hardly picture worthy!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-34080749343018844532011-07-02T05:56:00.000-07:002011-07-02T07:09:55.138-07:00For the love of reading...<div><div style="text-align: center; ">Such a variety of emotions... <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">anticipation, contentment, serenity and thrill </span></span></span></i>all compressed into one iota of a moment. The instant of running my exploring fingers over the pages of a new book. Newness of the copy itself has very little to do with it. In fact, sometimes the older the book, that more character it's worn pages provides my avid imagination to create it's pathway through existence. The emotion lies in the unknown descriptions, characters, adventures, romances, places and history <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">my mind craves but doesn't even know yet exists</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span>It's like going home to your favorite place in the world but never knowing what you'll find there each time. I don't know if that analogy computes in anyone else's brain besides mine... but even writing about it stimulates neurons deep in my brain that have my itching to race to my bookshelves.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Reading. It's been such a part of me for so long, I can't remember books not being an important part of my life. I have my wonderful parents to credit for that. It began with my pre-K self standing in front of the small bookshelf in the very back of the old South Jordan library. I don't remember a single title of those square, shiny-paged, paper-back books that I started with...only 3 words per page. But I read them-- all. My mom said she'd pay me a nickel a page. That gets a kid's mind racing and eyes moving. However, the beauty of it all was I honestly can't remember when the monetary payment stopped because an<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>emotional payoff</b></span></span></span></span></i> took over.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">One of my dreams is to have a library in my home. It doesn't have to be large (okay, okay, I might have imagined a Beauty & the Beast library in my <b><i>wildest</i></b> dreams) but just one room-<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">designated to the love of the excitingly unexplored and the lovingly familiar</span></span></span>. In this process of building my own library, book by book, I want <b>YOUR</b> input. Yes, you. Book recommendations are always high on my questions for people. I love asking for favorites or their current read... so now I'm asking blogosphere. As many as I can get... pour it on. I really, <b>really </b>want to know....</div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">GOT FAVORITES?</span></b></span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDJEyCptBYXGCIGAk3PXQ3C96cLkFi47XyiD7JzqzsPq4lyitUi5HFy-ysL10S0zDIX17NKbDY6SsVghukpjbjpye8hufDOjn-8ShGggCbaRqTYNNS73vAOMfvqkeuhD7bjvSS78_XuFg/s1600/girl+reading.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDJEyCptBYXGCIGAk3PXQ3C96cLkFi47XyiD7JzqzsPq4lyitUi5HFy-ysL10S0zDIX17NKbDY6SsVghukpjbjpye8hufDOjn-8ShGggCbaRqTYNNS73vAOMfvqkeuhD7bjvSS78_XuFg/s400/girl+reading.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624754407553777778" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-89252617013517687592011-06-17T13:29:00.001-07:002011-06-17T14:06:01.960-07:00Au"D" Day<div style="text-align: center;">It finally came.... graduation day! After taking college courses ever spring, summer, fall and winter since I was fifteen years old (one third of my life!), I'm <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><i>finally</i></b></span> done! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Megan Mansfield, Au.D. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Doctor of Audiology</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was an exciting and surreal day. One which meant the world to me to share with my incredible supportive husband and families.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUamhJ3wJIQwsXRKHifeUunIb0P9Sz5L53-GyoIP6ymTMK0veTZf4VwbgPRME3KiKlSnrAxF2Jr_3h9-qf0N0-6MPQDdfPOMyQSiqnDsBU8mxXC1Ytf_haqcTOGo_GgX96dRtI85l-Dx28/s400/DSC_0853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619288624393869186" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seriously, they don't make husbands more supportive than this. I think he was almost more excited than I was about this day. It was twice as fun to celebrate this day with him than it was to celebrate my undergraduate without him. He's my world.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UNjFa749D3y17hQyHIDx8Zkb2aQy8cnDfvphL0HWUJc6xX-_o-CkktYa6mSbIAKttylz6DRo9ZC3j9luXEMHwJoaMk5QPKhAAAsNMrxi35fXfTCGzUCl8erwQDWUJQNFykrko1dFCKho/s400/DSC_0850.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619289861523255954" /><div style="text-align: center;">Mike's family. They drove all the way from Vernal and Brigham City! I love them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmPvLaJJpM_kNJJWLdmGRhAf4t7H8ByU__EDKDoYXaOA9bEv2AvKtquKrcz5SCyn1hiWKUgKJrNvzzBr9CFHmbqfD-OPTh6RW9TtGxrRdab4Z-6GoKIIqV3nDT8pd_EoIec4F37TXrRkb/s400/DSC_0869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619289871454118386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My awesome family. My sister said she may not have driven 4 hours to get there but she still had to sit through a 3 hour boring ceremony... so she wants her sacrifice acknowledged. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6_OrwgWlgkJ6ZP_4f0LMNeyqSfFvGmReVWkeHYJZV4FlVk8w-Q0I05whJ8e-W-FR6bTddr22PdFy8OQb7OOj_1sEAwaXIdhPP1JahqpjFOXQPSvADKkOUI3lV08eebw1hMuhadyEXUv0/s400/DSC_0871.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619289881331199234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My fellow doctors. I've shared a majority of my life with these people. We've quizzed each other, cried, celebrated and traveled to three different countries together... they are my family too. I am so proud of each of them and happy to have them as colleagues. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of all, I have to thank my Heavenly Father for helping me through these incredibly stressful, exciting, grueling and rewarding years of my life. I had my dad and then Mike give me a blessing at the beginning of each year and nothing short of miracles poured forth.</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546385925747460724.post-58657287211647970792011-05-29T18:52:00.000-07:002011-05-29T19:07:48.691-07:003 years 5 months and 9 days ago...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I didn't realize I could love this man more than I did on this fall day...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0r24vFOU0Rny_p9PH0FONIUgRuJELvD9NIiIHJsDGewDYv3hXOO11j6-OnfIQPzD4IeU8w7WawD4mcHLu1fIlpfsNp7rZznaZTI59M46ZHXxsQoNeR27rF05xDqbHFrMaQltBBdk33dA/s1600/IMG_1744.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0r24vFOU0Rny_p9PH0FONIUgRuJELvD9NIiIHJsDGewDYv3hXOO11j6-OnfIQPzD4IeU8w7WawD4mcHLu1fIlpfsNp7rZznaZTI59M46ZHXxsQoNeR27rF05xDqbHFrMaQltBBdk33dA/s400/IMG_1744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612322632633234658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>Oh, the joy that comes in realizing my own limited understanding.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here's to the love built through laughter, anger, celebrations and sweat. Hoping we all fall more in love with our spouses each burdened and blissful passing day.</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3