Back To The Task . . .

We are back from our vacation and are seriously wondering if we shouldn't have just disappeared forever. We talked about taking off to South America, but we couldn't survive. . .so we are back to the task at hand--making a living.

We had a ton of adventures which I choose not to bore all those reading with because, let's face it, sometimes other's vacations mean nothing to anyone else. We played golf in Cedar City with Micah and Chelsea (and a few thousand groundhogs--think Caddy Shack). We hiked a total of 23 miles in the beautiful Snow Canyon and walked several more around town. We ate at wonderful places, shopped and got tons of sun. But the best part of the whole vacation was that I got to spend all my time with my husband and our best friend, Addi. I wish everyday could be a vacation!

Steven, Addi and I are leaving for St. George tomorrow after work. We can hardly wait! Steven only has a small window of opportunity to go on vacation this year, so we are taking advantage and going someplace warm to defrost from the long, cold winter. I will miss Jackson Hole this year. That has been our default vacation my entire life. The snow in Yellowstone hasn't melted yet and the park isn't open, so I'm not sure it would totally be worth going anyway. This will be one cheap vacation filled with hiking and sitting outside in the sun. We'll have a good time hiking with our pooch in St. George--she loves going. Sorry, Mom and Dad for not letting her have a slumber party at your house for the week (we know you were hoping we would change our minds)! Micah and Chelsea: be prepared to get your butts kicked in our golf game! I'm really not good at all--I like to talk a big game. Fun in the sun, here we come!

Officially FREAKED OUT!

So, last night we redboxed it (wonderful concept). "I Am Legend" is the most disturbing movie I have watched in a long time. I am afraid of the end of the world and I am afraid of natural disasters hurting my loved ones. After watching this movie I was very disturbed. Here is my conclusion:
FIRST: I think mankind could ultimately destroy itself because we have become so advanced and educated that it would be hard not to destroy ourselves with some sort of outbreak or virus.
SECOND: I sat and watched thinking, "oh my gosh, I am so not prepared for a major disaster (much less the end of the world)!" I have zero food storage because I have no gumption to do it or space to store it; and, let's face it, we're poor right now.
THIRD: The most disturbing part of the entire movie (and for those of you who have seen it will know exactly what I am talking about) is the dog attack. Could it be any more graphic to watch the faithful pal and best friend of one of the last men on earth get mauled by a pack of rabid dogs and get infected as well? I'll be blunt, I sobbed--for like 10 minutes (not kidding).

It's a scary thought that someday this could be us. I will never watch that movie again, much less buy it. I do know one thing though, I am definitely going to start preparing now for what might come some day.

Bowling Night

Micah came home this weekend and brought a special friend named Chelsea with him. Because our choices of Saturday night activities are limited in a small town, we strapped on our bowling shoes and made a night of it at Holiday Lanes!

Steven won both games (because he is the competitive type) but my dad and Micah gave him a run for the title of champion! I can't believe how good my dad is--he took classes in college.

Chelsea did really good after a few pointers from Richard. She lost the first game and I lost the second. In my book though, losers the winner!





We all had a really great time. The bowling was good, the company was great and the competition wasn't too ruthless. Chelsea is a really fun girl and it was great to finally meet her. Micah towers over her because he is a gentle giant, but good things must come in small packages! Come again, Chelsea--maybe you can work on the power behind your bowling ball. As for me, I just love the time we can all spend together being dorks and laughing about it the WHOLE time!