Okay, so I didn't mean to sound like such a hater on my last entry. Texas has lots of redeeming attributes (i.e. the presence of Abby and her family, Billy Bob's - The World's Largest Honky Tonk, and it's share of large cities), but it's difficult to accentuate the positive when you're stuck in a boring class/hotel room in Wichita Falls. Either way, I'm only here until Wednesday, so this will be my last weekend hanging out with the Youngs. They've been more than hospitable, and I can't thank them enough. Especially for all the hysterical pictures I'll eventually be posting on here.
Class is stil going well. I scored a 90% on test number two, so I'm pretty happy with myself. The third and final test, which I'll take Wednesday morning, is supposed to be the most difficult, but I'm pretty confident I'll pass.
After leaving Wichita Falls, I'm going to take a rather long route getting back to Utah in order to see as many people as possible, including Brad and Kristy, JR, Jimmy and crew, and the whole Vegas clan. I don't really have a set schedule, but I'm hoping to be home by the ninth. Basically, whatever happens, happens. I enjoy driving by myself, singing really loud, and stopping to eat and pee whenever I want. It's going to be a good time.
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Art School
Today, class, we're going to draw a landscape of Texas. First, place your paper sideways. Then, draw a horizontal straight line across the middle. Congratulations! You've just completed your first Texas landscape. You're ready for the Louvre!
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Piece of the Pie
I'm chilling at Abby's right now. She has to work today, but Charis is going to entertain me until she's done. Last night, we ate pizza and played games at Charis's place. It's amazing how much I laugh when I'm around this crew. Maybe I can convince them all to move up to Utah, because there's a snowball's chance in hell of me moving to Texas. Voluntarily, anyway.
Today, I think we'll be meeting Abby and John for lunch, and then probably shopping all afternoon. I have a ton of homework I should probably work on, but chances are I'll put it off until Sunday evening when I get back to my hotel.
Sorry I haven't been posting any pictures. I've taken some pretty interesting and funny ones on my weekends at the Young homestead. (Believe me, there's nothing worth photographing in Wichita Falls.) Unfortunately, I seem to have left the cord for uploading pictures from my camera to my computer back in Utah. I can remember to bring shoes for every outfit, but this one crucial cord, I forget.
By the way, if anyone ever wants to challenge me to a rousing game of Pop Culture Trivial Pursuit, I have two words: BRING IT!
Today, I think we'll be meeting Abby and John for lunch, and then probably shopping all afternoon. I have a ton of homework I should probably work on, but chances are I'll put it off until Sunday evening when I get back to my hotel.
Sorry I haven't been posting any pictures. I've taken some pretty interesting and funny ones on my weekends at the Young homestead. (Believe me, there's nothing worth photographing in Wichita Falls.) Unfortunately, I seem to have left the cord for uploading pictures from my camera to my computer back in Utah. I can remember to bring shoes for every outfit, but this one crucial cord, I forget.
By the way, if anyone ever wants to challenge me to a rousing game of Pop Culture Trivial Pursuit, I have two words: BRING IT!
Friday, January 20, 2006
Foamy
I'm sitting in Starbucks (a moral dilema in itself) drinking my decaf soy caramel latte, and piggybacking on their wi-fi for a few minutes. I hope everyone is well. Texas is still the ugliest state in the union, and I'll never understand why people from here are so proud of it.
Class is going okay. I scored a 97% on my first test yesterday, the highest score in the class! The material is difficult, but the class is easy. Let me explain. Officially, class is from 7 AM to 4 PM. We show up at 7:30 and BS for 30 minutes. We go to lunch at 10:30 and come back at 1 PM. I'm usually back in my room by 3. But I studied my butt off for the test. Maybe if the instructors spent more time on the actual lessons and less time telling us which bars to go to, the tests wouldn't be so difficult and the class wouldn't last three weeks. Oh, well. The good news is that I'm going back to Dallas to visit Abs this weekend. Yay!
Class is going okay. I scored a 97% on my first test yesterday, the highest score in the class! The material is difficult, but the class is easy. Let me explain. Officially, class is from 7 AM to 4 PM. We show up at 7:30 and BS for 30 minutes. We go to lunch at 10:30 and come back at 1 PM. I'm usually back in my room by 3. But I studied my butt off for the test. Maybe if the instructors spent more time on the actual lessons and less time telling us which bars to go to, the tests wouldn't be so difficult and the class wouldn't last three weeks. Oh, well. The good news is that I'm going back to Dallas to visit Abs this weekend. Yay!
Sunday, January 15, 2006
The Lone Star State
I know it's been a while since I last posted, but it seems the good people of Wichita Falls don't believe in the 21st Century and all that it includes (i.e. high-speed wireless internet access). Luckily, I'm visiting my good friend Abby in Dallas this weekend, who is blessed enough to have such modern conveniences.
I'd love to write about my road trip and my wonderful class and the cultural diversity of "Texoma," but it's just not going to happen. The only thing I've experienced worth noting thus far is the crazy dreams I've been having, which, unfortunately, I haven't been logging. I think I'll purchase a notebook so as to write about said dreams, in the hopes of back-logging them over on Tripping Lucid upon my return to Utah.
Until then, entries will be sporadic, at best, e-mails will go unanswered, and blogs will go unread. My apologies to everyone, but until these people can live in the now, we'll all just have to deal with it.
I will say this: I arrived at Abby's house about six and a half hours ago, and I've already about laughed myself silly. It's good to have friends. Especially friends with internet.
I'd love to write about my road trip and my wonderful class and the cultural diversity of "Texoma," but it's just not going to happen. The only thing I've experienced worth noting thus far is the crazy dreams I've been having, which, unfortunately, I haven't been logging. I think I'll purchase a notebook so as to write about said dreams, in the hopes of back-logging them over on Tripping Lucid upon my return to Utah.
Until then, entries will be sporadic, at best, e-mails will go unanswered, and blogs will go unread. My apologies to everyone, but until these people can live in the now, we'll all just have to deal with it.
I will say this: I arrived at Abby's house about six and a half hours ago, and I've already about laughed myself silly. It's good to have friends. Especially friends with internet.
Monday, January 09, 2006
Cowboy Express
I'm in a suburb just south of Denver. I didn't leave Layton until 1 PM because I didn't start packing until this morning, plus I met John, Ryan, and Kyle for brunch. Except for some severe wind in the first half of Wyoming, the drive wasn't too bad. The first part was the worst because I have a bit of a cold and I just wanted to turn around and go home and get in bed. But on my first gas stop, I picked up a Red Bull. Now, Red Bull has to be the worst tasting thing ever meant for human consumption, but it sure does what it promises. One other promise they should list right on the can should read, "Causes urine to turn a bright, neon, radioactive yellow colour."
I'm planning on stopping in Amarillo tomorrow night. That way, I can drive into Wichita Falls on Tuesday while it's still light. I'm not really in any hurry to start this class, but I'm going to try to enjoy it as much as possible.
I'm planning on stopping in Amarillo tomorrow night. That way, I can drive into Wichita Falls on Tuesday while it's still light. I'm not really in any hurry to start this class, but I'm going to try to enjoy it as much as possible.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Deep In The Heart
I leave tomorrow morning on a 17 hour drive to Texas. I'm going to a three-week advanced class for work. I'm not looking forward to the class or the three weeks in Wichita Falls. However, the road trip part should be fun, plus, I'll get to hang out with Abby on the weekends, which will be great. Feel free to give me a call anytime over the next three days, just to make sure I haven't fallen asleep at the wheel.
Friday, January 06, 2006
Jet City Boy
I spent this week in Seattle visiting Paul, Trish, and Roxy. Here's the chronic-what?-cles of what we did.
I arrived Sunday a few hours before the Dinki, who were on their way back from St. Louis. Sunday night, we were all pretty tired from traveling, so once we got back to their place, we pretty much crashed.
Monday, we got up and drove two hours north to Vancouver. None of us had ever been to Canada before. Here we are crossing the border.
Vancouver was pretty cool. We basically just walked around the city and shopped all afternoon.
Trish had to go back to work on Tuesday, so I got to spend lots of quality time with Paul and Roxy. We took the bus downtown to meet Trish for lunch.
Trish works on the 35th floor of this huge building in downtown Seattle. It's a beautiful building and she has a great view. When we were walking through, I felt so business-like and metropolitan.
This is Trish at work. Doesn't she look like little miss business executive?
Tuesday night, we went to this great vegetarian restaurant, and then to Whole Foods. Now, I know Whole Foods may not sound like it would have been much fun, but I've never been to one before, and I thought it was pretty cool.
Wednesday, after lunch with Trish at the Cheesecake Factory, Paul, Roxy, and I walked down to the Space Needle. I know everyone has seen a million pictures of the Space Needle, but I figured I should put one on here anyway. You know, just to prove that I was actually there.
We also went to the Experience Music Project, which is basically a big rock 'n roll museum. It was kinda expensive, but the projects they had (including a Jimi Hendrix exhibit, a Bob Dylan exhibit, and a hip-hop exhibit) were pretty cool. My favourite part was the exhibit detailing music in the pacific northwest. I was particularly interested in the grunge and riot grrrl details.
Wednesday night, we went to a place called Taco Del Mar, which had great burritos, with Steven and Meredith, some of Paul's college buddies. It was great to meet them, especially since Paul and Trish seem to think that Meredith and Abby are somehow cosmic twins or something.
Unfortunately, I had to leave on Thursday, so Paul, Roxy, and I went downtown for our final power lunch with Trish.
It was such a great visit. I really like Seattle, and words can't express how great it was to see Paul and Trish after almost a year. Also, this was the first time I've ever gotten to see little Roxy. Everyone always says their baby is the cutest ever, but Paul and Trish can say it with confidence. Every place we went, people were telling them that she should be a model. She was very active and always smiling. I wish I could be around more to experience her growth.
And a gigantic "THANK YOU!" to the Dinki for letting me crash at their pad. The military can be difficult in that relationships created are so often broken due to moving around so much, but I'm so fortunate to have forged such a wonderful bond with them in Japan. You guys are the best!
I arrived Sunday a few hours before the Dinki, who were on their way back from St. Louis. Sunday night, we were all pretty tired from traveling, so once we got back to their place, we pretty much crashed.
Monday, we got up and drove two hours north to Vancouver. None of us had ever been to Canada before. Here we are crossing the border.
Vancouver was pretty cool. We basically just walked around the city and shopped all afternoon.
Trish had to go back to work on Tuesday, so I got to spend lots of quality time with Paul and Roxy. We took the bus downtown to meet Trish for lunch.
Trish works on the 35th floor of this huge building in downtown Seattle. It's a beautiful building and she has a great view. When we were walking through, I felt so business-like and metropolitan.
This is Trish at work. Doesn't she look like little miss business executive?
Tuesday night, we went to this great vegetarian restaurant, and then to Whole Foods. Now, I know Whole Foods may not sound like it would have been much fun, but I've never been to one before, and I thought it was pretty cool.
Wednesday, after lunch with Trish at the Cheesecake Factory, Paul, Roxy, and I walked down to the Space Needle. I know everyone has seen a million pictures of the Space Needle, but I figured I should put one on here anyway. You know, just to prove that I was actually there.
We also went to the Experience Music Project, which is basically a big rock 'n roll museum. It was kinda expensive, but the projects they had (including a Jimi Hendrix exhibit, a Bob Dylan exhibit, and a hip-hop exhibit) were pretty cool. My favourite part was the exhibit detailing music in the pacific northwest. I was particularly interested in the grunge and riot grrrl details.
Wednesday night, we went to a place called Taco Del Mar, which had great burritos, with Steven and Meredith, some of Paul's college buddies. It was great to meet them, especially since Paul and Trish seem to think that Meredith and Abby are somehow cosmic twins or something.
Unfortunately, I had to leave on Thursday, so Paul, Roxy, and I went downtown for our final power lunch with Trish.
It was such a great visit. I really like Seattle, and words can't express how great it was to see Paul and Trish after almost a year. Also, this was the first time I've ever gotten to see little Roxy. Everyone always says their baby is the cutest ever, but Paul and Trish can say it with confidence. Every place we went, people were telling them that she should be a model. She was very active and always smiling. I wish I could be around more to experience her growth.
And a gigantic "THANK YOU!" to the Dinki for letting me crash at their pad. The military can be difficult in that relationships created are so often broken due to moving around so much, but I'm so fortunate to have forged such a wonderful bond with them in Japan. You guys are the best!
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Ringing In
Ryan, John, and I went down to Salt Lake City tonight to celebrate the New Year. After eating dinner in Bountiful, we went to a house party until 11-ish, then went to Club Sound. The music was great and we saw lots of cool people.
I can't recall the last time I ever kissed anyone on New Year's, but this year I kissed myself, so to speak. It gives me hope and faith that this is going to be a great year.
I can't recall the last time I ever kissed anyone on New Year's, but this year I kissed myself, so to speak. It gives me hope and faith that this is going to be a great year.
Saturday, December 31, 2005
My Magnetic Vitality
At the end of last year, I made a big list of accomplishments, and I intended to do the same this year, but I got halfway done and decided it was kinda pointless. I mean, if anybody really wants to know what I've been up to this year, he or she can just read through the archives.
It's been an interesting year. Making the transition to Utah wasn't really difficult. I mean, there's obviously going to be changes when moving to a different shop with different people on a different base in a different hemisphere. And my social life here is a far cry from what it was in Japan. But God carried me through it all, and I really couldn't be more delighted.
I'm looking forward to whatever 2006 holds. I'm flying up to Seattle tomorrow to visit Paul, Trish, and Roxy, and honestly, I really can't think of a better way to start the new year.
It's been an interesting year. Making the transition to Utah wasn't really difficult. I mean, there's obviously going to be changes when moving to a different shop with different people on a different base in a different hemisphere. And my social life here is a far cry from what it was in Japan. But God carried me through it all, and I really couldn't be more delighted.
I'm looking forward to whatever 2006 holds. I'm flying up to Seattle tomorrow to visit Paul, Trish, and Roxy, and honestly, I really can't think of a better way to start the new year.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Random Christmas Thoughts
I don't really know what to write today. I wanted to write about peace, and had a few paragraphs, but everything sounded cheesy and cliche, so I decided to start over.
I just got off the phone with my parents. I think they're more upset about my absence than I am.
Why are they showing "Ghostbusters II" on Comedy Central? I guess TBS already has the rights to show "A Christmas Story" all day. But couldn't they at least show "Christmas Vacation"?
Sometimes it was with my family, sometimes with coworkers in a tent, and sometimes in a house in Japan with my best friends, but until this year, I've never woken up on Christmas alone. I'm not upset, though. It's just further proof that it's more about the love of family and friends than the time of year. Plus, I'm spending this afternoon with the Wendt clan, which promises to be full of love and fun and laughter and probably too much eggnog.
My favourite Christmas Carol has to be "O Come O Come Emmanuel." There's, like, eight verses, so it's a little long to write here, but you should look it up. Not only is it about the anticipation of the Baby Jesus, but, I think, as Christians, it also works as a prayer of expectation for the return of Jesus.
When I was little and my Mom got me my first piano music book of Christmas Carols, I was playing through them and misread the lyrics to "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentleman." I thought it said, "...to save us all from Santa's power..." For years, I wondered why we needed saving from Santa.
Anyway, as for peace, I just want to say one thing: Peace is for Everyone.
Merry Christmas
-cws
I just got off the phone with my parents. I think they're more upset about my absence than I am.
Why are they showing "Ghostbusters II" on Comedy Central? I guess TBS already has the rights to show "A Christmas Story" all day. But couldn't they at least show "Christmas Vacation"?
Sometimes it was with my family, sometimes with coworkers in a tent, and sometimes in a house in Japan with my best friends, but until this year, I've never woken up on Christmas alone. I'm not upset, though. It's just further proof that it's more about the love of family and friends than the time of year. Plus, I'm spending this afternoon with the Wendt clan, which promises to be full of love and fun and laughter and probably too much eggnog.
My favourite Christmas Carol has to be "O Come O Come Emmanuel." There's, like, eight verses, so it's a little long to write here, but you should look it up. Not only is it about the anticipation of the Baby Jesus, but, I think, as Christians, it also works as a prayer of expectation for the return of Jesus.
When I was little and my Mom got me my first piano music book of Christmas Carols, I was playing through them and misread the lyrics to "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentleman." I thought it said, "...to save us all from Santa's power..." For years, I wondered why we needed saving from Santa.
Anyway, as for peace, I just want to say one thing: Peace is for Everyone.
Merry Christmas
-cws
Upon A Midnight Clear
I spent most of the afternoon down in SLC, walking around downtown and having coffee with friends. At Christmastime, the Salt Lake LDS Temple gets totally decked out in Christmas lights. I've been meaning to get down there to take a gander, but didn't get to until tonight. It was totally crowded by a bunch of guys with goatees and women with really big, blond hair. Here's a few pictures. Of the lights. Not the hair.
I don't know how the idea of Christmas lights began, but I sure appreciate it. After I left the Temple grounds, I drove around the city for a bit just to look at some other lights while listening to a few Christmas tunes. I know I've mentioned things I really dislike about this time of year, but sometimes I just want it to last forever.
I don't know how the idea of Christmas lights began, but I sure appreciate it. After I left the Temple grounds, I drove around the city for a bit just to look at some other lights while listening to a few Christmas tunes. I know I've mentioned things I really dislike about this time of year, but sometimes I just want it to last forever.
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Yummus
The Hummus & Feta on Ciabatta at Einstein Bros. Bagels is quite possibly the most perfect sandwich. Ever.
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
I'm currently licking the spoon I just used to make fudge. Fudge is great, and, for some reason, I only make it at Christmas. Maybe that's what makes it so good.
The last ingredient added when making fudge is vanilla extract, which is, like, 80% alcohol. The pot was still hot when I added the vanilla, and, upon contact, the alcohol evaporated, and at the same time, I happened to be inhaling. I'm not sure what happened next, but the little gingerbread men that visited sure did a great job finishing up my fudge. Thanks, guys!
The last ingredient added when making fudge is vanilla extract, which is, like, 80% alcohol. The pot was still hot when I added the vanilla, and, upon contact, the alcohol evaporated, and at the same time, I happened to be inhaling. I'm not sure what happened next, but the little gingerbread men that visited sure did a great job finishing up my fudge. Thanks, guys!
Friday, December 23, 2005
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
My Mom's side of the family all live down in South Carolina. Since Dad's side is much closer (just across the river in Indiana), we usually spend Christmas with his side. My paternal Grandfather has always been big on tradition, which included opening presents on Christmas morning at their house. Sometimes, in order to keep that tradition, we'd spend Thanksgiving down in South Carolina, just so Mom's side wouldn't feel left out. It worked out well and kept everyone happy.
In South Carolina, it's not difficult to find mistletoe. It grows in several of the hardwood trees around there, and whenever we'd spend Thanksgiving down there, we'd go out to get some. We always called it "shooting mistletoe." I don't know why, since there was never any guns or projectiles of any kind. It basically involved me and my brother climbing to the top of a big tree, breaking off little sprigs of mistletoe, and dropping it to my Dad, who was waiting below with a big garbage bag. We'd bring it back to Morganfield where my brother and I would wrap it up into individual baggies and sell it door-to-door in our neighbourhood. We didn't do it to make a lot of money or anything, but almost everyone bought some since real mistletoe wasn't easy to come by in Kentucky.
I'm not going to make it home for Christmas this year, which really isn't too big of a deal to me. I mean, it would be great to spend Christmas at home, something I haven't done in six years, and if I really wanted to and would have planned in advance and made arrangements and stuff, I probably could have. But I've spent enough time away from home to realise that anytime I get to see my family, be it Christmas or Arbor Day or Yom Kippur or whatever, it's going to be special.
That being said, I don't really do too much Christmas decorating. The only thing I've done this year is hang some fake mistletoe, which is actually more to get me kisses than in the spirit of Christmas...and it has worked. Twice.
Anyway, I'm going to get back to the kitchen. One of the genes I inherited from my mother is, in the days leading up to Christmas, the desire to bake everything in sight. Breads, cakes, cookies, fudge, etc. I'm totally drooling on the keyboard right now.
In South Carolina, it's not difficult to find mistletoe. It grows in several of the hardwood trees around there, and whenever we'd spend Thanksgiving down there, we'd go out to get some. We always called it "shooting mistletoe." I don't know why, since there was never any guns or projectiles of any kind. It basically involved me and my brother climbing to the top of a big tree, breaking off little sprigs of mistletoe, and dropping it to my Dad, who was waiting below with a big garbage bag. We'd bring it back to Morganfield where my brother and I would wrap it up into individual baggies and sell it door-to-door in our neighbourhood. We didn't do it to make a lot of money or anything, but almost everyone bought some since real mistletoe wasn't easy to come by in Kentucky.
I'm not going to make it home for Christmas this year, which really isn't too big of a deal to me. I mean, it would be great to spend Christmas at home, something I haven't done in six years, and if I really wanted to and would have planned in advance and made arrangements and stuff, I probably could have. But I've spent enough time away from home to realise that anytime I get to see my family, be it Christmas or Arbor Day or Yom Kippur or whatever, it's going to be special.
That being said, I don't really do too much Christmas decorating. The only thing I've done this year is hang some fake mistletoe, which is actually more to get me kisses than in the spirit of Christmas...and it has worked. Twice.
Anyway, I'm going to get back to the kitchen. One of the genes I inherited from my mother is, in the days leading up to Christmas, the desire to bake everything in sight. Breads, cakes, cookies, fudge, etc. I'm totally drooling on the keyboard right now.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Snow Break
I've been boarding twice this week. I was going to go today, but unfortunately, a warm front came through Utah last night. The base temperature at SnowBasin today is 45 degrees, and it's raining. If it were clear or colder, I might go ahead and go anyway, but the rain is going to keep me away. Plus, there's one other thing I've discovered. Snowboarding by yourself STINKS! I've been boarding five times since I've been to Utah, and the only time anyone went with me was when I took Z for his first time last Wednesday. I've tried to get other people to go, but everyone's always broke or has to work or some other ridiculous reason.
All resorts are open on Christmas. Maybe I'll go then.
All resorts are open on Christmas. Maybe I'll go then.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Featured Articles
I'm off work this week, and even though I've been doing lots of boarding and eating with friends, there's still a lot of spare time best spent randomly surfing the internet. One of my favourite sites has to be Wikipedia. It's an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit; therefore I wouldn't bet my life on anything I read there. However, it's still very thorough, and, for the most part, accurate, as far as I can tell. One of the coolest things about it is that it has articles on so many random things that you'd never be able to find anywhere else. Here are a few examples:
Four Square - We used to play this all the time on my back porch.
Doritos - Who knew there were so many varieties?
ThunderCats - An after school cartoon staple.
Beer Goggles - Yeah, I've been guilty of wearing these before.
Scientology - An interesting read, especially the part about the DC-8.
Yeah, such a great time waster.
Four Square - We used to play this all the time on my back porch.
Doritos - Who knew there were so many varieties?
ThunderCats - An after school cartoon staple.
Beer Goggles - Yeah, I've been guilty of wearing these before.
Scientology - An interesting read, especially the part about the DC-8.
Yeah, such a great time waster.
Gift Certificate Does Not Equal Christmas Gift
Last night, John, Kyle, Ryan, and I went out to dinner. We were talking about how Christmas is only six days away, which made me think, "Holy Shit! I need to start my Christmas shopping!"
I woke up early enough this morning to allow myself a couple hours to do all my shopping online before I went boarding. I accomplished my mission; however, I ended up paying almost as much in expedited shipping charges as I did for the actual gifts. I guess I've learned my lesson about procrastinating on my Christmas shopping - a lesson I'll probably forget before next year.
I woke up early enough this morning to allow myself a couple hours to do all my shopping online before I went boarding. I accomplished my mission; however, I ended up paying almost as much in expedited shipping charges as I did for the actual gifts. I guess I've learned my lesson about procrastinating on my Christmas shopping - a lesson I'll probably forget before next year.
Monday, December 19, 2005
Rock Out
Back in '98, while on a road trip back to Vegas from Colorado after the now-defunct USAF Singles Conference, some friends and I stopped through the Arches National Park (as well as Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park). I'd forgotten how amazing it is.
I spent this weekend in Moab with Caleb, Tanya, Josh, Sarah, and Ryan. Moab is about a four hour drive south of here and four miles from Arches National Park. We spent all weekend hiking and laughing and eating and drinking and having a great time. This is but one of over a hundred pictures I took. I narrowed it down to 76, which can be seen in a Flickr photostream here. I could write a big huge post to chronicle every step we took, but I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. If this doesn't convince everyone they need to come visit me in Utah, then nothing will.
We got back yesterday evening, and it was such a great trip. I originally had intentions of snowboarding today (especially since SnowBasin just got 18 inches!), but I'm still a little sore, so that's going to have to wait until tomorrow.
I spent this weekend in Moab with Caleb, Tanya, Josh, Sarah, and Ryan. Moab is about a four hour drive south of here and four miles from Arches National Park. We spent all weekend hiking and laughing and eating and drinking and having a great time. This is but one of over a hundred pictures I took. I narrowed it down to 76, which can be seen in a Flickr photostream here. I could write a big huge post to chronicle every step we took, but I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. If this doesn't convince everyone they need to come visit me in Utah, then nothing will.
We got back yesterday evening, and it was such a great trip. I originally had intentions of snowboarding today (especially since SnowBasin just got 18 inches!), but I'm still a little sore, so that's going to have to wait until tomorrow.
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