Thursday, August 25, 2011
More pictures
I realized that we didn't have any pictures of ourselves from our trip. So here is us at Cave Springs. We both wore flip-flops and thought we were just going to wade in the water, but we ended up going on a 3 mile hike infested with mosquitoes. Our smiles are totally fake. It was not very fun, but very pretty.
Here is the Birthday Cookie Bob made for me. Neither of us like cake very much, so we made two chocolate cookies covered in chocolate cream cheese frosting, sprinkled with M&Ms and chocolate chips. The candles make an A since we didn't think 28 candles would be safe.
It was delicious, but so rich that neither of us finished our pieces that night. Don't worry, I have made up for that this week. Last Saturday we found the paddle boats, but the pictures are on another SD card, so expect more soon.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Traversing the Width of Idaho...Twice!
So we planned one last grand vacation to Utah before the semester started and the snow set in. We went to Logan first to use our movie passes that we forgot we had and saw Harry Potter. Since I have the books memorized, I always pick out the things that are wrong or missing, but I really liked the movie. I am trying to get Bob to read the books so I don't have to explain all the things they left out. We are reading them together and just started The Prisoner of Azkaban, which I think is my favorite. So after the movie we headed up to Bear Lake for the weekend with my family. We went from one side of Idaho to the other that day. We had a great time with my family at my sister-in-laws cabin. Lots of boating, jet skiing, and food. Not so much swimming because the water is so high there is no beach and the ground was really yucky. Here are some pictures, mostly of the cute nieces and nephews that we get to play with and then send them away when they are grumpy, hungry, tired, or stinky.
On Sunday we had dinner with Josh, Calley, and Robert. It was great! I wished we could have seen more Logan people, but we were on a schedule. We spent the next two days with my parents until I got a call for a job interview. We decided not to pass up the chance, so after a quick stop in Draper we headed back up to Boise. After the interview, which I didn't get, we headed up to Island Park to meet Bob's family, covering more than the width of Idaho because the road was shaped like a U and we had to come almost back to Utah before north. I got another call for another interview, but decided to pass so that we could finish the vacation. We had tons of fun in Island Park. I had never been there so Bob and Uncle Brad showed me all the sights. Bob spent any free time out on the river, which is ok because he won't get another chance to fish until next summer. We saw waterfalls and Big Springs, rafted the river, and spent time hanging out, but all the wildlife kept well hidden. The nieces were thrilled to have a new person to entertain them, and I think I did it well. We stopped at Bear World on the way back to see some wildlife, pet some goats, and ride on the kiddie rides.
It was a great week, even if more than 24 hours were spent sitting in the car. We love our families and hope to move closer when Bob graduates.
On Sunday we had dinner with Josh, Calley, and Robert. It was great! I wished we could have seen more Logan people, but we were on a schedule. We spent the next two days with my parents until I got a call for a job interview. We decided not to pass up the chance, so after a quick stop in Draper we headed back up to Boise. After the interview, which I didn't get, we headed up to Island Park to meet Bob's family, covering more than the width of Idaho because the road was shaped like a U and we had to come almost back to Utah before north. I got another call for another interview, but decided to pass so that we could finish the vacation. We had tons of fun in Island Park. I had never been there so Bob and Uncle Brad showed me all the sights. Bob spent any free time out on the river, which is ok because he won't get another chance to fish until next summer. We saw waterfalls and Big Springs, rafted the river, and spent time hanging out, but all the wildlife kept well hidden. The nieces were thrilled to have a new person to entertain them, and I think I did it well. We stopped at Bear World on the way back to see some wildlife, pet some goats, and ride on the kiddie rides.
It was a great week, even if more than 24 hours were spent sitting in the car. We love our families and hope to move closer when Bob graduates.
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