Road Trip

We recently returned home from a road trip. These are the highlights.

23 days.

11 States. (Missouri, Kansas, Denver, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Washington, South Dakota,Wyoming, Iowa, and Nebraska.)

1 Foreign Country. (Canada, not that foreign, but still)

(Vancouver Bay)

1 SUV + 1 Thule Cargo Carrier.

2 Family reunions.

(Hunt Reunion in Idaho)

(The Rental house for the Jones Reunion)

Brother in Law Fun

Enjoying the Lake

(Hike at Tubbs Hill in Couer d'Alene, Idaho)

2 BYU sports camps attended.

(Volleyball) -------------------------------------------- (Soccer)

Many visits with friends.



3 wards visited in various places throughout the states.

1 baby blessing attended.

Loads of Trips to Favorite Restaurants.

12 Temple sightings.

(Some of our temples: Rexburg UT, Idaho Falls UT, Vancouver BC, Salt Lake City UT, Billings, MT)

2 Boating trips.

(Boating with the Grolls Huntsville Lake, UT)

(Boating with Fam in Idaho)

Several Things we never take the time to do at home:



1 Week with my Sisters.

Mucho Partying with Cousins




1 trip to Moses Lake Water Park.



Couple of Shopping Trips.



1 Day Renting Bikes.

(Biking around Stanely Park in Vancouver B.C.)

1 Trip to Mount Rushmore.



5000 miles.

0 Arguments (I know you probably don't believe this, but it's true. A miracle to be sure.)

All adds up to Best Vacation Ever.

Xanadu

I watched Xanadu (an old childhood favorite) with my sisters last week. Some of my sisters, I should say, two of my sisters had "better things to do," can you imagine? For a perfectly terrible movie it has the best soundtrack. Ev-ah.

It was decided that Keira (aka Olivia Newton John's character) would be the supreme Halloween costume. It was also decided that my oldest would be the perfect candidate. Leg warmers, roller skates, head band = perfect costume for sure.

And the fact that no one will know who she is will only add to the mystique.

Vacation Read

We just got back from a long vacation - road trip none the less. I packed loads of books because a vacation without reading is like dessert without chocolate.

It is nearly impossible to tell if you brought the right books (unless you've read them which defeats the whole purpose.) You just kind of have to roll the dice. Sadly, I packed quite of few duds (The Dante Club, The Kill Artist, The Genesis Code) and a few mediocre reads (The Summer I Turned Pretty, and Look Again.)

I wasn't really expecting anything from this book. (I mean, look at the cover.)

But I found it to be quite entertaining, and truly a perfect vacation read. So much so that I was kicking myself for not bringing the second or third in the series. (Thankfully my sister was able to loan me book two and three while still on vacation.)

If you are looking for some an enjoyable read and can stand Young Adult Fantasy (think Twilight), I recommend you check these out.

Picked up these beauties at Target for my 8th grader.

We are replacing the silver pair she outgrew (and ran into the ground.) The blue color is perfect and will match pretty much everything. I think my/our personal stylist would approve.

Lucky Me

Fifteen years.

BYU Magazine

I always love getting BYU magazine in the mail. I am a fan of all things BYU and the Alumi magazine is no exception. I was especially delighted with the latest edition. The girl on the cover happens to be one of my most favorite people in the world, my dear friend Cheri.