Florida Trip - Day 1

Cory and I have been in Florida this past weekend. I plan to write about our trip a day at a time. It was so much fun and nice to have a little break from "life!" Warning: if your name is Becky, do not read any further! Go straight to Jason and tell him to read the next couple of blogs before you do:) Love ya Bec!!
Last Thursday, Cory and I were up a lot earlier than I am use to getting up at. We left the house by 6:30. I am barely awake at 7 to get the kids ready for school. We flew down to Vegas, then on to Jacksonville. Once we landed, we drove towards Orlando! Don't get me wrong with what I am about to say, I like Florida, but one can only take so much of driving on a perfectly straight road with nothing to see but trees! So, after awhile, we got off the interstate and headed for A1A, the scenic road along the Florida coast. This picture is sort of the what we looked at before we got off the interstate. The trees were very dense and there wasn't a lot of palm trees. Yes, it is beautiful, but like I said, one can only take so much of it. It's so different than what I am used to seeing here in Utah!!

We traveled along the coast for awhile until we were in Daytona Beach. Thank goodness we missed spring break and the weather was on the cool side. We managed to find the beach were all the cars are allowed to drive on and walked for awhile on it. We didn't stay for long, because like I said, the weather was on the cool side and very windy. This is Cory on Daytona Beach!

Then it was back on the road to Orlando. We passed through Daytona and right by the famous Daytona Speedway. It is huge! We actually drove the hour or so to Orlando in the dark. Good thing, because all I could see was the outline of nothing but trees. We spent the night in a "hotel" by the Orlando airport. That night, a storm rolled in off the coast bringing with it lots of rain and loud thunder! What a way to spend our first night in Florida!

Camping in March

Most of you know that our family is a little adventurous! This past weekend was no exception. We ventured out to the Knolls (30 miles east of Wendover, NV) for some camping and motorcycle riding. OH BOY!! It was so cold. We arrived late Friday night with just enough daylight to set up before we couldn't see. Then we ate dinner, hung out for awhile and went to bed. The wind howled most of the night, blowing in a huge storm.
Saturday morning, we were up early for Tim's race. It was COLD! He wore sweats underneath his gear and a heavy jacket over his gear. He raced with his snow gloves on and hand warmers in them. Such a die-hard.

Somehow I braved the cold to see Tim start the race. He was a little slow off the start, but he did finish! (Tim is the rider to the far right)

He raced through a blizzard! The snow was coming in sideways from the wind, and it was COLD. When he finished, he walked in the trailer covered with wet sand and he had a red nose. I would have taken a picture, but he was so cold that I had to help him get his clothes off. He took a shower and huddled in the sleeping bags for awhile. He held his finishing pin very tight the rest of the afternoon:)
Cory's race started around 12:30. Again, I ventured out into the cold, wind and snow to see him take off. In a weird sort of way, it was beautiful out there. Take a look at this picture with a dusting of snow on the rocks:) Cory is somewhere in this mass of bikes!

Cory's race didn't go as well as Tim's. He almost wiped out off the start. Another rider got in his way, throwing Cory off balance as he went over the top of a dune. All I could see was Cory's right leg flying up in the air to get him balanced! As the bikes came in after the first loop, (there was three loops total) I noticed riders that started after Cory and knew something was up. Then I saw him start his was down pit row. He was not a happy camper. Something was wrong with his bike. He was doing great in the slow, tight parts of the race, but out on the flats, his bike was actually slow down. Needless to say, he did not finish the race. He was ready to ride his bike off a cliff, he of course would have jumped off before going off the cliff himself.
After seeing some friends finish the race, we decided it was time to load up and head home. The girls were getting a little stir-crazy having spent the entire day in a trailer. We drove home through the wind, rain and snow. Did I mention that it was COLD too? Oh the memories we have! I am sure we will out again soon, and I will have more memories to blog about. Until then, take my advice; don't go camping in March in Utah!!

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Kelli's hair is perfect for attracting some electricity! The wind actually blew part of it over. All of it was standing straight up:)

The girls came home from school the other day sporting these "leprechaun-seeing" glasses that they made. Are they not the best glasses you have ever seen?

Don't Mess with Mom (or Tim)

This past Saturday, Cory, Tim and I went shooting with some guys in the neighborhood. I went because Cory wanted me to become familiar with my hand gun, again. I accomplished that and then some! I actually had a really good time and quite enjoyed hitting a target. The best was knocking a phone book down and knocking over an old toy:) I also got to shoot this gun!

Now, it may look scary and BIG, but it was fun to shoot! It wasn't too loud and kicked very little! Tim also got to shoot it. He actually liked shooting the 22 better and spent most of the time loading up a friend's gun and going to town on the targets!

100 and 35!

This is my 100th post! We've all seen that with tv sitcoms and whatnot, people make a BIG deal about the 100th something or other. Just the other day, K&K had their 100 day celebration at school. So, this is my 100th post, and it's a good one, because it happens to be about my 35th birthday! Lucky me!!

Sunday, my Mom and grandmother came over for dinner and cake. I wasn't feeling too well, in fact, Mak and I stayed home from church that morning. Notice how lovely she and I look in the picture.
I had my first "Nothing Bundt Cake" cake! It was so good:) White chocolate raspberry with cream cheese frosting. Oh boy!! It was a quiet party, but so nice.

Monday night, after my last volleyball games for the winter season (see how we did to the right-not so good) Cory gave me his birthday present. Airline tickets to Las Vegas on my birthday! I have to admit, I was a little down that he was going to be out of town on my birthday, but when he handed me my boarding pass and I realized it was for me, not him, I was excited!! Once in Vegas, Cory surprised me with tickets to see the musical, "The Lion King." This is me standing in front of the theatre inside Mandalay Bay!
I know, not the best picture, but I have the ticket stubs to prove I was really there. What an amazing show!! The costumes are out of this world. And the performers were great. There were some songs that weren't in the animated movie that I didn't care for, but the dancing and stage effects were something else. I highly recommend it. And kids can see it too, rare for a Vegas show:) Cory and I stayed overnight and flew home this afternoon. It was a great birthday and a pretty good 100th post! Don't ya think?