Cereal Mix!

As a child there was a breakfast I dreaded... the container that had the good cereal mixed with the nasty flakes and granola. Everything was put in one bowl, mixed and thus we were coerced to eat the healthy cereal. I used to shake that thing to get all the marshmallows and raisins out to make my bowl better thus making the next one less sugary ... Well... um... I just did that...

We have a lot of cereal around. I don't eat much of it. I'm more of a 'zone-bar-in-the-morning-is-

the-easiest-breakfast-EVA' person. Matt (I swear he is not allowed to go shopping anymore) bought some Lucky Charms and Cinnamon Toast crunch. "It was on sale!" (May I quote Thomas Jefferson... and Mom? "Never buy what you don't want because it is cheap." You want to lose weight? You Don't want Lucky Charms. They're unlucky for you sweetie. He eats it in the morning and I eat my zone bar. Meanwhile the Cherrios, granola and raisin bran sits on the top of the fridge uneaten. I'm cleaning and out of curiosity, look at the expiration dates. September. Hm. I got a BIG bowl, put them all together, put the lid on, shook it... VOILA! We're gonna finish them ALL at the SAME TIME! Muahaha! My childhood dread turned into glee.

Campout

Yet again it was time to go camping to Clear Creek. (Not south, north. You go into Idaho then back into Utah on a dirt road to get to the campground. It's free to camp there... evidenced by the lack of water and road maintenance.) Scott went up first (cousin on Matt's side) with some neighbors... and 10 kids. They picked a lovely spot with a river. Prime if you ask me :) The kids were told NOT to play in the water... I understand why they didn't. Really, an awesome river, don't get wet? It's fun trying not to and getting wet! Naturally, all the kids got wet. Then changed into dry clothes because they were VERY wet! Matt put a grommet into a tarp and with some rope made a canopy. Such a genius my husbadn :) It rained all night and by the next morning... no child had dry clothes and they all left.

 

Matt and I had a few hours to ourselves at the site wondering if any of our friends were coming despite the rain. (I DID check the weather. It said 20% chance of snow. It said nothing about the mountains being 100% rain. Bobby and his wife Jenn came up! Matt chopped wood and I stayed under the tarp afraid to open a book (which was already looking wavy from just sitting out) or bring out a game.

We made dinner, Bobby's fantastic chicken and potatoes with cheese and bacon... how did we cook the bacon? Over an open fire- behold what made the trip worth it :)

Good for us that all the grease dripped into the fire pit, bad for the taste. Just chewy bits in the potatoes. Weather cleared up just long enough for Matt and I to pack the wet tent and chairs and load the car. I don't mind camping in the rain, but hail? The whole time? Nuh-uh. I was afraid for Matt's cold-induced asthma the whole time. We both knew if we spent the night we'd spend the morning looking for a hospital. Out on the road we passed Morgan and Toby who tried to talk us into sleeping at Uncle Rick's in Malta then going back to the campground. We drove home... driving through many snippets of storm we knew would hit them during the night. Turned out is snowed there all night and everyone in the campground left like a caravan the next morning. We had a bbq at Scott's to cook the camp food :)

Adding to the games!

For DOCTOR WHO FLUXX!

DOMINION!

When Matt and I play games occasionally someone says "a cool card would be....". We made Doctor Who Fluxx. A whole game of our own cards! Matt asked me to make the Village Idiot for Dominion. I scan original cards and then with Paint (I know, the most basic program there is, but I like it) I make it my own!

The Cruise

Time to catch up on the latest! 

For Spring Break we went on a Carnival Cruise. I love the ocean. I really love the ocean. There's just something peaceful and amazing and spiritual to look at water going on forever and knowing there are people somewhere on the other side of that who are brothers and sisters.

Anyway, tangent. This trip was supposed to be our honeymoon. While we were engaged, Matt purchased the trip with some sweet deal he got. THEN he asked "Do you want to go to Mexico?" "Not really." He didn't mention having bought the trip until after our honeymoon in Disneyland. "You BOUGHT it and THEN asked me!?" It was a fantastic trip tho. I have finally stepped into another country! Here are some pictures!

Cute towels in our room!

Matt's pic of Mexico

Mexico.. McDonald's. Really? Lame!

 

Looking down at the Blowhole

Here it comes!

Splash! Nice!

Only 3 places like this in the world!

 

Matt took A LOT of pics of the water so he could paint some scenes like his grandma. He's already done one, and it's LOVELY!

Churros in Mexico = heaven! Notice the hat.... plastic, but smells like leather :)

 There was a HUGE market you had to walk thru to get to the blowhole. My favorite moment was one man shouting "CIGARS!" ... "I don't smoke!" Matt shouts back. "Maybe you should start!" He hollers backs!

Ok, so it's the wall in our room, but honestly, I see bats and goblins, and friendly ogres in this picture.

Cute folded towels

I want to go look at the ocean again! We saw the Captain once and he pointed at our books wondering why we had them. We didn't get much reading in, but there is something heavenly about listening to the water and reading a book!

In port, with the seagulls and the Queen Anne. MINE MINE

Had a day to kill, so spent it in Hollywood :)

Matt and Master Chief!

  

It's smoked (I think it's just rolled up raw) salmon... I tried a bite, and spit it out

At the beach on Catalina Island. Matt got in the frozen water, I played with sand. Don't ask me what is is. I don't know. A face... part angry Klingon, part something?

"Glass Bottom Boat"

This was the Shakespeare Library. I loved this room. My dream house now has it!

A nice person on the ship loaned us her game!! I lost, naturally :)

Our table. One couple from Flagstaff, one from Washington on their honeymoon and us

The waiters sing!

Stand up. There was a family friendly show that we enjoyed. One black guy had kids come up so he could teach them how to dance to hip hop. Michael Jackson was playing! :)

More folded towels!

 

This guys has had plastic surgery up the wazoo to look just like Michael Jackson. He does!

  

Chinese Theatre

  

Made from a phone book! Ripley's Believe it or Not is an awesome place!

Remember the Chilean miners? They all signed a flag and Ripley's bought it.

 

I'm sure it was an honor.... and then sat on a shelf. I was really impressed with the hollowness of Hollywood

This is the original Phantom of the Opera! HI ERIK!

 

HEY! It's ME AND IRON MAN!

Waiting for someone?

Cute!

 

Home and back to homework!