2011 - Great Pumpkin Drop - Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers

More blonde than I'd like to admit

My sweet husband took me out on a fun date of mini-gold and dinner. We went to Kneaders for dinner and it was delicious. As I went to leave the restaurant, I saw someone who was about to come in, so I stepped back, and then they stepped back. So I thought 'we'll I guess I'll go' and then they moved forward too. That's when I realized that "oh, that's me" and it was my own reflection in the slightly tinted door that I was trying to let in to the restaurant. It provided us with a good laugh.

Eggs and then some

I was at Sprawlmart yesterday, sifting through cartons full of broken eggs to find one that was not, when I felt someone slap my backside.

M, the only one allowed to do that, was clear on the other side of the store, so I turned around to see a little 3 year old boy and hear this from his mother:

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

and then to the boy "Stop touching people!"

"I'm sorry."

I laughed and was just glad/thankful it wasn't some weirdo.

Holy Giant Pumpkin Batman!

M's brother just beat his own state record with a pumpkin weighing 1600 lbs.

Congrats!!

3 Times a Charm

I've decided to grow my hair long, cut it, and give it to charity again. This will be my third time. Cancer stinks bad enough, but poor little kids who have to lose their hair is just too sad.

(pictures of when I donated the first time)
I'm still about 6 inches away from my goal of 11 inches to give.

So if you feel inclined join me and I'll post your pictures on my blog.

State parks quest

There are 43 state parks in the State of Utah, and I have decided that I need to see them all. Ambitious I know, but we recently knocked out 3 more parks.

First up, the Territorial Statehouse, did you know our State capital was in Filmore for a while? This is an amazing building and is only a quarter of the size it was suppose to be (see above picture with me pretending to be a Japanesse monster, aka zilla or Susan, coming to smash the building). The two of us decided to dance in the assembly hall on the top floor.

Fremont State park is so full of stuff to see, we just scratched the surface. Loads of petroglyphs and ancient Fremont Indian ruins. They have a nice vistors center (bathrooms: very clean), and fun interactive displays like the replica of a pit house. Camping is available too, I would probably do this because otherwise there is too much to see, but still great if you are just passing by.

Camp Floyd is a great little diversion and only about an hour from SLC. They have re-enactments on some weekends, which we didn't catch, but still cool to see the place. I guess I was asleep when I was in my Utah studies class when I was 13, but I had no idea that there was a Utah War. This is where the U.S military was stationed, most of the fort has been destroyed but still some stuff was preserved. Look as this giant tree! Imagine the stories it could tell.

Well, I love our State Parks they some of the coolest places ever. I hope that more people will get out and see them. Not one of these parks cost more than $10. You can't even see a movie for that much. 9 down 34 more to go.

Tree Follow-Up

I guess the City's magic eight-ball kept telling them to "ask again later", because it took 2 more phone calls to get the apple tree trimmed. I finally had to call the Mayors office who connected me with the tree trimming boss. He was very nice and came that day and took care of it. However, I still feel bad for the poor sap (pun intended) that had to check every apple tree in the city.