King and Queen James come to Utah

This last weekend my dad and I got to make a trip up to Orem to visit Farley and Tina. My mom had gone to Vegas with Kali, Mal, Lynnie, so we thought we had better go and enjoy some vacation time too. We drove up to Orem on Friday morning. When we met up with Far and Tina, we went and enjoyed a great dinner at Outback. Then we went and watched Mall Cop, and it was hilarious, I would really recommend that everyone go and see that one. On Saturday we just took it easy and relaxed for most of the day. In the later afternoon we picked up Bruce and went to Cabela's. After that we went and ate some chinese food on our way up to the Jazz game. I was really excited about going to the game because the last Jazz game I got to go to was when Zeb took me to the game that they retired Stocktons jersey. So it was cool to see the changes around the Energy Solutions Arena, especially their new intros. It was a little disappointing to see all the sell-out Jazz fans who were cheering for Lebron all night though. The Jazz played a good game, but couldn't quite pull it out. I think a lot of our loss can be attributed to Queen James (the female ref who made horrible calls all night long). Even though the Jazz lost I was still reallyglad I got to see them play again. When we got ready to leave on Sunday morning, it was snowing really hard. I was amazed at how big the flakes were. It was like having wet silver dollars falling from the sky. It was really cool to see, but it was a little bit of a worry too considering we had to drive home through it. It was a really good trip, and I was glad to see Farley and Tina, and the Arthurs again.

You'll Shoot Your Eye Out

It has been a great Christmas holiday. I think my favorite part of this Christmas was just being home with my family. Last year, I just had to talk to them all on the phone from DC. Anyway, Zeb and Hil came up from Mesa on Tuesday night. I hadn't seen them since we took a trip down for Zebs white coat ceremony. On Wednesday night we had our traditional family dinner. This year it was over at Kedrics house. On Christmas morning we were awakened by a call from UDOT. It was a call for my dad to go out and plow snow. We were hoping he wouldn't get called out until later in the day, but we just watched a movie while he was gone to pass the time. When he got back we had a blast openeing our gifts. My big present this year was a Glock 9mm! I was way excited about it. Of course, just after I opened it, someone had to say the classic line from A Christmas Story, "You'll shoot your eye out." Unfortunately, it has been way cold outside, and I haven't even had the chance to try it out yet. On Friday afternoon Farley and Tina made it into town. They spent Christmas in Tabiona with Tinas family. It was great being together again. We were just wishing that Jason would have been here with us. It's weird to think that Christmas has already come and gone. It is such a great time of year for families and service. I guess the challenge now is just to try and maintain the good spirit of Christmas throughout the rest of the year!

How the X-terra Saved Christmas

Earlier today I had decided that since my car was snowed in, that I was going to have a snow day, aka not leave the house all day. So I was out shoveling some snow off of our driveway when Kyle pulled up in the x-terra. So after I finished shoveling all the snow off the driveway Kyle and I went for some breakfast at OldTymer. Ir was actually my first time eating breakfast there and it was pretty good. Anyway, when we finished with breakfast, Kyle and I decided to go on a little drive into the wilderness. Considering that it has been snowing for the last day, it might not have been the best idea, but we went anyway. We saw some great scenery thanks to the snow, and it was a fun little drive for the most part. We went down into Browns Canyon, and took of on a side road that leads back to a little place that we have cooked out at before. Anyway, we got all the way in there and were on the exit part of the loop and we got stuck. At first I didn't think it was that bad, but considering how long it took us to get out, my initial thoughts were way off. At one point, I didn't think we were going to get out, but luckily we did. So it has been a very eventful snow day.

Walking in a Winter Wonderland!

So for most of yesterday and itno the night, Blanding was hit with an awesome snow storm. It just kept on coming and coming. When I measured how deep it was this morning, we had a foot of snow on the ground. This was exciting to me for a couple of reasons. One because it meant that I didn't have to drive into work today. Second, and more importantly, it reminded me of the good old days when we used to get snow like this all the time. I haven't experienced snow in Blanding like this for a long time. Plus I never saw this much snow for the two years that I was in DC. So I am very greatful for all the great snow.

The Weekends After Thanksgiving

Just after turkey day, we took a long ride to Muley Point to check out the scenery. I was a little unsure if it would be worth the drive, but I wound up really enjoying it. After we took some pictures we drove down Moki Dugway, because Tina had never been there before, and it had been a long time for the rest of us. Everytime I go there I can't help but think to myself, what were they thinking. Fast-forwarding to this last weekend I went over to Grand Junction with my mom and Kali. Now those of you who know how much Kali and Shirley can shop when they are together would think I was crazy for going with them, but I was going along for the ride so I could hang out with one of my room mates from the mission. I had to endure way to much time in the mall, before my friend got off work and could come and bail me out, but it was worth it. We got to watch Kung Fu Panda, which is awesome for anyone who hasn't seen it. We also got to watch the Florida and Alabama game which was a great game. I am hoping that Florida will win the BCS championship against Oklahoma now. Well here are some pics from Muley Point.

I'm Dreaming of a White.....THANKSGIVING!

Yesterday turned out to be a fun and exciting holiday. We went up to the cabin to for our turkey dinner, and it was snowing, making for some awesome scenery on the mountain. As we got going down the hill going into the guest ranch, we saw a car off in the ditch. As it turns out, it was Meikos Jetta. We follwed her footprints all the way into the cabin after that. So we ate a quick turkey dinner, and then headed out to pull Meikos car out of the ditch. It took some manuvering, and some expert driving from my dad, but we got it out. So after we took care of the car we headed back to the cabin to enjoy some of Shirleys home-made pies, and they were amazing! We got to enjoy the great snowstorm, and the beauty of a mountain covered in fresh snow.

A Literate Chicken Herder

Well, as you can tell, it has been a long time since I have done anything with my blog, so I figured it was time for a couple of updates. I have been really busy with school, finals are coming up fast, so it has been scramble time. I have been spending a ton of time just trying to keep my head above water in my math class. I was so happy because I finished my last math homework assignment on Monday! Since all of our homework is done online, there is a little tacking device that shows how much time you have spent working. According to the tracker, I spent 66 hours and 35 minutes doing homework this semester. Needless to say I am glad thats over with. Now I just have to get through the final and its over. This last week I took a test to see if I could skip the computer literacy class that is required for an asociates degree, and I got the results on Tuesday. They require a score of 80% to test out of the class, and I wound up getting a 97%. It wasn't a hard test, but I think its sad that we have to take a class or pass a test to be dubbed computer literate. So that explains the first part of my odd title, and the second half comes from what happened tonight. I was in my basement playing some hoops on my PS2, and my mom yells down, "Harold come help us catch the chickens." So I run upstairs, and looked in the backyard, and the door to the coop was wide open. So me, mom, and Tina went to round up all the chickens. I was suprised because it only took us like 20 minutes to get them all back in.