Congratulations to you both and Mindi, welcome to the family!
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
A Weekend with Hot Chocolate
For those of you who don't know, there is a band called Hot Chocolate that wrote a song about believing in miracles and being sexy etc. Well, this particular song sort of became the unofficial slash official song of the weekend. Why would this particular song be the song of the weekend... because Preston and Mindi tied the knot on Friday. It was a marathon weekend with 2 receptions, a luncheon and a sealing. There was lots of running around but everything turned out great. Only one more reception left, May 2nd in Safford! It's shaping up to be one heck of a party!
Congratulations to you both and Mindi, welcome to the family!
Congratulations to you both and Mindi, welcome to the family!
Monday, March 9, 2009
The Arizona Trail or "Just one more mile!"
This past weekend my father recruited Zach an I to go hike a portion of the Arizona trail with him. When he first approached us about doing this we were very excited. We enjoy hiking and don't get the opportunity very often so we jumped at the chance. My understanding was that it was going to be about a 11-13 mile hike through the Arizona desert. What I forgot to factor in was the extra 4-5 miles that you always need to calculate in when going on a hike with Lynn Smith. All in all it was a perfect day for hiking and we got to see some gorgeous country. Even though we all have blistered feet and couldn't walk on Saturday night, it was very worth it. Here are some pictures of our adventure.
This is us starting. Mom dropped us off not knowing if she'd see us alive. I made sure to tell her she'd been a great mother and had raised me well. Notice how fresh we look. I still have my sweater on.
Dad in front of a tall mountain. We walked past that mountain or should I say, around it.
Zach was in charge of the GPS and would give us updates along the trail. They had plotted out about 7 points along the trail and the GPS could tell us how far it was to the next point. The problem was that it was plotting distance in a straight line and we don't walk in a straight line. Zach would tell us we had .6 miles to go to the next point. 4 miles later of twists and turns and switchbacks we still had .2 miles to go.
Beautiful country!
This rock formation is called Hole in the Rock. Notice the pile of rocks we are standing by. It's called a cairn or as my Dad called it a cairnbeaner. They are set up along the trail to help hikers know they are on the right path. Dad couldn't remember the name at first and then Zach tried to correct him but I was so entertained by cairnbeaner that I made sure we yelled it out every time we passed one on the trail.
Painted desert!!
See that little bump of a hill right above my head. Our destination was past that and trust me it's farther away than it looks. It's a big hill. You'll also notice I'm sporting a hat. I don't really like hats but this one is very colorful and Zach aptly named it my Dr. Seuss hat. Well, after that, who wouldn't want to wear it!
This is the grave of the guy who died on the trail last year. His belt broke and that was the end of him. That's our destination, Picket Post Mountain, in the background. It's still really far away.
This is Dad napping during one of our breaks and that is Picket Post Mountain in the background. Notice how it never seems to get much closer. These last few pictures were not taken in close proximity of each other.
Ok, this one is the same spot as the last one but still.
This is us at the end.We're more tired than we look and we are now on the waaaay other side of the mountain.
So the final milage total, 17! Next week it will be up to 20 and when I end up telling my kids it will probably be about 35. All in all it was a great trip with good conversation, great company and spectacular country but rest asured, next time I won't forget to calculate the extra 5 miles!
This is us starting. Mom dropped us off not knowing if she'd see us alive. I made sure to tell her she'd been a great mother and had raised me well. Notice how fresh we look. I still have my sweater on.
Dad in front of a tall mountain. We walked past that mountain or should I say, around it.
Zach was in charge of the GPS and would give us updates along the trail. They had plotted out about 7 points along the trail and the GPS could tell us how far it was to the next point. The problem was that it was plotting distance in a straight line and we don't walk in a straight line. Zach would tell us we had .6 miles to go to the next point. 4 miles later of twists and turns and switchbacks we still had .2 miles to go.
Beautiful country!
This rock formation is called Hole in the Rock. Notice the pile of rocks we are standing by. It's called a cairn or as my Dad called it a cairnbeaner. They are set up along the trail to help hikers know they are on the right path. Dad couldn't remember the name at first and then Zach tried to correct him but I was so entertained by cairnbeaner that I made sure we yelled it out every time we passed one on the trail.
Painted desert!!
See that little bump of a hill right above my head. Our destination was past that and trust me it's farther away than it looks. It's a big hill. You'll also notice I'm sporting a hat. I don't really like hats but this one is very colorful and Zach aptly named it my Dr. Seuss hat. Well, after that, who wouldn't want to wear it!
This is the grave of the guy who died on the trail last year. His belt broke and that was the end of him. That's our destination, Picket Post Mountain, in the background. It's still really far away.
This is Dad napping during one of our breaks and that is Picket Post Mountain in the background. Notice how it never seems to get much closer. These last few pictures were not taken in close proximity of each other.
Ok, this one is the same spot as the last one but still.
This is us at the end.We're more tired than we look and we are now on the waaaay other side of the mountain.
So the final milage total, 17! Next week it will be up to 20 and when I end up telling my kids it will probably be about 35. All in all it was a great trip with good conversation, great company and spectacular country but rest asured, next time I won't forget to calculate the extra 5 miles!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Lots of "New"s
Zach and I had a wonderful time in "New" England and "New" York this past weekend. We say plenty of "new" things, ate plenty of "new" foods and have plenty of "new"s to share.
Last weekend started with a red eye to New York and then Boston and Doug was so nice to pick us up from the airport. We were able to spend the day with him and Stacy and had such a wonderful time! She taught me how to make this amazing bread which you'll see later on in what she made us for breakfast on Sunday. (Amazing is all I can say.)
Stacy took us to the Macchu Picchu, a Peruvian restaurant by her house. It was the best Peruvian food we've had here in the states and even beat a lot of what we had in Peru. It was very authentic and made both of us miss South America a lot. They even had Inca Cola!
Doug took us for a ride to see the Boston temple. It was beautiful and much bigger than we thought.
We got to meet Rosemary and Lily. They are vey nice cats and it was fun to watch Doug and Stacy interact with them. At one point Stacy wanted to throw away this piece of paper that the casts had been destroying for the past week or so but Doug wouldn't let her because Lily likes it so much.
Sunday morning we went to church at Stacy's ward. It was one of the funniest experiences I've ever had. Her ward takes in MIT so it is full of really really nerdy guys and their really pretty wives. Oh, and babies. . .hundreds of babies. They had 4 speakers and one of them was a sister who apparently was a mechanical engineer because Zach was enthrauled by her talk the entire time and kept nodding in agreement as she talked about Newton's laws and how a flywheel relates to spirituality. I on the other hand was wondering who the heck Newton was, where he had come up with these laws and what was a fly doing on a wheel, it would surely get squished.
When we got home we had this heavenly breakfast waiting for us. This is caramel french toast made with Stacy's homemade bread. (As I'm typing, Zach's mouth is watering and he's trying to eat the picture on the screen.) I'm just going to let you all imaging the wonderfulness of this. You'll have to go visit Stacy to get it and let me tell you, it's worth the trip.
On Sunday afternoon we headed out to Worcester. I had my interview there on Monday morning. It was nice drive through frozen Massachusetts. My interview went as well as can be expected. I never know if I do well or not. I should hear in the next few weeks from them. Below are a few pics. We found this really cool cemetery. It was huge. It was pouring rain and cold but I had to have some pictures.
See what I mean, HUGE!
As soon as we were done with the interview we booked it to Albany. Zach was irritated because he isn't 25 so he couldn't drive the rental car. I had to drive the whole way. We really liked Albany. It the capital of New York but doesn't feel like a big city at all. I went by the school to see what it was like. I was a lot different from Worcester but I wouldn't mind going there if that's where we end up. Below are some pics from Albany. Most of them are at night because we were so tired by the time we got done with my meeting at the school that we went to the hotel and crashed for a few hours.
The stop lights were scary. They were just hanging on a wire swinging back and forth waiting to crash down on your car the minute you drove under them.
Tuesday we manages to squeeze some time in New York City into the trip. We made a quick trip to the Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty and then to John's Pizza and Rocco's bakery. It was a quick trip but well worth it!
Last weekend started with a red eye to New York and then Boston and Doug was so nice to pick us up from the airport. We were able to spend the day with him and Stacy and had such a wonderful time! She taught me how to make this amazing bread which you'll see later on in what she made us for breakfast on Sunday. (Amazing is all I can say.)
Stacy took us to the Macchu Picchu, a Peruvian restaurant by her house. It was the best Peruvian food we've had here in the states and even beat a lot of what we had in Peru. It was very authentic and made both of us miss South America a lot. They even had Inca Cola!
Doug took us for a ride to see the Boston temple. It was beautiful and much bigger than we thought.
We got to meet Rosemary and Lily. They are vey nice cats and it was fun to watch Doug and Stacy interact with them. At one point Stacy wanted to throw away this piece of paper that the casts had been destroying for the past week or so but Doug wouldn't let her because Lily likes it so much.
Sunday morning we went to church at Stacy's ward. It was one of the funniest experiences I've ever had. Her ward takes in MIT so it is full of really really nerdy guys and their really pretty wives. Oh, and babies. . .hundreds of babies. They had 4 speakers and one of them was a sister who apparently was a mechanical engineer because Zach was enthrauled by her talk the entire time and kept nodding in agreement as she talked about Newton's laws and how a flywheel relates to spirituality. I on the other hand was wondering who the heck Newton was, where he had come up with these laws and what was a fly doing on a wheel, it would surely get squished.
When we got home we had this heavenly breakfast waiting for us. This is caramel french toast made with Stacy's homemade bread. (As I'm typing, Zach's mouth is watering and he's trying to eat the picture on the screen.) I'm just going to let you all imaging the wonderfulness of this. You'll have to go visit Stacy to get it and let me tell you, it's worth the trip.
On Sunday afternoon we headed out to Worcester. I had my interview there on Monday morning. It was nice drive through frozen Massachusetts. My interview went as well as can be expected. I never know if I do well or not. I should hear in the next few weeks from them. Below are a few pics. We found this really cool cemetery. It was huge. It was pouring rain and cold but I had to have some pictures.
See what I mean, HUGE!
As soon as we were done with the interview we booked it to Albany. Zach was irritated because he isn't 25 so he couldn't drive the rental car. I had to drive the whole way. We really liked Albany. It the capital of New York but doesn't feel like a big city at all. I went by the school to see what it was like. I was a lot different from Worcester but I wouldn't mind going there if that's where we end up. Below are some pics from Albany. Most of them are at night because we were so tired by the time we got done with my meeting at the school that we went to the hotel and crashed for a few hours.
The stop lights were scary. They were just hanging on a wire swinging back and forth waiting to crash down on your car the minute you drove under them.
Tuesday we manages to squeeze some time in New York City into the trip. We made a quick trip to the Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty and then to John's Pizza and Rocco's bakery. It was a quick trip but well worth it!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Many Faces of Zachary Brown
During a recent game of Cranium the following sequence took place:
Do I remember what he was trying to act out? Nope and I'm pretty sure the time ran out without me even venturing a guess but I sure was entertained.
Do I remember what he was trying to act out? Nope and I'm pretty sure the time ran out without me even venturing a guess but I sure was entertained.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Albany
I just thought I'd introduce everyone to my possible future home. I just got accepted the the Albany Medical College. They only accept 30 students each year and classes start in January of 2010. We're very excited.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Carrots!!
Yesterday I had a salad with lettuce and carrots completely from my own garden! It was a very exciting moment for me. The carrot was huge, at least compared to what I thought it was going to be. Since it's been a while I thought I'd post some pics of my garden and, most particularly, my carrot!
This is my broccoli! There's no broccoli but the plant is huge!!
Lots of lettuce!
Here's to life and it's little victories, like carrots!
This is my broccoli! There's no broccoli but the plant is huge!!
Lots of lettuce!
Here's to life and it's little victories, like carrots!
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