Friday, April 14, 2006

The Biggest Bunny I've Ever Seen


So, Monday we got back from a long long trip. Cale and I drove to Utah. We left Wed. 5th and arrived in New Mexico that night. New Mexico is really not that great. I saw a lot of dirt, sand, and weeds. Rolling hills of this stuff. Cale began to explain to me that mostly New Mexico is populated with Indian reservations. So we saw a lot of Indian made things and that was the nice part of that dried up state. On Thursday morning we got up to make the rest of the way to Utah. Now keep in mind that we came from Texas which was 80 degrees. I even turned on the weather channel and it was to be sunny and warm. We walked outside and found that it had snowed a couple of inches over night. It was really cold out. I couldn't believe my eyes. Cale was thrilled. I was like "Oh crap". I hadn't packed any coats for him or I. It was one of those moments that you just had to laugh at the situation. So we pressed on with the heat blaring in the car. The mountains were beautiful. I've never been to that side of the U.S. and I really enjoyed the scenery. The only thing I didn't enjoy was the motion sickness I got. Next time I'm bringing dramamine. There was still snow on the ground when we got to Utah. Cale's bestfriend, Steven, and his wife Sylvia were getting married. We had fun hanging out with them and seeing the Payne family. The wedding was definitely nothing I've ever been to before. Sylvia is Hispanic, so the wedding was mostly Hispanic guests. They defiantly have a lot of fun at their weddings. The music was really loud and I couldn't understand a word of it. But the food was really good. After a long night of cleaning up we stayed in Salt Lake for the night. I also learned a lot more about the Mormon religion. Didn't see any relatives but felt compiled to look up my genealogy there. Cale wants us to go back to spend more time with Steven and Sylvia. Hopefully we can fly next time. It's 20hrs there and 20hrs back. Not enough time to relax on your vacation. On our way home we went through Wyoming and Colorado. Wyoming was a lot like New Mexico. All of the trees must be in the North West corner of the state in Yellow Stone Park. Colorado was nice. We spent the night in Colorado Springs. Hopefully we can go back for a longer period of time.

So it's Easter weekend and I'm reminded of easter at my parents. I remember putting a big carrot in my easter basket and us kids all put them on the portche for the Easter Bunny. The next morning they were hidden in the house. Man, that was some good times. That's something I want to do with my kids. Thanks Mom and Dad for the great memories. Cale and I are heading out to his Uncle Sam's place on Sunday. There will be lots of food and an easter egg hunt. It'll be good to see all the family.

2 comments:

Amy Godknecht said...

I'm glad you had a good trip. New Mexico is one of the most beautiful states in the U.S. You need to see more of it. There are some really great mountians and lakes. Hope to see you soon.

KSullie said...

that pic is freaky