On Top of the World

Wednesday, Cecelia and I went on a hike. It was a trail that we had hiked several times before. I did not remember, however, how the trail went straight up! The pain and the agony was well worth it. We had a lovely view of the valley and the river. We rested when we reached the top and had a little lunch. The journey down was much faster. All was well until we were almost at the end of the trail. Suddenly there was a noise that we could not identify. There are cattle that are in that area because of open grazing. They began mooing in a kind of frantic way. We looked at each other and decided we would hurry a bit. Cecelia was telling me a story when suddenly there was a very low, long growling coming from the bushes about 10 to 12 feet away. She just kept talking until I asked "Do you hear that?" She said "yes" and just kept talking. We went as fast as we could to our cars. When we got there I asked her why she just kept talking. She was letting whatever it was know that we were there. What a relief to get to the car. We don't know what it was--bear, large cat, wolf--whatever--I am glad to be safe. We were going to hike that trail once a week all summer so that we could get in shape. We are now trying to think about somewhere in town without so much adventure. What do you think? Would everyone like to join us in another hike in the mountains? You know what they say about safety in numbers. Well the view was beautiful and it was soooo worth the scare.

The Move

Well, we made it! HB, Ash, Bennett, Jacksen, Matt and I headed to Utah on Saturday. We arrived at about 2 min after 1:00 and were met by a sign stating that they had left for lunch and would be back at 2:00. Great! What do you do with 2 young boys in the hot sun for 1 hour? When the office opened again, HB went in to hear that the Apt was not ready and she could not move in until late Monday. Yikes! What do we do with all her stuff? Thankfully, Matt saved the day and she got to put things in that night. Now she is all moved in and is needing her TV and Internet. (Withdrawal is not a pretty thing.) I am now back home working on getting my house cleaned out. I have way too much stuff. I need a house diet. Thanks to Matt and Ashlee for helping. This was just practice for when you move.

I just figured out how to post a picture! I know the strawberries are not very impressive in this picture but I will get a picture of them now. If the weather would just warm up a bit and the sun would keep from hiding in a cloud I think I may have some success. We are getting ready for Heather to move to Utah. It is bitter sweet. I am excited to see her have this adventure, but I am losing my roomie and little Ethan. She is going to have such a great time. Matt has been a good sport (being the only man around) in getting all the big items together for the move. Cecelia and Les also have helped to furnish the new apartment. Now let's see if we can get it all to Utah without anything blowing out.