So for Jenn's birthday we went to P.F Changs for dinner in Orem. I ordered the ginger chicken. You would expect there to at least be a little but of ginger flavor. Nothing. It tasted like chicken in a lite soy sauce. Yum. I rarely do this, but I advised the waitor. I tried to explain to him that it was not bad...it just wasn't good. As in " I probably won't ever come back here "good."" I think he got the message, so he brought me some sweet and sour chicken. It reminded me of hogie yogi teriyaki stix sweet and sour chicken, but with all white meat. Yeah - I know you all are thinking that I am just spoiled from our honeymoon dining. Well, so am I.
Jenn wants me to put that she liked her lemon chicken - I could take it or leave it.
So, Jenn cracks me up. She is getting so good at skiing. She got a little over aggresive on a steep slope with deep snow (hard to turn) and biffed it pretty good. I sped down to her and picked up her fallen ski. When I got to her she was covered in snow. It was in her goggles, and all over her face. She immediately let me know "I hate skiing...it's so cold." haha, good thing that didn't last very long - we are going back tomorrow. Her goal is to go skiing without crying. 5th times a charm.
Also, during tonights game after Oklahoma scored to tie the game at 7, Jenn excaimed, "Oh good! They are all even!" For those of you who don't know Jenn as well as I do, she can't bear the thought of someone losing. In fact, she would probably be more of a fan of sports in general if everyone came away a winner. (i.e., a tied winner)
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Luna de Miel
Jenn and I had a fantastic honeymoon in Park City. We concluded shortly thereafter that our (long-felt and hidden) suspicion was right all along. Money does, indeed, buy happiness. I would expound on this point further, but I think we are all of one accord on this matter.
Here are the sleeping quarters. We were very impressed with Hotel Park City. The room was very private with a nordic ski track in the back. We could wake up and look out the window to people skiing around.
On Saturday we went to see the play "Music Man." I really enjoyed it. It really sums up how funny it is that we are so gullible as individuals and a society. Great music too. After that we had dinner in a tent (Norwegian Yurt) up at 8000 ft. We rode a snowcat up to the tent and they had dinner a cookin'. We felt so removed from the world, which made for a very romantic experience. The food was miraculous, but the company and (at the same time) the solitude capped off a great evening.
On Sunday we took to the tubing slopes and this was one of my favorite in-action shots of Jenn.
We figured since it was our honeymoon we would give Deer Valley a try for skiing. We almost didn't go because of the weather - but we were so glad we did. (Insert plug for toe-warmers) Toe warmers rock. I think we could survive in the mountains with no food or water for a month in the middle of winter - just as long as we have toe-warmers. Jenn let me cut trails and meet up with her - so the first picture is after I had come down from an upper trail. The powder was up to my knees in the woods.
This is after climbing out of a ravine - that I didn't expect to be there. It looks really cold but I was sweating. Up at the peak Jenn and I could barely see anything because of blowing snow. I know those of you reading this (while sipping your hot chocolate) may think these actions are crazy. Let me tell you - sitting on your butt while a chair takes you up to a 9000 foot peak to experience an angry mountain is nothing short of exhilarating. I highly recommend it!
Snowmobiling was next. We saw some great views and just enjoyed what the mountains had to offer. Peace. and. quiet. (Except of course the roar of the motor). So...uh...this thing had a warming function on the little nob you use to give it gas with your thumb. That was freakin' awesome! Considering my thumb almost fell off before I learned how to activate the warmer.
Last but not least is my beautiful wife. She was such fun company and is very adventurous. She even ordered lobster tail and scallops for dinner. It turned out to be one of our favorites of the trip!
Hopefully this is just the first of many adventurous - it was a great start!
Here are the sleeping quarters. We were very impressed with Hotel Park City. The room was very private with a nordic ski track in the back. We could wake up and look out the window to people skiing around.
On Saturday we went to see the play "Music Man." I really enjoyed it. It really sums up how funny it is that we are so gullible as individuals and a society. Great music too. After that we had dinner in a tent (Norwegian Yurt) up at 8000 ft. We rode a snowcat up to the tent and they had dinner a cookin'. We felt so removed from the world, which made for a very romantic experience. The food was miraculous, but the company and (at the same time) the solitude capped off a great evening.
On Sunday we took to the tubing slopes and this was one of my favorite in-action shots of Jenn.
We figured since it was our honeymoon we would give Deer Valley a try for skiing. We almost didn't go because of the weather - but we were so glad we did. (Insert plug for toe-warmers) Toe warmers rock. I think we could survive in the mountains with no food or water for a month in the middle of winter - just as long as we have toe-warmers. Jenn let me cut trails and meet up with her - so the first picture is after I had come down from an upper trail. The powder was up to my knees in the woods.
This is after climbing out of a ravine - that I didn't expect to be there. It looks really cold but I was sweating. Up at the peak Jenn and I could barely see anything because of blowing snow. I know those of you reading this (while sipping your hot chocolate) may think these actions are crazy. Let me tell you - sitting on your butt while a chair takes you up to a 9000 foot peak to experience an angry mountain is nothing short of exhilarating. I highly recommend it!
Snowmobiling was next. We saw some great views and just enjoyed what the mountains had to offer. Peace. and. quiet. (Except of course the roar of the motor). So...uh...this thing had a warming function on the little nob you use to give it gas with your thumb. That was freakin' awesome! Considering my thumb almost fell off before I learned how to activate the warmer.
Last but not least is my beautiful wife. She was such fun company and is very adventurous. She even ordered lobster tail and scallops for dinner. It turned out to be one of our favorites of the trip!
Hopefully this is just the first of many adventurous - it was a great start!
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