Yes, we're alive. And apparently horrible bloggers. They were a myriad of things I meant to blog about over the past almost-two months, but it just didn't get done. It's finally getting warmer here in SLC after a few spring snow storms. So I'll try to give you a nice synopsis of the past two months.
We went down to see my sister, Erin, in early March. Her son, Max, is absolutely adorable as you can see from the pictures on her blog. We relaxed, rode horses, went to a slot canyon, and went to Zion's National Park. I'd been when I was little but didn't remember any of it. Greg had never been, so it was fun. Poor Erin was sick since she's pregnant (she announced it on her blog so I can say that, right?), so she didn't hike with us. I was impressed I got to the Upper Emerald Pool with being out of shape and my asthma. It was worth it, though. Even with all the trees still dead-looking from winter, it was very pretty.
This is us standing below the waterfall at the Upper Emerald Pool:
Me in the slot canyon. I discovered I was not tall enough nor flexible enough to get out at the end. You have to lift your leg up onto a ledge about 3 feet off the ground you're standing on. I had to first put my other foot against the flat wall, then pull myself up with my hands.
Greg riding the horse we both rode. I went on a longer ride with Erin and her friend. For those who know anything about horses, this one is 17 hands tall. I had to stand on a bale of hay to reach the stirrups and get on!
We were sad to come home, and especially to go back to work. I've been part of building a new customer relations database for my department and training other employees to use it. I'm basically not allowed to take any more vacation time until September. But that means I have a job, so I'm not about to complain.
Another funny picture requires some explaining. I started working out after work. Usually I'll use the gym in my buiding's basement, but sometimes I'll come home and use the Wii Fit. It's not exactly an aerobic workout, but it's fun and the strength training and yoga are actually rather beneficial. The Wii Fit speaks and gives directions as though it was an actual person and can be slightly disturbing at times. Then, there are the days when it asks you about the others whose profile has been registered but have not used it recently. For example, it asks me to rate Greg's posture:
Then, when I said it looked the same, it said "Oh...change is more exciting, don't you think?" Followed by:
Why, thank you, Wii Fit, for that helpful marriage advice. Lest you think I really have been ignoring Greg, his 27th birthday was April 21 (Tuesday) and we had friends over and a strawberry genoise cake with whip cream frosting, which I was very impressed with myself for making from scratch. Our birthdays are exactly two weeks apart, so we get to repeat the celebrations in 10 days.
Happy Birthday, my love!!!!!!!
