Nothing Frilly, Just Outdoors

Elyssa had her march of dimes walk this Sat. so I decided to do my own walk for a healthy heart program. I decided to go on one of the hardest hikes I have been on in a long while. It started out with me taking 45 mins. trying do decide which one of my camo outfits was going to match best ( I must have tried on 4 different combinations). I finally made it out the door and to my destination.

I actually had my bare essentials socks, shoes, shirt, hoodie, rain jacket, beanie, backpack, water and powerbar ( oh ya and pants), and none of them matched. I hiked in about 2.5 miles and it took me 2.5 hrs. to get there, that's how steep it was ( has nothing to do with me being fat and out of shape). After feeling let down quite a bit, I finally found what I was looking for a fresh 5 point elk shed.

After another half hour I found the biggest shed I have found to date, a year old 6 point elk shed. I looked for the match to both but could not find them.

On the way back I found a 2 point mule deer shed. I also found out how good my rain jacket worked because with a 1.5 miles to go it started to rain and snow on me pretty hard.

I found out during my heart health program that when I hike that steep of mtns. my heart feels like it is going to beat right out of my chest, my lungs are going to pop and my legs are going to set on fire, and I would do it again tommorrow.

If you are wondering, Elk and Deer lose or shed their antlers every year and regrow new ones. I just help pick them up.

March Madness

Now that April is close to being over, it's about time I actually get another blog up about what happened in March! March was a little bit of a busy month. First off, the most important mention (to me) was the 9th. My birthday. I turned a whoppin' 25 years old. Manny took me out to a great lunch at Tucanos, and then to a movie. He also got me a super cute purse, and some very stylish boots. He's quite the gift giver. He's always so generous and makes it so I never have to ask for anything (not like i need to or would anyway). He also picks everything out himself. Spoiled? Maybe just a little bit. Thank you Manny for the wonderful day!

Our friends, Dan and Jedda came to visit from Indiana. I was super excited to see them since it had been so long. Their kids are getting so big. I'm glad that they were able to take time out of their busy schedule for us and visit our new home and have some yummy cookies and rootbeer floats. It was fun catching up. I can't wait to see them again. Please move back!

They loved petting Boon. I'm glad he was nice enough to let them touch him.

Later that month, Manny's uncle passed away. I had only met him once, so I hardly knew him. But, he sounded like a great man and a wonderful husband, brother, father, grandfather, and uncle. I'm glad that we were able to go to San Diego for his funeral. It was nice to see all of the Marzan side of the family again. The last (and only time) I've met the Marzan family was at another funeral, so hopefully, next time I see them, it'll be under better circumstances. We did have a nice time while we were in CA though. The weather was cold and chilly, but we still hit the beach, and some little shops.

We were also introduced to a very yummy place called Phil's BBQ. Manny's sister took us there to enjoy some delicious food. That place is so good, that there is a super long line wrapped all the way around the building at all times! We waited in line for almost an hour before we got seated. It was well worth the wait.

By the time we got to this sign, we had already been in line for about a half hour or so. There was a GIANT line behind us.

On our way to and from CA, we stopped in Las Vegas to stay overnight. On the first stop there, we saw some very interesting things, like a naked man standing in a window. I won't go into more detail than that of that first night's stay. I could have gone without seeing that. On the way home, Manny and I stayed at the Silverton. There's a Bass Pros Shop at the Silverton, so we met with Manny's parents and sister, and her little boy for lunch and to look around. Manny's nephew needed to get out and run around for a while before they strapped him back in the car and headed the rest of the way to UT. Bass Pros Shop was just the place he needed to run around. They have a big pond with fish in it, and a big aquarium with all sorts of sea life and even a mermaid. Of course, there were also animals everywhere to look at. After they left, we went to a bunch of shops, and walked a little bit of the strip. We were going to watch the Pirates show at Treasure Island, but it was cancelled because it was too windy. I was glad that we were able to go away for a few days, but I was disappointed with the weather in both San Diego and Las Vegas. Good thing I brought a sweatshirt.

Also, here is one more plug for MARCH OF DIMES. I'm doing the walk this Saturday, APRIL 25th. So far, no one has sponsored me at all except my father in-law. Thank you Jose! It's really easy, just click on the March of Dimes sidebar, and that'll take you right to where you need to go. You can use a debit card, and sponsor as little as $1, and it'll only take a minute to fill out the info. It's seriously so quick and easy. I'm only going for $20, I thought that would be easy to reach, but so far, it hasn't. Please help me out! This is for all the little babies who are born premature and need help to survive. Thank you!