Weekend update

Pretty big weekend this week. T2 and I went to the Utah Arts Festival with some friends. I thought it was okay and there were some good artists there.
A friend from work invited me to be a sub on his baseball team this weekend. It was fun but we got beat really badly. I played as well as can be expected having not played for 7 years. I still remembered how to do everything, just wasn't as strong as I used to be. I played center field and had a couple of good plays, but one error in the very first inning. I let a ground ball roll under my glove as I was charging it to make a play at home. Would have had him if I didn't miss the ball. My appearance at the plate wasn't so hot. While it takes a little getting used to having someone throw fastballs at you, the poor strike zone calls by the ump didn't help. But I took some batting practice after the game so maybe next time I'll be able to at least touch one of the balls with my bat. At anyrate it was fun being back out on the field, even though I'm pretty sore today.
Terri and I also saw Mr. and Mrs. Smith yesterday. It was good, very action packed. Not quite as good as Batman Begins.
As usual, more yard work today, mowing, weed and feed, etc. Thanks to Terri, our gardens are doing excellent. Maybe a photo will be forth coming a before and after picture or something.

On occasion, T2 and I will see something like this in the morning on our way to work. 

While the last photo update was the view from the top of Snowbird. This is what it looks like from the bottom. It's strange to think that somewhere up there, there is still good skiing. 

Yes, that is snow. Yes, you can see Salt Lake Yes, I did go skiing. And yes, it was June 19th. Utah is ridiculous. There was probably a 40 degree temperture drop from the top of the mountain to our house in the valley. Pretty nice considering it was 90 degrees yesterday. Snowbird still claims to have 109" of snow on the mountain still, which judging from what I saw yesterday, is believable. 

so, tristan finally got his new suit for the wedding.  

My new and first nephew. Introducing...Logan Bluth (and mom)! 

June snow storm

It's snowing really hard in Park City right now.

Football match

T2 and I went to the US national soccer team and Real Salt Lake double header on Saturday. It was really awesome. The US team beat Costa Rica 3-0, but Real lost 0-2. We've been looking forward to the matches for weeks, and we weren't dissapointed. Terri has found a new appreciation for soccer. She doesn't give me as hard a time when I play FIFA on the computer now. I also broke up a near fight at the game. Unlike European soccer, it wasn't between two opposing fans, just two old, fat, immature men. They were all up in each other's faces yelling at each other, then when one turned around he elbowed the other in the stomach. This guy was about to go off on the guy when I grabbed him and shoved him back. It was really crowded and Terri was right behind me so I didn't want it to escalate any more. It was pretty funny. Sorry no pictures to show for it, but I wasn't sure how good our seats would be.

More Moab photos

So, see if you can follow this. You need to go to www.t1photos.blogspot.com or click on the link on the right. Once you're there, click on the Tristan 1 link. You'll find a secret stash of photos there.

Here's a teaser of what's to come from my trip to Moab, but we have to go to work now. 

New website link on the right!!!

Well, I'm a little behind the daily update. Sorry to disappoint everyone. With all the season finales going on T2 and I have been very busy. But actually we have been busy. I went skiing last Saturday at Snowbird. It's strange leaving the house at 80 degrees to go skiing in ski pants and a jacket. It was beautiful, sunny, and the snow was soft. Perfect spring skiing conditions. We've been busy with some wedding details, getting the invitations ready, and all kinds of other lists. Sorry there isn't a photo for today, but there is a new website link over on the right you should all check out and pass onto your friends and family. T2 and I are both busy getting ready for some Memorial Day trips. T2 is going to AZ again for a bachelorette party, and I'm heading down to Moab for some mountain biking and camping. Should be a good time. We'll both try to come back with some good photos.

This is what Terri and I get to see every morning on our way to work. The mountains recieved so much rain two weeks ago, and then it was sunny all last week, that everything is really starting to turn green and bloom. The mountains look like they're covered in moss. 

T2 and I went for a bike ride the other day. Cruised around and looked at houses for sale. If anyone can spot us an extra $100,000 dollars, with might be able to afford something. 

Denali's Diagnosis

For those who were so concerned about Denali when she was sick, I was able to make a diagnosis yesterday. To recap, she had been throwing up a little everyday for the last couple of weeks. On Saturday we took her to the vet and they ran blood tests which came back with nothing wrong. On Sunday she was really sick, vomiting, lethargic, stretching weird and panting and pacing. It seems that at some point during the week (most likely Saturday on our hike up Mill Creek Canyon), our lovely Denali, swallowed a rock. It was her first hiking trip in the mountains so apparently she wanted to take home a souvinier. And since dogs don't have pockets the next best thing was to swallow it. Rocks just happen to be Denali's favorite toy, and though she has played with them ever since she was a pup, I don't recall her ever swallowing one. You may wonder how I was able to come to this conclusion? I happened to be cleaning up the yard so Terri could mow (she wanted to) and there was something odd about one of her...bathroom breaks? Forensic reports showed that this abnormality was without a doubt a rock.

May snow

So mountain weather is pretty crazy. This is where I work (again) just this last Monday. The mountains got a light dusting of snow, but it's supposed to be 90 by Friday.

Are you guys sick of pictures of our back yard yet? Tristan and I are very proud of ourselves for all of the hard work we put in. When we moved in our yard was a dirt farm. Unfortunately we are both "over" yard work. I am ready for some summer fun. Tristan was working on his chip shot in the front yard tonight (mine is still better though). 

Skiing at Alta on their last day of the season. Yes, this was back in April, but we can STILL ski here! We were going to go to Snowbird last Sunday, but Denali bear got sick. (She's okay now). This is Terri by the way. Tristan has his school computer home now, so I finally have access to all of our photos. 

Our first Christmas tree. Yes, it was fake, but we were gone for over a week and a real one would have died. 

Here's Terri and Denali hanging out by a waterfall in Mill Creek Canyon 

School is done and grades are in

For those of you who don't know, I finished with school for the semester last Wednesday. It feels good to be done. I got my final grade today and I did pretty well. 3.7 GPA for the semester. I've started work (as you can see from the last post) the day after I finished school. It's been fun and they're keeping me busy with real work, not random pointless jobs. It's been strange being able to go home at a normal hour (not 3 in the morning) and have the whole night to do stuff. Unfortunately the weather has been so rainy the last week that Terri and I haven't really been able to do much. Today, however, is a different story. It's super nice out, lots of people out at the park, yard sales all over, and lots of sun today. After a little yard work I think we'll head up to the mountains for some hiking. Check back later for some photos.