A couple of highlights of the week. Thursday, I went with Virginia to Cami's concert (see footage below). Then Friday was here 18th birthday bash where she hosted a fun time for all her friends and family. Josh and Joe came and all had a good time. Then Saturday, Dan and I had a "play day" which turned out to be a very welcome relief! I had talked to Dan early in the morning and he said that he wanted to go snowmobiling but couldn't find anyone to go with him so we took the red Phasers up Farmington Canyon and had a grand time. At the very top of the hill is the radar towers for aircraft control which we rode to, took some shots and sat and talked about the recession in the sun. Going down we found these valleys that you could speed all they way up one side and then down through the bottom and up the others. Pretty fun. Dan also found a pond that had a big snow machine magnet in it. He didn't land the sled in the hole but he was in the drink. I scrambled to help him but when I found it wasn't over his head, paused to record the moment for history! We then headed down and I rode one of his new ski-sleds for a while. We had a dinner platter lunch at Apollo Burger then went to the hanger and looked at the Mooney.... it's on jacks and looks kind of cool suspended there in the air. Frank and I had were talking about the applied psychology of design--those Mooney's just make you want to fly. All I have to do is look at it and it makes me happy! From there, we went over to the BMW motorcycle place and sat on all of the cycles that are designed to go cross continent in all kinds of conditions. I think we settled on the GS 1200 Rs with the lower seats--only about $19,000. We told the salesman, "We're just looking." To which he replied, "You gotta start somewhere!" Then we headed back to play on the Play Station - my first attempt at any gaming in the last 15 years! Pretty fun with auto racing, plane flying and then snowboarding--all so realistic! I finished off the day at Frank & Melissa's where Andrew let me get him ready for bed and Gavin and Sophie each read me a book. Very fun to spend time in their lovely home! Saturday was a great day.
As I write, Jessica and Clayton are over at his relatives showing pictures and talking. They are spending quite a bit of time together and it seems like they both are enjoying that. We're hoping for whatever makes them happy! Clay will be here for another 10 days and then heads back to Iraq for three months. He's been patrolling an area of Bagdad called Sadir City which has 2 million people in an area about the size of Bench! They go door to door, asking for referrals (intelligence on bad guys) and questioning people. He said it's like missionary work but without any spiritual experiences. Glad he's home safe and great to have him here.
Well, that's about it. Time (hopefully) for a Sunday nap and getting rested for another week of adventure! Love you all!
Peter
Pictures of Saturday: http://techmarketingink.com/photos/090221_playday/index.html
