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Friday, November 11, 2011

Swaying back and forth

I have had the good fortune to go on a cruise, 4 times now. Each and every time I return I spend the first day home feeling like I'm still on the ship, gently swaying.....

So we had a wonderful time, relaxing, overeating, and surrounded with Caribbean breezes.
We traveled with Karl's brother and his wife, Mardie. I don't ever remember not knowing Mardie, I am fortunate to have a sister-in-law that I have adored my whole life. Anyway, we sailed to the Grand Cayman's and Cozumel, Mexico.

Today I will feature our adventure high above the trees in Cozumel (Island). We took a Zip-line excursion.
I was a little nervous climbing the towers, knowing I was going to be pushed off the top. I was wondering how the Mexican regulatory building codes were inforced. Nevertheless, we were harnessed, helmeted, and clipped in place and then pushed off the platforms...
They have helpers at the end to prevent you from crashing into the back wall at the arriving end... Karl nearly took one out on a speedy run
Karl was a little more free spirited than I, holding his arms out while I was clutching my ropes!
We spent a little time enjoying the warmth and the view
Picture perfect day!
I asked why the trees were braced up in the shopping area and apparently because hurricane Rina threatened 2 weeks ago, that is what they do to get ready.


Each evening the menu offered a selection of food that you might never have eaten buy wanted to try. I never did either of those options. But here Karl is eating frogs legs. "mmmmmm, just like chicken" he says.
Here is a yummy Ice cream swan, also consumed by Karl.
Next time, towel creatures and Sting Rays!

Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween Fun!!

Beware! There may be an overload of pictures -- but we had a great weekend. Karl and I went up to a friends (2nd) home in Heber, Utah where we had a wonderful, spooky scavenger hunt that led us from clue to clue in the Heber valley. We were looking for a headstone in the Heber City Cemetary, we dug up one clue that was buried in a box with a live mouse! Another was submerged in a pond, another locked with a key.... Great fun!

Sunday night was a family party...
We had slimy food...
Costumes......
Maci, Tessa & Ashton
After dinner we had a haunted treasure hunt of our own that started in a graveyard..
The next clue led to a locked clue in a well.....
Then a clue in a swamp...

A vampire left a clue in the woods..
After the treasure was discovered we frosted cookies!
Happy Halloween!!!