Voted.

Utah has a permanent absentee ballot program (and early voting- details here), so we voted last night.

That means that this won’t be true.

2 Years

Hard to believe that it’s been 2 years since we took off on the adventure that inspired this blog…

Hilarious

Last night we went to go and see David Sedaris at Abravanel Hall.  He was, as expected, hilarious.  One of the pieces he read was this this piece about undecided voters that is in the New Yorker.

Summer SLC Visitors

In addition to our various trips this summer, we had several visitors come through Salt Lake.  Our friend Jon came to spend 4th of July with us, our friends Madeline and Baron came with their son Lucas, and our friends Sasha and Vitaliy came with their daughter Alina.

One of the best things about having guests is that you get to explore where you live- we watched fireworks in Sugar House Park, took the tram up Snowbird, checked out the Tracy Aviary, went to Red Butte Gardens, did the Cecret Lake hike in Alta, checked out various parts of Temple Square, and tried some new restaurants.  Fortunately, Madeline has written up her thoughts on many of the restaurants we checked out.

Sasha, Vitaliy, and Alina on LDS Conference Center Roof

Sarah and Damon up at Cecret Lake

Madeline and Sarah, Snowbird

Red Butte Garden

Lucas & Baron at Bees Game

Lucas and Baron with ostrich for scale

Madeline & Baron at Temple Square

Damon and Jon at Snowbird

Maine, August 2008

Time has gotten away from me somehow.  Before winter shows up (they’re calling for snow this weekend down here in the valley), I thought I would post some pics from the end of our summer.

Jeff at the edge of the Sprague River

Our last trip before Damon started teaching was the family trip to Maine.  Unfortunately, not everyone could make it this year.  We managed to have a good time digging for clams, playing Mafia, jumping in the waves, playing Texas Hold’em, doing a puzzle and riding the river.

Sand during low tide

Rainbow at Small Point

Moon on the ocean

Puzzle Time

An added bonus was that my old housemate, Debika, and her boyfriend Justin were in Maine for a wedding.  We met up for a couple of hours to catch up in Bath before they flew back to NY.

Debika & Sarah

We finished off the great weekend at Barnacle Billy’s Etc. in Ogunquit with some tasty steamers and lobster rolls.

Perkin's Cove from Barnacle Billy's

I’ve Been Tagged . . . (by Mar)

Ten years ago I…

1. was living in Singapore
2. had just met Damon
3. was spending my vacations exploring SE Asia
4. was swimming, playing squash, and soccer to work out
5. was trying to figure out where to go for grad school

5 things on today’s to-do list . . .

1. grocery shopping (at 4 different stores?!)
2. make chile verde so we can eat dinner during the Sox game
3. go for a run
4. bake my first pie (peach!)
5. take care of work I was supposed to do on the plane on Friday night

5 snacks I enjoy . . .

1. Doritoes
2. trail mix
3. salt and vinegar potato chips
4. Reese’s peanut butter cups
5. french fries

5 things I would do if I were a millionnaire . . .

1. go to all the places we’ve wanted to go but couldn’t afford
2. buy a house
3. learn to sail
4. hire a housecleaner
5. volunteer with my free time after I stopped working

5 places I have lived . . .

1. Villanova, PA
2. Seattle, WA
3. Singapore
4. Montagnola, Switzerland
5. Salt Lake City, UT

5 jobs I have had . . .

1. sales associate at Gap
2. receptionist at a church 
3. math teacher/dorm parent 
4. overnight camp counselor
5. geological/environmental engineer

I tag… Kristen, Jenn, Glyn/Jo, Alice, and Squirt.