Ye Said General Update

Husband & I returned from our trip to Utah last Monday. We had a great time. I'd post pics but we were too lame to remember to take any! I am thoroughly dependent on my family to provide us with any photographic record of the entire experience.

Anyway - here's a summary of the whirlwind:

Thursday: Flew to Salt Lake City. Husband got stuck in traffic and arrived 10 minutes before loading time. Thank heavens that a very nice flight attendant had helped me to arrange everything so that our luggage and ourselves arrived simultaneously at our destination. She was a gem among airline personnel.

Friday: I went to get a manicure that took forever. So, we left late for Idaho. We went to Bear World, a really great semi-zoo near Rigby, Idaho. You can feed the bears and watch the baby bear cubs play. It was also here that I learned that bears give birth to 1/2 pound cubs and realized that there is no justice among mammals. Humans, who are, in case you didn't know, much smaller than bears, give birth to 7-9 pound monstrosities, while kangaroos & bears barely grunt and out pops the baby. Where is the logic in that?

Saturday: The final wedding event in Idaho. I feel like there is not enough gratitude in the world for me to thank all the people who worked so hard on my wedding. My mom's friend hosted the event. She had worked to make her yard an absolute floral wonderland. In the end, it was the reception of my dreams. I am so blessed.

Sunday: My brother's newborn daughter was blessed (religious ceremony) in Logan, Utah. She is an absolute doll. We all fell immediately in love with her and spoiled her to pieces. It won't matter, though, she'll still be the sweetest thing under 10 pounds in the whole nation. Then we had a luncheon at Mom's house (party #2...keep counting).

Monday: Sarah (aka Cate the Great) came up to Logan so that we could hang out. We shopped for a maternity swimming suit (the time had come), went to coo over brother's baby, and ate pizza. Then she left and the rest of us went to the family reunion for my Dad's side of the family. It was a pool party (Party #3). I had a husband to entertain so I missed all the good gossip. Darnit. That's my favorite part of a family reunion!

Tuesday: I don't really remember this day. There were errands, exhaustion and some swimming at the Logan Rec Center...then I threw up. Not my day.

Wednesday: Supposedly, another relaxing day...haha. Instead, we went to the Fun Center for Lazer Tag & bowling and then my husband's sister, nieces and their families came over for a dinner party (party #4). I was glad to spend some time with the Utah in-laws since I don't know them very well. Of course, because they're night owls, they then wanted to go 4-wheeling after dark. I'm a recently married, pregnant woman, so I'll leave to your imaginations how well that went over with me (Hint: not well).

Thursday: We went to Raging Waters to celebrate my sister-in-law's birthday. It was amazingly fun. I couldn't do the slides, but it felt great to float around the lazy river and play at the wave pool. My husband had fun bonding with my brother on the crazy slides. Afterwards, we had yet another family reunion, this time with Mom's family. Her family is beyond lively, so the night was filled with story-telling and food. The baby decided to move a lot that night, so it was also fun to share the "Quickening" (Seriously - does my baby have to lob off other Highlanders' heads in order to be born? That word has just been ruined.) with my friends & family. (Oh - and that was Party #5...yep, 5 parties in 7 days!)

Friday: Off to St. George, Utah for Pioneer Day! We stopped in Cedar City, Utah, for some games in the park and chased elusive fireworks in St. George. Of course, we took some time to swim & golf since that's what St. George is all about! (By the way, whenever I tell people that we vacation every year in St. George and when I planned my wedding in St. George, they assume it's the Bahamas. I don't always clarify that misconception *evil grin*).

Saturday: I promised my husband I'd stay at the condo with him in the morning. We had plans but instead we played host to the maintenance crew who needed to fix the ceiling fan. There will be more on this missed opportunity later. Later in the day, we finally saw Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (best HP movie yet!). An evening thunderstorm spoiled the day's pool excursion but it was fun to watch the lightening!

Sunday: No rest for the weary! Our 3-state vacation concluded in Las Vegas, Nevada. We saw the Tournament of the Kings at Excalibur...which has become the sluttiest stop in Vegas. They had a half-naked dancer in the lobby! Everywhere you looked was less appropriate than the last glance. We were thoroughly disgusted. Luckily, the show was nice and the rooms were lovely, so we just ignored the casino...especially since we had 2 children under age 10 in tow!

Monday: Back to the real world. *sigh* I miss my family so much when I return to LA-la land. Even my apartment felt a little disappointing after the fun of a week with family.

So, that was vacation. Fun, family, friends, parties and non-stop travel. No wonder I'm a bit tired. Okay...and that might be part of the grumpiness. However, the fact that my dope of a husband actually answered the question his ever-irritating female friend posed to him (Hint: it involved the world laid) has certainly contributed to my expanding bad mood. It'll be a long, long, LONG time before he gets to give the affirmative response to that impertinent, inappropriate, and downright immature question unless he shapes up both his mouth, willingness to please said friend, and overall respect for my privacy! Okay...done ranting...vacation was too good to rant much more!

Tuesday: We were supposed to have a "quiet" day but instead we went to the Fun Park