I suck at posting. Mainly because, I work, go to school and attempt to enjoy the sunny days. So, I'm working on self-improvement mid-year. Eating leftovers, destressing, and posting more often. Today's post: February trip! Just a few months late. :)

We went to Daniel's Summit Lodge in Herber City, UT. We flew in and Gayla and Dave picked us up!


this is Momma and Papa Atkinson!

 I needed to eat and thankfully they stopped for me. :) Off to the Lodge we rode! We met up with Callie, Tony, Gentry, Zeb and Chet. Since the girls are pregnant they weren't able to go snowmobiling so I went with the boys and Gayla stayed with Callie and Gentry.

Right off the bat I got stuck!!! Steve was worried I was made but it happened in such slow motion, I had to laugh at the situation. It was just like a slo-mo part in movies. You see it happening and there's nothing you can do to change your course.





Here's a video clip from the trip! I know it's sideways and I can't figure out how to rotate video.

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I quit going off the trail with the guys after getting deeply stuck a couple of times. I just hung out and watched them, attempted to get videos. They aren't the best but whatever it was on my phone and my fingers were numb.  Tony is awesome and I'd say the best at snowmobiling. Then Steve and Zeb. Dave hung back with me some as they boys were going through trees and drifts. We ended at this open area with a cool hill which you can just fly up super fast. The trail ended with a long open flat area and you could get up to 40+ easily!!!! See, we all came back happy and in one piece:


At lunch: Zeb rocked the best sweater! He got it out of Grandpa Kendall's closet

Here's a view from on of the hills:

THE NEXT DAY

We woke up to this:

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we went to the outlets where I went nutso on baby stuff for all the babies that have been born since this trip. Just 2 more: Gentry and Zeb's Joyce and Callie's little boy. We left sad and happy! We are excited to visit again this winter!


"What did we do in March?" Is a question I asked myself for a couple of days. I don't think this month slipped by and we did nothing. I know I we didn't, I know we didn't. I hated we missed Thomas and Mallory's wedding - thank you too much school on my part for that one and big exams. I'll be seeing them soon i know :)  because my sister, Cat, is getting married in June! We both worked - boring; School - boring; then I asked Steve - who also said we did nothing, but..... hunt for agates. Agates are these really cool rocks made of silica and other deposits that are formed in the air pockets of lava rock as it cools. Since we've arrived in Oregon - I've gotten obsessed (and so has Steve). on Agates: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agate .  You also know you have an agate if it's not super clear because the rock even when unpolished will feel waxy to the touch.

With the help of friends Sean and Kelly we found a cool beach that has great scenery and lots of agates.
Here is our favorite spot!

 
Not only do we find agates but we have gotten to see starfish stuck to the rocks on low tide.
These are all over the rocks and in the little pools.

Gotta slip in a pic of the Handsome man himself on the rocks


So here is what we have so far:


4 jars of agates unpolished and another jar worth in the tumbler

seaglass

unpolished versus polished

no clue what this is but Patrick said Tree Rock and I'm sticking with that - even though I'm sure that doesn't exist


Attempt at turning it into jewelry. There is a guy here named Guy Lundy who teaches rock metal wire wrapping class and I'm going to try it out. Because he does fancy stuff!   





So there you! That's what we did in march!

Liz

Note I wrote this before Cat's wedding but didn't publish it til afterward for no real reason except i blanked on it.