Saturday, May 21, 2011

Our Weekend in Midway


A year ago on May 15, Caleb and I were married. We celebrated our anniversary in Midway, Ut.




Here is a summary of the trip...

My grandparents graciously lent us their cabin in Midway for the weekend. It was like an extremely remote flash back to the '70s. (That is, if we were alive then.) We quickly realized when we got there how ill prepared we were for the trip. There was no internet, no TV, and not even a board game in the place.


But no matter... we just spent most of our time outside.

This was no difficulty for Caleb. I felt like I had taken an anxious puppy with me more than a husband. He was thrilled to spend some time outdoors.



We went biking a lot. I have profoundly improved since our second date. This time I only crashed once inside of twice. But at least I could actually keep up with Caleb.



We found some beautiful trails at Soldier Hollow. I told Caleb I wanted to take a picture of him (below), but I really just needed to catch my breath.

He took a similar picture of me, but I too was wearing spandex biking shorts. Hence, no one will ever see it.


The Soldier Hollow bike ride was our favorite part of the trip. We were gone for about four hours.



Later we had a picnic. It was freezing, so I bundled up after we ate.



I told Caleb that because he took me fishing on our honeymoon, he was not allowed to fish on our first anniversary. So what did he do?


He wandered around until he found another fisherman, and just watched him...


Thursday, May 19, 2011

365 days so far...

I'm playing around with my blog's format. I'm bored of it. As you can see, I changed the blog name to "Team Fusion." Let me explain: Before I met Caleb my parents always said I was too picky when it came to dating. Then I met Caleb, who met every expectation I had in a spouse. My dad always said that our relationship shares certain similarities with nuclear physics. If we were united and worked together, we could be as powerful as "nuclear fusion." On the other hand, he joked that our strong personalities, if at odds, could create mayhem like nuclear "fission." (For a refresher science course, please see the following links:)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission
Caleb and I have always tried to steer toward the "fusion" side. Hence, we fondly call ourselves "Team Fusion." We even have a related secret handshake. :)
I am explaining all of this because this past weekend we celebrated our first anniversary. We spent it up at my grandparent's cabin in Midway. I had such a good time, and I am so grateful for Caleb and all he does for me. I love him so much, and am thrilled for the years ahead.
Pictures of the weekend are coming soon!