Thoughts on Thursday - Musicals

This morning, I made a playlist from all the show tunes and musicals I have. I grabbed one to three songs from each title. I tried to do a good mix of fast and slow, entertaining and serious. Kind of a best-of list. It could be a sing-your-heart-out list. Or an essence-of-the-story list.

Anyway, you get the idea. I've been listening to it for a while (it is over five hours of play time), and it has been a happy listen. It is super happy. 

You should come over and we'll have a party. If you want to sing along, I guess that's acceptable.

Some of the documented shows we've gotten to see over the years:

 

Mary Poppins, Phantom of the Opera, Seusical the Musical, The Lion King, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Porgy and Bess, and Jane Eyre.

Tuesday - a non-tasty post

I've recently thought about shots. A gal I Visit Teach took here new baby to the doctor last week to get shots. We have to get shots for immunizations, sometimes to travel to other countries.

Shots aren't fun, but my experience is the arm shots are fine. They might get warm and feel like you have a sore muscle for a bit, but it passes.

The shots you get in the bum- again I am speaking from personal experience -are not fun. I once got a bum shot for a staph infection. It was the consistency of peanut butter. It was super uncomfortable when the paste was going in, and then even more uncomfortable five minutes later when it started setting in. I had trouble walking! It was a strange experience.

I am thankful for shots. I'm thankful for modern medicine. Bodies are amazing! If you're getting a shot in the bum, it will probably be a little more memorable. Just saying....

Spring = More Hiking!

We've been doing a lot of hiking recently. And by recently, I mean over the last month.... But here's an update of what we've been exploring recently:

Night hike at the Windows Section in Arches Nat'l Park.

 Jeep Arch. A friend of mine wanted to go on a hike during her Spring Break. We got in the truck, grabbed the dogs, and found Jeep Arch. I thought it was fitting since we went during Jeep Safari. (It was fun driving in the truck, and seeing the kind of reaction guys gave us.) Thanks Christa!

 We finally found Cable Arch! It took three attempts, but we succeeded in the end. If you want to hike to Cable Arch, ask us for directions. It's not super tricky to find....if you're looking in the right place. (I got to use my first scrambling skills of the season!)

 Fisher Towers. This was down the river a bit. It was a beautiful drive and worth the time getting there. At this sight, there is a camp ground and a few trails to follow. There is also opportunity for scrambling, which we took!

  Our first friends in Moab recently moved back. He has a job as a zip-line guide. They are still training and ironing minor details out. They had a friends and family day, and we were lucky enough to go. For free! It was a super windy once we got to the top of the fins.  This is us trying to show how windy it was:

We zipped five lines, two of them were a quarter mile long. Pretty cool. The first quarter miler was the windiest. Because of the wind, we were all pushed along a bit faster on the line and all of us had a hearty push back when we got to the break. (I bumped my nose on my arm. One week later, I still have a lovely bruise on my arm! My blood will forever bee immortalized at the end of that line.) Totally fun and worth hanging out in gusty winds for three hours! Thanks Hunters!

Thoughts on Thrusday - Writing

We're surrounded by great writers. They're everywhere! Thanks to easy access to many, many things online. Whether it is a great article, blog post, or clever update on social networks.

For me, some things are very easy to write about while other subjects are daunting. It is intimidating being surrounded by the greatness sometimes. Not that it's a competition. 

With my lack of words on some subjects, I want to declare that I've learned a lot and feel super, super blessed. Part of life's journey isn't as easy to eat as a strawberry cream pie (this was our dessert for Easter this year. Very good, by the way!). Sometimes the flavors are so complex, or the texture is very difficult to get through, or the correct tools aren't at hand to eat in the most effective and efficient manner. Regardless (or as some would say: irregardless), every bit is satisfying and worth the effort.

Summary: Life is an amazing journey, and I feel so blessed to be living.