On the 19th of September I passed a huge milestone. I turned FIFTY years old! Rick threw a small party with our kids and a few neighbors to celebrate. We started off with some catered bbq from Dickey's. Smoked turkey and bbq ribs with loaded potatoes, mac n cheese, and green beans. We all had our fill of food and then headed indoors for present time. I got a couple of new exercise outfits which I have been enjoying. I also got some new lotion and some autumn candles!
After presents we had cake and ice cream. Costco chocolate cake which is SUPER yummy!
The next day was Sunday so after our morning of church then choir practice and a few visits to ward members we hopped in the car and headed to St. George. The trip was uneventful UNTIL.......just a 1/2 miles from our exit we got rear ended by a vehicle while traveling SEVENTY FIVE MILES PER HOUR!! We were pushed into the left lane. He knocked us pretty hard and we were lucky that our little car did not roll! The vehicle did not pull over and so we followed him as we called 911.
The person was driving very erratically and thankful there were no other cars too close. He really could have killed someone and actually we came to find out later that at one point five different people had called in to report that he was driving Southbound in the Northbound lanes!
Long story short the police were able to pull him over and as far as we know the driver was using some very heavy medications. The good thing was that he had up to date insurance and our car is now getting fixed. Here is picture of some of the damage to our vehicle. The trouble is that when the convertible is opened it will not latch. Rick told me yesterday that there is a possibility
that our car may be considered totaled because it would cost too much to fix the convertible. We will see.
We really have enjoyed this car so much the last two years and will feel really bad if it can't be fixed.
After getting to the house.......around 10:30 we got right into bed because we knew that our morning was gonna be early. We met up with Kelly and Deanna's house and drove the two hour drive to Lake Powell. We had been planning since June to do another Lake Powell trip. It has been seven years since our last one. We were hoping that more family would join us but that didn't work out:( We met up with Garrett and Shari and their girls in Kanab before launching into the water for the day. We had a nice breakfast and then drove the rest of the way to the Lake.
We enjoyed the whole day playing on the sand and in the water. Garrett, Shari, Rick, Deanna, and I did some water sports (even though Shari is 7 months pregnant) Skiing, Kneeboarding, and wake boarding.
Toward the end of the day we took a drive up to see Glen Canyon Dam from the water.
After staying the night in Page (and enjoying some Mexican food while we were there) we got back on the water. The second day was a little more rough because of the winds but we still had a good time sightseeing around the lake. We got to go into a beautiful canyon, (I can't remember the name), docked, and then hiked to rainbow bridge, and the found some Indian ruins. It was a full day of boat riding and a nice time with Kelly and Deanna. We really appreciated the opportunity we had to be with them and spend time on their beautiful boat.
That night we drove back to St. George. We enjoyed the rest of the week at the house. A few highlights were seeing Newsies at the Tuacahn Theater, playing a round of golf at Red Hills and of course playing in the pool and spa!
The coarse was being reseeded so this was the first time we walked the whole way. We generally like riding in a cart. We had fun though and enjoyed some beautiful weather. It was a wonderful week and we really enjoyed our alone time together. It was a good way to spend my birthday week!
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