Really, really bad form!

Just to let you all know: I'm extremely PO'd!!!!!!!!!!! I got notice through email that the position that I had this past spring (and then they laid me off at the end of the year but opened a spot up again) just got filled...not by me. As the principal was telling me the bad news that they might not need my services next year, he said should a position open up, we'll call you and interview you again. Well, he didn't and now the position is magically filled. *sigh* I guess this will give me an opportunity to sub again and now that I know a bunch of teachers at that school, it should be pretty easy to get plenty of jobs. Argh...It's not that I'm really sad about not having the position, it's just the principle of the thing--not calling me and making me wait. sheesh. Okay, I'm done.

Oh, by the way (again)

I'm turning my hair back to blonde...but not bleachy blonde. It's a rather subdued blonde. I already dyed it medium golden blonde but it's not light enough because it really doesn't look that different--I can still see some of the red coming out if the light hits it just right. I might try a little bit lighter, if I'm brave enough. I've gone for so long with a darker color that I'm kind of afraid so I'm changing it gradually so as not to freak anyone (especially myself) out. :)

"Get your bags packed, you're moving to the Rainforest!"

Is what we heard as we sat outside this restaurant that was recommended to us. It's called Mayan Adventure. Oh, by the way, yes we made it to Salt Lake City. We got to the city about 4:30pm and got checked into our hotel before venturing out for dinner. We have a hotel room in the Radisson with a sleep number bed! Oh, and they're not worth it...at least we don't think so. Unless the thing works for you, then that's cool. Anyway, we decided to venture out about 20 minutes out of the city to this Mayan restaurant. It took about 30 minutes to be seated but that's not really bad because as you already might know, the Salt Lake area is majorly LDS and a lot of things are closed on Sundays, which means that there's hardly any traffic on the streets! So, we thought that no matter what the wait, we were sure it'd be worth it! When we sat down in the lobby while waiting on our table, the restaurant had all these background noises like a rainforest would have--along with flickering lights to make it seem like we were in some sort of cave or something. There were old pots sitting around and large boxes piled on top of each other, some with the word "specimen" on them. HA! Our name was finally called and we were led into the eating area portion of the restaurant. The dining area was dark except for those few flickering lights and multicolored lights for mood/tropical feeling. In the middle of everyone was a huge cliff with a large body of water that was, of course, fenced in so that we wouldn't jump in. Kyle and I were seated at the side of the pool and were soothed by running water off of the cliff. As we were waiting on our drinks to be brought out, this person walked out from a door with tribal clothing on and a head piece and started yelling at us--we couldn't really understand it for all the water sounds and background forest calls. All of a sudden, there was a HUGE splash in the pool--and then another! and another! There were people standing on top of that cliff and they were jumping off and doing flips into the water!!! Where we were seated, though, we couldn't exactly see why they were doing it. So, we got up and walked to the front of the exhibit (I guess you could call it that). The person with all the tribal stuff on was doing some sort of ritual play acting type thing. There was a voice that was recorded and would play every few minutes between the diving that we guess was explaining the rituals but we really couldn't hear it. It was awesome, nonetheless! Unfortunately, we were dummies and forgot to bring the camera! However, the place was pretty dark and the pictures might not have come out so well. Eh...it'll be ok, you'll live.

The food was decent. I mean, it wasn't gourmet or anything but it was good. It was basically a Mexican type of food with your tacos and burritos and whatnot. I know, I know...real authentic, right? Well, regardless, it was a great experience and that place is known as SLC's largest themed restaurant! After dinner, we went back to the hotel and let our food digest a little more before hitting the fitness room. I jogged for about 20 minutes. We also got into the pool after I rinsed off in the shower in the hotel room.

Tomorrow we will stay in the city and go to Temple Square, which is where (you guessed it) the HUGE LDS temple is that is recognized all over! It was begun in 1853 and dedicated in 1893 by the Mormon pioneers. The temple has 6 towers topped with finial spires. Sadly, since we're not LDS we won't be getting any tours into that gigantic place (my information comes from a brochure we picked up in the entryway of the hotel). Oh well, we'll be sure to take plenty of pictures of the outside for ya'll. We might also go see a thirty minute organ recital at the Tabernacle. My friend, Maren, told us to also go see the Family History Museum and maybe see if we can look up any of our family. We probably won't spend a lot of time there but we'll just go out of curiosity. Anyway, I don't want to spoil the rest of the entries so I'll stop here. We'll keep ya posted on the things that we've seen and did over these next 2 days. Love ya!

Our vacation plans

We're leaving on Sunday morning to go to Salt Lake City. We've decided that we're taking our belated 2 year anniversary trip. We'll be sure to take plenty of pictures.


I've been a "Sex and the City" junkie lately since I was able to complete my collection of the DVDs through birthday presents from Kyle and my in-laws! :) I promise, I've been getting out of the house (occasionally).

I don't know what to title this entry...

Kyle and I are beginning to prepare for our running goal. We ran yesterday but it was so hot that I had to keep stopping and walking. It was hard to run in the heat. Luckily, the marathon will be in October, which means cooler weather. Today I went to the gym with Maren and I guess I better go with her more often because I ended up pushing myself to run for 40 minutes instead of my usual 30...either that, or the treadmill is different at the Park Center gym in Boise than it is at the Meridian one--which is highly possible also. Anyway, I was proud of myself nonetheless. Now, I'll try to keep it at 40 minutes for the next few times and then keep pushing it up, up and up (without killing myself, of course).

New Goal...

NEW GOAL:

KYLE AND I ARE SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT SIGNING UP FOR A HALF-MARATHON...it's on October 5th and it's about 13 miles long. I think we can do it.

The Campbell visit and the trip to McCall, ID

A little Idaho country with some snow-capped mountains in the distance.
This was on a dirt road somewhere in the middle of nowhere while we were trying to find the hot springs.
Still on the dirt road searching for the hot springs that were closed anyway...on a Tuesday.

We met some cows along the way on the road. If a cow walks into the road and you hit it, you're at fault and have to pay the damages to the cow (and the owner) as per Idaho driving laws.

Steve and Rose in front of the bear at our hotel.
You know who we are, of course.

Our hotel, the Holiday Inn Express Hunt Lodge.

We decided to visit the local ski resort in McCall--Brundage.

Steve is being spontaneous by getting on one of the lifts.
It's amazing how green the ski slopes are when it's not snowing...haha.