- Downey, ID -

Ross participated in his first motocross race on Thursday! We were all super nervous for him but we now realize there was no need to be since he was very careful and came in last by a lap. [Apparently the front brakes on his bike went out during the race so that's why he was being so slow.]

All the riders had their motocross gear on and then there was Ross... wearing his jeans and work boots. What a STUD.

Jared, on the left, and Ross bought matching race shirts.
CUTE!
I wish I had gotten a picture of that.

A storm rolled in during the event and I was thankful for the clouds. I had felt like I was getting roasted worse than a marshmallow stuck in blazing flame while sitting in that hot Downey sun.


As the sun moved behind the hills, we witnessed a beautiful sunset. I would have taken a better picture of it but I don't know how. Sunset pictures just never turn out for me. Know what I mean?

My brother always says 'never take anything to the farm that you don't want ruined'. I never heard a better piece of advice. Really. I swear farming is just another word for really bad luck. Ross's event went well, but the trip as a whole was just a disaster. It, like everything else, started with running late. We left late from the house, thought we were going to miss Ross because it was 2 hours away and he was already up there, so everyone started off a little upset anyways. Then once arriving in Downey, we stopped to pick up dad at the field he was farming in [I hopped into the truck with Ross and Jared who were heading to the race] and a half hour later mom called saying her car wouldn't start. So Jake had to go back to the field to get everyone and on his way out of the field the plastic on the bottom of his car was ripped off by the crop remains/dad [<-- they were in a rush and he needed to get rid of the problem.]

Out of control. Ha ha. I'm just glad we didn't take my car. I can't even imagine what would have happened, it's already so weary without bad luck.

- Summer Skin -

My cousin, Jesse, leaves to Berlin, Germany this Wednesday to serve an LDS mission. Lucky duck, right? So we went down to St. Geezy for the weekend to attend his farewell.


Arriving on Saturday, we went to Sand Hollow and spent the day boating/swimming/getting pelted by hateful sand and sunburn.

10000 degrees outside with not a cloud in the sky.

Love that.

- March 14 2010 -

DAY TWO

We spent our first night with Jarna.

^This is Jarna.

She was my manager over the summer and while we were working in Moses Lake- she just up and decided to move there. I'm still having a hard time understanding why someone would ever do that.. move the Moses Lake that is. But whatever. Ha.

While at Jarna's we enjoyed great company- made a few new friends [Hailey (Jarna's Roommate) and Scooter (real name John the 3rd?)]- and enjoyed good sleep- surprisingly enough [since I slept on a recliner].

In the morning, Jarna made us breakfast [Cream of Wheat] And we were on the road again headed towards Camano Island around 10:30 a.m. And somehow [because we made stops at the Columbia River and Snoqualmie Falls] our 3 hour trip turned into a 6+ hour trip.

^Carly getting rid of all the tumble weed shoved up the front of the car.

^The Columbia River.

Lucky for us [having been blessed so incredibly much on the trip already] the camp attendant at Cama Beach was still there when we arrived at the campground half an hour after the check-in hut had already closed down. We would have been in so much trouble if he wasn't there! He helped us figure out where to go, where to park, and gave us information about the shuttle, cabin, key, and everything else.

He also talked to the shuttle driver about helping us down to our cabin with all our stuff [since the shuttle is the only thing that goes down to the beach]. We were so thankful for that.

^Cama Beach greatness.

After dark we stayed inside the cabin and played Farkle while watching Monsters Inc.

Yes- Monsters Inc.

It was the only way to keep the murder mystery scenarios from consuming our minds. Think about the story- 3 girls going on spring break to a cabin by themselves blah blah blah...

FREAKY.

- March 13 2010 -

DAY ONE

We wanted to leave home early, but- that really didn't happen so our departure time was around 11:00 a.m. That left us driving all day. Which was okay because we had good music [for the most part- there were a few times during the trip when I felt a certain ipod would surely cause the death of me.. ] and perfect car snacks to entertain us [we all gained 100 lbs on the trip- NO DOUBT.]

Road Trip = YUM.

Einsteins bagels, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, string cheese, granola bars, Reeses, apples, carrots, fruit snacks [Nemo], Doritos, girl scout cookies, mixed nuts, banana bread, juice boxes, Diet Coke [that's all Carly drinks], banana's, and the best of all- a 24 pack of good 'ol water.

Nothing really to say about the actual drive to Moses Lake except that we dealt with a little bit of everything when it came to weather; snow, rain, wind, hail, sun. And though we almost crashed [whilst going 80 mph in a snow storm only 25 minutes out from our departure point] AND almost ran out of gas [whilst in the middle of nowhere between Logan and Boise] .. we survived. Obviously. Ha.

The picture below is my favorite picture from the drive to Moses Lake. It was on my camera, but we switched drivers and picture takers so often- the actual photographer is unknown. I think Carly took it.

P.s. Upon arriving in Moses Lake- we headed to Big Bend Community College and watched the last half of the play Hello Dolly. Well, we didn't exactly watch it. I guess I should say we 'attended' the last half of it. . Sleep was an unavoidable thing at that point.

- Two Days Away From Home -

The trip has been great. Can't wait to blog about it when I get home.

- Maybe I'll Just Sit And Eat A WHOLE Bag Of Animal Crackers -

Macky and I decided to take a drive to Porcupine yesterday- hoping to spot out a good fishing hole. BUT, there was lots of snow, slush, mud.. and I'm just surprised we didn't die. Even though we took some risk- deciding to drive on through the road conditions even though we couldn't turn around- we still didn't make it to our destination. HA. But, we almost made it! And we only got almost stuck once!

The turn around spot-
and I'm pretty sure that is the dam to the reservoir we were trying to get to.

The drive back home.