G.B.O.R. or Throw Your Own Balls

So family was up for Jackson's blessing and we played a very fun game which was brought to us via my sister and brother-in-law Jared. It involves a couple of golf balls on a rope (like a bola) and a very large 3 ' wicket with three tiers. If you toss a bola onto the top tier and wrap it around you get 3 pts, 2 for the middle and one for the bottom rung. Each team throws their bolas and if a bola from each team is wrapped around the same rung, all points for that tier are void. It's a lot of fun. A great game where even if you stink, you can still have fun. By the way, GBOR or Throw Your Own Balls were the toss ups for the official name of the game. Do you know of the official name? Apparently the Newcomers just played this at the Leatham's open house party. Any help?

Just a few more...

His offical due date was yesterday!
Please indulge in my indulgence! By the way, the Kirks gave us this onesie and it is so appropriate. We have yet to figure out out to stop that little rocket from firing when exposed. I think we're up to about 6-7 times. How much can one kid hold?

Chad Jackson Gage

Born at 11:02 am on May 10th, 19" and 6.12 lbs. Welcome to the world Jackson!

My Birthday Weekend

Well, it all started around 11:30 when we went to go and see Iron Man. Now, I know I've been a little wishy washy on the whole thing...but it was freakin awesome!!!! Colby and I both loved it. It started great at the beginning and just kept on going from there. It's got smarts, action, great special effects and the potential for a great sequel (of course-we just hope they don't ruin it like Spider-Man 3...too many bad guys and the bar dancing? Puh-leaze). Anyway, if you see it, there is a very brief scene after the credits. Robert Downy Jr. and Gwynth Paltrow are very well suited for their parts and the acting they did. There's minimal swearing, very few scenes where they actually show blood, and HILARIOUS dialogue and one-liners from Tony Stark. I'd definitely see it again and while Colby and I were a bit skeptical on some of the online review about it being compared and better than Spider-Man (1)...we'd have to agree. Iron Man is, in our opinion, better than Spider-Man because it's got more meat to the plot, the chemistry is better, the script is great and the suit is awesome! Plus, Iron Man is just a little bit cooler. Below is a poster to get you amped to see it. Anyway, Iron Man is awesome. Just throwing it out there, you can throw it back...



So after Iron Man, Colby and I took a trip to the Apple store to purchase a new computer. We will soon be computer-less. We're using my computer from work but in the last couple of weeks an opportunity has presented itself in me not necessarily working at Globodyne, I mean Timberline anymore (name that movie if you can). Basically work gave me the shaft. Not as bad as Dick Harper, but still. Anyway, that being said, I'll have to return my computer. We started this year with 3 computers (mine, Colby's, and work's). We've since sold my old laptop or as Colby called it craptop and got a fair price considering it whirred and sounded like it was about to take-off whenever you put a CD in it (unless you leaned on the corner and then it didn't make any noise). I still miss Dexter. Colby sold his computer for a fair price to some guy in West Valley (thank you Craigslist and KSL) and now work computer is going in about 2-3 weeks. We definitely need a new computer and we vowed the next computer we purchased would be a Mac. They're just that much cooler. I know that certainly the boys would agree.



After the Mac store it was up to Park City, but first a stop to take advantage of the $5 foot-long subs. Can you really go wrong with that price? Park City was, yeah, to go window shopping and possibly buy a very nice, chic piece of artwork (We currently only have LDS art. Not that there's anything bad about it, I rather like some of the pieces. However, it's all we've got). Of course, the art galleries in Park City had some very nice pieces of art and not very nice prices (which was to be expected). We did see one that was very tempting. It was called "Paper Weight" and was a crumpled up piece of schlacked computer paper for $500+. Who wouldn't want a paper weight like that?



But by far, the oddest thing we saw was a shoe tree. My only question is: Why? In my high school, it was rumored that a tree with a pair of shoes in them was a drug pick up/drop off. Whether that is true or not is yet to be decided but Colby and I saw at least a handful of teens that either were or had been smoking something a little more than a ciggie. Again, why? And yes, that is the actual tree.



Next we went to the hotel. We needed to pick up some bread and dinner (we had a really late lunch)for an early Sunday breakfast so we'd have something to eat on the drive home. Colby had meetings early and unfortunately, we only remembered that it was fast Sunday after we purchased the food. We were cruising around Midway and saw a Days Market. It looked really podunky on the outside but, man! What a produce section! It was the best produce section we've ever seen. We got some fruit, some juice and stopped by the deli. Now, you know what's in the hot and ready section: fried chicken, french fries, mac and cheese- the usual. Anyway...this deli lady thought that she was a salesperson because she offered us half off on anything. Well, they had racks of ribs there and Colby could not pass it up!As you can see, if you didn't already know, Colby loves meat!


Well, we also had to forage for bread so close to our hotel was a ritzy kind of bakery at a resort that was oddly in Swiss decor. We walked in and there was a huge case of bread. When we asked how much the bread cost, the lady behind the counter said, "Oh, we're kind of starting a new bread program. It's free." Excuse us, did we hear you right? I think we did actually ask her to repeat herself. Great bread and it's free? What's the catch right? Well, there was no catch unless they poisoned the bread. We walked out with two huge loaves of fresh bread. Bread program? Are we in Russia (sorry Andrew)?


The hotel in Heber was really nice. As soon as we checked in they offered us a free sample of their homemade fudge (love the place already) and gave us a spacious room with a ginormous fireplace, bathroom (complete with a heat lamp) and living area. So cool. Heber was a really odd mix of buidlings, though. Most of the town seemed to be going for a Swiss Alps kind of feel (exhibit A)...



but right across the street from a huge house could be a ramshackle shack (exhibit B):


We stayed at the Homestead Inn and had just a great time! Thanks, Colby for such a great birthday!

p.s. Congrats for those of you that read this entire entry. It was long, but...blogs I think are slowly trying to take over journals. Meh...Not as personal but I certainly type faster than I write!

Y!

We need to have "Pomp and Circumstance" playing. This was a view of the large commencement between everyone and all the colleges. I must admit, it was kind of nice being on the otherside of the cap and gown. Elder Bednar was the key speaker and all the graduates applauded when he said that his graduation speech would be shorter than most. It still seemed to last a long time but he did go over the importance of learning to love learning. He pointed out that the Gospel is all about learning.


Everyone together (of course, we missed our Grandad!)

The two grads outside the Marriot Center...

The view looks good when you're on top!

Colby's dad is graduating from getting a Master's. Too bad we couldn't see them both in their caps and gowns...


By the bell tower...


And not to be forgotten: me. Feeling a little cranky. I don't think it was hormones either because I was cranky at my own graduation. Weird. It must just be the pomp and circumstance.