It has been several years since we have posted on our blog... but we plan to get started again this year! With so much planned in 2016 and friends and family spread out from coast to coast, we hope to share our adventures once again! We hope you will share your adventures with us as well.  

Most recently, we celebrated Carolyn's birthday! Enjoyed the Sundance Film Festival! And celebrated an evening with the community at the Roe v. Wade Party. 

                

Broadway, New York City (September 3-11, 2012)

We flew out to New York City with tickets to two shows, Once and Nice Work-If You Can Get It. Both had won several Tony Awards. We took advantage of the TKTS Booth in NYC to pick up tickets to several other shows, including: Porgy and Bess, The Best Man, and Newsies.  In addition to these great shows, our dear friend Ariel treated us to an off Broadway performance of Tribes.

U.S. Open, New York City (September 3-11, 2012)

We got some awesome tickets to the U.S. Open... a life long dream of Carolyn's!  We were able to watch several matches and take in the energy and excitement at the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center and the thousands of fans.

New York City (September 3-11, 2013)

This year, New York was all about the U.S. Open and Broadway baby!!

Nampa, Idaho (September 1, 2012)

We drove up to Nampa Idaho to spend the weekend with the Joelynne and her boys.  We got lost in the cornfields and couldn’t find our hotel. When we finally arrived, Lynn and Rosella invited us to their hotel for a visit, even though it was midnight!  We spent the next day shopping and getting ready for a big family BBQ.  It was a day to honor Jake’s last week at home before he went to the Naval Boot Camp. 

Days of '47 Rodeo (July 20, 2012)

We attended the rodeo again this year for a "buckin" good time!  

Days of ’47 is BIG in Salt Lake City!  We had to be a part of it all, so we got tickets to go to the rodeo.  We were especially interested in Barrel Racing as this is the event Megan trained for during her horse camp.  We were not able to see her this year, but we thought of her as we watched the event at the Maverick Center.  

Deja's Girl Scout Camp (July 16-August 4, 2012)

Deja signed up for CIT 3 this year (counselor in training).  She was gone from July 16 to the 4^th of August.  I wasn’t in town when camp began, so grandma and grandpa dropped her off.  I didn’t hear a peep from her for three weeks!  I sent her a couple letters and then picked her up on the last day of camp.  She took me on a tour, showed me the different tents and cabins she has stayed in each week.  

She had a great view of the lake.  She stayed busy helping out with the different groups that came through during those three weeks.  Deja said she enjoyed the 5^th and 6^th graders more than the 3^rd and 4^th.  She even let someone tie dye her white shoes with her feet still in them!  (Her feet stayed blue for quite awhile!).  

She thinks she could work at the camp next summer if she wants to… Frog said she has a job any time she wants it!  I hope she remembers how much she enjoyed it!  

Cache Valley Century, Logan UT (August 25, 2012)

We headed up to Logan to ride in our second Cache Valley Century.  It is always nice to ride in Logan where empty roads and beautiful scenery are a perfect setting for cycling.

We started on the route a bit earlier that the ride was scheduled to begin.  We wanted to get a head start.  We did, and we FROZE!  It was about 39 degrees and our hands, feet, and ears were so cold it is a miracle they didn't fall off.  Annette joined us on the ride and Mike and the girls cheered us on from the car.  

It warmed up a couple hours later and we were able to shed a layer.  We rode 63 miles in all and it felt great!  The weather turned out to be ideal and the number of riders was perfect!  We were happy to be on the bikes again after Carolyn needed time to recoup from her knee injuries.

Annapolis, Maryland (August 21-23, 2012)

Another essential interview to include in Carolyn's book was with Lottie Riekehof.  Lottie wrong the Joy of Signing and was instrumental in the establishment of our profession.  She is also believed to be the very FIRST interpreter educator, training interpreters to interpret at Central Bible College in the 1940's.


She is an amazing woman that has contributed a great deal to our profession and to all of humanity in general.  She adopted and raised 29 deaf children from other countries and inspires people with he musical talents.  When asked how she keeps on going at the age of 92, she responded, "I keep going because I keep going."  She is truly a gift to the human race and is an inspiring individual.

We were also able to visit the United States Naval Academy while we were in Annapolis and eat on the docks.  We bought Jake a t-shirt in honor of his enlisting in the Navy.

We visited with Carol Patrie and met Paula, Carolyn's (and Carol's) editor.

 

UTRID Conference (August 16-18, 2012)

The UTRID Conference was held this year and Holly presented her "Let's F.A.C.E. It!" Workshop.  It was well attended and she had a lot of fun putting together the materials for the presentation.

There were many other great presentations as well.  Wendell "Wink" Smith was inspiring, and Josh Pennise enlightened us all with his Gay to Z workshop.  Mitch Jensen was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award and it was great to be there to cheer him on!  It was fun to be a part of the conference and UTRID did a fabulous job hosting this event for our community.  Kudos to them!