Standing Still and Going 110 mph

Last Friday, Mike noticed that the spedometer in our Yukon was registering at 60 mph, even though he was only going about 30 mph. The next thing we knew, we were "going" 110, even though the car was stopped at a light. Apparently, the spedometer went out in the car. I started to get worried about driving it and having to guess how fast I would be going. Mike said that he was concerned that it would be very expensive to replace, but he would be willing to get it fixed if it was not too expensive.

Fortunately, luck was on our side! Mike called the repair place, and they asked how many miles we had on our car. He told them 69,870. They told us that the part was under warranty if we did not exceed 70,000 miles...we made it by about 100 miles! Good thing, because we think it would have been about $1000 to get it fixed without the warranty. We were so amazed and grateful that we barely qualified for the warranty. What a blessing!

An Escape to Warmer Weather???

Mike and I decided to plan a long weekend to St. George over Presidents' Day weekend. I had a meeting for UALA to attend down there on Friday, so we thought that we should make the most of it and try to enjoy some warmer weather. Mike decided to invite his brother, mom, and her husband to come along, so we made a little family vacation out of it.

Our adventure began on Thursday night. There was a really bad car accident south of Beaver that ended up closing the freeway for over eight hours. It had been snowing fairly heavily the whole way, so we decided not to take the detour and just spend the night. Fortunately, Mike has family that live in Beaver, and his sweet aunt was so willing to take us in at a moment's notice. Thanks Julie!!!

Unfortunately, the weather wasn't too warm, but we were still able to have a good time. While we were in St. George, we visited a few of the Parade of Homes, saw a movie, and went to Snow Canyon. One of the homes that we visted was amazing...it had this swimming pool and grotto, a Harry Potter room, basketball court, racketball, rock climbing...it really was amazing. I was also so excited because Mike and I were able to go to lunch with Talia and Jordan. Talia and I have been friends for over twenty years, so it was good to catch up.

Mike and Lisa in Snow Canyon at the fossilized lava

Mike and Trevor hiking up to read the pioneer names off of the rock

John, Denece, and Trevor

FEARLESS

My sister shared this quote with me, and I really liked it. I am sure that we can all relate to at least one aspect of "fearless". I know that I can.

"To me, “FEARLESS” is not the absence of fear. It’s not being completely unafraid. To me, FEARLESS is having fears. FEARLESS is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, FEARLESS is living in spite of those things that scare you to death. FEARLESS is falling madly in love again, even though you’ve been hurt before. FEARLESS is walking into your freshmen year of high school at fifteen. FEARLESS is getting back up and fighting for what you want over and over again… even though every time you’ve tried before, you’ve lost. It’s FEARLESS to have faith that someday things will change. FEARLESS is having the courage to say goodbye to someone who only hurts you, even if you can’t breathe without them. I think it’s FEARLESS to fall for your best friend, even though he’s in love with someone else. And when someone apologizes to you enough times for things they’ll never stop doing, I think it’s FEARLESS to stop believing them. It’s FEARLESS to say “you’re NOT sorry”, and walk away. I think loving someone despite what people think is FEARLESS. I think allowing yourself to cry on the bathroom floor is FEARLESS. Letting go is FEARLESS. Then, moving on and being alright…That’s FEARLESS too. But no matter what love throws at you, you have to believe in it. You have to believe in love stories and prince charmings and happily ever after. That’s why I write these songs. Because I think love is FEARLESS."

~Taylor Swift