Sing Our Melody: July 2009

Dave and I decided to take a vacation. This trip was planned very last minute and we were on a tight budget. We were hoping for the best and decided to go to Vegas, Zion, then Lake Powell. We made many stops on the way and enjoyed "adventure exploring" which consists of checking random things out that you normally wouldn't notice. Due to our tight budget, we stayed in cheap hotels and camped. It was fun not knowing where you were going to sleep that night and seeing where you end up. We ate at McDonalds countless times, the same pizza restaurant two nights in a row due to the low cost, had nutri gran, life cereal, and other random snack foods for lunch. We were always on the hunt for rocks. Yes, rocks. We brought home a bunch of rocks, including our new salt lamp, which we love. Its said that the heat from the light within the salt releases ions. These ions are claimed to help relax, and calm all who enter the atmosphere. Lovely! We hope these pictures from our trip can also take you somewhere else. Perhaps… a small getaway and feeling relaxed too.

Vacation Kick Off: Seeing Coldplay Live

This was our birthday gift to each other. One of their lyrics says, “Now your feet wont touch the ground” (Strawberry Swing) and its surely how we felt.

Summer has come: Wild Rivers!

Sin City

Dave and Rikki-

Our...interesting/creepy/tacky...room-

To be honest, Sin City is not really a place for me (Jen). Too many freaky people (seriously...have you really looked around?) and its stinky. I love looking at the architecture and the creativity found all around you. The rest of it just gets on my nerves. However, we met up with some of Dave's friends and we really did end up having a great time.

Zion...Zion....Zion:

We LOVED it. Simply loved it. Everyone should go there at least once in their lifetime and just be in awe of the scenery that is found there. The stones. The mountains. The colors. The beauty.... my goodness...the beauty!!!

Mi Casa Es Su Casa-

Exploring the beauty around us. Believe it or not, a lot of these pictures were taken from our iPhone in a moving car. Yep. Crazy little camera.

Last Stop: Lake Powell

Once again, beautiful! Dave and I have both been there before when we were teenagers. I went on a houseboat with my family there and Dave went with his buddies. It was neat to be able to talk about our memories there and make new ones on our own. We cant wait to go back again...