Memorial Weekend

GOOD NEWS..... this month I got suprised when my National Physical Therapy Exam results came back sooner than expected...and I PASSED!!! It was one of the most difficult and exhausting tests I have ever taken and I am so thankful I never have to take another one again! Also my first PT license also went through quicker than I thought and so I was able to start my first real job on June 1st at St. Joseph's Villa. It has been an adjustment working with a new company, but I am learning to love the residents and listening to their life stories.

Before I started working, we enjoyed our last holiday weekend, Memorial day/weekend by first going to Topaz Mountain with my family. The picture below is exactly what it looks like...the middle of nowhere (well, some place past Delta).

You may wonder why in the world would anyone go here? Well apparently Topaz Mountains are known for the hidden Topaz gems in these hills. We headed up for these hills with hammers, chisels, and buckets to find the gems, but we forgot to find out just exactly what the topaz is supposed to look like. So we spent the afternoon randomly whacking rocks in half trying to find gems.....needless to say we weren't too successful so we decided to go to a place nearby to discover trilobites since we knew what they looked like. That began a whole new adventure...
with my dad getting pulled over for "stealing" gasoline from the gas station below.

A cop pulled my dad over and stated he had stolen gas when in all reality he had tried to pay for gas here 2 times with his debt card although the machine wasn't working and he had no idea. So we had to drive all the way back and work it out, therfore we didn't make it to the trilobites.

Then we decided to call it a day and go home, but our adventures weren't through....
we were just outside of Utah Lake when again, we hear the lights and sirens behind us. Again we rush to put our seatbelts on and wonder what it was for this time. Apparently my dad was trying to pass a trailer right when the road had double lines, luckily the cop saw my dad worked for Sandy Fire for years and let him off.

LAGOON:
We also went to Lagoon with my family. I didn't get too many pictures but we did have fun riding our favorite rides like Wicked, the white roller coaster, flying aces, and the ferris wheel. This was a beautiful peacock hanging out by the log flume.

Jeff and my Dad were the only ones to brave a water ride when it was 60 degrees outside and raining.

They claimed the ride doesn't get you wet, but they were drenched!