So a while back Tyler, Joseph (my little Brother) and I were watching Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.  This episode was all about subs.  Then they introduced this place in salt lake called Moochies that makes meatball subs and philly cheese.  We had to try it!  So we went while we were on our honeymoon ( I know, so romantic).  The first time we went there we tried the meatball sub.  Man alive it was excellent!  Then about two weeks ago, we went with my parents and I still got the meatball, but everyone else tried the philly cheese.  Ok it is kind of one of those hole in the wall places, but it is super tasty!!

So I was reflecting on a fun little trip that I went on last summer and I thought to myself.  That was exactally a year ago… which means, one year ago today Tyler proposed to me.  It is crazy to think that one year ago we were walking through Disneyland, me just happy watching the fireworks and Tyler slightly nervous with his hand in his pocket making sure it was still there.  If you want to read the whole story… http://www.melface.com/2008/10/01/im-engaged/

So a while back Tyler and I went with my mom, dad, aunt and cousin up to Montana for my Aunt Rosemary and Uncle Don’s fifty fifth Wedding anniversary.  We thought it would be pretty boring and it ended up not being too bad.  We stopped on the side of the road outside of Conrad to take this picture of the McCracken farm… well the silo.

Montana sunset, McCracken farm

I got really board at work today so I thought I would do something to entertain me…

I found this on another blog and thought it would be fun to do.  Feel free to copy and paste it and put it on your own blog.

101 Things

At least one of us have done the bolded items:

1. Ridden in a train
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band/orchestra
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disney World- and going again in October.
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped- i wish!
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Had a letter to the editor published
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when not really ill-when they wouldn’t let me have it off when I asked 1 month in advance… home depot is lame.
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon
28. Seen the running of the bulls
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise- not yet but Tyler and I are going on one for our anniversary… i think.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Been on a draw-bridge
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Received a traffic ticket

41. Sung karaoke-In china in front of the head of our school.  haha
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing  
49. Been a story on the news
50. Seen a wild mustang
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud  
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie- does a primary movie count. 
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Received flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma- i passed out…go figure.
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Won a contest
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Been in a cave
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible or other religious book

86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chicken pox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Been to the top of the Gateway Arch- just a few months ago. 
99. Been stung by a bee- on my lip… weird
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument

The other day Tyler and I watched the food network (that’s nothing new) and we saw the most tasty looking meal!  It is called Maniladas.  It is a combination of manicotti and enchalads.   It sounds a little weird, but trust me, it was so tasty and pretty easy.  We took a picture because we were so proud of how well it turned out.

Over the weekend Tyler and I finally went to see Up!  After Ryan and Kayla’s open house, Aly, Jarom, and Marlie came with us to see up.  I was pretty surprised, we didn’t hear much from Marlie at all.  But she enjoyed the movie too.  We thought it was so funny.

Joseph is the youngest in the family and it was a sad and happy day to see him graduate from high school.  It was a really nice graduation, too bad it took the grads almost an hour to walk!  It was a little too long, but we were all happy to see him walk even if he didn’t want to.  Really I just can’t believe he is that old…

So I decided that Tyler and I just really like all of these quick trips.  Over Memorial Day Weekend Tyler, Rachel, Joe, and I all drove to California.  Ali called and asked if there was any way for us to bring back her puppies.  So we jumped on the opportunity to take a little road trip.  We woke up and left on Saturday morning at 5 which means we got in about 4:30 there (it takes a little longer when you are driving with puppies).  We went to the beach and dinner.  We had dinner at this place called Swingers, and it was super tasty (they had the best onion rings I have ever had).  Then we went back to Ali and Rob’s house and all of us were exhasted and fell asleep watching tv.

The next day we woke up and relaxed most of the morning.  Then we decided to get up and get going so we went to get brunch at this place called the Terrace which was excellent too.  The best part about that place was it was feet away from the beach.  Then we went and played at the beach again.  Tyler was feeling artistic so he tried to take all of these fun pictures… don’t worry, i joined in too.  How did we do?! 

After a while we decided to head out because Rachel had to work the next day so we couldn’t stay too long.  We left about 4:30 utah time and make it in at 2:30.  Don’t worry though, we had to stop at this place called Raising Cane’s for dinner on sunday night (it was a fried chicken place, a southern food chain that Tyler fell in love with on his mission). The car ride was pretty entertaining though, but let me tell you, driving in the car with rachel and joseph when they are getting tired is not always the most fun.  haha It was still fun though.

It may have been a quick trip but we had a blast and it was so fun to see Ali again!