THE THOMSENS: In Orange

Monday, October 27, 2008

In Orange

Jeff took my on my first hunting trip. It was just a day trip, and it was lot of fun. We woke up at 4 o clock in the a.m. I know it sounds crazy already. We drove and started hiking at around 5:30. The first few hours of the hike were pitch black. With head lamps and day packs we were off. About a half hour into our hike, I heard scamper off into the bushes. So.. I was a little freaked out, but we heard an elk call just a few minutes later and I was a little relieved. At least it wasn't a bear right??? We hiked into a place called the Dipvat up Spanish Fork Canyon. One of my favorite parts of the day was being on top and seeing the sun come up. It was so pretty. My girly instincts still came out when I was up there, and i was more impressed with that than seeing any deer. We saw a few elk, and a couple of does but no bucks. We hiked close to 9 miles there. The weather was perfect and I love to hike so I had no complaints. We then later hiked up hobble creek to this place where Jeff often hunts. Again, we saw more hunters than deer, but it was still lots of fun. We did, however, come across the biggest spider I have ever seen in my life. It wasnt a tarantula, but it was as big as one. It had gross hairy legs, and a large plump body. I saw it jump in front of Jeff and we both froze. EEWWWWW gross! There was no way I was going any further. With spider on gaurd, Jeff tossed a nice sharp heavy rock a top the spider. Problem solved. After my 12 miles of hiking, I was pretty exhausted, but I had such a good time. All in all my first hunting experience was great. I would go again... as long as the weather was nice like it was.

Jeff later that week got a buck. We dont have pictures yet, because he didn't have our camera, but we will try to get some up soon. I was excited for him to get his first buck... and a day before his birthday. Good Job!!

1 comment:

Cass said...: Holy crap 12 miles!?!?! That's awesome. I'm so sorry about the spider! Freaky deaky dutch!; November 2, 2008 at 9:04 PM

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Bryce Canyon

Jeff took me to Bryce Canyon for the first time in May. I loved it there. This was actally the second stop in the destination. We first were in Zions, where we hiked Angels Landing. Jeff had done it before, but I hadn't. Its two and a half miles up. The first two are just normal switchbacks and hiking, but the last half mile scared the pants right off me. You basically hold on to a chain and its cliff drop offs on both sides. I still can't believe I did it, but would do it again in a heartbeat. It was so much fun. We camped over night in Zions, and ate at this place called Blondie's. If you are ever there, you have to stop. She cooks it right out of her house. Literal home cooking, but it was awesome. Then next day we headed to Bryce. This picure is of us on the Navajo trail. It was one of the most amazing places I have ever seen, and Jeff and i picked up a new favorite quote there. "it's a hell of a place to lose a cow" It was a good little weekend getaway, and now we are National Park season pass holders, so we are planning to go a few more times this summer.

Engagement Pics

Jeff and I were engaged September 9, 2007. His family had rented out my uncles cabins in Wayne County. We were headed down for the weekend, and I had no clue that Jeff was planning on proposing that weekend. He had been there with me and my family before, and we had scoped out some pretty sweet places. One of our favorite spots is called pride rock, because it looks like the rock on the Lion King. The second day we were there, Jeff randomly grabbed me to go for a four wheeler ride. He seemed kind of nervous, and before I knew it, we were flying up the dirt road. He was driving super fast, the kind of fast where your cheecks are flapping in the wind. He was acting nervous and was fast with his words. We ended up at Pride Rock that has a 360 overlook, its got a really amazing view. He was showing me this geo cache box that he and his brother had found earlier that day. As I was reading what his brother wrote in the little notebook from the geo cache box, when he asked me to give him the notebook. I continued to rummage through all the crap in the geo cache box. He then handed the notebook back and told me to read what he wrote. In scrambled handwriting it read, "Will you Marry Me". I turned around and he was on his knees, yes both knees, shaking with a ring in his hand. I was completely shocked. He then proceeded with shaking hands and voice to ask me if i would marry him. So I said yes, he gave me a dozen roses that his family had strategically placed up there, and that was it. Two months later exactly to the date, we were married.

Our Wedding

Jeff and I were married on November 9th. It was a perfect 65 degrees on our wedding day. Everything turned out perfect. We were married in the Salt Lake Temple at 9:40 in the morning. We then headed to a lunchean in Saratoga Springs, and also a reception that night. It was a long and tiring day, but everything turned out absolutly perfect. The line was a million miles long at our wedding, but ended perfectly at 8:30just as we had hoped. As we headed out from the reception, Jeff realized he forgot shoes besides the ones that he wore with his tux. So before we headed up to midway to stay at the Zermatt, we found one of the few places open (Target), and picked him up a new pair of boots. We referred to them as his "moon boots". It was quite the adventure, and something we still laugh about.