It rained, it snowed, and then we got sunburns. That is the best way to describe the weather this week. Monday was sunny and beautiful, but it began to be cloudy and rainy by Tuesday. Wednesday night, Patrick and I visited Park City to see his mom who had just had surgery. There was snow on the ground! Thursday was not as rainy but it was windy and cold. Friday was sunny again, but still pretty cold. Yesterday was a beautiful day, so Patrick and I went to the pool. We came home with sunburns.
This was a week of fun barbecues. On Thursday Patrick and I went to the Elders Quorum Ultimate Frisbee Barbecue. The rain cleared up just in time. It was chilly, but the guys were running around so much that they didn't seem to mind. On Friday we went to a Primary Barbecue. It was a party put on by Sherry to say good bye to Rachelle and I who are moving, and welcome to the new people being put into primary. Sherry's strawberry limeade was incredible.
After the Barbecue Patrick and I got to ride in our friends' new car and go to a movie. We went with the Luke and Brooke to see Bridge to Teribithia. I knew before hand that it was sad, so I thought that I would be OK. Nope, I balled through it. If you do not like sad movies... I do not recommend it. It was a good show but afterwards the car was very quiet, and we all felt depressed.
Saturday was a busy day. We went to our last birthing class. The class that we took was really fascinating. It was not so much a how to class it was a mix of biology and question answer style teaching. We got a tour of the hospital on Saturday and it was fun to peek in the nursery. After class we went to the pool. It was so beautiful outside. Patrick joined a high dive spin off competition with a bunch of other guys and it was funny to watch.
After the pool we raced home and changed because we had suite tickets to The Blaze game. We took Patrick's parents as a birthday present for Ted. (His birthday was in December.) The Blaze are Salt Lake's Arena Football league. Once you get used to the differences from regular football it is really fun to watch. They have 50-yard fields, an eight-player single-platoon system, drop kicks and rebound nets. As you can probably guess from the fact that there is a fifty yd field it is a fast paced game. In regular football especially in the NFL where the level of play is so advanced players are pigeon holed. Players spend their lives honing their bodies to play specific positions. However, in arena football you will not see 300+ pound linebackers. Yes many of the players are huge but most of them have to play both offense and defense and they are all expected to be able to run. We enjoyed watching the game despite the fact that The Blaze lost to the SaberCats.
As a side note our Jeep is all grown up now. Patrick had a 2.5 inch Teraflex lift put on it last Thursday. It rides so well. I can't wait to take it off road.