UEA Break

There are few things that bring more joy to a teacher than a break. Since Labor Day, Megan and I have been looking forward to the next school break-UEA (or fall break). The closer we got, the more anxious we became. Oh how we wanted to leave grading, IEPs, meetings, and I-15 construction traffic behind for a few days!

We made arrangements to stay 2 nights at the Zermatt resort in Midway, UT. Megan's mom has access to a time share at the resort that was available during UEA. We showed up yesterday afternoon and settled in to our room. We went into Heber after dinner to buy a frozen tasty treat at a local place called Dairy Keen. They are famous for their thick shakes. Megan and I both agree that there are none better! Megan enjoyed a Snickers shake (don't be too jealous Dad) and I opted for the fresh Peach and Raspberry shake.

We made the trek into Park City today (Friday) to visit the Olympic Park. I was on my mission during the 2002 Winter Olympics and never took the opportunity while I was at BYU to check out the park. It is a pretty neat facility. There is a museum that chronicles the development of skiing in Utah and also has many exhibits from the 2002 games. We also saw the training area for aspiring aerial skiers and the bobsled/luge/skeleton track. Enjoy the few pictures we took below:

This is a replica of the 4 man bobsled that won gold in the 2010 Winter Games for the USA.

Yeah, that's us...with the Olympic torch...lighting the Olympic flame. Pretty cool.




If only...



If I had flowing hair (like the French Ice Dancer from the picture above), I would let it flow in the wind as I skied really fast down mountains.



This is the final curve on the bobsled track.

Successful Pocket Diet

I spent the majority of nights this summer dealing with numbness in my right leg. I would be fine throughout the day, but around 9 pm, I would begin to lose feeling. At first it was annoying, but I thought it would go away. When it didn't, I started to think about visiting a doctor or chiropractor. Thanks to forgetfulness (or laziness or cheapness) I never made an appointment. I figured I would just man up and deal with it. Then came a stroke of genius-moving my wallet to my front pocket. The numbness in my leg was on the same side as my wallet and I thought maybe sitting on my wallet was the cause of my problem. Lo and behold, it worked. I have not had any numbness since moving my wallet and I couldn't be happier. I cannot take full credit for this idea though. My inspiration came from an episode of Seinfeld. Who says TV is bad for you?!