Spring Break in Utah, March 2009

In our efforts to log as many trips as possible to the Beehive State over the next few months, we thought we'd start it off with a Sundance/March Madness getaway for Spring Break. After surviving each other in rather unspectacular fashion on the drive out there, we were excited to see Julie and the human Gerbil Burger and their lovely fiances Seth and Amy. Both couples will be married in May, along with my brother Ken in early May, as (virgin) Love was quite palpable and, not surprisingly, quite difficult to ignore for much of our time...In moving on to more experienced lover(s), we were able to get together with Jenny and Graydon and their adorable son Anders on a couple of different occasions as well, as the younger kids really enjoyed hanging out with Anders. Emma and I flew out to ABQ for a day and half for work and to get her braces removed, of which we all celebrated as she took 7 trips in total to ABQ to get her teeth adjusted over the past year! Upon our return, London and Emma hit the Sundance slopes and London didn't shy away from a couple of advanced black runs despite logging a total of 3 previous ski trips in his entire life. We all skied over the next 3 days and the biggest surprise was Hayden--who after a morning introductory lesson, was skiing all by himself on his first day and was able to stop, turn, and go everywhere Gabe and Mom went! Admittedly, I did sneak away on Thursday and Saturday nights to SLC where Spencer, Ken, and I enjoyed some of the best college basketball games ever seen by the tournament. All 3 games came down to the wire and in the end, the Butler Bulldogs beat the power teams to advance to the Final Four! Dad also enjoyed a 21 mile run down the Provo River Trail on Monday and Jenn enjoyed her 'no hold barred' approach to skiing with London for an afternoon as they let loose their wildness (previously seen 3 weeks earlier on a festive Snowmobiling Trip to Yellowstone with Gary and Becky that, by the slightest of margins, did not end in death on several occasions). It was such an incredibly fun Spring Break that I broke all Asian traditions and likely landed a place for both me and all my ancestors in some Shrine of Eternal Burnings by failing to take a total of one picture the whole week (posted above).