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Now I Want To Live On A Farm.

May 10, 2010 by Mary

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Today started out with the worst weather. Almost as soon as I left Laramie it started snowing and I drove through snow for about four hours (with a few stops). It was incredibly stressful, especially in the mountains when the snow was really heavy and I could hardly see. I don’t recommend starting out your day with stress like that. I totally need a massage right now.

But eventually I got passed the snow and things started to look up. I stopped at the end of Wyoming and took a walk in the sunshine by a river and small lake.

Pretty, right? Randomly stopping along the highway when you see a sign that says “river walk” is such a good idea. I need some fresh air and a little exercise.

Then I got to Utah and I was amazed by everything I saw. For some reason I never thought Utah was very exciting. And because the southern part is flat I somehow thought it was all flat. It’s not. It’s really cool. I LOVE the mountains and so wish I could go snowboarding!

(insert photo of awesome mountains I took with my other camera which is not uploaded… oops)

Then I found out that Shannon lives out in the middle of nowhere Utah, on a really beautiful farm. Seriously, it’s beautiful. At first I was wondering if we would ever stop driving to get to her house, but in the end it’s completely worth it. This is the view on the walk around her property.

GORGEOUS.

And her family is awesome.

Exhibit A: one of the kids, who is famous via his love for YumYucky. He is hilarious and the whole family is really cool.

Exhibit B: they have a ton of animals. My favorite are the pot bellied pigs. I LOVE them.

Can I please live on a farm and have lots of animals too?

I really am enjoying it here and I’m glad I’m spending another day here! I’m going to workout and meet some people and see what kind of fun I can find. If I’m not too tired tomorrow I’ll even tell you about some of it.

But for now I’m so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open.

Filed Under: Thoughts Tagged With: travel


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Comments

  1. chris says

    May 10, 2010 at 11:09 pm

    Can I just say that you are on the coolest trip evah!
    oh, and utah down south south…if you drive through Zion national park…too beautiful for words.
    enjoy your trip.

  2. Miz says

    May 11, 2010 at 4:08 am

    **jealous**

    I love the shannon.
    .-= Miz´s last blog ..MizFit training:biceps, triceps & shoulders. =-.

  3. Julia says

    May 11, 2010 at 4:33 am

    Whoa, awesome pics. I am SO jealous of you right now.

    Keep posting about your trip! Little glimpses into your adventure makes me feel like I a, with you (and not stuck inside while it’s freezing cold and pouring rain here in Wisconsin.)

    Have a great time!

    :)

    Julia
    http://jewliagoulia.blogspot.com

  4. Lance says

    May 11, 2010 at 4:34 am

    Mary!!!
    Love the photos!!! And – you getting to hang out with Shannon – way awesome!!!! Way, WAY AWESOME!!!
    .-= Lance´s last blog ..Sunday Thought For The Day =-.

    • Mary says

      May 11, 2010 at 11:16 am

      You and Miz are right – Shannon is AWESOME.

  5. Yum Yucky says

    May 11, 2010 at 5:34 am

    I wanna be Mary right now! That scenery is fracking beautiful. You are so lucky to be young and careful. Traveling is something I was never able to do in my 20s. Enjoy it. Soak it up! And give Rotten and Shan hugs for me. :)
    .-= Yum Yucky´s last blog ..Cake Eating Video Stunt! Watch And See Who Wins =-.

    • Mary says

      May 11, 2010 at 11:19 am

      :) I’m glad I get the opportunity (or make the opportunity) to travel now. It’s pretty awesome to do this!

      Will give Shannon and your love a hug. ;)

  6. MrsFatass says

    May 11, 2010 at 5:44 am

    Aww, so sweet. I’m so jealous. And that pig is the cutest thing evah.
    .-= MrsFatass´s last blog ..slowly butt surely =-.

    • Mary says

      May 11, 2010 at 11:19 am

      It is. I fell in fur baby love.

  7. Jody - Fit at 52 says

    May 11, 2010 at 6:58 am

    Love the pics & looks like so much fun for you.. again, living vicariously thru you! :-) ENJOY!
    .-= Jody – Fit at 52´s last blog ..Eating While Traveling =-.

  8. Katie says

    May 11, 2010 at 10:35 am

    This is such a beautiful picture of you, Mary! Glad you’re having such a wonderful adventure.

  9. Shannon says

    May 11, 2010 at 10:56 am

    I feel funny leaving you a comment while your in my house lol. We just love having you here and so glad you are enjoying it!
    XO

    • Mary says

      May 11, 2010 at 11:20 am

      How weird, to leave a comment when you are like five feet away from me! Haha. Jk. I love your house! :)

  10. Mary says

    May 11, 2010 at 11:16 am

    It is! She says you *have to* come here. So, just throwing that out there. ;)

  11. Kyra (@KyraTX) says

    May 11, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    How cool! Give Shannon a hug from me and tell her I miss her! And I am so jealous that you got to meet @FabFattieDodge.

  12. Blubeari says

    May 11, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    BEAUTIFUL pics. I have never been west of Illinois, but I would love to one day.
    .-= Blubeari´s last blog ..My first Migraine =-.

  13. MB says

    May 11, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    Farming is fun to visit but you wouldn’t want to live there. It is HARD work although you don’t have to exercise as much because you are doing manual labor all day (and night) long.

    I want to go snowboarding too!

    • Mary says

      May 11, 2010 at 7:51 pm

      Haha, yeah. I don’t think I’d ever want a working farm, but I’d love to live on lots of land and have lots of animals. So not necessarily a working farm. ;)

      And yes to snowboarding! hurray!

  14. merri says

    May 11, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    Be careful driving!! Its really cool that youre driving around the country and stopping in at real people’s houses and you get to see how other people live. Its kinda what I do with blogs..read blogs to see how other people live..but youre doing it in real life. When I was little and lived in VT for a couple yrs I got to see some farms, one of my friends even lived on one, but I don’t remember that well. You’d think growing up in NH there would be some, but no..i lived in southern NH and no farms there. Itd be so weird to live in the middle of nowhere..but its pretty.
    .-= merri´s last blog ..A quick note about HFCS =-.

  15. Anthony Heavy2Healthy says

    May 11, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    very cool pics. looks like a beautiful place.
    .-= Anthony Heavy2Healthy´s last blog ..Extreme diet helps you live to 120 =-.

  16. South Beach Steve says

    May 11, 2010 at 7:06 pm

    Shannon lives on a farm? She just went to a new level in my book! As did you by appreciating it. :-) I sure want to live on a farm.
    .-= South Beach Steve´s last blog ..I Should Be Happy =-.

    • Mary says

      May 11, 2010 at 7:52 pm

      She does! Glad that gets her points in your book. And me too? Yay! ;)

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