Snowshoeing

We snowshoed the rest of the way to the Yurt.

The Yurt

Ready for dinner.

Once inside, we warmed up with Glogg and a fancy 4 course meal. The lights inside were a mix of solar and electric.

The ride back to the bottom was awesome - the sky was clear and the stars were super bright. You could see the Milky Way. It was a perfect night.

I gave Chris a Happy Anniversary sticker.

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Happy First Anniversary!

A couple pictures to remember this day one year ago. We feel like we have been married for forever (a good thing) but also can't believe how quickly the last year has gone by.

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Driving home through Little Cottonwood Canyon

It was a good day. Chris got in lots of runs all over the resort while I had my lesson. After we had our snacks, we went back to the bunny hill. By the end of the day, I got off the lift without falling. I think I need another lesson - maybe a private lesson to get turning.

We ran to the grocery store on the way home and are relaxing back at the apartment for the rest of the evening.

Snack time!

At the car having cheerios and chocolate orange after the lesson. Erica did not get to the grocery store yet.
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Erica at the end of her lesson.

So far so good. Working on the bunny hill the rest of the day hoping to get turns down pat.
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First Snowboarding of the Season

Today we are heading to Brighton. It was recommended by one of Chris's coworkers as a good place for boarding. Erica has a lesson at 10:15 this morning. Hoping to take pictures and have a positive full report when we get back this evening.

The Salt Lake City fridge

It's empty. The milk you see is bad. Not much has changed since grad school. The surprising thing is I have not been eating out. Living on toast and canned soup this week. Better find time to get some food before Chris gets here this weekend.
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New toy!

I got this slick new digital photo frame for my desk and I love it! I must admit I am not very productive today - too busy looking at pictures. Don't tell the boss.
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Bento Boxes

We ate at Suehiro on Thursday for lunch. Chris has been talking about their bento box ever since. We are back for lunch today.

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Food, Inc.

This documentary is eye opening. I have since vowed to only by local meats and cheeses, and eat less processed food. I am sure this will last until I go to the grocery store again. It is not an easy or economical thing to do.

Here is the synopsis:

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.

Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield's Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising—and often shocking truths—about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.

www.foodincmovie.com