Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Brasilian Limeade - aka: Best Summer Drink Ever


Tastes like Brasil. This stuff is so delicious. I saw a bunch of limes and instantly thought of Brasil and the time I worked at Rodizio in Provo. This drink is so creamy and easy to make, and brings back a lot of memories of Belo Horizonte. I can drink a gallon of the stuff. Here is the link to the recipe: Brasilian Limeade. After reading the short recipe, yes you put the limes in the blender with the peel, and when serving make sure you serve in a cup full of ice, it makes it so cold, and use a straw, its hard tipping back a cup full of ice. I can't get enough of this stuff. It tastes almost as good as coconut milk straight from the green coconut that has been chilled. Jamie isn't a believer in this drink, but it was the number one ordered drink at Rodizio. (okay really #2, #1 was water, Provo residents are cheap)

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Wear Sunscreen!

I'm mostly posting these pictures because I'm sick of looking at myself in spandex, but also to share a lesson that I had to learn the hard way (although I still have a hard time remembering sunscreen). Yesterday I had to have a chunk of tissue removed from my side. It was not fun! About a month ago my dermatologist found "pre-cancerous" cells (don't worry I don't have skin cancer) when I had a mole removed and so he said they had to remove more tissue as a precaution. Which basically transaltes to me as a nice scar. (warning: if you are easily grossed out, do not look at the following pictures)

The skin looks weird around the stitches because that's where the band aid was.
So lesson learned...wear sunscreen! (Sorry I know its a very gross picture)


Thursday, May 15, 2008

Tri Pics

As much as I don't love seeing myself in spandex, here are a few pictures from the triathlon.






Here's two of Andrew on his bike.

*Next race the Wasatch Back Relay Race June 20-21st. If anyone wants to train for a triathlon, let me know, I can't wait to do another one.

Baby Mack has arrived!

My cute sister-in-law Allyson and her husband Jon welcomed their first baby yesterday afternoon...baby Jenner James Mack. I don't want to steal her great news so if you want to see pictures and find out more info., here's her blog....I'm sure she'll be posting pictures soon.

Allyson has always been such an amazing sister-in-law to me, actually more like a sister and great friend (she once picked me up from my apt., drove me to the dr. and sat with me for over an hour when I was sick and Andrew was in class). I met Andrew only months after she started dating her now husband, so it was fun hanging out when we were all dating (and married). It's nice to have someone that's going through the same stages in life as I am right now (we got married just 6 months apart and she's only 9 months younger than me). So what I'm trying to say is I'm so excited for them and wish I was there to hold the lil boy.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

St. George Triathlon, Jamie wins 1ST !!!


(I know thats not jamie running, we are waiting for pics) So we did it. It was a ton of fun, and a ton of work. Jamie took 1st place in her age division, Congratulations Jamie. (More bragging for my wife, she also took first in her division in the mud run last year) The wind and waves on the lake were so bad they canceled the swim halfway through, too bad I was already out there. The water was difficult to swim in. When you came up for air you sucked up water from that waves and white caps. Not easy. AND, the swim was against the wind and waves, it was like swimming upstream in a river. It got so bad they were pulling people out of the water left and right with the boats and canoes, hence the cancelation of the swim. There was one swimmer that saved two other swimmers by holding them up until a boat got there, at different times not two at once. Then the bike portion was straight into the wind as well. Flat road and you are using a super low gear, that was crazy, and the drifting sand banks, that was exciting and tasty with the grit it threw in your mouth. The run was all on dirt trails, some people said that it was a little sandy, I'd say it was a lot sandy. Not as bad as running on dry sand on the beach, but almost at times. Overall it was awesome and I think Jamie is going to make me do more, but I can take it.


Our weekend was great, we got there Thursday and stayed until Sunday, The weather in St. George was great, and it was good to eat at Bajio and Pizza Factory. Great to see my brothers, Lionel, Henry and John. Lionel competed in the triathlon then went and hiked the narrows at Zions afterwards, he had more energy than I did. There is some great scenery around St. George, but I was only able to take shots one day so we headed to the temple.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Happy Birthday Jules!



Today is my youngest sister's 15th birthday! Julianne I love you and I'm so glad I get to see you everyday. I love living so close to you (just two rooms down :) ). You are so much fun to be around and Andrew and I love that we get to spend so much time with you. Happy Birthday!!

Monday, May 5, 2008

Funny video clip from my sister's wedding

So I have procrastinated for two years the editing of the video that I shot at my sister's wedding. It was over an hour and a half. I did most of the editing a few months ago, and was putting the finishing touches on last week when something went wrong and my countless hours, yes I in fact mean countless, of editing were lost, so I unfortunately will be sending them the raw footage with no edits. With a 20 gig file that is easier said than done. Anyway I posted a funny clip I found while editing, not surprising once you watch it, and if you have ever seen the Manti Temple.