Saturday, August 10, 2013

May 2012–Dec 2012 (a bit of catching up)

Pretty normal actually (for me to do “a bit of catching up” when it comes to this blog). Sorry, it is just that I put some pictures on Facebook and then forget about the blog. But, hey, not everyone is on Facebook – so time to update the blog!

SOME SUMMER FUN

First of all, in May we went down to Zions National Park with the Spilker clan (Teresa’s family) for a memorable reunion. We stayed at a fun cabin/family recreation spot called Zion Ponderosa. Then we drove into the park for breathtaking views and a pretty crowded but enjoyable hike.

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We went to Park City, UT in June and I got to have my first experience on the Alpine Slide. It was seriously like a sweet, one-person-at-a-time, rollercoaster. And a beautiful area. It was a lot of fun! Side note: I ended up getting way sunburned.

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JOB CHANGES & MOVE TO WYOMING

August 22nd is a special day for us because it is the day we met back in 2002. Well, on our 10 year “anniversary” a lot happened. I quit my job at one clinic and accepted a position to start at a new clinic. Honestly, minutes after I quit I was told about a chiropractor in Wyoming that was looking for a good doctor to come work with him.

So on the same day, August 22nd, I switched from Integrated Wellness in South Jordan to The Joint in Sugar House – AND I spoke on the phone with Dr. Mike Davidson in Rock Springs. Turns out Teresa and I were planning on going to the Ranch that weekend (near Fort Bridger) so I arranged to meet him that weekend.

I eventually accepted to work for him and in October we moved to Rock Springs, Wyoming so I could work at his clinic there!

So here is the outside of our Sugar House apartment, and a picture of the inside of the clinic I worked at there.

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Here is us on the little Park City/Midway picnic we took in October between Sunday’s LDS General Conference sessions.

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The process of packing up for the move, Teresa was a little hungry?

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The moving crew – a happy and sad occasion.

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Never saw a truck packed up this fast – and we shoved a lot of stuff in that truck!

one full moving truck!

Outside our Rock Springs apartment (the 1/2 – we were in the basement but it had a lot of windows, so was bright and cheery). And there is a peek inside Davidson Chiropractic Clinic in Rock Springs.

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BIRTHDAY and CHRISTMAS

Teresa was creative for my birthday and planted these treats all over the house. Teresa and I joked whenever we would see them. We would imagine all these little Nicolas Cages popping up all over and each saying, “Happy Birthday Jeff!” (in a kind of creepy voice).

P1120451I awoke to these all over the house. Teresa is creative!

This is what our apartment looked like inside.

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A couple pictures from our trip to Utah for Christmas.

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