New York - Day 3

This is, of course, Times Square. We took a night tour on a double-decker bus, and it was just delightful. I highly recommend it!

We had a great time in Chinatown and Little Italy. Upon the suggestion of someone we know in Las Vegas, we ate at Da Nico's (the sign is up on the right side). It made Olive Garden look like McDonald's pretty much. I mean, I love McDonald's and all, but I think ya'll know what I'm trying to say here. If not, move on.

We made it to the top of the Empire State Building (with some help from an elevator). We took the stairs for the last 6 flights because we were too impatient to wait for the second elevator. On the way back down, our laziness overpowered our impatience, so we waited.

There's the ESB from below, along with Macy's on the left. That reminds me, we need to leave our hotel room RIGHT NOW and do some shopping.

We attended church on Sunday at the Manhattan 1st Ward. Aren't we extra good?

Due to its popularity, "Wicked" gets its own slideshow.

New York - Day 2

Here's a really, really big sandwich we got from Ben Ash Deli. This is just half of the sandwich actually. Luckily I didn't have to eat the entire thing.

That's Times Square behind me. Better pictures are coming...I hope. We're on our way to see "Wicked". We went to "Mary Poppins" the night before, and it was so magnificent!



This is Preston, and he seems pretty happy to be driving away from the biggest church building in the US, and second biggest in the world (second only to the Vatican)

We're on our double decker tour bus, and we're pretty excited to be starting another day's adventures. I think that's the Museum of Natural History behind us. Oh, and there it is below.

As we were riding around on our bus tour, I looked up and saw a familiar figure. Can you see it too? We just turned a corner, and there it popped up. How fun!

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York - Day 1

Happy Anniversary To Us!

This picture was taken when we were dating just moments before we left for the "Gold & Green Ball" our singles' ward put on. This night is especially memorable, because it's the first time Preston told me he loved me. I mean, who wouldn't love me. I was lookin' good.

I found the cord.

POST Post

Preston might be mad about this post, but I am undeterred. I need to give the boy props for doing well on the POST test he took last week. There were 4 different sections, one of which was...MATH!!! Preston hasn't done math for a while, so he was doubting his skills. It turns out all his worry was for nothing.

Well, I have pictures to show you people, but I can't find that blasted cord that hooks the camera to the computer. In the past week or two, we've been to a family reunion in Idaho, to the Deer Valley Music Festival, and to St. George to take the mother to a birthday dinner and visit precious McKay. Also, I got a picture of this ginormous banana split we ate tonight at Leatherby's. When that camera cord shows up, ya'll will be the first to know. I'm sure you can't wait.

51

Preston and I were invited to go to a 51s game with some of his co-workers. I'd never been to a game, sad to say. It was loads of fun. Because the 51s scored over 10 runs in the game, everyone in the stadium got a coupon for a free shrimp cocktail at the Golden Gate in the Fremont Street Experience. We all made sure we got our shrimp after the game. Good times!

Four Things...

I received this e-mail from Melanie and Suzanne, and I decided to copy Mary Lynne by posting it on our blog. The following is information about Preston, and if you want to see what I said about myself, click the "Kristiwistin" link on your right.

A) Four jobs I have had in my life:
Corrections Officer - NDOC
Casino Security - The Aladdin
Concrete Truck Driver - Riverbend Rock Products
Underground Water and Sewer - Porter Tanner Associates

B) Four movies I would watch over and over:
The Great Escape
Transformers
Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Sound of Music

C) Four places I have lived:
Las Vegas, NV
Palm Springs, CA
Barnwell, AB
Rexburg, ID

D) Four favorite TV Programs:
Cops
The Office
Ice Road Truckers
Deadliest Catch

E) Four places I have been:
Choteau, Montana
Redding, California
Chicago, Illinois
Washington D.C.

F) Four of my favorite foods:
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Steak
Fat Burger
Wings

G) Four places I would rather be right now:
San Francisco, CA
St. George, UT
The farm in Canada
The ranch in Canada

H) 4 things I am looking forward to this year 2008:
Our trip to New York
My raise
Our anniversary
Christmas

More Lazy

Oh, I almost forgot this picture. We're in the lazy river here, as you can see.

San Francisco Treat

Preston and I added a little two day trip to San Francisco on top of our already weeklong vacation. While we were there, we walked along Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39, visited the aquarium, saw some sea lions, ate tasty seafood dishes, visited the sourdough bread factory, drove down Lombard St, rode "The Duck", visited the Golden Gate Bridge, went for a little hike, and went to Alcatraz.

That's Alcatraz behind me. Our trip to "The Rock" was the highlight of our day. It's funny; people used to steal money to come here, and now people pay money to come.

What ever happened to predictibility? The milkman, the paperboy, evening TV. Everywhere you look , everywhere you go, there's a heart, a hand to hold onto.

We're practicing poses for our modeling portfolios. In the last photo there, the model allowed the photographer to direct the shot; otherwise, the picture wouldn't have been half as lovely.

We're so cool. Seriously though, it was 50 degrees and windy. Perhaps I should thank the wind, however, for providing us a fogless picture. Cool! Oh yeah, that's the Golden Gate Bridge (for those of you that grew up in a cave).

Preston and I went for a ride on "The Duck", a bus/boat tour vessel. It was quackerrific!

Here we have our quackers ready to go.

What does this retaurant serve?

Weeeeeee're driving down Lombard Street.

Reunion Fun

Preston and I attended a family reunion in Sacramento. Preston's mother's cousins own the place; therefore, we got to play in the arcade, ride the slides at the waterpark, play laser tag & mini golf, drive go-carts, and eat unlimited snacks free for 2 whole days!!! As you can see, Preston is enjoying a less stressful version of "Deal or No Deal".

Here we are in the water park when it was closed to the public, allowing only the family reunion attendees to ride the slides and float in the lazy river.

Here Preston is in the highly coveted #22 (one of the fastest).

Does it look lined up?

Mo' Canada

This is Cameron Falls during heavy rainfall. I wish I had a sound effect to go with this picture.

Here's another picture of Preston's parents' ranch. If you look real close, you can see a Canadian flag flying in the center at the top of the hill. Seriously, click on the picture to get a closer look.

Yes, that's a flower in my hair, and there is a bull behind us.

These are just a couple of scenic ranchland shots (obviously).