Tennessee in a Weekend

Dave, Aurelli, Reed, and I participated in a Chattanooga Photography Scavenger Hunt.  We got a list of adjectives and were told to take photos of what we thought represented those adjectives around Chattanooga.  Here are a few:

David at the Pickle Barrel (not an adjective, but what an awesome booth with a great friend!)

Communal
Effervescent
Stellar

And then we got distracted by a sweet buildering wall


Back at the photo party, they put everyones pictures on a continuous slide show and had some jammin' songs DJed.  We had some more fun with photography and felt a lot of Chattanooga pride eating the Little Debbies and Moonpies provided.  Reed and I tried our first Krystals!

Next it was on to visit downtown friends.  

Reed  demonstrating a zenful door chimney

Using my newly acquired physical therapy skills to treat David's torticollis

Leif is becoming a proper hillbilly
We played hacky sack with about 10 people until around 2AM
A big reason why I flew out to TN was to attend my old roommate Stephanie's wedding.  I was so proud!

A Hot and Steamy Valentine's Day

Darren prepared my favorite foods for VDay Eve. Ahh, Dinner Roast...we didn't finish eating it so we took the remaining "soy brick" with us on Saturday to the Hoover Dam. I'm still drooling.

Conquering the 3 mile hike. It was unusual sloshing through sand and winding through endless turns in the slot canyon.
Solacefully enjoying the hot springs


Whether Darren will die from dunking his head underwater is yet to be determined.  Supposedly there is a little parasite or something that can crawl in your ear from the water.  Apparently a surgeon must bore a hole in the victim's head to try to alleviate the problem.  If a person has it, he or she presents with typical flu-like symptoms.  One victim has been reported to have died from these very hot springs...Please don't die, Darren.  I love you (uh, I say this to him often, no matter if he is being attacked by cranium killers or simply strolling down a street)!!!
A little night bouldering sesh

(The last picture is by Marty Paige)

A Visit to the Getty

Happy 14th Months!

Here we are with a view of the cactus garden and Los Angeles:
Darren competing fiercely for world's strongest platysma

Ahhh!!!

When statues attack!

Janks Lake and Olivia's TBell Birthday

Darren showing off his chimneying skizzles
Getting the snowballs off Thor.  Those things were caked on!
Teepees by the Lake
We did not build this snowman, but look how cool his mohawk is!
Many a great event has been celebrated at Taco Bell: my parents' anniversary, Olivia's Birthday...I think she just desired Mountain Dew

The scary messages they put on Taco Bell packages.  Yikes.

Watch out for Taco Belly!  (thanks Darren)

Joshua Tree Girls Climbing Trip

This is what happens when girls go climbing together :)

Routes Climbed:
1. Men with Cow's Heads (5--yes this is the one I led. Although it is easy, one has to admit it has the best name!)
2. Taurus (8)--this is the one Olivia led :)
3. Wet Pigeon (8)--Go Stephanie!
4. Hot Crystals (9)
5. Ceremony (10c)