Trippin’ to Grenada

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Sarah


It was a chilly night in New York’s JFK International Airport. In a little corner behind the Hudson News, a boy and a girl curled up and tried to catch some sleep.
Surrounded by our cary on luggage, David and I tried our best to sleep off our journey from Los Angeles and prepare for our jump to Grenada.
Thankfully the trip was nothing more than long periods of sitting punctuated by nothing more exciting than dinner, breakfast and Barbados.
After 5 flights, our final 30-minute flight into Grenada was on the nicest plane we had seen in two days. While the American Airlines flight was kind enough to show a static-riddled movie on the overhead TV screens, the British Airways 777 had all the amenities we longed for on the long flights over.

Once we got to Grenada we were hit by the heat like a burst from an oven. It felt great! … for a while. Then, amid the tropical plants and reggae music on passing cars, I started missing family and friends. Also, I never dreamed that it could be so hot that wearing clothes could be so inconvenient.


Here comes a new adventure! Please pray that we do not cook ourselves and survive the next year.

We love and miss you all back home!

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A tour of our Grenada home

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Sarah

 

We will post later with the news from our thankfully uneventful journey here.

Miss you all already!

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Here’s lookin’ at you home

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Sarah

Dear Reno,

 

Thank you for all the good times throughout the past month, but I am afraid we must leave you. Please my dear, there is no use arguing. It’s final. We pack the bags and board the plane Monday.

You have given us so much in these oh so short weeks. We will always treasure the time with family, the weddings, the babies, the food, road trips, meeting new faces and seeing our loved ones grow. Did I mention the food?

Home has been a heaven on earth. But now it is time to return to the real world of studying, homesickness and constant moving. It is still hard to think that you are now a vacation from the stress rather than the backdrop for our lives. We will be counting the hours until we can return to you.

In the meantime, be good to those we love, keep an eye on the mustangs and stay wild.

Until we meet again, adieu.

 

 

 

 

 

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Tree Huggin’

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Sarah

Of all the wonders of nature, a tree in summer is perhaps the most remarkable; with the possible exception of a moose singing “Embraceable You” in spats.

~Woody Allen

On Wednesday, the Glenn clan romped through the Redwoods in Henry Cowell state park.  Fresh air, sunshine and the smell of the trees made for a perfect day.

Along the way, David and I found a place we could potentially live in while paying off all the student loans:

We also found a yummy Banana Slug friend:

Don’t worry. He didn’t really eat it. Mr. Banana Slug was saved form an untimely demise by a country lunch just beyond the thick of the redwoods.

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A Day in Monterey with the Fishies

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Sarah


Once upon a time, the Glenns descended under the deep blue sea.

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And we emerged with nothing more than a couple wet hands from the tide pool and some great memories.

Later that day, we drove along the coast, saw the sea lions and took a peek at Pebble Beach golf course from across the bay.

Our other adventures included a walk along Canary Row, where millions of sardines were sealed in those frustrating little cans. It was also the home of Bubba Gump, the restaurant themed after our good, but simple minded  friend Forest.

For our tween-aged friends, the highlight of the day would be when we found Justin Beeber.

All in all, it was a great day. And just remember …

The goofy Glenns love and miss you all and hope you have an amazing day!
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David’s Beachside Blog Post

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Sarah

David here, we spent our first full day here in Pajaro Dunes.  We started out with a couple quick walks to the beach and then headed into town to get some breakfast and an old trucker diner.  After breakfast we went in search of a grocery store which was quite hard to find.  Finally we found one in a modern chain store sanctuary.  After loading up on food for the week we trekked back home.  The weather had turned out a little nicer than we expected so we went out on the beach to read [and nap].

Almost immediately upon getting out there it got overcast.  Dad tried surfing on our boogie board with no luck and Sarah gave it a shot as well.

When it got too cold for the women they headed in and Dad and I stayed out to read some more.  The tide kept coming in and before we knew it our spot on the beach was underwater!  We grabbed up all our stuff as fast as we could and headed back in.  Not too much else exciting happened.  Mom and Dad rode bikes while Sarah and I went on a walk.  We found a foosball table and I thoroughly embarrassed Sarah by beating her 10-0.  Finally our lazy beach day wound down as we barbecued out on the porch.  Ah the vacation life!

Sarah’s Version:

As I write, my sweet husband is passed out next to me on the couch from the terrible exertion of writing that blog … and maybe the trials of a day of beach relaxation. All around us, family are curled up in arm chairs reading their books while my fingers quietly tap away at the keyboard and the Pacific Ocean waves crash on the beach below our rented house. As David so eloquently explained, our first day of vacation within a vacation was relaxing and mostly peaceful – except for the big wave that soaked his and his fathers’ little rumps as they sat reading on the beach.

While Mom Glenn and I watched from the house, a seal poked its head out of the water just in time to giggle at the shocked and wet men.

Later that afternoon, our walk up the beach took us past flocks of pelicans, kids being tossed by the waves and countless empty crab shells – the victims of circling seagulls.

As far as the foosball, I have no defense. David whooped me fair and square on that dilapidated old table.

All in all, it was a beautiful day and a great start to a fun week.

Next on the agenda: Monterey Bay Aquarium!

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Utah was the place

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Sarah

Once upon a time, there was a magical land called Utah, flowing with Jello, fry sauce and family fun.

On Saturday, David and I made our way to the place that Brigham Young called “the right place.”

Utah is the place that David called home for many years of his life. It is also where we found almost all his extended family and two brothers who he hasn’t seen in about a year.

That morning with one gas up and a quick prayer, we took off into the crappy weather. We were hoping enjoy a little boating (a great Glenn family tradition), but our dreams were dashed with every raindrop that hit the car’s windshield.

After reaching “the right place,” our first stop was great uncle Kay’s birthday bash, where we got to meet a few great new people (including the little bros’ fun girlfriends!) Whoda thunk that visiting like this around a plate of grandmas rainbow Jello would be such a blast?

Outside, little cousin “L” and I found poor shaved cat whose owner had one sick sense of humor.

The next morning, we went to church in Bountiful with the grandparents Glenn. In a lone hallway of the church, we found Dad and Uncle Glenn’s names on a plaque celebrating their Eagle Scout Awards.

Later that afternoon at the cousins house, a vicious game of pounce ensued filled with screams, chair tossing and temper tantrums. I don’t think I have had so much fun in a long time!

Although we waited until the 11th hour to decide about getting the boat out, the wind and weather just were not going to cooperate. So the fam took a drive down to Heber to see the beautiful home David’s parents will be moving into. Because our visit was unannounced and the current occupants are still occupying, we only saw the outside. However, we are so happy that after decades abroad mom and dad Glenn will finally get to live near their families.

 

The evening, we went to a fun aquarium in Salt Lake city with all the cousins and that night, we went to the Rockapella concert with Uncle Mike and Aunt Brooks. Amazing!

 

The next day was business as usual, meaning school and work for the family and a long trip home for us.

My love for David’s family was just one of the many reasons why I married him. Thanks for making our trip a great one Glenn/Wynn clan! We love you!

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P.S.

Camille Wynn needs to update her blog! 🙂

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Maaawige. Maaawige is what bwings us togathah twoday.

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Sarah

Hopefully you all got the movie reference from the title. If not, just ask a Mormon. It seems to be a cult classic.

Marriage really was what brought us together this past Friday as our dear friends Kathryn and Matt got married. They are not only two of the sweetest people we know, but are also nauseatingly in love.

We are so happy for them and wish them all the best!

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When I grow up …

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Sarah

Do you remember summers growing up, playing in the yard with the neighborhood kids until the sun went down and the porch lights came on?

I do.

Being home brings with it a sense of nostalgia. Especially when you know your immediate future holds little time in this place.

When I was a little girl, we would feed the wild horses that wandered into our backyard, just like my brother does now.

We would run around like the little hooligans we were and play spies and secret agents. I would always play the reporter. One day, the little girl with a notepad and pencil became the woman with the press pass. Every day through the last years of college and my first years of professional life, I would walk in these doors.

When I wasn’t there, I was here, in a little hovel downstairs.

And I knew everything about what went on here:

Then, once upon a time, that little neighborhood woman married her prince charming. Now we are making our own happily ever after. But I can’t help by still love those bygone summers, playing in the yard with the neighborhood kids until the sun went down and the porch lights came on.

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There’s no place like home

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Sarah

After 9 months abroad, we have made it back home. There is nothing greater in this world than being in a place you love with the people you love.

Just before he left Newcastle, David (with the help of a great friend) made this beautiful video for me. It shows some of the special moments we have shared (many of them via Skype) and places we have called home.

 

After making it successfully to Reno, luggage intact, David and I are blissfully happy to be home.

While being home, I have also had the blessing of being able to attend my sister’s first temple endowment session, my dear friend Cortney’s wedding and I was able to meet my beautiful “pseudo-niece” Aubrey.

 

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