Skiing in shorts last week.  Yeah it was warm.

Also some dog-sitting.  He looks comfy.

-Nick

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As always, great to see all the family and friends.  It was a busy, busy week.

Mochi had a playdate with his new buddy Manju, but he was kind of antisocial.

I got to go skiing with Chris and dad.  Fresh snow at Alpental!

We also exchanged lots of beer.

We hit up the Harry Potter exhibit at the Science Center and stuck around to explore the rest.  There was this whole new section of brainteaser puzzles.  It was fun except there were no hints for when you’d get stuck… and I got stuck a lot.  It ended up making my brain hurt, but it felt successful when you got it.  Bryn and Stace got tied up in a knot for a really long time but refused to give up.

The pup was also gifted some antlers that really must have weighed him down!

We had to cut our trip short to head back to California to see the Huskies in the Holiday Bowl.

-Nick

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None of these were taken by me, I just wanted to share some of our friends’ cool photos from the wedding weekend.

Best Costco Run picture (Bruce).  Just like Costco in America, Costco in Mexico is not stingy with the samples.  Only we were shopping in the liquor section, so we got shots of tequila and rum.  The ladies at the checkout I think were having a good laugh at the contents of our carts.

Best Background Check photo (Kellie).  This random shirtless gentleman enjoyed watching our ceremony and pictures from a nearby rock.

Best Infinity Pool photo (Caresse).  Beautiful!

Best Game Face photo (Adam).  Check out the intensity as Paul is about to do work on his Corona and 4 tequila “tastes.”

Best Corona Commercial photo (Bruce).

Best Dad Tequila Shot photo (Adam).  I love the semi-concerned looks on both the bartender’s and Kristen’s faces.

Best Turtle Release photo (Bryn).

Best Brooklyn House photo (Kate).  Best part is Bryn is the sober one.

Best Sunrise photo (Judy).

Best Fish Story photo (Bruce).  Tyler reeled in the catch of the day!

Best Good Picture Gone Bad photo (Adam).  Erik ftw.

Best Night Shot (Bruce).  I think the pool area looks awesome lit up at night!

Best Sniper Shot 1 (Judy).  Crocs caught on camera during the ceremony.

Best Sniper Shot 2 (Steve).  This had to have been on major telephoto!  We were shooting some final pics with the photographer before heading up to the reception… with no one else around (or so we thought)!

-Nick

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Dance party, Cabo style.  After dinner, my playlist ended and Bryn’s began.  What happened after that was captured by a dozen digital cameras.

There was a people-tunnel.

There was the rhythm-less groom dancing.

There was an undocumented bobsled race and an invisible jump rope.

I remember this being kind of hard in flip-flops.  And trying not to spill my beer.

There was some getting Hot in Herre.

There was some motherly love.

There was some epic sing-a-long.

And Bryn rocking out.  This is one of my faves.  Bryn in a deep lunge with her arms up high and her eyes shut tight.  And me just standing there.

There was a crazy lumberjack.

And then we ended up in the pool, which I think is the mark of a good party.  Someone wasn’t quite ready to trash the dress though, so this was clearly premeditated.

And thankfully lots of others joined us.  Otherwise might have been kind of awkward.

-Nick

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We definitely did the quick 2-day tourist version of Yellowstone, which I readily acknowledge barely scratches the surface of the 3472 square mile park.  But we were able to see the required first-timer highlights and have a good time.

Wildlife - We saw a couple bears from a distance, some deer/elk?, some chipmunks, and tons of bison.  Whenever you see a ton of cars pulled over on the side of the road, you know there must be something worth looking at.  And then you learn the bison are a dime a dozen.  So much so they serve them at the restaurants.  No joke.

Then he started following us.  Bryn’s theory: our car was red, and bison (like bullfighting bulls) instinctively charge red things.  Later, while on a trail and seeing another bison nearby, she put a black coat on over her pink-ish shirt so she wouldn’t get rammed.

What’s the difference between bison and buffalo? In North America, the words are used interchangeably, and, as it turns out, incorrectly.  Real buffaloes are native to Africa and Asia, and are only distantly related to the bison shown above.  Real buffaloes are more smaller, more cattle-like, and more domesticated.  Shame on new Pac-10 members, the University of Colorado Buffaloes for perpetuating the misnomer.  Points awarded to the Bucknell University Bison for animal accuracy.

Terrain - Yellowstone is filled with beautiful landscapes.  They have mountains, canyons, dense forests, open grasslands, lakes, rivers, and everything in between.  Some of the more idyllic spots looked like a scene out of Jurassic Park, and we half-expected to see a herd of brontosaurus or a pterodactyl or something.

Some areas have been scorched by forest fires but the resilient and pervasive lodge pole pine always seems to grow back.

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone – One of the more famous spots, but surprisingly uncrowded.

Old Faithful – Here’s where the crowds were.  The geyser still erupts fairly regularly, every hour and a half or so.  Thankfully we timed it pretty well and didn’t have to wait very long.

Of course there was lots of other cool stuff too.  One lesser-known stop we made was the Boiling River, thanks to Chris’s recommendation.  On the one side you have icicle river water, and on the other, hot-springs fed hot-tub water.  Very cool.

-Nick

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Here’s the part of the 4th of July cake Bryn didn’t show you:

It was a hit at the party.

-Nick

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Thanks to Lisa and Sterling for this awesome shirt!

-Nick

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According to wikipedia, Pixar modeled Frozone (from The Incredibles) after Olympic speedskater Shani Davis.  So you don’t have to feel bad about commenting on their striking resemblance.

Congratulations to Shani Davis and all the Olympic athletes.

-Nick

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We found a height-to-age-estimator on the wall of the kids section at H&M.  Poor Bryn, according to the chart, she’s only 13.

-Nick

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Our neighbor Isabel just started Kindergarten, and the school posted this sign in front of her door:

It’s an exciting time for everyone.  But is it wrong to pass judgment when somebody makes a grammar mistake, like capitalizing the “H” in happy?  What about when that somebody is a school?

-Nick

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