Finaly a story to tell worthy of the Blog.

Well kids gather around for once again it is story time with Hammy. It has been a wonderful day so far. I have the day to do nothing and so as a result Marcus and I decided that we would go and climb at this sweet spot that he knew about. So we went. On our way out we decided to hit the store for some goodies. I noticed that the gas prices had come down and thought that was fantastic. Well as you can probably see where this is going I will continue forward. We then headed out on our little adventure. We started heading out south of town and were headed into the La Sal Canyon to do some climbing. On our way to our location it became very hilly. On our way up we were laughing and talking about some great times from the past and as we were nearing our destination maybe between 2-5 minutes out Emmy, for those of you who don't know who Emmy is that would be my Bus, started to jump like she was running out of gas. I then looked over at Marcus and said, "Marcus, We're running out of gas. So we laughed about that and thanked our lucky stars that we were on a very steep hill. So we flipped around which had to be done in reverse because I couldn't get the car to run. So upon switching directions and heading back out of the canyon we continued to joke about it. Marcus relived the only three other experiences he's had with running out of gas. Two of which were in VW's. Well we made it out of the canyon no problem and decided that if we could make it this far we could make it to the gas station. The car was running just fine and so we just kind of rationalized that it was the hill and that there was plenty of gas to get us to a station to fill up. That was where we were wrong. We got what we thought was roughly about three plus miles from the gas station and ran out of gas. As a last ditch effort I popped Emmy into Neutral and we began a coast towards the station. This was great because as long as we peaked out on the hill we would make it to the Shell station no problem. Well we barely peaked and then began the descent into the wonderful world of "oh we have this no problem." As we pulled into the station I had to pull all the way around all of the pumps just to get to the last one so that i could get to the pump on the passenger side. This was one of the most amazing times that I have had since I have been here. Once again it was just another adventure to add to the wonderful story book that Marcus and I have started and continue to add to. So needless to say it was awesome and we actually went back climbed and on the way back in we measured the length at which we traveled and it was exactly three miles and roughly two tenths of a mile. So I hope that you all enjoyed. I chuckled to myself just by rewriting it. It is a treasure to be here and to be surrounded by such great people.

Hammy

Updates.

Well I really don't have any updates for the blog. I just wanted to put something up so that everyone that comes to check out the blog has something to read. Even if it is as insignificant as this little bit of nothing. Well have a great time I will be posting pictures and things of the sort really soon. Love ya all. Hope your summer is going as well as mine is.
Laters,
Hammy

Guest blogger

Tim hanging out and feeling the joy of being on the wall. Tim upclose and personal.
Quinn's last climb ahhhh!
Bouldering Baby!


Quinn and Jo and Jess





Hee hee! This is Tim's sister Jessie and since I have the photos from the last few days of Tim's trip on my computer, I get to blog them for him. I thought pink font would be fun and would add a new dimmension to his blog. So here we go...



We had a BLAST with Tim here. We kept him so busy. Our last two days included a zoo trip where unfortunately I forgot the camera, a visit to gymnastics and of course climbing Climb Nashville. We spent 5 hours at the gym, which for most of Tim's friends is probably no biggy, but for my sister in law and my brother in law and myself, was a whole heap of fun and good sore muscles. Tim showed me the new love of his life. Contrary to popular belief this is not a girl but bouldering. It was fun. A good short challenge with a fun fall at the end. I successfully climbed one route and lots of online routes. Tim is so fun to watch. He makes friends where ever he goes and is the best for encouraging others to achieve their potential. I think we can all learn a good lesson on how to be better that way from him. Well enough about my feelings. You all know that Tim is a great kiddo and that I love him.