Trip to Cedar City - Day 1

Mark and Lynn, my two good friends suggested we go to the Shakespearean Festival down in Cedar City, Utah this summer. I've gone before plenty of times and always enjoyed the experience. It's a great place to escape for a weekend - from the city and from the heat. Plus, the plays are phenomenal and it helps me feel "cultured." So, Sarah, Alexis, Mark, Lynn and I were the 5 adventurers set out to find some good "stories" as Sarah Ward puts it. Here are our "stories."

On Friday, August 15th, we started out on I15 and immediately saw Biker Crack Boy. And no, crack doesn't mean he was smoking dope...the picture doesn't catch the crack, but I think it implies it well enough...catching this rare sighting was excitement for at least the first 20 minutes. Yeah, we are easily entertained...

We stopped at a Subway in a gas station half way to Cedar City. Here we are showing off our many scrabble game pieces that we collected. Lex got a free sandwich! And I think Lynn got a free Coke. We didn't have a whole lot of letters other than e's and a t, but it was fun to collect nonetheless! Alexis also noted that subways at gas stations are more expensive than subways NOT in gas stations. Duly noted!

Our conversation down to Cedar City was of course lively and informative concerning relationships, dating, and life in general. We did determine that Sarah does not "tell the boys" [her nickname for Mark and Lynn who really are MEN] what to do. She insists she just "suggests strongly." And we also decided that it was her true intent. It may just sound like she was telling them what to do. That all brought smiles to our faces - and amused Mark and Lynn the most...

Mark managed to turn his ankle into fruit the Monday before we left. He played the very dangerous game of ultimate frisbee and low and behold, grew a pineapple! By the time we left, he got it down to a large Granny Smith Apple...but we could tell it hurt quite a bit. I took a picture of it but Mark got really self-conscious about it. So out of respect for his fruit inspired appendage, we will include the picture when Mark "put a sock on it."

We stayed at the Knight's Inn which I felt was truly appropriate for the adventure to Shakespearean- land...We had two rooms that shared a bathroom. It worked great as we banished the guys to the back room when appropriate or when we felt like it. We even found some treasures in the room!! Some gentleman left a nice hat for Lynn to use while at the Knight's Inn. It really was the hotel room that kept on giving!

Earlier in the week, I broke my sunglasses. And Mark forgot his swimsuit. So once in Cedar City we set out at finding the required replacements (because the Knight's Inn has a pool and the sun is bright in Cedar City). I found the perfect pair for $6 - as you can see - at the local Family Dollar store. Unfortunately, Mark did NOT find a bathing suit at this location. Although, there were some nice shorts and pjs found but NOT purchased.

We stopped at the CAL ranch store where you can pick up feed for your cattle as well as some sunglasses and a cowboy shirt. I can't remember why we went inside...I'm sure we had a great reason...but I did get a great picture in some silly sunglasses that were not appropriate for the size of my head. Also, we got to see the animals memorialized for all time along the wall of the store. It left us all feeling a little strange inside....