So for Mark's 29th birthday, which was on the 9th, I asked him what he wanted to do. Of course he came up with the brilliant idea of going to Sand Mountain, Nevada to ride quads for a day or two. This has been quite the touchy subject in our home because of Mark's rather large purchase of not one but TWO four wheelers this last summer without my consent!! Since then I have refused to go riding with him or even learn to ride the expensive toy because it is just not a priority to me nor do I want to even give him any idea that I am the least bit pleased with his purchase! SOOO...back to his birthday, he said he didn't want any gifts except for me to go riding with him and we leave the kids with Grandma and Grandpa Stacy. Now I liked the idea of leaving the kids and this was HIS birthday so I gave in and we made the plans with some friends of ours who also left their kids and we made the 4 hour trek to Sand Mountain, Nevada. So we thought we were smooth sailing once we left but little did we know it would be quite the eventful 2 days! We got there Friday afternoon and Mark forgot the keys to the quads. Luckily his Electrical Engineering degree came in handy and he was able to hotwire the quads in the first attempt and we were on our way around the dunes. So this was my first time and nobody told me that my thumb would be throbbing after two minutes of riding!!! Well, I just sucked it up and decided I needed to quit complaining and enjoy the time with Mark since it was his birthday afterall. So after forgetting the keys, getting the truck stuck in the sand, having a mix-up with the hotel, and getting a $125 ticket for riding out of the boundary markings our eventful weekend came to an end. Did I have fun? It was quite the sacrifice and eventful but of course I had fun! We had a blast and it was well worth every minute and I hope Mark had just as much fun despite all the road bumps along the way! I'm sure it wasn't everything he had hoped for his birthday but he's just happy his wife can ride and does quite well at it! He called me "A Natural!"
3 comments:
YAY!! I get to be the FIRST to comment!! You're a "natural" at blogging too! I'm soo excited you've joined the club!!
You are so cute Kari. You so little on those HUGE quads. I can just hear Mark calling you a "natural" to. So fun! Oh, by the way, you are also a "natural" at blogging. Ummm, even your pictures match your blog. So, pleasing to the eye. Love ya!
Welcome to blogging! Although you were reluctant to go, I am glad that you guys had fun. Growing up my dad would take us to sand mountain every year, I love sand mountain!
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