Fish and Ice Cream

This is me.

So, as newly indoctrinated bloggers, you'll have to cut us some slack until we get into the habit of blogging about our adventures in everyday living, or as we'd prefer to call it, the wondrous and exciting adventures of D & L. The real reason we started this blog is because NBC approached us about filming a sitcom based on our lives, but they said they need a script first. So here it is! (Ok, now I'm off topic.)

Anyhow, we wanted to go fishing a few weeks ago but since we're beginners we didn't know exactly where to go. With Lisa's sister Kimber and her husband Kyle, we decided to go up around Pineview reservoir, which is up Ogden canyon for those of you who don't know Utah. We started in search of a quiet place on the Ogden river where I could try out my fly fishing skills. After finding what looked to be a relatively (and I mean relatively) slow spot, we got down to business. We only lasted about 30 minutes though because the water was way too fast and way too muddy. Since the whole river was like that we decided to go to Pineview and see what we could catch. But let me tell you, if you want to fish on a lake that you don't have to hike to, it's gonna cost you! So, discouraged at the fact that we'd have to pay to find a decent fishing spot, we drove around and found what we thought would be perfect! Little did we know, until we walked about 100 yards, that Pineview was so high that most of the beaches were gone, and the only ones that were still there were being occupied by either jet skis, or kids swimming.

Kimber and Kyle

At last we gave up and decided that since we had come this far, we might as well enjoy the scenery. We pitched our chairs and just hung out for about an hour before deciding to go home.

Still happy with no fish or ice cream

One final note:
If any of you have been to Pineview you will be familiar with a certain gas station where you can get a cheap soft serve, and self serve, ice cream cone. This was our final hope. But, as was the theme of the rest of the day, the machine was broken. So we left for home with no fish, and no ice cream to show for our struggles.

Oh, and this is my wife that I am so proud of for learning how to eat sunflower seeds!