utah trip

Hey everyone!

well were are finally back in utah for a week or two. we have been wanting to get back here for a while. We have been so busy up in oregon and a trip for fun was just not able to get done. but we made it into vernon around 9 last night.

but it has been a crazy trip. we are helping my friend get moved out here from oregon, so we have all of his stuff in my single axle 6' x 12' enclosed pace trailer and then all my equpitment in the bed of the new truck. we are running kinda heave for the weight limit on the trailer. but it is fine, the truck can deffinatly handle the weight, but what worries us is the trailer. it gets kinda loose back there and is bouncy on bad roads, and with the lifted truck it puts the tail of the trailer really really close to the ground. we really need to get a new, bigger, double axle trailer. i want a car hauler, like a 14 / 16 footer.

so tuesday night i went and helped pack and load robs stuff in the trailer. we had to get the largest drop hitch we could find, a 10" drop adjustable hitch, and it is STILL not down far enough!! but rob and i worked on loading the trailer till 1 am, and by the home and in bed it was 2 30, then up at 7 30, and packed out stuff, and got alot done at the house. we had to give a bid in medford berfore we left, so we could not leave till 6 pm.

we got the bid, so it was very worth the wait. but we left medford at close to 7, and decied to go all the way to sacremento then across the 80 to reno and winnamuca. tiff has family there in winny. we got to winnamuca at 6 30 am... slept, hung out and then were on the road again till 9 last night... yuck.

tiff did get to drive for about an hour, she did good, but does not like drving with the little trailer back there. it pushes the truck around a bit. i was pretty proud of her.

but the bad news is i have had the truck for 2 weeks, and have gotten pulled over 2 times already. once due to trailer lights inop, and last night we were speeding. but honestly we did not see a speed limit sign at all. the cop was cool both times and we did not even get written up.

can you believe it, i have gone... ready.. 2 years with out a ticket... no joke... this is from the guy that had only 3.. pages of records at the dmv.. to now.. not a single ticket on record. yeah baby!!

so today we have to go look at the job sites, order chemicals, run errands and then we are going to drive to see my family and friends in st george. then come back up here sunday night, work monday and tues on the murry project.. and do some training with form co and sure crete. and get to see some of tiff's family up here also. we are also going to try and do the alpine store while we are out here. but i have not heard back from the general contractor on it.

it is amazing how much decrotive concrete is popular out here. and how many companies are utah based that are major players in teh deco crete industry. makes me proud. so we will be doing alot of traveling even out here, between layton, alpine, orem, murry, sandy, and north salt lake. and since tiff folks live an hour from slc it is alot of driving. but it is all good.

ok well, have a great day, smile loads, talk often, and look for the bright side!