Piacitelli Family Blog: April 2007

Ezrie and Jairus Hike "The Y"

A few weeks ago we had a YM activity and hiked to "The Y". Ezrie wanted to go so she came along. She did a great job and we all had fun. I promised her that I would post the photos on the blog so everyone would know of her greatness!

Pace Trip to Goblin Valley

It was spring break for the kids last week so Becki had the great idea to make a trip to Goblin Valley. Something we have always talked about doing as a family but never have. Becki's simple one day trip quickly turned into a 2 day camping trip with all the extended Pace family in tow. On Thursday we arived and setup camp in the San Rafeal Swell just outside of Crack Canyon. Then we spent the afternoon in Goblin Valley.

I had been there once during college. I think during a trip that Jeff, my roomate Tom Martin, and I made to southern Utah (Jeff can you confirm this?). Becki had not been there since she was a kid. The kids loved it! I decided it is like an interactive Grand Canyon. The kids loved to be able to actually get down on the rocks and climb and explore. We even found several geocaches.

It was a beautiful day and everyone had fun.

The next day we went to a slot canyon just a few miles away called Little Wild Horse Canyon. This is one of the best slot canyons in Utah. It as a bit overcast so the photos are not as great as I had hoped.

We went back to Price on Friday afternoon and stayed at Helen's. She is a great hostess and fed us well. We spend Saturday fixing sprinklers and doing a bit of yard work. Then we hit the wave pool. Too much fun for one weekend!

I'm not a fisherman, but....

I sure like to fish! Especially when you can catch fish like these!

This was taken about one week ago, with some of my friends from work. What a fun trip we had. The mouth of the Susquehanna River is about 50miles from Baltimore and this time of year the bait fish, called Shad, are running/spawning. They attract the larger fish- like the one you see me holding here. This is a Stripper or Rock fish. I believe that what you call them depends upon where you come from.

Enjoy another photo!

Above is Allen holding on to the first fish we caught that night. Next to him is Chris, who is the man behind of the fishing- has the the boat, rods and tackle. How nice is Chris? Well, he brings us up to fish and refuses money, offers to buy him food/drink. Amazing! We did buy him a gift, but everywhere I've been to fish here costs at least $120.oo for the same chance. Here is to Chris!

One more...
This is Li, and he is HAPPY. Why not?! Needless to say, that after this trip we were hooked and have returned twice already- with mixed results. One fish caught, and only one bit on other trips. The weather is cooler this week, and the fish are less active- so we'll wait until next week to go again. Please don't get the wrong impression- we drove 4.5hrs each way, to Virgina/Norfolk Beach about a month ago just to get on the boat, go around and around for hours only to get ONE bite between 5 of us. And we paid about $160 each for the privilege. HA!

Easter Weekend / Word from the PHX

I don't know if its really legal to use the PHX since I don't live there, but its my airport. I just thought it would add a little spice to the Easter weekend title... maybe I should have gone with "pasgetti party".
I just wanted to say we had a great Easter weekend. Clint surprised and knocked on the door Friday afternoon. He had driven Thursday and Friday to see us on his 4 day weekend. It was a fast trip but well worth it. We look forward to seeing him again next weekend.
We had a party on Friday with the playgroup I am in. It was a chance for the husbands to meet and mingle with each other. On Saturday the ward had an egg hunt party complete with cotton candy, snow cones, and plenty of lawn games. Isaiah and Clint loved the potatoe sack races. Clint left on Sunday after we attended an early ward. The kids and I enjoyed our easter lunch complete with the resurrection rolls and easter cookies we had made together, and headed back to our ward. Here are the pictures:

Word from the ATL

Inspired by the tenacity of Jeff and Nanci to keep the family blog ticking, I am again renewed in my efforts to chip in. I have been reticent because of the lack of pictures to add. Oh, I've been taking them - but my new transfer cord is not working. That kind of disappointment takes this lady a while to get over. I've got to work up my courage and get back into a Best Buy or the likes and try again. Courage, Jill, courage.

Here you now see my new and amazing dog, Martin. His tag actually says "Martin L. King Jr." You can see it in this picture.. there is without doubt - nobility, greatness, leadership, and spirituality in this dog. For those of you not in on the story - he kind of came with the house that I am now renting. I don't know if there is a greater landlord than Kirk the Great Landlord, but he had taken this stray in and was planning on hauling him back to Florida when destiny intervened. Martin is super loving, doesn't shed, a mix between a German Shepherd and Chow (fluffy and cut in all the right places!), has good house manners, and is sweet beyond reason. I'm in love with him. I had decided that this next move for me would be deeper than my general commitment - I was going to get a house I wanted to live in for awhile, in an actual (non-apartment) community, and look into dog ownership. So, it's a blessing that it all came together in one hit.

That is it for now. Work is going well (who caught the cable debut of Break Away and Jill in a turtleneck on E! THS Investigates Spring Break Nightmares? It was a six minute blaze of glory!), I'm starting to explore Atlanta at long last (Carter Center = Heaven), hosted my first visitor (Dad. 'Twas a dream indeed sir.), and finally got a new cellphone after a 3 week break. More next week. Keep it coming!

Happy Easter and some photos too

The above picture is from this past fall. It was taken on the day of the open rowing race by Liza. I really enjoyed the time I spent in the boats. I may take another class this summer or fall.

Here is Christmas 2006 in Price, Utah. A beautiful sight....

This was from the Johns Hopkins Urology Holiday party 2006.

This is a painting done by one of my roomates, Jacob. It is a selfportrait of sorts, he is the center figure with the white shirt and missionary tag. I'm impressed not only the subjects that he paints but the size and detail. His paintings are on average 6ft by 8ft. This was from his latest show.

Liza and I attended the wedding of one of her many friends from college in San Diego. What a nice trip it was. The car is a 07 Mustang, a convertible is a must for So. Cal.