I feel like I have become an unofficial ambassador of sorts for 'This Is The Place Heritage Park! It is just the best place out there because of all the fun family events and amenities. Now they've got a new event that is coming up this Saturday! It's called, appropriately, the 'Dog Day Of Summer' Event!
For any and all of you who have and love dogs, this will be THE place to be! Check this out: Just $5.00 admission, this will be the best time for your dogs to be the focus of your time and attention. Not only will there be a route for a walk in the park, but sponsor, "I And Love And You" dog food will provide a free meal and poop bags for your furry friend! But that's not all! Meet celebrity dogs, Harlow, Indiana and Reese! Get your pics taken with them and check out their New York Times Best-selling book and have it autographed while you're there! There will be swag and free dog treats available, as well as dog bling at the Heritage Park Gift Shop and other vendors!
You can find the route for the dog walk here. If you would like to participate in the walk/parade, please register here!
You can bet we'll be there with our feisty rescue girl, Evee! She is a border collie that we found in our local paper for $50. She snarled at me the first time we met and bit my husband's hand when he wanted to pet her. It's been almost 7 years, and she has made such progress! She catches frisbee like a champ and is so loving in our family. But she still has some spunk and feistiness left!
Don't have a dog? Maybe you'll find your match at the event! There will be dog adoptions through the Utah Humane Society from 10:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m.!
Psst....don't forget to mention 'A GAL NEEDS...' for $2.00 off the price of regular admission every day!(A portion of all proceeds will be donated to animal shelters and other animal friendly organizations.) Disclosure: I was provided free admission to this event in exchange for PR. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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The summer days are upon us and the Memorial Day Weekend is what kicks it off. There are more fatalities between Memorial
Day and Labor Day than any other time of the year. So read this cautionary tale and learn from
my “adventure”.
Funny,
before it happened, I was feeling rather sorry for myself thinking that I never
have any fun adventures. I feel like
that cartoon in Calvin & Hobbs, where they are talking about
adventures. Calvin is basically saying
he’s never had any adventures!
But Hobbs,
being the ever-faithful and encouraging companion that he is, attempts to jog
Calvin’s memory—
Very recently
I put that “never had an adventure” feeling to rest. And of course it was while driving, something
I devote a good deal of time to, with my 60 mile daily commute and everything
else I do that involves me getting somewhere.
This is how it went down:
I was almost
home from a busy day doing some volunteering at Comic Con, my favorite nerd
festival, when one of those huge, obnoxious, Chevy 4x4’s pulled out into the
road in front of me, you know, the ones that belch black smoke in your face for
no other offense than that of being behind it.
It also had a long, open trailer in the back. I was mildly annoyed. Really?
Did the guy have to cut it so close?
I mean, he certainly had the height with those lifts to see that there
were no cars in back of me. Couldn’t he
even wait a hot second to pull his monstrosity…er, truck out and avoid cutting
a car off? I let it slide.
He then did the same thing to a car in the
left lane. Wow...We kept going and the natural
flow of traffic put me in front of him.
And I needed to change lanes because I was going to make a left
turn. So I changed lanes. I don’t remember if I put on my blinker or
how close I was in front of him when I changed.
But he seemed annoyed because he sped up and started tailgating me, his
headlight on my bumper. If automobiles
and trucks can grind, this would have been it.
We were coming close to the light
and I needed to slow down. Soooooo….I
tapped the brake. Heck, if he wanted to
follow me that close and he happened to plow into me, well, not my fault. But now the dude was enraged. He certainly didn’t let up and when I decided
to take a left into a parking lot to get him off my tail, he suddenly did a
U-turn. I didn’t think much about it
until I got out onto the road I needed to take and there he was behind me
again. I was driving at around 35 – 40 mph
and he came barreling up behind me, got into the next lane, came up beside
me and swung into my lane, ahead of me, except for that trailer he was
pulling? Yeah, it slammed into the side
of my car. Hard. And then he took off. After a split second of collecting myself, I realized
I had just been hit, that damage had most definitely been done to my car, and
that he wasn’t stopping. He was now down
the road and ready to turn at the stoplight.
In other words, this was a hit and run!
I quickly decided that he wasn’t going to get away without a chase. So I took off in “hot pursuit”. My adventure
was starting.
I chased
this truck with the trailer about 10 miles---through 2 red lights, a couple of stop signs and
definitely cut through some traffic.
Luck was on my side. He was
trying every way he knew to get away from me.
He may well have succeeded if he hadn’t had that trailer on the back of
his truck. I was prepared to go until I
ran out of gas if need be. I was also on
the phone with emergency dispatch, trying to relate what had just happened to
the dispatcher. She wanted me to get
the license plate number and that was difficult because it was partially
obscured by the trailer. Just talking to
her while driving was really hard and I’m sure I didn’t make sense a lot of the
time because my top priority was to keep that truck in my sights. I felt like Miami Vice, ready to get the bad
guys.
Apparently I
did a good job of showing my determination and driving skills because all of a
sudden he pulled off to the side of the road and I did the same. He got out of the truck and I was very
interested in seeing what kind of guy was capable of something like that. Well, very small guy. He wasn’t much taller than me and I might
have out-weighed him by 10 lbs.
Wow. It all made sense now. Classic Small Man Syndrome.
He attempted
to engage me in a conversation but I’d have none of it. I didn’t crack the window, and I pointed to my
phone to let him know that the cops were on their way. He went back to his truck and we waited like
that until they came.
He ended up
telling the officer that he didn’t realize he had hit me until he “noticed”
that I was following him. And since
there were no witnesses, it was my word against his. He ended up getting an improper lane change
ticket and his insurance is paying for my damaged door and front bumper.
I’m glad
that things went down like they
did. I think things could have turned
out much worse, which is what I want to let you know.
Road rage is
a real thing. You never know what state
of mind a driver is in. I learned that just because you, a safe driver,
may be in the right, don’t antagonize someone after they have made a stupid
move. I tapped my brake and that was
just enough to send this guy off the edge.
I think that luckily, while we were in that chase, he was somehow able
to come to grips with the situation. His
reason overcame his sense of revenge and he decided to make a good decision by
pulling over.
My need for
an adventure has definitely been satisfied for awhile and I’ve learned
something as well. I hope everyone has a
safe and fun summer and drive safely!!
This past week brought some interesting activities. We have been looking for a new place to live because my Dad wants to try to live by himself. Yes, my dear 84 year old dad, descendant of Captain Kidd the pirate, thinks he can go it on his own. Laughable. We've been here for about a year now, paying him rent and helping him out wherever we can. Although he is still mobile and still has a driver's license, we find him doing all kinds of dangerous and crazy things like getting on the roof, injuring himself, leaving doors wide open to the house, eating himself into a sugar stupor and other such things. He always appreciates the things we do for him, but he thinks he's going to be happier by himself. Hey, if that is what he wants, that's what we will do. But not going to settle for just anything. We have been up and down the I-15 corridor between Payson and Layton and a few places even further than that. We have seen some interesting homes. I think I will start taking some pictures as we look for the perfect little place. But that's not all we've been up to--- We went on a river cruise with my brother and his family. Yes, we cruised down the Provo River on innertubes! We started up-river close to Vivien Park and ended up about 5 miles down from there. It was about 91 degrees outside but the water was a frigid 40 degrees. It felt icy cold, especially as I put my hands into the water to maneuver my tube. There was a lot of fairly slow moving water, but there were some rapids too. My innertube seemed to gravitate toward the sides of the river, where there were overhanging branches and rocks. My accident-prone self was the only one that got an injury. Yep, I got caught by a branch and then I got arm burn from repeatedly trying to paddle away from the shoreline and while doing so, my arm rubbing against the plastic tube.
I know that by the end of this summer I will be a bruised, scraped, banged-up mess! But c'est la vie! We celebrated my son's 20-something birthday at Tucano's Restaurant, which is a lively Brazilian-style grill. They brought us meats of all kinds to taste as we ate our all-you-can eat salad from the amazing salad bar. I had sushi, shrimp, and collard greens, among other things, and I always said yes when they brought around the fillet mignon and garlic beef. It was delicious! (I swear I'm going off meat next Tuesday....maybe.) The group of servers came and delivered a birthday treat to the birthday boy and then had him stand up and shake the tambourine while they sang. I tried to capture it, but this is all I got. :( Notice my dad focused only on one thing--the food!
But I digress! With the summer heat and wear and tear on my hair, I need to do something about it. Too much styling in this desert climate can really do damage. So I have decided to up the ante with these 3 hair products from IT Haircare found at Drugstore.com in the beauty section. At just $6.99 each, they are a great bargain and they use Abyssinian Oil. This natural oil contains a high percentage of unsaturated C22 fatty
acids, but is very stable against heat breakdown and is highly resistant
to oxidation.
Abyssinian Oil has a unique molecular structure not found in any other naturally occurring oil.
12-in-One Miracle Mist -This is a multi-task hair treatment that adddresses 12 hair issues. Just spray it in after washing your hair and style as usual.
Surf Spray - This is for hair with any kind of natural wave. It helps to define and texturize my waves if I don't want to fool with straightening. I just use this wet or dry and put a diffuser on it.
My opinion is that this product works just as well as some high end products I have tried. In these pictures, I have just washed my hair and put in said products. Not much styling otherwise. I loved the Surf Spray and the Illuminator Instant Shine. They did what they said they would do! In a few short days I will be offering one of these products for one of my readers, so stay tuned!
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