The Yellow Subaru

So, we had a week left before school started in August, and I decided I wanted to do one last trip! To get out as much "play time" as I could before the kids were in school, and we couldn't just leave whenever we want!

Destination Decision: My sister Kristyn's house, in Spanish Fork, UT.

It worked out perfect, because my friend Tori needed a car to be driven up to her, and that meant I could leave early, and Steve could bring up Tori's car when he got his work stuff done!

Well, as all Schmutz trips go, I didn't get off until Thursday...(in my mind I originally wanted to go on Monday, so I wouldn't feel rushed in hanging out in Utah.)
On our drive up (which we wanted to leave mid-morning, and ended up leaving early evening) we were able to see this unbelievable sunset in Shiprock area...these pictures don't do justice to how pretty it was! I even called Steve, and told him how gorgeous it was. I love when you see magic, and are reminded of how amazing this beautiful world the Savior created is! It always makes me have a "cup runneth over" moment! My heart just swells with gratitude for everything...my life, my husband, my kids, my family, my friends, the yummy Diet Dr. Pepper with Vanilla drink I had earlier...EVERYTHING! And then I realize, that is why Heavenly Father gave us these magic moments! Just to remind us: He's there, He loves us, He is aware of us, and He gives us all we have!
This one I was driving, and just snapped, but I love the way it turned out! :) Anyways, so I had a very nice drive! Steve had convinced the boys (minus Brigham, of course), to drive up with him the next day. So, it was Lydia, Loralyn, Brigham, and me! And we made great time, and had a really enjoyable trip up!

Now to the reason I had to post these pictures! So, Steve and I have this on going dislike for Subarus! Now, it is not the car, but the general "vibe" that most the Subarus we see have! They are usually full of liberal bull crap bumper stickers like, Obama in every creepy form, or "the earth needs our love", or "it's the woman's right to do what she wants with her body", or anything that makes no sense, but liberals love to advocate! And we have come to our on conclusion that it is the closest thing to an SUV that they will allow themselves to buy, since they can't buy the ones that they claim are ruining the environment! Anyways, so you can imagine what a laugh I got, when Tori told me it was her dad's subaru we were bringing up, because I knew it was Steve driving it! (And to the defense of subaru drivers in Utah, Tori had no idea about the liberal bull crap bumper stickers, so it may be a New Mexico thing!)

I told him, "I have to get a picture of that!"

He, of course, said I didn't, which only fueled the need for one!

We met in South Jordan, where Tori worked, so she could just drive it home, and we could go to a dear friend's surprise b-day party (the Green family, whom we love!). I waited on the curb, until the moment the yellow subaru appeared! In all of it's glory, with Steve at the helm! :)
He didn't see me taking pictures until he got closer!
And then he tried to "block your face", like most people trying to hide something do! :) I was laughing while taking all of these pictures!
Still trying to evade the Paparazzi!
And the "oh, that's really funny" sarcastic laugh and face! I was just loving it all! Steve just cracks me up!
And, the surrender! What cute boys! We were sure glad to all be back together! After all the hugs, and "glad your here"! I took a look at my boys, and realized they were in the same "travel clothes" I had put them in the day before! I asked Steve, "Have they just worn those clothes the entire time?" Yep, they had! :)

So, I just had to blog our little inside story of the Yellow Subaru! And to those of you who DON'T have annoying liberal bull crap on your subaru, but do drive a subaru, we thank you for not being...well, liberal! There are way too many of them out there as it is!

And a funny note about Steve's adventure: He told Tori when he got there, "You are going to hate driving a yellow car." Why? Because when people call the cops on a "yellow subaru driving wreckless", well, it means it's you! Because there are just not a lot of yellow subarus on the rode at once! Yes, Steve got pulled over outside of Price! He didn't get a ticket. Steve tried to say, "how do you know it was me" but the quick response was, "you have been the ONLY yellow car that has come out of here." So, if you like to drive like a drunk driver or like you are racing in the Iny 500...don't buy a yellow subaru! :)