No thanks, I'm trying to quit

My husband always has a saying he uses anytime someone offers him something that he doesn't want. Say we are at my mother's house and she offers him a treat. He'll just say, "no thanks, I'm trying to quit".

It always produces a laugh, doesn't make anyone feel bad, and he never gets that dreaded..."are you sure? It's really good. Just a little won't hurt you. Come on, you know you want it".

So if you're in a situation where you are dieting or just plain eating healthy and don't want something offered, just tell them you are trying to quit. No feelings are hurt and you'll get a laugh out of it!

A Hike to the Summit of Mount Timpanogos

The view from the top

My friend, Amanda, and I hiked to the summit of Mount Timpanogos yesterday. We planned on it taking 8 hours or so but ended up finishing in 5 hours and 55 minutes! It was tough and my legs are feeling it today, but it was worth it. The view is gorgeous and the accomplishment pretty fantastic.



The summit of Mount Timpanogos is 11,749 feet, second highest in the Wasatch Mountains. The hike is 7.5 miles one way with an elevation gain of 4580 feet. We saw plenty of mountain goats. In fact we had to scare them off the trail so we could get by them. We passed within 5 feet of a mountain goat that sat there and stared us down. I also spotted a small brown animal with a tail that looked suspiciously like a mountain lion. Since they hunt mountain goat, I'm not too far off in thinking that's what I saw. Gotta keep things interesting, you know!

Mountain Goats

Amanda and the goat ahead on the trail

Funny story about this "toilet" if you can call it that. This is about 3/4 of the way up the summit right on the mountain side pretty much in plain view. Sure it's off the main trail a bit, but really not any better than using a tree. At least the walls were somewhat in place. Needless to say, I didn't need to go that bad!