Maple bars with bacon...don't diss it until you try it!

So, Cody and I were up in Portland the other day...we have been all over the place lately! Anyway, we went to a place called Voodoo Doughnuts and it was quite the experience! First of all, we had been hearing about this place from a ton of friends saying that we needed to go...so we were expecting that this bakery was a huge franchise in Portland. What we found is that it's actually a teeny tiny little hole in the wall bakery located right in downtown Portland, but amazing nonetheless. Every doughnut that they sell has some crazy name (for the sake of the innocent, I won't repeat any of the naughty names!).


Anyway, they sell doughnuts covered in peanut butter with oreos and doughnuts covered in Captain Crunch cereal just to name a couple. Our favorite, though, was the maple bar topped off with BACON. (displayed here) Gross, right? I was sketched out on trying it, but I finally gave in and it was delicious. What a great combo of sweet and salty! So, for those of you who are looking for something fun to do if you are ever in Portland, go visit VOODOO doughnuts!

A NEW YORK MINUTE...LITERALLY!

I've always wanted to visit New York City in the fall. So, Cody and I decided to fly to New York for the day last Thursday. We took the red eye flight out, got in at 6:30 in the morning and then flew home that night. It was exhausting, but so worth it. We had no clue how much fun you could have in one day! It was an awesome date...and very out of the ordinary. Just how we like it! Here is a video of the short, but sweet trip to New York. Double click on the video so that it links you to YOUTUBE...if you view it on youtube it's not as fuzzy! When you get to YOUTUBE, click on "watch in high quality". Sorry for the inconvenience, but it's worth watching...I promise! There is someone famous in it. Ha, now I have you hooked, the suspense is killing you. You must watch now!

Aviation Nation

Well this weekend my dad and I got to attend the 4th annual Boseman trip to Aviation Nation at nellis AFB in Las Vegas. This year it was just my dad and I representing, and it was good to have a father son outing. If you don't know what Aviation Nation is, it is the Air show of all air shows (except for Oshkosh... see septemeber post)

Anyway, we have been there so many times that it feels like I could probably do half of the flying demos (i just need to convince them to let me)

Some of the Highlights were the F22 demo, it was the best and longest Raptor demo I have seen yet. This plane is just ridiculous, it does some things that airplanes are NOT supposed to be doing, Here is a link to a video. watch about the first 2.30 and you'll see what I mean.
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The Heritage Flight, which is supposed to represent past, present, and future. It is always awesome to see 3 amazing airplanes from different eras flying together in formation. This particular heritage flight consisted of a P-51, F-15, & F-22.


And the thunderbirds, they are always awesome and inspiring to watch no matter how many times you have seen them. The amount of discipline, training, and skill that goes into a production like this is amazing. To be able to fly these maneuvers safely and precisely hundreds of times year is astonishing.

ELECTION DAY IS FINALLY HERE!!

Its been a rather soggy and un-fallish day here in Salt Lake, but a day that will be remembered in the history books nonetheless! For today, I have two pieces of advice for those who are looking for some....

1) GO VOTE!

2) DON'T GO TO STARBUCKS AND TRY TO GET A FREE HOT CHOCOLATE...I heard that they were giving out a free tall coffee to those that came in wearing the "I VOTED!" sticker, so I figured that us non-coffee drinkers could just get a hot chocolate instead. I was terribly mistaken. I walked in and said, "Hi, I'd like to get my free hot chocolate." as I pointed to the sticker that I was so proudly wearing. They looked at me like I was crazy. "What, you don't give out something else for those who don't drink coffee?" NOPE. So, even though this is the perfect day to have a hot chocolatey drink to warm your frozen hands, don't count on a free one from Starbucks!

Murder Mystery Dinner

So we got the chance to attend the now annual Orndorff Murder mystery dinner. It was a blast, as neither of us had ever done one of these, so we didn't know what to expect. The theme was "murder at the Deadwood Saloon" which meant it was a western theme.

Tennille was a rugged outlaw named Black Barbara, while Cody was a rugged outlaw named Jesse Wales. If you have never done one of these this is kind of how it goes. Prior to the dinner you get sent your character, the attire that suits you, as well as some background on who you are. So you all arrive at the house in character, get issued $500, and start mingling with the others there. The goal is to get as much information about everyone and earn the most money, and you do it however you can... bribes, murders, prostitution, whatever.


Eventually someone gets murdered in the middle of your mingling. The goal then turns to try and solve the mystery of who dunnit? Again, you want to get as much info as you can, with any means possible. In the end, it turns out to be a lot like a real life "clue" game. It was a blast! Thanks to the Orndorffs for setting this up, I'm sure it was a bunch of work. It was fun to see some of our friends and even better to meet a bunch of new friends.

Here is Jesse wales (left) and Black Barbara (right)