Tuesday, May 26, 2009

If We Have to Be Stuck...

I may be busy with my new professional duties, but never, of course, too busy for our quarterly Moab trip:
A big part of the vacation is always visiting Rob's family... and then forcing them to walk miles through the desert with us:

Really, though, it takes no arm twisting. I mean, who wouldn't want to spend time with such hansom men, right? And look there at my man. He's lost a lot of weight in the past three months. A doctor warned him about his health and he thought of us and went on a serious diet. I'm proud of him.

But the rest of us are, arguably, cute too:

It's images like that that make me very glad we had twins. They may be very different but they are great friends and family to the other; I can see that last well past their parent's time and that gives a good deal of joy.

Their favorite part was the dunes. My sandbox can't compete with this:
I guess one other reason we need to get down to Moab as often as we do to purge some of the city-boy from the twins:
Every kid needs to wipe sheep snot on their shirt at least a couple times a year, right?

A bit of advice:
What once covered that empty plate there was the Jailhouse restaurant's Swedish pancakes, with loganberries (don't use the syrup; just the berries). Delicious. We go there for breakfast every trip down and each time I get the same thing, twice this trip even. I'm salivating just typing this.

Lastly, a fitting metaphor. We got stuck, in Utah:
To be exact, Rob got us stuck :-). It took two hours of digging, some frustration, a lot of sweat, blisters, the pull from two vehicles, and a good deal of the kindness of strangers, but we eventually got free. Our help was a bunch of local men there on dirt bikes and, with beer in hand and chew in lip, they helped dig us out. Strange thing: I worried the kids would out us to these rural guys at any moment and that they'd stop being so charitable and we'd have to call in help. But no, the kids we're having too much fun digging to chat up strangers. Still, maybe I shouldn't prejudge; heck, the guys may have been from the Southern Utah GLBT Dirt Bike Club...

Anyway, here the kids are in the deep, muddy holes our tires once spun pointlessly through:
All the while the boys had a great time, chasing lizards and jumping off dunes in this beautiful country, and we got a strenuous workout.

That's life in Utah for the men at the helm of this gay-headed family for ya.

10 comments:

Kengo Biddles said...

Still, maybe I shouldn't prejudge; heck, the guys may have been from the Southern Utah GLBT Dirt Bike Club......Maybe -- but something tells me you were right in hoping your kids wouldn't out you.

Ezra said...

Sounds like you had a great adventure!

Unknown said...

I'm glad your family had a great time.

Camping in Moab is still one thing I want and hope to do in the near future, but it's so hard to garner enough interest to make such a trip with friends here in TX though. And hearing about your Moab trips makes this fact harder to bear ;)

Scot said...

Kengo:
"Maybe -- but something tells me you were right in hoping your kids wouldn't out you."

Yeah, I don't know many gay men who chew tobacco or ride dirt bikes. Now, I've some lesbian friends... ;-)

Ezra: "Sounds like you had a great adventure!"

Ezra, ah, we always do; I love getting away when it's just the 4 of us on an adventure.

Evan:
"Camping in Moab is still one thing I want and hope to do in the near future, but it's so hard to garner enough interest to make such a trip with friends here in TX though."

If you get something together, let me know. We'll be headed down there again in the spring but we've not set dates yet.

Guy said...

Sounds like a great weekend (well, other than being stuck, I guess). We're planning an August weekend in Moab, would love some more tips from you then (I'm sorry to say I've not explored the area at all). Can't wait to try the Swedish pancakes!
Also, congrats to Rob--he looks great--and on staying married,too. ;-)

Scot said...

When it gets closer, drop us a line Guy. We've got a lot of suggestions for Moab, particularly for kid-friendly hikes.

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