In the New York Times I see these ad’s about once a week for this place. Its an island in the Caribbean, and I went and checked out their website. This place is so gorgeous, I knew thats where I want to go on my honeymoon haha. I have photographers blood in me (thanks to my Dad) so I would be fine going with just a camera. But seeing as how this place is prime scuba territory, and how I already have my license, I wouldn’t be able to pass that up.

Take advantage of multiple and diverse water sites. Experience the clearest and calmest waters the Bahamas has to offer. Choose various dives from shallow reefs with ship wrecks to a SUB dive on one of Nassau’s famous reefs. Many of these shallow reefs and shipwrecks have been seen throughout the world in various feature films such as Deep Blue Sea, Spy Kids, and three James Bond thrillers. For the more adventurous diver there is a shark dive with as many as forty Caribbean Reef sharks. 

Not to mention the water park:

 The new, unprecedented 63-acre waterscape, AQUAVENTURE, the centerpiece of Atlantis’ recent billion-dollar development. This addition positions Atlantis as the largest water-themed attraction in the world, containing over twenty million gallons of water. This non-stop water experience, consists of thrilling new water slides, a mile-long river ride with high intensity rapids and wave surges, and never-before-seen special effects that add an extreme level of excitement to the overall experience, delivering a sensory journey unlike any other.     

I could probably live here, but I guess that would end up being quite expensive.. I’m thinking about a week would be good for me, then I would just want to go home.. haha 

Today there was an article in the New York Times about this guy, and told his story. I really found it interesting yet strange that someone would devote thier live to living alone in the middle of nowhere. In the article is a link to his website, where there is an AMAZING gallery of pictures.

ON SADDLEBACK MOUNTAIN, Calif. — Walk into Mike Gates’s summer home here and the first thing you notice — the only thing you could possibly notice —is the view. The job isn’t for everyone, but searching for fires from a perch a mile high suits Mike Gates and his frequent visitor, Prairie Rose, who fell in love with him on this very spot. With a wraparound vista broken only by the occasional hummingbird, Mr. Gates has 25-mile visibility on a decent day and more than twice that on a superlative one. The sunrises are pretty enough to make the cold worthwhile, and the sunsets would make a vampire sad to see the day go. But Mr. Gates doesn’t really come to the top of Saddleback Mountain — at the corner of 6,698 feet and the middle of nowhere —to look at the horizon or the hummingbirds, at the sunrise or the sunset. He comes to look for smoke. For the last 21 years, Mr. Gates has been a fire lookout, a sky-high sentry at the front line in the battle against wildfires, which have burned more than five million drought-parched acres around the country this year. Armed with four pairs of binoculars, he spends almost every waking hour prowling a narrow catwalk outside his 14-foot-square shack, scanning the day — and night — for nature’s surest sign that something is ablaze. 

I guess you have to have some sort of hobby while sitting there watching for fires, so he has photography. You definitely need to go check out his site, there are some amazing pictures there! http://www.pbase.com/pygmyhippo

These are in no particular order, and I understand that some of these may not come true or may change. Which is PERFECTLY fine!!!

1. Scuba Diving with turtles
2. Get married in San Diego Temple
3. Stay politically involved
4. Own my own company
5. Make over one hundred thousand dollars a year
6. Own a Pantera/fix one up
7. Fix up as many cool cars as I can in my life
8. Keep my 5.0 until I die
9. Get married to the woman of my dreams
10. Be an AWESOME dad
11. Learn how to fly (planes/helicopters)
12. Graduate BYU
13. Go on a mission (hopefully out of the country…)
14. Be a full tithe payer
15. Travel to every single continent (including Antarctica!!)
16. Go on a cruise
17. Go to Africa!
18. Participate in the Bondurant Driving School
19. See the Aurora Borealis
20. Get a motorcycle
21. Meet the prophet
22. Have 3 kids, only 3 J
23. Live in Poway, CA
24. Go to all 50 states
25. Have my own school bus (I have always wanted one)
26. Follow my patriarchal blessing
27. Grow a fruit garden (apples, oranges, etc.)
28. Save someone’s life
29. Come unto Christ
30. Be that really cool old guy that everyone likes haha

I have long been a fan of these, because my dad has always had one. I can remember riding on the back ever since I was little. I finally decided I wanted to start riding so I started small (my mom’s Yamaha 250). It was a great bike, more like a scooter lol. It was like the bike with training wheels, so I got sick of it after a little while. My dad recently acquired a Honda Shadow 650? which I dreamt of riding. So before I tackled the beast, I wanted to get my motorcycle license. I went online and found some company that does a couple classes then some riding sessions. My instructor was a professional motorcycle racer and he had the COOLEST bike (more about that later). So I learned alot and did great in the riding portion (seeing as how I had my permit and had been riding the 250 everywhere). Now one thing I noticed was peoples opinions on my motorcycling. Half of the people would tell me I had a death wish and they didn’t want me riding around, and the other half were way excited for me. It bothered me because everyone had to tell you some story about a guy they saw on the news who got decapitated or whatever. What they don’t realize is he was probably riding between cars doing wheelies or whatever. And all those guys who ride crazy give all the other motorcyclists a bad name!! So I got my motorcycle license, but my dad wouldn’t let me ride his bike. The the that pissed me off the MOST was he would let my older brother ride his bike around when he didn’t even have a permit!! But later on he let me start riding around the neighborhood, then around town, etc. It is sooooo much fun! Anyways so I have officially decided which bike I will be purchasing (after I am married and move back to Poway). Its from a company called Triumph, and the bike is a Daytona 650. My instructor had this bike in a cherry red, it literally was love at first sight.   

 As the first three-cylinder super sports middleweight the Daytona 675 stands alone in the most hotly contested arena in motorcycling. Of course it can be compared to many motorcycles – and on such occasions invariably comes out on top, but in one single stroke it’s redefined just how a middleweight sports bike should look and feel. If the Daytona 675’s unique DNA is a large part of its appeal, its stunning performance is the winning flourish