Our wonderful adventure just keeps getting better & better! We have been to several Archery Tournaments the past several weeks & Mel shoots better each time. The most recent one was last weekend in Blackfoot. Mel shot a PERFECT 300, winning 1st place in the Men's Open.

We are preparing for our trip to Las Vegas! I can't believe that in 2 weeks we will be there! It's going to be amazing!

We sure are getting excited for the weather to warm up! Mel goes out to the garage & starts up the Harley & let's it run. I know that he is just itching to get riding! With this crazy Idaho weather it could be a couple more months!!



Ok... so I started this latest post back in February and here we are in July!! Time has FLOWN by! We had an amazing time in Vegas & Mel shot AWSOME! He placed 72nd out of 600+ archers! We had a BLAST!! We spent most of our time watching the competition but also spent alot of time walking the stip & site seeing.


Although Mel said that he would never leave me... he went to a shoot in Redding, CA without me!! Can you believe it?? He placed 48th & had a wonderful time but im sure it would have been much better if I had been there! BUT since he had left me (and on my birthday at that!!) I got to go play with my 2 best friends, Tina & Konni! Our birthdays are pretty close together so we deceided to celebrate by going out & getting "forever friends" tattoos!
We had a blast, but Tina & Konni were getting pretty annoyed by Mel & I texting the whole time!!

Getting tattoos with the girls was SOOOOO much fun that a week later Mel & I decided to get matching tatoos ourselves! Actually, we have been thinking about getting the tat's for quite some time but just never found the right time. It was an amazing experience!

They turned out great & Mel designed them for us! We have our SnM sign everywhere! Even the new plates on the Harley say SnM!!And our AWSOME SnM/Harley Bird House!!


So, that's it for now... but we will be better about posting more!

My HOT Shot

Well, we went on an adventure last weekend, but NOT on the Harley! BURRRR! Mel had a two day Archery Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was so excited! I watch him shoot every night when he practices & go with him to leagues weekly, but this was my first Tournament! I love watching Mel shoot! Archery requires both a physical & mental strength. The concentration & focus that one must have is crucial.

Mel's first shoot at the Utah Open was scheduled for 10:00am Saturday. Getting up at 5:00am on a Saturday morning is not my idea of fun, but the excitement of the weekend ahead had us up and going ahead of schedule. We arrived at the Archery Range in Salt Lake a little before 9:00am to allow for some warm up shots. The Range was packed. I couldn't believe how many people were there. There were 80-100 men & women of all ages, shapes & sizes competing throughout the Tournament. They had come from all over the world. We met two men that had come all the way from The Netherlands to compete!

Sunday mornings shoot was at 8:00am so we were up & going early once again. Not that we got that much sleep anyway. For whatever reason a woman in a Camaro couldn't seem to decide whether to come or go all night long & kept getting her car stuck in the snow packed parking lot of the motel.

Excitement was in the air at the Archery Range! Today's score combined with yesterday's decided the best of the best in each flight. Mel seemed to be on fire! He finished Sunday's shoot with a 298 out of 300. Combined with Saturday's score he had placed 1st in his flight! Needless to say we were very excited.

We'll keep you posted how the season goes. The Idaho Open is this coming weekend in Pocatello, Idaho & there are a couple tournaments scheduled in January. We will be heading to Las Vegas, Nevada in February & will have LOTS of pictures & stories to tell!

Pics of Lake Cleveland & City of Rocks


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Logan Canyon

This trip started out on a chilly Sunday morning. We had intended to go on Saturday morning, but we woke up to SNOW & decided to postpone the trip. Although it was still pretty cold (high of 50 we believe!)being the hard core bikers that we are (did I say WE???) we bundled up & started out.

We had been invited to ride with the Hog group from Pocatello on their trip through Logan Canyon, but they weren't planning to get back until late that night, so we chose to go on our own.

By the time we got to Pocatello, we were ready to stop & warm up. After getting warm & buying a pair of gloves we were off. We rode through Downey where Mel's family is from. Then through Preston & took the 5 minute tour of the great Napoleon Dynamite town! A quick warm up & Hot Chocolate stop in Franklin & we were on the road again until we finally made it to Logan.

We rode around Logan for awhile looking at the beautiful sites. We stopped at the Hastings for more Hot Chocolate & wandered around looking at books & music until we had warmed up.

We were now ready to head through Logan Canyon. The day was starting to warm up. It was still a little chilly but not unbearable. The country side was breathtaking. The trees were changing. They were red, orange & yellow and some almost looked pink. When we got to the look out at Bear Lake the sky was completely blue & clear. The lake was still & beautiful blue. We wanted to stay longer & look at the lake, but we had to get back home before the kids got there. One last stop for Hot Chocolate in Montpelier & we were headed home through Soda Springs & Lava Hot Springs. We wandered through a couple shops in Lava & wished we had time to warm up in the hot pools but time had gotten away from us & it was time to go home.
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COUER d' ALENE

So, my loving niece has told me that the blog is "Corney" & Mel & I are "Cute". This coming from a 19 year old beauty queen, newly wed. She & Mason have been married 3 months & she thinks she can give me love advise. (I'm the married one she told me!) HA!

Corney or not I'm ready to tell of our next road trip. We started out early Friday morning on Labor Day weekend, for Couer d' Alene. Never been there myself, but have heard many times how beautiful it is, so I was very excited. Mel's grandparents live near Couer d' Alene & we were meeting his parents & sisters there. I hadn't met any of Mel's family yet, so this was quite an adventure for me. Nervous doesn't even begin to describe the nausea growing inside me. But I'm a trooper & was pleased that Mel had asked me to go with him & wanted his family to meet me.

We went up past Idaho Falls to Salmon, where we ran into some friends while getting fuel & Frank warned us that we better get our rain gear on. We laughed off the advise & got back on the road. By the time we got to North Fork it was starting to cloud up & get cold. We stopped at a little store & put on our hoody's & jackets (just in case). A little further down the road the rain came. We tied up our hoods & cussed Frank for cursing us! A little wet but none worse for the wear, we rode on.

Our first major stop of the day was at the Missoula Harley Davidson shop. WOW!! Huge doesn't begin to describe it! This store was amazing! We had alot of fun looking & planning how to fix up the Harley.

We got to Mel's grandparents house about 6 that evening. (I think we made pretty good time, since we didn't leave home till about 9:30 that morning!) Meeting the family was out of the way, so now we could relax & enjoy the trip.

Northern Idaho is a total different world than Southern Idaho! It looked as if we had entered a different state. Southern Idaho is more flat, desert & sage brush. Northern Idaho has mountain & pine trees galore. It was breathtaking! Everyday we went riding. There was so much to see! We rode into Couer d' Alene & rode around the lake. It was amazing!
The Lake is the most beautiful blue & the homes were out of this world! Great spacious homes- the next larger than the last!

Since we were so close to Spokane, WA, we had hoped to visit the Harley shop there. But Washington is a helmet state so we weren't sure how we were going to make this happen. We were in a motorcycle store one afternoon & mentioned this to one of the salesman. He offered to let us borrow a couple of his helmets for the trip. This was way too cool! He wouldn't even accept a deposit, just asked if we were honest people. We were off to Spokane! The store was well worth the effort! We had far too much fun & spent way too much money!

The weekend went far too fast but is a memory we will never forget. After many good-bye & tons of photo's it was time to head for home. (see our pics from our Couer d' Alene trip at:)
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First Road Trip

Let's start with our first road trip. It was our first date & the plan was to head to Sun Valley for the day but it ended up being a little more adventurous than planned. We started the morning by stopping at the Harley shop in Twin Falls. If you haven't had the opportunity to see the Twin Falls Harley shop you are missing out. It is a beautiful store with a huge selection of everything you can imagine Harley.

We then had to find a place to pick up a cheap pair of sunglasses since this Harley Virgin lost hers on the freeway! Back on the road we found ourselves on the road to Ketchum & looking for shelter from the rain which soon turned into a down pour. We had earlier seen some awesome lighting strike the mountains. While we were in Ketchum, fire engines from all over were flying past to the fire that the lighting had started.

The next stop of the day was in Sun Valley when we had to pull over to the side of the road to clean the Harley from the rain. Now that the rain had stopped we could really enjoy the ride & all of the beautiful scenery surrounding us. Just before Stanley we rode to Red Fish Lake. The water was completely calm & the most breathtaking crystal clear blue you've seen!



After lunch in Stanley our next destination was Challis & rode along the Salmon River. By this time it was obvious to both of us that this day would end with more than a joy ride. We stopped at Willow Creek Summit to look at Mt. Bora, which is the tallest mountain in Idaho (12662). After spending the entire day together innocently teasing & flirting we finally had our first kiss. A moment neither of us will soon forget.

Our next stop was Craters of the Moon. This was an amazing park with incredible lava flows. We hiked (or I should say, Mel hiked & pulled me) up a Cinder Mound. What a gorgeous view we found at the top. Well worth the climb. By this time it was getting late evening & we decided it was time to head home.

When we got back to my house we both agreed that it was such a wonderful day & we enjoyed each others company so much that we planned another Harley trip. To be continued......

How the ride began.....

Our adventure began on May 3, 2007 when a very nice pair of Levi 501's walked into my life! When Mel walked into my office that day, I didn't realize that he was walking into my world. But as he walked out of my office, I couldn't help but stare at his ass & thought to myself 'Damn those are a nice pair of Levi's"! I wasn't aware that he too felt the attraction & was amazed at how often we "bumped" into each other.

One day as I was stumbling for something to say he mentioned that he had just bought a Harley & showed me a picture. It was truly the most beautiful bike I had ever seen! After a long argument with myself I finally got the nerve to offer myself a ride. Well, my ride turned into a 500+ mile day trip that was amazing! I had never seen such gorgeous countryside & everything is so much brighter & beautiful on the back of a motorcycle! By the end of the day it was obvious that the attraction was mutual & we have been attached at the hip ever since!

Since we both work for the same government agency & we both have 3 kids (yes we are the modern day Brady Bunch!!) our road trips take place on the weekends our sextuplets are with the ex's. This Blog will be about our adventures on the open road & where this budding relationship is going. We would love to hear about your trips & where you think we might enjoy going next.

The next time we post, we'll tell you about the adventures we've taken so far to Sun Valley & Craters of the Moon, Couer 'd Alene, West Yellowstone & Logan Canyon. There are plenty of pictures we want to share & show off why IDAHO is the best place to live!