Something old, Something new

I arrived safely back at The Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge in Ivins, Utah. It was, mostly, an uneventful drive here from Denver. There was LOTS of gorgeous scenery, from the still snow-capped mountains in Colorado, to the white and red cliffs in Western Colorado and Utah.

I say "mostly" uneventful because there was one very scary moment for me. I had just pulled back onto the highway for my last leg of the trip after gassing up the car and having some lunch. I merged onto the highway and got behind a small silver or white car, which was moving kind of fast, but not anywhere near the posted 75 mph. So, I pulled into the left lane to pass them. Just as I was passing them, I noticed something in my lane. Now, there were a lot of "road gators" on this trip (you know, the misc. tire "peelings" that lay in the road all over the place). So, I thought that's what it was. 

As I was just about to run over this object, I noticed that it was a full sized shovel just laying in the middle of the lane—SIDEWAYS! I only had a split second to figure out what to do. I couldn't swerve to the right, the little silver/white car was there. I couldn't swerve to the left, the shoulder was minimal, and there was a grassy median. (Been there, done that!) And, I couldn't slam on the brakes. I was going too fast. I had to go over it. Thank goodness I have decent spatial awareness, so I WAS able to drive right over the shovel and my car did not hit any part of it! That would have caused MAJOR damage. . . Holy Moly!

OK, so, meanwhile, back, safely at the FRidge! If you've seen my FaceBook page, you've been introduced to Dash. He's like my personal little warrior/inspiration token, given to me by my friend and co-worker, Jane. His purpose is to "motivate you to break your own personal record." Perfect motto for this, here, trip! 

So, here are a few pictures of Dash familiarizing himself with his new digs at the FRidge. Sort of a self-guided tour. Any questions? Comments? (I love reading your comments!!) Feel free to put them in the comments section, and I'll answer them in tomorrow's post!

Thanks, in advance, for following along!

Enjoy!

Goodnight! 

P.S. I did take pics of tonight's meal. I did not post them because 1. There is a picture of that same meal in one of my archived posts (check it out!), and 2. the internet here is incredibly slow, so the uploading of pics is taking FOREVER!!