Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

Seeing that it is the Halloween and fall season, Johnathan and I paid a visit to a pumpkin patch. We first arrived at the patch with no cash. So we asked the gentleman in charge, Mr. Dibbs, how much the pumpkins were so we knew how much to go get. He preceded to tell us we could pick some pumpkins and pay him back at our earliest convenience. Wow, talk about being neighborly. Below is a picture of Johnathan and I picking our pumpkins.

We picked our pumpkins and Mr. Dibbs told us we could get all of this for $5.00 (once again, that we could pay at our earliest convenience.)

May your Halloween be happy!

When Photographing Snails. . .

Last Saturday Johnathan  picked me up from work and I noticed his hair was wet and his moccasin slippers were soaked. This wasn't that odd seeing that it was raining. However, I wondered why he would be out in the rain without an umbrella. I will proceed to explain the mystery behind Johnathan's moist head and wet slippers. . .

1 Hour Prior: Because it was raining, the snails in our complex were coming out of their shells, if you pardon the pun. Like any normal person, Johnathan found interest in these snails. Thinking it would be a great idea to take a picture of these snails, Johnathan grabbed his camera and went outside. He then grabbed a snail from the rain and moved it to a dryer area to photograph. This summer a snail lived on our door for about week. His name was Henry and one day he disappeared. We have the suspicion that a young child saw him and grabbed him off our door in a violent manner. Who knows where Henry is today. Anyways, Johnathan tried to recreate this by attempting to put a snail on the door. It wasn't working very well, so, without thinking, he shut the door, forgetting that our door locks automatically. Being locked out of the house, he went to our CA who has the master key. As luck would have it, they were not home. So he went to alternate person who held another master key. Unfortunate for Johnathan, they live up the hill from us, which requires an amount of walking. Hence the wet hair and shoes. Let's just say our friend Johnathan learned a valuable lesson that day: when photographing snails, don't forget your keys.

By the way, even though Henry was stolen from us, a new snail has become attracted to our premisses (specifically the corner of our door and the adjacent wall.) We shall call her Henrietta. Below is a picture of our new friend.

 

A Few Grievances

We once enjoyed driving, then we moved to Utah. We have lived in Provo since June and we have had problems with people on the road ever since. 

Grievance #1: Left Turn Lanes 

drivers here seem to have a misconceived notion that one needs to get into the left turn lane ridiculously early. For example, most, if not all, Utah drivers enter the left turn lane a good 30- 40 yards before the left lane opening. As you can see, this would cause problems with typical drivers who enter lanes at appropriate times. Many times, Johnathan and I have almost been hit by Utah drivers cruising down the suicide lane as if it were an additional lane of traffic. Bless the man who invented the rear view mirror.

Grievance #2: Turning Right

As eager as Utah drivers are to get into the suicide lane, it appears that they can care less about getting into the right turn lane. When turning right, a typical Utah driver fails to fully enter the right turn lane before turning right. Let us explain this grievance more fully. Lets say you are driving behind a person who is planning to turn right. Instead of that person easing into the right turn lane, they slow down to an almost complete stop and practically turn from the the ongoing traffic lane. Being the person behind this driver is both frustrating and dangerous. And us Kingsleys view safety as a number one priority on the road.

Grievance #3: Don't Pedestrians Have The Right Away?

It is not uncommon in Provo to see people walking in a crosswalk and see a car turing and coming way too close to hitting many people. I have both seen this situation and experienced it first hand. One time I was riding my bike and the light said to cross. So, naturally I started crossing the road. While crossing, someone started to turn left and practically killed me. The only way I could defend myself was to give the driver a much deserved dirty look and swerve out of the way. One time I saw a group of 10-15 people crossing the street and a man proceeded to turn left anyways. People were running and jumping out of the way like their life depended on it, which it did. I felt these poor pedestrians deserved to be defended, so, once again, I brought out the dirty look and even shook my head at the man driving. Lets just say if you are ever in Provo crossing a crosswalk, keep your eyes open for pedestrian killers. 

Grievance #4: Left Turn Lanes, Part II

We have found ourselves on many occasions where we are first in the left turn lane waiting for the green turn arrow.  While we wait, cars from the cross traffic turn left passing us by, or more like skimming or clipping or basically almost hitting us.  I don't understand it, it's not like a Corolla is invisible right? I mean the car is white, which is a complete contrast to the black asphalt making it more visible right?  I would think that a person driving would try to avoid us.  I'm glad that we haven't been hit yet. (In this picture we would be the red car)

In conclusion, the horn has been used more in the past few months here than all of last year in AZ.  Also, these phenomena only seem to happen with cars endowed with Utah plates. Coincidence? We think not!  We are happy to say, that we will be keeping our Arizona plates and driving techniques while we are here.

Thankfully still alive in Provo,

Johnathan and Alex

Once You Go Mac, You Can't Go Back

Being a PC user my entire life, I never knew or understood the magical world of Macintosh (this may help: Mac tour). About a month ago Johnathan and I decided to take the plunge and buy a Mac. Experiencing frustration with our PC's ability to move as slowly as possible about drove us mental. And so, the result of our frustration brought a Mac to the family. Let me tell you, Johnathan and I couldn't have been more happy with our purchase. The computer has lightning speed, superb features, and technologically advance applications. So, if anyone is in the market looking for a new computer, I highly suggest investing in a Mac. After all, it's all Veronica Mars uses, what more reason do you need?

Welcome To Our Life

Being a first time blogger, I am not quite sure what I am supposed to say. Johnathan and I don't live adventurous lives, we don't own fancy cars, and we don't travel to exotic places. Nonetheless, we feel compelled to share our simple lives with our family and close friends. A few months ago Johnathan and I made a move from Arizona to Utah in order for Johnathan to attend Brigham Young University. Johnathan started his first semester at BYU a few weeks ago. Besides the fact that studying takes up most, if not all, of his spare time, I think he is enjoying furthering his education at such a fine institution. As for me, I started a new job at APX Alarms a few weeks ago in the scheduling department. Johnathan also works at APX, but in the tech support department. However, Johnathan will soon be looking for employment as a physical therapy aide to begin his exciting adventure into the world of physical therapy. As of right now, we don't have much to report, but don't you worry, we plan on keeping you posted. After all, we have joined the world of blogging.