Magical Memories Non Disney pages 1

July 13, 2008

Magical Memories Non Disney pages 1

I decided that, in the spirit of those who are playing along in a non Disney way, I would do a non Disney album for my class too.

I never did like the Wild West album I made. It was too bitty and busy so I am going to make a Wild West album of what has to be our best ever holiday..... our wild west tour.

These are the two opening pages about the travel and the plans.

The first page has a picturw which just seems to shout Wild west. It was of a rusty old cart wheel and an old barn at Fruita, the town in Capitol Reef National Park which had such an interesting history. The letters are American Crafts Thickers and the tag pulls out to detail just how much planning and research went into the trip. We drove 3000 miles so I had to plan each leg carefully. It was so worth it as it worked out beautifully.

The second page has a pocket full of things. I printed off the route we took. I had used Microsoft Street finder and route planner for all the planning so it was appropriate to have a print out from that program. It looks so small, but it is a huge scale.

The pocket is full of receipts from the hotels alongt he way and two tages. One tag has a photo of the travel journal we kept. I will be relying on that heavily for this album as the trip was 4 years ago. I am so glad we wrote in it every day about thoughts and feelings and what we did. The second tag bears the itinerary.

Our route was Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Gilette, Devils Tower, Deadwood, Mount Rushmore, Cheyenne, Rocky Mountain National Park, Vail, Moab, Arches National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Bryce Canyon, Las Vegas. Quite some sights to see I can tell you.

I am really looking forward to working on the album.

Today we have been to the British Pedal Car grand Prix at Ringwood, which was great fun and taken very seriously by all the people who compete. It had a lovely atmosphere and I was thrilled that two sisters I used to teach, along with 2 friends, were one of the teams. The won the ladies class in 2006 and 2007 and I think they won this year as well.
My two favourite DJ's on Wave 105 - one who I listen to on the way to work and one on the way back, were also competing. (Not well I have to say) They were Steve Power and Andy Jackson.

I tell you something, you have to be fit to do that circuit over and over again. The race lasts for 2 hours and the winner is the team who complete the most laps in the two hours. If I managed one lap I'd be dead chuffed.