Today, I went on a hike to Mt. Granite with my very close childhood friend. Unfortunately, when the trail forked, we read the sign incorrectly and went the wrong way. We hiked towards Pratt Lake instead of Granite Mountain. It was a relaxing hike though, free from worries (although my friend liked to complain about her relationship problems, something that I suppose I am accustomed to already after knowing her for so many years). We hiked through muddy spots, jumped over rocks to cross over waterfalls and sometimes we took breaks so I could take pictures. It was pretty annoying though, since my pictures didn’t come out correctly when I had the camera in manual mode.

Eventually, when we were near the top of the mountain, there was snow. We were worried that it may have been too dangerous for us but we kept going another quarter of a mile until we lost track of the trail. I followed my friend closely but I suppose due to my heavier weight, my right leg fell through the snow. It was quite funny since my friend, for some reason, turned around at that moment to see my whole body plop down as my right leg became submerged in the snow. Luckily for me though, the snow was only a few feet deep and I could feel the ground below. She took pictures of the event so I could remember the stupid feat of mine and we had a great laugh about it.

I recently won an auction on Sam’s Club, on my first time bidding. I’ve had a Sam’s Club membership for a couple of years now but hardly ever go there or use it. I don’t pay the membership because it is the second card to my parent’s account so they use it more than I do and pay the fee.

I’ve been shopping for a new TV because I am moving to a new apartment and the TV I currently use is my roommates. I happened to be browsing Sam’s club looking for TV’s when I happened upon the auction link. I have never heard or seen this feature before so was a little intrigued. There were a lot of things going for decent prices and a lot that were selling very close to their normal price.

I scanned the pages for a good 30 minutes, when I happened to see a TV in my price range and the size I wanted. I looked on other websites to compare prices and it normally went for $500.00 and the current bid on Sam’s club was only $350.00I bid $351.00 thinking there was no way I would win. But to my surprise 40 minutes later I got an email saying I was the winner. It was really surprising to win especially on my first time bidding. I now tell everyone about the auction feature on Sam’s and cannot wait to get my new 42” Vizio that I got for $150 off!

After shipping and tax the total came to $407 which is still a great deal.