All I can say is we love it!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Life in the fun lane
Life really is about fun and sometimes I forget to document all the fun because, I am on to the next fun thing.
A lot has happened in the last few months and for some reason it has not made it on our blog....especially the big news. I cut my hair, but I guess that doesn't really qualify as big news. Any guesses? (we are not expecting a baby).
We bought a townhome in Sandy. We absolutely love it. Maybe one of these days I will take a picture and post it for you to see. It is a little big for us, so we are trying very carefully not to fill it. We have 3 bedrooms, 1 of which we are only using the closet for our outdoors equipment, the room itself must remain empty. The other we have started to set up an office and then we have the one we sleep in. We went looking for a house and found it the first day, put an offer on it the second day and within 30 days we were moved in and enjoying the new responsibilities of home ownership (except that the HOA does everything except take out our trash).
Insert Picture (you can anticipate this in the next month.)
I will try to add some pictures of the past few months. I haven't located the pictures for everything... so some I will just have to tell you about. We had a very fun 4th of July up at Snowbird resort. We swam a lot, played a few games, rode the gondola to the top and had a snowball fight, and basically just enjoyed time in the mountains. It was nice, but I definitely prefer to be in Maine at my Grammy's house with all our extended family.
I started a tennis group that played every week during the summer. It was a lot of fun.
We went to a few Utah Symphony concerts up at Deer Valley. Picnicing in the mountains with beautiful music is one of my summer staples. Jeremy and I are going to really miss all the student discounts on cultural events. I guess we'll just have to become proud supporters of the arts. He will be graduating in April. It is coming quickly!
We recently went on a short trip to Zions with our friends the Boey's. Here is a picture of me on the top of Angel's Landing, one of our favorite hikes. We also enjoyed good food, art and the hot tub.
We went on a hike up at Silver Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
We went on a non-hike... somewhere else in Big Cottonwood canyon. I say non-hike because it seemed much more like a billy goat trail, in fact, I don't think we ever actually found the trail. Our dog loved it, so I included a picture of him with us.
I love fall and so here is my fall godess picture. It is on the same hike, the leaves were so beautiful. I had to collect a few, but I had no where to put them but tucked in my sunglasses.
A lot has happened in the last few months and for some reason it has not made it on our blog....especially the big news. I cut my hair, but I guess that doesn't really qualify as big news. Any guesses? (we are not expecting a baby).
We bought a townhome in Sandy. We absolutely love it. Maybe one of these days I will take a picture and post it for you to see. It is a little big for us, so we are trying very carefully not to fill it. We have 3 bedrooms, 1 of which we are only using the closet for our outdoors equipment, the room itself must remain empty. The other we have started to set up an office and then we have the one we sleep in. We went looking for a house and found it the first day, put an offer on it the second day and within 30 days we were moved in and enjoying the new responsibilities of home ownership (except that the HOA does everything except take out our trash).
Insert Picture (you can anticipate this in the next month.)
I will try to add some pictures of the past few months. I haven't located the pictures for everything... so some I will just have to tell you about. We had a very fun 4th of July up at Snowbird resort. We swam a lot, played a few games, rode the gondola to the top and had a snowball fight, and basically just enjoyed time in the mountains. It was nice, but I definitely prefer to be in Maine at my Grammy's house with all our extended family.
I started a tennis group that played every week during the summer. It was a lot of fun.
We went to a few Utah Symphony concerts up at Deer Valley. Picnicing in the mountains with beautiful music is one of my summer staples. Jeremy and I are going to really miss all the student discounts on cultural events. I guess we'll just have to become proud supporters of the arts. He will be graduating in April. It is coming quickly!
We recently went on a short trip to Zions with our friends the Boey's. Here is a picture of me on the top of Angel's Landing, one of our favorite hikes. We also enjoyed good food, art and the hot tub.
We went on a hike up at Silver Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
We went on a non-hike... somewhere else in Big Cottonwood canyon. I say non-hike because it seemed much more like a billy goat trail, in fact, I don't think we ever actually found the trail. Our dog loved it, so I included a picture of him with us.
I love fall and so here is my fall godess picture. It is on the same hike, the leaves were so beautiful. I had to collect a few, but I had no where to put them but tucked in my sunglasses.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
We Went Vacationing
We went on a trip to the Mid-Atlantic states. Elizabeth's brother-in-law, Aaron, graduated from law school and we decided to fly out for it. Here's the run down:
We flew into D.C. on Friday night. We stayed there overnight, then spent a day on the mall. We went to the Holocaust museum, then met Elizabeth's sister, Lydia, and Aaron and his family. We visited a few monuments and a couple art galleries, then left town.
Saturday night, we arrived in Williamsburg, Va, home of William and Mary Law School, where Aaron was set to graduate. Our friends, Adam and Nora, are also living in Williamsburg, and we were thrilled to visit with them while we were there. Adam and Nora had a son since we last saw them, and it was great getting to know little Samuel. It rained Sunday during the graduation ceremony and did not stop until Tuesday morning. Finally, the sun came out, so we headed for the beach on Wednesday.
We met Lydia and Aaron in Virginia beach. We played on the beach while the sun was out, then went out for Sushi, then dessert, then ice cream, then pizza. Gluttony much? Jeremy woke up with heartburn three times that night. That evening, we also rented a pedal surrey. That was more fun than all the food and heartburn combined. Lydia and Aaron had to go pack up their apartment the next day, so they left on Thursday. That same morning, Adam, Nora, and Samuel came down. We made sand castles and played in the sun. The harrisons left that afternoon and Elizabeth and I caught up on American Idol on youtube.
Friday, we drove to Richmond to visit our friends Ted and Joy. They showed us around Richmond (Monument Ave, Belle Island, Carey Street). The next day, we drove up to Baltimore with them for an Orioles game. On the way, we stopped at the Washington D.C. Temple.
After the temple, we changed into regular clothes, finished the drive, and walked around Baltimore's inner harbor. After a hearty meal of crab cakes, fries, and gyros (more heartburn), we went to the game. Camden Yards is a beautiful stadium.
After the game, we drove back to Richmond. The next morning, we decided to drive up to Wilmington, Delaware, to visit Lydia and Aaron in their new home. We were surprised by how beautiful Wilmington was. That night we ate pizza, then a burger and fries at Five Guys (You guessed it: heartburn). That was pretty much the whole trip. Thanks to our friends for making it a great trip.
We flew into D.C. on Friday night. We stayed there overnight, then spent a day on the mall. We went to the Holocaust museum, then met Elizabeth's sister, Lydia, and Aaron and his family. We visited a few monuments and a couple art galleries, then left town.
Saturday night, we arrived in Williamsburg, Va, home of William and Mary Law School, where Aaron was set to graduate. Our friends, Adam and Nora, are also living in Williamsburg, and we were thrilled to visit with them while we were there. Adam and Nora had a son since we last saw them, and it was great getting to know little Samuel. It rained Sunday during the graduation ceremony and did not stop until Tuesday morning. Finally, the sun came out, so we headed for the beach on Wednesday.
We met Lydia and Aaron in Virginia beach. We played on the beach while the sun was out, then went out for Sushi, then dessert, then ice cream, then pizza. Gluttony much? Jeremy woke up with heartburn three times that night. That evening, we also rented a pedal surrey. That was more fun than all the food and heartburn combined. Lydia and Aaron had to go pack up their apartment the next day, so they left on Thursday. That same morning, Adam, Nora, and Samuel came down. We made sand castles and played in the sun. The harrisons left that afternoon and Elizabeth and I caught up on American Idol on youtube.
Friday, we drove to Richmond to visit our friends Ted and Joy. They showed us around Richmond (Monument Ave, Belle Island, Carey Street). The next day, we drove up to Baltimore with them for an Orioles game. On the way, we stopped at the Washington D.C. Temple.
After the temple, we changed into regular clothes, finished the drive, and walked around Baltimore's inner harbor. After a hearty meal of crab cakes, fries, and gyros (more heartburn), we went to the game. Camden Yards is a beautiful stadium.
After the game, we drove back to Richmond. The next morning, we decided to drive up to Wilmington, Delaware, to visit Lydia and Aaron in their new home. We were surprised by how beautiful Wilmington was. That night we ate pizza, then a burger and fries at Five Guys (You guessed it: heartburn). That was pretty much the whole trip. Thanks to our friends for making it a great trip.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Red Rockin' It In Moab
Jeremy and I went down to Moab with part of my family. It was my first trip to what many people in Utah claim as their favorite place on earth. We packed in a lot of hiking and saw a few arches; they were ok. Well, really it was spectacular. I had never hiked in such desolate conditions lots of sand and rocks, hardly any water or vegetation. One of our favorite hikes was to the delicate arch. We were hiking and then all the sudden we turned a corner and came upon it. My favorite part about it was watching all the people on the ridge waiting to take a picture of the arch without people in it. However, there were so many oblivious tourists who continued to pose under the arch. Finally, it cleared out and we intercepted the next eager tourist and pointed out the whole ridge full of people waiting. He said, "that makes sense." Two minutes later the whole ridge was empty.
I had fun. It showed.
A curious picture taken by ourselves of ourselves.
Park Avenue
We took a small detour on the way home to stop at Thompson Springs. These petroglyphs are over 4,000 years old (2000 B.C.). Sunday, April 27, 2008
Color-Me-Mine
We went on a date to color-me-mine, a fun store where you get to paint pottery. Here are the results. FYI, we have done this before, this was just our first attempt at "big" pieces. 
Elizabeth painted this beautiful bowl. The stars are arranged in an infiniti pattern, symbolizing her love and adoration for me. That sounds pretty schmoopy, doesn't it. She is such a sap.
I made this beautiful honey pot. I think I will put honey in it--maybe goldfish.
I made this beautiful honey pot. I think I will put honey in it--maybe goldfish.Monday, April 14, 2008
Jeremy's favorite holiday
I love St. Patrick's day. It is so unpretentious. It is a holiday built on drinking and turning stuff green. I think there was once something about driving snakes into the sea, but that seems to be long forgotten. Still, no gifts or cards required. Optional gifts are great, though. Here you can see the very thoughtful gift t-shirt Elizabeth gave me. She bought it off a Wheaties box. I love her. 
Goodbye Benjamin
A few weekends ago, all our family was in town to spend one last weekend with Benjamin before his 2 year mission to Portugal. We filled our time with lots of good cooking, eating, skiing, bowling, more cooking and more eating. Here are a few pictures of our fun!
Snowboarding at Brighton.
Jeremy is very proud of this picture. He took it with a point and shoot camera!!
As you can see, this photo has very poor quality. Hopefully you can get the feeling. I wish we had a picture of each of the times someone in our family had to drop and do 5 pushups for a gutter ball.
Snowboarding at Brighton.
Jeremy is very proud of this picture. He took it with a point and shoot camera!!
As you can see, this photo has very poor quality. Hopefully you can get the feeling. I wish we had a picture of each of the times someone in our family had to drop and do 5 pushups for a gutter ball.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Valentines Cookies
Jeremy writing: Elizabeth and I made sugar cookies and decorated them for Valentines Day. 
See if you can guess which ones I made. (Hint: if it is ugly, it's mine.)
See if you can guess which ones I made. (Hint: if it is ugly, it's mine.) 
Lots of love.Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Sunny and 40 degrees
This past Saturday, we headed off to REI to rent snowshoes and then headed up Big Cottonwood canyon. We originally set off for a particular trail. However, Elizabeth gave false directions so we ended up going up...who knows where (the hike before Dog Lake). Since we had no particular destination it allowed for plenty of time for snow play.
Elizabeth, Mom and Mary
Elizabeth, Mom and Mary
Tag, you're it. (Mary and Elizabeth)Mom could not resist, she always knew she was an angel.
Mom almost slid off the path into...Terror?
On the way down the path was so steep at a few points, that we could sit on the back of our snowshoes and go "shoeledding."
Mary started sitting up feet first, but I think I gave her a fairly aggressive push that propelled her to the head first position.
Awe, so cute!
Jeremy in a puff of powder. Sunday, January 20, 2008
The Fluff
I know most of you have been dying to see my beau. Well I have always wanted a pet, but due to my allergies my parents never let me have one. Several of my siblings had pets, but my parents never gave in to my begging. Jeremy and I had an agreement that we would not have any pets till we had children....
This summer, I was casually looking on craigslist as I often do just to see if there are any hypo allergenic dogs people are trying to find a new home for. I found beau. He is seven or eight years old, but still has the energy of a puppy. Mary convinced my mom that she needed this dog, and I agreed that the next time my mom decided to move I would become the new owner. Well, Mary went out of town for about 3 weeks after we got him so he became very attached to me. Mary doesn't really claim him anymore. Jeremy is grateful we have had this experience of having a little creature to take care of and discipline before children. We love Beau! I call him fluff.
This summer, I was casually looking on craigslist as I often do just to see if there are any hypo allergenic dogs people are trying to find a new home for. I found beau. He is seven or eight years old, but still has the energy of a puppy. Mary convinced my mom that she needed this dog, and I agreed that the next time my mom decided to move I would become the new owner. Well, Mary went out of town for about 3 weeks after we got him so he became very attached to me. Mary doesn't really claim him anymore. Jeremy is grateful we have had this experience of having a little creature to take care of and discipline before children. We love Beau! I call him fluff.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Our first Bed and Breakfast
Providence Inn Bed and Breakfast
The Autumn Room
We chose this room for the great red color as well as
The Autumn Room
We chose this room for the great red color as well asthe fun room dimensions with the eaves and skylights.
Jeremy and I have found short weekend trips to be so refreshing and thought clearing. Simple non-exotic destinations have provided serendipitous experiences. For example on our last short excursion to St. George we found an incredible art gallery. We both fell in love with one of the small miniature paintings and quickly became owners of this small piece of art.
Logan was the destination we chose this weekend. Both of us attended college at Utah State, (different years) which is in Logan, so it was fun to go back to our college town. We found a fun Bed & Breakfast to stay in. We picked the autumn room as you can see above. I can't remember the last time I took a nice hot bubble bath.
It ended up being a "bee weekend." Now this might sound funny, but seriously we did not intentionally plan this. We started the weekend by going to see the BEE movie, which was quite fun. We went to the Bluebird cafe for dinner then to a local art gallery. We have gone to an art gallery on every vacation since our honeymoon in Carmel, CA. This morning we went to the Cox Honey farm, and bought our favorite honey taffy. Then we went to Crystal Hot Springs in Honeyville, UT. The hot springs were so relaxing and for a minute we forgot it was winter. They are natural mineral springs, and they have a half dozen pools. The temperatures vary from 70 to 107 degrees. So we had a great time going from hot to cold and back again. Not to mention that our skin feels amazing!
Friday, January 4, 2008
Gingerbread Houses
We needed an excuse to buy a lot of candy a few weeks ago, so we decided to invite a few friends over and create gingerbread houses. We're pretty proud of them!
Jeremy's Sailboat
Elizabeth's Train
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Blog Inspiration
I feel inspired to start this blog for several reasons. The first being that I love to read Adam and Nora Harrison's blog (our really good friends). I keep up on their lives secretly, but with permission from them. The second reason is that Jeremy has been encouraging me to find a "quiet hobby." What an insightful husband. He notices that I like to go and go and go till I crash rather than take small amounts of down time here and there. So I decided to create "social" quiet time. Now you all can be a part of my quiet time.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)