Parading Around Utah

...checking out a bunch of fancy brand-new million-dollar homes. Now that is definitely my idea of fun! Christie and I have made a tradition out of doing the Utah County Parade of Homes each springtime while our husbands hang out and do whatever husbands do while their wives are gone.

It costs $10 per person, and we get to go see about 20 different homes throughout the valley, and then we go for lunch before returning home. It is really fun to get different decorating ideas, and to see all the latest and greatest features- like lights that imitate outdoor sun lighting, or under-the-sink storage ideas, corner kitchen drawers, etc. It's like HGTV-LIVE!

Does anyone know where I could buy the pictures below? Target maybe? If you've seen them around, let me know!

Memorial Day Weekend

We didn't make any big camping plans, but we DID get to go for a nice springtime stroll at Silver Lake, up at the top of Big Cottonwood canyon. Rather than snowshoeing, we went snowsandaling, as we were both in flip flops and it was still pretty snowy up there. Amos managed to keep his footing during the walk around, but not me! Nope, I definitely fell in some snow.


We also got a chance to wander around Temple Square on Sunday just before it rained.

Definitely an enjoyable, relaxing weekend.

Oh how we love the Weekends!

We weren't going to let my little tennis incident get in the way of our fun - so after pampering my ankle a little, we decided to go out and get a few errands done.

It had been a while since we have been up to Salt Lake City, so we took a trip up to one of my favorite places, the London Market - on 700E and 600S. I have SO much fun going there and looking around. We decided to stop there because we have both been craving Fanta Fruit Twist thanks to the Fanta billboard on highway 15 at about 9000S when you are heading north. In America Fanta isn't as good as in England, and we don't sell the 'fruit twist' version that is so delicious - so that was the nature of our stop. While we were there we also picked up a Lion bar for me, and a few Apple Tango's for Amos. He also picked up some Korma Curry sauce and is going to use it to make us a fantastic dinner tonight! Yay!

Then we went to go see X Men Origins. It was actually perfect timing since EVERYONE was going to see Star Trek and Angels & Demons this weekend since a lot of them have seen X Men already. We both really enjoyed it, and if you go, make sure you watch the 2 extra endings after the credits. I found this funny graph oh Graph Jam which I have to share....


And we also had a great excuse to get some celebratory Krispy Kreme donuts, as Amos found out this week what territory he has been assigned!

Needless to say, we have been doing a lot of research this weekend as to the local areas, neighborhoods, etc! The Adventure awaits!

Hopalong Hobby...

That's me!

Amos and I have started playing tennis on Saturday mornings. We have a court in our complex, and in the morning it is the perfect time to play because it's not too hot - and we get some good sun and good exercise.

We are pretty nicely matched as far as skill level goes - which is nice for me. I'm used to getting beat by Amos at mostly everything! With tennis, he has more power, but I have more experience in placing my shots. Last week we played and drew at 5-5 before we stopped playing. Then this weekend we got to 3-2 and were in the midst of a high-intensity rally when I went flying to the pavement because I rolled my ankle and it gave out on me. I was determined to win that point, too!!

Amos came right over and new exactly what to tell me to do, thanks to all his similar experiences on the soccer pitch. So, I have been hobbling along for the past day and icing it and trying to keep it up. I hope it's all better for next weekend's match!

Anniversary Adventures

We had a great Anniversary weekend this year. We ended up visiting my family in DC and doing a lot of fun things.

We visited one of my favorite places, Federal Hill and the Baltimore Inner Harbor - and got to ride up the glass elevator at the Hyatt.



Amos got to fly in the pilot seat, and my dad in the Instructor seat as we flew to Luray Caverns, VA to take an hour tour of the caverns.



We ate the top part of our wedding cake, nicely frozen and preserved by my mom.

And we lighted some leftover wedding sparklers to finish off the day!