Holy Peach Days Batman

I just came back from the MOST relaxing and awesome trip to Utah. It was well needed before the Winter holidays come out of the starting gate and knock me on my butt. We did so much and had so much fun. The only way to give you an idea is to just over load the blog with pictures!

Let's start at the beginning!

I flew in Thursday night (Hy joined us on Saturday), and Friday morning mom and I started bright and early!

We spent hours at the Salon, then this great pedi place, followed by...



Why yes it is covered in Pink Swizzle to promote healing!



Followed by lots of fun time spent with my favorite nephew (who entirely wore me down!)



Friday night we went to the football game; Tigers won by a lot!






I spent lots of time exploring and just appreciating my home town, and enjoying the feeling of being back in the desert.

My parent's neighborhood, where I grew up.



(My favorite place to drive on the back roads)







Friday bright and early, we went to the parade! The whole town of Hurricane came out and it was a hoot!There aren't enough pictures in the world to show just how much fun it is, mostly because of this guy...





He is just so full of personality



Of course the band was there,



and the football team (riding a firetruck?),



and of course sheep...



But it wouldn't really be a parade if there weren't any Storm Troopers.



Enough of the parade for now...

After the parade, we went to the middle of town and got to enjoy the Peach Days Festival!

There were lots of booths,



so of course we had to eat Navajo Tacos



(Mine covered in honey and butter)

And it wouldn't be Peach Days if I didn't post an akward eating photo of my mom!



-Now I am going to stop you here. I know you are thinking..."It's Peach Days, where are the Peaches??!" The cobbler was so dang good that pictures just didn't happen. And that's saying something.

Inside one of the elementary school buildings was the arts competition. My sister in law Jess won a few awards for her photography...HOLLA



In the other rooms were some really different displays.

For instance, it suddenly became Halloween...



followed by Christmas,




giant squash,



insane needle point,



and a baby in a glass jar.



Outside, there was everything from Tipis,



to rock climbing walls.




And finally my favorite view of all,



my oldest brother on top of a dunk tank full of brown water.



Hy and I spent lots of time relaxing together, and had Jess take our yearly pictures out in the desert. Will post a few of those when they come!




The rest of the time was spent atop this old girl...



except for the one time I was under it!

And we can't forget time spent with the most spoiled puppy in the entire state of Utah, Wrigley.



Ahh, but vacation is over and now it is back to the regularly scheduled programming...



Have a sincerely fantastic week...

I hope the bear avoids your face...

Only 3 days of work this week and then it's off to Utah! This is basically the only time off I am getting until January, so I am definitely going to appreciate it! But when you love your job as much as I do, it's not that hard to come back!







Thanks for letting me steal some photos of work M!
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Yesterday H and I spent the day at the outlet mall in Portland having a total hoot!

We did not spend tons of money on shoes, jeans, and decorative items for our house. Well okay, maybe we did.

We even bought new wall prints, yum.



When we stayed at our favorite Bed and Breakfast on the coast, they had a lovely mirror in the room, and it inspired us to search for one we love!

(One at the Inn)



And we found one!




Today I have the day off, as it is Monday, and Hy is back at work. He is loving his new job, and although the laundry is a little harder to wash, it does not bother me at all that he is now making 4X's as much as I do.

Can you believe how dirty that man is?! So sexy!




I love this picture, do you know why? I am not going to tell you!



Oh alright, its because I am getting a giant facial tattoo.

No, not really.

Have a great week!

Hoo-Song and Larry

A little update on our Utah trip... Hyrum is coming! He is flying into Vegas on Saturday morning and he is renting a car, just so he can enjoy Peach Days with his wife. What a dream boat right?



Yesterday Chris and his wife came, and we went to dinner on the river. Which is one of my favorite things to do when people come to visit!

This time we ate at Hoo-Song and Larry's!*(It's Mexican food, Hy's favorite!)

Chris and his wife Becky



Handsome Hyrum



Hoo-Song's



So lovely on the river! And it was perfect weather too!



After that we went to my other favorite thing to take people too: The International Rose Test Garden!

It is on the top of the hill above Portland, and it is such a beautiful view!



We must have come just at the right time, because everything was so beautiful in bloom.























Other than that, life at our house is business as usual! Hy leaves for the coast tomorrow, and will be working out there for the next month or so. And although he will be coming home every weekend,it will definitely be something new to get used to!

Lily pretends to be the picture of innocence, like usual...



and I am busy with work, and filling our house with flowers!

Johnson & Johnson

Friday night we went out to Catedral Tapatia and had some super tasty Mexican food. It is one of our regular haunts, and one of our favorites.

After dinner we took a nice stroll over to the movie theater and watched

EAT PRAY LOVE



and it was great!

It reminded me a lot of this girl...



but it reminded me that I like being this girl so much more!








On other news fronts, there is lots of tidying to be done. My cousing Chris and his wife Becky are coming to visit this Sunday. They are going to a rennaisance fair in northern Washington and we couldn't be happier that they are staying with us.


I am so excited to get to go home in a few short weeks! It is such a different feeling to go home! The people, the colors, all of it!!

Vancouver:



St. George:




Big difference right! I love peach days!!


Hope everyone has a great week!