Backseat Photo Shoot

It was a fun drive to ikea. . .

Red Cliffs

On our last day in southern Utah we went to a really neat place called Red Cliffs, just outside of St. George. It was a short walk to an amazing spot with swimming holes, natural rock slides and narrow pools to hike through. The cliffs were amazing. We had a blast climbing them and finding all the unique places to stand and look down. Beautiful.

That's us climbing to the jumping rock, and that's Heath in midair! Kinda scary but worth it.

This is a great pic of Heath on one of the cliffs

Slidin'!

The perfect spot

This is Daniel jumping off one of the best rocks, the falls in the middle was an awesome waterslide. I rode that a few times . . .

We will definitely be returning to this little gem next time we are there.

It's Friday. . .The Philadelphia Story

It's a rainy day here in Utah. I'm in need of an uplifting classic that will make me think about summer! Thank heavens it's Friday, and after two long weekends of traveling we are glad to be staying put. Tonight we are gonna eat popcorn and make some smoothies while we watch.

An American romantic comedy, The Philadelphia Story was filmed in 1940 and winner of two academy awards including Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay.

Starring James Stewart (winner of the Best Actor Oscar), Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn; three of the absolute greatest, if you ask me. The best thing about this movie is the hilarious love triangle. Really, truly, FUNNY.

The Plot: After getting a divorce from C. K. Dexter Haven (Grant), Tracy Lord (Hepburn) a privileged spoiled beauty, prepares to marry again... however, just before her wedding, Haven and a reporter (Stewart), show up at her doorstep. From there, Tracy is forced to choose among her past love, her present love, and her new love.

I just love Jimmy in this movie, what a hunk!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. . . We are heading to a classic car show, a nephew's birthday party and lots of bbq-ing. Happy Friday!

Memorial Day at Zion

"I love southern Utah!" That's what we all kept saying on our trip there over Memorial Day weekend. It's warm, it's red, it's desert, and it's beautiful. We didn't want to leave. The night before we left we decided to stay another day! And I'm so glad we did.

My sister Liz and her husband Heath joined us as we visited some of the places where my parents spent most of their young lives. If you know my Mother at all, she loves rocks, especially red ones. Now you know why!

Zion National Park was the first stop. . .

Weekend Trip . . .

Hello people, yes we are still alive! Everything has been going great here in the beehive state. Daniel is enjoying his job and learning a lot. We have some big plans for the summer . . . this weekend for starters we are heading down to St. George for some sunshine and Zion National Park is on the to do list! SO EXCITED. Maybe I will post some pics when we get back. Until next week then . . .

We're Moving, to Utah, For the Summer, Then Moving Back, To Rexburg

It's finally official this time.

The internship location is set. We heard many different places along the way.

First it was Seattle- we were excited to have some trees and mountains.

Second it was Los Angeles- we were excited for the beach.

Now? Well, now, it's Salt Lake City. Ogden to be exact. For sure this time, we've signed the papers, we've checked out our apartment, and we've started packing. We are very excited to be close to some family and in a place that's familiar to us. It's going to be an awesome summer.

But, alas, we will be back in Rexburg for ONE MORE YEAR. It's okay though, we love being students still, not quite yet in the real world and enjoying our time together. Then- who knows, graduate school, a job, a family, a LONG vacation? It's all ahead of us.

Tonight: A 1958 Classic

"Once upon a time, on the north shore of Long Island, some 30 miles from New York, there lived a small girl on a large estate. The estate was very large indeed and had many servants. There were gardeners to take care of the gardens, and a tree surgeon on a retainer. There was a boatman to take care of the boats: to put them in the water in the spring, and scrape their bottoms in the winter. There were specialists to take care of the grounds: the outdoor tennis court and the indoor tennis court, the outdoor swimming pool and the indoor swimming pool. . . Also on the estate, there was a chauffeur by the name of Fairchild, who had been imported from England, years ago, together with a new Rolls Royce. Fairchild was a fine chauffeur of considerable polish, like the eight cars in his care, and he had a daughter by the name of Sabrina. . ."

The Plot: A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur. But it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.

Nominated for 6 Acadamy Awards including Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Cinematogrophy, Sabrina was everything romantic and wonderful. And the music! It's so charming! I love Humphrey Bogart in this, I think it's one of his best films.

Believe it or not, Cary Grant was first offered this role and he turned it down. Interesting right?

Dan thinks HB was too old for this role, what do you think? I think he was perfect.

Please go rent this one tonight. Everyone will love it. It's funny, romantic, stylish and uplifting.

Happy weekend everybody.