Vineyard, Utah Mom still lives with Jared and family in Vineyard. Mom and I enjoyed going with James to take his dog Maru on a walk around the park. Maru is a sweet dog, but James is the sweetest! It was great catching up with James, who incidentally went back to the California Institute of the Arts this Fall, doing character animation (so proud of him!). Cindy was also staying at Mom’s the same time we were there, and it…
Vernal, Utah After Brad came into town we drove to Vernal, Utah for the weekend to visit some of Brad’s aunts and uncles. As a child I visited Dinosaur Land many times with my family, but Brad’s connection to Vernal is his dad’s family, who have lived in Vernal for generations. While in Vernal we stayed with Brad’s Uncle Verdon and Aunt Marilyn who were the most amazing hosts ever, especially when considering Uncle Verdon’s failing health, and the fact…
Sandy, Utah Every now and then I like to go home to Utah by myself and spend some quality time with my family. My first stop was Sandy, Utah where I spent a fun-filled weekend with Brittney and Sean. Above we ate dinner at Cubby’s pizza. However, eating out was always a little disappointing when compared to Sean’s gourmet cooking like this pimento cheese stuffed pork loin with fried artichoke hearts & bacon and strawberry spinach salad! On Saturday we…
I love the 4th of July so Brad and I wore the most patriotic shirts we could find. I love Georgetown’s little 4th of July parade … I love this little girl in the fire truck! I loved having Iris come for the 4th! I love visiting/eating with the Holts and Allens … I love how hard Mark is laughing in this picture! I loved having Breck and Wesley home for the summer! I love watching fireworks … …
Breck, Brittney, Merinda, Aubrey, & Sean! Breck Celebrating Breck’s 22nd Birthday with Iris (who flew in from Virginia). Breck’s Birthday dinner consisted of chili dogs (the same meal he’s requested for the last 20 years) and supreme nachos for the rest of us. Breck received this cake from his co-workers a week before, so since he was burned-out on cake (is that possible?) he requested Blue Bell Two-step (a mixture of Oreo and cookie dough) ice cream for his birthday…