Summer & Tyler

Although it was still too early for a proper hike, we managed to at least get up AF canyon for a some fresh air and a beautiful view. It's surprising how in a few minutes and a short drive can change the temperature so drastically. Last week it was the first sunny, 70 degree weather we've had and we wanted to get out of the house and be out in nature. Too bad, the roads to our hiking spot were closed, there was still snow on the ground, and as soon as the sun went down over the mountain we were frozen.

Winter, I am so over you.

Last Saturday Kierstin and I met up with Jennie for the "What a Woman Wants Expo." As to be expected it was everything from waxing and breast augmentation, to cutesy homemade aprons and headbands. Kierstin walked away with a free facial while I of course got a 20% off coupon for injections that I'll never use. Ah, well-I still had a great time.

After we went to Sweet Tomatoes for lunch. For some reason I've been obsessed with that place from the first time I had dinner there. Maybe it's their incredible blue cheese dressing or mouth watering blueberry muffins, but I can't get enough of it. It's where most of our girl time takes place when the three of us get together.

{You can't really tell from this angle but Jennie's so cute and pregnant right now!}

Yet another reason not to do drugs...

It is what it is and has needed to happen for quite some time, but even with that knowledge, it still doesn't really prepare you to say goodbye to the house you've called home since kindergarden, and for your family dynamics to change so drastically. Not sure where they will be moving to yet, but I know for certain I can't convince them to move up to Utah. Snowy weather and the Tanakas don't jive at all. I wish they were able to come up to see the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point-then they could see we can grow gorgeous flowers here after all. We were supposed to go tonight but this crazy weather! 70's yesterday to hail and flooding today. Ty shot some footage of it that I'll have to have him post later.

Anyways, I had to share these pics--I laughed because the photographer happened to have left out my old room. It's still the pink, black, and flowery outdated disaster that I left it in. I don't blame him. Cool back in the 90's but now it's utterly horrendous. I'm going to miss it.

Ty took me on a date to see a few of my favorite things 2 weekends ago...animals at the petting zoo, the dinosaur museum, and his cousin's BYU Ballroom concert (I miss dancing so much!)

It was fab day.

and Happy Late Easter!

A few things I learned this Easter:

#1 Do not shred your potatoes for your cheesy potato dish for the family party without soaking them in water after. They will turn BLACK! Don't say I never warned you. Otherwise your wife will be driving to the store to get the "normal" hashbrown type that she usually sticks to, while you stick your nasty black potatoes in the oven to see if you can "bake" and revive them. It doesn't matter if they taste fine because I don't think anyone will want to try your black cheesy casserole. Sorry honey....

#2 You can buy baby ducks for super cheap and then let them back into the wild when they are old enough. They are the cutest things I have ever seen and I will most definitely have some when I get that farm someday!

#3 How much I miss California for this Holiday. It was too cold to even go outside to watch the kids hunt for their eggs...there's something not quite right about waking up to snow on this holiday.

#4 That I really love to bake.

#5 Conference never ceases to be amazing.

I'm also extremely impressed with the New Family Search site for family history work from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. If you thought genealogy was as difficult and intimidating as I did before, you are going to love this!

new.familysearch.org Check it out--It's 100x better than before and it's getting me motivated.

I feel yet another hobby stirring within me...I already have too many but I can't help myself.

Hope everyone's Easter was relaxing and enjoyable as ours spent at Ty's Aunt Ann and Uncle Bob's!