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Thursday, June 11, 2009

A Brave New Adventure...

I can't really believe that this is happening, but it is...On or about July 11th I am going to take myself, a large chunk of my possessions, and my one-way plane ticket to the airport and I'm going to move my little self to the other side of the country. WOW! My darling friend Stephanie has been a nanny for a wonderful family in Connecticut for the past year, but its time for her to move home. When the mother of this family asked her to start thinking about who would replace her she called me (thanks Steph). I was hesitant, (who am I kidding, I'm still hesitant!) but intrigued. I have thought for quiet a while now that it was about time for me to take a step forward in my life, so I talked to Steph, I talked to the family in CT, and I decided to take, not only a step but a giant leap (a leap that spans about 2,000 miles). I'm having a mixture of emotions about the whole thing, the most prominent ones being extreme excitement and paralysing fear...ok, maybe I exaggerated just a little on the fear part, but its a pretty damn scary thought! I'm moving to the other side of the country very soon. Wow, what a brave new adventure this is going to be...

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Park City!!

Mom and I thought that it would be fun to have a little mom/daughter weekend get away, so last weekend we went to park city! It was so much fun!! We went up there on Friday and ate dinner at the Loco Lizard, which was delicious! Then we drove around Park City for a little while, seeing what there was to see. When we were done with that, we went to the hotel.

We stayed at the Park City Marriott, it was very comfortable and nice. When we went to check in we found out there was a misunderstanding and instead of paying $5 extra to get movies in the room, like we had thought we were doing, we had paid $5 extra to get some tickets to go see a movie in the theater. The lady that checked us in was sorry for the misunderstanding so she offered us a free movie in the room too! We got to the room, got settled and watched a $15 movie for $0 (I love that price!) then went to sleep. The next day we went to breakfast at this amazing bistro called Good Thymes. The food was wonderful! Then we spent the day shopping and having fun at the outlet stores.

By the time we were done playing we were both very tired! It was a very fun little trip. Thanks mama!!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Welcome to California

Wednesday was a bad day. I don't have a good reason but I wasn't happy. So I thought to myself 'I just want to run away.' On Thursday I told a coworker and friend, Lauren, that I wanted to run away and we did some wishful talking about going to the ocean. We were on the verge of actually doing it when I called her Thursday night and said, "This is a silly idea, lets not go to California." The next day (Friday) I got to work and this is what was at my desk.

Lauren had set my little bamboo plant up to be a palm tree, and my little Zen Garden up to be the beach, and attached a little note that said "Welcome to California!" It made me so happy! I told her she forgot about the ocean, which I happen to love with a passion that I can't describe, so we decided to set my water bottle next to the beach. Oh if only it were true...

BUT WAIT! THAT'S NOT ALL!!

Friday was a slow day at work and by about 10:00 am I was all done with everything I needed to do. I took that as a sign, and by noon, Lauren and I were on the road on our way to the ocean! Yay!! We drove all day Friday, played all day Saturday, and drove again all day Sunday.

At this point I need to apologise to my wonderful family that lives in California, because I was SO CLOSE! If I would have had even just a little more time, I would have come by for a little visit. Please forgive me, I'll take another spontaneous road trip sometime soon hopefully and I'll come visit then.

Anyway! I wanted to share a few pictures from our little jaunt to Half Moon Bay (see, I told you I was close, Half Moon Bay is only about 30 miles south of San Francisco. I also hear that this is one of Aunt Catherine's favorite places. Understandably so, it's BEAUTIFUL!)

Yay, for spontaneous road trips! It was just what I needed!!

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Christmas Fun

It is a bit of a blizzard in Cache Valley this Christmas evening. Brandon and I thought it would be fun to play in it...maybe we should have taken the time to put on coats and hats and gloves...or at least shoes...

**UPDATE** A couple hours later our snow angels left us, so we decided to give it another go... Check it out on Brandon's Blog.

Monday, October 13, 2008

The Fairy Tale Adventures of Steph & Michelle

Once upon a time there were two beautiful maidens....

Their names were Michelle and Steph. Steph lived in a far away land called Connecticut and Michelle wanted to come visit.

So Michelle went to the Salt Lake international airport and got on an airplane and flew all the way across the country to this far away land. Michelle was so happy to be seeing Steph and they planned to have Grand Adventures!

When Michelle had made it safely to Connecticut the two lovely maidens decided to take a train into the city of New York. They made sure to take photos of Michelle waiting to take her first train ride and of Steph in Grand Central Station.

They decided that they should go see the view of NYC at night from the top of the Rockefeller Center (aka the Top of the Rock). It was something neither of the beautiful maidens had ever done so it was especially fun for both of them!

They next day (Saturday) the two beautiful maidens were lucky enough to have another beautiful maiden join them on their trip back into the city. Stephanie's sister Kelly! Once they all got to Grand Central they made sure to stop for what could possible be the most delicious bagel in all the land at Hot and Crusty's.

They rode the subway to all sorts of exciting places, like Washington Square Park, where they also spent some time wandering around The Village and to Times Square to see some of the sights. They got all sorts of delicious goodies from the street vendors all day long as well. Another fun place they went was to the Brooklyn Bridge...

They had a lot of fun walking over the bridge from Brooklyn back into Manhattan. Making sure, of course, to take some fun pictures along the way.

After sitting down for a slice a cheese cake at Roxy's, the three lovely ladies were lucky enough to be able to go see The Phantom of the Opera! It was a wonderful show and they all enjoyed it very much.

The next day (Sunday) the beautiful maidens were two again. They had another splendid day in New York, full of Grand Adventures. They ate lunch at one of Steph's favorite places, Speedy's. They wandered around Central Park, They did a little shopping and had a lot of fun!

...They also broke the rules just a little by sitting on the stairs at Grand Central Station.

But New York wasn't the only place where the maidens had Grand Adventures. They also had a wonderful time in Connecticut...

Steph introduced Michelle to Stefano's Pizza. Home to the most delicious pizza that she had ever tasted.

And they also got to see the beach in Connecticut!

Michelle was sad when it was time to leave, but she was happy that she had gotten the chance to go. She was so grateful to everyone that helped her on her magical journey, and she was happy to have spent so much wonderful time with her friend Steph.

She was also very happy that she got to meet some new friends while on a layover in the Chicago (Midway) airport. The Blues Brothers!!
Michelle had a wonderful time!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

East Coast Here I Come!

After many heated debates (between myself and myself) I have made my decision! In about a week I'm going to get on an airplane and fly my little self all the way to Wilton, Connecticut. My wonderful friend Steph lives there and is willing to let me stay with her for a week. We are going to have a great time! I am trying not to plan it out too much, I think I just need a roll with the punches, fly by the seat of your pants kind of vacation. We are planning to ride the train into the city (yay, New York) a couple of times which I think will be great. I've never been to Connecticut and I have only been to New York once about 9 years ago when I was 16 (Wow, time flies doesn't it?!) Any great suggestions on things I shouldn't miss seeing or doing while I'm there?

Monday, September 1, 2008

Bob Dylan

I found out on Friday that one of my all time favorite artists was coming on Sunday to play in Park City. And even though there were minor obstacles in the way, like that I had nobody to go with and the fact that the show was actually sold out, I HAD TO GO! So, Sunday afternoon I loaded the trusty Subaru, hoped in, and took off in hopes that I could somehow get into the concert. Finding a ticket was no problem but lets talk for a minute about the rain. IT RAINED A LOT. I just heard on the news that it rained more yesterday than it did in the months of June, July, and the rest of August (all but yesterday) combined. Did I mention that this was an outdoor concert? WE GOT SOAKED! I can't remember the last time I've seen it rain so hard or so much!! It was totally worth it though. He played some great songs and I had a great time even if I was very cold and very wet

Bob Dylan

Park City, Utah

Deer Valley Resort
August 31, 2008

1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Bob on keyboard)
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece (Bob on keyboard)
3. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again(Bob on keyboard)
4. Not Dark Yet (Bob on keyboard)
5. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Bob on keyboard)
6. Million Miles (Bob on keyboard)
7. Desolation Row (Bob on keyboard)
8. The Levee's Gonna Break (Bob on keyboard)
9. She Belongs To Me (Bob on keyboard)
10. Honest With Me (Bob on keyboard)
11. Simple Twist Of Fate (Bob on keyboard)
12. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
13. Queen Jane Approximately (Bob on keyboard)
14. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
(encore)
15. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)

It doesn't mention it on this set list that I found on the Internet, but he also played the harmonica on a few songs which was awesome. What a great time!