Salt Lake Getaway

This past Thursday, Chip and I made our way to downtown Salt Lake to use a certificate that we had to a bed and breakfast called Armstrong Mansion. We have been to another B&B together before called the Castle Inn for our wedding night and sorry to say, this one does not come even close! However, the Armstrong Mansion is a mansion that was built in the early 1800's and is very quaint. It was so nice to wake up semi late and just walk downstairs to a yummy breakfast.
That day we had dinner at the Texas Roadhouse which we love and then checked in at the b&b and since we had some time to spare before our date to see grandma, we took a stroll around Temple Square. I LOVE to go back to the temple, even if its just to walk around the gardens. It always brings me back to our engagement and wedding day.
After enough walking it was time to go see Grandma Joan who is Chip's grandmother on Mom's side. Aunt LeAnn who is from Colorado happened to be in town and staying with her so we got to spend the evening chatting and catching up with them. They are some of the neatest ladies I have ever met! They are just as cute as my mother-in-law. I hope I am as beautiful as Grandma Joan when I am a grandma! The next day we had lunch at Rubio's (we never pass up on this place when in Salt Lake) and then headed to Hogle Zoo. Chip had never been and this was my second time. It is a cute place to spend an afternoon at. We especially enjoyed looking at all the different types of monkeys and tried to figure out which ones we look like the most. We love to monkey around!

Congratulations to the Grad!

Chip is an official college graduate and we celebrated him this past Saturday. We had a barbeque in our backyard with Chip's closest friends and some of our family members. It was a lot of fun! The day was beautiful, not hot at all, and the company was great!

I actually made something that everyone liked ;)
My cute friend Heather..
Jeff and Heather and baby Dylan

Who else??? Of course...DAve!
Mark
My handsome brother Ariel and I

Politically Correct

Ok, so being naturally funny is not one of my knacks . However, I am very proud of a joke I truly made up myself. I guess after listening to Sean Hannity day after day on my way to and from work, I have seriously become obsessed with "Stop Obama Express". As a result of my serious reflection of my political stand, I came up with this corny and cheesy joke that I am so proud of. Ask me if I'm going to vote for Obama............... Are you ready for this??? Answer: OBA-MA- DEAD BODY!!!!

Haha hehe...lol...Haha. Hope you thought it was funny too. If not, I hope that it at least made you smile as you thought I am retarded :)

Amore Fraterno

My younger brother Ariel came up to visit last Saturday and will be here until next Monday. He is leaving for his mission soon and this was the perfect opportunity for us to spend time together before he leaves. I have loved having him here and being able to interact with him and Chip together. Its funny to me to see how much im becoming like my mami. I will turn on church music Sunday mornings to wake up "my boys" (chip and ariel), worry about ariel when he goes out with friends for a bike ride to Utah lake at 10 pm , etc and although it annoys the heck out of them, it has been a lesson for me. I can finally say that all the questioning and worrying that my parents did was really justified and unquestionable. What a blessing good parents are. Life definitely has a way of answering some of life's mysteries through "a-ha" moments, at least for me. It seems like I learn to genuinely empathize with someone until I'm in their shoes. Maybe if they were all designer shoes it would be easier? Don't mind me.

By the way, CHip is an official college graduate!! We are all SO proud of him. All these years of hard work and perseverance have finally paid off. I know few people who are so determined to reach their goals and will stop at nothing. Now that Chip finally has time to have fun without pressing school matters, we have been able to do some fun things. Yesterday we went rafting down Provo river and had a great time.

YaYa PaPaYA

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