So far, not a ton has happened in March. The first Saturday, I went to the temple with our young women from church. That afternoon, Brian and I went to Lowe’s and got all the necessary ingredients to start our garden, AND we bought a grill!! We have been looking for a good grill at a decent price since we bought the house. Since we got it in September, we patiently waited through the winter to grill and now that we have it, we use it probably 3-4 times a week.
Going back to the garden, I’ve started all the seeds indoors since Utah weather is bipolar but now they’re all sprouting and I don’t have enough room for the flowers and seeds indoors, so the weather better warm up soon. Also, we’ve decided we might have to build garden boxes since the location in our yard I wanted to use for the garden has lots of random gravel in it..
Last week, Brian had off for spring break so he dug up all the ugly bushes up front for me so that we can start landscaping and finish up the last house project I plan on tackling for a long time.
For my birthday weekend, Friday night we got home and adamantly jumped into spring cleaning. Every room was transformed and I am confident you could have eaten off of any surface in the house. It was so satisfying to get it all done.
Saturday the 12th, Sabra picked me up bright and early and we had the annual girls brunch for my birthday, this year at Ruth’s Diner in Salt Lake City. They have a cute little outdoor patio which was just barely warm enough for us all to sit out there. Sabra, Kate, Cibely, Jordan, and Jessica were all able to attend and it was so nice to catch up with everyone.
After breakfast, Sabra and I went to City Creek to do some damage shopping while we waited for Brian and Randy. We made reservations at Sundance Resort zip line for 2 PM. The zip line is the 3rd longest in the United States at nearly 2 miles long. The vertical drop is 2100 ft, which is the most vertical drop of any zip line in the USA. We did the Outlaw span, which is 3,871 feet long and the average fastest speed is between 60-70 mph. It was such a rush!! Brian took a video as he went down so I will have to find a way to load it on here for you all to see. In the meantime, I’ll include pictures of the beautiful scenery.
After the zip line, Brian and I took the long way home to go through Park City and do some MORE shopping (he knows the way to my heart) at Tanger Outlets. On our way home we stopped at Outback Steakhouse to gorge on blooming onions and yumminess.
Sunday, I taught in Young Women’s and Brian had some meetings after, so I got to lay around like a lazy bum all afternoon. That evening, our friends (and neighbors) Craig and Mikelle came over and we grilled steaks and teriyaki chicken and pineapple kabobs. It’s so nice to have them over, and to have great people in our neighborhood and ward!
Monday, I officially turned 24. How did that happen? It was a great day. Brian and I went to iHop early so I could get yummy breakfast crepes, I went to work for half a day, got lunch with Brian, went and got manicures and pedicures with Brian’s mom. That afternoon I worked from home in sweats, then we went out to dinner with Brian’s parents at Olive Garden that evening, before coming back to their house for cake and presents. After the heavy meals we’d eaten all weekend, I was craving something lighter (and Italian). Brian spoiled me with new clothes, running shoes, a new camera, and a few other things. Lucky me!
I will spend the rest of the year waiting until my next birthday so that I’m 25. I hate even numbers… But we have so much to look forward to this year! We recently bought our flights home for my friend’s wedding and my mom and stepdad’s birthdays in May, and bought tickets for a 5-day cruise to the Bahamas in September! We’ll combine it with a trip to Florida to see my family since we leave out of Orlando on the cruise. I’m so excited for Brian to see the Bahamas! It’s by far one of my favorite travel destinations thus far in my life.
I think that’s all I have to report on right now… We bought a new dryer, if you consider that exciting. We also sold Brian’s car and got our tax return on the same day, so I consider that a major win! Brian has a little over a month left of school for this semester, then it’s just one year left! He has a list of schools for his Master’s Degree picked out and we have a plan. Now we just need to be patient until it gets a little closer to application time! Waiting is the hardest part, especially when I’m so excited to get out of Utah for awhile!! All in good time I suppose. In the meantime, I’ll just enjoy how wonderful our lives are now. :)
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