Our summer

We have had a wonderful summer! It all started out with Easter in San Diego, CA. We got to visit the San Diego zoo and Luke hunted for Easter eggs on the hotel lawn. La Jolla beach was definitely our favorite part.

At the beginning of May, Jordan graduated from the University of Utah! Yea! He got his bachelor's degree in finance and we were so glad for him to be done with school, at least we think he is but I guess you never know.

Luke's birthday was on May 12th and he turned 1. We kept the party small and he got some refrigerator magnets, a book, a bathtub toy, the long rectangular box with pop-up animals, and a light n sound key.

Two days later, we flew down south and visited several places since my family lives there. We got to stay with 3 different sisters, a brother and my parents and got to see Atlanta, GA, Jacksonville and Palatka, FL, Bonifay, FL (my hometown), and Dothan, AL. We basically played the whole time. Jordan got to go hog hunting, snake hunting, fishing with a bow, and got to see lots of alligators. We went to Seaside beach, Landon and Jessica's graduation, ate at Buckhead Diner, Wafflehouse, Shades (a restaurant at the beach that Jordan and I used to work at together before we got married), played on the slip n slide, had a Memorial Day celebration, and just sat around and hung out with family on the farm. It's always great to be with family.

Three days after we got home, June 3rd, we moved to Salt Lake City and we are still living here. We are enjoying our time in the city as we are only a few blocks away from Liberty Park, Trolley Square and several trendy shops and restaurants. We live in the top of an old house, with creaky wood floors, a clawfoot bathtub, and a little balcony. Sometimes it feels a little cramped since it is only 1 bedroom but it works for now. Actually, it is just the experience we always wanted. (Seriously!)

It seems like there are always things to do in SLC. We love to go walk around Liberty or Sugar house Park, we've been to the Gallivan center a couple of times for live music and a culture night, we've visited Heritage Park with all of the pioneer cabins, homes, schools, etc., I've hiked the Memory Grove trail a couple of times, and we keep planning to go to the farmer's market one of these Saturday mornings.

At the end of June, we went to Jordan's family reunion in Rupert, ID. We always look forward to going to it since it is at his mom's cousin's ranch on the Snake River and there's fun things to do. We went kayaking, rode on the boat, ate good food, did some karaoke, and even got to sleep in a covered wagon!

For the 4th of July, we went to Grouse Creek, a teeny town about 3.5 hours away, that Jordan used to go to when he was little with his cousins and hunt. It's a place that brings back fond memories for him. They had a rodeo, a small parade with candy!, kiddie games and a program. We really enjoyed it and hope to go again.

This past weekend, Jordan, Luke and I went up to a home in Mountain Green with Jordan's mom and brother and it was so nice and enjoyable. There was a little creek behind the house where we just sat and talked and let Luke throw lots of rocks into. Sometimes it's just nice to be outside with nature. Luke stayed with Jordan's mom overnight on Sunday and she watched him so that we could go to a day of Education Week at BYU yesterday. This was my anniversary gift and it was wonderful. It was a very sweet day, quite romantic, I thought. We held hands and joked around and just appreciated each other more. A few of the classes were just excellent and something that will really help us to grow closer together.

The summer has been great and it's not even over yet!