Denver

Wow, where did September go??  I have some catching up to do!  For Labor Day weekend, the WHOLE family got together for the baby blessing of the newest little Anderson boy.  And what a cutie he is!  Where did all that hair come from??  So far all the Anderson babies have been born with a bushy head, hopefully my own will someday live up to that.  Why, you ask?  Because bald babies look like aliens.  Ok, so maybe that's a little harsh, but you know it's true.

We had a grand few days there lounging about, sharing memories, making new memories, and of course eating.  Everything revolves around food in our family.  Take for instance my list of places to eat this week before leaving Utah: J'Dawgs, Cubbys, Slab Pizza, Guru's, Cafe Rio, and The Happy Sumo.  There's not even enough days left in the week to make that happen, but I'm sure gonna try!  Just try and stop me.

I really like Denver and love its concrete skyline.  One day I aspire to live in a downtown somewhere-- you're close to all the action and the good food of course (see, what did I tell you??).  Plus, more people tend to be out and about downtown and I like that.  I like being outside.  Which is also why I like baseball so much.  I convinced my parents and brother to go the Rockies vs. Dodgers game and oh, what a game!!  There was hit after hit, such a high scoring game.  I couldn't be happier for my first MLB game of the season.  The seeds, peanuts, and 7th inning stretch sealed the deal.

Can't wait to see this little dude again!!

Goodbye Utah

All of these goodbyes are too much for me. Before leaving Utah I had a Bucket List of things to do, either things I hadn't done before and always wanted to do OR things I loved to do and wanted to do just one last time. It was a pretty good list. I actually was able to do a lot more than I expected, squeezing everything in within the last 3 weeks. Are you ready for the list....? (and in no particular order....):

1. The Living Planet Aquarium

2. Hogle Zoo

3. Hike the Y

4. Eat at Gourmadise - European bakery in downtown SLC

5. Baseball game - UVU will have to do for now....next time, it's the Salt Lake Bees!

6. Drive-in movie theater - loved it so much I went twice in one week!

7. Hill Air Force Base Museum - coolest place EVER!

8. BYU Museum of Art - Carl Bloch exibihit

9. Picnic

10. Salt Lake Temple

11. Mt. Timpanogos Temple

12. Inn & Out

13. J'Dawgs

14. Play croquet

15. Real Salt Lake game

16. Shave Ice

17. Mtn. bike Deer Creek Reservoir

18. Mtn. bike Lambert Park

19. Mtn. bike Provo River Trail

20. Hike Stewart Falls - only attempted (still packed with snow)

Best part is, I get to save the things I DIDN'T get to do when I come back and visit in August:

1. Spanish Fork Reservoir

2. Longboard

3. Moab

4. Antelope Island (mtn. bike)

5. This is the Place - Heritage Park

6. Salt Lake Bees

7. Wakeboarding

8. Hike Ensign Peak

9. Lava Hot Springs

10. Timp Caves

11. Hike Timp

12. Mtn. Bike Big Springs

13. Live Jazz in SLC

14. Comedy Sportz

15. Manti Temple

16. Rodeo

Utah has treated me extremely well over the last seven years (minus the one in Spain). It is an outdoors-(wo)man's paradise! Not to mention summer is the BEST part. There is always so much to do and so much going on. Not to mention all of the individual city festivals that go on all summer long. And I don't even get to enjoy it this year. You all better live it up for me!! Starting with the Scandinavian Festival in Ephraim next weekend. Good thing I had Swedish meatballs at Ikea today to make up for it. Utah, I will miss you dearly!

I love summer!

And yet, sadly it's over. I went back to work this last week and school starts on Tuesday. I'm excited to see my kids (ahem, students) this week though. Here's what I've been up to most recently after all my world travels. Summer is so much fun!

Starting in the top left corner....girls night out at Comedy Sportz, puppet making and entertaining for FHE, riding a Segway for the first time!, delicious snow cones, eating out at Red Robin (I don't know if you can tell but there are about 50 or so of us), Orem Owlz baseball game. Oh, and there's still more adventures to come!