What's On My Happy List?

 

Celebrating 28 years with my man!

We had a relaxing get-away weekend here...

This was the gorgeous view from our 

hotel room...

We went sightseeing...

We hiked and strolled!

We took some scenic drives...

AND enjoyed taking pictures...

{practicing our tricks and tips from the

on-line photography class we are taking.} 

A picture of him taking a pic of me. haha

We found some fantastic food... 

in the middle of nowhere!

If you are ever in Bicknell, Utah you must try

THE PIE at the Sunglow Diner!!

I sampled the pickle, pinto bean, buttermilk 

and oatmeal. 

Out of this world good. 

Also their strawberry lemonade

and sweet potato tots.

Top notch!

We found this gem in 

Torrey, Utah. 

The gluten free baked goods...

cookies, muffins, brownies.

{I tried all three😉}

Seriously the best gluten free goodies I've had.

I'm still thinking about them. 

And wondering why they must be 3 hours away.

😂

Our picnic dinner from Paizlee's Beef...

So... the hubs and I have on our bucket list 

to travel to as many National Parks 

as we can...

AND while at it, hit whatever restaurant 

that has been featured on 

Diners, Drive-In's and Dives 

in that city/state.

Well, who knew we would start accomplishing

that in the middle of nowhere?

Never mind we had just eaten dinner. haha

We went for dinner round 2 with 

Tikka Masala Pizza!!

{SO worth the food coma}

Before heading home

we took time to visit Fruita again

and the historic pioneer home there. 

The blossoms are just starting to bloom

on the 3,000 fruit trees in the Fruita District.

I bet in two weeks time it will be a

sight to behold. 

The store has lots of treasures
and fun eats...

*****

RIGHT as we walked

thru the door the girls

surprised us with THIS. Fresh

flowers and goodies from FLAKE.

It was lovely.

AND then Emmsie said she had something 

to show us...

{I thought Darcy must have torn up the couch 

or something like that while we were gone

Thank goodness it wasn't that.}

Unbeknownst to us,

Emmsie had gotten our old VHS wedding video 

put on DVD for us.

The second we all sat down

and started watching it I immediately 

burst into tears, 

😭

{as did others}

I don't think the girls had ever seen it.

I certainly hadn't seen it in YEARS. 

Where has the fetch'in time gone?

It feels like another lifetime ago.

And we looked SO young.  

😂

I'm telling you, Emmsie gives the most thoughtful gifts!  

And just a huge shout out to her and Hannah

who helped make it possible for us 

to even get out of town.

Now that I take care of my elderly parents 

I don't feel like I can leave very easily. 

{You should have seen the to-do list 

I gave them before I left.} 

But they managed things very nicely.

And Kyleigh, who's always running 

every which way, 

had one job and that was picking up dinner 

for her and her sisters after a 

dance performance.  

😜

*****

In other news...

We fit in another hike with the girls 

this past week....

Waterfalls are one of my favorite things.

{I wanna be a waterfall chaser.}

😉

Brie was laughing her head off. 

Call in the rescue helicopter. 

{Afraid of heights. Like me.} 

Poppi to the rescue. 

Kyleigh ignored the rocks and climb up 

the waterfall on purpose to avoid twisting 

her ankle with Miss Utah coming up. 

But then managed to slip and fall on her butt

on way down.

Hannah couldn't get over it. 

😂

*****

Oh and then THIS news hurt my heart.

Kyleigh texted me early on my Anniversary morn. 

It was inevitable given his age, but still sad news to wake up to. 

He and the queen were married 73 years!!! 

That's 45 more years than the hubs and I. 

I can only imagine the queen's heartbreak. 

{And I just finished reading that historical fiction novel

a few weeks ago about the making of her 

wedding gown.

So the news hit a heartstring.}