My love for old things...

Here are a few shots I snapped at work--some antique printer blocks, a darling vintage cake topper, and some old skeleton keys. I am excited for warm weather because that means yard sales!

Last year Nate and I went to an estate sale and there was a huge dumpster out front full of all the stuff they didn't sell. (For an interesting book about discarded "junk" read Mongo --buy it used for 10 cents plus shipping! Amazon is great.) Anyway, I climbed into the trash and found a kitschy 1950s canister, some old magazines, and a hilarious oil painting of Robert Goulet that is now hanging in our laundry room!

That was my first literal dumpster dive and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I need to make a junking survival kit that includes gloves, a magnet, -I'm always wondering if things are magnetic--hand cleaning wipes, (I will only use the sanitizer gel as a last resort--does anyone else hate it?) some granola bars, chapstick, a pen and paper, tissues, and a few grocery sacks.

I never want to see a wheelbarrow again!

Friday night, and Saturday (sun up to sun down) we worked outside replacing soil, digging a stop and waste for our sprinklers, trimming bushes, and getting our garden ready. We are patiently awaiting our gates that will be installed Tuesday. (so far we just have the posts) I can't wait until it is all finished! We are going to be planting next week and hopefully we still aren't sore by then. : ) Once everything is lovely and in bloom we are definitely having a party!

Sunday we slept until about two minutes before conference started and we watched the morning session in our pj's cuddled on the couch. We watched the afternoon session with my grandparents up in Kamas and we taught them how to make calzones. Grandma was a pro after all those years of making bread! Grandma made brownies and rootbeer floats and I had gained 10 pounds and couldn't walk by the time we left. Good times!

Saturday night I met my dear old friends Kensey and Laura at El Chubasco in Park City. Laura brought along her son Max who I had never met! He is adorable and so curious about everything. I laughed really hard when Laura was telling us how Max loves to rip up napkins and when she drove to California she just kept passing napkins to the backseat to keep him occupied. She said the car was a disaster after but he was happy as can be! It was great to catch up and reminisce about our Kamas days. Kensey was always such a good sport to drive us around in her cool jeep--even with me hanging out trying to attract boys.

Saturday morning we met the Miller's at Ruth's Diner up Emigration Canyon for some good company and tasty breakfast! Nate had never met sweet Julia and she was as cute as can be. I scarfed down my biscuit and hashbrowns (mom, don't look that up on Calorie King) and therefore could only get through half of my Parmesan artichoke omelet. Yummers. As we were leaving we ran into Nicole and Adam with their baby Elsa--everyone sure has cute offspring!

Ruth and her chihuahua think Ashley and Julia could be next in line to inherit the restaurant! :)

http://www.ruthsdiner.com/diner_history.htm

A Nice Relaxing Weekend!

This weekend we were free from any big commitments so we decided to make the most of it! Friday night I made a fabulous dinner (I'm patting myself on the back). We started out with an organic spring salad (with organic ranch dressing that was pretty gross! My taste buds were screaming for Hidden Valley with all it's preservatives), then some farm raised salmon with a mango/ dill/ red onion/lemon sauce that I created, next to a side of wild rice and washed down with some apple bubbly. Don't forget dessert--Wild Oats (Now Whole Foods) has their own "Western Family" equivalent called 365 and they make some awesome coconut frozen fruit bars. However, make sure you really like coconut because they are filled with lots of shredded bits.

After dinner we rented The Pursuit of Happyness but when I turned on the T.V. to get the movie set up Pride and Prejudice had just started and Nate had never seen it! Will Smith got thrown to the back burner as I introduced Nate to The Bennett's and Mr. Darcy. He enjoyed the movie and approved of me adding it to our "Movies we Want to Buy When we Find Money on the Ground" list.

Book Club?

This is a book I just finished

reading for my Social Welfare

class and it was so inspiring.

(in a heartbreaking, eye-opening way)

I really want to join a book club

so I can keep up on my reading this summer.

Anyone belong to one they really like?

I love Kennison

Last night Nate and I went to his parent's house to see some family that are visiting from Alaska--Brady and Becky were there too so I got to play with my nephew Kenny! He is such a fun cute kid! Here is a shot we snapped before we went back to red light, green light, yellow light tickle. :)