I can't wait for this!



SLC's 2009 Twilight Concert Series

I'm especially looking forward to:

Bon Iver
M. Ward
Sonic Youth
Iron and Wine
Okkervil River

What a GREAT line-up! Did I mention it's free?!

Camilla and Nicholas Hansen
Married May 9th, 2009

Finally, a wedding of one of my best friends I could attend (after having missed Jenn, Jack's, and Aub's while I was on my mission.)! Definitely one of the prettiest weddings I've been to! Well done Cam!

They were sealed in the Logan Temple

The Camie/Nick fan club

The Maud Squad

Passing time at the farmer's market between the sealing and the luncheon. SHAKE it grels!

Even after all the hula hooping Jack did, Molly still waited a week to come out.

The luncheon was beautiful. Nick is an artist and did all the decorating. He painted the panels and the bird tessellations. Who ever thought a 'bird' theme could be pulled off? Just leave it to these guys...WAY creative and they pulled it off with flying colors.

Congratulations!!!

Babies Galore! Welcome, little ones!

BAILEY
Sunday, May 10th
Congrats Steve and Shirley!

Molly
Monday, May 18th
Congrats Jackie and Kyle!

COLORADO
May 7 - May 10

A wedding of Grant's childhood friend in Denver brought us to Colorado. We first stopped at Grant's house in Grand Junction for some biking! Thursday night we went mountain biking. It was my second time desert riding and although it was the most technical ride I had ever done, we had a ton of fun. We woke up Friday morning and went road biking with Grant's dad at Colorado National Monument. It was a beautiful, 30 mile loop with spectacular views. With Grand Junction sitting near 4600 ft. and the top of the climb sitting near 6600, we climbed nearly 2000 vertical feet! Grant blames his "tight shoes" on me beating him to the top but I would argue otherwise (only kidding Grant!...but not really).

After the ride on Friday, we drove 4 hours over to Denver. Needless to say, our butt's were definitely hurting after that day! I'd never driven that stretch of road in my life (I-70) and was surprised at its beauty! We passed all of the big Colorado ski resorts before arriving in Denver. We stayed with Grant's older brother, Nate, and his wife, Annalisa. They live close to downtown Denver in a quaint, studio apartment (the purple house below.) They were great tour guides and took us around the city and we enjoyed visiting the Denver Art Museum. What a COOL city!
After touring Denver all day, we headed to the wedding reception (Nate and Grant rummaged through Nate's closet and came out looking pretty sweet in his thrift store outfits! haha). Sunday we drove back to Grand Junction for dinner with his family. Great times!

(I don't know why the font size is so huge at the top and smaller at the bottom. Before I post they are the same size....Anybody? Anybody?)

winter semester ended and CALIFORNIA called our names...so we went

Day 1: Kolob Canyon and St. George
Thursday, April 22
We stopped in Kolob Canyon for a beautiful hike up to Double Arch Alcove.
After the hike we stayed with Aunt Pam and Uncle Dean in St. George.

Day 2: Red Rocks, NV
Thursday, April 23
We left St. George and headed straight to Red Rocks. We stopped and saw some petroglyphs, ate lunch, and did a sweet hike up a canyon. The hike ends at a couple natural pools. We spent the night with Marg, Nate and Co. in Vegas before we headed to Cali.

Day 3: Yucaipa/Pamona, California
Friday, April 24th
After stopping at the outlet stores in Primm, we arrived in Yucaipa where my friend, Aubree lives. Way back in February, Grant surprised me on Valentine's Day with tickets
to go see my favorite band, Mates of State (he quickly became a fan upon
meeting me, btw!). That night, we drove an hour to Pamona and watched
them jam live! I'd been waiting years to see them live and I wasn't disappointed!
They were great and we had a lot of fun singing along!
(the fun band Black Kids opened the show)

(below: Black Kids)

(Mates of State)

Day 4: Laguna
Saturday, April 25th
Aubree and Taylor took us to the beach on Saturday. The water was a little too cold for swimming but it sure was nice to get some sun! We drove up and down the
highway and oooed and awwed over all of the HUGE homes along the coast.
Then, we spent the evening hanging out with some of Grant's friends. We stayed
at Aubree and Taylor's again and then went to church with them Sunday morning
before heading back to Vegas.

Day 6: Zion National Park
Monday, April 28th
After staying with Marg and Nate and hitting up a few other Vegas outlets, we headed
back to Utah. We stopped in Zion National Park and did the Emerald Pools hike.
It was absolutely gorgeous!

And then it was back to reality...I started spring semester on Tuesday and Grant started studying for the MCAT, which he'll take on the 18th of June.

But the fun doesn't end there! Check back soon for our trips to Grand Junction/Denver and Logan!