Ice Cream with Paulette and Ashleigh...

Paulette and her family were in town the week of our anniversary for Paulette's father's funeral.  Jack Leifson had been sick for quite some time, but it was still such a sad occasion.  Troy and I were able to attend the funeral and it was a very nice service.  It was also wonderful to see Paulette, Doug, Ashleigh and Madison.  Paulette and Ashleigh stayed in town for a week or so after the funeral.  After our brunch in Deer Valley, we headed down to Provo to meet up with Ashleigh and Paulette for ice cream!

Back in Salt Lake...

Since arriving back in SLC we've been very busy with wedding plans, but we've managed to have lots of fun too.....
-A concert at the Gallivan Center...- An afternoon at the pool... - A couple trips up to hear the Utah Symphony perform at the Deer Valley Music Festival.... to see Abba (in the rain!) and for some Mozart and a Vivace party. - Lunch and shopping with Paulette, Madi and Ashliegh.... miss them tons!!- A reception and preview of the RWDC show coming up in September... can't wait! The company is performing works by the TONY nominated choreographer, Karole Armitage.
- The MLS All-Star game against Everton- A ReAL game... fun way to celebrate the 24th of July!- Even a Kenny Chesney Concert, along with Lady Antebelum and Miranda Lambert... fun night!
And lots of hanging out in the A/C trying to stay cool! :)

missing my friends...

These are my little friends Ashleigh and Madison (ok... they aren't so little anymore... I think Madi is actually taller than me now). I seriously can't believe how grown up they are these days... what happened to the little baby that I used to carry around everywhere? Who used to recognize my voice the second I walked in a room? Who used to carry around a stuffed puppy that looked just like Askie? :) Or prance around in her Harley Davidson fleece? Who used to refer to me as her best friend? Just like her Mom :) I miss those days... and I am sad that I wasn't around for more of that with Ashleigh. But, I am glad that Madison still enjoys telling me all about what she's doing. :) They are such wonderful girls!

I always miss Paulette a ton, and the girls too.... but lately I REALLY wish that we lived closer to each other! That we had more time to play together and just hang out... I am glad that I always know they are just a phone call away though! :)

I think I will resolve to make more time for phone calls and emails.... and hopefully a visit to Georgia in the very near future!! Humm... Troy does have some time off from school in August... Is it unbearably hot in Georgia in August?? I may need to look into that...

Is it time for bed yet?

I don't know about the rest of you, but I am just worn out! As with the last couple weeks, this week has just been just as nuts. I will be very happy when we get this new product launched and all the websites, etc up and running!

At least I have found a little time for fun....
- Troy and I went to a play last night. They are doing "The Rainmaker" at Hale Center and Troy and I both very much enjoyed it.
- I had dinner last week with Steve and this week with Oscar. Steve said to tell the family all hello! He is just working hard, still taking lots of photos and dating a girl that he really seems to like.
{{ And Paulette - Oscar says hi! He and I were laughing about that first lunch where we met, with all the Penna Powers people and me. Haha! And holy cow... it was 11 or 12 years ago! What fun! :) }}

This week I also started my golf lessons! First class was Wednesday and I have my second class tonight. I am having fun and really like my teacher. She has improved my grip and my swing doesn't feel too bad. But I am still hitting off to the right so we'll see if she can fix that next. Haha!

Today is a good day! :)

Oh boy.... what a week!

Let's start with the most exciting part— I got my braces off yesterday! :) And I couldn't be happier about it! Although Troy and I quickly realized that he has known me twice as long with braces as he did without, so its going to take a little getting used to for him. Haha! And not that we kiss, because I know that's not allowed, but if we did... it sure would better without braces! Haha! :)

Next, Askie arrived this morning for a little weekend extended slumber party! :) I always love it when my puppy comes to stay! Russ and I had a lovely chat and he told me to tell everyone hello. He tells me that Brooklynn and Askie have become great friends... she learned that if she sticks her hand over the side of the high chair, Askie will lick the food off. And Askie quickly learned that if he hangs out near her high chair, he gets lots of extra treats! Haha!

( Paulette - I told Russ that Madi was taller than me now and he got quite a kick out of that. He told me to tell you and Doug both hello. I think he misses you guys... You should call and say hi. )

( Tammara Lynn - I think you started a trend with little Brooklynn Tacy! I'm surrounded by Brooklynns now! Haha! )

This week I also had dinner with my buddy Mark (from grad school) and it was so great to catch-up with him! We chatted about work, friends from school, the arts and the book he and I started working on together but haven't gotten very far on.... I will work on it again soon! Haha! :) We also came up with a new ad campaign that the arts/theatre industry needs to start using.. haha! I'll share it when we've developed some concepts.

So this weekend we have two weddings to attend and were also invited to a dinner party and a BBQ... its going to be a little crazy, but lots of fun!

i love spring weekends!

What a wonderful weekend!! The sun was out and the canyons were all green... with a little snow still here and there! :) It was beautiful!

Paulette was in town over the weekend and we had such a wonderful evening together!! We ate dinner & shopped... and just talked and caught up. It was so wonderful to just have some time to hang out together. I miss her tons already! I need to go visit them soon... I will try to be better at that, I promise! And Madi - I still maintain you are just growing way too fast! Haha!

The rest of the weekend was great too!
We went to an art gallery on Friday night and ran into an old friend from Huntington (Robb Trounce). We went for a drive Saturday to enjoy the gorgeous weather and ended up at Bear Lake and in Logan Canyon. Haha! Quite a ways but we loved it! I love the spring... before it gets to unbearably hot.. Haha! Now if I could just get my allergies in control!
Saturday night we went to see Dirty Rotten Scoundrels... the show was hilarious!
Sunday we hung out with Bunker for a little while... always a complete riot! Haha! And then of course, dinner with the Hickman Clan.

The weekends are just never long enough!!