Summer Fun

The last blog post seemed kind of like a drag, but we did do some fun things this summer that I want to remember.

Right after graduation, I undertook a little remolding project. I inherited yellow dressers from my grandparents (bless their souls) that looked atrocious with anything we owned, so I spent almost a week spray painting them to better match our home decor style. Jonathon had the car at work, so I made quite a few walking trips to Lowe's about a mile away from our house. It was good exercise. Below are before & after pictures. I still would like to put a shiny gloss on the dressers, but that is project for another time.

Before

After

To really kick off the summer, Jonathon and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary at a medieval themed bed & breakfast called Castle Creek Inn near SLC. We stayed in the room "Canterbury," reminiscent of one of our favorite places we visited in England last year. Of course, a fake English room in the middle of Utah can't make up for the real deal, but we had a nice time.

The middle of May, my first college roommate, Whitney Carrizales, invited me to go to the Tulip Festival with her at Thanksgiving Point.

I had a nice time catching up with her and really need to do better at catching up with all of my college friends. I didn't even get a picture of Whitney...

The end of May I went home to help my mom, and I planted the flower beds and flower pots for her. I was very proud of my work!

I knew I didn't like gardening before, but I remembered just how much I did not like gardening then. It was good for me to learn and practice though.

I forgot to include pictures in the last post of us moving into our new apartment, but below is a picture of everything I took out of boxes to put in the kitchen. We hadn't unpacked any of the gifts we received from our wedding because Tyler and Carrie had everything we needed. I was surprised by how much kitchen stuff we had, and needless to say, this mess took many trips to the dumpster.

Also, here are some pictures from our family reunion. I really should invade Jonathon's pictures next time before writing a post.

The Alpine Coaster

My parents' anniversary party

The Heber Creeper

Grahm stealing all the balloons

 

The awesome view from the back of the cabin

The 3rd of July went to the balloon festival and Kneader's for breakfast with Tyler, Carrie, and Parker, and then had a nice BBQ with them that evening. 

 

Jonathon totally geeked out at the Star Wars balloons and being able to take a picture with Star Wars characters (especially Chewy).

The 4th of July we went to Centerville to spend time with Jonathon's family. We watched the parade in the incredibly hot sun and then went to "Inside Out," which was super cute. I ashamedly fell asleep for about 10 minutes in the middle of it, which made me really sad, but I just couldn't keep my eyes open. Then that evening we went back to Provo and played games and watched the fireworks, as well as did a few our our own, with my cousin and her fiancee, Heather and Robert. Again, I don't have pictures of Heather or Robert...

Happy 4th of July!

In the middle of July, we went to Blackfoot to attend an extended Wheelwright family reunion, to which Jacob (Jonathon's brother), Jonathon, and I were the only attendees apart from Jonathon's other immediate family already in Blackfoot. It turned from an extended reunion to an immediate one, but it was fun spending time with Jonathon's family on a more intimate level. I just feel bad for Jonathon's parents and all the planning they did.

On the 24th of July--Pioneer Day (or if you're not Mormon, Pie & Beer day, hehe)--we went to Seven Peaks in SLC for the first time. It was fun, but definitely not as good as the Provo Seven Peaks. We then had dinner at The Cheesecake Factory, which was fab-u-lous. Around that time, we also received callings for our new ward. Jonathon is the assistant executive secretary (again) and I am the choir director. Say what? I'm all for playing the organ and piano, but leading a choir is a new beast. It's been a challenge so far, but I've picked out some beautiful arrangements that have been fun to sing. Now I just need to learn how to lead better . . . .

Jonathon made fun of me one Sunday. My heels were killing my feet, so after church I put on my running shoes because they were much more comfortable.

On July 31st, we celebrated Harry Potter's birthday on campus. We ordered butterbeer and a chocolate frog sundae (which really wasn't that good). Jonathon also played Muggle Quidditch!

Butterbeer!

Chocolate Frog Sundae

Jonathon throwing a Bludger at someone

He was a Beater

The middle of August, we drove with Tyler, Carrie, and Parker to Parker, Colorado (close to Denver) to attend Heather and Robert's wedding. The food was delicious, hanging out with family was a blast, and we were glad we could be there to celebrate Heather and Robert's special day. In spite of watching "Horton Hear's a Who" 3 times during the car ride, it was a fun trip and a very nice getaway for Jonathon and me. 

I'm sure there was other fun stuff we did during the summer, but this has been the gist of it. Hopefully it will hold us through until our next little vacation or getaway.