Dear Utah, Family, Friends, Grateful Heart (and a new header!)

first off..I LOVE this song. "A Beautiful Day" found it on GMA. Robin Roberts

wrote it when she had cancer...

such a positive song!

What a trip!

I had a blast.

I couldn't wait.

My 3 days were booked:

Family, Friends, Sisters, Brothers...
and uhhh...ALL my favorite spots I soooo miss!

Like Cafe Rio, a pink sugar cookie from QB,

Kneaders French Toast, Sweet Tooth Fairy.

(oh Colorado you need to get on it!)

The best parts???

My nieces & nephews. my sissas. my friends.

I am simply so blessed.

Oh my little nieces and nephews.

I miss their little faces. so much.

Being away makes you so grateful.

Grateful for family, friends.

It tightens the bond you have.

It makes you realize the love you have.

My heart was so full on this trip.

It was perfect for me.

Thanks Ry for sending me home whenever I need a "fix!"....

My sister Brooke picked me up at the airport and off we went!

She took me straight to the Quiletd B to get a pink sugar cookie and diet coke.

My sis knows me well.

We had a couple of hours alone to chat and it was fabulous.

I love this girl. She is one of the strongest ladies I know.

We met some of the sisters and bro's at Cafe Rio for lunch!

It was great to see all of their faces!

The pork salad is divine. the best ever. We all ate and chatted away...Misty and Brooke!

It was so sweet of my family.

Many of them got off work, got babysitters,

got their hubbys to help...just to hang with me!

We had our weekend booked.

I invited one and all to come.

With 8 siblings in the valley, there are many to see :) yay

After Rio, I wanted to go with my sisters to the school to pick op the kids.

It was my old stomping grounds.

My house I built in 2009 sits 15 feet from the school. (love u house!)

It was so fun to see all the nighborhood kids.

I saw some of my twins friends and they were super excited to talk..

We are setting up a xmas party for all the kiddos to get together again.

Then we hung at my sis's Amber's house and talked and talked....

It was like the good ole days, never skipping a beat!

I love that I can come home and it feels like home instantly.

We all met up for dinner and a LATE movie. We chatted the night away.

WE hit La Hacienda and then the Sweet Tooth Fairy for dessert!

The next day, Kneaders for Breakfast and Christmas shopping at the mall!
(my cute niece Ali! Misty's oldest daughter!) My sis Jan on the phone! and her 2 daughters...Maddie and Savannah too!

In the afternoon I met up with my girlfriends!

Rob, Nat and Me!

I love these girls.

10 plus years of friendship.

These girls are my best friends.

With moving, I feel like it tightened our bond.

You realize how lucky you are to have such a great friends.

(Dani, Rob, Me, Nancy, and Nat)

It means so much.

It was such a great night. We had dinner in a winter Utah blizzard!

We talked and talked...

I got to visit Kim!

A friend I love and have been so lucky to know for 10 plus years!

Thanks to my sis Misty for being the best hostess and

letting me stay there the first night!

The second night I went up to the Mountain House

(in the blizzard, got stuck and had to walk....!)

WHat a life. I feel so blessed. So grateful.

I have love all around and I feel it.

With my fam in friends in Utah and IN Colorado,

I couldn't ask for a better life.

Love Ry and my kids w all my heart!

Have a great Thanksgiving week...

xo!

(next pic is the post I wrote the day I got back :)

*This is a pic of me walking up to the Mountain House with my parents.

They picked me up from a late dinner with friends and a SNOW STORM

hit the valley! (ohhh I loved it!)

We got stuck at the bottom of the neighborhood and had to walk up

to the Mountain House! (fun, fun!)

I was definitely HOME....Utah weather!

( I miss the big snow storms!)

It was nostalgic!

My Utah Post later.

Thanksgiving is here. so much to do.

o buy, to cook, to organize, to plan...You get it!

(and a race (Ashlyn and I) to prepare for on Thanksgiving :) yay!)

loves!