Showing posts with label Utah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Utah. Show all posts

Monday, May 9, 2011

I Love to See the Temple


This weekend we went to one of my favorite places in the world--the LDS Temple in Provo Utah.
We don't live close to a Temple anymore, but we talk about the temple a lot. We sing a Primary song about the Temple every night before bed, and we have a picture of the Temple in his bedroom. It made me so happy that when we got there--my sweet son started running towards it! He was so excited to see the Temple! I wish I could have captured a better picture, and a better camera, but at least I have the happy memory!

I'm posting this picture as a part of Simply Modern Mom's Project 52! Check it out here!

Project 52: Glimpse Into Motherhood

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Special Sauce



I've been really wanting to eat a JDawg lately, but since Provo is four hours away and I don't think I'll be there anytime soon...I found this copycat recipe that I'm so excited to try! I hope it's close to the real thing!

Copycat JDawg Sauce

3/4 C ketchup

3/4 C barbeque sauce

1/4 C honey

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

1 tsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp onion powder

Mix together and enjoy!

Friday, February 4, 2011

Good Things Utah


I never watched this show when I lived in Utah--but today I found some awesome things on their website! Remember this pillow I was in love with? Yeah--don't bother buying the pattern, because the instructions, including a video are here!

You can also find some awesome recipes from places I like to eat--like Kneaders and Panda Express!

I'm excited to check out past features from Good Things Utah...

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Creche Exhibit

Video Courtesy of KSL.com



I miss watching the news in Utah, and the familiar news anchors or whatever they are called. :) I was happy to watch this, it looks like a great tradition! If you are in Utah this weekend, you should go check it out! One more awesome thing to add to my list of awesome Christmas functions in Utah!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Christmas in Utah


*photo found here

I was recently talking with a friend about how much I missed Utah this time of year. I didn't realize how much I missed Utah until Christmas keeps getting closer and I keep thinking about all the things in Utah that I love this time of year and I won't get to participate in. My friend didn't grow up in Utah and commented how she didn't think there was that much to do there, which led me to wonder if there really was a lot to do or if I was just being sentimental and silly. I started a list of things that I love about Christmas in Utah...and keep adding to it! I'll list it here and hopefully if you are in the area, you can enjoy a few of these awesome things!
I have not personally done all of these things on my list, but some of them I have wanted to do forever and just never had the opportunity before.

Festival of Trees
BYU Celebration of Christmas
The Forgotten Carols
Savior of the World
Nutcracker Ballet
Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert
Riding Trax to downtown SLC
Sledding and building snowmen (nowhere here to go sledding and I hear it rarely snows :(..)
Temple Square Lights
Sub 4 Santa/Giving Tree
First Presidency Christmas Devotional
Santa in my favorite mall
Thanksgiving Point drive through lights
SPanish Fork Christmas lights
Polar Express
Messiah Sing-in (I've heard these are common throughout December in the Provo/Orem area)
Jon Schmidt Christmas concert
Kurt Bestor Christmas concert
Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band Christmas concert
Peter Brienholt Christmas concert
Carriage rides in downtown SLC or at Thanksgiving Point
A Christmas Carol Play
The 100 Hours of Christmas on FM 100, now they play Christmas music constantly after Halloween I think? It used to be just the 100 hours leading up to Christmas day, I think now the 100 hours of Christmas are commercial free or something. :)
Downtown SLC Holiday Windows (look for a map of the windows on this website after Thanksgiving)
Candy Windows in downtown Provo (I'm actually not sure they do this anymore--anyone know? We tried to see them last year and while there were a few windows decorated, there were no candy ones...)
Living Nativity Pageant in Provo
Ice Skating, (also in the past there has been an ice skating rink at Gateway Mall although I'm not sure if they do that every year?)
Awesome decorations all over cities/stores/BYU/the library in Provo, etc...
Midway Creche Exhibit

There you have it! I hope you find something that interests you and have fun for me since I won't be in Utah until after Christmas! If you have other things you love about Christmas in Utah, feel free to let me know and I'll add it to the list!

Friday, July 23, 2010

Pioneer Day



I am missing Pioneer day this weekend--it is tomorrow! In Utah, a lot of people get work off today since it is a state holiday! We don't even have a state holiday in our new state! :( But we are going to celebrate anyway by pulling taffy or making homemade ice cream... I hope wherever you are, you can do something to remember those who have come before you and made you who you are!

Friday, June 25, 2010

500 N


500 North is a beautiful street. Right now it is full of beautiful, tall trees providing wonderful shade and the trees are rich with fresh, green foliage. Also plenty of birds which my honey loves to watch (and I usually do too when they don't try to attack me like one did today)! You can even watch the 4th of July parade go by on 500 North! I also love taking a leisurely stroll during the morning or evening when it isn't too hot.

In the Autumn these lovely leaves turn beautiful shades of color and then fall to the ground and it is so fun to walk down the street and crunch the leaves under your feet. Or maybe even try to find a pile to jump in!
In the winter these same trees have lost all of their leaves but they turn the street into a winter wonderland when it snows! I love to see trees covered in snow, it's like a fairyland! I love strolling in the softly falling snowflakes.
In the springtime it is so exciting to see the trees start to come alive again! Full of blossoms and starting to grow leaves. Of course you have to stop and sing Popcorn Popping and bask in the lovely springtime weather as you walk down the road.

I can't tell you how many times I have walked up and down this road, especially after having my honey. We love walking to the library, or the Cotton Shop, sometimes Smiths, sometimes a neighbors home. We love walking to church or to the park. I will miss these lovely walks, which have happened almost daily. In our new home, our church will be too far away to ever walk to, there are no stores or libraries within walking distance. And the trees in our new neighborhood are not old enough or tall enough to be be quite as beautiful. I never thought I could think of a road as beautiful, but 500 north is. I wish I had a good picture to show so you could see how beautiful it is! 500 North, I will miss you. In every season.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Reason #5



I know people who come to Utah from out of state have a hard time with this, but I LOVE the Utah Grid System! It makes it so easy to know where you are going and how to get there! Now I have to get used to a new way of getting around. The roads in our new town are so confusing to me! The roads have names like "20 1/2 road" or "F Street." Some roads you can only turn certain ways on them, so you have to figure out which road turns to where you want to go.
Along with this comes just knowing the town and the area. I will have to learn new cities and where to shop and where things are--I'm sure I'm going to get lost! I will miss knowing where everything is and where to go to find what I want. But maybe it will be a fun adventure!

Friday, June 11, 2010

Reason #4





I love BYU. I can't even tell you how much. I loved the anxious, nervous feeling of trying out for BYU choirs toward the end of summer. I loved being in Women's Chorus and miss it so much! I loved the exciting feeling of a new school year in the fall. I love the beautiful campus. I love all the programs on campus--dances and concerts galore, plays, musicals, SPORTS...so many fun things! I LOVE BYU football especially. I LOVE Cosmo! I love Homecoming in the fall--seeing the Y all lit up on the mountain. I loved walking to and from campus each day and enjoying the beauty that was all around--some of my favorite memories in particular involve falling autumn leaves or first snows, or spring blossoms. I love BYU ice cream, it is the best in the world! I love all of the buildings. I loved my first real job at the BYU Laundry where I was a seamstress and learned to love sewing, and still go there to visit and sew! BYU is where my husband and I fell in love and took classes together. I learned Spanish at BYU...too bad I have forgotten so much of it. :( I loved the devotionals and CES firesides in the Marriot Center. I loved BYU wards when I was single. So many wonderful things and memories have happened to me at BYU or because of BYU. I have wanted to go there since I was 4 years old and now that I am graduated, I still love going there and being close to campus. I sometimes secretly wish I or my husband could teach there when we are older...and we could come back and be part of BYU always. I love taking my little honey to see the duck pond on campus and hope he will want to go there someday too!
When we were looking for housing in a new state...I was so happy to see BYU TV on the list of channels the hotel room offered. It was a tender mercy for me. Even though we won't have cable...it is available online whenever I need an uplift.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Reason #3


I will really, really miss the Provo Library. I love how close we live to the library--last summer my honey and I walked to the library at least three times a week! Now he loves going to the library--they have such a great children's section! They have so many fun stuffed animals around the area that he loves to see and touch. He loves the kid computers that show pictures and have a keyboard for him to play with. I love how many books, movies, and music they have, the fun baby/infant storytimes they have, the summer reading program, the beautiful architecture, the Spanish collection of books, and oh I could go on and on!
I know there is a library where we are going--I've already looked at their website, but I can tell it's not as big or wonderful as this one!

Friday, May 28, 2010

Reason #2


I love the mountains in Utah--and especially living in Provo, so close to the mountains. I love them. They are so beautiful. I love seeing them topped with snow. I love seeing the leaves change colors from down in the valley, or especially driving up the canyon to see the leaves in the fall. I love going to picnics or hikes, or taking our raft to some little lake in the spring/summer. We don't do that as much as I would like, and I am going to miss it! I love seeing the sunset reflected off the mountains. I love how I know which direction I am looking because of the mountains too--they help me to not get lost. I'm told where we are moving is just like Moab...which is also beautiful, I love Moab. There will be red rock mesas and plateaus...but it's not the same as real mountains!

Friday, May 21, 2010

Reason #1


(This is me and a great friend at one of our weekly Temple trips...when I used to be young and skinny)
...Why I will miss Provo.
Please go here and look at the pictures starting with #149. I love this place so much. The most recent time I went to the Provo Temple I felt so emotional thinking of all the wonderful things that have happened there, and how it is the temple I have attended the most often, and I love everything about it! The mountains towering behind, the large and beautiful grounds. Both inside and out of the Temple is beautiful. I know all Temples do the same thing...but this one is special to me and I will miss it.