Utah is growing on us!

Can you believe this post? Not only do I enjoy Utah but Curt is beginning to as well! There are many different reasons of course, but a few have been just recently...

#1 Curt & I have just been declared as Utah Residents through USU! Hallelujah...why you might ask...AFFORDABLE SCHOOL! Curt is getting anxious to start back up again but very excited as well. I'm excited as usual for school. By the end of summer I sure am ready to get my brain going again. I also am looking forward to having our relationship grow as we now will both be balancing school, work, church, and squeezing time in for each other. Oh and we never could have done it without the director of admissions here, she is INCREDIBLE, and thanks mom for sharing the story with her!

#2 Pioneer Day! Not only do we get fireworks twice, but we get that real sense of appreciation for the pioneers. They definitely deserve a day of celebration! And obviously we are loving that we get an extra day off. Thanks to our friends Cody & Jen we got to enjoy the long weekend with them and their families. We got to see great fireworks, have a yummy BBQ, shop, shop, and some more shopping~and PARK CITY~ I have never been and I really love it. We went and rode the Alpine Slide and shopped and got to see the Olympic Parks! It was way fun, we definitely will be going back sometime.
#3 Walking into church and seeing Pres. Eyring on the stand! I about popped, I was so excited. Pres. Eyring has been one the the General Authorities I have really loved. Mostly because of his sweet message about the temple, but many other things make him great. (Not like the others aren't) But, I love seeing him at church. He is in Jen's parents ward and just happened to be there that Sunday. His smile up close is unforgettable, and he is SO tall in person. It was a humbling experience watching him sit in Sunday school just stare at the picture of Christ. Both Curt and I said to each other, "I wonder what's going on in that apostle head of his, and I'd like a piece of it too!" It was great and makes me know that they are ordinary, every day people who are impeccable examples to all of us.

#4 Being Visited by Family & Friends! So a couple of weeks ago I got a call from my mom asking us if it would be okay if her, my dad, and Jordan join us for conference weekend! It is way more than okay! I think both my mom and i are counting down the days until then. We are SO excited to have family come here and share a little bit of Logan with them! Just today I was surprised by a wonderful visit from the Groscost family. Can I just say Dana is one of the most amazing people in the world. I love her to pieces and her family! I'm so glad they took time to come see me. We sure have gained an appreciation of family and friends living so far away. We really have learned that the time we have with each other might not be long, but gives us rich memories. We are so lucky to have wonderful friends here to hold us over in between visits!

#5 Temples Everywhere...and of course the Logan Temple! I think it's increible how quickly temples have began to shoot up. Since the beginning of this year and in a few weeks we will have gone to 2 temple dedications. It's wonderful! Having the Logan Temple closed for this past month really puts into perspective how important it is in our lives. That's the main reason we love Utah, we get to live our dream. I'm sure that dream will continue onto other places, but we are very thankful to all of those who have made this possible. We love you and appreciate you more than you know!!!(:

We are also an Aunt an Uncle to a new little baby girl Lexee! Congratulations Cody & Steph, we can't wait to meet her! Anna and Lexee are too adorable, thanks for all the pictures and videos. We adore them!