Pupusas and Photobombers

The countdown begins… our dear friends, the Duffy's, are moving to Oklahoma in less than 3 weeks. We knew this day was coming for a long time, but it has slowly crept up on us. We are cramming in as many date nights that we can. 

We had made plans to check out the "food truck round up" in Provo, but once we saw the hoards of people, we quickly changed our minds… and found ourselves at El Mexsal instead (in the heart of ghetto Provo). This was my first time trying a Pupusa, a bean and cheese stuffed "pancake"… it had my heart at cheese… so delicious! It was a splendid night with the ladies, and Tyler, the photo bomber.

Halloween Moonlight Lift

Each Halloween, Chad and I have made a tradition of going to the Halloween Moonlight Lift at Sundance. Hot chocolate, cuddling and halloween decorations.... it doesn't get much better than that!

Pumpkin Carving

I always look forward to the weekend, date night is my favorite! This weekend we decided to go to the Riverwoods shopping center in Provo. We ate pizza at Malawi's and then walked through the local farmers market.

One of the booths was advertising a photo booth. After convincing Chad to do it, we made fools of ourselves for the next 30 seconds.

Carving pumpkins is always a must around Halloween. I have done it every year since I was a child. This year, Chad and I chose 20 pound pumpkins. Go big or go home, right? We searched and searched for the perfect patterns. Chad picked Heisenberg from Breaking Bad and I picked Mario.

Since our pumpkins were so thick, and our patterns were so detailed, it took us about 2 hours to carve. It was so fun just hanging out and being with each other. We love how they turned out!

Battle Creek Falls and Big Springs

Since the weather is quickly turning, Chad and I have been trying to do as much stuff outside as we can. We got up early Saturday morning and took Bruno on a hike up Battle Creek Falls in Pleasant Grove Canyon. Normally we stop at the falls, but since it was such a nice morning, we decided to keep going. Because of all the rain, the trail slowly disappeared so we weren't able to go that far, but it was so fun to be up there. It's such a beautiful hike!

A couple days later we headed up Big Springs, one of our favorite hikes. It is easy for Bruno, plus with the leaves changing, it's so pretty! We took a different trail and found a perfect spot by the river to sit and relax. We ended up sitting there for about an hour talking about life, goals and all the good stuff :) I am so grateful for our little family. Life is so good!!

Farmer's Market

One of my favorite parts of summer is the Farmer's Market. Every year, Provo holds a Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings. We decided to go around 11 am, just like the rest of Provo... it was packed! IT took us 15 minutes to find a parking spot. It's worth it though because the booths are always fun to look at { at least that's what I keep telling Chad :) }.

 Since the day was starting to heat up quickly, we decided to beat the heat and get some drinks... which led to getting lunch as well. Chad had a hot dog from the "Hotdog King" food truck and I got a delicious strawberry waffle from the Waffle truck. We sat on the grass and talked about life. Life is good!

Golfing at Eastbay

My mom and I took a golfing course through UVU in June. I had never golfed before, so it was a good opportunity for me to learn. Our class ended 2 weeks ago, so Chad and I decided it was time for me to play my first real game of golf.

Since Cascade golf course is closing, we decided to go to Eastbay in Provo. We played a quick, 7-hole game. I had three bogeys, not too bad for my first game! I absolutely loved being out on the course with Chad and driving the golf cart :)

Cascade Springs

All of my siblings (except for Brian and his family) stayed in town after the 4th of July to spend some time with the fam. We decided to be adventurous and go hiking up Cascade Springs in Sundance. It was a hot, sweaty afternoon, but it was so fun to get out of the house and exercise. My siblings don't come into town that often, so when they do, I love spending every minute with them. I look up to them so much!