St George Getaway

Chad and I needed some adventure, so we packed our bags and drove to St. George for the weekend. We arrived late Thursday night at our hotel. As we opened the trunk to get our suitcase, it wasn't there. We both stood there laughing at the empty trunk. "How could you forget your luggage?".. You might ask... We asked ourselves the same question many times... We were just so anxious to leave the house, we ran out the door with out suitcase sitting by the door.

I remembered that Kellie, my manager from work, was driving to Vegas on Friday. She was so sweet to pick up our suitcase and bring it to us :) In the meantime, we made a quick stop at a gas station to buy the necessities; toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, etc. On Friday, we improvised and went to a makeup store at the outlets and I used some of the "testers" and a sample a perfume to keep me fresh.. It worked like a gem. 

We spent the day shopping at the outlets/mall and Main Street, grabbed some lunch at Camille's, got a tour of the tabernacle and Jacob Hamblins house, ate some burgers at Marvs (which were amazing) and met up with Kellie, to get our bag. We were seriously so lucky she was able to bring it, she was a life saver. We hiked in the Red Hills until the sun set. We ended the night by getting smoothies at the Orange Peel.

On Saturday, we got up early and hiked Snow Canyon. 70 degrees + amazing views... Doesn't get much better than that!

Later that afternoon, we headed to Las Vegas. Of course, we had to check out the outlets before heading to the Strip. Chad is a good man for putting up with my shopping addictions :) 

Sunday we headed to Zion National Park. We hiked 3 different trails, overall 5 miles. It was so much fun, and the best weather! It was such a great little getaway with my main squeeze :)

Gardner Village

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. I love all the decorations, corn mazes and the fall weather. Every year, my mom, sisters, and I go to Gardner Village. Gardner Village is a bunch of little houses that have been turned into shops and boutiques. It's always a great time!

After 3 hours of shopping, we went to Culver's for lunch. If you haven't been there, you need to go! They have the best burgers and shakes (a new location just opened in Lehi). We sat in the restaurant and talked for almost 2 hours. It was such a great day with the girls!

Swiss Days

My family has been going to Swiss Days every year since I was a child. It's held in Midway, UT. Chad was going up to Bruno's dog show early, so I decided to go to Swiss Days with my family and meet up with him later.

Swiss Days gets busier and busier every year. Since it's such a small town, there isn't a lot of parking. Me, my parents, Mike & Somre and their family decided to leave early Saturday morning so we could beat the people and the heat. We arrived at 9 am, and only had to walk about 1/4 of a mile to the booths, which is a record!

I love seeing everyones crafts and creations in the different booths. I'm always amazed with what people come up with. Once it started to get hot, we bought the famous "pie and ice cream". You can't get the whole Swiss Days experience without the pie and ice cream. It seals the deal.

I got a killer deal on necklaces, which of course, I couldn't pass up. I got 3 darling necklaces for $20! I'm a sucker for good deals.

This is one of my absolute favorite traditions in our family. I love being with family and shopping :)

4th of July

The 4th of July is one of my absolute favorite holidays. I love doing fireworks, eating amazing food, watching the Freedom Festival parade and spending so much time with the family.

This year there were about 30 Weitzeil family members that came down for the holiday, and they all stay at my parents house = one full house! This is the 20th year my parents have been hosting this tradition. We always wake up bright and early so we can save our spot on Center Street in Provo for the parade. Since all of us were going off of 4 hours of sleep, we stocked up on candy to keep us awake.

After the parade, we ate lunch at my parents house. The guys went golfing and the girls went shopping, it's tradition... us Weitzeil's like to stick to our traditions. It was such a great afternoon with everyone.  It was a successful 4th of July!