Snow in Zion

Remember how I said I was going to post more pictures from my trip to Southern Utah with my family for my Grandma’s funeral? Well, I’ve finally found enough time to do it.

As part of the trip I actually got to cross something off my college-in-Utah bucket list I had given up on – going to Zion National Park.  It was snowing while we were there and it was absolutely beautiful.  So now I’m sharing some of it with you.

The family:

Some scenes from the car:

This is mostly for my family, but if you think you’re brave enough to wade through all of these pictures feel free.  There’s a bazillion; I’m fairly certain every inch of the road was documented.

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Also, just since family gatherings are really rare, here are a few pictures.  The first one is my dad and his brothers, and the second is the rest of us.  It was really great to be able to see everyone, even if it wasn’t for the ideal reason.

And to conclude here’s a bonus of Amber enjoying our rustic hotel room.

*Song = Deep Blue Sea by Grizzly Bear. So soothing.

General Conference!

Yesterday Amber and I had the fabulous opportunity to go to general conference at the actual conference center in Salt Lake City for the Saturday afternoon session, which was awesome because we got to be in the building where all of the apostles and such were speaking.

It was fun to get all dressed up and go there! Today I’m just watching on the couch in my pajamas (I have no intention of changing today). It’s great because conference really is beautiful no matter where you are. To tune into it you can go here.

Here are some pictures from yesterday’s fun:

 

 

We also ran into some friends there. A lot of BYU students sneak up there to try and get in since it’s so close.

We put the camera on timer to take pictures of the two of us together. At which point my hair really went out of its way to attack Amber.

Then it attacked me.

And then when the wind behaved Amber didn’t.

But don’t worry, we still got some good ones.

If you want to see more pictures of Amber and pretty things, click on the linkity below. (This is for you, mom)

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Song = Dare You to Move by Switchfoot. We may have listened to the A Walk to Remember soundtrack on the way back from Salt Lake. You can’t judge us because you know you loved that CD in middle school too.

Return to Sundance

Last year’s escape to the Sundance Film Festival was so nice that I definitely wanted to return. Lucky for me, my roomie Rebecca planned out the adventure.

So here it is in pictures with captions:

I feel like taking pictures like this is required. The guy who took it said we had to make it our Facebook profile pic. I don’t think I’m going to do that, but I am going to put it here.

The first thing we did was stand in the waitlist line to try and see Flypaper, which is an fantastic comedic bank heist movie. We were totally victorious in getting in and I liked it a lot, minus the fact that it had a certain swear word in it about a million times (not much of an exaggeration). But I would watch it again in a heart beat and share it with all of my friends if it was edited.

It was also a really cool viewing experience because the director, Rob Minkof, was there to talk about it before and after. And he also just happened to be the director of The Lion King. So sweet.

After that we just wandered main street and took Sundancey pictures.

For some reason, random people kept jumping in. That banana man was there on purpose. I saw him creep into frame in the reflection of the window. And apparently me and that lady are best friends? Note how the guy she’s with just kept going.

Our grand finale was eating at the Eatery. Tasty.

It was a very successful day!

(Minus the fact that they ran out of the free Brita water bottles that I love. And I had been waiting all year to get one since I lost last year’s on my layover in Chicago on the way back from DC. But don’t worry, I bought one on ebay when I got home last night… It was necessary.)

Christmastime in Utah

I have no idea where I’ll be next year at this time, but I’m going to go ahead and assume I won’t be here. So I made a list of some things I’ll miss about the Christmas season in Utah.

#1 The lights at Temple Square. They’re just so beautiful! Annie and I went last weekend because it’s a requirement for this time of year. (We went on a big excursion that also included a basketball game, shopping and dinner. Such as that we almost missed the lights, even though that was the whole point of our trip haha)

#2 Christmas parties at The Daily Universe. (Plus every other obscure holiday we celebrate)

#3 Celebrations with fabulous friends. (Although I secretly hope they’ll all just come with me wherever I go)