West Side Roots

Brittany and I are girls from the west side. I have recently introduced friends, Amanda and Tanner to the ways of the west. You can tell who is truely the westsiders. ;)

Girls Night Out

Three cute friends of mine wanted to do a girls night away from the kids...so we took a overnight road trip to Wendover. This was a very silly, very fun, very needed 24 hours. We sang, we ate, we lost, we swam, we pampered, we laughed. But more than anything else, we took pictures. Here are just a handful of oh so many.

One of two stops on the hour and half drive.
mmm...casino foodCandice, Rachel, Nikki
the mirrored elevator rides
festive pedicures

Bear Lakers

Amanda and I spent a lot of time in Bear Lake the summer of 2001. So over Memorial Day weekend we decided to return again.
We have friends that do the wave runner rentals up there and got to play.





Randi's Gavin is a new addition the our lake visits. I hope it is just the first of many more.

Yeah IKEA!

I was happy to welcome IKEA to Utah on opening day with my sister, Heather, and my two nieces, Madison and Morgan. I was amazed to land a front row parking spot. (Something Emeryville doesn't offer.) There are just small additions that are very Utah family friendly. The tray cart as pictured above. I don't remember seeing those in Cali, let alone every person in line using one. Also, I noticed canned baby food and snacks at the cafe. I must say the meatball are just as excellent. I'm happy to have an IKEA nearby. Even happier when I have a place to buy things for.

Internet Frustrations

Do you ever feel like this? Sorry for the lack of entries. I have had a difficult time getting wireless connectivity to my laptop with all my pictures. I have literally resorted to driving around in my car searching for a signal, but have yet to accomplish anything by doing that.

Workin' Me

Who would have thunk that my time with teeth wouldn't end in San Francisco. I was hired in the office of Dr. Clint Blackwood. We will be going to the Dominican Republic for nine days in September to provide dental care for children. My passport was still under Johanson, so I figured it would be easier to change back. For any of you that don't know...my name is Erin Rae Johanson. This is my friend Amanda Tye. I have great friends.