June 19-22 - Canadian Bliss

I flew to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for my friend, Amy Hamilton's wedding. A handful of girls from the ward made the effort to go. This is Korin and Deb while we waited on the curb for our ride.

A quick stop at the tasty Tim Hortons, a Canadian must.

Our second stop right from the plane was a unique bachelorette party at a pottery shop. We all decorated plates and bowls for Amy's dishes.

Afterward we walked over to Amy's sister's home for some goodies and to watch a special video the Maid-of-Honor pulled together from the friends back in Utah.

We all retired after a special honeymoon gift was given with some explanations from another friend who knew a little bit more and like to give advice.

Oh and some flying. :)

I came along a little later in the plans, so I pulled up a foam mattress for the night. Not a big deal for those who know me....I can sleep anywhere.

Bright and early, we made our way to the Edmonton temple. Korin McDonald, Deborah Peterson, Lisa Pectol, and Rebecca Holt.

It was a beautiful ceremony with many, many in attendance.

The weather was perfect, despite the fact that it had rained all week.

Beautiful bouquets: sister Becca, bride Amy, roommate Korin, bff Rebecca

We all then traveled an hour and a half south to a luncheon program at the groom's home church. This adorable boy stole my heart.

It was a Celebration. Including a challenging way to make the bride and groom kiss. Here is the groom making it look easy.

The girls at the head table.. The food was delicious.
We joined the wedding party at a garden landscape for some photos and tried not to be eaten to death by the mosquitoes. The photographer did some fun shots.At the wedding party loved it.
A quick stop at the grocery store for some incredibly destructive supplies.Then off to man the guest book...
And to devour more tasty eats.They didn't announce the cake cutting so only a handful of us watched the polite exchange.Then off to no good.Amy had a real chance for nourishment.
Then walked off to her happily ever after.
It was a delight getting to know these Utah girls a whole lot better. What beautiful people.A groomsman invited us over to finish out the evening with a hot tub soak. As others were carrying on flirtations, I spent some time on the patio. It was a perfect summer night with the temperature and stars in the rural town of Lacombe.Day three we hitched a ride with Amy's brother, Nathan back to Edmonton. We stopped at a gas station that didn't seem to be much of a gas station in the middle of no where.Nathan's car was scary and we managed to cram six of us in that Honda. I supported a duffel bag with my legs to create a back for the one straddling the emergency break in front of me for an hour and a half.
We got a kick out of the situation and entertained ourselves with games and singing songs.

An Edmonton trip would not be complete without a trip to the largest mall in Canada which contained a dedicated leg to China. I found my favorite Chinese buns in a bakery. Oh Happy.We spent six hours in the mall.After Nathan was done with work, we BBQ's at his place.
After dinner, we went to rent a movie, but the scary Honda broke down turning the first corner almost getting hit by a bus. Thank Heaven it didn't happen on the way from Red Deer.

We made other arrangements to get to the airport the next morning at 5am and were off. A very eventful weekend. The Hamilton's were just as I know Canadians to be. They took us in like family. In a very unexpected twist, Lisa and Amy's brother, Nathan, hit it off and are to be married October 10th!

HSM3

I have the pleasure of living down the street from the famous East High School on Disney's High School Musical Movies. For about a month straight every day I drove past there would be something new. Trailers, lighting, buses, canopies, extras, vans, catering and the rooftop greenhouse. I'm excited to go see the movie on October 24th to see if I recognize anything. I know there is a prom. Macie works for a flower shop down the street and they made all of the flowers for the dance. She said they all look real, but believe it or not, they aren't. I also know there is a championship game, as the extras were all dressed in sports fan attair, red vs. blue.

When my San Francisco Nikki came to town, we tried to stock the activity with very little results, so every time I drove past the follow month I thought of her. This one photo is the only one I snatched driving by. This one is for you. :)

June 16 - Playtime

There is nothing like some croquet in the park after dark...

(with the devil trunk in your balls way)

...followed by a sleepover with a couple of close friends on the back porch under a full moon.

It's so fun to embrace your adolescent side sometimes.
And impossible not to love Utah summer nights.

June 14 - So PC

A friend of mine from school got this great deal on a condo in Park City for a week. She was trying to split up the days for cost and she thought, who knows a lot of people....Erin. So I took one night off her hands and invited a handful of my favorites.

Once we got there, we walked into "town" and mostly just dinked around with my camera.

It was a BEAUTIFUL evening.

Tami's favorite thing to do is take Jumping pictures...so we did that a lot.
It was incredibly silly.

Trying to get everyone to decide on dinner was challenging. We decided to order in pizza.

With a quick stop into The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Thanks Jen. After watching an old Indiana Jones on TV, we stayed and talked all night. It was great.

June 11 - Red & Redd

My friend Macie had an opportunity to reunite with an old friend, Kaiden, whom she worked with back in high school. The next morning, she sent a text to another friend telling her about the evening and concluded with "what a dreamboat". Macie received a quick response that said "I've been called many of things, but never a dreamboat." In her excitement she sent the text to Kaiden by mistake. They have been inseperable ever since.The girls had to meet this "Dreamboat" and so we all went to dinner at the Red Iquana. And I think for the first time ever...he completely lived up to my expections. 100%. The rest of us hope to find our own Dreamboat someday.

June 10 - Marinska Move

Last round of moving.

E, Marin, Trav

We were all dumbfounded at the three of us moving in at different times.
But we did have a lot of help. Like Travis here...

Who can complain.

June 9 - Park Play

After Moab, the ward had several blocks of ice left over...so Chase had the brilliant idea to go Ice Blocking at Sugarhouse Park for FHE. First time I've done it. I'm not very good. We ended up rolling down the hill, taking pictures and playing Frisbee.

When was the last time you rolled down a hill? I highly recommend just doing it once, but just once. My body is too old to recover from doing it twice.

Tami & I

Steph, Ryan and Travis trying to get in.

The people in my ward make family nights fun. :)