Family and Swan Valley

My Family came up for the week and we had a bunch of fun.

We made curtains for some windows, hung some pictures and painted chairs to help out with our apartment. We also were able to go up to Idaho/Wyoming with the Olsens to their beautiful home for some R&R and fly fishing. It was gorgeous up there and so much fun to be with my family (minus brooke &tess but we will see them soon.)

checking out the Tetons or according to Faye, "What are the Te-tods?"

my parents with the olsens that gave us a wonderful weekend!

saw a young moose hanging out in the lily pads and the lupine flower (from the book Miss. Rumphius)

We went horseback riding up a canyon that was absolutely beautiful. Dane has never been on a horse before so we had to go. It was so much fun! Dane kept wanting his horse to just start running and go with it. Horseback riding was so great (minus all the mosquito bites!)

Later that same day we all went fly fishing which has started a new obsession for dane. He was loving it and learning how to tie all the knots (since I have no idea how) and getting the technique down better than me and caught 6 or 7 fish in a few hours. 

Here is faye and my dad with her fish she reeled in

my own brown trout I snatched. Slimy thing.

The fly went through his mouth to his eye. yuck. hopefully he is getting better.

Dane casting...

and learning

It is the Master and the Apprentice.

and one of the many fish he caught

It was such a fun weekend and loved that my family came up.

Dane is looking forward to the next time he can go out and fly fish :) hopefully soon!

recently...

Lately we have been...

Bowling at the U 

He is so funny!

I won the first game yay and dane won the second

{although he says the first game was just a warmup :) }

We watched some fireworks for the fourth

and went to the Jordan River temple

It has been a fun July and we still have more to go with my family coming up and going to swan valley Idaho for some fishing horseback riding and some R+R

surprise date night

I am so lucky

Dane took me out on a date last night to this cute little place called em's

the food was delicious, my first bite I had was full of flavor

He surprised me by telling me to get dressed up and ready before 7 but other than that I had no idea what we were going to be doing.

When I asked him why he said just because and to give me a chance to dress up and get out every once in a while.. sweet huh?

I love him --- He is the best

apartment update

Here are a few pictures of our little apartment with our new furniture

we finally got a couch :) woohoo and love it!

(we haven't figured out what to do with the walls yet)

since our door frames are only 27 inches wide we had to special order a couch from home reserve and get our furniture at ikea.

The love sac came from one of Dane's cousins and even though it is huge and takes up the living room the love sac sure is comfy. We finally came up with a set up that works and loving it

this is our little (hot) room.

We have an AC unit in the window on the right but it does not cool the whole room down.

I know we don't live in California

but I still love the beach theme in our room and apartment. 

:)

hot days = melted butter

you know it is hot

when the butter is taken straight from the fridge to the counter and it starts to melt.

if anyone is sick of their air conditioning and hates being cool...

come on over