Cache Valley Weekend

So I haven't spent a weekend in Cache Valley since Mother's Day and my Uncle Dennis was out here from Maryland, so I thought it was about time to go home. I'm so glad I did! It was the best weekend I've had in a very long time and it reminded my why I love my hometown so much. Here are a few of the adventures I had:

Went to the USU homecoming dance with a group of friends from high school.



Alex & I attempting to re-create an awkward prom picture. I really am not as tall as he is. He's standing down one step.



On Saturday morning I set out with Becky & Uncle Dennis to hike White Pine Lake. Poor Jenny was sick with strep throat so she had to stay home. Please ignore the pot belly that the straps on my backpack are creating. so cute.



beautiful view



I love the mountains!



Gorgeous fall colors



Tony Grove and the hike to white pine lake is my favorite place on earth. When I fill out those annoying facebook things about myself and it comes to the question: "What would you do if you only had one day to live?" I always say that I'd go to Tony Grove with my family.



From the hike I went straight to lunch with my girls from high school. Yes I look disgusting and yes I changed in the restaurant bathroom. But I love this pic of my girls!



Then I headed up to the homecoming football game against SUU. We totally killed them! 53-34! Dad, me, mom & uncle dennis



Other fun things I did but didn't get any pictures of:
-True Aggie Night
-White out party on the quad
-Dance party at Zanavoo
-Church with Jocelyn
-hanging out and sunday dinner with my family

All in all it was a fantastic weekend! I LOVE Cache Valley!

Jenny is getting married?! AAHHH!!!

Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while, but I will get some pictures of my recent happenings up soon. Til then, the biggest news in my life is that my little (yes little) sister, Jenny, got engaged on Friday night. She's marrying Matt Player from Nibley in January in the Logan temple. I think I'm safe to say what I'm about to because I don't think my family actually reads my blog anyway, but I'm trying really hard to be excited for her. I know that Matt is a good guy, they've been dating for over a year so they're not rushing into it and they really love each other. But I guess I'm a bit jaded as far as the whole engagement/marriage thing goes. I just think she's SO young! (she just turned 20 this summer) I was engaged when I was her age and I am eternally grateful that I didn't go through with it. I'm just worried about her missing out on all of the fun things that life can bring and teach you when you're young, single and trying to figure things out. I really want to be happy for her, but I'm struggling. Any ideas to help me get over it?

Yes friends, this is my life...,

So I had a truly hilarious and mortifying experience today at work that I felt like I just needed to share. It was a pretty typical busy Saturday afternoon at Williams Sonoma. A customer walked in and asked for some help with purchasing a cookie sheet, so I walked over to the bakeware area to answer his questions. He was a sixty something, grey haired, average-looking man. I proceeded to discuss the best pan for his baking needs when he remarked on how fun it would be to work at WS. I told him that it's just a part-time side job that I have for fun and I have a normal, full-time job. He then said: "wow, you work two jobs, you're beautiful and it sounds like you're a great cook. Why hasn't someone snatched you up and married you yet?!" I responded by just laughing at off thinking in my ming: "oh, crazy old man, you have no idea." Well he took it one step further and suggested that I should marry him. Saying, "I bet you don't get a marriage proposal every day at work!." Somehow I just laughed it off, hoping to get him rung up and out of my store asap. So I walked him up to the cash registers and completed the transaction for his purchases. Well as he paid for his purchases and I handed him his bag to leave he said,"So seriously, can I get your number?" AAAAAHHHH! I was so caught off guard, I awkwardly fumbled out the words,"umm, I have a boyfriend" and he awkwardly walked out of the store. I was feeling such intense humor and humiliation that I had to go in the back office and let my bright red face come back down to a normal color. Oh, good times at Sonoma everyone.....