Date Night!

It seems that since we've gotten married, date night has kinda gone by the wayside...not every week, but it just doesn't happen as consistently as it used to. We're busy married people now :), and it seems that by the time Friday night rolls around we're not really up to planning. Solution? We've decided to take turns planning our dates. This week was my turn. I picked Dale up after work and took him to the Draper park with the beautiful Gazebo where he proposed to me. Luckily it was a beautiful day! We had a picnic dinner on the grass. I was a little worried we wouldn't be able to eat there because I had driven by earlier in the day and there was a wedding in progress. Luckily by the time we got there they had split. We were going to play Frizbee afterwards and then go miniature golfing at Mulligans, but the wind had picked up and by the time we finished eating we were done with being outside. We decided to go see "Bedtime Stories" at the dollar movies instead. I had lots of fun with my sweet hubby! I am loving this new plan :), especially because this week it's Dale's turn! Can't wait to see what he comes up with!!

Lovin' date night!













The lovely Gazebo where Dale proposed :)













Our delicious picnic dinner! I realize it just looks like a bunch of tupperware containers, but I assure you, it was tasty!

The Festival of Colors

Okay, so it's actually been a while since we went to The Festival of Colors, but I figure it's better a little late than never! It was a good experience once we got there, but the part I remember most is the horrifically long walk there and back! We parked miles away and walked 45 minutes to and from the Festival! Here's a bunch of pics from the event.

The Temple at the Festival of Colors













Standing above the action on the top of the Temple













Dale taking pics...













The view from the top of the temple...we didn't get there until almost the end, but it was crazy how much color was everywhere!


























Dale, looking handsome as always :)













Check out the craziness in the background!!













These last 2 pics are looking out over the grounds after everyone threw the colored chalk! Those white papers all over the ground are the chalk wrappers. Those people gathered around the front tent are rocking out to the Hindu band that was playing.

Parowan or Bust!

This weekend Dale and I once again took the long trek down to Parowan to visit my fam.

The P-Hill



I admit this is not the most exciting drive, even with a working radio and snacks, but this time we didn't even have Dale's funky music to keep us alert :). We have been without a car radio for a couple of weeks now. Our car wouldn't start one morning and we had to get it jump-started. Our stereo system has been out of commission ever since. This is nothing new...I thought fixing the stereo would just require a call to the dealership with our Vin #. For whatever reason, instead of making the call we've been trying to guess the code for weeks now...hoping we will miraculously hit the jackpot and type in the correct 5 digits...HA!!! We gave up on this ploy yesterday when we realized this 3 hour road trip was going to be the longest of our lives if we didn't get some tunes! I called the dealership, confident this was the answer to our problem, but they were not helpful AT ALL...both dealerships told us we would have to bring our car in. What a joke!! Instead, we endured the 3 hour trip by making up our own songs (Dale is a master at this :).

It was fun being home...it's crazy how much things have changed in our family this year- 3 marriages in 7 months, and now my little brother Jared is getting married in July! Wow!!!
My poor parents! We had a good time just hanging out, eating, and we even all went bowling (I am a terrible bowler!) I think the highlight of the trip for Dale was our walk through The Heritage Park...this is one of Parowan's claims to Fame. President Hinkley dedicated this park when I was 12 years old. Of course, it has now become the local "Make-out Point"...go figure.

Pics from our trip!!!

Breaking the Ground with Parley P. Pratt!













Dale, getting ready to shoot a cannon...













Dale sitting by the "Birth place of Southern Utah" sign.













Me squinting into the bright light...beautiful day!













Dale helping Parley...













The sign Dale found and took a picture of :)













Dale and I squinting...don't judge me because of my messy hair :). I just woke from a 3 hour nap before going to this park!













The sign telling about the Spanish Trail and how it went through Parowan :)