Oh look it's Brandon and I! Wait a minute...
Fishing is cool obviously because Ashton and Demi do it. :)
(Photo courtesy of Twitter)
(Photo courtesy of Twitter)
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Giveaway at CCC
Guys I'm doing a giveaway on my other blog ClassyCleverChic!! It has the potential to have about 12 entries, so go enter because you have a really high chance of winning!! :)
It is HERE
It is HERE
You can win 1 item from my Etsy Shop!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Uintas Camping Trip!
Last weekend Brandon and I went on a camping/fishing trip to the Uinta mountains! We left Friday night and came home Sunday late afternoon. We got there and luckily a nice man flagged us down and we got one of the last camping sites! You couldn't see it from the road and we were getting worried we wouldn't find a spot, so thank you nice man! We had a nice spot, it had a HUGE picnic table, a fire pit, and a nice spot for our tent. It was a campsite at Butterfly lake, campsite #1 if anyone wants to go there, we recommend that spot. I wouldn't say that we were the MOST prepared, we forgot bowls for our cereal and utensils (we did bring 1 butter knife so that counts for something)... but luckily we found a spoon in Bran's car. :)
We got there when it was dark so we went scavenging for firewood and came across a little stream across the highway and there were tons of fish in it! Brandon caught them with their hands because they were trapped in little pools, they were fish sleeping I guess, but there were Tiger trout, and Albino rainbow trout, and I think a regular rainbow trout? I can’t quite remember, but there were LOTS.
Saturday morning we woke up bright and early to go hike and fish. We went to Ruth Lake, Hayden Lake, Jewel Lake, and Cutthroat Lake, but we passed a few ponds and a river throughout the day. The Uintas are just FULL of lakes, it's kind of nuts. We hiked about 3 or 4 miles Saturday I would guess, and our best fishing was at Jewel Lake and in the rivers and streams. I caught my first cutthroat trout!
See how there is an orange streak on his throat? Cutthroat, get it? He was real pretty. I also think I like Tiger Trouts the best, they have a kind of cheetah print. This isn't one we caught, but here is what they look like:
Very cool. So we were dang tired from that day, so we got firewood and went back to our campsite. I took a nap and Brandon went and tried a different stream. He came back with a Tiger trout to eat, and we made sloppy joes, pork & beans, and the trout and it was a delicious dinner. Around 1am when we were just waiting for our fire to go out, a man comes walking down the highway yelling "HELLO? HELLO?" and it was pitch black so I got freaked out, and I think he saw our smoke or something and he yells, “Do you have a car? I need a ride.” And Brandon goes, "Wheres the gun?" because we took our .22 with us for safety, but it was in the tent so we just stood there as he walked into the campground and the guy camping next to us went to go talk to him and we could hear his convo, basically saying he was lost. So the guy gave him a ride and yes, we felt a little bit bad that we didn't want to help him and we were freaked out, but really WHY would you just yell asking us if we have a car because you need a ride?!! All we heard was, "Do you have a car? I'm going to kill you and take it!". So bizarre. Wouldn't you yell "I'm lost! Can you help me?". Here are some pics from Saturday:
On Saturday we met these guys who were hiking with their dogs, and they had little packs attached to them so the dogs could help carry things! Look how adorable! They LOVED the water and playing with sticks.
Anyways Sunday we woke up and went and fished a few more streams. One of them by Mirror lake was SO gorgeous, so woodsy with little waterfalls throughout, and we caught quite a few fish there! I didn't have my camera but it was seriously stunning. We left there and on our way down the mountain we stopped at Provo River Falls, which I can't believe I never knew about! It is so pretty, there are about 3 big waterfalls and you can play in them because the water isn't too cold, it was so nice. Here are some pics:
p.s. Isn't he HANDSOME?!
We also stopped to fish the upper Provo river on our way back, and caught a few fish there but someone stole our worms! We left them in the shallows of the river to keep cool and walked maybe 20 feet away and came back and they were gone! (They didn't float away, it was too shallow and we put a rock on top of the container) Lame.
It is so bizarre because there are these patches of SNOW on the mountains there, but it is WARM! We were in our swimsuits as you can see and we hiked up to some snow, which is in direct sunlight to see how in the world it can really be snow, but it was! You can even make snowballs! I'm so confused how it hasn't melted.
Oh and on Saturday we were walking by this little stream and there were tiny little froggies in there! We caught them and they were the most PRECIOUS!! They were just little babies because later on I caught another one that was much bigger than these guys, but still very very cute. And their swimming was so adorable too!! I want 20 of them.
We had so much fun, and will definitely be doing this again. The Uintas are seriously beautiful and if you have the chance you should go. Have a good week everyone!
We got there when it was dark so we went scavenging for firewood and came across a little stream across the highway and there were tons of fish in it! Brandon caught them with their hands because they were trapped in little pools, they were fish sleeping I guess, but there were Tiger trout, and Albino rainbow trout, and I think a regular rainbow trout? I can’t quite remember, but there were LOTS.
Saturday morning we woke up bright and early to go hike and fish. We went to Ruth Lake, Hayden Lake, Jewel Lake, and Cutthroat Lake, but we passed a few ponds and a river throughout the day. The Uintas are just FULL of lakes, it's kind of nuts. We hiked about 3 or 4 miles Saturday I would guess, and our best fishing was at Jewel Lake and in the rivers and streams. I caught my first cutthroat trout!
See how there is an orange streak on his throat? Cutthroat, get it? He was real pretty. I also think I like Tiger Trouts the best, they have a kind of cheetah print. This isn't one we caught, but here is what they look like:
Very cool. So we were dang tired from that day, so we got firewood and went back to our campsite. I took a nap and Brandon went and tried a different stream. He came back with a Tiger trout to eat, and we made sloppy joes, pork & beans, and the trout and it was a delicious dinner. Around 1am when we were just waiting for our fire to go out, a man comes walking down the highway yelling "HELLO? HELLO?" and it was pitch black so I got freaked out, and I think he saw our smoke or something and he yells, “Do you have a car? I need a ride.” And Brandon goes, "Wheres the gun?" because we took our .22 with us for safety, but it was in the tent so we just stood there as he walked into the campground and the guy camping next to us went to go talk to him and we could hear his convo, basically saying he was lost. So the guy gave him a ride and yes, we felt a little bit bad that we didn't want to help him and we were freaked out, but really WHY would you just yell asking us if we have a car because you need a ride?!! All we heard was, "Do you have a car? I'm going to kill you and take it!". So bizarre. Wouldn't you yell "I'm lost! Can you help me?". Here are some pics from Saturday:
On Saturday we met these guys who were hiking with their dogs, and they had little packs attached to them so the dogs could help carry things! Look how adorable! They LOVED the water and playing with sticks.
Anyways Sunday we woke up and went and fished a few more streams. One of them by Mirror lake was SO gorgeous, so woodsy with little waterfalls throughout, and we caught quite a few fish there! I didn't have my camera but it was seriously stunning. We left there and on our way down the mountain we stopped at Provo River Falls, which I can't believe I never knew about! It is so pretty, there are about 3 big waterfalls and you can play in them because the water isn't too cold, it was so nice. Here are some pics:
p.s. Isn't he HANDSOME?!
We also stopped to fish the upper Provo river on our way back, and caught a few fish there but someone stole our worms! We left them in the shallows of the river to keep cool and walked maybe 20 feet away and came back and they were gone! (They didn't float away, it was too shallow and we put a rock on top of the container) Lame.
It is so bizarre because there are these patches of SNOW on the mountains there, but it is WARM! We were in our swimsuits as you can see and we hiked up to some snow, which is in direct sunlight to see how in the world it can really be snow, but it was! You can even make snowballs! I'm so confused how it hasn't melted.
Oh and on Saturday we were walking by this little stream and there were tiny little froggies in there! We caught them and they were the most PRECIOUS!! They were just little babies because later on I caught another one that was much bigger than these guys, but still very very cute. And their swimming was so adorable too!! I want 20 of them.
We had so much fun, and will definitely be doing this again. The Uintas are seriously beautiful and if you have the chance you should go. Have a good week everyone!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Moms Weekend Visit!
Last weekend Brandon's Mom Christy came to visit us! She arrived Thursday afternoon and left on Monday night so we had lots of time to play. Here was our itinerary:
Thursday: Went and ate dinner at El Matador, a favorite place of Brandon's family. If you go we recommend the sopapillas, or scones, because they are amazing. We also stopped by the Draper temple on our way home because it is so stunning. Then we went home and watched "The Happenning" freeeakkyyy...but pretty good.
Friday: I took the day off! We got Taco Time for lunch (YUM) and we all drove to SLC to try and go to the zoo, but whoops nobody told us they closed at 2:30pm that day! So instead we went to the "This is the Place" Heritage park right across from the zoo and learned a lot about the pioneers! Then we went and walked around Temple Square, and watched the new Joseph Smith movie and I forgot what it was called, but it was in the Joseph Smith Memorial building and we all loved it. It was told from the perspective of Joseph's mother, SO neat. :) Then we went home and watched "Meet the Fockers" (or "Meet the Frockers, if you prefer :) ).
Saturday: Zoo day! We went to the Hogle Zoo and actually got in this time. We walked around that whole park dangit, we saw everything! I think our favorite was the giraffes, they're so bizarre and cute!! The baby elephant was also precious though, he was playing in an inflatable pool while being sprayed with a hose, it was ADORABLE. After the zoo we went to visit Brandon's uncle and Christy's brother Lynn and his wife Marie. I had never met them before so it was great to finally get to meet and visit with them for awhile, they were so nice! After our visit we went to the famous Utah Noodle! Well maybe it's only famous to Brandon's family, but they have been going there since they were young and they say it hasn't changed one bit. It is in Ogden and it was SO good. They had HUGE breaded shrimp and sweet and sour pork that was brown, but tasted exactly like sweet and sour pork! It was so delicious. After that we of course hit up Farr's Ice Cream! My #1 favorite I think. I got strawberry, cookies&cream, and butter pecan and it is so amazing people, you NEED to go. Brandon & his mom like Grape Ambrosia, Play Dough?, and Black Licorice.
Sunday: Went to church, then drove up Provo canyon to do a little fishing. Brandon caught a huge brown trout, which we promptly took home and made for dinner (trout cakes). Fresh fish is so dang good, straight from the river to the oven and it falls right off the bone, and has NO fishy taste at all.
Monday: We went to dinner at the Joseph Smith Memorial Bldg. I think the restaurant is called the Garden? On the top floor, and had a lovely dinner there. Then took mom to the airport! It was a super fun trip and we are so glad she came!
*Excuse the extreme detail, I have to write down everything I can remember as my excuse for not writing in my journal, this counts right? :)
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
How to Make Me Smile
When the hubs holds out his hand in the car and says in the funniest 5 year old voice with lisp: "Can I have handholds?". Love that man.
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