We enjoyed our fabulous fall vacation and took a 3 day weekend to visit our friends Dawn & Andrew in Madison, WI. They were sure to give us the full Wisconsin experience, from squeaky cheese curds to the downtown farmer's market to the world's biggest french toast. We were so thankful for their kind hospitality and willingness to share their life with us!
Some of the colorful and interesting sights at the farmer's market
We enjoyed the fair-like atmosphere around the capitol
Dawn & Andrew took us to this ADORABLE restaurant for brunch
We took a Cannon picture with the cannon on Wisconsin's campus
During the following weekend I found myself at a work conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. I had to work most of the day Saturday, but a coworker and I rented a car and gave ourselves a little tour of the city. We drove up into the mountains for dinner on Saturday night (there was even snow on the ground!) and then had brunch downtown near the temple on Sunday morning. The mountains were gorgeous, the people were super friendly, and the food was delicious...but I have to say that the Great Salt Lake itself was... less than impressive. For those of you who haven't seen it before, I'll let you experience it for yourself.
Part of the scenic view up the mountain on our drive to dinner
Enjoying some post-dinner face time with the fireplace
View from the top of one of the mountains
We gave ourselves a tour of the campus around the temple downtown
This weekend had a few fun events for us here in town. We spent Friday night seeing THE LUMINEERS in concert!!! I have been a fan since I heard "Ho Hey" on the radio the first time, and immediately bought their album. It's one of my favorite go-to albums for my long drives with work or whenever I need to mellow out after a stressful day. I highly recommend listening to their lesser-known songs and seeing them in concert if you ever get the chance!
Our group ready to see The Lumineers
So close!
Their stage setup was very cool
Today, Darren and I joined our friends Carissa and Brian to see our very first NFL game at the Edward Jones Dome! We were Sam Bradford fans before we moved to St. Louis, so getting to see him play live was very exciting. The Rams were playing the Jaguars, so Luke Joeckel from A&M was also playing (on the opposing team) and it was exciting to root him on as well. Unfortunately, he got injured pretty early in the game and couldn't finish playing, but we still got to see him. In the end, the Rams pulled out a victory and we decided that we must be good luck!
Enjoying our first NFL game!
Carissa and Brian hosted us for brunch before the game
We won! We must be good luck!
I feel I must also tell those of you who actually read this that I sprained my ankle a couple weeks ago playing volleyball. I went to the ER to rule out a fracture, but had to stay home from work and then use crutches for a while. I'm not exactly sure the extent of the soft tissue damage that I have, but I've had to take things slower at work and stay off my feet when possible for about 2 weeks now. I'm praying for a quick recovery, but I'm not exactly giving it time to heal. I'm sure in time it will be fine, but it has been a bit of a set back being physically limited with my job. On the bright side, I've been crafting and trying out new recipes recently so look for posts on those soon!
