Here's to a Happy Weekend

  

Now that's the good stuff.

Spending the weekend in Park City with my parents.

Annie is completely in heaven.

Daily visits to the park, swimming (in "1...2...3 pools!" as she refers to the big pool, the hot tub, and the baby pool), lots & lots of yummy eats, walks up & down Main Street, shopping, treats at Java Cow, time outside, a visit to the Alpine Slide, carousel rides, golf for Blake, the Sunday street fair, and some much needed downtime for all .

On the downside - we forgot our camera .

Stink .

On the upside - 3 posts in a row!

When the grandparents leave you can probably expect this to cease completely.

I think I've almost killed my computer - it seems to be in overload.

Hope your weekend was incredible as well!

- e

A New Love and A Fabulous Find

If you who grew up in the Dallas area or who have lived here for a long period of time , then you're probably already aware of a not so little something known as

First Monday Trade Days in Canton , Tx .

For those of you who aren't familiar , First Monday is a gigantic flea market of sorts , where vendors come from all over to sell everything from antiques to refurbished items to handcrafted pieces of art. They also have food and fun for families if you want to bring the little ones .

 These trade days are held on the Thursday through Sunday before the first Monday of everything month . . . got it ?

This was my first time going ( I know , as a native Texan I am embarrassed to admit that ) and I was in no way prepared for the awesomeness that was waiting for me. I spent about 4 hours there and made it half way down one side of one pavillion .

I could easily decorate my entire home in one weekend there .

I held back from buying too much - you really need to take a full day just to see what all there is and then head back to make purchases - but I did snag a few pieces that I can't wait to get back home to Utah .

If you live in or near Dallas and haven't been to Canton First Monday yet , get yourself there .

And even if you live far away , make a weekend out of it ! 

It will be completely worth the trip .

You just might need to rent a Uhaul .

Hope y'all are having a great start to your week !

- e

Weekend Update : St. Paul, MN

This past weekend we went to visint my Aunt Marg in good old

St. Paul , Minnesota.

I absolutely love the St . Paul / Minnieapolis area . It is one of my favorite places to visit and would certainly be towards the top of potential places for Blake and I to settle one day .

The homes are beautiful , the neighborhoods are shaded by canopies of massive green trees , there's fabulous shopping , and delicious restaurants. Plus , you can't beat that midwestern friendliness .

My Aunt is always incredibly generous and so much fun to be around . She even treated Blake and I to a Twins game and babysat Annie for us so we could enjoy an afternoon to ourselves !

Here are some iPhone photos from our weekend : )



Annie on the plane !
So excited to see Aunt Marg !

Stopping at one of my favorite stores , Patina , for some laughs .

They also have tons of cute kitchen items and home decor !

So excited to be at the Mall of America !

Annie on the carousel ( her current fav )

and Blake and I on the Log Ride ( a classic ) .

The Twins ' Game at Target Field .

They lost ( boo ) , but it was a very fun and relaxing afternoon !

Happy Father's Day , BW !

We love you SOOO much !

Exhausted and happy on the plane ride home !

One of my biggest regrets was that I forgot to take pictures of all of the INCREDIBLE food that we had over the weekend . 

Darn , I guess we'll just have to go back to all of them again !

Aunt Marg , you're the best !

We can't thank you enough for everything ,

and we can't wait to come back !

- e