The Last of the Summer Adventures

With school just around the corner, Jonathan and I have been making the most out of our last weeks of summer. Of course, Jonathan won't be going back to school (lucky!) but we still decided to have a few more summer adventures before I get super busy.

 We went climbing a lot in rock canyon:

We also went fishing in the Uinta Mountains twice. The first time we forgot the camera, but we fished in the same lake so the pictures would have looked the same anyways. The first time we went, we brought home four rainbow trout. They weren't very big, probably about 8-10 inches long, so all four made one meal. The second time we went, the lakes had dropped about 20 feet due to the dry weather. I don't know if it was because of the low water or just because it was later in the fishing season but we didn't catch anything the entire day. Despite this, we still had a blast!

 

The day after our second fishing trip Jonathan and I went camping down in Goblin Valley.  It was so cool! I hadn't been camping in years so I was a little uncomfortable but it was really worth it.  The first day we went hiking in Goblin Valley itself (weirdest rocks in the world!) and had a lot of fun.  It was really hot, well over a hundred, so we had to drink lots and lots of water to stay hydrated.  It was also super sunny.  (It was also a really really really bad hair day for me)

 This is our little 2-person tent that we set up in our campsite.  The site was really nice, with a covered pavillion, cement platform, and a flat/enclosed tent area.  The site was also set back aways from the other sites which I liked a lot. 

We brought a bag of Peachio's to snack on but by the time we got them out to eat them at the end of the day the heat of the car had melted them into a single blob of gooey-ness!  Jonathan tried to remove it from the bag and even attempted to eat the glob.  It was so halarious!  I think his face says it all :)



 As the day wound down, the clouds became super gorgeous.  A camera obviously can't capture the intense beauty of seeing it it person but I think I did a pretty good job. 

On the second day of our camping trip we hiked through Little Wild Horse Canyon and Bell Canyon.  Total, it was about an 8 mile hike.  The first part was really nice because it was through some super narrow slot canyons but the middle and the second part (through Bell Canyon) was a little wider and we got so hot in the direct sunlight.  We checked the weather and found out afterwards that we had been hiking in 104 degrees!!! No wonder we were so hot!  It was so much fun though to see how narrow and beautiful the canyons were.  Some parts were so narrow that there was no sand/dirt at the bottom, just rock.  After the hike we were so worn out and tired that we just got in the car and drove home.  It was a great way to end an awesome adventure! 

Spring 2012

This spring has been so nice and relaxing.  Jonathan and I have been going on hikes, watching new movies, and trying new recipes.  He is now working at Sewell Direct, a company in Orem that specializes in home electronics.  We are so happy to be staying here in Utah!  It's such a beautiful place to live and it means that I can also finish school :) We also have a lot more adventures planned for this summer.

Just a couple weeks ago Jonathan and I took one of our many hikes up Rock Canyon.  We walked along the mouth of the canyon on the Bonneville shoreline trail.  It was such a beautiful evening.    

 We hiked all the way to the top of this huge rock on the top of the hill.  It was scary but so beautiful.

On our way down the mountain Jonathan and I found a small cave hidden away in the rocks and he decided to crawl down into it.  It was hilarious.










This is a picture of one of the personal sized chocolate cheesecakes that Jonathan and I learned how to make.  The crust didn't turn out perfect but it was delicious anyways :)

Monday Night

Tonight Jonathan and I had some extra time (such a pleasant surprise!) and we decided to try making homemade creme brulee. Luckily, it turned out great :)

A New Semester - January

We are about one month into Jonathan's last semester at BYU.  He graduates from the Electrical Engineering program in April and we are so excited!  So far, however, school has been super demanding.  Jonathan is already as busy as he could possibly be between working from home, doing research for his senior project (a wireless laser tag system - yeah, its that cool ), and other school work. I'm not as busy as him but I have my share of school work.  I'm taking an Advanced Electronic Music class where i'm learning how to use two new programs to write new electronic music.  It's a difficult class but it's exciting!  I'm also doing a collaborative project on a dance piece that i'm writing the music for.  It's very challenging and I feel stretched as a composer but I have never had a more exciting project.

So, school is school.  January has been more than just the everyday stuff.  On the 20th I turned 20 years old and it was the best birthday ever! Jonathan and I went for lunch at Tucano's (a tradition we keep for both our birthdays every year), saw Mission Impossible 4 with a bunch of our friends, printed out pictures of our wedding to hang up in our apartment, and got some really sweet presents.  I also decided that my hair needed a change as well so I went and got my hair done. I'm now blonde!