This Is Us

In April of 2019 Brichette went to her first Dance.. Prom.  We searched and searched for a pretty modest dress that wasn't outrageously priced.  We ended up settling for the one she wore.  It wasn't to expensive, was kinda modest, and was pretty. I did her hair.  I really enjoy created hair styles. I did two braids across the top of her head, then pulled on them to fan them out and loosen them up.  I then pulled all her hair into a ponytail a little to the side.  After it was all in a ponytail, I put another little elastic and pulled the middle through so the ends didn't come through (I made a big loop).  Then I parted the loop in half and wrapped the elastic around one half.  Then fanned it out.  We added a bedazzled clip and some little jewels, that you "screw" into the hair (you twist them into the hair until they are in as far as you want and won't fall out).  We also pulled a few hairs out by her face.

We bought our home in December of 2011. We have done a lot of changes to it. One thing I’m really excited about is our deck. Last year we moved the back door that goes outside, from the family room to the kitchen. Nick built an amazing deck, which we all love so much! We can watch fireworks, have parties, sit and relax, watch the kids play in the pool, eat our meals, soak up the fresh air and nature, and so many more things! It so wonderful! This is what the back of the house used to look like.  We had a little tiny cement pad, and one of the previous owners laid bricks down to make the patio bigger.  The back door was in the family room and there was a large bay window in the kitchen. This is where the door was and we closed it off and put a window in so we can still have lots of light in the family room. This is what it looks like now.  We like it so much better.  It makes our family room feel bigger, since we don't have to try and keep a pathway clear for the door...

At the end of May/beginning of June we were supposed to be going on vacation to Reno, to visit my sister and niece. Then we were going to spend a couple days in San Francisco, before heading to the Redwoods. Because of COVID we couldn’t do that. So we decided to do a little get away. We  went to Brian Head and stayed the night. The next day we went to Cedar Breaks. We played in the mud, took pictures, wandered around, hiked, took in all the stunning views, had so much fun, and really enjoyed getting away. We still missed taking our long vacation, but hopefully soon we will be able to take that vacation! We stayed in a 2 bedroom, 2 bath villa at a Resort. It was so nice. It was a little chilly, so we bought all of us new sweatshirts... well, except for me. I got a t-shirt instead.