moosen

A couple of weekends ago, C and I went up to my cabin with my mom and my sister. We went out to the Provo River to shoot some pictures (with my new camera!!! Did I mention I bought a Canon 7D? I'm obsessed with it), and while we were there we ended up about 20 feet away from a young male moose. Somehow we always get lucky enough to see wildlife whenever we're out in nature.

 Taking pictures by the river.

Our moose friend

dinner

Ever heard of The Copper Onion? If you haven't, you should have. It's a delicious restaurant in downtown SLC that C and I visited last Friday. It was our belated one-year celebration, and it was well worth the week-long wait. Everything we ordered was delicious, and the atmosphere there is awesome.

It was the best hamburger I've ever had. This picture doesn't do it justice, but it was so good.
And, it's not even expensive. It's cheaper than Market Street, and way better.
You should definitely check it out if you're looking for somewhere to eat. It's kind of hidden, but it's right next to the Broadway Theater downtown. Go there some day, you won't be disappointed.

conference

Since C and I spent last weekend in Bryce Canyon for a photography class, we missed General Conference. I was so sad about it - I love conference so much. Luckily I was able to download all the sessions onto my iPod for free from lds.org, so I've been listening to it as I drive to school and work.
I just finished listening to Elder Holland's talk from Saturday afternoon, and it was wonderful. His talks are always inspiring, but this one spoke to me in particular.

"I do not know who in this vast audience today may need to hear the message of forgiveness inherent in this parable, but however late you think you are, however many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made or talents you think you don’t have, or however far from home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify that you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love. It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement shines.

Whether you are not yet of our faith or were with us once and have not remained, there is nothing in either case that you have done that cannot be undone. There is no problem which you cannot overcome. There is no dream that in the unfolding of time and eternity cannot yet be realized. Even if you feel you are the lost and last laborer of the eleventh hour, the Lord of the vineyard still stands beckoning. “Come boldly [to] the throne of grace,” and fall at the feet of the Holy One of Israel. Come and feast “without money and without price” at the table of the Lord."

-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

sf

Spent the past weekend with C in San Francisco, California! It was so great to get away and hang out in such an awesome city.
We went on the MUSS Bus to watch Utah play Cal. Sadly, the three-hour game was quite disappointing, but the overall trip was wonderful!
Pictures say more than words, so here are a few from the great vacation.

C and I walked from Ghirardelli Square to the Golden Gate Bridge. It's about 5 miles.

It was super fun though.

 The Golden Gate Bridge is so beautiful. It almost looks fake.

 We ate yummy Mexican food at the U tailgate before the football game.

 And C won this great red wig from the raffle at the tailgate.

 AT&T is the coolest baseball park/football stadium ever. It's right on the bay, you can see the bridge in the background.

And people hang out in their boats right next to the stadium and listen to the game/catch home runs during baseball season.

It was such a great trip, I wish we were still there! We are definitely going back very soon.

cabin weekend

This past weekend, C and I spent a couple days at our friend's cabin in Oakley. It was lots of fun.
Here's some pics to show our adventures.

 This horse ran right up to the fence when C started taking pictures. He stuck his nose right on C's lens. It was really funny.

 I fed this horse some weeds and then snapped a pic of him eating.

 Probably my favorite horse—he was gorgeous, and a big sweetheart.

And of course, C and I taking pictures of the river.

Such a great weekend!