Summer time!

We've toured the past, now it's time to detail the present happenings in our lives. This summer Becca and I are both busy doing our part to pay the bills, see the sights, and enjoy the beauty that is Salt Lake City in the summer. Becca is taking a momentary pause from her work at the daycare and is enjoying a change in pace that came in the form of nannying for a 5-year-old. She is also super pumped to be taking a 7:30am MATH CLASS this summer. While her summer events have included running a 5K, hiking, purchasing her first car (see below), and reading like a maniac, the biggest event she will be ringing in is her 21st BIRTHDAY on JUNE 12. Should be a doosie! :)

Kathy is enjoying a BREAK from her master's program at the University of Utah and having fun teaching Public Speaking and Argumentation at the U of U. When she's not teaching she is at the National MS Society helping her boss et al get ready for Bike MS 2010. She's also helping to plan a wedding and trying to get a decent enough workout schedule going to look amazingly hot in the maid of honor dress she'll be sporting in July!

In between our "must do's" we find that there are the "have to's". While we MUST go to work, do lesson plans, prep weddings, etc., we find a lot of joy in taking time out for ourselves this summer and focusing on the "have to's"--- the things we HAVE to do to stay sane! Here are some of our recent adventures:

This Tres Leches cake brought a lot of happiness to a lot of people... can anyone say "world peace"? A fun summer dessert for a great LOST finale party.

Get LOST! If you didn't watch the series then you don't get the reference, but this was Kathy's "costume" for the LOST series finale party hosted by Hurley and John Locke... er... Tara and Christin. All six seasons of this show have left me wanting more and for anyone looking for a series to watch, this is the one! Becca was a great sport and joined for the finale party, complete with delicious treats, good friends, and some creative costuming.

The 25th Annual "Living Traditions" Festival... oh how we love the FOOD, DRUMS, and PEOPLE WATCHING that take place here. Summer festivals in the SLC are one of our favorite ways to spend a beautiful Sunday and we were happy to have our friends Keriann and Alex join us. To the papusas, Taiko drums, hawaiian shaved ice, and iced coffees--GRACIAS, DANKASHUN, MERCY, and THANK YOU!