Hammonds in Park City!

My friends Michelle & Greg Hammond left the heat of Phoenix, Arizona, to come to Park City for three weeks and enjoy the nice, cool 70s and 80s weather. We hadn't met their newest addition, Charlotte, whom they adopted from China in January of this year, so it was fun to see her little personality and how well she fits in with her sister Sienna and brother Brant. We got to visit them in Park City a few times and spend some time on Main Street, eating out, riding the Alpine Slide, and enjoying the Utah Symphony at Deer Valley. Very fun! Such cuties!

Draper Resident for a Day

My friend Melanie and I decided to go see the Utah Symphony perform at the grand opening of the new Draper Amphitheater. We got Cafe Rio salads to go and ate it in the beating-down-on-us sun with our fingers, since they didn't give us forks! (Crazy!) But other than that, it was a great evening! We had great seats, a great view of the sun going down, and a fun night pretending to be Draper residents, enjoying the new amphitheater.

Brown Family Reunion

It all started with various family members posting old photos from early Brown reunions from the 70s-80s on Facebook. This got people talking about having another reunion, since we haven't had one in several years. I nominated Shaunna to organize it (since she was unemployed and therefore had "more time" than most of us) and she got on it. We planned it for the 4th of July weekend and reserved our campsites at Payson Lakes Campground, the famed site of many a past Brown reunion.

We had great response on it and lots of family showed up for a chilly, but fun-filled weekend. Love those Browns!

For more photos, see my web gallery.

Linda Eder comes to Utah!!

My favorite singer of all time - Linda Eder - has been to Utah before, and sang at Abravanel Hall. This time, she came to the outdoor Scera Shell in Orem, of all places! Total shocker! I don't know how they got her here, but I'm grateful they did! We got a big group of seats together on the third and fourth rows so we had a great view of her! She sang an awesome set list, singing so many great song selections. A special moment came when she sang and dedicated "Bridge Over Troubled Water" to my dear friend Deb Thornton and her mother who died a year earlier. It made us all very emotional.

Summer Weddings

Summer always brings plenty of weddings to attend.
Jeremy's longtime friend (and roommate for the past 7 years), Colby, got married for his first time. He and Marci invited us to their wedding and dinner at The White House in Bountiful. It was a beautiful ceremony and fun to see Jeremy and all his buddies join together to celebrate Colby & Marcie's union.
My longtime friend, Angie, got married for the third time. I'm proud to say that I have attended all three weddings. She leads a charmed life because all three have been outdoor weddings, and the weather has ALWAYS cooperated. I'm so happy that she found Paul and is sooo happy and in love. Yeah for Angie & Paul!

My friend Lyndee started dating her now-husband Nathan in January and married him in late June. I love that he's like 8 years younger than her! Gotta love younger men! Woot Woot! Congrats to Nathan & Lyndee Gubler!

Another "third" was my dear cousin Glen. He too feels like he has finally found the love of his life, Carol. He is so certain and thrilled to be with her. Though he got married on a 100-degree day, his wedding was lovely and the dinner was a total blast! My sister Shaunna & Keith & I sat with Carol's cousins, who were hilarious! They had us laughing so hard we were cryin! Seriously so fun!! Congrats to Glen & Carol!

Next is Jeremy's youngest sister Lindsey's wedding to Casey in August. Stay tuned for that post!