Shakespearean Festival

Cedar City has a Shakespearean Festival every year. This was my first time going and it was so great!

We saw two plays. Pride and Prejudice and Much Ado About Nothing. They were both fantastic!!

The matching outfits were not entirely intentional.

Washington D.C.

A few friends and I went to Washington D.C. July 7-11. It was a great trip! We went non-stop the entire trip and saw so many wonderful things. Here is a small taste of the good times.

Gelato in Georgetown on the waterfront with the Kennedy Center behind us.

Our hotel was in Georgetown, so the first night we got there we walked around that area. We went to Georgetown University, took my picture in front of Clyde's Restaurant, ate at a really great pizza restaurant and walked down to the waterfront.

Our first time on the metro.

The Air and Space Museum

Shuttle to the Kennedy Center

Mary Poppins was fantastic! I LOVED it!

Arlington Cemetery

We took the bus tour! I'm glad we did because it saved our feet. What a special experience being at that cemetery. Thank you to all the men and women who have fought and especially to those who have died protecting our country and our freedom!


Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Erin and I in front of the Capital Building.

Inside the Capital Building on our tour.

Erin, Sylinda, and I on the shuttle in the Capital Building. Apparently, they have a separate shuttle for the Senators to use. We had to use the other one. No sneak peaks at anyone "famous." Although, we did see Nancy Pelosi's office once we got inside.

Standing in the center of D.C.

Shouldn't we be models?!

These cupcakes were yummy!

FDR Memorial

A giant me holding the Washington Monument. We saw other tourists taking pictures like this, so we thought we'd give it a try.

World War II Memorial.

Korean Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

Saturday morning started out pouring rain, but we went to the Eastern Market anyway.

They make the best pancakes and have a really fun atmosphere at the Eastern Market!

As close as we could get to the White House.

To finish our trip we spent Sunday at the D.C. Temple and the National Cathedral. What a great Sunday experience!

It was a fantastic trip. There is still so much more to see. I guess I'll have to catch the other sites on my next trip!

New Hair Color

I got my hair colored today and it is a little more bold than I've ever done before (it is kind of hard to see in this picture). But I told Aimee I would post a picture for her, so Aimee, this is for you!

Memorial Day with the Grandparents

We were in Twin Falls for Memorial Day weekend visiting with Grandma and Grandpa Gilson. They both celebrate their birthdays early in June, so we had a little "surprise" party for them while we were there. I think they really enjoyed it! Grandpa is 87 today and Grandma will be 83 June 8th.

Of course, we had to make a trip to Shoshone Falls while we were there.

Ukiah definitely kept us entertained the entire weekend. What a cute kid!

Sunday afternoon we went to the cemetery to visit some graves. The one above is my grandpa's sister and her husband. Below are his parents. Sadly there are tire marks on this picture, but we didn't bring anything to clean it off with. Next time, I will make sure I get a better picture.

Race for the Cure

I love Temple Square in the Spring. I'm glad we made it downtown this weekend to get a glimpse of the beautiful tulips. They last for such a short time, but are sooo gorgeous! My ward Relief Society ran the Race for the Cure today! It was such a fun experience and very cool to be around so many people who are cancer survivors. We had about 10 girls from the ward show up. It was great!

Afterward Meghan, Sara, and I walked around downtown. We went to the new Deseret Book, took pictures of the tulips, went up to the observation deck of the Church Office Building and went to another bookstore before riding the tracks back home. The view from the top of the Church Office Building is incredible. What a way to see the city!

Fun in St. George

We went to the beautiful St. George Temple and visited the Visitor's Center there and walked around a little. It was gorgeous! Also, a little shout out to my parents, today is their 32nd Wedding Anniversary!! Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad! I love you!!

Next, we took a tour of Brigham Young's winter home.

And the last stop on our Church History tour was the home of Jacob Hamblin. I really enjoyed learning about his life of service to the Lord and how influencial he was in working with the Indians. According to my roommate, a lot of the stories are not factual and the Church has been doing a lot to get the story straight. I'm interested in finding out how much of what I learned is actually true.

My Aunt Debbie is really into Pickleball and I hadn't played since I was in Middle School. It was just as fun as I remembered. Now all I need to do is find out if they have Pickleball courts in Salt Lake.

What a great weekend!!