A Quarter Century...Plus 1

So this happened last week, but I'm really old now so I've gotten slower in my old age. I turned 26 last Wednesday. Eek! Last week I was happily floating along in my mid-twenties, and...BAM! All of a sudden, I'm in my late twenties. It's a scary thought for me. So to celebrate, my wonderful husband took me to Park City for the night. My parents happened to be up there for a firefighter convention (that sounds thrilling, doesn't it?) and they happened to be staying in the hotel right next to ours. So they played with Jaydin for the evening while Brady and I went out for a night on the town. Too bad it's off season and almost everything was closed by 6...even their Walmart closes, isn't that weird? I thought so. Anyway, we went and had a yummy dinner on Main Street and looked in the windows of the stores to see what we were missing out on. Then we drove around in the mountains for a little while. It was so pretty up there! I guess I was enjoying the view so much, I only took like 2 pictures the whole trip. I saw this funny random sign, so I made Brady slam on the brakes and get out to stand next to it:













Yup, he's all mine ladies. While we were breaking the law by taking this picture, we saw a few deer run by but I wasn't quick enough to get a good picture.

Then, we drove back into town and passed a Coldstone Creamery. I've always wanted to try it. And since I was bummed about being so old, I begged and pleaded for Brady to take me there. We got there 5 minutes before they closed. Whew. Can I just say...H.E.A.V.E.N!













Brady made fun of me for taking a picture of my ice cream, but not the beautiful scenery and sunset we had just witnessed. What can I say, I was a little excited. And yes, I did share.

The next morning we got up and went to the outlet stores. I spent $4 of my birthday money on myself at Bath and Body Works. The rest was spent on Jaydin. Oh well, I've already got her birthday presents and clothes for the summer. Yes, I did buy her clothes that she thinks are "princess worthy". The place where I usually spend the most money is no longer there: Borders. I was so sad! So we went to the Borders in Salt Lake on our way home and I was able to get Stephenie Meyer's new book The Host. So far it's weird, but I'm just starting it so we'll see how it ends up.

Oh, and Brady's gift to me was a new bike so I can pull the bike trailer I got for Mother's Day. Sadly, I don't have a picture of that yet either. I haven't ridden a bike since I was 12. So, for now my next mission: learn to ride a bike without killing (or making a fool out of) myself. How does that saying go? "It's like learning to ride a bike." We'll see. I'll keep you updated on my bike riding skills. I'm sure all my loyal blog readers are so excited...right?