Paul's brother Stephen was in Utah, so they ran a 5k together.
This is my adorable niece watching the race with me
For our first anniversary, we stayed at a bed and breakfast in Huntsville. It was only 45 minutes away, but it felt like a whole new country. No smog! Snow that is actually pretty! A whole valley free of freeways and factories! The place we stayed at was super rad. It's run by this semi-retired California beach volleyball player who is living the dream by running the bed and breakfast in the mornings, and skiing and hanging with all his friends that fly out to visit for the rest of the day. He skis every day. Inspiration.
We mostly hung out at the place, playing pool, eating, and watching The Empire Strikes Back. We also went snowshoeing. It was breathtaking, with fresh snow, beautiful views, and hardly anyone around.
I was so grateful we chose Huntsville for our anniversary. I had wanted to try and go somewhere warm, because I was so sick of winter in Utah. I hated it. This was not helped by the fact that the morning before we left, I got hit by a car sliding out of control on the icy freeway. But even though our beloved car was totaled and my mouth was full of glass, I didn't have so much as a scratch. And insurance payed for everything, including an awesome rental car! It all shook me up pretty badly, though, and left me longing for the day when we could move far away from Utah winters. But instead of escaping it, we ended up in in the beautiful Ogden Valley. Waking up to gorgeous snowglobe snow falling outside the window, eating lazy warm breakfasts, taking beautiful hikes, and driving through gorgeous canyons ended up being the perfect solution. There were people at our place from all over the world, totally thrilled at the landscape and weather. How cool to live only forty-five minutes away.
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thats what I was thinking when we went to san diego. We left our vacation spot to go on a vacation...haha fun to hear about your anniversary finally!!
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