Birthday Wishes

I have loved ballet since I was a little girl. So it was appropriate for Josh to surprise me for my Birthday with tickets to the Nutcracker. And it was everything I pictured it would be. Josh was a good sport and didn't complain through the entire show. I consider him being there with me half the gift, seeing as I know he suffered through it.

 

I have had the pleasure of sharing my Birthday with my very own twin brother. From when we were kids, my mom has gone all out for us. She is big on parties. One of my favorites being the limo party she surprised us with when we were 15.I can't believe that was 12 years ago This year my mom made an amazing meal and an Alaskan ice cream pie to top it off.

 

Josh's family has a tradition that when there's a Birthday, the spouse makes dinner for the entire family. So Josh worked really hard picking up the phone and making reservations at our favorite restaurant "Asian Star". I wonder what I'll be doing for his Birthday this year.

 

Palm Springs

Josh's parents had a time share down in Palm Springs, and weren't using it. So we took up the offer to take it for the week. We broke up the drive and stayed in Vegas the first night. We spent a night in the Monte Carlo which the the hotel we stayed in when Josh moved me down to Arizona. We spent the night reminiscing about our first time in Vegas together(just friends at the time). We went to the Paris hotel for dinner and watched the show at the Bellagio.

 

We arived in Palm Springs with two In and Out stops along the way. And boy did we hit a gem. I am a sucker for palm trees. Which lucky for me, were everywhere. We spent four days, relaxing by the pool, playing horseshoes, hitting up the night street festival, shopping, and of course golfing. We ate at another favorite restaurant,"Tommy Bahama". Their coconut shrimp is to die for. I highly suggest you stop by for meal. When golfing Josh ended up randomly getting paired with an ex-PGA tour member, who is now the Golf Pro at the Marriott's Desert Springs five star golf course. Josh had fun getting some pointers on how to play the game. He was on cloud nine for a week or so after. Palm Springs was such a relaxing place we decided this would be a great place for us to retire.

 

Summer Happenings

Two of my favorite people were in town, Britt and Rach! We spent the night riding around on vespas, eating at Tepanyaki, then topped the night off with a pool party at Rachel's.

 

Josh surprised once again with a night out. He bought some tickets to the Magical Mystery tour up at the Deer Valley resort. They had the Beatles themed music with the Utah Orchestra playing in the background. These guys sounded EXACTLY like the real deal. We were both completely convinced they were from London. When they broke out with their American accents at the end, we were in total shock. This event was definitely a highlight of our summer.

We have missed Europe quite a bit. So it was nice to feel a piece of it at the Ocktoberfest up at Snowbird. The food was authentic and the music was bravarin. Which means lots of lederhasen and umpla music.

 

Family Summer Extravaganza

My uncle Reed arranged for a little family reunion with the Nuttall side of my family . We all got together for a Swim/BBQ at the country club.

 

This is Josh's annual Frampton family reunion. Josh's dad planned the whole day out so well. He had the "Frampton Family Olympics". The family was split up into to teams to compete in various events.

 

My family took a trip down to Fish lake for a few days. I have never been into fishing. But it was rewarding this trip to actually catch my first fish! The best thing about living back in Utah is being able to spend a lot more time with family. Our nieces and nephews are at such fun ages. They cracked us up constantly.

 

Our last trip of the summer, we went to Lake Powell with Josh's family. Josh is one of the best waterskiiers I know. So I LOVED watching him do what he does best. The rest of the week was filled with exploration, cliff jumping, fishing, sunbathing, and more waterskiing/wakeboarding.

 

New York, New York

I know all of you are thinking it's about time for some updates from the Frampton clan. But since I am the one who blogs in this family, it sometimes just doesn't get done. Let's just say, my priorities are elsewhere lately. In the next while I'll "try" to post about what we've been up to this past summer. For now I'll post about our little detour on our move back to the good Ol' U.S.A. Don't expect too much from this post. Lol.
Josh had to work in New York for a couple of days on our way back to Salt Lake. So in order to see some of the sites together, we headed out early in the morning before Josh had to run off to work. I have never been to New York, so it was fun for Josh to play tour guide. He showed me a bit of the Financial District, Ground Zero, and we walked along the river overlooking Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue Of Liberty. I then met up with one of best friends from Switzerland. I was even able to get in some great shopping the last day in So ho. If you haven't been there, it is a must. The area was full of darling little boutiques(A lot of vintage items). And plenty of other great finds as well.

 

 

 

 

More of The Big Apple

I hadn't seen Alyssa in a while. So needless to say, I was a little excited to see the city with her. She was one of the first people I met while in Switzerland. And we've been the best of friends ever since. We had a full day of shopping, lunch, and sight-seeing. I hadn't seen her for quite a while since her family relocated. But it seemed like yesterday when we saw eachother. And best of all, I was able sweet little Eli. He was so good the entire day. I was seriously shocked, seeing as it was craziness everywhere we went. We tried to hit up most of the major sites such as Rockefeller Center, FAO Schwartz Toy Store, Central Park, and best of all, shopping on 5Th Avenue. I only wish I could have seen the rest of the Barlow family. Until next time Lys!

 

 

 

 

Yodeling festival

For our last little hurrah in Switzerland we went to a yodeling festival in Luzern Switzerland. Luzern over the last two years has been a special place for us to go. We have been there many times. It was only fitting that we would spend our last day there. Our friends Matt and Erin joined us to see all the yodellers. It was great to spend one last time with them and their adorable children Danny & Rachel. What we pictured yodeling is not how it was at all. Think more barbershop quartet, but bigger. They all sing in harmony but the songs are more folk songs. They also have the huge horns which are really amazing to listen to. We truly will miss going to events such as this!!
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