January

Well, that month flew by. I feel like I just came back from Christmas break. A blog is a great way to remember memories I've had... Let's be honest, I am the WORST at remembering things. So thank goodness for this. Here's some of the highlights from January!

I guess in January we were still in Seattle. We always go to the Bellevue Botanical Gardens (one of my favorite activities ever!) It's just a huge garden that they make into lights every year! So cool. And worth the cold.

This here is Lauren. She has been one of my best friends since about 5th grade. I hadn't seen her since my wedding! Ah, SO great to catch up. She is the cutest. We had a tea party and brunch at my favorite little tea room, Elizabeth and Alexander's. 

So unfortunately at the end of break, I caught the horrible cold/cough going around that lasted weeks. Most of January I just laid around trying to get better. Alex and I watched A LOT of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and CHOPPED! I love Chopped. So Alex "prepared for me" bananas and saltines with a PB&J/Whip cream spread. Haha, so classy. 

 When I finally got over that dumb cold, we went to Nicolitalia's Pizza (best place in Provo) and ice skating in Midway with some good friends! The guy to my right is JRL (John Ross Linn...we call him JRL). He is the greatest. He used to be Alex's roommate and has helped us move like a billion times. That's his GF Jane and her cousin and date. Jane makes glorious donuts that we consumed the next day.

Finally, Alex's Christmas present came to pass! We went to the Jazz game vs. Golden State. We were cheering for Golden State, only because Steph Curry is a God. He didn't do so hot that game, and was still the leading scorer. Jazz won, which I'm totally fine with still! It was a great game. Makes me miss playing basketball!!!

Next day we went to the Leonardo to see Body Worlds. I went to this before in Seattle with my physiology class. This kind of stuff is totally up my alley. It's more of a spiritual experience for me. I love the human body and it's incredible that God created our bodies with such intricate detail. Every part has a purpose and fits together. Oh it also reminded me to eat healthier---ah-hem. There's a ton to do at the Leonardo so we played and walked around for another hour after the exhibit. The bottom picture was from a gallery about homelessness. It just pulled at my heartstrings. So beautiful.

After the Leonardo, we walked around SLC. I never realized the courthouse was so pretty. It's right across the street from where we were. Who knew Utah had cool buildings. Coolest building though is obviously the Salt Lake Temple. It was amazing at sunset. We walked around temple square and City Creek to kill some time. That night we went to Red Iguana with some friends (amazing Mexican food), and then got gelato. I really hope gelato tastes better in Italy because I'd rather just have ice cream. 

Such a fun month! I usually hate January because it's right after Christmas and usually freezing. However, the weather has been great and I feel good about life!

xoxo, kay