Hunting for snow

While we were preparing for our trip to Texas, we were also planning a trip to Utah. Andrew's brother (the one who lives in Texas) recently bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee and had really been wanting to take it on a road trip, off-roading, and in the snow. They figured Utah would be a perfect place for that and it was easy enough for other family members to head down and meet them there as well. We, too, had our own road trip with Andrew's mom. It was fun to spend another week with family we don't see all that often. We stayed with some friends who were so gracious to let us take over their house for a week. The weather was surprisingly warm and sunny while we were there, so the snow was hard to find. We were able to find a decent amount up on Powder Mountain. We also got to go for a nice hike, spend some time in Salt Lake City at Temple Square, and celebrate Valentine's Day at a nice Italian restaurant. Again, this week flew by and it was hard to say goodbye, and, yet again, my travel habit of getting sick everytime we go on vacation didn't fail me for this trip. I got a 24 hour stomach flu bug the night before we left to head home, which made for an interesting 12 hour drive back to Oregon. 

    Valentine's Day

    Temple Square

   Beautiful Hike

   Snowboarding at Powder Mountain