El Presidente, 2 months, and Leo

Dave was recently installed as president of the Utah Academy of Family Practice which required a trip north for his ceremony and meeting. It happened to be our two month anniversary of getting married, which we of course celebrated with a little sub-zero action.

Dave headed up to Ogden and left me to hang out with my brother's family for a few hours. We had a good time.

Maia and me telling Dave how much we wanted him to be done in Ogden so we could go home.

We also decided that trip to adopt my brother's dog, Leo. He's a pretty cute beagle puppy, just not when he pees on people.

Dave decided that despite the incident, we would still take Leo home. I took him for a run the next morning so he could get used to his surroundings. He managed to keep up the entire six miles.

 But he was pretty tuckered out in the end.

Dixie

Moving to St. George has been a bit of an adjustment for me, especially since I don't start teaching until August. My days include trying desperately to finish thank you notes, organize the garage, and get our house in order, as well as running errands, cooking delicious food, and exercising. It doesn't sound so bad when you put it that way, but it gets a little bit lonely sometimes when most of those activities are solitary. Consequently, Dave has tried to find things that will spice up my life a little bit.

Enter: Dixie, the little red scooter.

This little gem zooms me around town at a blistering 40 mph (downhill with a tailwind) and makes running errands and going to the gym so much fun! I just hit 100 miles the other day and finally had to fill up the gas tank (1 gallon capacity). The other day Dave and I met at the temple to clean. He was on his motorcycle and I took my scooter down. I couldn't stop laughing at the sight of us riding home side by side on our respective two-wheelers. It's amazing how much joy the little things bring into my heart.

Dave said make a tough face.

The Avengers!

Dave had to go to Kansas City for a conference last month, so I went up north to spend some quality time with the brothers. That quality time included seeing the Avengers. I haven't laughed so hard in a movie in a long time. It felt so good to be with family for a couple of days. I was more than ready for Dave to come home but was so grateful to have family to keep me company while he was gone.

I really love these guys.