a day out.

see that handsome man below? yeah.. he's fabulous. i got to spend all day with him and it was amazing. we get so busy with school and work that i treasure our days together.

we went to ruth's diner up emigration canyon.  (go there.  eat biscuits.)  then we ended up at paradise palm.  awesome variety of plants and friendly staff.  it was a great day!

icy weather.

here is what our neighborhood (and most of salt lake city) looked like yesterday. we had freezing rain yesterday.  last night on the drive home from work i had jared pull over so i could see how thick the ice was on top of all of the snow.  it was about 1/3-1/2 inch thick.  every area of snow now looks like an ice skating rink!

snow. snow. snow.

here's what our neighborhood looks like right now!  i snapped these on my phone while jared drove me to work this morning.  craziness.  stop snowing already.

jared and i should be snowed in in a secluded mountain cabin right now.  yep.  that sounds about right.  happy winter everyone.

happy new year.

we had a chill new year's eve at home, then went to one of our favorite restaurants, porcupine grill, tonight. so yummy. we had a wonderful 2012 and are so grateful for our many blessings. here's to more adventures in 2013!

snow, part II.

 

 

snow.

last night i kept reading online about this winter storm that would hit salt lake today/tomorrow.  i was stressin, wondering if we had enough matches, candles, flashlights, etc (in case we lost power).  it was clearly on my mind when i went to bed (along with our favorite show the walking dead) because i had the most vivid dream that jared and i were in a zombie apocalypse.  in addition to seeking safety and running for our lives, we were searching the city for our cats.  yep.  it was a stressful dream.  hahaa

 

then i woke to this view out our windows!

 

 

 

right after i took these photos it REALLY started comin down.  here's to hot cocoa and more zupa toscana!

 

our neighboring capitol..

 

 

 

this next photo was from last winter...  slc is beautiful covered in snow.

life lately, in photos.

 

 

 

 

our day.

my sweet jared planned the PERFECT day for us yesterday.  we enjoyed lunch at our favorite little tea joint, the beehive tea room.  if you're ever in slc, come here, and bring me with you.  we drank lemon souffle tea, munched on a tomato and basil cream cheese sandwich, and a spinach and feta quiche.  crazy yummy.  then we walked around town for a while, enjoying the beautiful weather and autumn leaves that are still here!

then jared took me up to park city to our favorite favorite restaurant, reef's.  best.  food.  ever.  jared had coconut mussels and i had a lamp shish kebab.  and... apparently people don't go out to eat on halloween, because we were the only people in the whole restaurant all night.  the family that runs reef's is so gracious and sweet, i felt like we were dining in their home.  they had reggae music going and spoiled us all night.  good choice honey, thanks for a perfect perfect anniversary.

 

 

lunch date, park cafe.

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jared had about an hour between school and work today so we went to our favorite place, the park cafe.  during our meal, i told jared that when i'm at the park cafe, i love salt lake just a little bit more.  we don't plan on living here long term, and someday when we do leave, i will probably miss the park cafe the most.  eat there.  you'll love it.

life lately, in our neighborhood.

autumn goodness.