Photos! Only Photos!

I promise not to bore you with another random blog post. Here are some photos as a tribute to my family/friends in Utah (who have promised to follow me via blog and therefore requested timely updates) As well as some photos from Iowa! Enjoy!

Addy Loves Her Cousin Hallee

Happy Fourth Of July! Great Grandpa/Grandma Smith

At Fish Lake When Uncle Brad Came To Visit! California Family Luau With Grandma Angie

Goodbyes are never easy, but when you've made friends as great as these
you know it's not goodbye forever!

BYU Softball Intramural Champions!

Celebrating Sweet Corn
Days With Great Grandma Inman

These gents are two of the

always charming Olsen boys.
Staches courtesy of Nickel City!!!

Hello Humidity, I Have NOT Missed You!

After almost two years in Utah's glorious weather, and several teary-eyed goodbyes, we are back to the humidity and soon to be miserable winters of Iowa. Home Sweet Home! No, really, we're happy to be back; there's just something about being closer to family that helps to overlook the negatives. (Although we will never forget our "Utah Family and Friends Either")





After a very eventful trip, we are finally putting the finishing touches on our new home in Coralville, IA. The trip proved to be quite eventful for the mere fact that Chris' car decided to, at a very inopportune time, take a long and serious siesta. I guess you could say there was a bit of fortune in the mix (if you can look at the bright side of something like this) and say that when it finally decided to take a break, it did so at a gas station/mechanic shop. (It was mainly inopportune because I'm not currently employed and because we're about to take out a very large school loan)
We had battled with it several times after making pit stops along the way and then, four hours or so from "home" it had had enough. Addyson, Grandma Stacie and I went on our way as the guys stayed behind deciding what to do next. The mechanic that came in on his day off (God Bless Him) informed them that it would take a day or two to get the necessary parts and perform the necessary labor to fix it. They then decided that it would be best to rent a car from the airport and finish the trip to get on with unloading and moving in. A great big thank you goes out to my father-in-law Jim Olsen for putting up with the lack of AC and giving it his best shot each time the car died along the way.
Everything was unloaded and the majority of things put together and put away with everyone snuggled in bed by 1:00 a.m. on Sunday. I don't think anyone moved an inch that night! We're so very thankful for all of the help we've had along the way and look forward to journaling/blogging about our new adventures in Iowa!!!

Stay tuned for some photos of the place (just know that it's not finished and therefore still in shambles!) as well as photos of Addy's first Sweet Corn Days. Our first weekend back will consist of me interviewing for a PTA position on Friday followed by a trip back to Estherville to join in their annual Sweet Corn Days Celebration!