Cuscotopia

First stop in Peru was Cusco (after Atlanta, and then overnight in Lima). Cusco is high up in the Andes... like  11,000 feet in elevation high. Even though the elevation is 4k in Salt Lake, I was a little worried about the difference. 

Luckily we went to the travel center beforehand because at night the elevation hit me and I had a hard time breathing, but was back to sleep quick with the magic medicine... phew! 

We did a quick tour that night to see the main square and learn about those genius Incans. Such a pretty city. 

Two huge churches in the main square, gorgeous. 

 Just like Europe, there was gelato everywhere. Mango and Strawberry don't mind if I do.... 

Hello Utah! The Incans carved these rocks out like legos so they fit together perfectly, and then sealed each with melted metal in between the cracks. 

Cutest little boutique hotel we stayed at near the Cuzco town square. 

Even though 4 out of 6 of us got sick from the food, I still rave about how good it was. The presentation, the flavors and the prices were all amazing! Next time though as good as it looks, skip the street meat ;)

Couldn't resist taking a picture with these cute little guys. Love them. We saw so many cute little animals during our trip!

We had the funnest time river rafting north of Cusco. Our guide was awesome and we made it down class 3 an 4 rapids like it was cake... even though the water was ice cold. Once we were done, we had the cutest Peruvian picnic on the side of the river. 

I quickly learned that Inca Kola is amazing, the country landscape is so diverse and that Cusco stretches was past the proper city limits. 

Baaaack!

We're back from Peru! I loved every minute of it, but I can definitely say it feels good to be back in the US of A! 

12 days in a foreign impoverished country really helps you appreciate every single little thing you have! 

In the meantime we are back at work catching up. 

Unpacking. 

Doing laundry. 

Drinking lotsa cold Diet Coke. 

Sorting through pictures. 

Aaand then packing back up for a 2 day Denver trip for work ugh... 

2!

Aaron and I turned 2 this week!

We celebrated all weekend long with mini golf, swimming the crater and Panda Express(his favorite). Our actual anniversary we ate at The Garden with a pretty view of the temple and ate cupcakes.

Before I got married, I never fought with anyone, hardly ever had disagreements and never really understood how marriage was "so hard" according to others. Now I get it. It's been a hard 2 years. Very hard at some points. But we've made it this far.

We've laughed. We've cried. Traveled.  Moved. Cried some more. Road tripped. Temple tripped. Listened. Not listened. Cleaned. Taught. Learned. Loved.

Happy 2!

Happy Weekend

We had such a good weekend! It started out with a quick appearance to my aunt's 50th party.

 Hawaiian themed with yummy pork, salad and cake of course. After the party we met Becca and Johnny aaaand Spence and Lexi at Fat Cats to play some mini golf.

Saturday morning we ate at Bruge's for breakfast.

I try to get a little nostalgic around our anniversary/first date. So we took it back to where we went on our first date.

This time we brought Spence with us instead of Kim :) 2 years of marriage, and 3 years in June since we've met.

I've been wanting to go swim in the Midway Crater for a while now. So I finally pulled the trigger and figured it'd be a good anniversary activity.

So we brought Spence and Lexi along with us.

I'm glad we went, and I think we'll go back! The water was perfect, not too hot and not too cold. Since it's inside a crater, it acts like a whisper dome so you can swim on opposite sides of the pool and have a conversation with someone on the completely different side.

The only downside was there was no jumping in, or going underwater... boo! Although Aar and I both jumped in.

Busy week this week prepping the house and work to go out of town to Peru. Here we come!

Yay May!

May is one of my favorite months. 

The weather is getting warmer.

The valley changes from brown to bright, bright green everywhere. 

And of course we got married in May. 

In lieu of half marathon training (I got sick and lost the momentum... grr crazy how long it takes to build up your mileage and how quickly you lose it!) we went up hiking to Lower Bell last weekend. 

 Aaron loved exploring off the little trail and followed all the waterfalls and discovered some good camping spots. One day I'll go camping with him where there's no bathrooms! 

Can't believe we've been in our little Midvale house for a year! It's been a roller coaster with a crazy downstairs tenant(luckily she just moved out), yard work, and shoveling snow. 

 But... decorating has been fun, and we've repainted the bedroom and put our own touch on things. 

Made it to the temple! Such a pretty day with a pretty view. Brought back memories since I haven't been to the Draper temple since the very first time I went through 2 years ago! 

 My parents came to town to help with wedding prep for Spencer and Lexi. They mainly bought his suit and hung out with us and my grandparents. 

 We ate plenty... Cafe Rio, Sweet Tomatoes and reminded them how good Cubby's is! We saw the Jungle Book, played games and visited with family. 

Can't believe we'll see them again in less than 2 weeks when we go to Peru! Yahoo!