Justin and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary this past week. We had decided to go camping up at Bear Lake so we could do some swimming while we were camping. A few days before we were supposed to leave, I called some of the campgrounds to get prices, only to find out we would be up there during Raspberry Days. We'll just say the first day was...an adventure. I didn't reserve a campground...to me, you reserve a hotel room, never thought about reserving a spot in the mountain. I now know that I should have made a reservation! We drove around for over 2 hours up there looking for a campground. We had some rough moments, but in the end it was something to remember. :)
After we finally found a spot to camp up the road toward the Minnetonka Cave, we decided to go through the cave. Justin hadn't remembered ever going through it, so we went. I'm so glad he didn't leave
his hoodie back at camp, or
I would have froze in there!
That night was so relaxing (along with the entire weekend). We made Hobo dinners and roasted marshamallows and sat around the fire until we were tired.
The next morning we decided we should get to the beach early with Raspberry Days. I think we did pretty good. We passed the north beach with plenty of spots, to find a beach I remembered going to when I was little (plus I wanted to see if the Shoe House was still there). Once we hit the south beach, I relized we had gone too far and decided just to hang out there. There were a few good spots left, but within a few hours there were people behind people on the beach. It was so fun and relaxing though! We acted like little kids again, finding seashells and playing in the sand, throwing the football or frisbee around, and the best part was just spending one on one time focusing on each other.
We did hit a little bit of Raspberry Days and definitely had to get a raspberry shake. We drove around a while trying to find a convenience store for some Aloe (major sunburns!) and ended seeing a deer.
No suprise, with the hunt two weeks away, we had to get the binoculars and spotting scope out to check out the 2-point. We drove around a little and finally found my shoe house then headed back to camp. It was such a nice weekend!
Our anniversary wasn't until Monday, where I made a killer dinner! It was so yummy! We had baby back ribs (which I'll put the recipe on my recipe section), garlic mashed potatoes, sauteed veggies, garlic bread, and chocolate-covered strawberries to top it off! It seriously was the ideal weekend and it was really hard to go back to work the next day. I feel so lucky to have Justin and such a good marriage with him!
Now here's a closer look:
I got brave on Saturday and decided to get Mya's ears pierced! She loves them now, but that first day was a little rocky. She cried a lot when it happened, and then did okay when she got to pick out new bracelets. But then every time she thought about it afterwards, she'd start crying. That night she woke up a few times. We'd go in there and she'd just be sitting up crying. I think it was because she wasn't sure how to lay. But once we'd lay her back down, she'd go right to sleep. The next day she was excited about them and was excited to show people. I'm glad I just did it and I think she's adorable with them! Here's some more pics of yesterday:
