be still my heart

And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.
- Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

we have been loving summer.  at the request of my one reader (hannah), i will post a few updates.  i won't attempt to catch up, and i won't make any promises to be better at this, because let's be real.  

the last two months i feel like we've rarely had a weekend at home, which probably isn't true but it still makes you value sleeping in on saturday mornings and weekend errands.  we've had weekend visitors and week long visitors, and would like to remind everyone that our spare bedroom is always up for grabs.  most of our guests have commented that it is a comfortable bed.  :)  

favorite summer trips this year have included austin, la, and jackson.  i'm going to la again this weekend for a friend's nuptials so the fun continues.

1. baby sister and sole blog reader graduates and looks adorable as ever in austin, tx.   we get to enjoy some time with family and friends, as well as swimming at barton springs and kayaking on town lake.

2. matt and i drive to la for my old roommate natalie's engagement party.  we visit usc, eat at our la favorites, go to an outdoor screening of fight club, and most importantly spend time with some of my favorite people in the world.

3. we enjoy salt lake and our wonderful friends here, the 4th of july, and get a last-minute invitation to jackson with our utah family, the reisers. we see deer, bison, and a moose.  no bears.

4. last night we went to see the postal service perform at the grand saltair.  it was amazing.  we love some ben & jenny.

there's your update, hannah.  xoxo