At the beginning of the month we took a book group field trip to the Topaz Museum in Delta, Utah. We had read "Journey to Topaz" by Yoshiko Uchida and loved it! The museum is pretty new, so none of us had ever seen it before. We could have spent all day there! There was so much to read and so much to see. The museum did a great job at telling the story of the "evacuees" from the very beginning, and all of it was really quite moving. What an interesting and educational time we had during our visit!
After some lunch, we went to the actual site of the Topaz Internment camp. It is pretty barren these days, but you can still go see some remains of the infrastructure that was once there. And you can get a sense of how dusty the experience must have been!
I'm only working part time this summer which is nice. I really love my job at the Ashton Gardens, but I'm sure I've mentioned that before! Every now and then I get sent out on a segway to make sure the fish food is full or something. Right now my favorite spot in the gardens is the Rose Garden. It is in full bloom and is gorgeous! Not to mention it smells fantastic.
At home our cherry tree is weighed down with the most delicious cherries. We can't pick them fast enough! Bailey and I have spent a couple of evenings just sitting on the fence eating cherries. On the fence because there's a bull on the other side of the fence, and I'm not into that. I am into this farm fresh fruit though!
The greenhouse at my work is closing down for the season and putting everything up for sale. I bought a whole bunch of succulents because they were only $1 each! Crazy! Bailey and I had fun planting them into cute pots.
Bailey and I decided to try out the Parade of Homes and oh my gosh! Best $30 we've ever spent! We got about 5 date nights out of just driving around and walking through houses. Apparently we really like doing that! There are some awesome houses that we love and would live in ourselves, but there are also some seriously terrible houses. The terrible houses are almost more fun to look at than the good ones! Visiting all of these homes makes us excited to someday own our own place.
Bailey and I went on a hike the other day. It was the Pine Hollow trail in American Fork Canyon. The first little bit was really steep and in the harsh sun, and then I almost stepped on a snake while wearing sandals! But then the trail got foresty and beautiful. We really enjoyed our time spent walking around in nature together!
Also, Bailey has always gathered me wildflowers on every hike since we've been together. I think it is the cutest. I think he is the cutest!
Scout is also one of the cutest. I just love this little niece of mine! She seriously rocks the dress we got for her in Mexico.
Bailey and I have a new favorite place to eat. Ramen930! We can't get enough of it! Their ramen is super fantastic and you really should try it. But take us with you!
Bailey was part of the Rodeo Committee this year. His job was to get sponsors. As part of the committee, he gets to wear the committee shirts. I was only around to take pictures on the last night, which is "tough enough to wear pink night" haha. Anyway, this is a totally different side of Bailey than I have ever seen, but he sure does look handsome! He was super excited to finally have an excuse to buy some boots and a hat, which were NOT cheap.
I can't believe the summer is halfway over. We are hoping to fill the rest of the warm summer days with more hikes and more fun!
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