Angel's Landing and St. George Weekend

This past weekend we decided to take a short vacation to St. George. It was so nice to get away from the cold and see the sun again. I love southern Utah and have since I was a child. I love the pretty red rock and how warm it always is. I keep telling Spencer that I want to move there but that will have to wait at least until he graduates. It is just close enough to still see family but have our space. 

We headed down on Thursday night after I got off work and we packed the car up. I tried to watch Cars 2 but only watched part of it before I fell asleep. Big surprise, I know. Spencer managed to watch it while he was driving. I am surprised that we made it there safely. The ride went by really fast, maybe I am just comparing it to our road trip in May where we were driving forever! I had a lot of energy when we first got there so I put the movie in and watched it all over again. I think it was one of the first nights that Spencer fell asleep before me. 

The next day we woke up and went swimming with all the cousins. We got our the basketball hoop and some balls so that kept us busy for awhile. Then it was time to go golfing and test out my new clubs. I still like to hit it to the right but towards the end I was starting to get the hang of it. Spencer did great as usual and he had fun being competitive with Jason. The ground was still hard and we could barely get our tees in the ground. 

After golfing we met back up with the family and went laser tagging and to get ice cream at Nielson's Custard. Then we went hiking to the Dixie rock. I was still able to fit down the narrow and Spencer was even able to also! This could be the only time that will be true because it has lost so much weight since he started taking this new medicine. Spencer loves fitting in small places. This was the perfect fit!  

Such a pretty view

Walking now the narrow with Michelle and Hayley 

Ryan and Robert are always ready for pictures

On Saturday we woke up and headed to Zions National Park. I had never been there before but heard so many good things about it. It was a perfect day, blue skies, no wind, and warm. We hiked Angel's Landing and it was pretty long about five miles to the top and back but it was so worth it for the amazing view. This is the time of year to do it though because there isn't as many people and you don't have to take the shuttle up the canyon. 

Okay I had to put this one on here. Spencer was freaking out the whole time because we were too close to the edge. He said there was just something about it that didn't feel right. Funny boy. 

On the way home we stopped at a shooting range. We had a lot of empty water bottles that we had a fun time shooting. Then we tried alligator jerky, and I actually tried it. I never try anything new. I am here to report that it actually tasted pretty good.

After the full day we headed to Cafe Rio for dinner. We took it back to the condo and had a nice dinner while watching the 49ers game and we are so glad that we did. It was such a good game and the 49ers won which made it amazing plus I had a happy husband. Sunday morning we woke up and got everything together and played a quick game of tennis and wall ball. Then we went to the visitor's center to watch Finding Faith in Christ before heading home. It was nice to get away for the weekend and spend some time together. 

Winger's Sticky Fingers

So I have always loved Winger's sticky fingers and sticky finger salad. Something that I don't like is their crappy service. I swear every time I go there they are so slow! My friends and I would always go there when we were in high school because it was cheap and fun but honestly we never paid attention to slow service because we were never in a hurry. What else did we have to do besides sit there and talk all night? As I have gone there over the past couple of years I have really started to notice how bad it is. Well enough of that.... this is why I was so excited when I found this copycat recipe for sticky fingers. I can make them at home now and not have to worry about the service. Now I can have them whenever I want. I am in love!

Here is all that you need to know. I had all the ingredients in my fridge. I already love Frank's Hot Sauce so you can even use that alone if you want to mix up the taste of your chicken. 

Winger's Sticky Fingers Recipe:

1 pkg. frozen breaded chicken strips (We use Tyson brand)

6 Tbl. Frank's Hot Sauce (It has to be Franks Hot Sauce, no other sauce will taste as good)

4 Tbl. water

1 1/2 c. brown sugar

Chicken:

Prepare the chicken strips as directed on the back of the package.

Sauce:
Heat hot sauce, water and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, until sugar is dissolved. Pour sauce over chicken, and enjoy! Serve with ranch dressing for dipping.

Serves 2-3 people.

 

Here is the cute website where I found the recipe: http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com she has a lot of great ideas!

Highlights from 2011

I am finally posting about all the amazing things that have happened this year. There has been a lot of changes in our lives since last January it would take forever to tell you about all of them but here are a few of my favorites that I don't ever want to forget. (these are in no order)

We got married! This was the best day of my life. I thought having a wedding in March met that we would have snow but it ended up being a perfect day: sunny and blue skies. 

We celebrated our first Christmas together and bought our own tree. This was an adventure all in itself and a very big decision.

Kellie and Lindsey came to visit and we all had a fun weekend at the cabin together. We hadn't been together for a long time and spent the whole night catching up.

Fun trip to Park City with the family. We tried to stay at the cabin but Grandpa had invited some other friends to stay for the weekend. Oops!

I started learning how to golf and got my own set of clubs. I am so lucky to have the best teacher in the whole world. Who needs lessons......not me. haha

We opened our own tumbling gym. I have always wanted to own my own business it wasn't until this year that I realized that it would be a tumbling gym. I love it though and am sure that I will be teaching for the rest of my life. I just love the feeling that comes from teaching these kids! 

The fun Disney Cruise with Spencer's extended family. There were 36 of us all together and it was such a fun experience. Thanks grandma and grandpa for the amazing Christmas present.

Finally went and visited Kell and Andy in Seattle and saw where they lived. Such a crazy road trip but we all had a fun time together. Thanks Heidi and Brian for making everything happen, you guys are professionals when it comes to road trips.

Started out our marriage in this cute little basement apartment and moved to Holladay.

Went on our honeymoon to Cancun, Mexico. We did a lot of fun activities like swimming with the dolphins, para sailing, shopping, lunch cruise,  and dinner brought straight to our room.

The Hafer Reunion at Reid Ranch. It was Spencer's grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary.

                                      

I finally graduated from Utah State with my bachelors in Entrepreneurship and Human Resource Management with a minor in German. Such an exciting day to share with my brother Brian. 

We had such a fun time this year getting to know each other better and figuring out what this marriage thing is all about. The things that we are most grateful for are good health and the many challenges that we made it through together. We know that it has made us a stronger couple. Now we can make it through anything that comes our way!