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July - Goodbye Provo, Hello Cedar City


Rock Canyon Park. Our backyard in Provo. In LOVE! 

The husband got a job! 
As in: He finished his PhD! 
Dissertation successfully defended and published!
That is a big HUGE deal. 
5 years at NAU in Flagstaff and 1 year at his parents' and we are DONE. 
We celebrated by camping at the beach in California. It was perfect. 

We were REALLY hoping for a post-doc in Europe but it wasn't meant to be. We tried and we got very close but in the end we ran out of time (and money) and figured Cedar City, Utah wouldn't be a bad place for our family. We moved JUST in time for school to start mid-August (although we had been paying rent since July) because no matter how ready you are to move on and finally be on your own again, it's hard - very hard - to leave Utah Valley. Far from perfect, it's one of our favorite places on this earth! 

at the tippy top of Freefall

We had season passes to Seven Peaks Waterpark (because they're like $10 each) but the kids ran out of steam and when we wanted to go one last time, they refused to leave their friends' house. So we left them there and Karl and I had fun all by ourselves. Because you're never too old for some water and sliding fun! We went down every slide in the park and Feefall is still my favorite!


Lots of good memories in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard. 
I miss that green lush grass and the flowers already! 
It's a slice of paradise. 


The garden is the pride and joy of Karl's parents. 
And rightly so! So much great produce. 
It's gonna be hard to get used to store-bought veggie. 
We were spoiled! 

excited for his very first swim meet

It was a great summer of swimming for Max on the RCC team. 
Jammers, swim cap, and all. So proud! 


There are so may gems in and around Provo. Stuart Falls is a great hike with kids and so refreshing on a hot day. There was not enough time to visit all of our favorite places one last time. Good thing we are just moving a few hours south and will surely be back a few times a year! 


I will miss Springville Reservoir for sure! The perfect little lake for some open water swimming while the kids play in the sand/water with friends. So happy they built this place a couple of years ago. There can never be too many lakes in my opinion! 

at the mouth of Cedar Canyon 

Hello Cedar City! Not sure yet what to think. I had (alway have) high expectations and I am not sure you can meet those. You are gorgeous outside of town, that's for sure. Love the red in the hills and mountains. And my kids are already super happy on their new soccer teams. For now, I'll take it. 


More on Cedar City later. Moving is never easy and it takes a while to really get settled and be able to  form a realistic opinion. So I will try to be patient. 




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