In honor of one full year living in Utah, I bought Beth and me each a cowgirl hat. While you'll never take the Midwesterner out of us (you know - the nasal accent, the appreciation for flat farmland, and the fact that we "get" hockey), we have embraced and become more accustomed to our surroundings.
Because we are crazy like that, we decided to do a photo shoot with our new hats and the decidely western scenery here in Utah County. Here are some of the results of Beth's photo shoot:
There are definitely a lot of things here in the west that we wouldn't have encountered back in the Eastern Time Zone, like
- Roads called Pony Express and businesses with names like Bank of the West.
- Bosses who ski (in June) just to get in one last time.
- Taking the scenic route over Traverse Mountain to the grocery store.
- Kicking a tumbleweed away from the front door at work.
- Seeing signs that say 75 mph once you get out of the city limits.
- Foreign plates being from Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada.
- Fantatical bikers riding up VERY steep inclines.
- Local festivals with names like Lehi Round-Up.
- Using the mountains as a built-in compass.
- The inability to use your hand as a map. ;)
- Being a part of the LCMS Rocky Mountain District.
- Having only 2 ways to get from Point A to Point B (rather than the 75 options you'd have in Indiana).
- Wearing a cowgirl hat and not looking at all out of place!
Yee Haw, Utah!
Susan
Great photos! So fun, I love it!!!
Posted by: noell | June 15, 2009 at 08:11 AM
love those photos! also laughing at "Having only 2 ways to get from Point A to Point B (rather than the 75 options you'd have in Indiana)"... I don't know if I ever go somewhere the same way twice!
Posted by: Joni | June 15, 2009 at 05:03 PM
I like these pictures and remember some of the spots where they were taken. Like the horses in the background and the railroad track. You guys are so cute.
Posted by: Mom | June 17, 2009 at 10:34 AM
These are gorgeous photos, girls! They look professionally done! :)
Posted by: Kalyn Kepner | June 19, 2009 at 09:52 AM
Hi my friends!
Thank you so much for your cute card!!! It made my day/week! I've been stuck in a rut, feeling yuck :(. It was good to be reminded that I have friends that love me. Thanks.
Love these photos! You both look so great, you fit right in! Love that bridge!
Posted by: Carolyn | June 22, 2009 at 03:36 PM