Can't wait for spring

For Christmas my sister gave me a box of paperwhite daffodils to grow. Two weeks after planting them in the pot I have been enjoying the sweet fragrance of these little messengers of spring. I can not wait till my front yard will be full of tulips and daffodils. Thanks Carine for these flowers, they make me so happy every time I look at them.

Winter happenings

In January we had a visit from our good friends the Vinas family. We were glad to spend some time with them. They are heading out to Brazil with Gabriel's job this spring. We will miss them!



Nico and I celebrated out 5th wedding anniversary by going to "The Melting Pot" restaurant (fondue type of food). It was delicious and afterwards we walked around the downtown (I do not recall doing that before for the past 9 years of living in Utah). We had a great and romantic evening together. Our love is stronger than before and we are very grateful for each other.









In the late fall I had couple gorgeous dahlia bushes bring me happiness for several days. Such gorgeous colors!

Fall fun!

In September we went to Octoberfest at Snowbird ski resort with Paulina and my sister. There was such a european atmosphere at the fest and we had to much fun and good food.






On one Sunday that I had off Nico and I went on a Fall drive into the canyon. It was beautiful!







In the fall my roses bloom so beautifully. They make me very happy so I cut several and put at home.




We went for a wedding to Logan. It was a beautiful day. We spent time with Nico's friend's, the Hansens, whose son was getting married.

Trip to West coast

This summer Nico wanted to take a motorcycle trip with his friends to West coast, but his friends ditched him so me, being a very nice wife, agreed to accompany him. It was a very fun trip but very LONG (for me to sit on the bike since I have a very hard time sitting still).
The weather during the whole trip was amazing!

In the hotel on Oregon coast on the way back. The whales were right near the shore.













Then we headed out back through Oregon coast. It was gorgeous!









Kirkland suburb of Seattle (Costco brand Kirkland comes from here).





Even got to visit Bruce Lee's grave.










We took a ferry to Bainbridge island.





Downtown Seattle.





"Riding the Ducks" (amphebious buses-can go on water and land) in Seattle. We stayed with my best friend Erka and her family. It was so much fun! Thanks, Paul and Erka. Juju you are adorable!











On the way to Seattle we visited Nico's Cuban friend Pablo in Boise. Then we continued on through river Colombia to Washington.

Camping 2009

Every summer we try and go camping for couple days. I hate the cleanup afterwards so I am not sure how many more times we will be going camping. This year we spent 2 days at Moosehorn lake in Uintas with my sister's and Paulina's family. It was fun but very cold! We even did kayaking!

Summer events

We spent Pioneer Day in Fairview with some friends and went to demolition derby. It was actually fun!



For the first time went to Real Salt Lake game! It was fun!

Enjoyed some more gorgeous lilies.

Don't have our own kids, but raised bird babies (birds made a nest under our roof 2 times this spring! should have charged them mortgage :)

Ate a TONN of my own back yard grown berries!!! Kept thinking of the saying "be careful what you wish for" (I love berries but could not keep up with them riping and me eating them).



I was able to enjoy my garden, although I did not have much time for it this year and it got offended by not producing very good vegetables.







Since I gave away my summer to school I have been pretty busy but we still managed to do some things with my husband and friends. Nico and I went to an airforce show at Hill airforce base. It was very interesting. We even saw Thunderbirds perform and then met the pilots!

Red Butte Garden and St George

We travelled a lot during May. I have never been to Red Butte Garden in SLC. The grounds are beautiful and we had a lot of fun walking around with friends.



We also went to St George and visited long time friends the Stephens. It was a great and relaxing weekend.

Trip to Moab

I have never been to Moab but have always heard that it was amazing there. Right after the finals we decided to take a 2 day trip to Moab. We stayed in a simple cabin and visited Arches national park. The nature was incredible and I had no idea that Moab is so famous. Tourists there were from all over the world: Germany, Scandinavia, France, Canada and many other countries. We spent a very fun weekend. I would love to go back. There is so much to see still!

Spring fun

Spring has been busy but managed to have some fun. My husband's roommate got married. Congratulation to Leo!

We said goodbye to the Vinas family. We are going to miss them. We are very happy for their new life!

I had a lot of fun gardening. I had my own tulip festival.


My friend Paulina and I went to Thanksgiving Point gardens this year as well. I love seeing all the beautiful colors. Bulb flowers are my favorite!





We attended my friend Paulina's graduation. We are very happy for her. CONGRATULATIONS!

Good friend's visit

One of my very good friends from home, Milena, came to SLC for work related visit and we were able to see each other. We went to my favorite restaurant Olive Garden and had a lot of fun catching up since she just got married. Congratulations, Milenchik! It was very nice to see you!