Saturday July 6th marked the two year anniversary of Kellan coming back from his mission. That's a pretty huge deal & quite a bit has changed for him in those two years. He's studied at two universities, gotten married, moved twice & so much more! We celebrated by having a very relaxing Saturday & watched Epic. Not as impressive as the title would lead you to believe, but still cute.
We've also made a decision to eat healthier, which for most people could be easily accomplished by chowin' down on some fresh fruits & veggies, but not for us! Kellan's allergies include basically all fresh fruits & veggies so we have to get creative with our cooking & sneak the healthy things in (good training for when we have kids right). A few weeks ago we happened to have a bit of zucchini left that we didn't know what to do with & decided to make Zucchini Soup! It turned out surprisingly good & a very pretty shade of green, double win!
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Now that the stuff about our normal boring lives is over, on to the fun stuff!
So as you may or may not have known, Kellan's Grandpa was turning 75 & to celebrate the family held a big Dickson Family Reunion up at the beautiful Lake Tahoe.
It was beautiful & absolutely incredible; even if I had to use quarters to shower, sleep in a tent during freezing cold nights & be wary of bears.
Kellan & I started our trip Wednesday after work & set out on a Road Trip to Cali. I don't usually love super long drives but a summer road trip with your best friend is always fantastic.
We got into town EARLY Thursday morning and spent the day in Yuba City hanging out with Kellan's family. We got also got to go to the Sacramento Temple and do a session. It was so wonderful and my first time inside; I'd only been around the grounds a few times before so it was such a treat to spend time there. We grabbed some pizza from Mountain Mikes for lunch and went out to dinner with Kellan's dad in the evening.
Bright & early Friday morning we loaded up & set out for the family reunion. Tahoe or bust! Nothing was going to stop us ... except some ill timed car troubles. Kellan's sister Leigh-Ann & her husband Peter were 20 minutes ahead of us when they called to inform us their car had stopped working and they were stranded on the side of the road. We got there as quick as we could & ended up having to wait about forty minutes for the family already at Tahoe to send someone to help us. Surprisingly enough this was actually one of our favorite moments from the whole trip!
We pulled out some juice pouches, setup our camping chairs & passed the time playing UNO off the side of the highway. Easily the most exciting game of cards I've ever played.
The funniest thing about it all was when our rescuers finally arrived, the car started up just perfectly! I guess it just wanted to give us something to talk about.
When we at last made it to the campground it absolutely perfect. The air was cool & crisp and the water was beautiful & bright blue. We spent our weekend swimming, touring the Pine Lodge mansion just off the water, stargazing on the dock & enjoying being surrounded by family we love.
& for your viewing pleasure, a video of the last night there...we may or may not have gotten a little carried away with the glow sticks.
You guys are so hilarious! I am so glad you made it. I loved having time to be with both of you! And I don't sleep well when there's a possibility of being eaten by bears! (just sayin . . .)
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