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Let’s Get This Party Hopping!

This year, the Easter Bunny brought Jason, me, and some not-entirely-super-deserving kids a variety of goodies. Incidentally, I totally deserved my goodies.

Jason and I give each other Easter baskets every year. This time, he presented me with a darling themed one. It included everything to enjoy the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, even a cute spring dress to serve as my own plumage amongst the feathery throngs.

My basket of treats was a bit flighty this year.
My basket of treats was a bit flighty this year.

For our nieces and nephews, my family held their usual Easter hunt. This year, however, most of the adults were unimpressed with the amount of effort many of the kids were willing to put into hunting. Step it up kiddos! It’s an Easter hunt not an Easter donation!

Isn't "The Chicken Always Finds the Eggs" a famous fable?
Isn’t “The Chicken Always Finds the Eggs” a famous fable?

The children that did put a little energy into the search were greatly rewarded for there were more goodies than ever this year, probably because we held the hunt a week after Easter. Who can resist stockpiling cheap chocolate ova? The golden eggs were found by Haidyn, Jadon, and… a third kid whose identity I can’t recall at this moment. (Maybe it was Aiden, Braden, or Draidyn?)

Thanks all you bunnies, rabbits, and hares of the Easter variety for making the holiday hoppin’.

Rachel May 20, 2018 No Comments

Birthdays and Biscuits

One of my dancing buddies celebrated her birthday recently. She invited me, along with a handful of other elegant ladies, to join her for afternoon tea at the Grand America Hotel dressed in full 1890s fashions. We had a charming time chatting and eating scones ensconced in our puffed sleeves.

It's a pleasure being acquainted with these fine ladies.
It’s a pleasure being acquainted with these fine ladies.
I'm totally ready to take a fieldtrip with the Doctor anytime.
I’m totally ready to take a fieldtrip with the Doctor anytime.

Vintage dancing has led to so many valuable friendships and historic historical activities. I am grateful for my prancing pals… and fancy scones.

Rachel May 11, 2018 No Comments

You Otter Like Valentine’s Day!

Some suckers don’t like Valentine’s Day. To them I say, “Go fish!”

It was my turn to plan our Valentine’s Day activities this year. I kept it simple yet themed. In the morning, I adorned Jason’s office with sappy aquatic valentines, a hint of what was to come.

In the evening, Jason and I went to the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium for its Kisses & Fishes event. All the exhibits were open for this special occasion. Tasting stations and energetic music added to the celebratory feel of the affair, but more importantly, children were not allowed to attend. I repeat, no kids! If you’ve ever gone to an aquarium when it’s so packed with children that you can hardly navigate around the tangle of strollers or see past the faces smashed against the glass, you’ll understand the pleasure of a kid-free experience.

Jason covered a door with valentines, each containing a flattering comment.
Jason covered a door with valentines, each containing a flattering comment.

I love otters, so we spent a large share of the night watching these playful fellows dive and frolic. We also loafed beneath the aquarium’s 15,000-gallon shark tank while spotted leopard and white-tip reef sharks glided over our heads.

It was a sweet and salty evening. Although relaxing, our plans were still worthy of the holiday. Valentine’s Day celebrations don’t have to be extravagant to be memorable. Take that all you Valentine’s Day whalers!

Rachel May 2, 2018 No Comments
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