Utah County

I am not usually one to blog about food, but when I was in Boise for my daughter's gymnastics competition, we stayed downtown. The Forks Restaurant came highly recommended. I looked at the reviews on maps and decided to give it a try. We got there just before 6 pm on a Friday to find out that yo... Read More

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  Am I the only one that has had a horrible haircut? In fact, I've had quite a few. For example, in high school I was getting ready for my senior pictures and went to get a trim. She just kept cutting and cutting and before you knew it I had chin length hair. She had chopped it all off. ... Read More

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One day last year, I drove over to Allred Orchards in Provo to pick up a gallon (or three) of their famous fresh apple cider.  It hit me that what I needed to do was figure out how to capture the deliciousness of their cider into caramel. I made ice cream and sauces. And then one day this summer as... Read More

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If you're anything like me, you work your buns off all week long and when the weekend comes, you want to feel like you are living life, not merely waddling through it. Weekends are moments that we get to reconnect with family and friends that we've been hurrying past all week long. It's relaxation a... Read More

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If you're looking for an unusually fun Saturday with the family, here's an idea: check out the Colors Fest in Spanish Fork. Each year the Krishna temple in Spanish Fork hosts an amazing festival to celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors. This traditional Indian holiday is celebrated with live mus... Read More

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Here's a fun activity to bring in the spirit of Christmas. Check out the Festival of Lights in Spanish Fork, running every night from 6-10 pm until New Year's. You drive through the golf course which has been decked out in literally millions of Christmas lights depicting scenes ranging from danc... Read More

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Let’s be honest. New Year’s Eve as a parent of young children is kind of a joke. Not only would it be impossible to keep the kiddos up till midnight to welcome the new year, but you wouldn’t even want to. Everyone is happier if little ones are tucked safe in their beds by 9 pm, right? This ... Read More

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Ah, Labor Day weekend. The signal that lazy days of summer are officially over and the madness of school, homework, and piano lessons is about to begin. Some of you lucky folks are taking one last vacay this weekend, but as for me -- in my 37th week of pregnancy--, it will be an at-home sort of holi... Read More

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I love traditions, something to count on year after year. The  tradition of picking raspberries with  sissie-in-laws and cousins started a couple years ago and is here to stay. There is something about picking raspberries that channels my  grandma.  Being in the heat of the day pulling th... Read More

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This is my first year getting one of these things. And WOOO, am I excited! Here's the dealio: The Pass Of All Passes of Utah County gives you unlimited access to Trafalga Lehi (minus arcade tokens), Trafalga Orem (minus arcade tokens), and entry to Seven Peaks (along with some discounts within th... Read More

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