Favorite Things

I have finally decided what my favorite thing is about living in

Midway this summer.

Sonic Cream Pie Shakes!

I had my first coconut cream pie shake about three weeks ago with Nelli at the local Sonic. Since then life has not been the same. Eating a coconut cream pie is almost as good as a cruise to the Bahamas for only $2.29. If you haven't experienced one yet I highly recommend that you do. Its the cheapest and most satisfying tropical vacation you'll ever take!

If you don't believe me...check out what these ladies have to say about it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ls7L_l2JU8Y&feature=related

Hiking Adventure

Last Friday Ben planned our date night. He decided we should go on a hike. Not just any hike though, he wanted to climb this HUGE hill/mountain that sits along the highway between Provo and Midway. Maybe some of you have seen it and wanted to climb it too. We had snowshoed up it together before we were married and Ben thought it would be fun to climb it again during the summer.

Here we are at the top. Notice I still look happy. About thirty minutes later, after Ben insisted we take "another" way down, I stood in a maze of sagebrush and branches. By the time we made it back to the car I was sneezing uncontrollably. The joys of seasonal allergies!

Summer Surprises

Up until about eight days ago Ben and I had been planning on spending the summer in Washington D.C. We had even packed up our apartment and driven our fully-loaded car to Washington D.C.

Prior to starting work in D.C. we went to a family reunion in Midway, Utah. Ben's parents had just finished building a house there.

After hanging out with his family for a week Ben was unexpectedly given an opportunity to take a summer law clerk position with Tesch Law offices in Park City. It seemed like a great opportunity so we decided to stay.

As for me there weren't a whole lot of options in Park City or Heber for an MPA student looking for paid work for 2.5 months very last minute. I was lucky enough to come across an organization looking for help with their summer camp. When they offered me a summer position I was happy to accept. Lets just say I am not complaining about leaving the office work to Ben this summer. I am more than happy to play with kids all summer and work on my tan.

BBQ Time!

This past weekend Ben and I had a BBQ with Brenda and Ralph from the ward. The were baptized about six months ago and we love spending time with them,especially when it involves Ralph at the BBQ. He is an amazing cook! Can you tell from the smile on Ben's face?

Our First Bonfire

One Friday afternoon a few weeks ago Ben and I decided to go on a little adventure. It was one of the first warm days (o.k. it was above 40 degrees NOT including the wind chill) of the year and we really wanted to go do something outside. We decided the best way to spend the evening would be to make tin foil dinners and cook them on a bonfire. So I got the dinners ready and then we headed to the park. On the way we stopped by a Chinese restaurant where Ben had spotted some wooden crates. He insisted we strap two of them to the top of the car...yes, we are most definitely too cheap to buy campfire wood. When we arrived at the park Ben started up the bonfire.

I was freaked out that we were going to burn the entire park down since it was so windy. Ben reassured me that he was an expert bonfire builder. He was right. We survived...and so did our tin foil dinners. Yum!

Traditions

This year I thought it would be fun to dye easter eggs. I just figure that if we want to have fun Kacher family traditions we had better get started. Ben didn't seem to agree with me however. His idea of dying easter eggs is plopping all of the eggs into the dye all at once, waiting a couple of minutes, and then bingo you're done! Clearly he has no creative vision. Here is what we ended up with!

Dinner Plates?

Its seems like every night Ben and I have an argument over whether or not we should use "real" plates or paper plates. I personally believe that inexpensive paper plates are a much better option that having to wash more dishes at night. What do you think?