Mama's Day(s) Off!

A couple of months ago I got wind of the fact that all my sisters and mom would be in Utah at the same time.  I immediately envisioned them eating amazing meals, going to the spa, basically frolicking through the fields all without me.  Never one to be left out, I decided to buy a plane ticket on a whim and join the fun.  No frolicking without me, thank you very much.  As I looked through the pictures from the weekend (thanks to Ashley, our resident photographer, who actually documented the weekend) I realized we were true to form and ate our way through Provo.  So brace yourself for lots of pics of the Carleton women waiting for our food to arrive. 
  

Oh wait here I am actually eating the food, not waiting for it!

But wait there's more!  After all that yummy food, Ashley talked the sistas into trekking up Y mountain.  Let's pause a moment for confession time.  I lived in Provo for 5 years, have visited a million times and have never hiked Y mountain.  How is this even possible?  This time around, I fixed that.  Before leaving for the hike, I talked to Evan (who's done it a thousand times) and made the mistake of believing him when he said it was an easy peasy hike.  Just a few switchbacks and 20 minutes later I'm there.  Someone failed to mention that the trail went straight up the mountain and on the way down I might fear for my life.  Not to mention the snake we saw.  It was a jungle out there!  We persevered, made it down the mountain with no broken bones, and burned a few calories in the process.

Here we are in Coldstone.  But wait!  We were just there to use the bathrooms.  Promise.  While waiting for Ash to come out of the potty, Heather decided to try on my wedding rings.  Somehow when she was passing them back to me, (cue the slow motion moment) they dropped onto the floor.  No biggie except that we could not find my bling anywhere!

 Seriously 20 minutes of us and every person in Coldstone looking and we found them.  Whew!

After a few days of hanging out, watching chick flicks (hello Zac Efron in The Lucky One!), shopping, going for a jog on the Provo River Trail, hanging with my girl Chanel who happened to be in town at the same time, painting some UGLY pottery, me missing Delaney wondering if she would remember her mama, and some good ole fashion laughs, it was time to head home.

Best part of the airport was getting to see this sweet guy.  I have not seen Gavin since Christmas and loved getting to hug his cute self.  Darn the fact that I live so far away and he doesn't know his Aunt Rebecca like he should! 

 

Thanks to these ladies for letting me crash their Utah plans and come party.  And thanks to my awesome hubby who didn't bat an eye when I decided to buy a plane ticket and leave him with the kiddos for a few days.