A little getaway

Sometimes, we try to look like we've got it all together when we really don't. Sometimes, everything we have bottled in starts to overflow. Sometimes, you have to leave Stake Conference 20 minutes after it starts because you can't stop crying and people are looking at you like you should be committed. When that happens, your husband might look at you and say, "We're going to Logan. Right now." So, you pack up some treats and sippy cups for the babies, grab your camera and drive two hours to the most beautiful valley in Utah. You don't tell anyone you're coming and you don't make plans to see anyone. You decide to let this be strictly a family trip because your family {but most specifically you} needs a trip very badly and even though the trip is only to Logan, it still counts.

 

 

 

And yes, our treats included a can of olives.

 

Sort of a recreation of this picture. I've apparently got a thing for side ponies.

I really do love Cache Valley. I realized on this trip though, that it doesn't feel like home anymore. That was both a heartbreaking and exciting realization for me. I absolutely love where we live and truthfully, it felt like home from the moment we walked into the house once it was ours. However, its nice to know that Logan is just a short drive away and that I have a husband who is willing to take his pathetic wife up there to relive some of my most favorite memories. Pretty much the entire trip was spent reminiscing about our years there. Everything from before we met, to when we were dating, to married life as students before having kids to
bringing home two babies that weren't even 5 lbs.

I owe that little valley a lot and we're determined to make it a part of our girls' lives. 

Because really, 

it is so, so beautiful.

Aaaand don't worry, I'm fine now. Although I was a basket case for a little bit there. Luckily, that's weeks behind us.

Also, I didn't edit any of these pictures because I was lazy. So there you go.