After my externship ended, Dallin and I flew down to Arizona. The Lundgreens had no clue we were coming, so it was quite the fun surprise to show up at their doorstep near midnight one Saturday. It was by chance that we booked our trip the same week of our niece Elle’s baby blessing and my brother Eric’s speech at Bachalaureate. During that week we also celebrated my graduation with the Urness family, and we saw Top Gun: Maverick with the Samuelson’s entire flight school before heading to the pool to BBQ. We visited our friends McKay and Brittany who recently moved away from Utah and also Dallin’s cousin Reed and his girlfriend Erica.
Some funny moments:
-Nephew Maverick asking me to repeatedly play the dreaded song of my junior high years, Friday, so he could dance and monotonely sing along.
-Maverick going through a “no” phase and saying no to everything even if he means “yes,” therefore having to request something that he denied seconds before.
-Brother-in-law Matt showing us how to “fart the baby” and then attempting to “fart Dallin” (included in the pics). Thank goodness it didn’t work on Dallin like it did the baby.
-The Samuelson’s cat Rune making everyone watch him eat. He does this by rubbing against your legs and meowing for your attention, urging you to follow him upstairs, and guiding you to the room where his food bowl is already full. After every few bites he turns around to make sure you’re still there, locking eye contact with you so you know to stay.
While in Arizona Dallin and I finally came to the realization that Arizona is vastly different than any other place we have lived. I don’t know why it took us this many years to realize it, but finally we noticed the unique flora as well as the pink stucco architecture that defines the state’s beauty.
