Trails 2 Travel

This post is dedicated to my Grandpa Charles Meyers who passed away early Thursday morning this week. The two photos attached to this post were taken at my wedding over 4 years ago. I know he was a great man, intelligent (very intelligent the man had a couple doctorates) and very kind. He brought up one of the best dads I could ever ask for as well. Growing up we spent a lot more time with my mom's family since they were closer (and as far as being a little kid goes.. a little more fun) so I didn't get to know him as well as I should've. I certainly wish I had spent more time when I was younger, appreciating the history and stories he could tell me. The two years we lived in Texas was the most I spent with them and unfortunately I hardly remember anything from that time, just snippets of vacation or school or my friends. When asked if there were any special memories I had with my Grandpa, I so wish I could say "I love how he always used to say this" or "d...

 Well in recent news my family left and headed back to Texas after a whopping 3 week + vacation. On their last night (Friday) I took a long lunch so I could go with them to pick up Lauri from EFY. She'd been staying in Taylor Hall part of Helaman Halls. We got there a bit early so while we waited Jordan and I took a trip down memory lane. First stop? Our beloved vending machines. We went to THE Hinckley Hall where we lived and hugged THE vending machines that sustained us our entire Freshman Year.. Honestly I ate more stuff out of these vending machines than just about any where else.. and don't get me started on the Chocolate milk. We reminisced about sneaking down in our pajamas to buy pizza rolls which we then cooked in the same microwave that lives there today! Then we walked down our hall and stopped in front of our dorm room door. It's crazy to think that it's been 4+ years since we lived here but everything seems long ago.. or in some ways like it was jus...

Tuesday was our hiking day! We started off with Big Springs up Provo Canyon so I could bring the dogs and since it's close. Alas I didn't get any pictures and unfortunately they were doing a lot of construction further up the trail... so we didn't get to hike up as far as I hoped but it was still a really pleasant morning! We got ourselves a fine lunch at Cafe Rio and then hung out for a while during the hotter part of the afternoon. Once evening rolled around the Jen, Jordan, mom, and I headed up to the Living Room hike in SLC since they haven't seen that one before either! It's about 2.5 miles up and not too steep but still a steady climb. My mom was a rock start conquered it in pretty good time even with a bad hip! Seriously she constantly amazes me with how active she can be even while dealing with a terrible hip. We made it to the top and tried out a few of the "seats" while enjoying the view! We had excellent weather! And not too mention...