Zach and I had such a fantastic weekend, but before that…a few tiny work and personal updates:

The booth I designed for the HIMSS Show in New Orleans was set up this week.  It was for a health care company:  a two-story structure with a giant hanging sign/canopy/header?

Also, more glowing kiosks…

Our new chair for our bedroom finally arrived nearly eight weeks after ordering it [that’s a good thing to know before ordering from Joss & Main…you won’t see your purchase for a month or so].  What am I doing on the floor?  Our new chair is doubling as a leg rest now.  Running outside in this weather really takes it out of me.

Tuesday I tried something I haven’t done since I was in middle school:  I took a dance class!  Erin, a girl I went to high school with, teaches a hip hop class on Tuesdays nights in Sandy and I had really been wanting to try it out.  It was SO FUN!  I am not a dancer, and definitely need to work on my swagger, but it was fun to try something new and get some exercise.  If you are looking for a good time – Tuesdays at Studio 22 in Sandy from 8:30-9:30, I promise it won’t disappoint!  Erin is a total blast and I can’t wait to go again…

Along with our chair, my birthday present showed up [just a little late] right before we were to leave for St. George for the weekend.  If you haven’t signed up for Fab.com yet – you have been deprived of gorgeous things for amazing prices!  Do yourself a favor and check it out…

The weekend finally came and we had plans to spend it in St. George.  I have actually never spent a weekend in St. George.  My parents are big fans of Lake Mead, so we usually would stay in Mesquite – which meant we only passed through St. George.  I even camped at Snow Canyon as a youngster a handful of times, but again…camped in a tent in the red sand, never actually stayed in the city of St. George.  The drive was pretty crappy weather, but luckily we made it down there just in time to check into our hotel and bundle up for the Macklemore concert.

We weren’t prepared for the cold and wet weather and had to find random layers of clothing in the back of my car.  Yes, sometimes it pays to have a cluttered car…

We showed up just in time for the show to start.

It literally rained the entire time, but we all were so excited we didn’t really mind.  I even got to meet up with my friend Whitney for a few numbers…

Macklemore was fantastic live!  Zach and I aren’t really “concert people”, but I knew how badly he had wanted to go to this concert.  The plan was to surprise him with the tickets, but that plan was out the window once I had to find a place to stay down there.  The drive and the weather was all worth it – he put on a great show!

Driving back after the concert we both were craving something warm and greasy, and settled for some McDonald’s french fries and a warm bath back at our hotel.  Separate.  The fries were eaten before the bath, obviously.  Although…I wouldn’t be surprised if Zach would have tried to eat his fries in the tub.

The next morning we slept in, worked out at the hotel gym [Zach is still on his fitness kick], and then decided to venture out for some lunch.  We stopped at Swig [credit to Erin Burk again] and got a Dirty Dr. Pepper and sugar cookie.  A BOMB sugar cookie – so good that I wanted to go back and get another, but Zach kept my head right.

We spent the rest of our day shopping at various spots around the city.  We even shopped for new roller blade wheels for Zach for roller hockey, but to no avail.  The weather was nice and we had fun driving around together.

That night, we went to Anasazi Steakhouse – Zach was sold the second he found out you got to cook your own steak on a hot rock.  My Dad had recommended it and it was the best meal [besides the sugar cookie] of the whole trip.

After dinner we drove to Entrada to visit Zach’s friend Adam.  Who happens to have bongos in his front room…

The next morning we made the drive home – the weather was perfect.  We arrived home just in time for our nephew’s first birthday.  Zach and I also made a pact to swear off Easter Candy until next year.  This won’t be easy for me, but like nothing has changed for him…

The party was at Classic Skating – perfect for a pirate theme considering there is the Pirates’ Cove there.  My sister-in-law can throw a mean birthday party, even for a one-year-old.  We each got a pirate name, as well.  All participated in a treasure hunt – everyone wore sashes, patches, and black beard scruff.  The kids were really into it…

I have such a good sport for a husband.

Zach and Mark with the birthday boy, “One-Eyed Will”…

It was so fun to end our weekend surrounded by family.  Blonde Beard Zach and Cutthroat Katie loved celebrating with Will and all of his favorite people!