Where to begin? Well...over Labor Day we went camping with Jacque, Reid, and my dad. We went to the Big Hole mountains outside of Victor, Idaho and had a really great time. Jacque had the perfect camp spot! We had tasty tasty dutch oven dinner, and enjoyed spending time with each other. It's an annual tradition! Nikki and Eli came up as well to go hike Table Rock. Jason was able to join them and had a great time. Next year I will definitely be joining the group!
A couple of weeks later, my dad came down to Utah to drop off some of his garden goodies and we were lucky enough to be able to see my cousin Marlaina while she was in Utah visiting. 
It was a super short and sweet visit, but it was great to see her. She even got to each french fries from good ol' Sugar City, Idaho like she would've if she would've been at home with us!After she left, we hopped in my dad's car and went for a drive in the mountains to see the beautiful fall colors. We drove up through Big Cottonwood Canyon and took a dirt road over the top to Heber. The colors were gorgeous!
We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful place. We are literally just a few minutes from some of the most gorgeous views!A day or two later, Jason and I decided to go on a hike up in the Kaysville area in Adam's Canyon. It was a hot day and the first part of the hike is in terrible sand and wide open spaces so you get really hot, but once you're past all of that you get to the creek and it is much better. It was worth the hike!
A few days later, I got really great news. I got a promotion at work! I am now in charge of a $100 million dollar account and get to set up a completely different type of program for my company. The kicker is that they told me about this on a Friday at 5 and said "oh yeah...by the way, I have you booked on a plane to Milwaukee this Monday. Hope that's not a problem!" So needless to say, it has been a bit of an adventure. I flew out to Milwaukee and met with the company and got to see exactly what we are selling them. It is going to be a big challenge, but should be a lot of fun! Here are some of the things we are selling them as well as a few pictures from their corporate office:
This is a picture of me in their cafeteria...I wish we had a place like that at our work!!
Last but not least, we also took a very amazing trip to Moab. It was my first time actually spending time there rather than just driving through. Most people that have been to Moab rave about it and I wasn't sure it would live up to the hype. However, after going on several hikes in and out of Arches National Park I can fully admit that I am a Moab junkie. It's beautiful there! I am definitely getting a National Parks pass next year so I can spend more time in Utah's National Parks. This state is so blessed with strange beauty!We went down to Moab with some work people as well as Jason's brother Tyson. We camped, Jason biked, we hiked, we cooked dutch oven dinners...overall, it was an amazing trip. I am definitely adding this to my list of places to visit annually. Here are some pics of the highlights of the trip:
Oh, and one more update. Our dearly beloved blue Trailblazer finally bit the bullet. It's true--the last adventure it went on was the Labor Day camp out:
Well, it had to be replaced so we decided to try for a more reliable car and thus we purchased a Toyota Tundra. Here it is on its first adventure with the Lloyd family!
I am sure that it will be on many more adventures with us. Can anyone say Yosemite National Park in May 2010? Who's with me?
