Deer Valley Music Festival

This summer we have 3 Deer Valley Concerts to go to. It started last Friday with Disney in Concert. It was really fun and the day was simply beautiful. We have "An American Salute with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir" this Friday and then next week we have the 1812 Overture. As always the Utah Symphony does an incredible job. This picture was taken last Friday up at Deer Valley. Perfect setting.


I recommend Deer Valley to anyone coming to Utah. Not only is it my favorite ski resort in Utah, but it also has the best hotel I've ever stayed in: Stein Eriksen Lodge. A deluxe room there goes from $185 per night during the low season and all the way up to $835 during the peak season for the same room. You can still pay the low season price if you go between October and early December. So you really get the best of both worlds with summer price and winter wonderland beauty. I highly recommend the Sunday brunch package for $270 during the summer. It's simply the best brunch I've ever had. If you're planning on spending that kind of money for a fun night at a hotel in Utah, skip Anniversary Inn and do the right thing: go to Stein Eriksen.

The Goonies

Just wanted to say this movie is one of the best movies ever made.
A classic!

The real summer kickoff

And here's my real summer kickoff: The best friends someone can ever have visiting. Katy and Ben came to hang out with us. Katy came from New Orleans and unfortunately didn't have her wonderful husband Clint with her. We really missed him. Clint and Ben were my college roommates. We had a blast playing one of the funnest games called Killer Bunnies. Hilarious! Gosh, I miss those guys. Here are a few pictures of our history together. It's in chronological order of most recent to least recent.

Katy, of course you were this summer's kickoff!!

Ben, Katy, Can and I at our place

Oh, we hadn't seen her in almost 4 years!

At a restaurant in Park City. We spent the weekend together there. How fun!

At an amazing restaurant in New Orleans.

New Orleans Zoo.

Katy's bday at Chili's.

Clint and me in our messy apartment.

Katy and Clint while they were dating.

Summer 2010

I really think that Summer 2010 will be one of those that 20 years down the road I'll look at the lady and say: "Remember the summer of 2010? Wasn't it amazing?". Stay tuned for updates on our super duper fun summer. I think last night was the official kick off event of our summer. We got to go to Paul McCartney's concert and it was simply incredible. I am glad that I got to see a Beatle perform live before either I or all of them die. Here's the clip of one of the songs he sang yesterday. Unfortunately, I missed the very first line of the song. But here's how it starts: "Hey Jude..."