Utah Activities Spring 2025

We have done more fun activities around Utah this spring. In March, Wesley and I saw Little Women at Hale Center Theatre. In April, we took William to Tracy Aviary when it was half price tickets for Volunteer Appreciation Week. In May, I went to one day of BYU Women's Conference with Leanna and our mom. We also saw Utah Opera's production of Madame Butterfly. That was really good but very sad. It had some beautiful symbolism. Near the end of the month, Wesley and I saw the national tour of Wicked. This was my second time seeing it after seeing it on Broadway in New York City when I was 16. On Memorial Day, we went with the Turleys to the Harry Potter exhibition. That was fun except for an unfortunate misunderstanding with a stranger at one of the screens where you could perform spells. Finally, we met up with Wesley's cousin this morning to go to the Syracuse Temple open house. I am excited for more fun this summer.

9 Months

William turned 9 months old last week. He's officially been out of the womb for as long as he was in the womb. He is eating more solid foods. He continues to crawl and can stand up on furniture. I'm so proud of him. I feel like my body has mostly recovered too. It will never be the same as it was pre-pregnancy, but I feel at least functional.

Academic Advising Conference

I got to go to the regional conference for Nacada (a national academic advising association) on Monday and Tuesday. It was held downtown at the Marriot at City Creek. Most of my SLCC coworkers were there and we got some good professional development on how to improve as academic advisors. I attended some interesting sessions on how to best serve queer and generation Z students. It was fun to go to a conference and spend some time in downtown Salt Lake, but the socialization aspect was exhausting.

Kaitlin’s Open House

Kaitlin and her new husband, Clayton, had their open house on Saturday. They got married in April in Mexico. It was at a country club in Farmington. It was so nice to see Kaitlin and Jessica. Jessica is also engaged now and planning her wedding. It was so nice to catch up with my friends since Utah State.