Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Road Trip Rewind + Exciting News!

We're back from our 10-day vacation out west and it was AWESOME!  It's so hard to be back to work this week after enjoying our freedom of joy-rides through the mountains, stopping to snap pictures of animals, and having a drink in the middle of the day at a local establishment.  Ahhhh... the joys of vacation! :)

Our travels went like this... Okoboji, IA - Deadwood, SD - Cody, WY (via the Big Horns) - Yellowstone National Park - Jackson Hole, WY - Lexington, NE - Home!

I took a million pictures of our vacation with my new DSLR camera (totally worth the purchase!) Here are a few of the highlights/favorites.

Adam and I experienced Yellowstone National Park for the first time on our road trip.  It is an amazing place!  I am in awe of how many "wonders" are located in this 2.2 million acre park that sits on an active volcano - CRAZY!  My favorite stops were Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.  Now that we've seen 95% of the "must-see" sights, it will be fun to go back do some hiking and spend more time at our favorite locations.


Once we left Yellowstone we headed south through the Grand Tetons. We both LOVE the mountains.  In fact we questioned why our families decided to settle in Iowa and Minnesota rather than continue their journey west?!


Here was my first huge highlight of the trip - I saw my first moose!  We found him in "Moose Junction" of all places - Ha! He was a big fellow...


If you ever travel to Jackson Hole, WY you must make a stop at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar to sit on a saddle.  Definitely a fun place!

Ok... now for the REALLY exciting news...


WE GOT ENGAGED!!!!!  Yep - that's right - Adam asked me to marry him in Jackson Hole!  I am one excited lady and their is nothing that anyone can say that will wipe this smile off my face! :)

There you have it - our 10-day road trip highlights in one little blog post!  And, please follow along on this wedding planning journey via Design Your Dwelling and the Design Your Dwelling Facebook page.  There will be many posts related to the planning of the upcoming nuptials. (No date is set yet... we are still in the "excited" phase!)

Have a great week!
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5 comments:

  1. Kelli Jo HeimerAugust 29, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    your ring is absolutely gorgeous!! in case you didnt know :) congrats again - weddings are SO fun!! :)

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  2. AnonymousAugust 29, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    I love this pics! That is so cool you saw a huge moose that close! Oh and the ring tops it off too! How fun:) I don't have any of the accounts they wanted for a name, but this is Angie!

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  3. Tara RyksAugust 29, 2012 at 10:00 PM

    Congratulations, Beth! So exciting!!!

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  4. JessicaSeptember 4, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    Congratulations on your engagement!! Beautiful ring! :)

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  5. biancaSeptember 27, 2012 at 3:49 AM

    Congratulations! With all that gorgeous spots and beautiful wildlife in Yellowstone plus the fact that you got engaged during the trip, I see no reason not to be extremely happy. Yellowstone is indeed one of the cradles of beautiful natural landmarks in the country and visiting the area can be really addicting. Have a happy engaged life. Keep us posted with your wedding in the future. So excited and happy for you, too.

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