Boise!

this is a little late in coming thanks to certain things in my life like my thesis... but last week for Mother's day we went for a visit to my Idahome! Oh how I love Idaho. It's one of those places that grows on you.

and so it began

I usually have a whole list of things that I have to do when we go to Boise. Places to eat, places to visit, etc.

Well this time I had one thing on my list: hiking table rock!

yeah, we're young and reckless. in the background you can see the motivational meeting/AA meeting/we had no idea what kind of meeting that was taking place

the treasure valley! there's a pretty sweet view from the top

 this is where you start to hike it. yes that's a large cross on the top, and yes I accidentally spilled water on myself immediately before taking this picture.

most interesting thing that happened on this hike was the brawl that we witnessed going down by a woman who loved dogs more than people and a grouchy old man. it happened probly 10 feet from where we were in the pic above, right as we started the hike. here is the interaction that took place:

grouchy man: that dog needs to be on a leash
dog lover (walking with her ROTTWEILER up the trail): uh actually he's a therapy dog and an AKC(?) champion but yeah thanks!
grouchy man: i've got pepper spray in my bag and i'm not afraid to use it on him if I need to
dog lover: oh my gosh dude, what's wrong with you? are you not from here? do you hate black people and mexicans too?

then the man's wife stepped in, told him to shut up and they went on separate paths.

later on the hike, the dog lady mistook our family for that couple and yelled to us to go away from her. hahah. fyi, rottweilers are not an ethnic group.

i'm not really a dog lover so I gotta be honest, I was kind of on the man's side. i don't care if you think your dog is nice, if he looks like he could eat me, keep him on a leash.

other highlights of our trip included making dinner for my mama for mother's day

skyping with my brother who is in Hungary on his mission, which I didn't get a picture of. he got to "meet" richard for the first time though!

going to BODO (Downtown Boise)- one of my favorite places in the world. Drink from Jackson's and Boise State merchandise are a must.

a trip to the Nike Outlet, Richard's favorite place on this earth. we both got new kicks, as shown below. we didn't realize until after we picked them out that they were the exact same shoe, only his were blue and mine were pink! $30 for Nikes, you can't beat it

and of course getting to see and chat with my parents! i'm already plotting out when we can go back :)