Bucket List #58 - Get a Professional Massage - Complete

Remember how I'm dating the best boyfriend ever?  Well, last week he took me to get my first professional massage so I could mark it off my bucket list.  It was awesome!  If it wasn't so expensive, I think I would get one every single day!  My masseuse said that I carry my stress like a man.  Ummm...thank you, I think!  I guess women usually carry their stress in their neck and shoulders and mine is more in my upper back.  She said she could tell just by touching my skin that I keep myself very well-hydrated.  Thank you, massage lady!  I sure try!

Getting a massage was also a card in the box of fun that James gave me for Christmas!  A lot of the things he put in the box of fun are things to cross of my bucket list.  He really is the best!

Tortilla Bar

 Before a BYU basketball game, James took me to the Tortilla Bar in Orem.  He had been there for a work lunch and raved about it.  I'm not going to lie, it was outstanding!  He asked me to rank it in all the places we have eaten together and I think it came in 3rd place (behind Cafe Terigo in Park City and Bombay House).  The Tortilla Bar is owned and operated by a sweet old Mexican man and his two sons.  It's really small, so we got to sit right at the bar that overlooks the kitchen.  We got to see them work their magic firsthand.  James gave the waiter the green light and just told him to bring us a little of everything.  We had a granny smith apple and manchego salad and a pureed black bean soup to start.  Then he brought us 4 different tacos...pork, avocado, hanger steak, and calamari.  Now I am far from a seafood fan, but the calamari taco was to die for!  We polished it all off with a sweet cheese empanada covered in roasted quinoa for dessert.  Yummm!  We were both stuffed, which was quite uncomfortable for an entire basketball game, but it was so worth it.  Can't wait to go back!

 

 Love, love, love this boy!

 

 And love, love, love these friends!

I really need to work on the boy's wardrobe choice for Cougar athletic events...geez! :)

What Happens in Vegas...

So way back in the beginning of time before Olivia was wed and it was just the three of us, we bought tickets to go see Tim and Faith in concert in Las Vegas on President's Day weekend.  We originally thought we would make a weekend of it.  Then Olivia decided to get hitched and I started dating someone so it became a quick overnight trip so we weren't away from our boys for too long.  We are pathetic!
We left Saturday morning and headed straight to the Las Vegas temple and did a session.  That temple is very pink on the inside, but the celestial room is stunning! Oh, we did stop in St. George at Olivia's sister's house to drop something off and to use the restroom.  Love seeing her cute kids!

 Then we headed down to the Strip for dinner and the concert. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can I just say that Tim McGraw is drop dead sexy?  Yowza!  The concert was awesome!  As it always is when those two are involved!  We had a drunk girl a few rows in front of us who was crazy and whose crack was hanging out.  She kept us more entertained than Tim and Faith I think.  We crashed that night as my Uncle Kenny and Aunt Sharon's house.  We hit a 9am sacrament meeting, and then we were on our way home.  We stopped at Liz's again for lunch and to play with the kids.  I love their cute family!  We made it home around 6pm.  It was a quick trip, but so fun!  Loved spending some quality time with O again!