a gift from Ashton...

Ashton called a special meeting today to let the wives here know how much they are appreciated. He told us that we are a vital part in the success of our husbands individually and as well as part of the team here. He thanked us each with a gift and a personalize card. The gift was a lucky bamboo plant like the one pictured below. It was not just only a token of his gratitude towards us but also to promote good fortune!! :) He is so thoughtful. We all loved our gift. {SO CUTE!!}

We, the wives, know that we are not the only help and support our husbands get but that the managers do just as much. And I want to personally thank Ashton for being the leader and the motivator that he is in helping our husbands to succeed. Thank you!! :)

Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

On Saturday:

April, Ava, Hayley, Emersyn, Nanette and I went to the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. The place was packed! Hogle Zoo {in Utah} doesn't even see that much traffic in a month {I might be exaggerating that a little}! But seriously, there were lines for every animal and it was hard trying not to step on or bump into other people. Despite that fact we all had a great time! I took quite a bunch of pictures, so here's a few {but of course my battery died, and didn't get all I wanted of the aquarium, oh well!}:

{Nanette, Hayley & Emmy, April & Ava}




{Ava loved the fish so much she tried to jump in with them}

Hal's

Since we all had to pack up our lives into little cars to make it out here. Most of us were unable to bring a television set and even if we did manage to get one here it's likely that we wouldn't be able to have cable or satellite. So to watch our beloved Jazz in the NBA finals we had to go to a sports bar. And Hal's Bar & Grill became our place of choice. The food was pretty good and the manger and waitresses were pretty nice. They would even stay after hours to accommodate us since the games did not start until 10:30 pm and didn't end until 2am most of the time.

A few things to share . . .

I thought I would share with you all just a few things. I took some pictures of what's happening in PA {it's been in bloom!!}.

It's gorgeous here. Pittsburgh is a really beautiful area. Everywhere you go it's GREEN! But that might be because it rains so much :(