Farmer's Market

Some of my earliest memories is of going to the Farmer's Market in Milpitas, CA with my mom. I remember looking at the fresh vegetables for sale and Mom buying me a treat or two. But that was eleven years ago.

Fast forward to today. All week I've been planning on going to the Farmer's Market in Salt Lake City. I was so excited! I'd not been to a Farmer's Market since I had moved to Arizona 11 years ago. It was like going back to the simple pleasures of life. Back to my childhood.

But I almost missed it. Luckily, my grandma meekly woke me up and reminded me about the farmer's market. I groggily got out of bed and made a 10 minute attempt at looking good (sort of failed) and headed out the door.

The Farmer's Market was amazing! Little stands were everywhere in Pioneer Park selling fresh vegetables, spices, and jewelry. There were people walking their little- and big- dogs through the pathways. But the best part was the FOOD! It was so spectacular!!!! I have finally found the food Mecca of Salt Lake City. There was so many different styles of food: Argentine, Middle Eastern, Sudanese, Thai, Crepes, Italian, and so much more!!! One delicious find was the freshly made Mint Limeade. The people working the stand were actually squeezing the limes that would be in your limeade as you stood in line. You saw everything. And the limeade itself... pure heaven. You could taste the little sugar granules that hadn't dissolved yet and the pieces of lime floating about.

Here is a list of all the things I bought today at the Farmer's market: (caution: you may get jealous)
- Argentine Beef Empanadas
- Peach and Strawberry Gelato
- Italian sausage on a bun covered in Italian peppers
- a bunch of carrots
-a pound of red potatoes
-Cilantro
- Honeycomb
All for less than 30 bucks.

The best was the honeycomb. It was a nostalgic purchase. You see, back in California we had some friends who kept bees. Sometimes they would bring fresh honeycomb from the hive. It was divine. Until last year, it was the only kind of honey I would eat. The honeycomb I bought today was also delicious. So worth the nine bucks I paid for it.

And for the music lovers out there, I found a mommy and son violin duo at the market. The boy just barely turned 6. How cool is that!

DCI and Funny T-shirts

There is some light in Utah. While checking out the DCI website last week, I stumbled upon a link to Corps Encore, a DCI competition in Ogden, UT. And even better, it was happening Wednesday night! So I bought tickets for my mother, my sister and I for a night of guard indulgence.

Now if you don't know what DCI is DCI stands for Drum Corp International. Basically, it's like marching band to the extreme. It is similar to a marching band, the obvious difference is that they do not have a winds section, only horns and drums. There are about 40 corps across the United States and each corp travels around the country during the summer performing their show, finally ending in Indianapolis for the DCI World Finals. Corps Encore was an event where popular West Coast Corps like the Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, and the Blue Knights performed the shows they have been working on since Memorial Day.

After the show, we headed over to the booths where they were selling t-shirts, here are a couple of shirts that I think every guardgirl would appreciate. I bought the top one and am absolutely excited to wear it at guard practices.