Heirloom Ring

As Zack and I began to look at engagment rings, I had a hard time finding a ring that I really loved, one that I felt was just me. He mentioned that his dad had a ring that had belonged to his grandmother who had passed. I was very intrigued and thought we should check it out. When I first saw the ring it was missing a couple stones, including the main stone and it was dirty and looked very old. Obviously, if you know anything about me you know that I fell in love with it. It was everything I'd ever wanted. Zack replaced the missing diamonds, and chose a yellow sapphire for the main stone. I think he must know me better than I know myself. When he proposed the ring took my breath away. It was more beautiful than I had ever imagined.

I visited with Zack's dad, Les, yesterday for a few hours and asked a million questions about the ring and who it belonged to. Let's just say I feel so honored and blessed to have this ring on my finger everyday. The rings were first worn by Les' grandmother who was married in 1921, exactly 90 years ago! His grandfather was an older man when it got married and Les said the rumor had it, the ring was given to him in 1890 as encouragement for him to settle down. It was 30 years later he gave it to his sweetheart. If the rumor is true, that would make my rings 121 years old! That is completely unreal to me!

He shared many stories with me about his ancestors. It was great to hear all the history behind the Dupaix name. I have been so blessed to become part of the tradition and look forward to continuing it!

June! Finally, it feels like SUMMER!

Its been a while since I've posted...too long probably. June was a good month for Zack and me. The beautiful weather gave us a lot of time outside with good friends and family! We feel like we have to make the most of the time we have before  we leave the main land for the islands! I thought I'd share some of our adventures and my favorite photos from this month!

We made a trip up into the mountains to watch the sunset on the Summer Solstice.

The sunset was one of the most pure sunsets I've seen. There were very few clouds and the light was so natural. The way it lit up the lake was just beautiful

We could see the results of the extra moisture this year with the insanely green grass and how far Utah Lake has stretched into the city!

It was so peaceful. The mountains are definitely going to be one of the things I'll miss most about Utah! We've been so blessed to live in such a beautiful place!

For Zack's Birthday we spent the weekend at Panguitch Lake with some friends.

I didn't take many pictures over the weekend, but we did take a few when we stopped at Cedar Breaks on the drive home!

Cheesin' it up!

We've felt so blessed to have the opportunity to spend time with so many people that we love. Our move at the end of the month will be one of the most bittersweet in our lives (and that's saying something). We know that amazing adventures are ahead for us as we say goodbye to our friends and family and look forward to the opportunity to find more.