I am talking about a place called Afffton...

we headed to star valley, because ryan had work there. we stayed for 4 nights in a super nice condo. it was fun to see our friends we made while living in logan. although we didn't get to see all of them. maybe next time! super funny that ryan had work in the valley they moved to. i can't help but think that the E brothers and their families will be always be in my life. i can't get rid of them. they are everywhere i look!

here are a few pictures of our condo...

{notice the sweet picture of ryan on the monitor} 

and if any of you know me, you know i work for one of the E brothers at directdoorhardware.com

and now im obsessed with looking at door hardware everywhere i go.

you better believe i was impressed with the brand this condo had.

EMTEK!

super nice!

here is the view from the back patio of our condo...

i was able to go out with my friends to a very long lunch. so long in fact, their husbands thought we went all the way to jackson to have lunch or to look for some ruggedly handsome men. they were mistaken. we had some salmon and cod at rocky mountain seafood. soo yummy. ryan asked me later, when i told him where we went to eat, if they had any rocky mountain oysters. that would be kinda funny. and then went and got a milkshake at maverick. yes the gas station. :)

afton is home of the largest antler arch in the world!
over 3,000 antlers...

{thanks stacie for the excellent photography. and tal for the suggestion of where to place myself. i wouldn't have had this sweet picture with out you guys!}

AND.. home of the intermittent spring. we had to see it!

{made out of rock...interesting}

i heard this next sentence quite a bit over our stay in star valley, "that's star valley for ya"... maybe this could count for one of those times?

ryan's great grandparents were from star valley. we took a little drive to go and visit their old farm and we also went to visit their graves.

it was pretty neat.

 {they lived right across the street from the old creamery}

then on the drive home... it was just beautiful...