tuesday ten: there's no place like home..

we are back in california after a quick weekend trip home

to salt lake city! this was our first time visiting home since 

moving up to the bay area a few months ago, and we loved being able to 

come back and see everyone and everything we love. i posted here about all

the things i was most excited to do at home, and we did them all & more!

 here is our visit home in 10:

1. cafe rio

we couldn't even wait to get to the house to eat it, so this was taken in the car ride from the airport...we had both finished by the time we got to chase's parent's house. we have clearly missed our rio!

2. a run in millcreek canyon with mom 

one of the things i miss very most about home is running with my mom

in our favorite canyon, so on saturday i loved being able to go for a long run with her and kona in the gorgeous canyon with all the fall colors arriving!

3. my mom's cooking

...no explanation needed

4. utah-byu game

as the biggest utah football fans, could we have picked a better weekend to be in town? being able to see utah beat byu in the most memorable game ever was a definite highlight.

GO UTES!

5. catching up with best friends

even though we were in town for such a short time, there was still time to

see best friends! i love these girls and love how it's always the same when we reunite.

COME VISIT YOU GUYS!

6. chase's family all being together again

paris is chase's brother from another mother...literally. chase met him in alabama and sent him home to live with his family. he has lived with the rigby's since he was 16 years old, and he is part of the family. he just got home from a mission in england and so we loved seeing him, going to the temple all together, taking family pictures, and being able to go to his homecoming talk on sunday! we love you paris!

*see his amazing story here

who doesn't love a good homecoming open house dessert spread?

7. seeing the dunn family

our nieces and nephews change so much in the months we go between

seeing them! maddie was walking all over the place, and little tagg has

gotten even cuter if possible! i loved seeing maddie in her U outfit,

and especially loved seeing those two cousins together.

(maddie thinks tagg is a little doll and was just playing with his toes...so cute)

i already miss these little ones!

8. playing with kona

i can't live without a dog! this has only been confirmed since moving away..i almost cry every time i see a white lab here in CA, and i call all dogs kona. i was SO happy to see my best friend and here she is lounging with me in the sun after our run.

9. being with our parents

these are the best people in the world (my parents on the left, chase's on the right). we are so lucky to have such incredible parents who do so much for us and make us love coming home! love you guys!

10. coming home to our new home

i love living away and having an adventure, but i will admit that it is always hard for me to say goodbye after such a fun visit! i think that i've just realized more and more through all my travels and time living away that the best and most important thing is FAMILY and i hate saying goodbye! i may or may not have gotten teary when we left for the airport, and my husband may or may not think i am crazy but what can i say? i love family. luckily we have this darling apartment to call home for now, and i get to be here with my darling hubby. i couldn't love it more, and it makes it easier to say goodbye when i know we have such a fun world of our own out here together!

{the front door of our apartment building welcoming us home}

thanks salt lake city for the best visit!

xo