Life in Page

Ben and I have really enjoyed our time here in Page so far. We love going to the activities hosted by the city and participating in the community. In October, we went to the Balloon Regatta and a huge craft fair that is put on annually. In the morning, all the hot air balloons take off and we were woken up by one right above our house!

Since we were awake, we decided to head down to the craft fair and it was amazing. They had everything you could think of...and things you would never thing of. If John lived a little closer we saw some pretty awesome gifts we wanted to get him for Christmas, but they were just too big or awkward to ship (that is a hint to move closer John and Sheena)! We even bought baby girl her first worldly possessions; headbands with flower clips. After, we went to the outdoor fair and walked around. We ran into one of Ben's colleagues and her husband and went out to brunch.  In the evening, all the hot air balloons lined up along Lake Powell Blvd (our main street) and lite up the night. We walked over with the puppies and walked up and down the Blvd. We had a blast! I swear the entire town of Page was out that night and every little girl wanted to hold the puppies. We are lucky we have Bree, she was so good and let all the girls hold her. Khloe on the other hand kept her distance.

We also have had the opportunity to go to a concert, Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband. Yes, a band actually came to Page. There were about 30 people there so it felt like our own personal concert. We even got to chat with the band for about 10 minutes.






One thing I have really liked about Page is that all the activities we go to we always see someone we know. I feel involved in the community and enjoy seeing friends and having someone to sit with without actually having to make the plans to hang out. With a town of only 8,000 people it is probably pretty normal. Hopefully it is not something I get sick of.

Not only are we enjoying the activities, but we are getting pretty spoiled with the warm weather. Most of our days have been in the mid 50's. Ben and I will walk around during the day without a jacket and talk about how beautiful it is. While everyone else has on their winter coats complaining how cold it is. I haven't even had to use my winter coat once here and it is a good thing too because none of my coats fit me very well right now! We have, however, had two decent snow storms. In Page when it snows it typically is all melted by noon. However, one of the storms kept it cold enough we got to enjoy the snow for a full day. It still didn't require any snow shoveling. Our driveway was all clear by noon!

The puppies were able to see snow for the first time. They didn't love it. Although, after a few trips up to the Salt Lake Valley this winter they have learned to be grateful for the weather down here!

Page has been pretty good to us so far and we hope that it will keep us for at least another few years or more.