top 10 things we’ve noticed about Utah + $100 Curél® giveaway

It’s almost been a year since we’ve been here and we are loving it. As with any move, you can’t help but notice the customs and little tendencies about your new state:

10. It is so family friendly and deal friendly – family passes and discounts everywhere. The pool, bumper boats, discount theaters, miniature golf, baseball and basketball games. There are always good deals to be found!

 

9. Gorgeous hikes and outdoor recreation EVERYWHERE.

8. They love fry sauce --- it is on every menu! Love it. What is fry sauce? A combination of ketchup, mayo, and secret seasonings.

7.  They like embellished jeans. I see these on bums big and small everywhere.

 

6.  Food prices are amazing here! Well, compared to where we have lived. Like, this whole flat of raspberries (12 pkgs) was $12.99. With 7 mouths to feed, I’m in love. 

5. There is a Utah accent! sell = sale, melk = milk, rill dill = real deal, Mondee = Monday, American Fark = American Fork, crick = creek, eltse = else, pin = pen  

4. They like landscaping curbing --- they had this a lot in Idaho when we lived there, but we didn’t see it much in Texas and Virginia. I would say about 75% or more of the yards around us have curbing.

3. They love to decorate! It seems every office you walk into is decorated: The school, the dentist, the sports recreation office, even gas stations here have cute quotes, shelves, plants, pictures around.

2. The after school pickup! In Virginia and Texas, after school was closely monitored. I’m talking walkie–talkies, they knew which bus you were on, which car was yours, whether you were a walker or a car rider, and you couldn’t go home with a friend unless you had a note signed by both parents and notarized (kidding—kind of). At our school here, the bell rings and watch out. The kids just RUN out and they trust that everyone will get to where they are going safe and sound. My kids love the freedom, I kind of miss the order of it all.

1. It is DRY here. Not a stitch of humidity which is awesome for weather, not so much for the skin. Our skin has gone through some major adjustment, but this has been our lifesaver:

 Curél® Itch Defense® Lotion.

It doesn’t smell, it’s thick & rich and your skin just drinks it up and it stays to defend and heal your dry skin, especially during the summer months. It is not a cheap, smelly bargain lotion but a please-heal-my-dry-skin-so-I-can-enjoy-my-summer-without-worrying-about-it.

We have some sensitive skin in our family and I can’t tell you the difference it’s made on the upper arms for my daughter. Rough, bumpy, itchy is now soothed, smoothed, hydrated skin without any irritation from dyes or perfumes. Curél® Itch Defense® Lotion is gentle enough for babies over 6 months old and has received the National Eczema Association Seal of Acceptance and you can pick it up from most stores and available on Amazon.

We are loving Utah and are looking forward to summer here! For our $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway, just tell me in the comments: how do you beat summer skin irritation?

Good luck and happy, hydrated summer to you all!

 
 

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