We started off flying to Provo, Utah and we visited some family for a couple of days. Then we drove up to Jackson Hole, Wyoming where Erik is from. We spent the next two weeks helping Erik's mother in her flower store, The Briar Rose. She is very talented and taught me a thing or two! Check out her work at http://www.briarroseflowers.com. She has recently started selling Christmas trees, and also offers a Christmas delivery/decoration service. We had fun setting up several Christmas trees. Erik also worked for a hotel known as the Amangani, and even met a few celebrities. It was very busy time for both places, so Erik and I worked at least 10 hour days. We had the chance to go out to dinner a couple times, watch some Hallmark movies, and enjoy spending time with Erik's family. I even got to explore the tourist parts of Jackson for the first time as well.
Enjoying dinner with Erik's family!
We went to an incredible photography gallery with wildlife pictures by Tom Mangelson. This one was a favorite of mine.
We also went to a beautiful art gallery and saw some unique art.
My mother in law taught me a technique known as greening in. This was one of my main jobs while I was there. Basically I did the arrangement except for the flowers, which were added in later. Since I am not creative or artistic in any way, this was a big achievement for me!
This little arrangement is known as a boxwood tree. Boxwood is a long green which is inserted into a foam known as an oasis. This was another one of the new skills I learned.
Here is one of the Christmas trees we brought in, set up, and decorated. It was fun.
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