A Wienerschnitzel in a Pear Tree

We had a Guten time this weekend as we ventured off as Yesmads this past weekend!

Friday night we were stoked for our first adventure... But, with 5 different accidents on the freeway we couldn't make it to Light the Night in South Jordan.  So we decided to turn around and take a quick detour to Smart Cookie in American Fork.  Definitely got some ice cream in my hair for a candid pic but it was worth it.

Saturday was a BIG day for us.  We went to the Christkindlmarkt in SLC (A German Christmas market) and seeing all of the Christmas festivities made us so happy! Saturday was also the perfect day to go out and adventure because the weather was in our favor.  At Christkindlmarkt, we danced to a guy playing an accordion with his cute lederhosen on and singing the Chicken dance for all of the kiddos.  Who says you have to act like a grown up all the time?

After dancing our chicken bums off we decided to wait in the longest line for some authentic Bratwurst sandwiches.  SO GOOD. Who knew sauerkraut was not sour? We didn't! After we got our food, we listened to a children's choir sing... AKA David Archuleta's new song "Glorious." SO GOOD. We walked around to each booth set up with different kinds of jewelry, homemade caramel, homemade wood crafts and we saw Santa and Rudolph!!

emilee with her friend jess (love ya cute girl!)

sooo candid

COCONUT CARMELS!

Jaime definitely got to sit on Santa's lap (lucky girl) and he asked her what she wanted for Christmas! I definitely would've asked for some plane tickets so Yesmads can travel to anywhere we wanted! To end our trip at the Christkindlmarkt, we got a pic with Alyssa Chard - her mom is in charge of the entire market! We were super impressed by how many people showed up and all of the activities you could do. This is the Place Heritage Park sponsored the event!

After the German market, we stopped by Red Butte Gardens at the U for their Holiday Open House.  They have a big botanical garden in the back and also a gallery of different art pieces, flowers and a glass showing as well.  Too bad the flowers were all dead and the waterfall drip dropped hahaha.  But, on the plus side - it was free!  If the place you thought was going to be so rad and it's not - make it your own adventure with your friends!

We ended the night at the Provo Center Street Christmas Lighting.  We got there right at 6:30PM as the Mayor, Santa and the Grinch were about to light up Center Street.  The city of Provo definitely out did itself because they had fireworks and the whole shebang! There were a lot of new small businesses that we discovered downtown.  For example, The Clothing Patch is a new fashion truck.  & I might have bought myself a new sweater.... The regular food trucks were there, jewelry stands, and many more booths that were so fun!

So, in one Saturday we did 3 big things.  The point of this story is that you can make an adventure out of anything.  Even if you do get stuck in traffic, turn around and find an ice cream place you've never been to.  Laugh with your friends and people who are close with you.  Cherish those precious moments that don't happen quite too often in our busy lives.

Also, what you have all been waiting for! Our winners for the Yogurtland giftcards are @Courtbankhead and @mknielson9! Stay tuned for our next giveaway!

Stay Classy friends.

XOXO,

The Yesmads

lunch was on them, but the fun is on us

today we had lunch at pizza pie cafe with sarah & briana! sarah is the marketing director for the provo restaurant, and briana is the owner of the new store up in boise (opening in february!) they were both so fun to chat with, about marketing ideas & business promotions. we loved the brainstorming we got to do with them, and we're excited for 2 giveaways we're doing with the provo restaurant...coming soon :)

we have already had SO much fun with this blog and the people we've got to work with--and it's only been 6 days! if you don't know what we're talking about, we'll catch you up (or you can check our instagram!)--sodalicious posted about our gift card giveaway earlier this week, yogurtland is participating with us in a giveaway (we'll release the details tomorrow! shh!), and of course pizza pie cafe met with us today for some giveaway ideas.

okay, WOW. how exciting, right? and now here's our disclaimer: we really don't know what we're doing. we're just having fun with this, one day at a time, and we're not hesitating at any opportunity. we're just saying yes to everything that comes our way!

we DO want you to know that we're starting to fill our planners with adventures & contests we're entering & road trips. cause that's really what this blog is about. we're just lucky to have started off with such a bang, with sponsers & readers alike. but the longer you stick around, the more fun you'll have, at least we hope! we'll help kickstart your own adventures, and we'll get YOU involved as much as possible.

so here's to YOU! a BIG thanks to our readers & followers, our lovers & friends. you're making our dreams come true! we'll be sure to bring the fun to you. you won't be disappointed :) and as far as news goes:

1. check our updated calendar tab! we added LOTS of fun new ideas to do in december. as if there wasn't enough to do already! but like really....candy cane hunts, gingerbread festivals, zoolights, OH MY
2. next giveaway posted tomorrow! stay tuned! maybe we should make this "free stuff friday" a thing? hmmm...
3. WE WON OUR FLAG FOOTBALL INTRAMURAL CHAMPIONSHIP LAST NIGHT! sore backs, fun shirts, CAN'T LOSE! isn't that how it goes? (okay but really, we're so sore. we played HARD last night. we love our lil nuggetz & will miss our weekly games with all those girls <3)

stick around! we have some fun things coming your way. maybe we'll bump into a few of you at the different holiday events this weekend? we hope so! see you soon :)

xoxo,
the yesmads

yuuuum! thanks pizza pie cafe! 

clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose 

treat everyday like christmas // sodalicious giveaway (!)

WE LOVE CHRISTMAS. yeah, we know that's the most overstated sentence, and any creature with two legs lives for the holiday season. but like, CHRISTMAS IS OUR JAM. our past holiday seasons have been filled with ugly sweater parties, christmas-music-specific dance parties, christmas book read-alouds, hot chocolate parties, scheduled snowball fights, and more. so like, FIGHT US ON IT.

we sat down the other night and planned out the top things we wanted to do this december. utah valley is FILLED with ideas through the month of december, from spanish fork to salt lake city. please take some of our ideas below to ring in the holiday season! (you can also find these in the calendar tab on our blog. notice that a LOT of the things happen the first weekend, so plan quickly! there are always the "month-long events" to fill the later weekends with, not to mention the cozy holiday parties & events that we all have filling our december schedules anyways).

where you can find us this weekend? at the light the night up in south jordan on friday night (free hot cocoa & ice skating!) then on saturday, we'll be at the christkindl market in salt lake, making our way to the holiday open house at the U gardens and then down to provo for the lighting of the city & christmas market at night! COME JOIN US!


1 dec - 4 dec // slc // scavenger hunt
2 dec - 18 dec // thanksgiving point // ice carving
3 dec - 6 dec // slc // festival of trees
4 dec - 6 dec // slc // christkindlmarkt
4 dec // saratoga // christmas tree lighting
5 dec // slc // gallery stroll
5 dec // south jordan // light the night
6 dec // west valley // winter market
6 dec // slc // holiday festival
6 dec // murray // messiah sing along
6 dec - 7 dec // slc // holiday open house
6 dec // provo // christmas market & city lights
8 dec // slc // gingerbread festival
8 dec - 27 dec // slc // candlelight christmas
19 dec // slc // winter solstice concert
26 dec // park city // park city gallery stroll

month-long events:

1 dec - 23 dec // provo // christmas cruise
1 dec - 29 dec // thanksgiving point // holiday lights
1 dec - 31 dec //slc // historic district walking tour
1 dec - 31 dec // spanish fork // festival of lights
1 dec - 31 dec // salem // pond town holiday lights
1 dec - 31 dec // springville // soviet impressionists & christmas lamb show

now what you've all been waiting for...our sodalicious gift card winners! we just barely put ALL the names from instagram (so many of you! thanks to all followers & commenters!) into a random name generator. and the winners are.....mirandaprice8 & emmmstaaa! we'll contact you on instagram to get you those gift cards :) we love you all!

XOXO,

the yesmads

p.s. WE WON OUR SEMI-FINAL FLAG FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT! CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TOMORROW! (if you live in provo, come support! 9:15 at the intramural fields!)

yesmads? soda? yesMA'AM

we luvvvv u sodalicious

LIL NUGGETZ WITH NUGGETZ

WE'RE GOING TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS TOMORROW! we love this team with all our hearts

Q & A

who are you? lizzie & emilee! recent graduates from brigham young university. lizzie is from vegas, and emilee's from the washington d.c. area. tell us we're diverse.

no, like, your name? we're the yesmads! it was that or the "wanderlusters"...and we kept breaking out into song whenever we heard that one. tell us it doesn't sound like you'd wanna ask, "who ya gonna call?! (ghostbusters!)" when you hear the latter. we got hooked on "yesmads" with the idea that we're nomads (of sorts, or want to be) but we say "YES!" to everything! hence the word substitution.

wait, so what do you want to do? we want to go around to different places, starting local, and document it all. we're a "do" blog--"how to," "where to," and "what to do." we'll document everything, via written & verbal words. so follow our blog and watch our videos! we go out and do, so you can too!

so what exactly will you blog about? everything and anything! but mainly exciting ideas and travels. we may write a post about the top ten things you can do for ten dollars within ten miles of salt lake city....or make a video of the things you definitely want to do if you're spending a weekend in san fransisco. we plan on taking roadtrips. and bringing you, too! through random choosings (maybe going to a mall and seeing who will drop everything for the weekend to come with us, gas & expenses paid for?) or contests won by readership (maybe after a certain number of followers, we'll choose one to be featured in our weekend video). either way, we want to get people involved--that's the funnest way to see if what we're doing is fun to more people other than just us.

where did you get this idea? we won a trip to ecuador this past summer, and after having the best 10 days possible (after receiving only a small stipend each) we decided we wanted to see what else we could do. we're both constantly seeking out adventure and fun. our friends have told us that they love following us, hearing and seeing the things we constantly do with our lives. we want to find the fun in each place and situation, and bring it to you: narrow down the "must-see"s and "must-do"s of each place, while documenting and enjoying every second of it. by saying "yes" to everything!

why? if not now, when? we want to make our dreams a reality. because why NOT? we want to make every day exciting.