Friends of ours once told us that they sometimes like to go on mini-vacations close to home. So we decided to take one this last weekend! I came home from work on Friday beat after a long (albeit fun) week ... and Jeff surprised me with a hotel booked and plans for Saturday! (We forgot our camera, so you are just going to have to use your imagination and put us in the picture on the left :)!
First we went to the SLC temple and did a session. It was a really neat experience, and the best way to end a long week. The temple is always beautiful ... but I think I am especially partial this time of year, because it's when we got married :)!
Then we went to dinner at Red Rock. It is really good ... if you are ever in the area we recommend it! Afterward we walked around the Gateway and watched the water fountains as it got dark. On a warm summer night I just love watching the water ... it's really relaxing. The Gateway is such a cool place. It feels very urban (except for the fact that everything closes at 10 ...).
Sunday morning we went to Red Butte Gardens - they are so pretty! We have to confess, our favorite garden was the Children's Garden. It is adorable, with all these cute tunnels and water features. We also fed the ducks. We're sure it was actually fish food in the dispenser, but the goldfish were way too slow to get any from the ducks. They were really fat though (maybe why they were so slow?) so we weren't too worried about it. But our favorite spot overall was a swing under the shade of some vines. It was fun just to sit there where it smelled good and watch people.
We went back to our hotel to swim before checking out. We haven't played in a regular pool in ages - I had forgotten how fun it can be :)! You know it's funny ... we did things I wouldn't normally ever think to do, like play in the pool or feed the ducks ... but those are the things that made it relaxing and memorable ... and different.
We had such a great time ... and weirdly enough we felt like we were a world away from home (but in a good way)! We highly recommend it!
2 comments:
That sounds so fun, Im jealous! And I love Red Rock too, oh its so good!
ok, we totally did that once! we've done vegas a few times, but we did salt lake once just for one night and it was SO fun. it felt like we were gone for days and were so far away. loved it. thanks for re-putting the idea in my head. we need to do it.
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