I'm back from our trip to Wyoming and Utah and I'm almost done with all the Nursery stuff I've been working on. We've decided to split the two nurseries so we'll have 4 nurseries! I'm hoping this makes things less chaotic instead of more, but I'm not so sure.
Our trip was really nice and relaxing. My husband went hunting and fishing with my dad and brothers, which is very novel for him. I went fishing every Saturday growing up so I don't really feel like I need to do it anymore. Besides it's much more fun to go shopping with my mom and sister. Going shopping in Wyoming is so much nicer than here. Here we have more selection, but in Wyoming they have something called clearance!
Sometimes you can find clearance items here, but it's usually very picked over and not that great of prices. I bought two pairs of shoes that were 75% off the clearance price! Only $10 each! I also bought a few shirts and a pair of stretchy pants that can cover my ever growing pooch, all on sale for $10 or less. I also bought a new dress at Downeast Outfitters. We do not have this store in Virginia, which is a shame because they have fantastic dresses for about $30.
I felt pretty good my whole trip, probably because I was constantly eating. We ate at my favorite fast food Mexican joint, Taco Time. My mom worked there as a teenager and my sister and brother have both followed in her foot steps. My mom made gluten-free pizza and pie using a coconut crust. Nothing like Mom's cooking :)
On Friday my husband and I went with my parents to a ghost town called South Pass City. I hadn't been there since I was about 11 so it was all pretty new to me. I love historic stuff and my husband likes taking pictures so we were good. It was also nice to hang out with just my parents, I haven't really done that a lot in my life since my little brother was born. On our way back to town we had to stop at Farson for a gigantic ice cream. It was tasty!
When we got home my husband and I went to dinner with my biological dad and had steak and potatoes. I was so full I had to take some Maalox! We also went to see a movie, since there isn't a ton to do in Wyoming. It was weird thinking I used to go to that theatre all the time growing up.
Saturday we went down to Salt Lake City for my cousin's wedding. It was a nice wedding and it was so great to see my aunt and uncle who I hadn't seen in a while. We had to wake up at 5:30 that morning in order to get to the Salt Lake City temple for the ceremony at 9:30 AM and on our way down my cousin asked me if I could do a reading at his ring ceremony later that day. Public speaking makes me pretty nervous and I wanted to do a good job since it was his wedding and all so I was a little stressed out until after 5:30 PM when I finished.
Plus I found out my grandpa had a minor heart attack and a stroke and was in the hospital in SLC so we went to the hospital in between wedding events. I always find hospital visits to be stressful, but it was nice to see my grandma and grandpa who I hadn't seen in a couple years.
So by the time we got to the hotel at 8 PM I was pretty tired. My dad really wanted to go see the stock car races, but no one wanted to go with him so he went alone. My mom and sister walked over to Chili's with us and we had dinner. I knew it was time to go to bed when I started to fall asleep while eating.
The next morning we found out that the night before my dad had gotten in a fight with three drunk guys at the races. He's not a young man, but he is pretty strong and was able to hold his own until the security guards came and threw out the other guys. He said that everyone was calling him a hero because he stood up to these guys who were yelling profanities at an older couple. Crazy!
I can't say I'm happy to be home, but the lower temperatures have made it a little more bearable.
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