Memorial Day Weekend

Only in Utah does it snow Memorial Day Weekend.

I spent Friday afternoon-Saturday afternoon on a ladies' retreat with my church at the Brighton Chalet. I carpooled with 6 other women from my home group, had tacos for dinner, played the card game "Sevens" twice and managed to stay away from a negative score both times, ate Twizzlers and Reeses' Pieces and pretzels and drank Diet Coke, stayed up until 1:30am talking with my roommates. . . .aaahhh, it's better than summer camp! :) We got flurries all evening to go with the cozy weather. Someone saw a black bear. Someone else saw a porcupine.

Terry, Grace and AJ picked me up at the conclusion of the retreat and we headed to Park City. We discovered that the road we intended to take was still closed due to snow. We headed back through the chalet area, and pulled into a parking lot where Terry discovered, to my horror, the women from church who had stayed to go hiking. I pretended I didn't know them and asked him to ask someone else for directions. Of course they saw me. Of course they knew how to get to Park City. Of course they had extra snacks for my grumpy children. Of course they knew that I had intentionally not made eye contact!

So here we are, at the same place we stayed back in February. The dogs love it. It's like Doggy Day Camp for them, romping with the owners' two dogs, and getting acquainted with the three horses in the backyard of this 7-acre slice of heaven. The kids played and pet the horses, enjoyed the hot tub, and went to bed early after I made Baked Ziti (well, pasta Shells, really, but who's getting technical here?). I could really use some more chocolate. I was very spoiled last night with the free for all for candy going on.

Tomorrow, we're taking the kids and dogs on a 1 mile hike over a little hill to see an incredible view and have a picnic. I don't care how tired my children get, I am not carrying them. They have legs. Let them walk. Perhaps we can rig some kind of a sleigh up to the dogs. .. . Just kidding.

So here it is, Memorial Day weekend, in the 40's. I'm not sure if I miss 95+ degree weather in Florida or not, currently.