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July 4, 2013 Thursday – La Caille
If you think La Caille looks like a Thomas Kincaid painting, you are right. It is a beautiful venue for a wedding with swans and peacocks and everything picturesque.
The temperature cooled to 90F in the late afternoon, and though we were sitting in the sun for the…
July 4, 2013 Thursday – Draper, Utah
Thank you for coming along with me on my vacation. These blog posts are dragging on and on…
Finally we are here in Draper, Utah, the reason why we are on this road trip.
July 4 is the date of the wedding of our good friends. I’ve known…
July 3, 2013 Wednesday – Temple Square
The Temple Square is the Mecca of Mormonism. Anything you want to know about Mormonism you can find it in Temple Square, in any language you want. We saw docents in just about every major language – their name tags show the flag of the country of the language they speak.
July 2, 2013 Tuesday – Park City, UT
Grabbed a quick [heavy] breakfast (delicious quiche, egg croissant sandwich, and bagel sandwich, and splurged on a lemon cookie just to see what tastes like) at Paradise Bakery in Salt Lake City. Given the heat, I don’t like to waste the morning hours, so we take our breakfast to-go and ate it in the car during the 45 minutes drive to Park City, home of the 2002 Winter Olympics.
June 30, 2013 Sunday – Salt Lake City
Me: Is it always this hot this time of year in Salt Lake City?
Plaza Hotel concierge: No. It’s usually hot in the 90’s but it’s unusual that it’s over 100 this week.
Yes, another 105F+ day of our vacation.
6/30/2013 Sunday – Arches
The sign in the lobby of Far View Lodge said sunrise is at 5:48am, so I set my alarm at 5:30am.
I wake up at the sound of the alarm and stumble out to the balcony hoping to catch a glimpse of glory.
Lo and behold, it was hazy, due to an impending thunderstorm.
We left on 6/26/2013 for a road trip to Salt Lake City. The occasion: destination wedding of a good friend.
Here are some reflections:
6/26 Wednesday – 4-hour drive to Vegas
Checked into Treasure Island
Me: [opens closet] That’s the biggest safe I’ve ever seen in a hotel. Must be for all the winnings.
Dear children,
As much as I tried to be, I must admit I wasn’t the perfect parent to you. So I am looking in hindsight and analyzing what I should’ve done and shouldn’t have done, so that you can be aware of issues you might need to work on in your life. Hopefully this will help you avoid having to go to therapy.
“You’re lucky you don’t have a weight problem, really lucky!” Said the nurse at my doctor’s office. (I was there to see about my recent headaches. Most likely sinuses.)
Is your weight a matter of luck?
I suppose if you have a high metabolism, you’re “lucky” that you can eat a lot and not gain weight.
I’ve read this before, but The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis is certainly worth reading again, and again.
I took it off my shelf because my friend mentioned that Max McLean did a sketch of one of the scenes from the book. I started to read the book again, and couldn’t put it down.