Several weeks ago I was beginning to think that it was time for me to go to Utah again. I love driving down to Utah to visit my family, but it was getting late in the Fall and I wasn't sure I should go. I mentioned the trip to my dear friend, Eileen Hallett, and she said she would be very happy and excited to go with me...her daughter moved to Utah last February!
Well, that was all I needed to go...a good co-pilot! So we set a date to go, and looked forward to it with fun anticipation! We left early Wednesday morning (on Halloween), stopping by Doug's office to say good-bye to everyone. Lindsay was working that day, and gave us some delicious homemade pumpkin muffins for our breakfast!! It was a great way to start to our trip!
The weather was a little snowy as we drove through Red Deer and into Calgary. We had arranged to meet up with Eileen's daughter, Leslie, at a designated meeting place, but she got slowed down by fog!! She finally made it, and we had a great visit...she brought us a delicious lunch! She has a catering business, and had made us some wonderful food! Eileen had brought a cooler with sandwiches...so we had a great feast all the way into Montana!!
We managed to drive all the way down to Butte the first day, a very beautiful drive, especially through the 'Gates of the Mountains' along the Missouri River. We arrived just as it was getting dark. We settled in and watched the news in our hotel room about 'Hurricane Sandy', as well as what was happening with the election!
Thursday morning we started on our way again, but first enjoyed the hotel's complimentary breakfast of pumpkin waffles! It was a beautiful day in Montana, fairly warm and sunny, perfect for driving!! We arrived in Bountiful at Arlene and Ron's condo around 5:00. P.M. Eileen's daughter, Monique, met us to pick up Eileen and we enjoyed visiting with her!
It was good to see Ron and Arlene again, I love their condo in Bountiful, it is always fun to meet up with them there! They are both doing so well, Arlene is walking 3 miles everyday, except Sunday...wish I was doing that! Ron's health is so much better now, they bought a cute little trailer for their property up in Logan Canyon.
Friday morning Arlene and I were up early and off to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. There we met up with Eileen and the three of us had a special 'training meeting' on the new program 'Family Tree'. It was great to be able to ask questions and receive one on one help with the church's newest family history program! The temple, just across the street looked beautiful!
Friday afternoon, Arlene and I returned to Bountiful, and had a lovely dinner with Michele and Bobby and Brian and Julie. Brian and Julie had come all the way up from Logan to Bountiful for their granddaughter's baptism on Saturday. It was so fun to see them again, they slept over and we had a lot of fun catching up on our families and everything!
Saturday morning I left Bountiful and headed down to Provo. I went to see my mom at Orem Nursing and Rehab. We went out together and had milkshakes and drove up Spanish Fork Canyon. It was so good to be with her again! She doesn't say much these days, but sometimes her eyes can really communicate what she is feeling. I left mom at her nursing home and drive over to Karla's house. Karla's son Justin and his wife just had their little boy, Miken Dale, last Monday...so they were very excited, this is Karla's daughter Erika with the new baby!
Kevin and Joeen drove up from St. George on Sat. afternoon, it was so wonderful to see them again! We all gathered at Karla and Bryan's, and with their kids, Jace and Erika, went over to Justin and Chelsey's home for a BBQ...and to hold that new baby! Sunday morning, we went up to see mom and to get a few pictures. She was so happy to see us all there together. The next day Karla and I had a great meeting with mom's caregiver's at the nursing home and came away very happy to know that mom is being taken care of by wonderful doctors and nurses!!
Monday at noon I drove back up to Salt Lake City and picked up Eileen and we started home to Canada! We made it all the way up to Great Falls that night, and saw the most breathtaking sunset in Idaho on the way! Tuesday we continued our trip home and arrived here just as the American election results were starting to come in. It is a very interesting time for the U.S.!!
I am so glad that I took the time to go down to Utah and to see my family there. I love them dearly, and it means so much to me to actually see them, and know how they are doing!! I also watched some great American football, and had a little Mexican food... It was a great trip!
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