I love Utah in the Wintertime

The third week of January is quite the vacation for us.  Bryce HAS to go to the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake every year.  Therefore, we have to take a week off and go play with him :)

What a fun, busy time we had.  Friday night/Saturday morning we arrived at Lara's at 2am to find beds made and mints on our pillows :).  Saturday I spent with Lara, Sharece, and Lisa while Bryce went backcountry skiing with Vince and cousins.  Saturday night we made it to Ma and Pa's in Idaho.  Sunday we ate super good food at Ma and Pa's with Shonda and Craig - thanks for bringing your games!  Monday we went to the infamous Arctic Circle, Ma and I went shopping a little, and then we headed to Hyrum to see some more Petersens.  Tuesday we went for a hike in the snow and Polly and I did a bit of shopping.  Wednesday I went snowboarding in TONS of powder with Michelle at Powder Mountain.  I must admit, Utah truely has THE GREATEST SNOW ON EARTH!  It was heavenly!  (Bryce was across the canyon at Snow Basin trying out new gear.)  Thursday Ken, Bryce, and I went to the OR show all day.  Boy did I get the hook up on loot.  I think I'm getting better at this.  Oh, and for added fun, I bought a Go Girl.  (If you are embarassed by feminine products, don't click on the link. But don't worry, it's not graphic.)  I am totally excited to try it out.  Thursday night I went to play with Share, Irene, and friends.  (See Share's blog for details.)  I stayed with Share Thursday night and Friday and Bryce went back to be with the girls and his family.  On Friday, we shopped, ate at In-N-Out, and just had as much fun as we always do together.  Oh, and she made me go to Boot Camp class with her - it was so hard.  I was so proud of myself for being able to do as much as I did.  Did I mention that I still couldn't walk from snowboarding?  The squats were killing me!  Saturday Share and I had the girls while Bryce went Skiing with Vince again.  We went to Chick-fil-a and I ran into Brandy and Kathy - so random and fun.  We went to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and got to see Lisa for dinner and Sub Zero.  (Share has a post on this too.)  We got up early Sunday and stopped by Lara's on the way out (thanks for the sandwiches!) and stopped at a church in Price.  We made it home by 10 pm - a sight better than 2 am :)

Random good news - my kids only missed 2 days of school the whole week.  Monday was a holiday, Tuesday ended up being a snow day, and Friday was a teacher inservice.  Sweet!

So - between working like crazy to be able to take 2 weeks off for Christmas, then having just two weeks after to catch up on work that was 2 months behind, THEN being off again for a week - I'm finally getting into some kind of groove.  AND the good news is that I FINALLY got some new glasses this week :D