St. George

On May 7th, after graduation and lunch with family, Jon and I packed out bags and headed to St. George for the weekend. We decided after all the hard work he had put in and after all the test's I had been through, we decided we needed a break. Some time to relax and just chill. It was a wonderful weekend. We got to St. George Friday, around 8 PM, checked into our hotel (Marriott of course), and decided to get some dinner. My friend Jamie told me about this place called the Mongolian BBQ in the outlet mall. When we first saw it, I have to be honest that it didn't look like much and I wasn't sure I wanted to try it. But we were both starving and didn't want fast food. So we took a chance and we both loved it. You grab a bowl, stuff as high as you want with veggies, meat, and noodles, and then they cook it all for you kind of like a stir fry. It was very yummy. We each got a fortune cookie and both fortune's were very interesting considering all we have been through. I usually don't put any stock in fortune's, but I really liked these.

Jon's - "You should be able to undertake and complete anything you desire."
Mine - "Soon, a visitor shall delight you."

Saturday, we layed out by the pool for at least 3 hours and have paid dearly for it. However, it was relaxing. I stayed out for so long because I was so engrossed in reading Catching Fire that I lost track of time. But it was so nice to have anything that had to be done. No schedule, no going shopping, no cleaning. Just a whole day of nothing. Although, there was a woman by the pool and not a young woman, I might add, who decided to lay on her stomach and undo her bikini top. This would have been o.kay had she stayd laying down. Instead, she kep propping herself on her elbow's to talk to her husband or play on her phone and everytime she did this, you could see everything. I know this because she was right in my line of site.

After the pool, we got dressed and went to lunch. We found this little mexican restaurant in downtown St. George, called Panam Grill: Mexican Eats. So yummy. I had a taco salad and Jon had tacos. However, their guacamole was not very good. It could have used some salt and lime juice. But everything else was good. After lunch, we took a tour of the Brigham Young Winter Home. I had never been there and didn't know it existed. I guess during the winter's, Brigham Young would stay in St. George because the cold irritated his arthritis. It's very small, but it was very interesting to see. And I guess while the LDS Saint's lived down there, they planted and harvested cottom. They were very resourceful.

This was a little B&B kiddie corner of Brigham Young's home and the title made me giggle.

After all that, we headed back to the hotel and went back to the pool for a few more hours. The weather was so nice and warm that we couldn't help ourselves. Until Jon realized that the Jazz game was on and he wanted to finish watching it. Apparently it was a good game, but we were kind of glad we missed the end. We decided to go to dinner at the Brick Oven Pizza. Another suggestion from Jamie. We don't usually eat pizza, but we were trying to find places that aren't in Draper or Salt Lake for that matter. It was very yummy but very fulfilling. We ended up taking it back to the hotel.

Sunday morning, we got up dressed, packed and had breakfast. One good thing about staying at a Courtyard, Residence Inn, etc. is the breafast. For some reason it's always so yummy. We got on the road and headed home. We stopped in Kanarraville and Cedar City to put some flowers on some graves and then we decided to take a side trip to Kolob Canyon. It was so beautiful but windy. We took some pictures and really enjoyed the ride.

We drove some more and then decided to take another side trip to Cove Fort. I have been there several time's. but I thought it was a good Sunday activity. Cove Fort was a way station for the pioneer's. This is where they stopped on their way south or north. It was built by President Hinckley's grandfather and it's a really neat place to see. We also were able to see the barn, the bunkhouse, and the blacksmith. And we had the cutest missionary couple show us around.

We stopped in Nephi for lunch and after we got back on the freeway, our battery light came on. We were probably a good two hours from home and we both panicked. Jon called his friend, Jason, who is a mechanic, and asked him was we should do. He told us we should make it home, but if we do break down, to have the car towed to a Hyundai dealership in Linden. So we said a little prayer and got back on the road. It was a very stressful drive especially since I had to go to the bathroom really bad, but Jon refused to stop. Luckily, we made it home and as soon as we pulled into our driveway, the car died. Thank Heaven's for small miracle's.

All in all, we had a fabulous time and decided we need to do this more often.