One day when I was up at my mom's house, we started talking about the play and how I really wanted to go. Then she said that she and my dad would go down with us and watch Adam while Matt and I went to the play. What!? I have the best parents in the whole world.
We drove down to St. George on Tuesday, went out to eat at Denny's because I never pass up a chance to have breakfast for dinner, and then Matt and I headed off to Tuacahn!
I had never been to a play at Tuacahn, but Matt had seen Les Mis there a few years ago. The whole place is spectacular! It's an outdoor theater backed into a canyon. The red rocks of St. George are a beautiful backdrop and provide a means for a lot of creative play features like fountains, fireworks, etc.
Beauty and the Beast was awesome, except I didn't really like Belle or the Beast. Belle was a little too "high school drama queen" for me and the Beast was just weird. Too sporadic and yeah... didn't like him. BUT all the other characters were hilarious, the music was spot-on, and the costumes were amazing!! I highly recommend it if you're ever in Southern Utah.
We went to Smith's afterwards to get some ice cream because everything else was closed. The only reason I'm including this is because I got a pint of Ben and Jerry's Salted Caramel Core (blonde brownie chunks with salted caramel and sweet cream ice cream)-- all I can say is I'd never known true happiness until I tried this stuff.
The next morning we went to Snow Canyon and did some hiking and a little bit of rock climbing. Surprisingly, and very lucky for us, the weather was really nice! Kind of overcast and windy! Yay! That afternoon we ate at the Bear Paw--another breakfast all day place that is SO GOOD. I recommend the Aussie Smoothie. Delish.
The next morning we went to Snow Canyon and did some hiking and a little bit of rock climbing. Surprisingly, and very lucky for us, the weather was really nice! Kind of overcast and windy! Yay! That afternoon we ate at the Bear Paw--another breakfast all day place that is SO GOOD. I recommend the Aussie Smoothie. Delish.
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My dad and Matt had to get back to work on Thursday, so they dropped my mom, Adam, and me off in Beaver to stay the rest of the week. We had a blast canning peaches (and eating lots of them), making peach jam, and just enjoying each other's company.
On Thursday night, my mom, Adam, Grandma, Aunt JoAnn, and I headed up the canyon to camp overnight. We had a great time talking by the fire and spending time in the mountains. Unfortunately, they kept talking about bears, so I was paranoid all night long-- even had bear dreams! Those aren't quite as bad as my shark attach dreams, but they're pretty close.
We decided to go on a hike Friday afternoon along this trail that usually has a few raspberries growing. Well, this year the critters must not have gotten the memo because there were MILLIONS of berries-- totally untouched! We started to pick and eat as we hiked, and then decided to pick and keep them for jam because there were so many! We ended up picking about six cups of mini raspberries that made delicious jam. So fun!
Matt came back down on Friday night to help do some handy-man stuff around my grandparent's house. He put in new faucets in the bathroom, and then he and I re-tarred the leaky roof on Saturday morning. That was fun. But we kept finding tar on each other throughout the day. Matt would randomly find a new spot on my legs and I found some behind his ear.
On Thursday night, my mom, Adam, Grandma, Aunt JoAnn, and I headed up the canyon to camp overnight. We had a great time talking by the fire and spending time in the mountains. Unfortunately, they kept talking about bears, so I was paranoid all night long-- even had bear dreams! Those aren't quite as bad as my shark attach dreams, but they're pretty close.
We decided to go on a hike Friday afternoon along this trail that usually has a few raspberries growing. Well, this year the critters must not have gotten the memo because there were MILLIONS of berries-- totally untouched! We started to pick and eat as we hiked, and then decided to pick and keep them for jam because there were so many! We ended up picking about six cups of mini raspberries that made delicious jam. So fun!
View from our campsite
Matt came back down on Friday night to help do some handy-man stuff around my grandparent's house. He put in new faucets in the bathroom, and then he and I re-tarred the leaky roof on Saturday morning. That was fun. But we kept finding tar on each other throughout the day. Matt would randomly find a new spot on my legs and I found some behind his ear.
So, there's the rundown!
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