We started the festivities on Thursday night around 6pm. Just before we were ready to leave we had a little crisis in our ward. A little girl fell from a ladder and fractured her skull. She is alright now, but she fell from over 10'. Family was very stressed but all is good now.
We got into Logan around midnight and stayed up and "shot the bull" with Annie and Brett until after 1am. When I got up on Friday morning I felt like getting out and exploring and found this cool little Hispanic grocery store. I found a bunch of cool stuff and went home and made a pretty authentic breakfast torta with fresh papaya and mango nectar on the side.
After breakfast we all went on a nice walk to the Temple grounds and back. We took a few photos including a family shot. Even Stanley got in on the action. It was good to see him recovering form his surgery a couple of weeks ago.
Sue requested that we go to the Firehouse pizzeria for lunch and we were not disappointed. Really good pizza, calzones, and sandwiches. It's a pretty happening place with good pizza. After lunch we drove out to Bear Lake and beyond. Our final destination was the Minnetonka Cave in Idaho, about an hour and a half Northeast of Logan. The cave was pretty spectacular. I think it went almost a 1/2 mile into the mountain with lots of up and down natural stair climbing and rock formations, including, stalagtites, stalagmites, and bacon ( a term used for a fissure looking thing in the walls of the cave) The tour guide was great and we would highly recommend this to anyone who is in the general area. It was a constant 40 degrees inside when it was over a 100 degrees outside.
On our way home we decided to stop in this quaint little town to get fresh raspberry milkshakes....mmm good. Not too sweet, just right to cool us off for the ride home.
When we got home we planned to have dinner at Le Nonne (The Grandmothers), this really nice little Italian Restaurant in an old refurbished home in downtown Logan. It was well worth the visit. The menu was very sophisticated and the food was excellent, they even had a couple of guys playing guitar outside, near where we were seated. I had their seafood ravioli and it was probably the best ravioli I have ever had. Everyone else enjoyed their food to and the company.
Saturday morning came quickly for us as we all had to be in Salt Lake before 10am. Sue had bought us tickets to see Glenn Beck's "American Revival Tour". We really enjoyed the event. Glenn's delivery can be pretty over the top sometimes but we all end up agreeing with him more times than not. David Burton was there talking mostly about the Constitution and our Founding Fathers and their well documented belief in God. David Buckner is an acclaimed economist talking about the state of our nation's economic condition (did we really need anyone to tell us it was this bad?) Judge Napolitano was there as well talking about various subjects with Glenn Beck providing the keynote address which really was like a religious revival. Glenn also was part of every segment throughout the day. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate it a solid 8 and it was better than I thought it would be...well worth the time and effort.
Annie and Brett have this cute little early 20th Century home on a great lot in the city. It has a lot of charm and they are in the process of making it their own...for at least a year. We had a great weekend and got to know Logan Utah and Northeastern Utah in the process. I'm sure we'll return again some day.
When we got back home in St. George it was still 98 degrees at 10:15pm. Yikes!!!!!
Annie and Brett's place. Very cute!
Annie's special touches
The beautiful and historic Logan Temple
Annie & Stan
Sue, Annie, and Brett
Just getting ready to go inside the cave...100 degrees outside and 40 degrees inside
Will, this really was a 'real" cave this time
Thermometer doesn't lie....brrrrrr 40 degrees in there.....year round
Me and the kids in front of La Beau's drive in....fresh raspberry shakes...mmmmmm good!
Sue and I near Bear Lake
Brett and Annie near Bear Lake
Fantastic food and atmosphere
A shot of Glenn Beck on stage
5 comments:
I really need to get better at writing what actually happened than just photographing. Great post Ray! I may steal some of your photos for a post of my own :) Thanks for visiting!
Not that the Bishop is ever wrong... but... 100 degrees in the woods outside of Bear Lake? I think you are exagerating just a bit... but it was hot & the cave was COLD. And it was wonderful!
I love the fact that Annie & Brett live a brief 10-15 min. walk from the temple. I also love the view of the city of Logan at night from the temple and as you are coming in through the high mountain pass in Sardine Canyon. Beautiful!
The breakfast you made WAS wonderful. Thank for loving to cook (& shop).
You failed to mention the reason I wanted to go to Firehouse Pizza was for the "Fazooki" (warm baked cookie topped with ice cream!). Annie's & her roommates always took me there when ever I would come in to town while she was there at school. We need to start a new tradition of "Sazooki's" for company. YUM!
The first speaker for Glenn Beck was David Barton (Burton is close). He was AMAZING to me! Great info about the Founding Fathers & the part faith played in their lives that we never hear about. Ex: The first Continental Congress began with a 2 hour prayer! They broke to go to church & to fast and pray for further inspiration after studying the scriptures together & feeling stongly about Psalms 35. Wow! Sounds a lot like congress today!
David Barton website is:
http://www.wallbuilders.com
How the heck did you do all those steps?
I am a tough old bird. I sucked it up and kept up with everyone...how do you spell stubborn...."R.a.y and K.a.r.i hahahahaha
What a time you two are having! The humor you share together is so fun to not only have you share in words, but in action.
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