Salt Lake City, Utah
We just got back from a fantastic trip to Utah for Dustin's wedding. Karen flew to Salt Lake, so we were really excited to see her again this summer. Lora, Eric's girlfriend came with us. We left home on Wednesday, leaving Maia with Steve and Christiane in San Diego.
Finally, we got moving again, and almost lost a shoe as Lora tried to hurry back into the car.
We got into Las Vegas later than we hoped, and our wonderful host was still awake, waiting for us with lots of make-shift beds. It was more than we expected and we all plopped down and were asleep in minutes.
After the picnic, some of the girls and guys left for bachelorette and bachelor parties, while my family went to Iceberg, one of our favorite Utah fast food restaurants. They have delicious, thick shakes that we buy every time we are in Utah. We were eventually joined(kind of) by the bachelor party.
Before going to bed, us kids enjoyed the wonderful Theater Room with a big screen and surround sound at the Nicholes to watch Olympics and the Phantom of the Opera before turning in.
parents off at the Salt Lake Temple for the wedding.
We went back home to finish getting ready; then we all went back down-town and waited for them to come out of the Temple. There were a lot of wedding parties waiting outside also- the temple was pretty busy. We took pictures on the steps before going BACK to the house to pick up Carl and wait for the reception at 7:00. Karen went early with Kathy to help with setting up and preparing the cake.


There was a lot of
All the traditional activities of receptions were taken care of. The bride and groom shoved cake in each others' mouths; they had their first dance as a couple; and the groom threw the garter and the bride threw the bouquet.
It was very funny and ironic that Eric caught the garter and Karen caught the bouquet. I guess I better get ready for some weddings in our family.
Elise came back with us to sleep at the Nicholes'. She and I watched a movie until we were too tired to keep our eyes open- I was exhausted.
wanting to be bums on our last day in Utah, we decided to go to SnowBird- the closest ski resort. Even when there is no snow, there are still things to do. They had a large zip-line, an Alpine slide, a tram to the top of the mountain, and other smaller rides like a mechanical bull and jumpy things.
Dad, Eric, Lora, Nathan and I rode the tram up to the top of the mountain. It was a
When we all got back down the mountain around 8 o'clock, we all left and went to a fun restaurant called The Pie.
The ride back felt much longer than the ride up because we went straight home, not stopping in Las Vegas. Eric took over some of the driving so Dad could have a break. Dad took the opportunity to watch Back to the Future parts 2 and 3 (we had watched part 1 on the way up).
We stopped in St. George for lunch at the Iceberg. We had hoped to go to our favorite restaurant called Larsen's, but it was under new management and closed on Sundays. But we still all enjoyed good food and shakes at Iceberg.
Before going home, we picked up Maia from the Staningers. We got home and unloaded the car. I was very disappointed that my scheduled recording for the Olympic Closing Ceremony failed, so we only got to watch a bit of the end- but I was glad that we didn't miss the extinguishing of the torch.
After getting some stuff ready for school on Monday, I went to bed.