Memorial Weekend

Just a week after we had gotten home from our trip to D.C., we were lunching with some friends when the topic of Memorial Weekend came up. Because the holiday was quickly approaching, we all had started receiving phone calls from members in the ward looking for substitutes for their callings while they were on fabulous weekend trips. So naturally, we decided we needed a fabulous weekend trip, too.

We wanted warm, we wanted relaxation, we wanted fun! We packed up and headed to St. George.

St. George isn't a place that I have visited much in my lifetime. So, we followed our friends the "Schwanny's" around, letting them show us all the places they loved to visit. Snow Canyon was first on the list.

We'd drive a little bit, stop and hike a little, then drive a bit more, then stop and hike a little.

We dug in the sand... or rather, buried our kids in the sand.

We swam a lot at the pool in the townhome complex that we were staying at...

And although the temps weren't nearly as high as St. George temps can get, it was hot and we'd find relief from the sun where ever we could. Most of us just looked for shade...

While a few nerds chose to keep the shade with them where ever they went.

We did find another little treasure, hidden deep inside the Cracker Barrel Restaraunt just off the freeway...

Cheerwine. My sis-in-law told me about this highly refreshing, very sweet, cherry soda. She told me it's made in the Southern States and that it's one of the things she misses most about living there. It really is as good as she described it!

I'm usually not one for impromptu trips, especially after just getting home from a big non-impromptu trip, but this was perfect. It was a great way to spend some time with Chris before he gets super busy for the summer.