Road Trip for Two! Week Two

After the first week we were back in Salt Lake City for a few days. On Monday Wally and I went downtown. First we toured The Cathedral of the Madeleine. When I was in college I attended LDS Business College which was located on South Temple. Whenever we walked downtown we always walked past this beautiful Cathedral. I had been in it before and I knew Wally would enjoy seeing it.

From there we went to City Creek for lunch and for some free passes to Red Butte Gardens. If you show your out of state drivers license at the customer service counter you get a booklet of discounts for the shopping center and you can ask for free admission tickets to some of the area attractions. That's a really good tip to know.

Then we went to Temple Square and Wally sat in the shade so I could take some photos of the beautiful flower beds. It was the perfect time of year to catch the tulips.

It was such beautiful weather and was great to be outdoors.

That evening Natalie and Scott took us to dinner at Chili Tepin. Wally ordered his own plate and the three of us split the molcajete dish which was quite amazing. Full of chicken, steak, shrimp, nopales, green sauce, onions and jalepeno's. We even had some leftover.

Seriously, as good as it looks!

We spent Sunday through Wednesday night at Natalie and Scott's house. On Tuesday morning Wally and I had breakfast at Blue Plate Diner. In the afternoon we drove to Loretta's house and then with her Mom went out to her daughter Jackie's home to visit and have a barbecue. It was fun to see everyone and meet the youngest little girl that we hadn't met before.

My notes for the trip ended with Tuesday! So now I'll be going on my memory. Wednesday afternoon Sue and Becky arrived in Salt Lake. We picked Natalie up at work and we all went to Red Butte Gardens and walked around. What a beautiful place. We parked Wally in a nice shaded area while we explored the various gardens. This is a place that would be fun to see in all seasons as the plants in bloom change.

Another beautiful sunny day in the city. After Red Butte we met picked up Scott and met Russell for dinner at Mimi's for dinner and a visit. Becky and Sue then drove to Springville.

Wally and I drove to Springville on Thursday morning. The next few days was our sister's weekend with my plus one of Wally. We cleaned, we ate, we watched movies, we went to a craft boutique, we had a super fun time together.

 Caramel covered marshmallows with chocolate and peppermint, why ask why? They were delicious.

Sunday we drove to Boise. Wally and I stopped in Heyburn, Idaho to visit my Dad's cousin, Frank and his family.

Sunday night was spent with Sue and Dennis and then we were home on Monday, May 8th.

We got home to nice mowed lawns thanks to great neighbors.
I have to say I love retirement. And I love my family and I'm happy we were able to go visit everyone.