Happy Anniversary!

July 18, 2016

18 years! I never imagined I could be this happy. Marrying Jeff Davis was the best decision I have ever made in my life. I really had no idea how much happiness and joy and love this decision would bring me. I hoped. I dreamed. I wondered. I worried. Now, 18 years later, I realize that marrying Jeff has changed my life in ways I couldn’t have hoped or dreamed or wondered or worried about. I didn’t know enough then. And I think I will say the same thing in another 18 years. I am the luckiest girl in the world! And the amazing thing is that he feels the same way about me!

We left the kids with Kira for 24 hours and spent the day wandering through Utah without a care in the world…a strange feeling after all of these years. On a whim, we bought fishing licenses and gear and went fishing on the Provo River. We aren’t really fisherman, but it was so much fun. It’s quiet and relaxing, punctuated by the rush of reeling in a live fish! We held hands as we walked along the railroad tracks up and down the river to find good fishing spots.

Then we headed out to Kamas for lunch at Summit Inn Pizza, a place owned by our neighbor’s family. Jeff had eaten there during Ragnar and loved it. It’s always fun to find a little local restaurant in a small town serving great food! And it’s even more fun to chit-chat with the owner who has put his whole life into this place. (Dan-Dan the Pizza Man).

Dan recommended that we drive up Mirror Lake Highway and see the Provo Falls. It was a beautiful drive and I had no idea how big and beautiful the Provo Falls were. We hiked around and explored up and down both sides of the river and had the place to ourselves.

We didn’t know if we would camp or sleep in a hotel, so we had put the seats down in the back of the Honda Pilot and put a queen size air mattress in the back in case we decided to camp. We wanted to read and nap so we found a quiet little spot by the river and set up our “camp” with all of the doors and windows open. It was so relaxing to read until we dozed off next with the sound of the river lulling us to sleep.

We ended up in Park City and found a last minute deal on Priceline.com for the Park City Marriott for only $69! You can just say “find a hotel near me” and it will give you amazing prices for that night if they have availability and want to fill rooms. It was awesome!

We were too full from pizza to have any dinner so we ended up at the Movie Theater watching Ghostbusters and having movie theater popcorn for dinner. I can’t complain. I love movie theater popcorn! ;)

We came home the next day to find all of the kids alive and well and they had even picked up the house! I guess they actually are pretty responsible when we decide to be irresponsible and just leave them on their own for a night. I think they felt pretty independent and kind of loved it! It sure helped that we left them with money and a big sister who could drive them and take them out for dinner and ice cream and movie treats for their night in! A big shout out to Kira, who is super responsible and was the little mother to the others for the day. Thank you!!