Spring Break in Salt Lake

I really wanted to go to the beach for Spring Break. However, the resident Captain had to be at Camp Williams for the Saturday and Sunday of the week, so driving the opposite direction to Sand Diego or Puerto Penasco didn’t make sense this year.

We were considering whether to take the family to Salt Lake City for Spring break, and then Key Lime Pie won our regional Poetry OutLoud competition, and the state final was in Salt Lake City on the Wednesday of spring break week. Decision made.

We got to Salt Lake City on Tuesday evening, and the first thing I did Wednesday morning was get a haircut. Currently, the biggest pain point of living in Monument Valley for me is living so far away from a good haircut. I still haven’t found a stylist within a 4-hour drive that cuts my hair the way I’d like. Even this cut was not what I initially asked for, but I compromised when it became clear that I wasn’t getting the cut I wanted. At least it’s cut.

After the haircut, I took Key Lime Pie shopping for an outfit for the night. She bought her own shoes! what a grown-up!

Then the Man is the House and I went to a runners store and got new running shoes because we started our favorite couch to 10K running program again. I am determined to build up some cardiovascular fitness and endurance! I also got these sweet converse kicks on clearance. When I saw them, I knew the kiddie pies would approve.

All the contestants, but one, were type 1 energy girls, just like Key Lime Pie, so they became instant friends and already have a text chat group.

Thursday, we found a place called “Classic Fun Center” in Sandy, Utah. We bought discounted tickets online and spent about 6 hours there playing in the bouncy houses, jungle climbing, laser tagging, nerf blasting, roller skating, and arcade gaming. I have zero pictures. We were too busy having fun.

Thursday night, we left the kids at the Airbnb with microwave Mac-n-cheese, and the Man of the House took me to a delicious Indian restaurant in American Fork. Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Curry, naan, and mango lassies! Yes please!

Friday, we went to Clark Planetarium. We had free tickets to the IMAX theater, thanks to Key Lime Pie’s astronomy teacher. We watched Deep Sea 3D. The kids were amazed by the 3D movie. The narrators (Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet) were very soothing, so I admit, I fell asleep for an unknown chunk of the movie. After the movie, we spent about 1.5 hours playing with all the interactive exhibits. Friday was probably not the best day to go, because there were 2 school groups, and it was pretty crazy and crowded. But the exhibits were stellar. We would have stayed much longer, but we all got hungry and caved in to baser needs than exploring.

Friday afternoon, we headed to my friend Shelley’s house. She moved from Missouri about the same time we did and loves to have us visit.

Pumpkin Pie and Peach Pie drove down from Rexburg to visit us, too. That was lovely. We did lots of talking about their school and future plans.

Friday night, the resident captain headed off to Camp Williams for soldier duty. Shelley, Robyn, and I went to Leatherby’s Family Creamery for a girls’ night out! Robyn is another Missouri friend who lives in the Salt Lake Area now.

I ordered the mud pie, and it did not disappoint! So, so, so delicious- but not overwhelmingly sweet. Girls night at Leatherby’s will happen again.

Saturday, we went to an early Easter breakfast at Shelley’s ward. Then Shelley and I ran some errands (like picking up dry cleaning because when I’m in town with all the stores, I have to do all the things that cannot be done in Monument Valley.)

Then we walked with the kids to a fun park about a mile from her home.

We made good time, and got home around 7pm. I whipped up some Spaghetti-and-Meatballs and oven-roasted Brussels sprouts. It was so good to eat home-cooked food after a week of take-out and easy snacks.