Aaaaaaand because my mom and dad took my whole fambly to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point this last weekend! Ahhhhh those gardens make me want to just lay down in the grass and give up all the cares of the world... but alas, I would get sunburned! Oh, wait! I already am! (Jer claims that I got my own brand of a "tramp stamp" because my lower back is so sunburned from working in our yard almost all day Friday! I was just so HAPPY to see SUNSHINE... I COULDN'T RESIST! COULDN'T!!!)
(I feel a tangent coming on...)
Anyhow, on the way down there Jer and I had to laugh, because as everyone knows, Salt Lake City is always under construction... there are no exceptions to that rule. I think the drivers that live and work there have become immune to it. Every once in a while there are those little radar guns that tell you how fast you are going to try to convince you to be more aware of how much you are speeding... right? Everyone has seen those around, and I think every teenager has messed with them at one time or another...
As we are driving along we notice one of these gun thingy-a-bobbies... all was normal. Well... except it seemed to be trying extra hard to get everyones attention. You see, the speed limit was technically 55mph. Everyone was going a bit faster. Okay. Okay! A lot faster! I could picture the thing screaming at the drivers
"SEVENTY TWO!!! SEVENTY FIVE!!! SEVENTY THREEE!!!! YOU PEOPLE DISGUST ME!!"
It was rather humorous... I guess you just had to be there :)
(okay, end of tangent!)
When we got to the gardens the day was perfect. It was the kind of day that I wish would last all summer long!
It was not to hot, not to windy, just breezy enough... it was the kind of day that if the kids really wanted to go and play in the sprinklers they could have, but it wasn't so hot that I would have insisted on staying inside while they did so! (I know, I'm a heat pansy... I don't handle hot well. I would rather be cold then hot...)
The tulips were awesome! and Colorful! and so much what I needed after a week of rain and no color at home!
Jer pulled the kids in the wagon for a while, but honestly my dad pulled them the majority of the time. :) Thanks Dad!!! The kids adored it and had lots of fun doing everything there!
Jer also had fun rolling down the kill (and trying not to take out kids on the way down! lol)
(See, told you dad pulled the kids around!)
Anyhow, It was an awesome, beautiful, flower filled day! :)
Oh, and sorry about the plethora of pictures, but it's MY birthday, so MEH! To you!
Here... have some more! MWHAHAHAHAHA! (I love flowers... can you tell? ... hey, wait... that could have been why I was a florist... hmmmm)
Oh... and I think my kids are pretty great too....
Even if I did get a sunburn! Thanks Mom and Dad!!! It was awesome and I don't think I would have ever made it down there if it hadn't been for you!
5 comments:
Happy Birthday! Isn't it weird being 30. I'm not sure I was ready. I still don't completely feel like a grown up!
I know what you mean about Utah drivers. Even though I live in Utah, according to my husband I am still an Idaho driver. He, on the other hand, has fully embraced the art of Utah commuting!
Happy Birthday, Apes!!! Yeah, I know exactly the part of the freeway you're talking about. I was the only one going sixty mph during that stretch. Everyone else was going like 80. I'm really, really jealous you got to go to the tulip festival. I need to do that next year. I am a flower lover, too.
Happy Birthday! I've never been to the Tulip Festival. But seeing your pictures makes me think I should go one of these years.
We had an AWESOME time, thanks to you and your darling family! What a fun and relaxing day. Thanks for taking time out of your busy lives to experience this with us. A perfect day!
I hope your birthday is wonderful for you today -- you deserve it! Thanks for sharing your joy.
Happy Birthday, Sis! What a terrific way to celebrate :D
I love, love, love the photos!
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