Ogden, Peach Days, and Sutton Foster

(Another late-to-post blog.)

The Friday after we got back from Seattle, I drove down to Brigham City after work, where I met up with Karen (who took the TRAX up) at my grandparents' house. My grandmother fed us a really nice dinner (because she can't help but be a fantastic hostess) and then we hung out a bit and went to bed (driving really wears me out).

The next day, we went to the Ogden Temple Open House. It was the last day of the open house (and a Saturday), so it was pretty crazy. I was a bit disappointed because on the tour, we were right behind a big group that kept talking to each other the whole time, so it was a little hard to appreciate the peace there. But it was super beautiful and I would love to go back and do a session one day... if for no other reason than to enjoy the beautiful domed celestial room.

After the open house, we spotted a Farr's Fresh Ice Cream and stopped to get some and it was delicious. (And we didn't feel guilty because it was almost 11am. Definitely not too early for ice cream, right?)

After a quick stop at the Ogden hospital to get Karen's TB test read for her new job, we headed back to Brigham City to enjoy Peach Days. We mainly just went on a few rides, because we didn't have a ton of time to explore. And it was getting really hot, especially since everything was just set out on the blacktop roads.

We then went back to my grandparents' to grab some food to hold us over until our dinner plans, but we ended up having a full meal. It's really hard to say no to my grandmother's cooking, especially when it involves food fresh from their garden.

We met up with Aubrey and Tyler for dinner at Rubio's. I had a birthday coupon to use and they don't have Rubio's in Idaho! And it was good to catch up with them, even though I had seen them about a month before when Tyler had a work thing in Boise and Aubrey decided to join him.

We stopped at Julie's and hung out and watched a bit of the BYU game, and then headed to BYU to watch Sutton Foster perform. Karen and I became more aware of her when we watched Bunheads together earlier this year on Amazon Prime. (I quite liked it, minus the last episode... I don't recommend the last episode.) Anyways, it was a fantastic performance. Sutton is a talented performer and also really hilarious when she was talking between songs. I always appreciate when artists are like that. (And Karen took a picture before the performance because cameras weren't allowed during it. We were pretty far up, but still had a great time.)

And it was really nice that on Sunday, I didn't have to drive back on my own. In fact, I didn't have to drive back at all. Karen was heading back to Boise to help her mom finish some stuff with the house before it got put on the market, and since I was tired, she said she would drive. She ended up driving the whole way, as I rested and we talked. It was great and it was even more fun because Koda joined us... We laid down a blanket in my backseat and he rested there so serenely. Life is good when he's with his pack. (And wish I had taken a picture of that. It was adorable.)