Last minute decision

We didn't find out for sure until last Monday whether or not the railroad could do without Scooter for a week, if not just for a few days. So, that night, we packed up, and on Tuesday morning, pulled out for a trip back to Scooter's hometown to visit his family. We got into Salt Lake late that night, or rather the wee hours of the morning, and headed straight for our hotel room. We didn't get as early a start the next morning as we would've liked to, but our bloodshot eyes would be fine after some coffee. We spent a little time there so Scooter could show me where he once lived during his early days with the railroad, as well as some of the landmarks, such as the Mormon Temple. What a beautiful building! I managed to get a somewhat decent picture of it through the trees, but the amazing architecture doesn't show up too well.

With still another two hours to go for our final destination, we headed out of SLC on a beautiful sunny day. We finally arrived in Idaho, where I met my father-in-law and his sweetheart of a wife, for the first time. They are THE sweetest people, and very down to earth, which I love! They have several fruit trees on their property, grow a huge garden every summer, and because my brother-in-law hunts and fishes, he stocks their freezer for them for the winter as well. When we arrived, they were canning apples and peaches. Sixty five quarts of apples...amazing!!!

They have a back room they use for storing some of it, and then the root cellar was also filled with everything you could imagine...beans, tomatoes, peppers, and dad even makes his own grape juice! They sent us home with a big box of an assortment, and we tore into a quart of the grape juice already. We stayed quite late and knew we had another hour to drive before getting into Pocatello, where we would be staying. Scooter wanted to stay at the hotel where he worked when he was in high school, and there was a fabulous restaurant across the street where he wanted to take me for dinner. He also wanted to do a quick visit with his brother before he went for some more medical procedures the next day in Salt Lake City. While they were there, we would go back to visit dad, and if he felt like it, we would all get together for dinner that night, which is exactly the way it happened. We had such a wonderful time!!!!! I had never been to Idaho, and what awesome country...wide open space with tons of history! Oh, and Scooter also showed me the Fort Hall Indian reservation where he once lived. Very interesting!!!

On our trip back Saturday, we stopped in Twin Falls, where I could see the Snake River, which is also the place where Evil Knievel attempted his jump across the canyon. There used to be two falls there, but now there is only one. They apparently damned up one of them when they built a hydroelectric plant on the river. Sad, but I'm guessing very necessary. It was still a beautiful sight that I enjoyed very much!

We had such a fun time and have planned another trip in the spring after the snow has melted. I got some very good decorating tips from different places we went, and I'm anxious to get started on our home. Oh, and last but by far from the least, I am so lucky to have the greatest guy in my life. He scouted out the LYS, took me to it, then tells me to get whatever I want!!! I will have to share that with you in another post.


We spent the day yesterday unpacking, doing laundry, getting a few groceries, and in between, I managed to finish my Mystery Socks. I love love love them...a beautiful pattern with some awesome sock yarn (Cherry Tree Hill) makes for some of the best socks I now have in my sock drawer!! While on the road (I LOVE road trips!), I also re-started my February Lady Sweater and so far, I'm loving it! I haven't gotten very far, so pictures will follow soon.

I'm so happy we got to go on this trip...it was heartwarming to say the least, to see the happiness in Scooter's eyes while visiting with his family. It's good to be home now too, sleeping in our own bed, and eating home cooked meals from our own kitchen, but we are already looking forward to our next adventure!

I hope y'all have a great week!