Brandon went to Junior Prom last evening. Keeping in line with tradition, he stopped by Granny’s house before he went.
Brandon and his date (w/Lissa, his sister!)
The family… Scot, Lissa, Brandon, Julene and Granny!
My mom and my brother, Steve, came to Blanding over President’s Day weekend. Steve had visited last summer and my mom had been down for Mike’s father’s funeral. But, she had not been in our home at that time.
They arrived in Steve’s new car, although my mom drove the entire trip.
Steve likes his sleeping accommodations because it include a television in his ‘room’. He slept in the living room last summer, too. He has his own little set up and routine!
Eating at Twin Rocks in Bluff is a must when we have visitors. Mike and I took Steve and mom there on Saturday afternoon for lunch. My mom wanted a Navajo Taco.
Inside Twin Rocks…
Waiting for Mike to pay.
Steve just wanted to hang out at our home and watch sports. He didn’t want to do much, plus he’d seen the ‘tourist’ spots last time.
My mom wanted to see our home, etc. I think we passed inspection!
I drove my mom and Steve around town on Friday afternoon. I showed them where we go fishing, town vs. county, the Decker Lake of Blanding, and a few other places of interest.
Saturday morning I took my mom over to the Blanding Visitor’s Center. I like the visitors center because it includes a lot of the history of Blanding and it has a display about the tunnel, which is part of the Lyman family history.
Monday morning, before they left, I drove my mom out to the ruins just outside of town. There are so many ruins in San Juan County. It’s amazing.
We were so glad to have family come and visit. Anyone is welcome any time!
A couple of weeks before Valentine’s Day, I saw a flyer at the grocery store. The theater group in town, Edge of the Seaters, was offering a dinner theater for Valentine’s. I thought it would be fun to attend.
I was surprised at how easy it was to talk Mike into going. We made our reservations and went to the Blanding Arts Center on Monday night, the 13th. (It’s a good thing because I woke up sick again on the 14th and stayed in bed all day!)
Mike had Cornish Game Hen w/rice and I had Pot Roast w/baked potato. We had a dinner salad, roll, a cream puff dessert and candy on the table to snack on!
The play was a one act play and it was delightful! We arrived at 6:30pm and were home by 8:00pm. We had a evening.
Surprisingly, there were several places in town offering Valentine dinners, etc. I think we chose the best one!
As a child, I (Sidney) drove the stretch from Salt Lake to Vegas many times with my family. I remember seeing the sign from the freeway for Valley of Fire State Park and asking if we could go there. Of course, we were 20 miles from home so the answer was ‘no’. (I don’t blame my parents for saying no!)
This trip, I saw the sign, mentioned my childhood desire to Mike and the next thing you know, we were driving the desolate 13 miles to Valley of Fire State Park. Basically, it is red rocks and slick rocks, much like the terrain of where I currently live, but… I have another item knocked off my bucket list!
This picture makes me look like I hiked quite a long distance, but in reality, it was about 15 feet!
Mike, posing in a couple of different formations.
We then drove Shoreline Road, which goes around Lake Mead into Boulder City and then drove into Las Vegas.
Our timeshare was at The Grandview. We were amazed by our accommodations!!!
We fulfilled our goal of eating at a Chinese Buffet.
Mike went to his favorite gift store, only to be disappointment because it has turned into a real tourist trinket shop, not the odds and ends shop of 2005. The only good news is that it sells pottery from Cedar Mesa Pottery. Mike’s Uncle Joe originally started the business and now his cousin, Joe B. runs the business here in Blanding.
Sunday we attended the Calico Ridge Ward in Henderson, Nevada. We loved the building because it dates back to the early ‘60s.
Afterwards, we drove out to Hoover Dam and walked along the new bridge that was recently completed.
If the light pole were not in this shot, (and the people) it would be a beautiful print!
We drove up to a view spot to view Lake Mead. Mike specifically wanted me to take of picture of him fixing his tie.
Mike is the best husband. He graciously drives me around to fabric stores. I went to all of the stores in Las Vegas, plus JoAnn’s.
One night, we rented five movies from Red Box. We had a movie marathon. (The good thing about living in Blanding is that we don’t see all of the new movies that come out. So, in this case, going to Red Box, they had many movies available which we had not seen! Otherwise, we don’t generally like Red Box’s selection.)
Our FREE MONEY - $39.40. Okay, we do not gamble our own money. I need to make that clear. But, the Grandview had an agreement with the casino next door. The casino offered us free cards which entitled us to $25.00 of money to gamble with as well as discounts on food, etc. I told Mike, “I wonder if we can cash in the $50.00.” The answer was no. But, I found out that if I played the slot machine, when I ‘won’, I could cash out the money. So, we played our $50.00 and ended up cashing out $39.40. We definitely made money on the hotel. Yea!
All and all, Mike and I are so grateful to his sister Marjorie, for offering us her timeshare and to his sister Suzanne, who came and stayed with Mike’s mother. We had a GREAT TIME relaxing. We have returned to Blanding RELAXED and REFRESHED.
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