Happy 46th Anniversary to us!

 I can't believe we've been married so long!  And it's still so fun!  Paul came up with a great idea for a little get away for this year.  Monday is actually the day, but we went on Friday/Sat. up to Midway Utah and stayed a night at the Homestead House Resort.  That sounds a little bit fancier than it was, but it was really nice.  It's a cute resort with different "houses" spread all around their property.  We stayed in the Farmhouse.  Kind of old fashioned, antique type furnishings.  It's probably a lot prettier when it's not winter, but it's still really pretty with lots of winding paths between the houses and grass and big trees.  And the thing we really went for is that it has this giant crater that you can go inside of and swim in a hot spring pool that's inside!  The water comes up from below and is 90 degrees.  You come ready to swim; we had our jogging suits on over our swimsuits.  It was really pretty cold outside (our time to swim and soak was at 6:30 pm), and then put your stuff in a locker, get a life jacket on and just float and swim around this lovely warm pool inside this rock crater that is all around with just a little hole on top.  They keep the hole covered with a tarp in winter so the air inside stays warmer like the water.  Otherwise you'd be seeing daylight above you through that hole.  We had fun just because it's so unique.  Just looks like an ugly old mound on the outside and then inside is this beautiful, warm aqua colored pool.  People were using snorkels and masks and some people were having scuba lessons there too.  Probably about 30 people inside altogether.  After your time is up, you get out dry off and put on your warm clothes and go back outside to your car really quick this time of year so you don't freeze to death!  We love seeing and doing new things and this was just right.  The town of Midway is a beautiful combination of old time houses and crazy awesome gigantic/beautiful mansions.  

On our way up we stopped at Beaver to get cheese.  We also stopped a few places to look for things Paul was needing and found a wonderful birthday present/Gore-Tex jacket at REI.  We love looking in sporting goods shops.  And we ate yummy lunch in Fillmore at Costa Vida (had to eat outside because of Covid-19).  After our swim/soak we got dinner at Panda Express and took it to our room to eat it because you can't eat inside there either.  Then we walked over to the Lodge and enjoyed a few games of checkers (reminiscent of our honeymoon where we drew a checkerboard and used different colored tissue wads for men).  Then we explored the lodge and learned more about the crater and town's history.  

The next day we had really yummy breakfast in the Lodge restaurant.  I tried eggs benedict and loved it.  It was really good food and fast.  Then we enjoyed exploring the grounds some and did a little Xmas shopping there and then headed out. We stopped by Temple Square and walked around to see how the temple update is coming along and enjoyed walking through the City Creek Mall. Then we stopped in at a giant Costco in Salt Lake for a few things ours doesn't carry.  Then we lunched in Orem and picked up some Krispy Kreme donuts to bring home (ate some too).  We listened to a good book on the way when we had finished just enjoying talking.  All in all, it was just a fun, relaxing, remembering wonderful time to get away and enjoy time together.