sometimes being married is scary

 

Since our wedding anniversary this year seemed to get lost amidst all the boxes and craziness of moving, Mark took it upon himself to schedule a weekend getaway for us in July. I think it was perfect timing and I most appreciate his stealthy planning and covert operations to make it a fun weekend. Mary Ann was an angel and watched the kiddies for us. Mark booked us a night at the Anniversary Inn- the Kahn Mansion room was nice but we had to laugh because we spent about 10 minutes looking for the thermostat, called the front desk (he asked if our room was too cold- um it was 108 outside) and ended up sleeping with a box fan. Not too far off from our first apartment. 

Dinner at Benihana- we were the first people in the restaurant but it was rather delish. We had some time to kill before our Ghost Tour so we wandered Deseret Book and Temple Square. 

We booked a downtown Ghost Tour a few months ago and it was SO fun! Just nice to do something different. We saw a few creepy buildings where people had experienced tragedy, the Salt Lake Municipal cemetery where some people believe the real Butch Cassidy is buried, the Federal Building and the Rio Grande. We were on our way to our last stop, Hatch Family chocolates (the best chocolate dipped cinnamon bear of my life) when the truck broke down! It was already struggling, the A/C was barely working...awesome! Makes for good stories.

EMF tester. Felt very Ghostbuster-ish.

We had dessert at our favorite- Gourmandise and then went to see Spider Man. While in the parking lot, we saw a daunting yellow envelope which means we got a parking ticket at Gourmandise! DANG! We have parked there a million times and never had an issue but ended up with a $35 ticket (called and disputed and ended up paying $5).

first glance- getting a ticket at 9:20 didn't fit into the Mon-Fri 9-6 PM. L A M E.

Saturday morning downtown means the Farmer's Market and mint limeades. One of my favorite things of the summer. So much awesome produce, local art, two of the hugest dogs I have ever seen, people watching and French pastry.

It is always nice to get away with Mark. We are still getting back to "normal" and it's wonderful to have him present and engaged. We laughed and talked until late in the morning. Weekend getaways are top of my list and I can't wait for the next one!