After a tiring week at work again (can I even tell how excited I will be when our new
hospital opens in October? We are like 60 days away and counting, and I think helping to staff it may just kill me:) all I wanted to do was veg in front of my Tivo and order pizza. But, coming home from work and finding the boys slumped on the couch watching reruns of SpongeBob convinced me we probably needed to get out of the house. The three of us put our ideas into a hat (I really wanted to go up in the mountains after I got my second wind, Shane wanted to play the Wii, Mack wanted to go see Underdog for the third time), brainstormed a bit, and it was decided we would go downtown to the temple grounds. We went to the Garden for dinner--somewhere I haven't been since I worked at the Church Office Building. We got an amazing table overlooking the temple and watched a beautiful sunset.
I was worried Mack may not totally love the fare that was offered, but he dug into his cheese raviolis, and then ordered dessert. I had this really summery raspberry and chicken salad. So beautifully plated, I had to share it!
After dinner, we walked around the temple for a bit, and then went to see the Joseph Smith movie. Such a powerful movie. I love feeling the Spirit (sometimes hard when I am refereeing Primary ever Sunday), and it was so intense. Love getting that gut feeling to reconfirm my belief in my Church. Made my stress at work and everything else going on seem so manageable compared to those types of struggles. Wow--I just have it so easy. Shane and Mack both loved it too-I think it was great for our family. So, go tour your own city more! So much fun:)
I was worried Mack may not totally love the fare that was offered, but he dug into his cheese raviolis, and then ordered dessert. I had this really summery raspberry and chicken salad. So beautifully plated, I had to share it! 
After dinner, we walked around the temple for a bit, and then went to see the Joseph Smith movie. Such a powerful movie. I love feeling the Spirit (sometimes hard when I am refereeing Primary ever Sunday), and it was so intense. Love getting that gut feeling to reconfirm my belief in my Church. Made my stress at work and everything else going on seem so manageable compared to those types of struggles. Wow--I just have it so easy. Shane and Mack both loved it too-I think it was great for our family. So, go tour your own city more! So much fun:)
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