Our Weekend in Utah

On Saturday, Tyson and I joined Amber, Che', and Aaron on a mini vaca down to Utah to visit Aaron's wife, Britney. She has been training for a new job for the last couple of weeks and we all decided to go down and hang out with her. We had so much fun!

When we arrived in the Salt Lake area we decided to spend some time looking around at Ikea. And was that just a wonderful experience for the eyes. We had a lot of fun just walking through all the displays and picturing what our houses would look like with all the fun and mod decor. After walking around Ikea for a while we met up with Britney in Draper for some Cafe Rio. Whenever we're in Utah we have to hit up the local Cafe Rio or Costa Vida. I think my last post made it clear why! Does the picture look familiar? Amber and I shared one of these delicious pork salads and it was superb! If we had things our way, we would have a Cafe Rio salad without the rice, but with the sweet rice from Bajio. One day we'll make it happen!
After Ikea we stopped over to 90th South for a little Tai Pan action. Tyson and I have been trying to find lamps for our room. Although we weren't successful in this area, we were able to find a new lamp for our living room. And it looks really good!

After Tai Pan the four of us went our separate ways from Aaron and Britney so they could spend the rest of the weekend together. So we went to the South Towne Mall and did some browsing. For some reason the styles of clothing just weren't agreeing with me. Everything seems so plain right now. So none of us ended up buying any clothes. After shopping we went to Mimi's Cafe for dinner. It was a first-time experience for all of us, so we weren't expecting such huge portions of food! It was really good, we enjoyed it.

After dinner we needed dessert. Of course. So we decided to locate the nearest Dairy Queen and go for a cherry-dipped cone. Delicious! I recall mentioning these yummy treats in a past post. We just love them! They're so good! And we all love them so it works out great.

On Sunday morning we had breakfast at the hotel and went to do a little shopping while we waited for Aaron. And it turned out to be yet another great shopping experience! We went to Burlington Coat Factory and found pillows for our couch and clock and fake tree for our living room. We were so excited to find those! We've been looking for something for the blank wall we've had, and when we saw the clock we knew it was perfect. And the tree was a steal at only $25. Woo hoo!

And to top things off, Tyson bought me a new Kathy Van Zeeland purse! I was so excited! Amber got one from Che' for Valentine's Day and I loved hers. And while at Burlington we saw this one for $50, originally $100. So Tyson said he'd buy it for me for an early something. I just couldn't let such a good deal pass me by! I love my new purse!

Even though we were only there for two days, we still had a great time in Utah. On the way home we were able to stop in at Uncle Bob and Aunt Penney's for a visit. It was nice to see them.

I love my family, and I'm so glad we're able to spend time together like we do!

Restaurant and store photos via Google Image