Utah!

After we left Vegas (see previous post), we went drove to Utah. On the way there, we stopped at Daniel's and Tyisa's apartment where I was going to stay for a couple of days. Their new place is super sweet! They live in a historic mansion turned apartment building in Provo, Utah. I forgot to take a picture of it, so I stole this one from the Internet:

It's called the Knight-Mangum Mansion.
While there, we got to talk alot, watch some amazing things on YouTube, play games (including Uno Attack...oooohhhhh yeah!!! lol), and explore the mall. Daniel kept telling me that he didn't want me to be bored and tried to think of other things we could do in Provo, but what he didn't realize is that being there with him and Tyisa was plenty of fun for me. I miss that kid like CRAZY!!!

We did have our fair share of shenanigans, however. On Saturday, when my parents and Diane came to pick me up, this is how they found Daniel and me:

haha
Diane joined in the action too:

It was SOOO hard to say goodbye to my Benjamin when we left, even though I knew I was going to see him again in a couple of days. Here's a shot of Daniel and Tyisa and, of course, Baby Danny.

Next, my parents dropped Diane and I off in Sandy at Rio Tinto Stadium for the Real Salt Lake game. Our seats were pretty good. I got to be Diane's "plus 1" for the game, which she was seeing with a bunch of people from work. Initially, I wasn't super excited for the game, but once I realized how close it was to hockey (my favorite sport), I ended up really enjoying it.

They passed this shield around the whole stadium...kinda like The Wave. It was pretty cool! When we were passing it over our heads it reminded me of PE in elementary school when we used to run under the parachute.

After the game we walked to the train, which took up back to Downtown Salt Lake.
The next day was Father's Day and it was awesome! Daniel and Tyisa came up to Salt Lake to go to church with us in Diane's ward. Afterward, we had ham, Grandma Merrell's raspberry Jello, and funeral potatoes, with chocolate mousse for dessert. After dinner, we decided to go for a walk around Temple Square. It was amazing because the weather was perfect and we were all very relaxed and just ready to browse around and enjoy one another's company. That night, Daniel & Tyisa, my mom, and I stayed up late playing Uno Attack and Phase 10. The next day or two were spent hanging out, shopping, and sightseeing We also got to attend a session in the Bountiful Temple, which I had never been in before.

What an amazing blessing the Temple is! So beautiful!
Before we left, we decided to go to the Church History Museum. It hasn't changed much over the years, but we love it just as much the millionth time as we did the first.

We all had fun coloring at the children's artwork interactive display in the basement.
When it was time to go, we said goodbye to Diane and then stopped at Daniel's to say goodbye and we headed home. It was a great trip.