St George

This last weekend Davin got to go to St George for winter fire school.

Here in my part of Utah it's freezing.  There is snow and smog and I haven't felt the sun in much too long.  I decided St George sounded like just the thing I needed.  I packed up, sent the kids to Grandma and Grandpas to be spoiled rotten for a couple nights and headed to St George to meet Davin.

This is the view from our first hotel room, the one the fire department put us up in.  It was not the very nicest of rooms, but I was in St George and it was 50 degrees at 10 pm so I wasn't about to complain.  I love, love, love the red rock in southern Utah and the palm trees are a big plus.

We went to a steakhouse called Anasazi Grill.  You order your meal (steak, chicken, etc) and they bring it out raw.  The give you a hot stone and you grill the steak yourself.  It was really, really good.  Each bite is cooked just like you like it and it all tastes right off the grill.  Because it is!  I'd go back.  It was fun to go out with some of the people Davin works with because I haven't met a lot of them and a few other wives were there too so I didn't feel totally out of place.

This is my super excited face.  On Saturday morning I woke up and had a whole day all to myself while Davin was in class.  I went shopping without kids and bought jeans and a purse which are two of the things I have the hardest time shopping for.  That put me in a great mood.  Then it was off to lunch with my Uncle and Aunt who I almost never see and have never spent time alone with.

My Uncle and Aunt live in a really cool neighborhood outside of St George.  They designed their home and I LOVED the tour they gave me.  I love seeing inside homes and it was even better hearing about all the little design details that went into it.  We also went to lunch at a really good restaurant and I loved just getting to sit and visit with them. 

 This is one of the MANY amazing views from their neighborhood.  I am no photographer, but I had to keep reminding myself I was driving because the view was breathtaking!

After lunch I checked into the next hotel.  This picture was taken at the Inn On The Cliff in St George.  If you ever need a place to stay in St George, I suggest this place.  It was beautiful, the staff was a amazing, the breakfast - which they bring right to your room  - was delicious, the TV's are smart TV's so you can connect to your own Netflix account (we didn't do this, we were too busy sitting on the private balcony enjoying the view) and...everything.  I loved it.

That night Davin joined me and we met back up with my Uncle and Aunt and my cousin and her kids and had dinner, which was a blast.

The next morning we woke up late and drove home.  We stopped for lunch in Fillmore and when we were walking to our table I heard a little  boy saying "Look Mom! A real firefighter, can I go say hi to him?"  Davin stopped and talked to him for a few minutes and the little boy was SO excited.  It was really fun to watch.

  Other than Davin hurting his shoulder and getting covered in bruises, it was a PERFECT weekend.  I am SO grateful for my parents who kept my kids and my Aunt and Uncle for letting me interrupt their day and my cousin for meeting us for dinner.

A great was to start 2015!