Exploring Park City

our view from their house 

Its day 2 of our trip and we were fortunate enough to not have to drive one single mile today! Instead, we were able to experience Park City and all its surroundings with his wonderful aunt and uncle. 

We started off the day at 7am (6am pacific time) because Teej wanted to get up and enjoy the morning. At first I was ok with that but when I realized that 7am really felt like 6am I knew I was going to be a tired turkey. Come to my surprise.... I was exhausted... BUT I got up anyway and did get to experience the beautiful morning that Teej raved about. After breakfast, his aunt and uncle wanted to take us on a walk around their neighborhood BUT we had to wait for the window washers to come and wash their windows. As silly as this sounds I was amazed by the crew washing the windows. The house that they live in is exceptionally large with REALLY high windows and what was incredible about it was that the crew looked so comfortable doing it. I mean they were having a conversation with his aunt and uncle and seemed like it was no big thing. Anyway, that was my little tangent for this post. 

So, once they had left, we went on a walk around their neighborhood and they showed us some breathtaking scenery. They live at what seems to be the top of this huge hill so when you look down you can see several multi million dollar houses below as well as a shopping center and freeways. It really is amazing. By the time we got back to their house we were all out of breath from the big hills we had to walk up as well as the high altitude (at least that's what I blamed it on!) 

His aunt and uncle are so sweet and wanted to take us on an actual tour of Park City for the afternoon. So, we all piled in their Outlander and headed down the steep hill to the main road. Our first stop was awesome and not anything I was expecting. Are you ready for it? We went to the OLYMPIC PARK/MUSEUM. It was  sweet!!! We drove up and the first thing I saw was the ski slopes and bobsled course that the olympians used back in the 2002 Olympics. There was also a cool museum with a lot of the surrounding areas ski history as well as memories and actual medals from that years Olympics. It was one of my favorite things I've seen thus far. 

We then headed down to Main St. in the town of Park City. It's a really cute little town with a strip of shops and restaurants. Teej said it reminded him of the town Sisters on crack. haha.. Anyway, we stopped there for lunch at a nice pizza place and shared a BBQ chicken pizza. FREAKING BOMB! I normally don't like it that much but this kind was BOMB! We proceeded to look at the shops after and take the free trolley car around to continue looking at the area. We finished up the tour with his uncle taking us around to the different ski resorts like Deer Valley and Park City Resort. It was sweet to see the amount of growth development that had occurred since the Olympics had happened. On the last bit of the tour I was struggling to stay awake so Teej had to keep nudging me. I felt bad but I must have been in a food coma or something. :) 

The rest of the day was pretty low key. We were both pretty tired from the long drive yesterday so we helped his aunt and uncle bring out their lawn furniture, (which actually was a process) had dinner and dessert and then talked with them until bed. It was a really great day! We are so blessed that we were able to get to know Lois and Bruce (that's their names by the way) and get the opportunity to stay with them on our road trip! They are such gracious and hospitable people and their marriage truly shows the meaning of Christ's love for us. We are hoping to be able to come back and visit again soon. 

So, what's next? Denver tomorrow. It's an 8 hour drive but first were having breakfast with Lois and Bruce. Should be a good start to the day before a long drive ahead. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for reading everyone! 

But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. Psalm 13:5 NLT