Saturday, September 27, 2008

Weekend Gettaway!


This past weekend, Bryce and I went on a fun little gettaway with some other couples from Bryce's work. Alpines owner, Chris and Michelle, invited us to their cabin over looking Bear Lake.

It was so much fun and such a beautiful cabin and setting. The leaves are now red, orange, and yellow and so the canyon and hillsides were vibrant with colors.


It was just for couples, so no kids allowed. What a nice break and a great time to be able to spend with each other. I told Bryce that we need these little adventures at least once every six months. It was just nice to be able to focus on each other.

The other awesome couples that were with us were Mike and Tami, Jacqui and Jared, Vic and Ruth, and Chris and Michelle. The first night, Chris and Michelle grilled some shish-ka-bobs. Afterwards, we watched "The Ultimate Gift" and then played kareoke till 2:30 in the morning. I haven't stayed up that late in a long time. In fact, Bryce said it reminded him of when we used to be dating. Anyway, we kind of slept in the next morning and then made pancakes, eggs, and bacon for breakfast.


Chris and Michelle own 3 Rhino's and one four wheeler. We went on a two hour, four-wheeler ride up the canyon and through the most gorgeous ravines and trails. Everybody was so dusty and dirty, but the trees were so pretty. We drove down dusty trails, muddy ravines, and pools of water. We nearly tipped our wheelers, took out trees with the rhinos, and some of us thought others were lost.



When we got back to the cabin, some of us read books, took naps, played the Wii, or watched TV. We grilled steak and chicken that night and then sat down to some fun games around the table. We played Jenga, Catch Phrase, and MadGabs.

Highlights of the Trip


* Ruth and the "ride"

*Vic laughing so hard during Mad Gabs

*Mike and Jared's excitement for the "reward"

*Jacqui sadness for the "reward"

*Bryce being called Linus and a chicken

*Bambi standing outside the cabin listening to Tami
*Michelle yelling "I Win"

*Workin' 9 to 5

*Eating chocolate, queso, salsa, candy all day and night

*Staying up late and sleepin in

On Sunday morning, we cooked omelettes and then relaxed until it was time to leave! What an awesome vacation! Thanks Chris and Michelle and all of our husbands for their hard work for Alpine.

3 comments:

Carrie said...

Jenn, that looks like so much fun. How cool that you got to have a weekend together. What a great time to be in the mountains also. I love the fall leaves.

jenhatch said...

how awesome! Thanks Jenn for the great write up and pictures - I almost feel like I was there... almost!

SO pretty... makes me miss Utah just a little! ;)

Julee said...

YOU GUYS ARE SOOOOOO SPOILED! A weekend away from kids and life, IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT!