This past weekend was a BLAST! Mike's dad and step-mom came to St. George with Mike's little brother, Sam, and little sister, Grace. It was so much fun to have his family in St. George and to have spent so much time with them! This also gave me the opportunity to see the family name I was taking on. :)
It started on Friday night by going to dinner with his family and his grandparents. I have seen them before at the airport for Mike's missionary homecoming, but we didn't talk much at that time. We were able to get the usual "Where are you from? Who is in your family? Are you going to school?" and all other questions out in the open. Dinner was a great ice-breaker and a catalyst for the rest of the weekend!
Saturday morning Michael and I went to Washington to celebrate his family ancestor with the rest of his family. She was the first school teacher in Washington City and this past week would have been her 200th birthday. It was neat to learn she was from Dublin - the place I have been begging Mike to visit! There were probably 75 people in Mike's family present so I REALLY got a good view of his family. They had a presentation at the museum school house and then we walked to the cemetery for a short song at her grave site. I loved sitting with Mike and his family in the big gym where everybody traveled far and wide to be there. There was a lot of love and joy in the room.
After the grave we took Mike's parents and Sam to eat lunch at Irmita's, a local mexican restaurant that is FABULOUS. They have a menu item called the "Torta Challenge." If you can eat the whole thing in less than 15 minutes, you get the next one free. Naturally Mike accepted the challenge and.... he did it!! I was actually pretty proud. :)
Next we picked up Grace and went to Dixie rock. They had never been up there and there is no better way to see St. George than from up there. This activity led us to geocaching. What is geocaching you ask? I'll tell you! All over the world people use a GPS device to locate little treasures. They are little boxes or containers that people can bring an item in exchange for item already in the box. It is kind of thrilling to know people from all over have searched for the same geocache. This was a first for Mike and me and we love it! Check out http://www.geocaching.com/ for more information.
We decided to cool off at another local place, Swig. Problem is we took the term "cool off" to the limit. All of us were shaking we were so cold while eating shaved ice. It was funny how we went to both extremes in a matter of an hour.
Our final activity for the day was meeting back up with the grandparents and Mike's aunt and uncles at the mall. We all walked around together and sat at the food court to just talk. I got to know his aunts a lot better and see the Hunt family. I feel like I get along great with his parents and it was amazing to spend time with his siblings.
This weekend made me more excited to become a Hunt and realize that 81 days is coming quicker than I thought!
It started on Friday night by going to dinner with his family and his grandparents. I have seen them before at the airport for Mike's missionary homecoming, but we didn't talk much at that time. We were able to get the usual "Where are you from? Who is in your family? Are you going to school?" and all other questions out in the open. Dinner was a great ice-breaker and a catalyst for the rest of the weekend!
Saturday morning Michael and I went to Washington to celebrate his family ancestor with the rest of his family. She was the first school teacher in Washington City and this past week would have been her 200th birthday. It was neat to learn she was from Dublin - the place I have been begging Mike to visit! There were probably 75 people in Mike's family present so I REALLY got a good view of his family. They had a presentation at the museum school house and then we walked to the cemetery for a short song at her grave site. I loved sitting with Mike and his family in the big gym where everybody traveled far and wide to be there. There was a lot of love and joy in the room.
After the grave we took Mike's parents and Sam to eat lunch at Irmita's, a local mexican restaurant that is FABULOUS. They have a menu item called the "Torta Challenge." If you can eat the whole thing in less than 15 minutes, you get the next one free. Naturally Mike accepted the challenge and.... he did it!! I was actually pretty proud. :)
Next we picked up Grace and went to Dixie rock. They had never been up there and there is no better way to see St. George than from up there. This activity led us to geocaching. What is geocaching you ask? I'll tell you! All over the world people use a GPS device to locate little treasures. They are little boxes or containers that people can bring an item in exchange for item already in the box. It is kind of thrilling to know people from all over have searched for the same geocache. This was a first for Mike and me and we love it! Check out http://www.geocaching.com/ for more information.
We decided to cool off at another local place, Swig. Problem is we took the term "cool off" to the limit. All of us were shaking we were so cold while eating shaved ice. It was funny how we went to both extremes in a matter of an hour.
Our final activity for the day was meeting back up with the grandparents and Mike's aunt and uncles at the mall. We all walked around together and sat at the food court to just talk. I got to know his aunts a lot better and see the Hunt family. I feel like I get along great with his parents and it was amazing to spend time with his siblings.
This weekend made me more excited to become a Hunt and realize that 81 days is coming quicker than I thought!
We're excited to have you too, Sarah! Hunts are pretty addictive, that's word on the street. ;)
ReplyDeleteShout it from the rooftop: St. George is off the hook when spent with Microwave and Saran Wrap.
ReplyDelete