Vacation at last . . .

We are in the Bee Hive State and have yet to see an actual bee hive except on bill boards and the names of businesses.  You'd expect to see Utah honey sold everywhere, but that's not the case.  So why the name?  We do not know.  Oh, well, we're just glad to be here.  Cause our pickup is acting funny, chugging and sputtering and blowing black smoke.  I feared we wouldn't even make it.  Plus, we came upon a huge traffic jam that stopped up the entire interstate for almost 2 hours.  A truck with toxic something collided with a semi and blocked the road.  So, there we sat.  But, two days and about 18 hours of driving, 5 bags of almonds, 1 large container of raisins, 10 bunches of bananas, 1 jar of peanut butter, 1 jar of cashew butter and 1 quick stop for lunch on a side road by Safeway in Spearfish and lots of praying later - we pulled into the RV park, just before they were about to close.  Thank God.  We were glad to get out of Wyoming unscathed!  But we did get to stop at Independence Rock, on a fluke, cause Judah had to use the rest room.  :)  India screams - 'Mom!  This is THE Independence Rock.  You know, the Oregon Trail Independence Rock!'   And it was.  Cool.  Thanks Judah.  We got our history lesson in for the day.

So far we haven't done much.  Hung out at the world's best library ever, went walking/running/biking/rollerblading, searching for bikes to buy and we ate.  We hope to check out Park City and Sundance.  Park City is where the Olympics were held and Sundance is where Robert Redford's famous film festival is held.  They have a zip line and a trolley and a really cool cave that is a must see.  Or so I've been told.  We hope to get seeded watermelon at the farmers market and play a little golf too.  Well, some of us will play, some of us will be the gallery, and some of us will stay back at the trailer and surf the web.

Pictures will be forthcoming.  Hopefully.  If India is nice enough to share and put them on my blog for me.  India, are you listening?   :)

Well,  we're off to eat at City Dogs.  It's a vegan hot dog street vendor place and they have the best dogs ever.  Well, so the children say.  They put all kinds of wacky things on theirs like, jalapenos and saurcraut and chili and cheese (vegan of course), veganaise,  onions, and relish.  Me, I'm a ketchup and mustard gal.  Why mess up a good thing, I say.  Some say that's boring, I say, keep it simple.  Okay, yeah, it's boring as all get-out, but it's the way I like it.  The very best part of City Dogs is the veganaise in a squeeze bottle.  Yeah, I know.  I don't really get the appeal either, but the children swear by it.  Easily amused, or what??!

Hope you all are keeping cool.

Later everyone!

jill and all