I haven’t written a blog entry in a few days because Ben’s mom and dad came to visit last weekend. It was a fantastic time. We visited the Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah campus, ate scones/coffee at Tulie Bakery near my old apartment, and enjoyed dinner at our favorite restaurant in SLC, Kyoto. Dave and Mary Jo helped me and Ben get settled into our new apartment. Dave installed new wall lights (sconces) for our bedroom. He (with the help of Comcast) also fixed our cable TV so now we can watch 150 channels on the free TV our friend Thomas gave us. We spent several hours at Sears and the mall getting new tired put on our car (Leslie, the Lumina) and purchased a brand new grill with 3 burners which cost $117 (including tax). Ben and I have eaten nearly every meal from this grill since Sunday afternoon. We made brats, bison burgers, steak, and mushroom kabobs. Looking forward to trying more exotic grill-able foods such as venison, lamb, brisket, ribs, corn, potatoes, chicken, onions and peppers.
During my parents’ in law’s visit, I did not watch too much TV–only a new episode of Modern Family and Big Bang Theory. I recently finished a new episode of Switched at Birth, which I am enjoying and yesterday evening, I watched 3 episodes (not the whole thing but I tuned in sporadically) of Top Chef (on Bravo)–the real TV episodes, not the Hulu version. It was weird because I couldn’t pause whenever I wanted to and watch more later. I got the jist of each show and learned the main points so that was all that was necessary. I also washed lots of dishes and cleaned up moving boxes while Ben took his bike to the gas station to get air in his tires. This morning, he biked to work for the first time. Very exciting! This morning, I judged a science fair in a neighboring city (Bountiful) and enjoyed talking with several (20+) 5th and 6th graders. Tonight, I am very tired and planning on enjoying a new episode of Good Wife by myself, while Ben showers and watches Badger basketball. We are truly enjoying our new home. The fireplace, patio (with grill!) and clean, modern kitchen, bathroom, living area. Great location–we can even bike to work without needing to chug up a big hill. Here are some photos from our weekend.
View from the Natural History Museum:
Dinner at Kyoto:
Univ. of Utah basketball game and dinner at MacCool’s with Ben’s cousin’s family:
Brunch at Ruth’s Diner in Emigration Canyon:
New grill:
Waverly loves the new carpet:
Now we are both back to working and writing in our respective cities (Chicago and Baltimore) and looking forward to Christmas.
