9 Years

Today was our 9th Anniversary. When we were trying to think of what to do my smart sister came up with the idea to go to Wendover, NV. Neither Mike nor I had ever been and since it's only an hour and half or so away we decided to go for it. Everything worked out nicely. My sister was able to meet me in Orem yesterday and get the boys and take them to Papa's for the night. Papa was nice enough to take today off to watch them. And off we went on a quick road trip. Here's Wendover Willie welcoming us to town, I truly felt welcome after seeing him ;).


With it being the middle of the week and no big acts in town, we got a steal on a hotel room. And bonus an even bigger steal on not just a room but a mini suite to include a huge jacuzzi tub and steam shower....oh yes! So here I am in front of the Montego bay where we stayed.

For those of you not from around here, Wendover sits right on the border of Utah and Nevada. Gambling is illegal in Utah, so a couple of the hotels have their parking lots in Utah and then the casino/hotel part just a couple feet inside the NV border. Our hotel was one of them. So here's me and Mike straddling the state line for a photo op.

Mike and I each took $20 and played it on the slots. Mike came home with 2 penny's. I ended up coming home with $43. So that's a win of $23! Look at me :). I made sure to rub it in, a lot. But then I ended up spending it on a shirt and jacket for him at the mall today. How did that happen?

On the way there, you drive right across the salt flats. You know where they break land speed records and whatnot? Well anyway the Bonneville Raceway is about 5 miles off the freeway so we decided we may as well go have a look. When you get to the end of the road all there is, is a sign and lots of salt. 44,000 acres of salt to be more precise. So here's just a couple pics to share.

Mike and I walked out on it a ways to strike some poses for the camera.

We explored and of course tasted it to make sure it was in fact salt. And it definitely was :). Of course I was a little more civilized than Mike in tasting it. All of that salt and no fries....it was sad.

It was a fun quick trip. Papa brought the boys back to Provo tonight so we went and met him and picked them up. They had fun and didn't really even care that Mom and Dad were back. Zaric tried to go with Papa again when we were heading out. Good thing we are heading to Price in a couple of days.

Happy 9 years Mike! A big thanks to Tracey for suggesting it and for coming to get the boys. And a big thanks to Papa who watched the boys which allowed this to happen. You guys rock!