Rather spontaneously, my friend Matt and I decided to take a mini-vacation to Idaho. The original plan was to visit some friends in Rexburg, but those plans morphed into a plethora of fun visits and activities. Saturday afternoon we drove to Pocatello and had dinner with his grandparents, then finished our drive up to Rexburg. I stayed with Hannah, a friend from Oklahoma, and had a lot of fun catching up with her. We went to her ward the next morning and had a relaxing Sunday. That evening, after my lovely cousin Cara finished with her ward’s meetings, the three of us trekked to the Bronson household in Ammon. They fed us a delicious dinner and successfully entertained us for several hours – I love family. (Noteworthy moment – as we were taking cousin pictures Kim (the photographer at the time) yelled, “supermodel poses!” Her children immediately sprang into action while the 3 visitors looked at each other in confusion… I guess not everyone has what it takes to be a supermodel.)
The three of us then drove the block between the Bronson’s and Rusty & Sheila’s. We were greeted warmly and spent the next few hours keeping them awake with conversation. The next morning Sheila provided a delicious breakfast, a few hours were spent harassing cousin Brandon, and then we all went over to Rusty’s ever-entertaining Preparedness Store. We were given gifts and were allowed to explore. Then they really treated us – they took us to Big Judd’s! Talk about massive burgers. Everyone did their part in helping consume the enormous amount of food we ordered. We then parted ways and the 3 of us headed back to Rexburg.
After a fun afternoon, evening, and morning with friends and the BYU-Idaho campus, Matt and I headed over to Swan Valley, where his family has an extremely adorable A-frame cabin next to Lake Palisades. After getting some square ice-cream, we got to go four-wheeling (so fun!!!) around the lake and up the mountain, and spent a little time hiking and making s’mores. We regretfully drove home early the next morning and returned back to Provo and the real world.
Man I love my family, and I love having fun.
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