I have the greatest husband! Sam and I were coming inside from the backyard Friday afternoon when I heard voices in the kitchen. I was so confused when I saw that Bill was home early from work and then got even more confused when my eyes adjusted from the sun outside and I realized his sister, Jacque and niece, Erin were standing next to him. Bill told me to pack a bag for a surprise night away from home and it finally registered that Jacque and Erin had driven up from Utah to stay with Sam.
Bill wouldn't tell me where we were going, but I figured it out as soon as we turned north. We have been wanting to go up to McCall ever since we got to Idaho. It took a couple of hours, but the drive was gorgeous! It reminded me a lot of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake in many places and made me miss Utah a little.
We got into town around 6 o'clock and found a yummy little Mexican restaurant for dinner. There was tons of snow and it was freezing. The hot tub and sauna were wonderful!
The next morning, we had breakfast and got dressed and headed to the "downtown" area. The Winter Carnival was going on and there were tons of snow sculptures and little booths to look at.
Before heading back home, we drove around town a little and dreamed of having a cabin by the lake one day. You can't see it very well because of the snow and fog, but Payette Lake is beautiful. We definitely will be heading back up there this summer!
Sam was in heaven with his aunt and cousin and we are SO grateful for the time they took to drive all the way up here to let us have such a nice weekend! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!
We got back in time Saturday afternoon to visit with some friends who were visiting from out of town. It was a fun-filled weekend!
Thank you to my sweet Valentine who is so thoughtful and makes my life wonderful! I love you!!
5 comments:
We want to come with you to McCall this summer!! I have always wanted to visit there as well, and now that you're a local (well, close enough)....we want to tag along.
Wow! Way to go Bill. Can't wait till the day when some boy sweeps me off my feet and takes me to a romantic get-a-way. Kudos to him for surprising you.
Love your updates!
Sounds like a fun weekend! Don't you just love those sweet surprises?!
I had no idea you and Bill were ice-carvers. Dang, those are good! Too bad there's never any snow around here for y'all to come and work in. Oh, wait, it snowed a few miles from here last week, and just days after the Saints won the Super Bowl. If those aren't signs of some imminent apocalypse, I don't know what are.
That is the cutest thing I have ever heard. He is amazing Karen and you deserve it! I am glad you had so much fun. I miss you!
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