Our Early Anniversary Trip

Like I mentioned a while ago, I won a gift certificate for the Homestead Resort, which is up in Midway. Mr. Fob and I went and used it on Friday night and it was fabulous. The only thing I would have done differently is plan the trip to have more time to spend up there. Next time I would like to do more activities, like some bike riding, hiking, or more swimming (this would be cool). Friday afternoon we dropped the kids off in Salt Lake and headed up to Midway. First we stopped off at the outlets in Park City for a little shopping. I splurged and bought myself two new pairs of maternity jeans; Motherhood is one of the few places I've found petite maternity pants and I'm glad I don't have to spent the winter tripping over my pants. Hopefully I'll keep finding nice shirts on my regular thrift store trips. Now I can't wait for the weather to cool off so I can wear my new pants. After the outlets we drove into Heber and grabbed dinner at Granny's drive-in; then we checked in at the hotel, found our room, and ate outside on our little patio. I had a cheeseburger with onion rings and a fresh raspberry shake. It was delicious. After dinner we went for a walk around the grounds and then we came back to our room and watched episodes of the show 30 Rock on DVD. In the morning we got breakfast at the restaurant (my pancakes were fluffy and tasty), soaked in the mineral hot tub for a while, and had a massage at the spa. Then we had to check out and pick up the kids, but we did buy ourselves some fudge at the gift shop to make up for having to leave. It was a great little getaway and we would definitely like to go back again some time. Our room was clean and very nice, the staff were all friendly and helpful, the grounds are beautiful, and the spa was great too. I wish I could go back every weekend.

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Valerie said…
I'm just a stranger who happened upon your blog, but was glad to see your thoughts on Homestead. I've thought about going before, but didn't know if it would be worth it. It sounds great. Congrats on your free stay!
8/31/2009 10:44 AM
BurkeAndEmily said…
I'm glad you had a great time. Sounds wonderful
8/31/2009 11:57 AM
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