Cedar City

I went to Cedar City last weekend.  Going again this weekend, too.  It's nice knowing that you have weekends off.  Just one of the perks of the new job.  :)

I went with my parents and two nieces (the only two I have!).  My parents promised the girls a long time ago that they would take them up to see a play at the Shakespeare Festival.  We saw The Secret Garden.  Beautiful play; I may have even cried at the end.  I loved the book when I was younger and I think my sixth grade teacher showed us the movie.  We all needed a little synopsis on the way there, so I pulled out the trusty iPhone and looked it up on Wikipedia.  The girls liked it and they even understood it-better than the teenage girls sitting behind us.  They are 11 an 12 and they got it quicker than these 14 and 15 year-olds! It had minimal scenery and props. I LOVE when they leave more to your imagination: it's like reading a book.  It was like Our Town in the scenery department. If you've never seen that, it's a 2 or 3 hanky play! I also noticed that they are doing Our Town again this fall.  If anyone is interested in going, let me know! 

We saw the play on Friday night. I was supposed to go to Harry Potter with Laura on Friday night, but I got my weekends mixed up and forgot all about the play and going out of town.  Dork!!  I thought I was going to have a nice long weekend at home-I still haven't even seen HP!  Anyway, we went up Friday morning and set up camp (we always stay at my parent's lot by Cedar Breaks, where their trailer is parked) and then went back to town for dinner and the play.  Saturday was spent lounging (for me) and exploring (for my dad and the girls).  I was still trying to get used to not sleeping during the day.  I brought a book to read and I just sat and read or napped most of the day.  We drove home Saturday night and dropped the girls off at home.  I think I heard more girl giggles in two days than I have in a lifetime.  I was raised with all boys and I was never into the giggling thing (I think).  Those girls were non-stop!!  It was good to see them enjoy themselves and get to know each other a little better.  Lauren has 3 brothers and all of her cousins that live in town are boys.  Shelby has 1 brother and Lauren is her only girl cousin.  Too many little boys in our family!!  

This weekend I'm taking Levi with me, so we will go for walks and he can run around and explore.  Levi can't stay in the trailer (potty issues) so we will be staying in a tent.  Doug is going and taking his dog, Bean, so Levi will have some company.  Doug watches Levi for me when I go out of town, so Levi and Bean have gotten to be pretty good friends.

Here is a video of the girls giggling (of course).  We went to eat at Winger's in Cedar and there was a guy sitting near us that was very loud and, ummm.....flamboyant??  I guess that's a good word.  They were having a hard time focusing on dinner when they could hear every word this guy was saying.  I have to admit-it was pretty funny!

They didn't know that I was taping them.  They thought I was just snapping pictures (love that feature on the new iPhone!).  So, they were a little surprised in the middle when I told them that I was recording.

That's all for now.  I have pictures on my camera from the trip; I just can't find my camera right at the moment.  Oh well, that will be a post for another day...