Park City Day

Any day that starts off and ends with football can’t be all bad. Today was no exception. The Ravens won (HOO-HAH!), but the Panthers and Dolphins caught a beatdown though. However, the Eagles laid an all-mighty smacking on the Cowboys… so, that makes it all okay. And San Fran is playing on MNF tomorrow night. Truly, this is the land where all things are possible.

We couldn’t have asked for a better day to go to Park City. The weather was just that right combination of “warm enough to not need a jacket” and “cool enough to not make you roast as you walk down the street.” And, there weren’t TONS of people there, so you actually had elbow room. Of course, we aren’t in ski season yet – that will ALL change. And with the Olympics coming in a few months, it will be a place to avoid – as will all of the greater SLC metro area. But I digress…. We met Angie and Scott for a great brunch at Cisero’s on Main Street. Meats, cheeses, omelettes, fruit, pasta and eggs, and oh Belgian Waffles. VERRA tasty. After that, we wandered through some of the shops and galleries and soon met up with Dee and Kim. They were originally coming up for lunch, but we missed the call – Dee called my “no-longer-AWOL-but-sitting-at-the-Post-Office-until-tomorrow” phone. We wandered through more shops and galleries and topped off that part of the day trip with ice cream from Cows. Then, it was off to the Alpine Slide. Jess, Scott and Angie went on the slide while Kim, Dee and I stayed at the bottom of the hill and watched what HAD to be an out take from David Letterman’s “Stupid Human Tricks.” We watched a family try to play hackey sack. I got a TON of pics of this… umm…. spectacle. Now, I don’t play hackey sack, or more to the point – I’ve never tried, but I do understand the basic concept: Tap the ‘sack with your foot/leg and “bounce” it. You do NOT kick it like it’s a soccer ball. We expected them to kick the ‘sack onto on of the roofs or balconies. They didn’t.

After Park City, it was off to the inlaws’ to spend some Q.T. with the family-unit. Grandma and Grandpa E are in town for a week or two, so we got to spend some time with them, as well. And we watched football! I even managed to help Brian with a paper that he is working on. Can you say “multitasking,” boys and girls?

We’re most likely heading back up to Park City in a few weeks to check out the silver mine. That’s something to look forward to. But, since it’s back to the grind tomorrow, I’d best call it a night.

Peace.