:::happy dance::: My mom’s in town!!! :::happy dance:::

Jess and I headed to SLIA (Salt Lake Int’l Airport) to get Mom and we got there with time to spare. We waited at the gate, watched the plane land, waited while it taxied in…. and watched as it went to a different gate. *sigh* But that was fine: My mom was here!!! Not sure if I mentioned it or not: This is the first time that she’s been to visit since I moved out here.

We drove down to Jess’ parents’ to wait to go back to SLIA and pick up my uncle. On the way there, we decided to drive past one of the temples so Mom could see it – there are 3 here in the Salt Lake Valley. The road that it’s on is being worked on – they’ve done the DEstruction… hopefully, they’ll start on the CONstruction soon. We then stopped at the local B&B for a cup of coffee for Mom, a bottle of water for Jess and some frozen mocha goodness for me. :::bliss::: There were people lining 106th South from Redwood Road (where the B&B is) back to God-only-knows-where. Apparently, they were lining up for the “South Jordan Days” parade. *shrug* As we left the B&B lot, we saw that they were lining Redwood, too… all the way down to 114th South. And it was hot… after Thursday’s bike ride to 132nd South (from 94th), I don’t envy them.

We got to the inlaws’ and sat and talked for a while. This was also Mom’s first time meeting Jess’ parents. It went well. Thank God.

An hour and a few odd minutes later, Jess, Mom and I (in one car) and Sandi and Jim (in another) went back to SLIA to get my Uncle. We were walking down to the gate when my phone rang… It was my uncle…. at the baggage claim. :::backtrack mode::: We went down to the baggage claim, met my uncle, and then we were off to the hotel where my folks were staying and then on to dinner!

Jess and I decided to take everyone to Rodizio Grill, a Brazilian steakhouse, for dinner. I ordered “The Full Rodizio” for everyone: unlimited trips to the salad bar and they bring 11 kinds of meats to your tables on skewers. I felt a *little* piggish when I was the only one still ordering meats after everyone else was stuffed. Oh well. Then came desert: Death By Chocolate. *OINK*

We said goodbye to the inlaws, took my folks to their hotel, and came home. Thanks to the WONDERFUL planning of UDOT, most of I-15 is closed. Again. After they said that all of the reconstruction was finished. *shakes fist* We made it home, I read yesterday’s swag from the comic shop (I can hardly believe that I was only recently getting around to them), and now… it seems that we’re off for a late-night snack at V.I. with Scott and Ang.

Peace.