An enchanted evening

My sweet valentine surprised me with a Friday evening date that was superb! He told me to dress up and be ready to go at 4:30 pm. We drove to SLC. We parked in the new City Creek underground parking lot. We crossed the street and went in to this building:

and enjoyed a lovely dinner at:



complete with a buffet of many delicious foods prepared to perfection. Who doesn't love the Lion House rolls and the creme brulee served there (not to mention the prime rib, honey glazed ham, fresh shrimp, salmon and all the fixings.) We watched the sun set from our birds-eye-view of the Salt Lake City temple. What a romantic evening!

We walked around the temple grounds where we married, browsed in the LARGE and beautiful Deseret Book downtown and than meandered over to this location:

to watch this amazing performance, by this talented group and guest pianist Andre Watts:




The sold out crowd gave a 5 minute standing ovation at the conclusion of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, and the reviewers showered the performance with a praise and a great review.

My oh my...it was some enchanted evening to spend with my sweetheart! He outdid himself this year, seriously.

Introducing...precious little Charlie!

The proud parents...Dave and Courtney. They named their little boy Vernon Charles after their grandfathers and they will call him Charlie. How wonderful! He weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz and was 21" long. He was born on February 11 in the evening. They are going to be/are such wonderful parents. Charlie is such a lucky boy to be born into their loving care.


Dave's sister Jordan paid them a visit and met her new little nephew. He is the first grandson to be born in our family and we are so anxious to meet him.
Isn't he just the sweetest?


Newborns have the best little hands and feet! I just love seeing them. Another little spirit has come to earth and we are so thankful for his safe arrival!

Are you craving some of these? You can order them from SWEET'S candy company in Salt Lake City here.They even offer factory tours. Go ahead and get the 27 pound box! Of course they sell them at the BYU Bookstore by the ton, but in case you can't get there - just place an order.
This would be a good idea for an adventure with the Grand girls when the come to town next, since they give free samples. Hooray for chocolate covered cinnamon bears!

Happy Birthday 6 year old

This sweet girl is good through and through. She reminds me a lot of her mother. Her birthday is today and she turned 6 years old. I love her so much and I love being her Grandma Vonnie!

Strengthen your marriage

Take a look at this marriage web site sponsored by the state of Utah.
Stronger Marriage.org sponsored by Utah Department of Workforce Services, Work & Family Life

The mission of the Utah Commission on Marriage is to
help people form and sustain a healthy and enduring marriage.

There is some great information for dating, engaged, married and divorced couples and for those who are looking to remarry. There are classes and events to attend in various locations across the state. They also offer a free handbook for interested people who live in the state of Utah (all others can buy it for $2.50 or read the online version.) It contains good, good stuff.
I think every marriage has room for improvement, for new ideas and for a little review and introspection, maybe even a little kick start to move in a new and improved direction. Enjoy!