Knowing what our summer looked like - Emily and I decided to take a quick
two night trip to Salt Lake before things got too crazy.
We packed up our cameras and grabbed
our stretchiest pants for plenty of good food sampling
and we were off!
Antelope Island
We had never been before and were very curious as to what it was all about.
We arrived Sunday evening and had about 2 1/2 hours before sundown.
We headed to the spot we might best view the sunset and found it was also
a great place for somebody's cute 1st BDay photo shoot!
We began clambering over all of the facinating rock formations and shooting like crazy!
(We will spare you of our dozens and dozens of shots!)
It is a remarkable place. The colors and plants and vistas were incredible!
And the skies!! So dramatic that night.
It was really quite stunning to watch the light and clouds.
We understand there only a few windows of time that are comfortable to be out on the Island.
There are bugs. Lots of biting bugs in the early summer.
Spiders. Lots and lots of spiders in later summer.
Heat. Crazy heat in midsummer.
So we were really lucky to come during bug season, but right after lots
of rain so they didn't bother us one little bit!
We forgot to ask what fall was like here...
There wouldn't be enough time to drive around and explore the Island - we will save that for
another day. We just soaked in our little quiet corner of the world and took in the amazing scenery!
another day. We just soaked in our little quiet corner of the world and took in the amazing scenery!
It was really sweet!
And really peaceful.
We pretty much had this gorgeous shoreline all to ourselves
It really is rare to have hours with one on one time with any of my children.
This tiny trip is definitely one I will always treasure.
Taking the time to enjoy the sun setting is something that doesn't happen enough
in our lives. Incredible. And photos just can't capture the feeling.
We will be back for some more exploring and quiet time.
Ah, the city! Colorful and bustling.
Always fun to visit.
For breakfast we decided on Penny Ann's Diner. Highly recommend. Tiny little place, but perfect for people watching and good home cooked diner food! (I have had their sandwiches and pies!)
*The above collage is compiled found photos on google
Great food and time for a little sketching. Perfect!
Off to see what we see.
Craving flowers and summer time sunshine, we wandered around the beautiful nursery
Cactus and Tropicals. We snapped photos until our hearts content and picked out some
pretty little succulents and all the ingredients neccessary to have our own planting party later.
Whew! We really worked up our appetite.
Good thing we wore our stretchy pants!
Taqueria 27 here we come!
We are pretty happy girls :)
I sketched a little while Emily browsed. I'm in training for our Italy trip! haha!
City Creek is a great place to people watch.
We do have a crush on Anthropologie...
We went back to our charming hotel (not) and took a little nap.
We had to prepare ourselves for dinner, you know!
Now lest there be any room for questions, there are TWO establishments
in the pretty little city of Salt Lake by the name of Eva.
It took us several hours and some online research to figure this out.
Lucky us - we tried them both, as they had come highly recommended by friends and family.
Eva's Restaurant is just further down on the same street! They do not serve breakfast anymore
They do have a delicious menu of small plates that are really, really tasty!
The day was good. Very good.
We spent the rest of the night doing silly blind contour portrait drawings of each other -
which kept us very entertained and laughing until the wee hours of the morning.
Would you believe we woke up hungry??
Eva's Bakery ... here we come!
Just like being transported to Paris.
Why hadn't we known about this place before now??
Superb.
We wandered around Temple Square for a few photos and a quick sketch.
And then ... real life came calling and it was time to scoot back home.
Thanks, Em for such a wonderful treat.
The perfect way to usher in summer!
XO
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