Great weekend!
Monday, March 21, 2011 by Monkey and Britter Brit
Well we had a fun and adventurous weekend this last weekend. Bryan and I got this last Friday off of work because we had originally made plans to hang out with my cousin, Rich and go dirt biking and four wheeling down in Moab. Well due to a dirt bike malfunction, Rich was unable to come down so Bryan and I decided that since we had the time off we would still stick to our travelling out of the Salt Lake Valley plans. We just wanted to get away too bad. We took a road trip up to Idaho. We love Idaho. It is so beautiful and country style, the kind of style we love. Both Bryan and I have a desire to move from Utah and live a quiet and quaint life in the country side. We ended up driving thru some different towns and areas, looking at different horse property that is for sale. We hope to buy some next year.
We first made our way towards Shelley, ID. We had to stop off in Blackfoot, ID by my Grandma's property and we lucky enough to run into my awesome Aunt Pat. She was loading up her horse with her friend when we got there and got to "shoot the shit" as Aunt Pat put it for a while before finishing to our first destination in Shelley. We really liked Shelley. It was small, quaint, and would fit us just right. We then took a nice long drive to Arco, ID driving thru Atomic City, ID. Not a whole lot of anything there but we did really like Arco as well. We continued driving and really fell in love with Moore Mackay, ID. They are perfect towns with country feel, small, and in a valley surrounded by a beautiful mountain range.
At this point I would like to say that the Tom Tom has been fired from us using it again. We had found a small bed and breakfast in Mackay that we had made arrangements to stay at. We put the address into the Tom Tom and took off driving. It led up 16 MILES out of the way in the wrong direction. It is fired. Once we realized that the Tom Tom was wrong when it said we had reached our destination, in the middle of no where, we quickly checked the directions the website had given me and realized that it had led us way past it. We ended up almost at Mount Borah before realizing it. It was really sad. But we did end up finding our way back and to the B & B with no problems finding it once we turned around.
The Mackay Homestead Bed and Breakfast was wonderful. It was so quiet and beautiful. We had pretty much the whole lower half of the house to ourselves. It was a nice bed and the hosts were very gracious and wonderful people. We enjoyed our stay immensely and would recommend it to anyone who wants a get away to the mountains but do not want to camp. They treated us with home made cookies and fresh fruit. The morning of Saturday they brought down one of the best breakfasts I have ever had. It was cheese, spinach, potato, and bacon frittata and it was so excellent. They brought fresh fruit, homemade whole wheat bread, and the best freakin' jam I have ever had. It was so fresh and had little sugar in it. It was so good because you could taste the fruit in it. We loved it.
Well after driving through Idaho Falls, ID on Saturday morning, we became afraid of the snow that was starting to fall and decided to head back early so we would not get caught in a snow storm. We got back home and decided that since our friends that we were supposed to hang out with were sick and could not go out, that we would have a fun date night instead. We went to Applebee's first and enjoyed watching part of the UFC Championship and eating some good food. We then went to the movies and saw Red Riding Hood. All in all it was a good movie. The only thing we did not like was the cliche moments that were a little to close to the fairy tale that made you giggle a little. Other than that the acting was good and it kept us on the edge of our seats for most of it. Not a good one for kids though. Some sexual content and violence.
Sunday was not so good for Bryan but a good one for me. Bryan woke up Sunday and was not feeling good at all with a cough and chills. I made him stay home while I walked listening to Don Williams, Alison Kraus, and Garth Brooks, my three favorite artists of all time. I love their music and it made my 6 mile walk that much better. I walked over to the West Valley Family Fitness Center for my friend, Francie's little boy, Tukker's first birthday party. He is such a cute kid and it was fun to see Francie again since we do not get to see each other that often.
All in all a good weekend for sure. I will update with some photos when I find the time to plug the camera in.
We first made our way towards Shelley, ID. We had to stop off in Blackfoot, ID by my Grandma's property and we lucky enough to run into my awesome Aunt Pat. She was loading up her horse with her friend when we got there and got to "shoot the shit" as Aunt Pat put it for a while before finishing to our first destination in Shelley. We really liked Shelley. It was small, quaint, and would fit us just right. We then took a nice long drive to Arco, ID driving thru Atomic City, ID. Not a whole lot of anything there but we did really like Arco as well. We continued driving and really fell in love with Moore Mackay, ID. They are perfect towns with country feel, small, and in a valley surrounded by a beautiful mountain range.
At this point I would like to say that the Tom Tom has been fired from us using it again. We had found a small bed and breakfast in Mackay that we had made arrangements to stay at. We put the address into the Tom Tom and took off driving. It led up 16 MILES out of the way in the wrong direction. It is fired. Once we realized that the Tom Tom was wrong when it said we had reached our destination, in the middle of no where, we quickly checked the directions the website had given me and realized that it had led us way past it. We ended up almost at Mount Borah before realizing it. It was really sad. But we did end up finding our way back and to the B & B with no problems finding it once we turned around.
The Mackay Homestead Bed and Breakfast was wonderful. It was so quiet and beautiful. We had pretty much the whole lower half of the house to ourselves. It was a nice bed and the hosts were very gracious and wonderful people. We enjoyed our stay immensely and would recommend it to anyone who wants a get away to the mountains but do not want to camp. They treated us with home made cookies and fresh fruit. The morning of Saturday they brought down one of the best breakfasts I have ever had. It was cheese, spinach, potato, and bacon frittata and it was so excellent. They brought fresh fruit, homemade whole wheat bread, and the best freakin' jam I have ever had. It was so fresh and had little sugar in it. It was so good because you could taste the fruit in it. We loved it.
Well after driving through Idaho Falls, ID on Saturday morning, we became afraid of the snow that was starting to fall and decided to head back early so we would not get caught in a snow storm. We got back home and decided that since our friends that we were supposed to hang out with were sick and could not go out, that we would have a fun date night instead. We went to Applebee's first and enjoyed watching part of the UFC Championship and eating some good food. We then went to the movies and saw Red Riding Hood. All in all it was a good movie. The only thing we did not like was the cliche moments that were a little to close to the fairy tale that made you giggle a little. Other than that the acting was good and it kept us on the edge of our seats for most of it. Not a good one for kids though. Some sexual content and violence.
Sunday was not so good for Bryan but a good one for me. Bryan woke up Sunday and was not feeling good at all with a cough and chills. I made him stay home while I walked listening to Don Williams, Alison Kraus, and Garth Brooks, my three favorite artists of all time. I love their music and it made my 6 mile walk that much better. I walked over to the West Valley Family Fitness Center for my friend, Francie's little boy, Tukker's first birthday party. He is such a cute kid and it was fun to see Francie again since we do not get to see each other that often.
All in all a good weekend for sure. I will update with some photos when I find the time to plug the camera in.
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