Today we had a wonderful time meeting up with Janet & Jack at the Utah Tulip Festival. Imagine if you will, 250 thousand tulips in a 55-acre garden paradise. It truly was spectacular!
We spent hours walking around the garden together. It was such a wonderful way to visit with family.
Janet & Jack are on vacation in Utah this week. They are staying at a timeshare in southern Utah (in Brian Head) and enjoying a week of hiking and relaxation.
Since we live in northern UT, Janet and I tried to think of a place that was "half-way" that we could meet for a day trip. When I heard about the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point (just south of Salt Lake City), we thought it would be perfect. It truly was.
We met up at about 11:30 for lunch, which was awesome. I was a little skeptical about eating at the Thanksgiving Point Deli (usually restaurants at a complex like this are over-priced and bland). However, we discovered that the food was quite reasonable and much of it was homemade. They bake all their breads and desserts (which looked incredible) right on the premises.
After lunch, which everyone loved, we drove up to the gardens. I think we walked for over three hours. We had just missed the official tour, so Janet substituted as our personal tourguide. If she ever decides to leave the insurance industry, a promising career in travel awaits her!
The tulips were spectacular. They were arranged in so many differents groupings, with colors that I never thought would work together. Of course, what do I know? Afterall, I am only a newbie gardener in Providence, UT.
The boys enjoyed the garden, despite the fact that they are... well, boys. David spent some time chatting with Jack and learned a little about 35 mm photography. Joshua spent all his time playing with his puzzle ball. (He loves that silly thing.) Janet and I did what two sisters normally do... talk, talk, and talk.
While strolling through the gardens a family of geese crossed our path. We all squealed with delight when we saw the "babies" in tow. Which set off a conversation of the correct name for baby geese: chicks, goslings, etc. My vote is for "goslings".
Our only complaint with the gardens was that all the water fountains were turned off. I don't know if this is because we've just moved out of winter, or they are not on during the week, or who knows what? Since it gotvery hot that day (70s) it really would have been nice to have a way to refill our water bottles, other than spending $2 for vending machine water!
After we'd seen everything, we headed back to the deli for some ice cream. We got in about 30 more minutes of visiting and then we all hugged goodbye.
It was a wonderful day all around! We are so glad that Janet & Jack were able to fit us into their vacation.
After we'd seen everything, we headed back to the deli for some ice cream. We got in about 30 more minutes of visiting and then we all hugged goodbye.It was a wonderful day all around! We are so glad that Janet & Jack were able to fit us into their vacation.
