Easter Sunday 2012

With the girls living in St. George with their mom and Justin visiting his dad in Oregon, this Easter weekend was a great time for Chad and I to reconnect as a couple.  The weather was unbelievably beautiful with highs near the low 70's. 

 
We decided to go to the University of Utah Red Butte Gardens to see what plants were in bloom.  














While most of the plants and trees where still shaking off their winter slumber, some early risers were ready and willing to greet us with their colorful smiles. (and yes, that is snow below :)

I can't wait to go back in a few weeks and explore the grounds to find out what other beauty we can discover.

After walking around the grounds for a few hours, Chad and I were pretty hungry, as you can see by Chad's attempt to eat the cacti and my Yelp Restaurant search, so we headed to downtown Salt Lake City for a bite to eat. 

We had two options in mind, Bruges Waffles and Frites, or Caputo's Deli where we would have probably spent a chunk of change on cheeses and specialty meats.

But instead, we ended up at Gracie's around 2:30 pm where we were happily surprised to find that weekend brunch didn't end until 3pm and the food was pretty dang delicious. 

I ordered a Bloody Mary to go along with the few bites of jalepeno and ham Quiche du Jour that I was going to savor.  My drink had plans other than the one I laid out however, and decided to jump out of my glass, through the metal mesh tabletop and onto my white pants.  Arrgghhh!!!  Hopefully Spray and Wash will come to the rescue so I don't have to break out the bleach.

 Today was a good day and the sunshine did great things for my mood.  I am feeling rejuvenated and ready for the week ahead.  Bring it on!