I have so much to blog about. It's kind of overwhelming to think about. Last Wednesday (as in November 16) Josh's younger twin sisters came to town. Hannah and Chandler were in Provo for a week and a half! We had so much fun spending time with them. Unfortunately, they weren't staying at our house so we didn't see as much of them as we would have hoped, but it was still great! Plus, it just made more sense for them to stay at Morgan and Jenn's (considering the size of our place). Since they got here in the middle of the week, Josh and I still had work and school. So Josh got to see them during the day on Thursday and Friday and I saw them those nights. It was just wherever we could squeeze in time.
On Saturday (since I didn't have school and Josh didn't have work) we decided to make a day of it and we went to the hot springs. Now, I've blogged about this place before (Josh and I went for our anniversary). But last time we went, it was summer. Hot, sunny and beautiful. This time...not so much.
But, it was so adventurous! It had snowed the day before so there was some snow on the path (2.5 mile hike in and 2.5 mile hike out) but it was mostly packed snow that was basically ice. It was really fun on the way in (it was mostly uphill). We slid around and fell a lot but it was still light outside and we made it to the springs in about 2 hours.
When we got there it was about 30 minutes shy of sunset. We knew we couldn't stay long because the temperature was dropping and it was going to get miserable very soon.
Since we had to head back soon, we only stayed in the water about 20-30 minutes. But even though it was a short stay, it was totally worth it. The water felt amazing! Jane even got in. The only bad part was getting into our swimsuits to get in and getting naked to get back in our clothes after. Brrr.
After we had played in the water we started heading back. It started getting dark about 20 minutes into our hike back. In fact, it was pitch black. Luckily Josh brought flashlights (we had four between the 7 of us). The walk back was pretty scary. It's really too hard to explain without experiencing it. The path was between 2 feet and 6 feet wide and about half of the time was a steep drop off into the icy river. The drop off ranged from 5 feet to probably 30. The scariest part was that coming back was mostly downhill, in the dark on the ice. So we slipped...a lot. We basically just rode back on our butts. But when you're sliding down on your butt and the path curves and you can't stop and then there's a big cliff on the side of you...it's pretty frightening. Luckily we all made it back safely! It was quite the adventure!
That night Josh and I went to the last BYU home game with Jacob and Valerie. Valerie's parents buy 4 season tickets every year and it just so happened that only they were going that night, so they invited us! It was great. We love football games! Thanks Jacob and Val! (Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures at the game...Boo!)
But Saturday was super fun! And a great start to a fabulous week!
But, it was so adventurous! It had snowed the day before so there was some snow on the path (2.5 mile hike in and 2.5 mile hike out) but it was mostly packed snow that was basically ice. It was really fun on the way in (it was mostly uphill). We slid around and fell a lot but it was still light outside and we made it to the springs in about 2 hours.
When we got there it was about 30 minutes shy of sunset. We knew we couldn't stay long because the temperature was dropping and it was going to get miserable very soon.
Since we had to head back soon, we only stayed in the water about 20-30 minutes. But even though it was a short stay, it was totally worth it. The water felt amazing! Jane even got in. The only bad part was getting into our swimsuits to get in and getting naked to get back in our clothes after. Brrr.
After we had played in the water we started heading back. It started getting dark about 20 minutes into our hike back. In fact, it was pitch black. Luckily Josh brought flashlights (we had four between the 7 of us). The walk back was pretty scary. It's really too hard to explain without experiencing it. The path was between 2 feet and 6 feet wide and about half of the time was a steep drop off into the icy river. The drop off ranged from 5 feet to probably 30. The scariest part was that coming back was mostly downhill, in the dark on the ice. So we slipped...a lot. We basically just rode back on our butts. But when you're sliding down on your butt and the path curves and you can't stop and then there's a big cliff on the side of you...it's pretty frightening. Luckily we all made it back safely! It was quite the adventure!
That night Josh and I went to the last BYU home game with Jacob and Valerie. Valerie's parents buy 4 season tickets every year and it just so happened that only they were going that night, so they invited us! It was great. We love football games! Thanks Jacob and Val! (Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures at the game...Boo!)
But Saturday was super fun! And a great start to a fabulous week!
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