Great Times

Yesterday, I got to take Alyna, Tina and Emily (Katie was up during the night with the stomach flu) down to Salt Lake City for some shopping and eating and then to the Young Women Conference. We had such a nice time and it was a beautiful day. The shopping was a little disappointing since I didn't find anything that I was looking for. But that doesn't mean I didn't buy anything and shopping with a bunch of girls is always entertaining. We went to the downtown Smith's market place and while Alyna and Tina were trying on shoes, Emily and I tried out all the patio furniture and had a great time relaxing and visiting.

The YW conference was wonderful. The talks were so good,. I especially enjoyed Sister Cook's and President Uchdorf's. It makes me sad that my memory isn't better because I think as I hear something that it was so profound that I will be able to remember it - and I kind of can until the next profound statement comes along. Therefore, I can't wait for them to come up on the internet. The one thing I do remember is that Pres. Uchdorf promised the girls a "happily ever after" if they stayed virtuous. It made me so excited for the upcoming General Conference.

The parking and getting out of the parking terrace afterward was quite an adventure. It took 20 minutes from when we got to the parking terrace to the level of the first available parking slots. Afterward, we sat in the car for 45 minutes before we even bothered to turn the car on and try to get out. All that and we weren't even close to the conference center - we pratically had to trek across the plains in our high heels to get there. Okay - it was only about 4 blocks but with all the construction downtown it seemed like a really long way. But despite sore feet (Tina had worn her brand new shoes and had to take them off and walk barefoot half way back to the car) we had a great time. I have to admit, I was really spoiled. I had the most darling girls with me and they were so fun to be with. We finally got on the road and made a stop at Nielsen's Custard shop in Bountiful. It was packed with girls and ladies stopping on their way home from the conference. We were there at about the perfect time because we were the last of the conference crowd to get there and after we ordered, there was a place for us to sit and enjoy. YUMMY!