Breakfast in Utah, Dinner in CMH

I was up near 6am. I started coffee then did some blogging and played on the internet. Did that for about an hour before heading off to the gym to do my run. I left Mindy a cup of coffee just before heading out. Same set up in the gym, I took the middle treadmill and tuned the TV to CNN. Ran 3 miles in about 26 minutes. Felt great. Did 40 curls after the run.

By the time I was back from my run Mindy was already completely packed for her 1130am departure. The day prior she arranged airport transportation with Canyon Transportation - $39. After a shower, she and I walked down to the village gift shop where we picked up shirts for the kids as well as stuff for us.

Glenn, Tommy, and I planned to take a day off from skiing. Didn’t have anything planned beyond some reading and relaxing. 1115a came fast. Just as we were stepping out of the condo to walk Mindy down, I got a call from my friend Chris sharing that his girlfriend, Tammy injured her knee at MRM only three weeks in front of their Bachelor ski trip. Was scheduled to have an MRI either day or the next. Bummer!

Glenn and I walked Mindy down to the edge of Powderhorn condo building where the driver was supposed to make the pick-up. Another gentleman showed who was also using the service. He lives in Solitude village. The driver might’ve been a minute or two later but no biggie. There was a driver and a helper. They took care of loading her luggage then whisked her away. Felt a little like losing an appendage.

Once Mindy was gone, Glenn and I strolled around the village taking in all the sites. We even stopped in the village store to scope out their offerings, which were minimalistic. I grabbed a real estate listing for Powderhorn, too, curious to learn the going rate for a local condo. Glenn continued his journey even after I headed back inside.

Mindy sent a text within the hour sharing that she was already at her gate at SLC. Said she didn’t even have to touch her bags. Did curbside check-in. She called me shortly before boarding and promised another call once in Vegas. I didn’t do a whole lot beyond reading and enjoying a couple bloody mary’s. Of course I took a couple relaxing naps too. Tommy & Glenn headed to the hot tub later afternoon.

Got a call from Mindy in Vegas. Her arrival and departure gates were right next to one another. Convenient. The afternoon and evening went fast. We made plans to have dinner at the Honeycomb Grill. Their menu looked really good. I thought I might have their buffalo burger or the NY strip. I needed a good dinner.

After an hour or two of MeTV (Hogan’s Heros and I Dream of Jeanie) we headed for dinner sometime after 7pm. A nice venue, we were seated near one of the windows. This time we weren’t the only customers, but still, there weren’t many others. Amongst the others was the family from Vermont that we met the day before at the hot tub. I opted for a bowl of clam chowder and the NY strip. Not one of us opted for alcohol. My dinner was delicious. Glenn & Tommy’s dinner’s looked good too. Glenn picked up the check. The Vermont family stopped by our table on their way out to share that they spent the day at Alta. Loved it.

Our original plans had us doing Alta on Thursday, but after evaluating the transportation options it didn’t seem practical or something that the three of us were interested in. Essentially, we’d be taking the UTA bus down the Big Cottonwood Canyon then up the Little Cottonwood Canyon. That wasn’t so bad in itself, but amongst it would be a bus change and then about 10 stops in between both ways. We’d have to leave Alta for home no later than 3pm. We planned to ski Brighton again, instead. Alta will be on the next Utah trip agenda.
My tummy was as full as I can recall it being in many years. I sent Mindy a text near 1010pm ET. She’d just landed. She called about 20 minutes later once she was in dad’s minivan and headed for home. Said dad was there to help with her luggage. Thanks dad! Said she’d call again just before going to bed.

We watched a little TV and did a little reading before I declared it my bedtime near 915pm. I read some from bed awaiting Mindy’s call. We talked only briefly. I’m quite sure that it was near
945pm MT.