29+1=Lots of Fun!

For my thirtieth birthday, and to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the day Brett put the engagement ring on my finger (he proposed to me on my 20th birthday), Brett planned a surprise weekend-getaway. And boy did he ever plan! He recreated the night he proposed and he also REALLY took me by surprise when we slept not only in the same B&B, but the same room as we did our wedding night!

Isn't he such a romantic softy???

Here we are at Tuscany.

I had the salmon, he had the pork chops. Both were divine!

I believe I'd recall ordering the pasta the night he proposed...

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the beautiful lobby of the Inn on the Hill

it is so ornate and elegant!

For breakfast we had a tray delivered to our room with Apple-Cream Cheese French Toast, Orange Juice, and Cinnamon Bananas with real Whipped Cream. So good but we only had a few bites because a couple hours later we gorged ourselves at the brunch buffet at the Little America.

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Here's some pictures from our suite:

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This is the view from the 3 southern windows in the room,

overlooking Temple Square & the city...breathtaking!

I'm pouting because ten years ago this was a window that looked out onto the temple. Now it holds a much needed A/C unit, but still...sad to see that view is no longer available from that West window...

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Brett's favorite part about the Brunch Buffet?

The Omelettes.

My favorite part?

Easy! THE CREPES!

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Look at that skinny man!

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We loved walking around the grounds of the McCune Mansion.

This is a statue of a Boar in the garden--the plaque claimes

if you rub it's nose you'll have good luck!

a proposal I could not refuse...

Last Friday we met Brett's family at The Roof restaurant to celebrate his "baby" sister's high school graduation. We were there a few minutes early (pick yourself off the floor...that little fact was a bit of a shock, I know), so we decided to walk around Temple Square.

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There's a special little spot near the Reflecting Pool that is near & dear to our hearts...I affectionately call it "Proposition Corner". The night Brett proposed, nearly a decade ago, we had gone to Temple Square. At the time, the main street area (now where the Pool is, etc.) was under construction, so there were chainlink fences up between the Joseph Smith Building and the Temple. The closest we could get to the granite structure (it is made of granite, right?) was sitting in a dimly lit doorway on the northwest corner of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. The light was a definite plus because Brett was trying to have me read the inside of my new CTR ring, which said, "Will You Marry Me?" The doorway looks very different now, as there was not landscaping near it at the time. Now there is a large tree (see photo) which would have then blocked our view of the temple. Thankfully, in 2000 our view of "eternity" was never clearer as we began our forever commitment to one another.

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We thought of acting out the proposal again, complete with a chaste make-out session, but we feared that the past would come back to haunt us. You see, after he proposed, we were, as you can imagine, feeling more in love than ever, so we were kissing more than ever. When all of a sudden, a man dressed in a suit exited the Joseph Smith Building out of the exact door we were kissing by. Boy, were our faces red! And I don't just mean from the love-pecks!

Oh, yeah...this corner brings back memories.

Mr. "RICO SUAVE"!

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Heidi, the happy graduate

Congrats, S'Mish!

Isn't she gorgeous???

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Sharing a few laughs between trips

to the decadent dessert tables

(That's right...I said tables, as in plural indulgences!)