This weekend was a lot of fun. On Friday morning Mallory and I watched the Independence Day parade that was a block away from us on University Avenue. It was actually pretty gay. We couldn't quite understand why it was such a big deal and how come so many people were watching it. We just aren't parade type people. The Orem LDS Institute had a float in the parade, which we thought was rather strange. It was actually the lamest float I have ever seen. A bunch of ugly people were on it singing church hymns (very poorly or rather butchering them). The float also had typical "happy valley" signs such as "Detour for Mission", "Stop for Class", "Yield to Commitment", and "Merge for Marriage". Mind you these were large street signs too.
After the parade, Mallory and I headed up to Park City to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary. We stayed at the Hotel Park City. It is a really nice hotel. According to www.lhw.com (The Leading Hotels of the World) it is the nicest hotel in Utah. We kind of felt a little out of place as we would park next to a Ferrari every night. However, I must say that I have never seen such great service at a hotel.
Here's a video tour of our room.
When we first got to Park City we went to Olympic Park and went through the ski museum there.
Oh no! That skier is about to land on me!
Then we went up to Main Street and saw part of a rugby game that was going on during some festival where everyone was drunk. It was pretty fun.
Check out that old man's determined look and his mustache! (Click to enlarge).
After we checked in, we hung out by the pool for a couple of hours. It was really nice. The weather was perfect for it.
I golfed a couple holes as well since the twilight rate at 7pm is only $8 when the green fees are usually $57. Once it got dark there was a fireworks display at Park City Ski Resort. We had an excellent view as we snuggled on the patio to our room. Supposedly, it was a better fireworks show than the "Stadium of Fire" at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo. However, this year Miley Cyrus, Blue Man Group, and Glen Beck (whom we saw during the parade) performed at the "Stadium of Fire". Besides, the only time I saw the fireworks at the stadium was when I was in the MTC, so I can't really judge.
Saturday morning we worked out in the gym at the hotel. Afterwards we went to Park City Olympic Park to watch the "Flying Ace All-Stars Freestyle Skiing Show". It was a really cool show. They really launch off of the 14 foot kicker. We even saw Picabo Street there. She was sitting right in front of us the entire time.
Later in the afternoon we chilled by the pool some more. I think I got rid of (a little bit) my funky farmer's tan lines.
Then, came some more golfing. Mallory and I hit the course around 6pm to play the back nine. She was the cart driver and part-time caddy. There were two other golfers with us (one with a super drunk girlfriend who peed on the course - we saw her bum - it was gross). Anyway, I played pretty crappy the entire time. However, on the 17th hole par-3 I scored a hole-in-one. It was a 188 yard hole. There was a nice tail wind and I just stepped up there with my 5-iron and took a nice, easy, controlled swing. At first, I didn't think it went in. The sun was behind the hole and the ball disappeared as soon as I saw it hit the front of the green. The other two guys said they saw it roll towards the hole and thought it had gone in. One guy drove his cart to the hole and didn't see my ball on the green, so he ran up to the hole and sure enough, my ball was in it. I started freaking out and yelling, cause I was so excited. The golfers on the 16th green started clapping and congratulating me. There were even some little girls that were watching and asked if it had gone in. It was pretty sweet... completely made up for the way I was playing earlier (I ended up nine over par).
Anyway, I think I am going to put the ball in a glass case along with my score card. I retired the ball as soon as I took it out of the hole. It still has a blade of grass and some dirt on it.
Sunday, we went to Park City Ski Resort before heading home and took a ride on the alpine slide and the alpine coaster. Mallory beat me down the slide. She had a faster kart and even caught some air on a couple of jumps. What she doesn't know is that I let her win. The coaster is always really fun. However, Mallory had a woman with a little child in front of her and she ended up having to brake to avoid hitting them. Little kids should not go on the coaster, because they all end up crying the entire way down and the parents go slow.
Our anniversary weekend was a lot of fun. We can't wait for the next one.
