Good evening friends!
I hope you’re all enjoying the holiday season. I’ve been running around like a crazy lady trying to get all my shopping done. It’s been fun…sort of!
Well, I realized I never told you guys about the fun overnight getaway Kev and I went on a couple weeks ago. It was SUCH a fun adventure!
First off, he completely surprised me with everything which I thought was so sweet. When I came home from picking up the kids from school, my daughter handed me a note. It pretty much said I was getting “kidnapped” in just over an hour and needed to pack on overnight bag and get ready to go!
The whole “just over an hour” thing really stressed me out because I am not a “fly by the seat of my pants” kind of gal! I had to pack, shower, blow dry the hair….the whole shabang.
But, I got ‘er done.
Anyway, when Kev came home to pick me up I realized there were nine other couples who were going with us! So fun!
We first went to Laser Quest to play Laser Tag! I loved it so much and felt like a kid again. I am not super coordinated with a “gun,” but I had a lot of “shooting” or “trying to shoot” my friends. We had a ball. I can’t wait to go again!
After Laser Tag, we all drove up to Park City. Park City is a beautiful, fun, touristy town nestled in the heart of the Wasatch Mountains. It’s about 30 miles east of Salt Lake City.
It’s famous for it’s world-class ski resorts, beautiful scenery, golfing, unique shopping and dining. It’s also home to the Sundance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the United States.
It’s just a very fun, magical place to visit.
We all headed up to Deer Valley Resort to the Stein Eriksen Lodge to have dinner at Giltretind, the onsite fine dining establishment there. It was fabulous and very “fancy schmancy!”
It was such a beautiful, romantic drive too. We drove high into the snowy mountains and all the Christmas lights were glowing. It was absolutely perfect.
Oh, and the Stein Eriksen Lodge is unbelievable! We didn’t stay there because rooms run upwards of $700 a night! I saw this plaque hanging on the wall and I have to say, I wasn’t surprised.
It was a pretty amazing place.
Here we are at Giltretind with some of my favorite peeps….
And here are some more of my favorite peeps too…
All of these wonderful people live in my neighborhood and go to church with us. I love them all so so much and am so thankful for wonderful friends. 😉
Oh, and I have to say I was so DANG impressed with all of these men. They planned this fun getaway all by themselves and completely surprised all of us ladies. And to top it off, they found and used a Groupon type deal too! I was so impressed. They got a steal of a deal. What kind, thoughtful, romantic, bargain-y men!
Anyway, the food at Giltretind was out of sight! Not only was it delicious, it was beautiful too! Check out the bread basket on our table…
All of these breads were fabulous! I especially loved the crusty sourdough bread. Yum, yum.
I ordered the Farmer Jones Baby Romaine Salad to start. It included “Utah honey vinegar strawberries, smoked almonds and white balsamic vinaigrette.” It was very simple, yet so tasty.
While we were waiting for our dinner, the waiter brought us all a “Fig with Radish” to taste.
I guess it also had “grass” on it as well. 🙂 It was such a random and strange combination, but it was quite good!
Kev and I both ordered the Double R Ranch Beef Tenderloin for our main dish and it was fabulous. It also came with “potato gratin, rogue creamery smoked blue cheese and romanesco.”
We all decided to get dessert too. We don’t do “fancy schmancy” too often, so we decided to make the most of it! Kev ordered Rhubarb Upside-down Cake, which included “vanilla poached rhubarb, summer berry sauce and rhubarb sorbet candied fennel flowers.”
It looked quite amazing…
I ordered the Baked Alaska, “lemon pound cake, lemon sorbet, vanilla gelato and blueberry compote” and it was fabulous.
I love lemony things and this was so so so good. The combination of flavors was superb.
Oh, and I have to show you the chocolates my friend ordered. They were stunning…
They were seriously too beautiful to eat. This picture doesn’t even do them justice.
Afterward, we headed to our hotel. We stayed at “The Chateaux,” which is a beautiful hotel next to the Stein Eriksen Lodge.
The Chateaux is a very nice and usually expensive hotel too ($400-$500 a night), but our bargain shopper husbands got the rooms for around $100. How awesome is that?
It was such a surreal getaway and I enjoyed every second.
The next morning, we met part of our group for breakfast. We decided to go to McDonalds of all places! It was mostly because we were short on time (and probably money, lol.)
Anyway, I ordered the Egg White Delight McMuffin, which wasn’t too shabby. It’s only 250 calories. I ordered it with a side of hash browns (150 calories) and a Diet Coke.
Yes, it’s not the breakfast of champions, but it was quite good.
After that, we made it home just in time to pack to head out of town to Oregon to visit Kev’s family for Thanksgiving.
Busy, but so fun!
Well, that’s our trip in a nutshell. 😉 It was so nice to get away with Kev for a bit and spend time with him and some of my favorite friends. I loved it so much!
If you’re ever in Utah (or if you already live in Utah!), I would highly recommend a trip like this one. Make sure you get a good deal though!
I hope you all have a great night.
Looks like a fab time! I’ve never been to Park City but I’m going next summer and could not be more excited!!
I hope you love it! I really love Park City. 😉
How sweet that all you ladies husbands planned such a special trip for you guys…sounds like it was an awesome time and beautiful start to your Thanksgiving weekend! It’s the little things in life like that that makes it so sweet…how good is God to bless us with wonderful people in our lifes and wonderful memories! Hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas season and your Christmas time and New Year bring peace and happiness and prosperity to you!
It really was such a fun trip. I agree with you 100%…I feel so blessed every day to have so many wonderful people in my life. I hope your Christmas and New Year are fantastic as well. 😉
That was a pretty impressive adventure the guys pulled off!! Looks like a fabulous time!
I know, I was floored! We had a great time!
Aww that looks like so much fun!! That baked Alaska looks unbelievable! I’ve never had one but I want to! I also love egg muffins and hashbrowns. I don’t care where they are from, but it is my favorite breakfast ever, hands down.
I really loved the baked Alaska too. I can’t remember if I’ve ever had one before, but I’d love to have it again! The egg white McMuffin was really good…it’s one of my favorite combinations too!
Would love to be kidnapped like that! I had so much fun when I visited Park City in October. Would love to be there at Christmastime to see it decorated and with snow, too!
It was such a fun trip and Park City was so magical at Christmastime! <3
Considering that I used to be a professional/competitive snowboarder, it’s weird that I’ve never been to Park City, UT! Thank you for giving me a glimpse of what I have been missing!!!
You should make a trip here! That’s so cool you were a professional snowboarder. Wow. I wish I was a better skier/snowboarder. 🙁 My coordination is lacking.
It is so sweet of your husband to surprise you like that with such a wonderful mini-trip. I love it!! Looks like you had a great time!
I loved it and we had a fabulous time!
Wow – what a super fun get-away!!! I’m impressed that the guys not only planned it but that they bargain shopped it out so you could have a real splurge type of night!!!
Loved reading about this!!
I thought so too! When I heard about the bargain they got, I was so impressed!
That resort looks beautiful. There is a Chateau in Quebec I would love to visit, but it is pricey. Maybe I should check out Groupon. I love how your daughter was in on the surprise. Very cute.
I’ve seen some great deals on Groupon and other sites like it! I thought it was sweet that the kids were in on it too. I can’t believe I was completely surprised.
Wow, girl I’m soooo jealous! Not only is your hubby amazing and sweet, but all the hubbies pulling that off ?!?! And that good of a price is so impressive!! It looks so beautiful and romantic! My hubby is amazing and always doing fun things like that, but now that we have our 2 year old daughter, it’s not so easy. Which is ok… We waited many years for her so we always want her with us now, lol!
That chocolate plate looked amazing too!
I know! I was so floored, impressed and ecstatic. It was such a fun trip! We hardly ever do things like this. It was such a nice getaway.