UP A ROAD SLOWLY

TODAY BJ AND I DECIDED TO TAKE A DRIVE IN MY DAD'S JEEP UP TO CASCADE SPRINGS. THE GOLDEN LEAVES SEEMED TRIUMPHANT AGAINST THE RUGGED MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE. INDEED, IT WAS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD.

LIVING IN UTAH IS A GREAT BLESSING. THE ASSORTMENT OF LANDSCAPE IN THIS STATE IS UNMATCHED. I LOVE LIVING IN UTAH, AND I ESPECIALLY LOVE LIVING TEN MINUTES FROM THE MOUTH OF PROVO CANYON BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT AWAITS A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD...

SUNDANCE. SUNDANCE IS WHAT AWAITS. POSSIBLY MY FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH, MY HEART SINGS WHEN I AM AT SUNDANCE. TO ME, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS PERFECT. FIRSTLY, THE DRIVE UP THE MOUNTAIN. IN ANY SEASON THE DRIVE ALONE IS WORTH THE TRIP TO SUNDANCE. CAN EYEBALLS SALIVATE- CAUSE? CAUSE I SWEAR MINE DO. SECONDLY, THE PICTURESQUE SETTING OF SUNDANCE, NESTLED AWAY IN A LITTLE CANYON WITH SURROUNDING RIVERS AND STREAMS. THE MOUNTAINS SURROUND THE RESORT LIKE A PROTECTIVE FORTRESS AND THE ASPEN LEAVES QUAKE GENTLY ON ALL SIDES. AND IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THIS, IT ONLY GETS BETTER WHEN YOU STEP INTO THE SUNDANCE GENERAL STORE, FOUNDRY GRILL, TREE ROOM OR BETTER YET, OUR HONEYMOON AND ANNIVERSARY CABINS TUCKED DISCRETELY AWAY BEHIND WINDING TRAILS AND TALL TREES. AND I WON'T EVEN TOUCH ON THE SUNDANCE SPA, EXCEPT TO SAY- IT WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE LAST YEAR THAT I ACTUALLY EARNESTLY CONSIDERED A NEW CAREER PATHWAY OF MASSAGE THERAPY, SIMPLY SO I COULD HAVE A REASON TO BE THERE EVERY DAY.

 BJ AND I MET AT THE MAGLEBY'S CABIN AT SUNDANCE. WE HAD OUR THIRD DATE POST-MISSION AT SUNDANCE. WE HAD OUR WEDDING RECEPTION THERE, AND I HAVE A SUSPICIOUS INCLINATION THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO VISIT SUNDANCE THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF OUR LIVES. SUNDANCE IS PROBABLY THE GREATEST THERAPEUTIC SERVICE UTAH HAS TO OFFER- AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO VISIT THE SPA TO FEEL THE RELAXATION AND GRATITUDE. EVERYTHING AT SUNDANCE IS SO BEAUTIFUL- YOUR HEART WILL BE HEALED. NATURALLY.

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AND IF YOU'VE NEVER SKIIED AT SUNDANCE THE WAY MY DAD TAUGHT ME GROWING UP- YOU REALLY HAVE NEVER SKIIED BEFORE. A SKI DAY AT SUNDACE GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS. ARRIVE AT RESORT AROUND 9:00 AM. HEAD TO BACK MOUNTAIN AND PROCEED WITH 2-3 RUNS. TAKE A REST IN THE CABIN ATOP BISHOP'S BOWL FOR SOME HOT CHOCOLATE AND FIRE-WARMING TIME. CONTINUE ON SKIING -ABOUT 3 RUNS- THE THIRD TIME CONTINUING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL FOR LUNCH AT THE GRILL ROOM. AFTER LUNCH, GRAB A COOKIE TO GO FOR THE SKI LIFT RIDE UP THE MOUNTAIN. FINISH THE DAY WITH ROUGHLY 2 MORE RUNS AND HEAD HOME AROUND 3:00. WALLAH. PURE HEAVEN.

YOU KNOW THE CHURCH HYMN "HOME CAN BE A HEAVEN ON EARTH"?

WELL I THINK SUNDACE CAN BE A HEAVEN ON EARTH. AND IT IS. IT IS MY HEAVEN.

THANK YOU ROBERT.