Day 12

Day 12: 6/31/10

Start and end in Salt Lake City Utah

Today's miles: 0
Total miles: 2,500

Marriage status: really good

Today's notes:

Today was a great day, we got to sleep in, which was greatly needed, and then had an awesome breakfast made by Tomme's aunt. After that we went to Wasatch National Forest and walked around for about four miles. Then we took a drive in downtown Salt Lake City and got a look at the Mormon temple, which was pretty interesting.

Eventually we headed back to Tomme's aunt's house and just hung out and played with her dog Max. We have had great conversations here with Tomme's aunt on all kinds of subjects. We have talked about religion, politics, healthcare, philosophy, and many other deep issues. It has been really wonderful. With all the craziness that is out there (24 hour "news" networks and pundits taking the place of journalists), you get scared that there are no sane people left in the world that are asking tough questions and having conversations of actual substance and not just talking points. So the relief that people such as Tomme's aunt exsist, and that we can still have real and interesting conversations about all these topics is a gift. When Tomme and I got married that was basically the first time I met his entire family because Tomme left for Korea soon after we started dating and stayed there all the way up to our wedding. So even though it's six years later I still have really only had the opportunity to get to know his mom and brother and no one else in the family. So this time with his aunt has been great, and we both really enjoyed it. Thank you aunt Sandy for the awesome conversations, food, and place to stay, we have loved our time in Salt Lake!


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