Tom picked me up at the airport and that morning we walked over to BYU to see the new changes on campus, buy some chocolate milk, and remember days gone by. We then went to JDawg's for lunch, which was fantastic as usual.
Jacob and my dad got back later that afternoon after having spent the previous few days in the Uintas (like my trip last August). It happened to be Jacob and Holly's birthday, so that evening we went to Happy Sumo for some sushi and stayed up late talking (and got some shakes from Iceberg).
Friday we went golfing at East Bay golf course. It was the 4 Wall boys. This course gave us the option to play 12 holes, something I hadn't seen before. It was a lot of fun. I didn't play too great, but ended up getting 2nd place behind my dad (who I think beat me by a stroke or two). Tom played great considering he hadn't played in years. We were all hot and thirsty and tired after that so we hit Sonic on the way back for happy hour and got some drinks.
That afternoon we were still thirsty so Tom mentioned a place down the street called Sodalicious. It was literally a tiny shack on the side of the street, tucked behind/in a barber shop. It was packed. People were lined up in cars and on the street. They have various types of drinks and flavors they will put together for you. We ended up going back again we loved it so much. The first time I got some Dr. Pepper with vanilla, coconut, and half and half. The second time I got a drink called "Lucky" that had Mtn. Dew and passionfruit and pineapple. Both were amazing. I was happy to see such a little place be so successful. It was fun.
That evening we headed to Tom's choice for dinner at Slab Pizza. It was also very cool and you could choose various types of pizzas. We tried one with spam and pineapple, another with thai red curry, and another with goat cheese and green chilis and BBQ sauce. They were all good, the last one was amazing. From there we went to the BYU football team scrimmage at the stadium and it was fun to see the players and watch some football. Let's hope it is a great season. We finished the night seeing Guardians of the Galaxy (which Jake and I had both seen, but nobody else). I loved it even more the second time and I think everyone liked it as I heard them laughing the whole time.
Saturday we played tennis at a new place that Tommy knew about that seemed almost on top of the mountain. We did three sets to 4 and switched teams each time. These guys were nice and let my team win each time. It was fun. We then did a later lunch/early dinner at JCW's for some burgers. From there Jake, my dad and I went up to Sundance to ride the ski lift and hike around a bit. I loved it. It was beautiful and fun. Later that night we watched a movie and headed back to the hotel. Sunday Jake and I were flying back to AZ.
...Or so we thought. We got dropped off at the Provo airport and got on the plane. But after a few minutes on the runway they said some indicator light was on and they had to de-plane us. We then sat in the tiny gate room at the airport for the next few hours. The airport had literally closed so there was no security for people to leave and come back or sit outside, etc. We were forced to sit in this tiny room and get updates once in a while saying they had no idea what was going on. And this is where the difficulty of flying on a tiny airline becomes evident. With no other flights out of Provo, there were no flights to divert us on. Needless to say, they eventually gave up and sent us to a hotel for the night with hope to try again the next day. So we grabbed a quick dinner at IHOP (not much open on Sunday nights in Provo) and luckily made it out the next day. But it was a frustrating time. I have flown A LOT in my life, and this was my first time having to stay in a hotel. I've been lucky.
The trip was still fun. I enjoyed golfing and playing tennis and all the other stuff with my brothers and pops. I always love to visit Provo as people seem so nice and happy. Don't love the winters, though.
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