We celebrated our four year anniversary over memorial day weekend (pretty sure if i went back, i would have picked a different weekend to get married, but i think i was just too excited. which also explains why i picked a date just three days after my husband's birthday... talk about impatient!).
Devin and I often get in a broken record routine and get bored with our date nights and the things we do, and it's always tough coming up with good ideas, so when I finally thought of a few, I immediately started planning our anniversary and decided to surprise Devin! He wore me down, and I told him where we were going as we drove to each place, but I feel like I held out long enough that it was still a fun surprise! And he didn't see a single thing coming, which made me happy! Usually, he can guess my surprises really easily, so I was so proud he didn't know anything!
We slept in and took our time getting out of bed and ready for the day, and eventually made our way to Provo for lunch at our all time favorite restaurant, Communal. We've always gone for dinner, so having lunch there was new for us! We both got burgers, the Communal Burger for me and the Blue Bacon Burger with balsamic onions for Devin. Communal is a farm-to-table restaurant so all the ingredients they use are local and fresh - they make their own burger patties and they were absolutely delicious! We loved the fries, and Devin was crazy for his ginger ale. And the price was way better than we were expecting! (We don't have dinner here as often as we'd like because it's so expensive, but the lunch menu was more than reasonable, especially for the quality of food you're getting!)
After lunch, we headed up the canyon to Heber. We were running ahead of schedule, so we made a stop at Bridal Veil Falls on the way - it was a pretty drizzly day, but it wasn't too cold and the rain just made everything so GREEN - it was so beautiful!
Once we got to Heber, we drove to the train depot for the Heber Valley Railroad! Devin was so surprised when I told him we were going on a train ride and he kept asking how I thought to even do this! We took the Deer Creek Express, which is a 90 minute round trip ride that takes you around Deer Creek Reservoir - it was stunning! I tried to get photos through the window, and they are terrible quality, but you can still see how beautiful everything was! I'm glad we went on a wet day, because of all that bright green! The ride itself was a little cheesy and kid oriented and the entertainment got a little old, but it was relaxing and scenic and we had a blast!
Before heading into Park City, we stopped at Dairy Keen (the train place!) for some shakes. It was so fitting! I loved coming to this place as a kid and I'll always have an affinity for their fries and fry sauce. And I still love the train that runs around the entire restaurant!
In Park City, we weaved through the colorful houses around main street and browsed a few shops to work up our appetite - I couldn't pass up the chance to eat at El Chubasco for dinner! It's our favorite Mexican Restaurant! I wouldn't say the food exceeds any other place by too much, but the salsa bar alone is why it's our favorite. Their salsa chipotle and pico de gallo are UNREAL.
By now it was getting pretty late, so we headed back home to check on cooper, change into pajamas, and then headed back out to West Valley to go to the Redwood Drive-In! Neither of us had been to a drive-in movie in probably at least 15 years, so it was so fun to load our jeep with practically all the blankets and pillows in our house! We packed a bunch of snacks and settled in to watch Pitch Perfect 2. The movie was so funny and the theater wasn't crowded at all (it was a Tuesday night!). We had so much fun.
In the past, we've always gone out of town for our anniversary and Devin's birthday, but we've both been so busy, that sticking around made more sense. Having a 4 day weekend sure made it seem like a vacation though! By Wednesday, we were both ready to be back at work, but it was such a perfect weekend. I can't believe it's been 4 years! I have loved every single second.
my burger at communal - i loved how fresh everything tasted!
look at all that green at bridal veil! the whole canyon looked like this - it was gorgeous.
the train station was so cute! this was the first time i had ever been on a train (i don't feel like trax or frontrunner really count)
even the tickets were adorable
waiting to board the train
the conductor yelled "ALL ABOARD!!!" and we were off! it was awesome.
the views were unbelievable - i'd never been around this side of deer creek before - it was a whole new view! too bad the train windows were filthy!
dessert before dinner. it's our anniversary, we'll do what we want to!
i feel like i take a picture like this every single time we eat at El Chubasco, but it's just literally what dreams are made of. their chips are SO good, and they've got THE BEST pico de gallo i've ever had. they also have this salsa chipotle - which is the nacho cheese looking stuff it's so hard to describe, and i've never seen anything like it anywhere else but it. is. incredible.
so the Redwood Drive-In is a little run down, but we had a great view and were actually pretty comfy in the jeep! it was perfect weather and Pitch Perfect 2 was hilarious! we loved it. such a good ending to our day.
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