For Posterity: Christmas 2011 - The Crack

Dear readers: Posts labeled "For Posterity" are going to be back posts - things that happened before the blog began, but are worth posting so we'll have a record of them, and so if family wants to get these pictures from us, they can. So, you don't have to feel obligated to read these posts, but you can, but don't be confused...cause they're not now...

Todd and I officially started dating in December of 2011. We had seen each other and been on various dates since August or September, but nothing official until December. It's kind of crazy that this Christmas trip happened, but when we realized that Todd was going to be in Idaho and I was going to be in Utah for Christmas break, we decided we could find a way to hang out over the break. So, Todd took a bus to Salt Lake City, I drove up 5 hours to pick him up, and then we drove back to St. George together. Eventually, Todd drove back up to SLC with my cousin and I flew out of Las Vegas to go back to DC.

While we were in St. George, I got to take Todd to some of my family's favorite St. George spots, including what we affectionately call "The Crack". Other people call it the narrows, but people, that's in Zion National Park - not the same. Todd was a really great sport on this trip, and not just because he drove all the way down to see me. He also tackled "The Crack" despite being mildly claustrophobic. You can see from the pictures, he has a legitimate reason for that.

 The two pictures below are taken from the top of "The Crack":

This is a little offshoot in "The Crack" that you can climb in and out of:

There is also a great view of St. George from the Pioneer Park area. You can climb up the back of Dixie rock, the old Sugar Loaf (I believe), and look out at the temple and other cool sights. 

 (I love the colors in this one of Dave looking at the Dixie sign)

Todd was also a good sport on this trip because he inadvertently met a bunch of my extended family, which included a rather wild game of reverse charades, and was in town for Grandpa Robertson's 85th birthday celebration dinner. My grandpa definitely told me he was a keeper, and this was only the first few weeks of Todd and I officially dating.