Ashton Gardens

I took Maysen to her laser hair removal appointment this morning, which is the reason she came down from Utah State.  It was a lot less painful than the last time she went, so we were both happy about that. Maysen told me that she had an assignment in her horticulture class to visit a garden in Utah and write a report about it.  We decided to head up to Thanksgiving Point today.  We went to Ashton Gardens.  There were three gardens already approved and this was one of them.  The workers were so nice.  The first lady we talked to asked Maysen if she was doing homework.  I guess because Maysen had her clipboard with her.  Maysen told her she was here for her horticulture class.  The lady said, "Do you have any questions for me?"  Yes we did.  It was funny because neither of us thought to ask this lady.  We were thinking, step one, get inside.  Step two, look around.  Step three, find someone to ask questions.  Maysen had all of her questions answered before we even entered the gardens.  That made it super nice.  We were just able to enjoy.  Poor Maysen isn't supposed to be out in the sun a week before and a week after her laser treatments.  It was getting hot, but Maysen couldn't take off her jacket.  She's a trouper.  I am so glad we got this done today.  The project isn't due until around Thanksgiving.  How nice to have it off of her plate this early!

Maysen

 Stephanie

We fed the fish at the pond in the back.  Wow do they go crazy!  It was pretty fun.  We then watched while some little kids fed the fish.  That's a lot of fish!

Maysen

 Top of the waterfall

Once we finished with the gardens it was time to take Maysen home. Mike is leaving for California tomorrow and Maysen won't be at her church next week, so she thought it would be best to get back to her apartment tonight.  Maysen and I stopped to eat at a pizza place in Logan.  I can't remember the name, but the crust tasted like crackers. It was pretty good.  I helped Maysen get settled before I left. She called Mike and had him walk her through plugging in the speakers he sent her up with.  They didn't work.  Maysen's headphones broke in her computer yesterday.  The tip broke off.  The computer still thinks the headphones are plugged in, so no sound will come out of her speakers. Mike is going to look at it on Friday when he picks Maysen up. Hopefully he can figure it out.  I drove home listening to the pre game show and then the BYU game on the radio.  I got home in the middle of the first quarter.  That was a painful game to watch.  At least texting my brothers during the game made it more entertaining.  Too bad for my brother Mike.  He bought one of the game balls for this game.  Lets hope it was the ball from the forth quarter.  That was the most interesting part of the game.  Hopefully BYU turns this around soon! During the game my Mike showed me a message.  He has been excited about this Oracle conference he is attending next week.  Billy Joel is going to do a concert for them.  Mike has been a life long Billy Joel fan and has always wanted to see him in person.  Anyways, Billy Joel has pulled out of the concert for health reasons.  They have replaced him with Sting and Gwen Stefani.  I know they are super popular and will be great, but they are no Billy Joel.