Busy Week

 19. Go to 30 new Restaurants

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” 

― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own

This week I went to 2 new restaurants!  The first one was on a date to Epic Casual Dining.  I had not heard about this place, but it was DELICIOUS!  We ordered an appetizer of Blue Cheese Brie Flat bread with sun-dried tomatoes and caramelized onions. YUM! Then for the entree I had the Angel Hair Pasta with grilled chicken sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, roasted garlic and basil.  There may have been one too many garlic cloves, but besides that I can not complain.  It wasn't too pricey, but it was definitely a step up from Chili's.Hair Pasta
Chicken Breast, Cream Sauce, House Dried
Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Roasted Garlic & Fresh Basil

 The next new restaurant this week was The Melting Pot in downtown Salt Lake City.  My dear roommate Amber, treated me for my birthday to help me cross something off my list.  She is fabulous!  Right now in Salt Lake they are doing something called Dine o Round.  That means that higher end restaurants lower their prices to allow everyone (not just the money bags of SLC) enjoy their food.  The Melting Pot was on the list, so we gave it a try.  Amber had been there before, but it was Cami and mine's first time.  We had cheese and meat fondues with salad in between. It was such a deliciously, excellent dinner!

Amber, Cami, & I enjoying spinach, artichoke, and cheese fondue!

   

Before and after, of our fondue meat experience!  We were so full after the meat that there wasn't room for chocolate.  I will definitely be back.  Thanks Amber!!!

13. Go on 30 different hikes

I have to admit that sometimes I don't always love Utah.  I have been known to complain especially when it gets cold outside.  However, there is one season I always look forward to -- Autumn.  Autumn brings excellent things like my birthday, football season, pumpkin flavored everything, and my favorite--  Fall leaves.  My roommates introduced me to Silver Lake.  Silver Lake is located up Big Cottonwood Canyon by Solitude and Brighton Ski Resorts.  We took a nice Sunday stroll around the lake.  It was breathtaking!!  I love the contrast between the dark green of the pine and the bright yellow of the aspen.  I also love how the mountain reflects on the lake.  I feel like my little camera definitely can not capture the incredible sight of Autumn in Utah.

Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.  ~Elizabeth Lawrence

“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.”

John Burroughs