Since
December of last year we have been in survival mode at home. Darren has had big
challenges at school and we feel tired and overwhelmed most of the time. It's
been stressful, exhausting and not fun AT ALL. As I mentioned in another post we found this
place called Autism Journeys and we are pretty happy with the stuff we’re
working on but it is not magic and we have had to "dig" deep down inside
of us for a little extra patience *sighs*.
Daniel suggested we
took a weekend off just get away from home and try to spend more time together
doing fun stuff. We are trying to be frugal with our money but we REALLY needed a break so we decided to spend the weekend at a
nice hotel in down town and do some fun things.
We took advantage of
the long weekend and we checked in at The Grand America hotel last Friday and
we stayed there until Sunday when we enjoyed of their famous Sunday brunch
(holy delicious!). It's amazing how much that little "break" helped
us all relax and feel energized (and also fat because we ate WAY too much).
Darren had a great
time too. He loved the hotel and we spent a great amount of time exploring THE
whole building.
Some places
we visited: The City Library, Clark Planetarium, The Gateway, The Leonardo,
Trolley Square Mall (yes, grandpa and I found the taffy shop!) and, at my
request, the house inspired by Disney’s Pixar “Up” in Herriman. We also spent
some time at the hotel’s indoor swimming pool :)
I
also have to say, the best part was to see how many friends Darren was able to
make just on the elevator. He always had funny comments to those riding with us
and made sure they knew that "we were on a little vacation and staying on
the 18th floor". He made friends with the housekeeping staff and waiters
at every restaurant we went. He used his manners and was extremely polite. It was a pleasure being around him. This is the
way I love to see Darren, excited, happy and social...
Now back to life :)
The Grand America Hotel
Clark Planetarium
The Leonardo
Disney's Pixar "Up" house in Herriman
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