On Weds, June 7, we set out on our road trip to Butte with the pugs and my WINTER clothes, which I am still having a hard time wrapping my brain around!!
We drove to Vegas and had lunch with Dave's cousin, Penny. We had to find a "dog friendly" restaurant and we did. Unfortunately, we were on the patio in very hot weather and they didn't have a mister system. The restaurant actually was really great as they have a "dog" menu. I should have ordered from that one as the chicken the pugs got was better than my lunch.
It was delightful to meet Penny and get to know her. Dave thinks very highly of her and that means a lot to me.
We then headed back on the road for a few more hours and got to Mesquite, Nevada and a "dog friendly" casino!. The best part is that the pugs had their own bed.
Dave and I went to the casino for dinner and to play a few machines. He likes to play poker and we have found that if we play together we do fairly well and don't lose much, if any, money.
The next morning we got up early and drove to Salt Lake City to have lunch with his cousin, Gary and his wife, Mary. We went to their house so the pugs got to run around in the backyard.
Gary played football at the University of Utah and was very involved in their alumni association so his house is totally decked out with Utes' memorabilia.
He told me that he was so happy for Dave and I and that I was really fortunate to have found someone like Dave. He absolutely loves Dave and that was very evident. I know how Dave feels about him, too. I hope that we can get together with them again soon.
After that we drove several more ours to Blackfoot, Idaho. Once again, we stayed in a "dog friendly" hotel. The pugs didn't have their own bed so it was quite an adventure.
We met one of Dave's friends and his wife for dinner. Dave was Stan's coach. He is currently the head football coach there and his wife is an elementary teacher so we had a great visit. Once again, it is so nice for me to meet people who think so highly of Dave! For some reason, I didn't take any pictures.
Friday morning we got up to rain and cold weather. Prior to that, the weather had been warm. (It was so fun to have Diego panting the entire time in the car!)
We drove to Dillon, Montana. What an incredibly beautiful drive it is. It reminded me a lot of the drive between Douglas and our cabin where there is so much cattle ranching as there is here.
We stopped in Dillon, Montana for lunch with Dave's cousin, Russ. We then went to the rest home to see his Uncle Loren and meet his aunt. Dave's uncle is his mother's brother and he is 91. When we got there, he knew who Dave was and when I went over, he took my hand and held it an squeezed it. That touched my heart!!!
After our visit, we went on a walking tour of University of Montana Western where Dave got his BA, etc. He was an assistant football coach there for one year. It is such a beautiful campus! I would love to have Cameron see it and Montana Tech.
It was so nice to get to our Butte home. The view is so pretty and it is just a nice and comfortable house!
All and all, it was a great road trip and I got to see so much of the country that I have never seen before.
We stopped in Dillon, Montana for lunch with Dave's cousin, Russ. We then went to the rest home to see his Uncle Loren and meet his aunt. Dave's uncle is his mother's brother and he is 91. When we got there, he knew who Dave was and when I went over, he took my hand and held it an squeezed it. That touched my heart!!!
After our visit, we went on a walking tour of University of Montana Western where Dave got his BA, etc. He was an assistant football coach there for one year. It is such a beautiful campus! I would love to have Cameron see it and Montana Tech.
It was so nice to get to our Butte home. The view is so pretty and it is just a nice and comfortable house!
All and all, it was a great road trip and I got to see so much of the country that I have never seen before.
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