Summer Treats

As I was going through my pantry the other day, 

planning meals around needing-to-be-used-food-before-it-expires,

 I ran onto a packet from the famed Serendipity (New York and Las Vegas) 

of ingredients to make their frozen hot chocolate. 

It was hiding and I had forgotten about it.

Score!

Perfect timing on a hot August day!

NAI, the commercial real estate firm that Roger works for, 
has the Best Parties!

We look forward to the Christmas party every year, which is held in a nice restaurant. 

It always has a theme and the Walters come up with great games and prizes.

Past summer parties have been such fun, too. 

It's been a fun day (and night, if you wanted to camp out)

at their ranch near Bryce Canyon, 

and last year, we all stayed over at Ruby's Inn at the entrance to Bryce.

This year, the Walters chartered a huge bus and we enjoyed a day trip to Cedar City.

Mark and Val Walters

Earlier, they purchased an NAI shirt of our choice of style and color for each of us to wear that day.

We enjoyed boxed lunches from Kneader's on the way, 

then we all went to a matinee performance of "Charlie's Aunt" at the Shakespeare Festival.

There was lots of laughter coming from the NAI group!

After it was over, we boarded the bus, drove by the new Cedar City Temple site, 
which had its ground-breaking ceremony the next day.

It will sit on a beautiful location, looking out at the gorgeous surrounding mountains.

Future Cedar City Temple, to be completed in two years

We then drove up the canyon for dinner at Milt's Stage Stop Restaurant.

I love summer treats!