This is Mount Olympus (yes, they get the spring water from here). I went to the front yard of my old house to get the exact perspective I remember for this picture. I love this mountain. I loved growing up in the Rockies along the Wasatch Front. I loved sitting in my living room late at night watching thunderstorms on this mountain. I loved watching deer run up the street in the snow on Christmas Eve. I loved being in the clean mountain air and looking out over the city lights. The Salt Lake Valley really is beautiful.
This was our church. I have so many fun memories of this parking lot.
This is the daytime view. The night view is much better.
This is the house my grandpa built for his family. It was featured in the Parade of Homes at the time and was very modern. He lived there for over 50 years. It must be with sadness that they are saying goodbye & selling it. He was always remodelling his house & helping with project for kids' and grandkids' houses. He helped Rich with one of his first home improvement projects - the shelf above the fireplace. He is a fun and handy man to have around. As a General Contractor, he built lots of homes and even airports. He even accepted a mission call from the LDS church & built churches in Salt Lake. He is an amazing man.
My darling mom was feeling a bit nostalgic about her childhood home.
Come to think of it, it was my childhood home for a while, too. Most of myy childhood was spent in California, but we would spend summers visiting grandma & grandpa. When we moved to Utah, we lived in the basement apartment for a while until we bought the house in Mount Olympus Cove. My dad put a greenhouse on the side to house his beautiful camillia plants that he couldn't bare to leave in California. I think the dogs had to stay out there too.
This was our church. I have so many fun memories of this parking lot.
This is the daytime view. The night view is much better.
This is the house my grandpa built for his family. It was featured in the Parade of Homes at the time and was very modern. He lived there for over 50 years. It must be with sadness that they are saying goodbye & selling it. He was always remodelling his house & helping with project for kids' and grandkids' houses. He helped Rich with one of his first home improvement projects - the shelf above the fireplace. He is a fun and handy man to have around. As a General Contractor, he built lots of homes and even airports. He even accepted a mission call from the LDS church & built churches in Salt Lake. He is an amazing man. 
My darling mom was feeling a bit nostalgic about her childhood home. 
Come to think of it, it was my childhood home for a while, too. Most of myy childhood was spent in California, but we would spend summers visiting grandma & grandpa. When we moved to Utah, we lived in the basement apartment for a while until we bought the house in Mount Olympus Cove. My dad put a greenhouse on the side to house his beautiful camillia plants that he couldn't bare to leave in California. I think the dogs had to stay out there too.
We played the family game of "wahoo" at the hotel. When the desk clerk said his family plays it - same board layout, same rules, too,- we were sure he was related. We couldn't find a connection. I wonder who came up with it & how many people play it on their homemade boards. 
