Numbers 3, 4, and 5

I wanted to add to my list of things I love about Utah, and reassure anyone who reads this blog that this list is not written in any order of importance. I'm just rattling things off as I think of them. Today being Sunday and just having had Saturday, I realized another thing I love about Utah.

3. The radio programming out here! On Saturday nights, one of the local stations devotes their entire evening to Broadway showtunes! They call it Showtune Saturday night and it's so much fun to have on and hear what they play. This may not appeal to everyone I understand :) but I do love me a good showtune! The other programming that I enjoy is on Sunday mornings, KBYU, which is the local classical station, does "Music for a Sunday Morning". They play the requisite Mormon Tabernacle Choir numbers, as well as songs from BYU and U of U choirs, but also they play classical sacred pieces, and it is so uplifting to have that playing while getting ready for church.

4. Okay, I'm stating the obvious here, but it must be stated so everyone doesn't worry that I'm taking for granted all that we are blessed with here. I am grateful to have so many temples within an hour drive; there are 4 alone in the valley where we live. Also there are so many neat things that we are able to participate in due to the fact that we live so close to the church's headquarters: the Conference Center and Temple Square which holds many free events throughout the year (including this year's Christmas concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and David Archuleta!!) and the Church History Museum and Family History Library...you get the idea. Wonderful things just outside our door! I remember as a child we would drive from Minnesota to Utah and we viewed Temple Square almost like a Disneyland! It's a great blessing! (Just like it would be a great blessing to live by Disneyland!) :)

5. I'd better write this as Daniel is looking over my shoulder, one of the greatest blessings of living in Utah is living only a couple of blocks from his parents and his good brother Cannon and his family. Not to mention 3 other brothers down at BYU, and soon to be Caroline, his sister who is returning to go to the University of Utah next fall. It is nice to be surrounded by family whilst so far away from my own!