Decision for Utah home

We left Thurs afternoon to return to Utah, go out with a realtor, look over areas and decide on where we want to live in Utah.
Got in 10:30 pm to Scott's. Up driving around on Fri morning, then met with the realtor to see homes in Herriman and South Jordan. I still really love the house on Cabello but am no longer wanting to live so far out. And I probably don't really want to have chickens.

So now of the 4 choices in Utah, Rick and I met with the builder in Daybreak, drafted out the house, made our selections on building (not selections on carpet, etc.). We need to return in a few weeks after their drafting department completes the draft with cost and we sign and give them a down payment, then go to the design center and select colors, cabinets, flooring, just really all the stuff I don't like to do.

Obviously our choice was Daybreak.
As we mulled over, discussed, thought about, meditated on where we wanted to live and the amenities we wanted to have, the choice just seemed plain - Daybreak. Lots of walking with parks, lake trails, green spaces galore, workout and track for winter, 3 pools, kayaking on the lake, close to shopping, TRAXX and SLC and airport. This is the lifestyle we wanted.

We also had a great time. Rick and I get along wonderfully, which is of course nice.

On Fri afternoon we drove down to Paige's to see the ggrrls when they came home from school and took them to the gas station. I told Rick we need to cut down on the sugary junk we get them, especially when we live there. That evening we went out to dinner with Scott and Treena. Rick loves her dog Maya and was once again wondering if he wanted a dog.

Late Sat afternoon we drove to the park by Squirt's to have a picnic with Emily and fam, Squirt, some of Emily's friends from long ago when they lived in Orem. It was quite fun.

Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast around Galveston and Houston, causing billions of dollars of damage. Misery for the people there as they clean up and try to restore their lives. We worried about the Austin airport getting shut down and not being able to get home on Sunday, but all went well. We had a chair in the pool, lots of leaves, small branches down. Our rain gauge tops out at 5 inches, it was overflowing so don't know how much we actually got. Chris said it started raining on Fri evening and hadn't stopped.

Temperature has dropped, still a little windy, but is only sprinkling off and on now as of Mon morning.

We had a productive and fun weekend.