Jones Girls Night Out !!

This weekend the gals on Darin's side of the fam had a girls overnighter. It was a complete blast!! Love those gals!! (Heidi, Mel, and Darla---we missed you profusely and tried not to have any fun without you!!!) Darin's mom is a total party-gal!! She is always making our gatherings so fun. This time she brought us all new PJ's. They are from a new company based out of Cache Valley--and the PJ themes are all animals. So FUN!! And she brought us all cute little tote bags, and fun BBQ aprons!! Not to mention fresh fruit and bagels-baked-in-the-oven-as-we-woke-up for breakfast!! And, Darin's Dad started a tradition five years ago at our first GNO---he sends us each a card and a box of Bluebird chocolates from Cache Valley!! And...picked up the dinner tab last night. SWEET!!! So thoughtful when the gals in his fam are out on the town. Thanks Sam and Marilyn for all the fun perks!!

In the yellow wolf PJ's below--Dalynn and Devarie...otherwise known as "The Single Ladies". Upper right hand pic, bear PJ's--Michele, Em and I...otherwise known as "The Original Marrieds". Top of the stairs in the elk PJ's--Marilyn...the party gal!! And bottom of the stairs in the paws PJ's--Dana...the one married Jones sister. Not pictured are sister Darla (who happens to be in Hawaii with a BOY), and the newer generation of sisters-in-law, Heidi and Melissa. Sigh.......

Last night we went to dinner, had a PJ fashion show, did a fall craft, did nails, ate treats, and chatted all night--til 2:00 AM for some!! Today we headed to the Park City Mountain Resort for a little adventure. We rode the chair lift up for a scenic ride. The leaves are starting to change and it was so beautiful. And on some in-sane whim I agreed to ride the zip-line down the mountain. HOLY CRAP!!! I was sick the entire chair lift ride up--which is VERY long by the way, and during our hike up on the mountain. Me---sick just thinking about riding that zip-line down!! We had to wait in line quite awhile, and NO ONE else ahead of us was making any kind of noise as they buckled into the seat!!! WHOA!!! I am scared when it comes to these kinds of things. So they are buckling me in and I am freaking out!! The entire line of people behind me is laughing and one man asks for a video camera to put me on You-Tube!!! So I ask the worker how you control the speed and he laughs and says "you don't" and then just OPENS THE GATE on me!!! Off I go into the nothingness of outer space screaming my head off!! I never stopped screaming, but after a second it really wasn't scary--pretty fun actually. But man--the anxiety of the drop at the beginning!!! (For those who don't know--this is a very long, high zip-line. You have to ride the ski lift up to get to it, and it zips all the way down the mountain!!!)

The pics below are of Devarie and I posing on a ski-lift bench, all of us at the top of the mountain, and me as I am finishing up the zip-line.

After the zip-line adventure we headed to Cafe Rio for a late lunch, did some shopping and headed home. Thanks Michele for arranging such a fun GNO. Had a great time with everyone!! Next time we need the other three gals with us, and we need to stay for two night!!! I TOLD you that!!!

Can't beat Park City in the Fall!!!