VisitING Andrew in Rexburg . Days 1-2

2/27/2020

Mike and I decided last minute that it would be a nice thing for me to fly out and visit Andrew at college for a few days. I flew into SLC and rented an SUV and drove the 3 ½ hours to Rexburg. I got in @ 6:00pm and checked into my hotel. Then I stopped by Andrew’s apartment and picked him up. I was pleasantly surprised to see that he had shaved but his hair was oh so long. It was probably the longest and most unruly hair I had ever seen on him. I guess he wouldn't be a college student if he weren't a little disheveled. I took him to Idaho Falls so that we could enjoy a nice meal at the Copper Rill. Our dinner was outstanding. We were so full that we didn’t even get dessert which is crazy because we both love dessert.

copper rill

The next day we both slept in and that was glorious. Andrew didn’t have class until the early afternoon, so we spent the day having fun at Fat Cats. First, we bowled and that was a riot. I bowled a lot in my youth, and I was pretty good, but Andrew totally won. Then we played glow in the dark golf and I destroyed that game! Then it was on to VR. Andrew played Super-Hot and I played Beat Saber. I never thought VR could be so much fun, but it was a blast and it made me want to go out and buy a VR console. We ended our time at Fat Cats by playing the arcade games. We each had $10 on our cards and we moved through that in less than 30 minutes. We played ski ball, air hockey, terminator, the classic car game, throw the ring on the bottles, and some other lesser known games. We had fun and at the end we combined our tickets and bought some candy! I don’t think you are ever too old to play arcade games!

We headed to Gator Jacks for lunch so that Andrew could introduce me to the famous sandwich he gets there frequently. I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. I splurged and got us the funnel cake fries and they were delicious. I dropped Andrew off at his apartment and then headed to Crumbl to grab some of their famous big cookies and went back to the hotel to chill out for the remainder of the afternoon.

fat cats

GATOR JACKS AND CRUMBL COOKIES

A little before 5:00pm I headed back over to BYU-Idaho to watch Andrew swim at his swim meet. It was so fun to watch him bond with his teammates and to swim his events. He only swam freestyle during this meet but that was ok because it was just fun to watch him swim again. I don’t think I will ever get sick of watching Andrew swim. After his meet we headed over to Righteous Slice and ate the best margarita pizza and devoured the Nutella filled calzone together. We enjoyed the live music and then called it a night.