Flat Bingo in Utah

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Dear Class,

Thank you for letting us, the Burbidge family, host Bingo over the holidays!  She had a lot of amazing adventures in Utah.  When she first came to town, we walked her around downtown Salt Lake City, showing her our light rail train called TRAX and some of the old historic places.  She even climbed some of the scaffolding!

It may be hard to believe, but downtown Salt Lake was created in 1847.  So Bingo saw a few pretty old buildings!  She also took in the entire city at night time -- when she squinted, she could see the Great Salt Lake in the distance.  But Bingo was more interested in seeing the Nutcracker, a favorite holiday ballet around here, than looking at buildings.  Unfortunately, they don't allow photography in the auditorium, so we took a picture by the sign instead!  She seemed mostly entertained, although the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy put her to sleep a little bit.

Bingo also wanted to know when Santa would be coming -- we told her that at our house, he comes the night of December 24th.  She was very excited to hear that and helped open a few presents in the morning.  Bingo also met two very friendly puppies while visiting, and fed them some tasty treats.

Bingo's biggest adventures were, of course, in the snow!  She went up skiing twice during her visit.  Once on a sunny day, and once on a windy and snowy day.  She enjoyed skiing fast both times!  Her favorite ski resort was Alta, which has 2,600 acres of terrain and the tippy top is at 11,000 ft above sea level.  That's pretty high.  Bingo skied green, blue, and even black diamond runs.  She was a natural...as long as the wind wasn't too strong.

At the end of her stay, Bingo made some snow angels, took a stab at shoveling snow (it was very heavy), and then enjoyed a warm cup of hot chocolate for all her work.  (Rosalind helped her drink what she didn't finish.)

It was such a delight to have Bingo as our guest.  We hope that she inspires people to come to Utah some time!  It's a beautiful place to live.

Warmest,

The Burbidges

PS.  We wanted to share Graham's recipe for what makes a good friend.