Oh, What A Glorious Morning!

Shannon and I have been wanted to hike Ensign Peak to watch the sunrise for quite a while, and this morning we decided to finally do it. We got an early start at 6:00 to make sure that we would be on the top for the sunrise. It was an early morning, but it was so worth it!

At the start, notice how dark it is. Who functions this early?
Taking a little break on the way up, hiking when you just woke up is a little harder than you would think...
When we got to the top it was still dark so the city was still lit up, it was so pretty. This is one of my favorite times of day with the sky is just starting to lighten...
The clouds made for a beautiful sunrise, with so many colors and shapes...
Yes, this is how hot we are at 7:00 in the morning, on top of the mountain...
When the sun did actually rise, it was SO pretty! The clouds, the sunbeams, the blue sky, all of it was breath taking...
Being up early (with not a lot of sleep) I was a little loopy and it made for a fun time. We sung song all morning and everything we saw or said reminded us of a song we should sing, "The hills are alive, with the sound of music"...
I wish there was some way to justify how pretty it was, I think Shannon does an excellent job here...
Shannon was so fun to be with and she is just "my person" and I love it! Luckily we have a similar sense of humor and find the same things totally hilarious. It made for good times.

After we got done with our hike, we headed to the Farmer's Market. I love being down there and just being in that market atmosphere, it makes for good people watching. Our ward activity was next on the docket and once there we decided not to stay long and headed to Shannon's for a morning hot tub session. It was getting warmer in the morning and the sun was out, and bright, which made for an interesting experience.

It was a glorious morning and I was only going on about 1.5 hours of sleep. Luckily I got to come home and take a nap, but the morning was totally worth it!