After my tandem flight, we headed an hour northwest to the Utah Motorsports Complex. Once we got there we set up camp right next to a racetrack! We got so watch a motorcycle race (it’s crazy how fast they go around that track!) and then we decided to take a nap. Later that evening we were going to an event there called “Night Lights.” I had seen a video on social media of thousands of lanterns floating off into the sky and when I looked into it, it turned out they were doing it right here in Utah (that was such a blessing.. thank you, Jesus)!
When we got up from our nap it was about 6:00pm and there were hundreds of people all arriving to attend the event. The traffic was backed up as far as the eye could see. It was so nice that we were able to camp there and just walk over to the area where they were holding the event!
Once we were inside, we picked up our lanterns and found a spot to lay out our blanket and set up our chairs. Then we walked around and checked out all the food trucks and got some dinner. We enjoyed some live music while we ate, then we decorated our lanterns and waited for the sun to set. To our surprise, we saw some skydivers jump out of a plane while we were sitting there! At first they looked like a bunch of little specks in the sky, but once they deployed their parachutes we realized what they were.
As soon as the sun set, the MC got on the mic and told us to light our lanterns. Then, they did a countdown and all at the same time thousands of us lifted our lanterns and watched them float away... it was magical!
After they all had floated away, we laid on our blanket and looked up at the stars for a while. The band was still playing so we danced and laughed. It was a beautiful night... The perfect ending to an amazing day! Thank you, Father God, for your blessings.