Wonderful Wedding

I had the wonderful opportunity to attend one of my dearest friend's daughter's wedding in the Newport Beach Temple. The bride was absolutely beautiful!! The reception was held on a perfect January-California afternoon - 80 degrees and sunny!! I love being a part of these special moments! Congratulations Kristin and Christopher, you deserve the best!!!

Road Trip 2009!

Well I'm back to reality! After a great Christmas break ( the girls were home, lots of great food, sleeping in and spending time with the family and friends), it was time to get back to school. Friday, the girls and I had a great road trip back to Provo. We made great time, even stopping in Primm for a little shopping at JCrew. I am a mad woman when it comes to driving. Bonzai is the word that comes to mind. I only stop for gas and a quick bite to eat. Because we spent soooo much time shopping we had to eat in the car, so we could make it to Provo before 6:00. Thanks to clear highways we made it in less than 9 1/2 hours!!! We dropped Kristen's things off at her apartment and then headed to Salt Lake to pick up the Corolla. When we left Provo it was raining but by the time we hit the freeway it started to snow. We could hardly see the road, especially in Salt Lake. The most irritating thing about Utah freeways is the lack of lights. It absolutely drives me CRAZY! Since Barbara lives by the Hogle Zoo we always take the belt route. Wrong choice... I couldn't see the lanes and decided to follow the suburban in front of me. Well, the suburban turned off toward Park City and so did we! I panicked (it was really snowing hard) so I flipped a u-turn on the freeway and headed back to SLC. Luckily it was the night of the Sugar Bowl and no one was on the road in SLC, so we were safe! My girls will never let me forget that one! I was so freaked out, I drove straight to the Little America and got a room for the night! The next morning we woke up to the most beautiful day. Bright blue skies and clean white sparkling snow everywhere! We met Barbara at Immigration Market for breakfast (really good!), checked out Jolley's, and said hi to Kyle and Hunter, then it was time to head back to Provo. I stocked the girls up on food and supplies from Target. Next, we helped Courtney unpack her clothes (she wanted to go to the BYU basketball game). Then helped Kristen unpack and organize. They both have darling apartments and really great roommates! Lucky girls!!! I hated to leave, but early Sunday morning we drove to the airport. Did I mention it was 8 degrees? I HATE the cold! Well now I'm back to reality... more about that later!