Sunday, August 9, 2009

Happy Birthday to Me!

About a month and a half ago it was my 26th birthday. My work lets you get your birthday off , and since my birthday was on a Friday Steve and I decided to do a trip. We didn't want to go super far because we didn't want to buy plane tickets. So we were deciding between Rexburg, Idaho where we both went to BYU Idaho or St. George. Since the weather is not so hot in Idaho we decided to do that instead. We drove up after work on Thursday and headed up to Idaho Falls. I was actually pretty excited to do a road trip because it has been awhile, and we used to do road trips all the time as a family. We got to Idaho Falls around nine and checked in, we then walked around the falls and temple it was really pretty

Then on June 26th it was my B-day we got up and had breakfast at the hotel's resturant. I had Eggs Benedict and it was super good. Then we headed up to Rexburg. We walked around campus and the first building we went into I think is called the Spori, it had an art gallery and this was the first statue I saw. It melted my heart because this is the Winter Quarters statue, which is where I served my mission and it is about a couple burrying their child. I used to show this statue all the time to people when they came into the visitor and tell them about it.

Here are some pictures of us walking around the gardens on campus they are so beautiful!

And you can't forget about Mr. Viking the school mascot!

Here is the track that Steve would run on every day!

The gym, I went to one basketball game before they quit doing sports, but I did go every week to the devotionals in here.

Afterwards we went and did a session in the temple. It is so beautiful, in fact the set up on the inside is very similar to the winter quarters temple.

Then on Saturday the 27th we stayed in Idaho Falls. Steve went golfing and I went Birthday shopping at the mall. Then we went and watched Transformers at the movie theater. It was pretty good considering I had never seen the first movie, so I was a little confused. We also went to the Idaho Falls visitor center since the temple was closed for cleaning. I was pretty bummed about that because I wanted to see the Idaho Falls Temple too. I hear it is beautiful on the inside. The good thing is that Steven's brother Rob is getting married their in two months so I am hoping to do a session there the day before he gets married, but we will see.

Here are the amazing Idaho Falls, falls.

Then on Sunday Steve and I took pictures around Idaho Falls and went home it was a fun Birthday Trip!

Isn't this an absolutely gorgeous view of the temple?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

That sounds like a perfect birthday!!! Have a wonderful 26th year.

Alese said...

It sounds like it was a fun trip! I think you guys got married right about the time that we did. You look so cute together!

mastubz said...

It's always nice to get away. Glad you had a fun trip and a great birthday!

mastubz said...

This is Emily by the way

Buell Fam said...

Your pics are beautiful! I didn't know BYUI's campus was so pretty.