What is more fun than getting out of town?
Because I work full-time, and Ryan is going to school full-time and working, we are busy people. It is so nice to take weekend trips whenever we get a chance! Enjoy the small things in life, right?!
Our trek to Idaho was the first time Ryan and I had ever been to Rexburg together or separately. We have both had friends attend BYU-I, but never made it up there. Brad and Kelsey finally convinced us to make the trip up, so Joe, Jake, Jon, Ryan and I met Brad, Kelsey and Maddie up in Idaho for MLK weekend.
We drove in Friday night and arrived there around nine. We caught dinner on the way and squished into Joe's Mazda. It took about 4 1/2 hours to drive up into Rexburg. We spent Friday evening talking and just catching up until the early hours of the morning.
Saturday we had a really fun, eventful day. In the morning we woke up and got ready to go to the temple. None of us had ever seen the Rexburg temple, let alone been inside. We went to go do a session all together as cousins. Little did we know, the temple was closed for renovations in the previous weeks, so now being open, it was packed! We would have had to wait over an hour to do a session, so we decided to wait and do Sealings as a family. It was a very special experience. I had never done Sealings for proxy, and hadn't knelt across the alter from Ryan since our wedding day. We had the whole room to just our family and the Sealer. He talked through the covenants made and the importance of what we were doing. He let us do lots of names! It was such a special experience and I am glad we didn't give up and go home because waiting times were long.
Saturday afternoon we got a personal tour of BYU-Idaho's campus. Brad and Kelsey walked us through all of the buildings and showed us where they attend classes. It was incredible! I know that if I hadn't gone to BYU, I would have loved Idaho. Ryan didn't feel the same. :)
The facilities are beautiful and it has a wonderful feel. The hard part about Rexburg is there is not much surrounding campus. The town is tiny and not as built up as Provo.
Saturday night we drove into Idaho Falls to get some dinner and see the town. We ate at Red Robin (one of my favorites), and had some of the best service I have ever experienced. It was excellent! I love their bottomless stake fries. The best! After, we stopped at Target to purchase some games to play and snacks for late night game night Saturday night.
Sunday morning we went to Maddie's student ward for Sacrament Meeting. Their church meetings are held on campus in classrooms like BYU's student wards. Brad and Kelsey had a flat tire, so Ryan helped them change it after the Sacrament.
Sunday afternoon, we changed and drove to Jackson Hole two hours away. We stopped to see the beautiful Grand Tetons on the way! In Jackson we walked around and looked through the boutiques on main street. We didn't stay super long, but it was fun to go visit and experience one of the most popular places to visit if you live in Idaho. We then spent the evening watching Football and playing games until 2am.
Monday morning we got up and packed our stuff and cleaned the house. We all went to lunch at Chili's before making the drive back down to Salt Lake where we had dinner with the Johnson family.
It was a wonderful long weekend. One that I will remember for a very long time! I love weekend trips, especially when they are with family. What could be better?
Our trek to Idaho was the first time Ryan and I had ever been to Rexburg together or separately. We have both had friends attend BYU-I, but never made it up there. Brad and Kelsey finally convinced us to make the trip up, so Joe, Jake, Jon, Ryan and I met Brad, Kelsey and Maddie up in Idaho for MLK weekend.
We drove in Friday night and arrived there around nine. We caught dinner on the way and squished into Joe's Mazda. It took about 4 1/2 hours to drive up into Rexburg. We spent Friday evening talking and just catching up until the early hours of the morning.
Saturday we had a really fun, eventful day. In the morning we woke up and got ready to go to the temple. None of us had ever seen the Rexburg temple, let alone been inside. We went to go do a session all together as cousins. Little did we know, the temple was closed for renovations in the previous weeks, so now being open, it was packed! We would have had to wait over an hour to do a session, so we decided to wait and do Sealings as a family. It was a very special experience. I had never done Sealings for proxy, and hadn't knelt across the alter from Ryan since our wedding day. We had the whole room to just our family and the Sealer. He talked through the covenants made and the importance of what we were doing. He let us do lots of names! It was such a special experience and I am glad we didn't give up and go home because waiting times were long.
Saturday afternoon we got a personal tour of BYU-Idaho's campus. Brad and Kelsey walked us through all of the buildings and showed us where they attend classes. It was incredible! I know that if I hadn't gone to BYU, I would have loved Idaho. Ryan didn't feel the same. :)
The facilities are beautiful and it has a wonderful feel. The hard part about Rexburg is there is not much surrounding campus. The town is tiny and not as built up as Provo.
Saturday night we drove into Idaho Falls to get some dinner and see the town. We ate at Red Robin (one of my favorites), and had some of the best service I have ever experienced. It was excellent! I love their bottomless stake fries. The best! After, we stopped at Target to purchase some games to play and snacks for late night game night Saturday night.
Sunday morning we went to Maddie's student ward for Sacrament Meeting. Their church meetings are held on campus in classrooms like BYU's student wards. Brad and Kelsey had a flat tire, so Ryan helped them change it after the Sacrament.
Sunday afternoon, we changed and drove to Jackson Hole two hours away. We stopped to see the beautiful Grand Tetons on the way! In Jackson we walked around and looked through the boutiques on main street. We didn't stay super long, but it was fun to go visit and experience one of the most popular places to visit if you live in Idaho. We then spent the evening watching Football and playing games until 2am.
Monday morning we got up and packed our stuff and cleaned the house. We all went to lunch at Chili's before making the drive back down to Salt Lake where we had dinner with the Johnson family.
It was a wonderful long weekend. One that I will remember for a very long time! I love weekend trips, especially when they are with family. What could be better?
