For the past couple of months, Joe and I have been planning to go on a really long road trip. And when I say "long" I really mean long! We were on a mission, a mission to search out the law schools on our list and get a feel for the school and communities we may potentially be moving in to.
We both graduated from ASU in December so we wanted to run away and celebrate our accomplishment and sense of freedom from the daily grind of school! We were school-less, jobless, and homeless. Quite the triple combination huh? So why not embark on a 4,000 mile excursion!?
On January 2nd we picked up our rental car and loaded up.
First stop: Flagstaff! We like to break up the drive to Utah so staying at the West's house is the perfect place! Rhonda is always so hospitable and we love being there!
The next morning we headed on up to to Salt Lake. Staying at the Slater home is one of our favorite places to be when away from home. It feels like home there! We expected to drive into Utah and see snow everywhere but nothing. Only high up in the mountains. That night we were treated to a delicious homemade soup and artisan bread, so yummy!! While in Utah, we visited BYU Law School and sat in on a criminal law class and toured the school. It was fun!
That night we attended the beautiful Jordan River Temple... Loved it!
The next day we began training for our upcoming adventure in China! We spent two days at the Provo City Library learning all sorts of things about the school in China and the culture there. Wow. It is going to be crazy fun there!
Our friends Mark and Melissa had us over for dinner while in Provo. They recently had a baby boy and he is one handsome guy! It was so fun to see them and catch up! Talk about being baby hungry after leaving their place though. Man oh man I can't wait for us to have our own!
Thanks for a fun night guys!!
That snowy morning we drove to Boise, Idaho. My first time to Idaho! The Boise Temple was being re-done inside so we were bummed to not be able to walk around it or anything. But I loved the beautiful stone work on the outside of it!
We then went to visit Joey's uncle Kurt's house. I don't know many of his mother's siblings so it was so great to meet more family!
That night we slumbered at Vicki's best friends house in Boise, ID. It was so great to meet Selena and her husband! I'm ticked we didn't get a picture with them before we left!
The next morning after Church we drove to McCall, Idaho. Joey's heaven on earth! His family just loves this place and I have heard so much about! I have been dying to go there and experience it. I was so happy we included it in our trip!
There were kids sledding on to this frozen lake, it was so awesome! We were jealous and wanted to give it a go but we ran out of time before the sun went down!
Instead of the sledding, we went to the HOT SPRINGS!
This was my first time going to hot springs! And I loved it! It's so amazing, that this steaming hot water comes out of the earth like that. I always pictured natural hot springs as basically a big muddy whole in the ground. But this place was so far from what I expected. It's all beautifully built with piping hot water.
We were excited to be there!
The next morning we went to the PANCAKE HOUSE! Joey's great-grandmother on Vicki's side started the original Pancake House in McCall so we had to visit this place. It was so tasty! The pancake that came with Joey's omelette was 12 inches in diameter! And the cinnamon roll we ordered for the road (they are also famous for their cinnamon rolls there so how could we pass that up!!?) was the biggest I have ever seen! It took 3 days to eat it.
How fun for you guys! Did you know the Provo Library was actually the ORIGINAL BYU campus? Cool, huh?
ReplyDeleteDillon served his mission in Boise and the temple was in his area for 11 months, so he got to go every P-Day. I will have to tell him they are renovating it.
We read the sign in the Provo Library stating it was the Original BYU! So crazy how much the school has grown and progressed!
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