1. Spent the weekend hanging out in the Mid West for my brother's wedding in Nauvoo, IL. We stayed in a cool old house in Nauvoo that was gorgeous! Check it:
Isn't it pretty? It was way cool to stay there.
2. My bro, Drew, and his wife, Sarah, were able to come and it was so great to see them! I miss them already. So fun spending time with them and hearing all their cool stories about living in L.A. and the celebs they encounter/befriend/work for. Good times.
3. We got to go to a lot of LDS Church History sites which was awesome! Here are some of my favs in Nauvoo:
The Nauvoo Temple
4. My brother Scott got married! At the beautiful Nauvoo Temple (seen above). Afterwards, I took a few pics of them at the house we were staying at. This is my fav one:
So happy. And I'm so happy for them! Congrats!
5. Another LDS Church History site we were able to go to before heading down to Kansas City for the reception, was Carthage Jail where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were martyred. Such a sacred place. So glad we got to go there.
Statue of Joseph and his brother Hyrum with the Carthage Jail in the background
6. And, before we left the house in Nauvoo, they had a little journal thing that you could write in and of course, this is what I made my brother write:
Anyone? Anyone? If you can name that quote, we're going to be besties.
7. On the way to Kansas City, driving through Missouri, we saw a lot of these signs:
We were in Amish Country! Unfortunately, we didn't see any on the road. But cool nonetheless.
8. Sorry, these are out of order...but while driving to Iowa from Nauvoo, we drove along the Mississippi River which was gorgeous at sunset:
Crazy to think that the early Saints crossed it when it froze. It's HUGE. Crazy.
9. After the reception in Kansas City, I was able to stay with my besties the Hsu's and I'm just now realizing that we didn't take ANY pictures. Boo. So, I'm going to show another I took when they were here last month. Man...I miss having them around. Love.
I mean...look at that kid. He is stinkin' cute. To. Die. For. Thanks for letting me stay with you!! You're the best. Bestest. Ever.
10. The last Church History site I went to was with the Hsu's and it was Liberty Jail in Liberty, MO. Very cool to see and get perspective on what it was like for all them to be in there.
Cross section reproduction of what the jail looked like on the spot where it originally stood
Great trip but SO glad to be home. No more traveling. For two weeks (another trip to NYC with Candice coming up!!).
Later,
Sarah ;)
Congrats to your brother and new sister-in-law! Nauvoo is an amazing place to get married. Then again, I'm quite biased :)
Posted by: Paige Evans | October 12, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Oh I know! Gilmore Girls, Season 2. When they are on the "I'm not gonna marry Max" roadtrip and they stay at the awful Cheshire Cat. Now, can we be besties?
Posted by: Deanna | October 12, 2009 at 10:48 PM
awww deanna beat me to it, but i am forever watching re-runs of GG. Love, love, love it!
Posted by: kirsten | October 14, 2009 at 10:45 AM