wisdom

This one time I moved into a new apartment.
And took 5 days to (start) unpacking.
We went on a roadtrip to Boise.
I met and spent time with Kevin's parents for the first time.
Our parents all met each other.
We talked about wedding plans all weekend long.
And then we started school.

Please bless this semester will go fast.
Because then we are getting married.

no one is as die hard as we are.

Once upon a time I went to Florida with my family.

 We spent four days bouncing between Universal Studios and Island of Adventure.

 We rode the Incredible Hulk multiple times in a row, screaming our lungs out as we spun upside down 7 different times.

 This kid is Mr. Fantastic.

 Spiderman became one of the favorites as we became part of the action through 3D glasses and real fire.

 We really enjoyed spending time as a family, and most of the time the 6 of us stayed together.

 We really liked Toon land and the feeling that we had stepped into a comic book.

 I basically didn't do my hair the whole entire trip.

 We are almost positive that we heard real dinosaurs rustling around in the bushes and then we saw real dinosaurs on our boat trip through the park, where we were attacked by a T-Rex.

 And then we had our first glance at Hogwarts.

 We stepped into a magical (and crowded) world of butterbeer and dragon fights.

 We marveled at the overpriced chocolate in Honeydukes.

 Rode a couple of dragons.

 Found Mr. Weasely's lost Ford Angular.

 Drank lots and lots of butterbeer.

 Saw Zonko's joke shop

 Ate at Captain America Cafe

 And took pictures in the bathroom there.

 We saw more real fire at Poseidon's Fury. Which is not a ride and does not have a single rider option.

 We stepped right into a Dr. Suess book,

And decided that Island of Adventures is way cooler than Universal Studios.

 Except for the Revenge of the Mummy ride. That one was awesome.

 We spent most of our last day in Florida back in Harry Potter World.

 Buying souvenirs,

 Drinking more butterbeer

 And then we watched Superheros ride motorcycles

 And rode a fear fall ride where a little boy was super irritating and dropped the F bomb.

 And on the way out, I had to snap a picture of flying Minions which will forever make me think of Ashley.

We arrived home safe and sound on Monday night, and had only a couple of mishaps. I found my backpack eventually and we made it out of the airport parking lot.
On Tuesday I took 3 midterms, on Wednesday I took 1 and then went to work where we were overrun with a convention of Asian NuSkin employees.
Thursday I started full time hours at Wavetronix and my summer has officially begun.
We had a fantastic trip and I'm so glad that I made the decision to go. I'm so grateful for my parents and the fun vacations they take us on which give us a chance to become closer friends. The older we get, the closer we come to that elusive sibling friendship. I love my family so much and it will be weird not living with them again.
A new chapter of my life is opening next week, and I'm so happy that the chapter of me living at home (again) is closing on such a great memory of our Spring Break in Florida.

i bet you think i forgot to finish my church history post...

I don't know why this post has been such a long ordeal. My computer has been hating me for uploading so many pictures. But it's finally here. Enjoy. And Cammie, read all the words.

On Saturday morning we woke up bright and early after only experiencing 5 hours in a bed and made our way to Carthage.

Ashley and I both really enjoyed Carthage, and especially loved being there together. :)

 The window the Joseph Smith jumped out of when he was murdered.

 The bullet hole in the original door from the shot that killed Hyrum.

 Ashley and I are so cute that there was a girl who asked if she could take our picture. We really love each other.

 We brought bread and peanut butter and jelly so that we wouldn't have to buy as many meals. Our bread got smashed.

 Ashley and I in front of the Nauvoo Hotel which is now owned by the Community of Christ.

 We were so sleep deprived by this point, it had been three days since we started this adventure and we had only slept for about 6 hours. I looked over at Ashley during a tour and she was sleeping standing up.

 We visited the Tribute to Women monument outside of the Nauvoo visitors center and all I took pictures of was this butterfly. I took about 50 pictures of it. I'll spare you.

 I bought some horehound at the Red Brick Store.

 So many amazing things happened in this building.

 I am descended from the Joseph Knight family, they were instrumental in the early years of the Church. I had a great time learning about that family and finding signs for Newel Knight.

 Ashley bought some really legit rootbeer.

 I busted open this walnut with my bare hands. I had a stain for a week.

 We walked all around Nauvoo and visited the cute couples missionaries. They really liked us and even let us behind the ropes to take pictures with John Taylor's legitimate original artifacts.

 One of my favorite experiences was getting to do baptisms in the Nauvoo Temple. The Temple President talked to us and shared some amazing experiences and the Temple Matron talked to my friend Jenny and I and showed us some original paintings and artifacts. It was such a neat experience.

 Having Ashley on this trip was seriously the best thing that's ever happened to me.

 We really loved the "Rendezvous" show that the missionaries put on. It was adorable.

Ashley and I LOVED our HUGE room at the Nauvoo Family Inn. We each had our own queen sized bed. The hotel gave us the yummiest meals that I've ever had. I still crave the bacon.

I didn't take any pictures on Sunday or Monday. Mostly those days were spent on the bus. I got really sick with a migraine on Sunday and had a blessing in Winter Quarters. On Monday we miraculously ended up in Martin's Cove where the weather was horrible but we prayed the rain away. We made it back to Rexburg at about 6:45 Monday evening, just in time for FHE.

This trip was one of the best experiences of my entire life. I am so happy that I had the opportunity to go see all of these amazing places. I had so much fun and my testimony grew exponentially.

I hope you enjoyed my big fat Church History Post. :)