Photo Sesh.

I know mission pics can be sometimes 

well...

a little cliche.

But...who gives. 

My lovely sis took some for me

the other day. 

Here's a million few.

There you have it. 

A whole hodge podge of pictures. 

17 days folks. 

The Goodbyes are starting

I know goodbyes were bound 

to happen once I made

the decision to serve a 

mission. 

And, with only 25 days 

left until I leave, 

they have begun, 

and I haven't quite figured

out how I feel about them. 

A little bit ago, 

I said goodbye to a 

couple of my best friends 

before they headed off 

on their Summer adventures. 

It was hard, but,

we are all doing great things

and I know that we will keep 

in touch while we 

are all doing our various things. 

Paige is doing a study abroad in Paris!

Check out her adventures here!!

http://paigeisinparis.blogspot.com/

The Farmhouse- Best Omlet of my life. (AZ-3)

We went to breakfast one 

morning at this cute little 

restaurant named 

The Farmhouse. 

The whole feel of 

the place was home-y 

and the other shops 

around it had 

a cool vibe.

and the food...

Oh the food!

One of the best 

breakfasts of my life. 

I am not even kidding you. 

We also went to the temple 

which was also fabulous. 

We went on a hunt for 

some fruit, but sadly, it 

was all out of season, 

So, instead of fruit picking, 

we took the classic jumping picture. 

Sadly, the time came where I 

had to say goodbye to beautiful AZ 

and my awesome family. 

Luckily, I was able to soothe 

my pain by stopping 

by one of the best 

doughnut shops 

and getting the most delicious 

Devil's Food Cake doughnut.

I Love Sunshine. (AZ-2)

The next couple of days in AZ

were full of sunshine. 

and I loved it. 

We lounged by the pool 

and then went and ate 

at the coolest place evvvva. 

Joe's Farm Grill

I highly recommend it. 

All of the food that they 

serve is grown on the farm 

that they own. 

I got a veggie pizza

and it was SO delicious!

Okay, I know these pictures 

are a little weird. 

And its weirder that they 

are of the bathroom, 

buttttt...I just had to!

Barbies and a TV.

Awesome. 

Another cool thing 

is that the owners of 

the farm and restaurant

have developed a 

neighborhood named 

Agritopia. 

It was awesome. 

The next day we headed to  S E D O N A

That place is so GREAT!

A little more mountainous 

than the regular desert Arizona. 

We went for a sweet hike

up Cathedral Rock 

and then went swimming. 

It was beautiful! 

Redrock and green trees

Perfect combination!

  

America's Game (AZ-1)

I had the most wonderful time 

visiting Tyler and Neelam 

a little while ago. 

Soaking up some Arizona sun 

was simply divine. 

The first night there we 

headed to Chase Field 

to watch the AZ DBacks 

take on the Texas Rangers. 

I'm not a baseball fan. 

I'would have said that 

I would rather watch Curling 

than baseball. 

But, this game changed things. 

Guys, I REALLY like baseball. 

No, I will not sit down and watch

it on TV.

But, I will no longer go around 

testafying of the hate I have for 

"America's Game."

Chase Field has a retractable roof 

and when we got in there, 

it was closed. 

And I was devastated.

I wanted the ultimate 

first MLB experience. 

And whadayaknow. 

They opened the roof. 

That made me one happy girl!

And set the tone for the rest of 

my vacation. 

Iowa {Part 2}

The next couple days of the trip 

were filled with Wedding business. 

(Obvious being that was the reason we were there...)

Early on Thursday we set up 

for the reception, 

then later in the afternoon 

I went with Jamie and Gaff while they 

took some of their wedding pictures. 

I became the official bouquet holder. 

The first stop was the temple which was gorgeous 

It was a stormy day. 

But, still beautiful! 

Evidence of the lack of mountains in this place. 

We headed to a pond near Council Bluffs to 

take some more wedding pictures. 

Here's some shots I took while being SO 

extremely busy being the bouquet holder... 

One of Gaffney's groomsmen, Jesse, came along as 

well, and we ended up chatting with this 

old man for quite a while. 

Who knew you could fish with an old broom

handle and some string...

The next day was 

the WEDDING DAY. 

So great!

I forgot my recommend so that added some excitement 

into the day.. but once that was taken care of, 

everything went perfectly.