Trips Within Trips

The day after Christmas we left Reilly and Jaina with their wonderful grandparents and headed off to separate adventures. We stayed the night with Phil & Sophie in Mesa, then the next morning I flew out to San Jose, CA, and Jeremy drove up to Las Vegas, NV/St. George, UT.
One of my best friends, Karen, was getting married, and I was very excited to work it out so I was able to be there! It was so good to see her and Naomi, and meet her fiance. :) Things were a little crazy (as they always are around a wedding) but everything went very well and we all had a great time! I even didn't really feel pregnant-sick almost the whole time I was there. That was a huge blessing since I managed to come down with a cold starting on the way to Mesa the day before. I spent most of the trip trying not to cough on people and sanitizing my hands so I wouldn't get anyone sick. Other than that, though, I didn't feel that bad, and even managed to sleep mostly.
Here are some pictures from the last stop of Karen's bachelorette party with us, her sisters, and Brigham's (her fiance) sisters. We had a fun night, starting at a thrift store to get something fun for Karen to wear, then on to a neat frozen yogurt place, and finishing off at a crazy-busy bowling alley. Our side of the lane didn't score nearly as well as Karen's side. Can we use the excuse that 3 of the 5 were pregnant? ;-) Speaking of pregnant, Naomi's baby likes me, possibly more than she likes Karen. She was good at kicking for me. :) Hehe.

The day of the wedding was a lot colder than I was counting on, according to the forecast a week before, but it never rained, so that was great. I was missing my winter coat a bit though. The Oakland Temple is absolutely beautiful, and I couldn't get over the view! The temple is on a hill, and you can see almost 180º around. I could even make out the Golden Gate bridge despite some fog. Really awesome!

Everything went smoothly for the wedding, and then we took pictures for about an hour and a half, I think. I was so glad to get to be there, and I was grateful for my supportive family for helping me get there!

Jeremy went through Las Vegas to pick up a couple of NUCCA tables he and our neighbor were buying, then continued on to St. George to spend a few days with some good friends of ours that recently opened an office. He had a great time, and enjoyed seeing St. George, and two different temples!