Well, we're back from our trip, and if I avoid posting for much longer, I will go crazy. We had such an awesome time in Oregon. We went for Brandon Herbert's baby blessing (pictured above). Brandon is my best friend (Buff, or Valerie) 's newest baby. She also has a little girl named Marissa, who is 2. Buff and I have been best friends since we were born, and we try hard to keep in touch and visit each other atleast once a year. Last year, we met at Disneyland (with all of our families, who are also best friends) and the year before that, she came to see me, so this year it was my turn. It's always so awesome to get to see the Long Family. Even after being apart for 12 years now, it still just feels natural when we're together. My Mom and Saesha and all our 6 kids were all there, so it was crazy, but way fun. Mom and Saesha stayed at the Longs house (Buff's parents) and my boys and I stayed with Buff in her new house.
One of my goals for the trip was to finally visit the Portland Temple. I'd been there as a teen for Baptisms for the Dead, but I'd never been there for an endowment session. It was so gorgeous, inside and out. Buff and her sister-in-law, Emily were nice enough to watch all our kids for us so we could go together.
One of the other things we always like to do when we go, is visit the Pittock Mansion in Portland. When I was a teenager, my Mom and I got to take some classes that they had here, and because of that, we got to take the very first tour they'd ever given of the entire mansion, including the attic and the basement, which had never been seen by the public. It's such an amazing building, and I love getting to see it.
2 comments:
That sounds like such a fun trip! We have missed you in primary:)
How fun...I would love to do a session in another temple outside of Utah. Oregon is so beautiful.
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