Since my sisters have been so diligent the past month or so of keeping updated on their blogs, I figured I should join the party! Let's see...I guess I should start from my birthday, which was very fun. If you read Ashley's blog, you know she was able to join us for a birthday dinner at Benihana (and a California trip the next day), but earlier in the day we went to the Gilbert Temple open house, which was beautiful!
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Not my picture, but a far better one than I would have been able to capture.
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It's always nice to be able to walk through the temples before they're dedicated, and this is only the third one I've ever toured, which is pretty cool.
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The only picture I have; squinty eyes and a terrible mustache ;)
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Anyway, later we went to Benihana, which was delicious and surprisingly fun. It may have to be a birthday staple in the future!
The next morning, Ashley, Mom, and I flew out absurdly early to California! The weather was beautiful (although a little windy), and we ate breakfast at this really pretty restaurant right next to the beach!
We went shopping at a huge outdoor mall, as well as inside our cousin Jason's boutique, which was a lot of fun!
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Later in February, I found out that if you bring a birthday card to the King at the Renaissance Festival during President's Day, you can get two people in for the price of one! So, since Bryce was busy that day, I took his little sister Brielle, since she had never been.
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| I took like 800 pictures of the elephants but I'll spare you guys |
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| later I realized the only thing I took pictures of was the animals. Sorry guys. |
I hadn't been to the Ren Faire in years, so that was pretty fun! And very hot for a February, but still good.
(Man, I definitely need to try and update more often; I'm trying to go through my pictures and figure out what I've been doing for the last few months!)
Near the end of February my friend Becca hosted a Greek-themed murder mystery dinner party, which was tons of fun! She had this whole Greek feast spread out, and the story we did was hilarious.
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| I don't know what's happening with our faces here I'm sorry. |
Anyway, I know Jared used to have dinner party kits like that...and last I heard, Nicole was the one who had them (??). Either way, if either of you (Nicole or Jared) know what happened to them, I'd be interested!
