I happened to be sitting at church in Manhattan last sunday, and these two cute ladies from England were visiting. The daughter mentioned that they were on holiday--so I decided from now on--all my vacations are going to be called holidays!
So--I spontaneously decided a couple weeks ago that it was time for a holiday. I have been stressed with work--this Chinese Immersion program stuff--has been making me work way hard! I also have been a little overwhelmed with my dating
life here in Utah--but that is a totally different story. I just needed away! So--my
cousin Amanda invited me to come out and visit with her and her in-laws because they were coming and they were going out to upstate to visit the church history sites and attend the Hill Cummorah Pageant. They were also blessing the baby that weekend too, so I decided that this would be a great time to go. It was a perfect
break from my life and now I feel rejuvinated.
Here are some highlights from my holiday. I wish I could post all of my pics on here, but there are a hundred +. So, here's some of the important ones!
My "Cousin" Owen! He kept calling me "Cousin Amy" the whole time I was there. Cousin Owen bonded with me over a bag of white cheddar Cheetos. We were instant friends!
On Wednesday--it was so hot! We decided to go to the Met to enjoy the AC. We explored a few different things there and were educated about musical instruments and Greek art. It was a fun museum to explore.
Penelope (or Penny) slept a lot on our road trip, or she cried. But for the most part, she was good for her big adventure at 6 weeks old. She was blowing bubbles in this pic and I couldn't resist not snapping a photo of her.
When we got to Palmyra Thursday evening, we were able to make it to the dress rehearsal for the Hill Cummorah Pageant. We saw some of the performers before hand and took had them pose for a picture with us.
The Van den Akker family and me at the Joseph Smith home. Many amazing things happened in this home!
Me at the Frame Home. This home was built for the parents as a step up after the first home.
The Alvin Tree--This tree was planted by Alvin Smith--and is still alive. It is over 180 years old. It is a black locust--apparently they don't live that long.
My cousin Amanda and me outside of the Sacred Grove.
Just one of many of my pictures of the Sacred Grove. I love this place!
Me at the Palmyra Temple. This building was so beautiful with the stained glass windows that represented the Sacred Grove. I remember this temple from the live broadcast dedication when I was young. I also have this obsession with taking pictures with signs--call me crazy!
This is the site in Palmyra of the first publication of the Book of Mormon. We didn't take the tour because it was a long one and the kids were tired. But, it was neat to think it happened on this street in Palmyra.
I will continue with part two of this later! It takes a long time to download pictures! But--I want to share them here!
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