Day 3 of the girls trip was a beautiful Sunday. We were up early again and started off the morning with Music and the Spoken Word in the tabernacle. It was the first time for most of us, and a wonderful way to start off a Sunday morning. The choir, orchestra, and soloists were absolutely wonderful. Grandma, Kippy, and Lisa had other engagements that morning- Lisa's kids were in their ward's primary program so they were attending that.
After the program, we did a little touring on temple square. My favorite was seeing the new beautiful replica of the Salt Lake Temple- it was amazing. We walked around the temple grounds, then sat in front of the temple while we waited for Janette and Kadie to meet up with us. During that time, a few of the girls took turns trying on my heels. They didn't believe me that although they are fashionable, tall, and ruffly; they really are some my most comfortable heels. After giving them a try, they were believers. It was quite the fashion show. :) We then took some pictures of the group in front of the Salt Lake Temple before heading off to sacrament meeting.
From there we headed back to grandma's place where we finished packing, cleaning up, and loading up for the trip home. We said goodbye and gave hugs to Kimberly, Nettie, and Kadie; and also to Mom and Amy who were going to stop and visit her grandparents on the way home. Then Tami, Gina, Amanda, and I started our 6 hour drive home. Once again, the drive passed very quickly as we filled the time with conversation, laughter, and reflection. Really, visiting during the drives is half the fun of the trips.
We had such a wonderful weekend together. It was such a great experience to spend time with the girls, and have our cups refilled. We each felt renewed as women, spiritually uplifted, and inspired. We were so excited to get back to our families eager to be better as mothers and wives. It was so fun to pull up and see all our cute kids come running out so excited to see us. Not to mention the husbands. :) It was sure a joyful reunion. From there, our family and Tami began the rest of our journey home.
We also really owe a lot of thanks to our wonderful husbands for taking on such a big job. They managed the kids, made meals, played, even got together for the BSU game, and did a great job holding down the fort. We couldn't have done it without them.
Although it would be fun, I'm not sure we could talk all of the husbands into making this a yearly tradition, but I sure hope we can do it again sometime in the future. I'm sure grateful for wonderful sisters and friends. It really was a wonderful, memorable weekend.
2 comments:
Angela, that looks like it was such an amazing trip! I'm so glad that you guys are liking the location you picked and that it is close enough to do fun things with the families! You have such a beautiful group here!
Sounds like a fun girls trip! Glad you got to go and your sweet husband and kids survived while you were away :).
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