Namaste

This last Thursday Richie and I headed to St. George to stay with the Bennions and also take a quick day trip Vegas to see a family that he taught during his last weeks in India. They came to the U.S. to visit some family for about a month. They are such a sweet family and so incredibly generous and giving. It was such a great experience. I had heard so much about them and was so excited to finally meet them. Richie raves about Shanti's (the mom) cooking, and while we were at dinner she offered to teach me how to make Chicken Biryani and a few other Indian dishes sometime. I can't wait!

They took us to a really nice Indian restaurant that was so delicious. I had a lot of fun trying new things, and surprisingly I loved everything I ate. 

We were able to walk the strip for a little bit before we met up with Shanti's family. I wish we would have taken more pictures, but this is the only one on the strip. 

My dad was down in St. George on Friday for a golf tournament and he was able to get Richie into the tournament Friday morning. I was the designated golf cart driver.

Oakland and San Francisco

This last Thursday Richie and I flew to Oakland to go visit his parents before they come home. It was such an amazing weekend. Clay, Ashley and cute James (his brother's family) came with us as well. It was so great to spend time with his parents. We crammed so much into one weekend. I couldn't believe how much we did. Here are some pictures from the trip:

We had such a great time visiting Carmel and walking along the beach. If you look closely you can see Pebble Beach in the background! It was so beautiful!

We had so much fun going to an As' game and loved seeing the first firework show of the season. 

Even though the ferry was super windy, we still had so much fun on our way to San Francisco.

We had a great time wandering around San Francisco.

Lombard Street was incredible!

The Golden Gate..

Guess what we saw?

St. George

We took a quick trip down to St. George this weekend because my cousin Dan got married. We left Friday afternoon, went to the wedding Saturday afternoon, then went on a quick hike to Slot Canyon and then headed home. It was a fun weekend and so good to just get away and see the warm sun for about a day.

Italy 2007

Sallee and I beginning our hike through the five small villages in Cinque Terre.

So beautiful!

After our hike, we had to get a few pictures before we went swimming in that blue blue water.

One of our favorite things to do was to ride around the wall on bikes in Lucca.

The three little pigs and the big bad wolf.

I was the brave soul who went first.

Paradise

Leaning Tower!

I think the ward we attended in Pisa was a little overwhelmed to have such a large group.

Romeo and Juliet anyone?

Feed the birds...

So beautiful!

Venice

This looks more like Switzerland than Italy to me. We loved Castelroto.

Gelato...twice a day.

We found Elder Castleton! Going to church in Lake Como was such an amazing experience.

We took a ferry around Lake Como.

This was such an amazing trip and I am so grateful I had the opportunity to go. Italy is one of the most beautiful countries I have seen and I am just dying to go back.