Our Spiritual Weekend

Man, it's been a while since I've posted something. My life really hasn't been all that interesting lately... but here are a few tidbits.

Ander and I finally got the the San Antonio temple! After a year and a half! The drive was about an hour and a half, so we dropped May-May off at our friends' house to play with Spock, and took off for the day.

A couple of snapshots of things we saw along the way:
My maiden name is Arrington, and I rarely ever see it written somewhere. I thought it was interesting... (and yes, I'm well aware that this says Yarrington, not Arrington)

I thought it was interesting that there would be a wildlife safari in the middle of Texas. I especially like the Giraffe on the sign. Are there Giraffes in Texas somewhere? After all, it is mostly desert...

For the life of us, Ander and I couldn't quite figure out how to pronounce this road. Our friends later told us they pronounced it nack-o-do-chez... sounded about right to us. Who knows, really?

And finally, our destination: The San Antonio Temple. You'll have to forgive the lighting, it was a really overcast day, so the picture is a little grainy. It was a really pretty temple, and I guess it's what you call a "Mini Temple." It's actually quite small. I'm pretty sure I could have climbed up to the top with my bare hands. But it was beautiful none-the-less, and we were grateful to be there. It was on a busy street but somehow seemed very peaceful. It was totally worth the drive.

When we finally got home, we picked May-May up and found out that she hadn't gotten a break from Spock the entire time we were gone, so when we got home, she crashed in her usual place, under her favorite chair, looking like a smashed frog.
And then that following weekend was General Conference! It was fantastic to be able to stay home that Sunday. And the talks were fantastic... at least the ones I heard. You see, I don't sleep very well most of the time, so on the weekends it really catches up to me. So I laid down on the couch during the last session and lo and behold:
I was out. I've made a promise that I will listen to the talks that I missed to make up for when I was sleeping, I was just so tired, I couldn't help it. Ander snapped this little gem without me knowing :)