Adventure #20: Wedding, Concert, and Rain - Lots of Rain

"The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

September 27, 2014

September 27th was a long, but good day. We started the day by waking up at about 5:30/6:00am so we could make it to a friend's wedding at 8am. We hopped in the car at 7am and headed to Salt Lake. Jordan and I had both had a long week, so we were very tired the entire drive. 

We got to the Salt Lake temple and the ceremony started. It was very nice, and it was fun to meet the bride for the first time. haha  Our friend who got married, his name is Cesar. He is from Peru and served his mission with Jordan in Colombia. I met Cesar when Jordan and I were just friends about two years ago. Cesar is a very sweet and hard working man, so it was nice to see him so happy to get married. It was also fun to see friends and also people who served a mission with Jordan and Cesar.

These boys had a lot of fun catching up (Jordan is in the middle with Cesar).

You can tell they really missed each other.

They also forgot how to pick up a person. I'm just glad they didn't drop Cesar.

After the wedding was over, we had 8 hours to kill until the reception that night. Luckily, we had planned ahead. Jordan got a sweet deal for some concert tickets in Salt Lake. The concert didn't start for a few hours, so we just hung around the mall. It's amazing how much fun you can have walking around, doing nothing. 

The concert was going to start soon and so we started to walk to the address on our tickets. It was raining a lot so we got pretty wet just walking a few blocks. Also, Jordan didn't bring a jacket, so that didn't help. lol  When we got to the concert entrance, we realized that it was an outdoor concert... and it was still pouring rain. Chad and Kylie were coming to the concert with us and were on their way. Jordan and I decided to wait for them before we went in to the concert. We also decided to wait because the line to get in was very long and was not covered from the rain. 

We didn't really know what to do, and we had heard the tram was free if you stayed in the city, so we checked it out. We also knew that we could sit down and stay out of the rain if we went on the tram. So we waited.... don't we look so cute? Not knowing what was going to happen next?

We got on the tram that went south. We didn't really care which direction we went, just as long as we got back okay. We were on the tram for about three or four stops, when the announcement came on about showing payment at the next stop. We started to panic because we thought it was free (I guess it was mainly me panicking). As soon as we got to the next stop we jumped off the tram. Then we waited for a tram to take us back. 

We asked someone else waiting if we needed to pay to get back to downtown Salt Lake. A lady told us that we were just one stop too far from having a free ride. We were at the first stop where you had to pay. So we bought our tickets (luckily they weren't very expensive). And hopped back on the tram. We decided to head back to the mall to kill more time (and we didn't really feel confident taking the tram anymore). The whole tram thing ended up not being a big deal, but man, I have such a hard time doing spontaneous things! I like to plan everything out. Luckily we made it back to the mall just fine AND it didn't cost us too much.

This is what we saw when we hopped off the tram. Even though we were wet from the rain, it sure was a beautiful day (especially with the temple in view).

We met up with Chad and Kylie at the mall and then we headed to the concert. Fortunately it wasn't raining very much when we got there. What we didn't realize was that Neon Trees wasn't going to play for another three or four hours! They were going to play at the same time as Cesar's wedding reception! We listened to the band who was on stage for about 15 minutes and decided it wasn't worth staying. We went back to the mall for the third time and got some hot cocoa. It felt very nice after being cold and wet most of  the day. We did get a few good pictures from the concert though... :)

Chad and Kylie headed home and we headed to the wedding reception. The reception was very fun to watch. I say this because Cesar and his new bride are both very good at soccer. So for part of their reception they played soccer!

They were so cute! It was such a unique and fun reception. 

When we started the day, we thought the rain might put a damper on our plans (pun intended). We were glad that the rain just made our day more fun.  :)

Adventure #19: Tucanos - Brazilian Grill

"Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale." - Elsa Schiaparelli

*I thought this quote was kind of funny, but it kind of describes how I felt about eating in this post. lol

September 26, 2014

Every September Jordan and I look forward to going to Tucanos for dinner. Tucanos is a Brazillian Grill in Provo and it is DELICIOUS!!! If you are part of their birthday club, you get a buy one get one free coupon to use during your birthday month. And we were lucky to have Ashley and Austin with us (Austin's birthday is also in September). Before we went to dinner we walked around the Riverwoods (the shopping plaza where Tucanos is). We spent most of our time in the toy store because they have really cool stuff. We played a few rounds of Spot It and we reminisced while looking through all the candy.  

Finally we were seated! It's an all you can eat deal, so we really did eat all that we could! They have servers that bring around different kinds of meat and cut it on to your plate. Then you can get all your side dish stuff from the buffet. Ahh... the food was sooooo good... Jordan and I especially love the brisket (pictured below). I think I had like three rounds of brisket along with a bunch of other meat. Just thinking about that brisket makes my mouth water... I NEED that recipe. If anyone has this recipe or another brisket recipe, LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY!!!! :) 

Sorry this is not the best picture of my food, but I forgot to take a picture until my last round of meat.

Because it was mine and Austin's birthday, we all shared a huge piece of cake. Ashley and I took some pictures to remember the moment....

The cake was so good (I mean, it's chocolate, so it has to be good!)! Then the birthday kids took a final picture together. This was the best way to end our birthday month!

Adventure #18: BYU vs UVA

"One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it." - Knute Rockne

September 20, 2014

Jordan and I didn't get an All Sports Pass for BYU, but we were lucky enough to get some tickets from a friend! The BYU vs UVA game was the only football game we were excited about, so getting tickets to watch the game was perfect. Because Jordan is from Virginia, he's always cheered for UVA. So he wore his Virginia gear and I wore my BYU stuff. Below is the view from our ticket seats.

It was a pretty good view!

It was kind of awkward for Jordan because he was cheering for both teams. Whenever he cheered for Virginia, this little boy on the right (pictured below) would turn around and give Jordan the funniest look. I didn't get a good picture of his face, but I suppose it's for the better. I'm telling you, this kid could not believe a living person would cheer for a non-BYU team. He looked at Jordan like Jordan was a crazy person. And it wasn't just a quick glance, it was a full on stare-down! haha

So we decided to move to an area where we could cheer freely: the visitor's section. It also happened to have closer seats, so it was a win-win. The people in the visitor's section were so nice! 

We could see just about everything on the field! (When they were on our side of the field)

Jordan felt at home in so many ways sitting in the visitor's section. Something happened soon after I took this picture, but I will tell that story at the end of this post.

Jordan and I had some friends that were sitting in the student section, so we decided to check it out.

Now we were close to the other endzone! lol

I've realized the students are usually fun to sit by. They enjoy the game for the game and tend to have a good attitude. Even though there's always that one person that tries to comment on every play but has NO IDEA what they are talking about, it's still pretty fun.

Okay, now for story time. Below is a picture of some UVA fans we sat behind while we were sitting in the visitor's section. They were super nice and funny. They had school spirit, but they also had good sportsmanship. Unfortunately there were some BYU fans a row or two in front of these UVA fans that did not have the same sportsmanship.

The girl with her hands in the air was so cute. She was cheering almost the entire game, but in a nice and fun way. She would dance to the music and cheer for her team. She was just having a blast. It made the game fun for us, too.

Continuing the story.... There was one BYU fan, sitting directly in front of the UVA fans, who's behavior was completely uncalled for. Anytime BYU had a good play (and I mean anytime! It was seriously every few minutes), he would turn around and face the UVA section and boast. He usually did this by yelling UVA's cheer to the UVA fans as a taunt. It was just silly, but the UVA fans just tried to enjoy the game despite his boasting. 

The BYU fan's behavior continued throughout the game, and was even more over the top during the third quarter. Finally he started saying something directly to the UVA girl (the same one from the picture). I didn't hear every word at the beginning, but after the BYU fan finished saying some choice words, the UVA girl finally said something. She told him he was an a** and that he was not a very kind person for yelling at her and the other UVA fans. The BYU fan said some choice words back to her. Then, another BYU fan said that he was going to make sure the UVA girl got kicked out of the game for her language. Anyway, the poor girl was just being attacked by a group of BYU fans. I felt especially bad because they were getting on her case for swearing. They completely disregarded the fact that one of the BYU fans was also swearing (using more swear words than she had).

The situation was just bad. The UVA girl sat down and she just looked super sad. Her husband was trying to calm her down, and she just kept telling him how sorry she was.

Luckily for me, I married a stud. As soon as the quarrel was over, Jordan went to talk to the UVA girl. He told her that he was a BYU student and fan, but obviously also a UVA fan because he was wearing his UVA shirt and hat. Jordan apologized for the other BYU fans and told them that not all BYU fans are that mean. He said there are good and bad people everywhere, and that he hopes she won't judge BYU because of the contentious fans.

I was so glad Jordan did that. She seemed a lot better after Jordan talked to her. Everything that had happened made me feel so sad. So sad that these BYU fans  completely missed a missionary opportunity. Most people know that BYU is a religious school. I wish that they would have taken advantage of having visitors at the stadium. Show people that we love Christ by being Christlike to ALL. We don't need to proselyte or anything, but we should always be good examples of our church and of Christ, no matter the situation.

Adventure #17: School Stuff and My Birthday

"We turn not older with years but newer every day." - Emily Dickinson

September 2-12, 2014

Okay, so I had some left over apples, and my sister-in-law Mary inspired me to make apple pie.  I'm glad I did though. It was delicious! I didn't make everything from scratch - I cheated on the crust, but I was still proud of it. Jordan was in charge of putting the foil on the crust and taking it out of the oven while I was at Costco. I have to say, Jordan's timing was perfect.

I also started my last semester at BYU! And what's even better is that I don't even have to go to campus! I'm doing student teaching this semester and then I'll graduate in December! The first four weeks of the semester I get to work with a 6th grade class, focusing on English Language Learners. The last ten weeks I get to work with a 2nd grade class and I get to fully run the class for about 4 of those weeks. 

My second week in my first class, the school had a potato truck come....

It was kinda cool, but kinda random. We found out the giant potato is made of concrete and it just stores the tour people's stuff. Like I said, kinda cool but kinda random.

Something else that is great about starting school is getting to celebrate my birthday. I only say this because Jordan always makes my birthday a special day for me. This year, he told me to keep my birthday night open. He didn't tell me any of our plans, because what's the fun in that? We started driving up to Salt Lake City and we pulled in to a restaurant parking lot. Only problem is, we pull in to see two men waiting for us and a sign that says "Complimentary Valet Parking." 

Immediately I think to myself that we are a little underdressed for this place. We were wearing nice shirts and nice jeans, but still, we were wearing jeans. Also, our car was filled with all sorts of junk and our car was not the cleanest on the outside either. I'm pretty sure we stuck out like a sore thumb. All we could see as we looked around the parking lot were nice looking Jaguars, Denalis, Land Rovers, Mercedes, Porsches, etc. 

The two men helped us out of the car, got our keys, and parked our car. I wish I could have captured our faces as we walked up to the restaurant. We looked like little kids walking into some giant, forbidden toy store. The inside of the restaurant was gorgeous. (I forgot to mention the restaurant is called Tuscany). The hostess seated us at a nice little table....

and gave us our menus.... WAIT, WHAT?!?!?

That's right people. You are getting a glimpse of the future. We opened our menus only to find that they lit up when opened! Stupidly, I tried to touch the screen, thinking it was a touch screen. Of course it was just a backlight behind paper, but still, it was awesome! Jordan's face was priceless. I tried not to laugh because our waiter had just come to our table. I tried as hard as I could to act normal. You know, talking to the waiter and pretending we weren't poor college kids who never do stuff like this. But as soon as the waiter walked away. Jordan and I couldn't help but giggle. This place was unreal - at least to us. By the way, we totally weren't underdressed. Half the people there were wearing the same thing, so that made us feel better. The weird part was that the only other people in our room were couples who were celebrating 40 or 50 years of marriage. 

It was a wonderful and memorable night (for many reasons). The food was to die for! I especially loved their cauliflower and bacon soup, AND their guava sorbet! Mmmmm... so good.

I don't know if we'll go back anytime soon, but if we ever have money, we'll most definitely go back.

We walked outside and handed the valet our ticket thing, and he literally started sprinting to the parking lot. I had no idea they were expected to get cars that quickly. AND the valet backed the car in for us (as pictured) so all we had to do was pull forward out of the parking lot. I'm glad we had some cash to tip the valet because he was so nice!

As soon as I got in the car, I started freaking out. I just kept saying "OH MY GOSH!!!" super loudly. I had kept my cool inside the restaurant, but I could not contain myself when we got in the car. I just couldn't believe the experience we just had! Man, it was awesome.

That night was also one of the nights you could supposedly see the Northern Lights because of the solar flare, so we drove north to check it out. We met up with Brittany and Forrest in Pleasant View, and then Forrest drove us up to Logan, and then to Bear Lake! We were a little bummed because we couldn't see any cool lights, but we had a lot of fun driving with Brittany and Forrest. We talked about movies, politics, and a bunch of other stuff. We spent the night at Jordan's parents' house. We slept very well after a long, but wonderful day.

My parents ordered a birthday cake for me, so we got to eat it the day after my birthday. Isn't it a gorgeous cake? It was a delicious as it looks.  :)

                             

It was a large cake so we had lots of friends over to help us eat it. We even gave pieces to our neighbors! It was also difficult because we were given another cake... meaning more of our friends and neighbors got cake!

Okay, this is another great thing that I got for my birthday. My grandmother and I worked really hard on making some pillows for my couches! I think they turned out great! We also made two other pillows for our other couch, but I thought one picture would suffice. The white pillow with the polka dots has a ton of green buttons sewn on it. I can proudly say I sewed every button on that pillow. I can also proudly say that I used a sewing machine to sew every button on. But still, I successfully used a sewing machine!

Adventure #16: Labor Day Weekend

"Distance between two hearts is not an obstacle... rather a beautiful reminder of just how strong love can be." - Unknown

August 29 - September1, 2014

Before I tell you about Labor Day, there were a few other notable events that occurred recently. First of all, Elder David A Bednar came and spoke at BYU for Education Week. His talk was so good!!! It gave me a totally new perspective on technology. If you haven't read it or watched it yet, DO IT!!! Here's the link:

https://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/to-sweep-the-earth-as-with-a-flood?lang=eng

This is a picture I took at the devotional. We got pretty good seats considering we were only there ten minutes early.

This is so dumb, but I made these apple dumplings that turned out to be soooooo good! I've made them a few times now. Here's a recipe if you want a good dessert:

http://southernbite.com/2011/12/06/apple-dumplings/

The Thursday before Labor Day weekend was my last day at work ever! It was really sad but kind of exciting at the same time. I wouldn't be able to work at the Purchasing Office while doing student teaching, so I had to quit. A few people from the office made cookies and my supervisor made this cute little sign. She also wrote me a super sweet note. I am really going to miss working with her. I'll explain why I wasn't able to work that Friday in the next section....

When Jordan and I went to California at the beginning of August, I went to my dentist for a check up. I knew I probably had a cavity and so I requested to have extra time during my appointment to get it taken care of. My regular dentist was going to be out of town, but they said that they would have another dentist working there that day. Sounds like everything worked out, right? Wrong. When I went to the dentist's office, there was no dentist. They said they would contact me in a couple weeks when my dentist got back in town and could look at my x-rays. I stared blankly at the lady for a few seconds and said, "well, that was kind of the whole point I was here. I live in Utah and I won't be back in California until Christmas." The lady told me that everything would be fine and that I could just come back during Christmas break. 

Well... I was informed about a week ago that I did in fact have two cavities and that one was pretty bad. My dentist recommended that I should come and see him as soon as possible. Really people? ha ha I guess I can laugh about it now, but boy, I was pretty frustrated. My parents found me a flight home. So I would fly home early Friday morning, and then fly back to Utah Saturday afternoon.

This is when Jordan dropped me off at the airport early Friday morning. It was okay, but it was sad because Friday night was going to be the first night we had ever spent apart! Luckily the weekend went by quickly.

 I took this right after my dentist appointment. You can't really tell, but half of my face is numb. It looked pretty funny when I was talking (by the way, I've never had a numb tongue from the dentist. it was weird!).

Later that day I swam in the pool with my family and I caught a baby frog!

 Okay, this isn't the best picture in the world, but Jordan and I Skyped before we went to bed Friday night. Thank goodness for technology!

Saturday came quickly and before I knew it, I was on a plane headed back home to Utah. Jordan had a sweet surprise for me when he picked me up...

He picked all of these flowers himself! They were gorgeous!!!

We didn't do much else on Saturday and Sunday, but we went to a rope swing on Labor Day. It was a lot of fun. We even met up with Shaylee and Kevin there. These are Jordan's swings into the pond....

I'll admit, I was a little scared on that one. lol

Jordan, Shaylee, and Kevin

Shaylee's swing. She was much braver than I was.

My brave man. I could not swing from up there.

Instead, I swung from the kiddie swing. But I did it! My family would be proud.  ;)

Adventure #15: San Diego and Dana Point

"Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone." - Anonymous

July 29 - August 6, 2014

We got home from Colorado on Sunday night, and left for California the following Tuesday! We were so blessed to be able to take two vacations subsequently. We were especially blessed to visit the temple where we were married a year and a half ago. We hadn't been there since our wedding day! Can you believe that? 

Tuesday was our driving day and Wednesday was our temple day. We went to see one of my best friends (Aroha) go through the temple to receive her endowments. 

We weren't able to get a picture square in front of the temple (like this one) on our wedding day because they had a nativity scene set up. Jordan and I were very happy we got to take this picture.

My Daddy was there with us. It was nice to be at the temple with him. 

He took us out to In-n-Out right after the temple. :)

Jordan's favorite pose. 

After we got home from the temple, we swam in the pool and just chillaxed the rest of the day. The next day was Thursday which meant bachelorette party day!!! I got to be in charge of this shindig so of course I got Aroha some party gear...

She is way too beautiful for her own good.  :)

For the bachelorette party we just went to lunch and played a silly game. It was fun to see friends I hadn't seen in forever! I missed them so much! It was also nice to meet some of Aroha's new family. I don't remember much of what happened the rest of the day. We probably went swimming again and then did some more relaxing.

Then came Friday... Aroha's Wedding!!!! She looked so radiant. I almost started crying when I saw her because I was so happy for her and her new hubby. Great, now I'm about to cry just writing about it. Aroha couldn't have found a more amazing person than Chad. He is so sweet and I know that he will take care of my best friend forever.  :)

My mom was taking pictures of everyone else taking pictures, so Jordan, me, and my dad tried to stand out (we're in the back jumping). 

You're probably sick of seeing so many pictures of me and Jordan, but I like them, 

and so I will keep posting them. 

That same night was Aroha's reception. It was so much fun! I love Polynesian culture. Everything about it just makes me so happy. Aroha's family was great and performed a lot for us.

 The two with the leis are Aroha's parents. The rest are Aunts, Uncles, and cousins.

They performed a few songs, but here is just one.  :)

 I cannot get through one Daddy-Daughter dance without crying! Aroha definitely is a Daddy's girl and so watching them dance was very precious.

I cry every time I watch this. I can't believe she is married! I'm so happy for her and her husband. Watching Aroha dance just makes me think of how beautiful she is inside and out. She stuck with me through everything. I am glad we are going to be friends for eternity.

 After all the usual stuff was finished, the dance floor was open! Jordan of course jumped out of his seat and was groovin' in no time. My mom was way too happy at that. I used to be so embarrassed by my mom's dancing and so I guess marrying Jordan is sort of karma. This picture is my mom hugging Jordan after they line-danced together.

 I also got to hang out with some friends from high school! Alyssa and Felisha

 Aroha, me, and Felisha. Man, we had some great times in high school. All three of us took French together, Felisha and I did choir, Aroha and Felisha were on the tennis team, and Aroha and I were just best pals. We had many fun sleepovers together - let me tell you. 

The next day, Saturday, was the beginning of our family vacation. What better way to kick things off than to kick off the football season? We drove down to San Diego for the Chargers' Fan Fest! Basically you watch the players warm up and scrimmage - analyzing who the best players are and such. You can also get some autographs if you like being trampled. We have enough autographs in our collection for now, so we just enjoyed watching some football.

 I'm glad I have the cutest and sweetest brothers in the whole world.  :)

 Jordan didn't have any Charger gear, so we decided the Superman shirt would do.  lol

 The team looked pretty good. I'm definitely excited for this season.

Once we finished at Fan Fest, we headed up the coast to Dana Point to meet my parents at the condo where we were all going to stay for a few days. We hit a lot of traffic, so it was a long drive. Good thing we had good entertainment. Between our funny conversations and listening to awesome music, we had a good drive. When we made it to our condo (which was so nice, by the way), we just HAD to go down to the beach. Not to swim. Just to enjoy the sea and the salty breeze (Iron & Wine anyone?). 

Jordan loves making everything exciting. I'm just glad he didn't actually throw me in (it was chilly). 

Okay, Jordan was not a fan of California sand crabs. He just didn't think that they were real. He insisted that they were not crabs. I guess he's used to East Coast crabs or something.

After our short visit to the beach we had dinner at Lucille's BBQ. It was very yummy. And super satisfying after a long day. Once we got home we a few different board games and went to bed!

We slept so well our first night at the condo! Ryan slept VERY well and was dead asleep when most of us were awake. James and Jordan decided that a prank would be very fitting for the given situation...

James started it by piling blankets and pillows on top of Ryan and... no reaction. So the next logical thing to do was put the other mattress on top of Ryan, too.

 It doesn't even look like any one is in there, but trust me Ryan is there peacefully sleeping.

We took some good pictures and then cleared everything off Ryan. James had the genius idea of just showing Ryan all of the pictures after he wakes up. It was awesome. Ryan had no idea what had happened and he was stunned when we showed him pictures. ha ha

Our first full day at the condo was a Sunday so we spent a lot of time relaxing, eating food, and playing a few games. We also spent a couple hours working on our family history. It was so nice doing family history together. It wasn't as daunting. We made some good progress, too! Oh, and we watched the LEGO Movie!!!

I LOVE sunsets at the beach. Watching the sun go down over the ocean is just magical to me. I could watch this kind of sunset everyday. 

Monday came which meant our first beach day!!! It was a bit of a walk to the beach, but those 100 stairs were probably good for us. 

The walk was also very beautiful. 

Within seconds of finding a place to put our stuff, Jordan grabbed a boogie board and dived into the ocean! Usually my family likes to set up our chairs and umbrellas, put on sunscreen and just relax for a few minutes. Jordan has a different routine I suppose.  lol

Jordan had never seen waves this big. He could believe how powerful they were either. (This picture is just a few seconds after the previous picture with the giant wave over his head).

This is the first wave Jordan has ever caught it the Pacific Ocean!

I also was not prepared for how powerful these waves were. I had never been to a beach like this! If you walked towards the water and stood where the sand was wet, there could be no water at your feet and then suddenly a four foot wave comes and smacks you! It was so weird to me. I was used to a more gradual experience. With boogie boards, we had to time it perfectly. We would wait on the dry sand until it was calm and then would run and swim as fast as we could past where the waves were breaking.

The first day was rough for me. I got smacked down at least five or six times. I would try diving under the wave, but then the wave would just flip me around. I felt like a rag doll. No control over where I was going. Needless to say, by the end of the day, our swimsuits were full of sand.

We look so cute! Little did we know we were all being fried!!!! And just in time for our family pictures that evening. lol

Here's a sneak peak of our family pictures we took. Thankfully we don't look like lobsters.

I really don't care if you think I'm super cliche. Sometimes cliche can be beautiful!

Unfortunately my little brother Ryan had to leave Monday night to go to AP Camp. So Tuesday and Wednesday it was me, Jordan, James, and my parents.  On Tuesday we decided to go on a mini trip. Jordan had never been to a mission in California so we went to the San Juan Capistrano Mission. It was only a few minutes away from our condo. It was so beautiful. They even had an audio tour so that was really cool learning all the history behind the mission.

Hopefully you can't tell from this picture, but we were still fried from the day before. We tried to stay out of the sun as much as we could. Seriously, any time there was a small spot of shade, we all tried to stand in it.  lol

The building on the right of this picture was the old church. It was destroyed by an earthquake just six years after completion. 

My dad, Jordan, James, and I are look at the statue of Padre Junipero Serra.

James and I taking in the sights

Jordan wandered into the courtyard and picked an orange from the tree!!! He didn't think there was any problems touching things at a two hundred year old mission.

This is the chapel that is still used everyday for mass. It had a really pretty altar piece. There was also a painting on the wall that had been recently restored. It hadn't been displayed for almost one hundred years.

I'm pointing to the organ at the back of the chapel. My mom and I both play the organ at church.

This was also a nice place to get out of the sun. It was a hot day! I love James' smile.  :)

They also had a really old olive mill. 

This fountain was so pretty AND it had koi fish in it!

After we toured the mission we ate lunch at a cool sandwich/burger place. I have to say, my sandwich was REALLY good.  :)

Once we were done eating, we headed down to the beach! I was much braver this day and actually enjoyed the ocean. Jordan was always so helpful. He tried to make sure I didn't get obliterated by the waves.

Ya, we are wearing full on clothes because we were still burnt so bad! But the cool ocean water felt great on our burns.

Jordan and I running into the water...

You can't tell, but we were actually running in slow motion. ha ha The pictures look legit though.

Jordan and I were even fortunate enough to catch a few waves at the same time.

ha ha ha... yes I got knocked down by a wave... again.  lol

I can't believe I screamed! ha ha