A Magnificent Weekend

So with finals out of the way and the semester done, it felt SO amazing this weekend to be able to just relax and not have to worry about anything.... (until Tuesday, for me, that is ;) ). Sam and I hardly knew what to do or where to start! Finals ended Wednesday and boy were we glad! The line for the testing center on the last day stretched out of the testing center, all the way across campus, past the library  to the JKB! Luckily my finals were in-class finals and Sam got in line when it was only in front of the Eyring Science Center (he still had to wait 2 hours to get in). WHEW!

Thursday: I had to work during Commencement till about 4pm. Then we had a shopping date in Orem at the bank, at Target, and at Winco and had a blast!

Friday: After work we met Sam's fam in Salt Lake to eat dinner, walk the temple grounds, and we were going to spend some time checking out City Creek Mall but it closed at nine and there wasn't much time (for next time!). We had a great time! I will be honest, my heart did flutter a little when I saw all those draft horses pulling carriages in downtown Salt Lake. It's been years since I've ridden! So fun to see them.

That night it felt so good to go to bed and not set an alarm!

 Nothin' like true love at the temple :)

Forget-Me-Nots!

 Bleeding Hearts

 The flowers at the temple are exquisite, oh my!

 The above pink-ish tulips had the most amazing LONG stems! Probably a foot and a half to 2 feet tall!

Saturday: Sam and I woke up and made french toast!!! We had about a tablespoon of syrup, so we improvised and made homemade blackberry syrup with water, jam, corn starch, vanilla, and a spoonful of sugar, and it actually turned out pretty well (for what we had and no recipe, haha)! Then....

We played LOTR Risk! Oh yes, we did (we even nerded it up to the extreme and listened to the LOTR soundtrack WHILE we played! Rolling dice was never so intense). 

It really was a lot of fun! I forgot how great this game was... Did I mention Sam totally whooped me? This was his face of glee at the victory of his strategies:

And this was mine (hehe):

Then we jogged to Kiwanis Park and played Frisbee and relaxed in the grass for a while, soakin up some rays. The sun's finally come, and even brought some warmth with it! It's going to be 77 degrees this Sunday! YES!

 Best Buds :)

On to finish the weekend with the temple, church tomorrow, and preparing for Spring term classes for me and work for both of us! Looking forward to a change of pace.