my first wedding!

okay, so it wasn't MY wedding per say, but it was the first wedding i attended in the temple- so it was definitely memorable! Pri and Su had invited me down to St. George about 3 times and i always said no, until they said it was for Juliana Cavalcante's wedding- a girl from a city i served in on my mission- then i e-mailed my professor, got a presentation changed since i was gonna miss class, and headed out for this beauuuuuuuuuuuuuutiful destination!!! the wedding was amazing! the ceremony so simple, the promises so celestial! i thought to myself: man, i want one of these one day! any takers?!?!? hahahahaha

we got to sao jorge a lil early, so we had time to kill and buns burning from sitting in the car, so we decided to walk around the outlet stores, and look at the trouble that got us into! su and pri really showed off their maturity when they grabbed these swords and starting fighting!

all that sword fighting got us hungry so we stopped off at mongolian grill for some lunch! this place is sooooooooo so so so good. you get to fill up a bowl with whatever ingredients you want- veggies, meat, noodles, and then season it with your own sauce creation and then watch it grilled in front of your eyes. yummers! we were all pleased! in this picture is Suellen, another girl from Sao Paulo who is studying out here at BYU.

so it was the hottest recorded day in Utah this year, so needless to say we were melting. i just feel bad for the bride and groom- look at them in the background with all those clothes on! yiiiiiiiiiiikes.

at the reception i ran into my friend and CTM (MTC in sampa) companion Sister Sara Faust. We live 40 minutes from each other, and saw one another for the first time in almost three months in st. george of all places! but she looks GREAT and it was SO SO SO good to see her! gotta love the wedding/mission reunions!

at the end of the trip we spent the night in Mesquite at Su's mission president's home- such a loving family! they welcomed us into their home with open arms, the wife, Sister Mack, lent us marvelous one-piece swimsuits to wear in the pool (i've never felt sexier!) and fed us til it hurt! we woke up early saturday morning to drive back and get to life's responsibilities, and i remembered why i love the winter when i walked outside at 4:30 in the morning and it was HOT! what? are you kidding? that made the drive home without AC even that much more enjoyable. YIKES! let's just say a shower was the first item of business upon arriving home!