rexburg
a couple weeks ago, craig and i went back to rexburg, idaho. we met there, nine years ago, and haven't been back since we (he) graduated. also, my brother, taylor, is finishing his last semester there so we thought it would be fun to visit him. the day we arrived the weather was perfect so we drove straight up to the new temple to get pictures.
i was very excited to see the new temple. and it didn't disappoint. it was stunning.
after walking around the temple grounds we headed over to see the campus. it was so fascinating seeing all the new additions they have made since we left. this is the new cafeteria. trust me, a VAST improvement.
my favorite new thing on campus? the freaking sky bridges.
that night taylor suggested we eat pizza AT broulims. this confused us because broulims is just the dinky local grocery store. but hey, hey! rexburg's not joking around with the updates. now even broulims has a fancy loft with seating and tvs.
my awesome friend from highschool/college, marissa, stopped by with her two girls. loooooved catching up.
the next day, craig and i went to the temple and then walked over to the campus to peek inside the new devotional auditorium. we were laughing at the puny basketball court where we used to go for devotionals when we went to school there.
that afternoon rachelle, taylor's wife (who has to stay behind in seattle this semester while taylor finishes school) joined us! they are such a great couple.
later that night we drove over to the haunted mill. this was one of my favorite parts about living in rexburg so i was excited to go back!
and boy, it didn't disappoint. we were scared out of our ever living minds.
on our way back to the hotel we stopped for ice cream and to get a picture at the new little strip mall in town. it has a jimmy johns, a deseret book, a neilsons frozen custard and a few boutiques. pretty fancy!
then we did our nightly ritual of hot tubbing followed by watching a scary movie.
the next day we drove over to jackson hole. it was cold but gorgeous.
having fun in the local thrift store.
the town square was so amazing and festive.
the antler arch classic photo op.
after jackson hole, we dropped taylor and rachelle back off in rexburg and headed down to idaho falls. we wanted to recreate our traditional friday date nights we did in college. quite the memory lane weekend!
on our last day we walked around the temple one last time. the weather was perfect.
while we were there we stumbled across an unmarried couple making out on a temple bench. it was a sunday morning. the way those mormon college kids get their kicks, i tell ya.
on our way to the airport we visited bear world. craig and i had never been there before. it was pretty cool.
look how close we got to a bear!
insane bear posse.
cutest pig ever.
this deer was eating right out of my hand.
we loved bear world!
it was a wonderful weekend.
