Graduation & Utah (HUGE POST)

So, graduation ended well. I wasn't a wreck like i was in December, so that was nice. I sat by some great people at the Banquet. Clean up took a little longer than i planned, but oh well. Got it all in the van and home by about 7:30-ish pm. Kevin came and picked me up, we went home, i changed out of my dress, and we hit the road by 8pm. We got down to my Aunt & Uncle's place by 11:30pm. They were still up so we knocked on the door. We ended up talking with my cousin Kristin & one of her daughters Kaylee till about 1am. That was alot of fun. We couldn't remember the last time we had seen eachother. We are guessing at Carolyn's wedding...which will be 14 years ago this May! Crazy! Well as promised there are lots of pictures to show you. Hope you look now before people tell me to take them down. :)

Saturday morning we spent at my Aunt & Uncle's house hanging with the family. Carolyn & Natalie both left around lunch time to make the drive back to CA. Mom, Dad, Kevin & I went into Salt Lake City. We went to the new conference center, and then around temple square. We saw the new "Joseph Smith" movie and it was amazing! We saw it back in March at the Idaho Falls Temple visitors center but we were watching Charlee and didn't get much out of it. This time it was so powerful! Then we had dinner with the family and then back to the house for a fun game of "Pop Culture Trivial Pursuit - DVD edition". Which apparently Nick ALWAYS wins, well the Brown's won this round! WOO HOO! Let us know when you want a rematch! :) hee hee. That was alot of fun.

Sunday said goodbye to my Aunt & Uncle. Hung out with Mom & Dad for about an hour and then they hit the road to make the drive back to CA as well. We will see them around labor Day again. WOO HOO! We went to Sandy to see our friends the Mazuran's. We've been to their house once back in July 2006. We made it back there by just what we rememebered. Not to shabby, huh? We visited with them for about 3 hours. Man i miss those guys!!! It was fun catching up and seeing what they had done to the house since the last time we were there. We will have to make more trips this summer down there.

Easter dinner was PANDA EXPRESS!!! It was so yummy and WAY filling. Thanks Kevin for taking me there. You are the best! :)

Mom & dad infront of the SLC LDS Temple. They got married there almost 39 years ago!
Flowers on Temple Square at the SLC LDS Temple.
Flowers on Temple Square at the SLC LDS Temple.
Flowers on Temple Square at the SLC LDS Temple with the Hyrum & Joseph Smith Statues in the back ground.
Towers on the SLC LDS Temple. I forgot how "castle" like the temple is. Love it!

Mom & Dad with the grandkids.
SLC LDS Temple.
SLC LDS Temple.
Flowers on Temple Square at the SLC LDS Temple.

Dallin with some dirt on the mouth.
Madison & Dallin.
Carolyn, Michael, Alec, Madison & Derek.
Natalie, Steve, Sam & Dallin.

Steve & Sam "playing football".
Sam & Derek "playing football".
Sam tackling Derek.
Carolyn & her "mini me" Madison.