A couple weeks ago, we made the trek out to Mesa to see the Mesa temple christmas lights with The Blands. We went last year at about the same time and decided this year to keep the tradition going. We started the night out with a little Cafe Rio (the only one in the state) and then hit the temple to see the lights. It was awesome. It had actually been raining all night. We questioned whether or not we should actually drive the 45 minutes out there, but we couldn't mess with tradition. :) It rained the whole time we were driving and the whole time we were at dinner. Then as soon as we got to the temple, it stopped. It was a beautiful night! Well, Gabe was freezing. I on the other hand was perfectly content with my little toaster baby keeping me warm. And... nobody was there. It was awesome. We could take all the pics we wanted without any random eddies in the background. Loved it.
The lights were BEAUTIFUL! Where else can you get a lighted orange tree other than AZ?!
The manger scene with that awesome star.
The classic "red lit" tree
Seriously. How beautiful is the Mesa temple?
Meg and I
And our baby bellies... We've grown a little bit since last year!
Thank you Blands for the fun fun night. I think it was the end of our tradition at the Mesa temple lights. This next year will be a big year for both our little families and will probably take us away from Arizona. But we'll never forget our amazing friends The Blands and our fun dinners and outings! Love you guys!
A look back at our little tradition...
We came in 2009 with Kreig and Brittany Lewis, looking for a house and getting excited to move to Arizona!
Last year in 2010 we came with the Blands. Meg and I were then running buddies, running up to 15 miles on the weekends. Gabe and I were deciding on MBA school.
And this year, 2011 with the Blands. Meg and I, no longer running, just baking little babies in our bellies. And Gabe and I loving our life in Arizona. Looking forward to 2012... Baby Londyn Bell, Graduating, and moving forward with the next steps of life. We're so blessed!
What a fun tradition we've started!
2 comments:
I sure like this tradition!! Glad you could enjoy the temple lights for us since we aren't able to make it this year :( can't wait to see that little Londyn girl! She's going to be beautiful!
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