Local Book Christmas Party: Part 2

My company festivities were contained to Friday night, but we had the chance to stay in St. George Saturday night as well. I was super excited for a whole weekend away. I just love going on trips even if it's just a few hours south.  It's just nice to mix it up once and a while. 

On Saturday morning we slept in and then headed to breakfast at The Egg and I. I was craving eggs benedict like no other and these guys have like 7 different kinds of eggs benedict, so I knew we had to go. There are Egg and I locations in several different states but this is the only one in Utah. If you happen to visit St. George you have to go here! It was so, so delicious. Erik  said it was the best breakfast he had ever eaten. Our waitress suggested he get the Pineapple Coconut Pancake and it was AMAZING. Instead of syrup they give you a vanilla cream sauce, and wow, there are really no words. Just please, go and try it for yourself. 

Oh and another bonus...the pancake is basically the size of your head. That's my eggs benedict in the background which was also de-lish. 

After cleaning up a bit and recovering from our food coma we went to the St. George Temple. I have seen this temple so many times from the highway but I have never been up close or gone inside, so I was pretty excited. 

 I love going to the temple. It is definitely a piece of heaven on earth. And for anyone not of our faith, if  you'd like to learn more about why we build temples you can go here. 

After the temple we did a little bit of Christmas shopping and had dinner at Panda Express (Erik's choice...that boy just loves Panda). And because we are 22/25 going on 50 we went back to the hotel at 7:30 and I was totally conked out by 9. That's just how we roll. 

On Sunday we took full advantage of the free hotel breakfast and then packed up the car and headed home. I definitely had what Erik calls "End of Vacation Blues." Even though it was only a two day vacation it was still hard to come back to real life (first world problems I know). But lucky for us Christmas vacation is only 2 weeks away and I cannot wait! 

The happiest place on earth!

For President's Day Weekend Erik and I hit the road to California looking forward to a long weekend away from the snow and cold of Utah. Unfortunately, we were met by the rain and humidity of the OC. But it was still a FABULOUS weekend. We hit up some of my favorite restaurants (Pick-Up Stix, The Whole Enchilada, and Harbor Fish Grill), relaxed at home with my family, and took Erik to my home ward for the first time (where lots of little old ladies exclaimed, "He's soooo cute!"...it was adorable) But the most exciting part of the weekend was of course going to Disneyland...for free. That's the best part of living in SoCal -- you always know people who work at Disneyland and are totally willing to sign you in for free. Erik hadn't been since he was a little kid so it was fun to help him relive his childhood. I tried to take lots of pictures but he's a total party pooper and wasn't too into that.

But I did manage to snap a few.

My mom made us all go on the carousel!

We felt like kids again!

Erik and I tried to pull Excaliber out to no avail...bummer.

It just wouldn't budge.

We all got scared of the abominable snowman on the Matterhorn.

And I convinced these two to try on some "Goofy" hats at the gift shop.

I was dying to buy those sequined covered Minnie Mouse ears but the dang things were $20!

I acted a little silly, while Erik looked like a total stud.

Look for him next season on America's Next Top Male Model.

We enjoyed free-falling on the Tower of Terror right before the sky let loose.

All in all we had a very magical day!

I just LOVE Disneyland!