a weekend in hollister
This past weekend Daniel and I flew out to California to visit my family. And I Daniel talked "business" with my dad. And my dad gave his okay. I can't believe this is really happening.
Anyway, we flew out early in the morning on Saturday. On the plane, we started doing a Sudoku puzzle but quickly lost interest and I fell asleep. What was wonderful was that I slept the whole rest of the plane ride. Mom and Dad picked us up at the Oakland airport (I don't know why we didn't fly into San Jose) and we drove the hour and a half down to Hollister. Johnson called us on the way down to see when we were going to get there (apparently he was really excited to have us come visit). Saturday, late morning, we all went down to Monterey to have a picnic and walk around. We looked at the tidepools and the houses and walked around and enjoyed the sun. We drove down to Carmel but there wasn't any parking so we didn't get out to walk on the beach. We drove 17-mile Drive, near Pebble Beach, to get to Point Lobos but I fell asleep and didn't see a whole lot of anything. Then we drove back up to Monterey and then to San Juan Bautista, where we walked around the mission and looked at antique shops and waited for our reservations for dinner. We had dinner and then went back to Hollister for cake (it was my birthday dinner, even though my birthday is actually today). While the cake was baking, Mom and I ran to Target while Dad and Daniel talked. I was so nervous for him, I thought I was going to throw up. I knew it was going to be fine but I was still a little nervous, mostly that my dad would be scary or intimidating or something. We got back and they were done and Daniel was playing the piano and everything was fine. We had to wait for the cake to be done and Daniel and I went for a walk and he told me that my dad had given the okay. I still can't believe this is all happening.
Sunday we went to church and it was funny because everyone talked to us (at least, everyone who I know - it's been a while since I've lived at home and the ward has changed a lot). They all wanted to know who Daniel was and some of them even asked how serious we are. It was really funny. Dad had some ward conferences to go to and when we saw him after church he told us that he had talked about us in a lesson he gave for combined meetings in the third block. I was so embarrassed. Well, I guess embarrassed isn't the right word for it - it's more like, I was not sure how to feel about it except that now everyone in my entire stake (even people who I don't know) know that I am getting married relatively soon. For dinner we had really good food and we had berry pie that my mom made. It was amazing. I love homecooked meals that my mom makes.
Monday we drove around Hollister a little bit so Daniel could see where I grew up... and then we went to In-N-Out Burger and went up to the airport again. On our way there we stopped at the Oakland Temple so we could walk around the grounds, since we were up that direction anyway. And then the weekend was over.
Below is a picture of us - it was taken I think the weekend before general conference but I can't remember for sure.
Anyway, we flew out early in the morning on Saturday. On the plane, we started doing a Sudoku puzzle but quickly lost interest and I fell asleep. What was wonderful was that I slept the whole rest of the plane ride. Mom and Dad picked us up at the Oakland airport (I don't know why we didn't fly into San Jose) and we drove the hour and a half down to Hollister. Johnson called us on the way down to see when we were going to get there (apparently he was really excited to have us come visit). Saturday, late morning, we all went down to Monterey to have a picnic and walk around. We looked at the tidepools and the houses and walked around and enjoyed the sun. We drove down to Carmel but there wasn't any parking so we didn't get out to walk on the beach. We drove 17-mile Drive, near Pebble Beach, to get to Point Lobos but I fell asleep and didn't see a whole lot of anything. Then we drove back up to Monterey and then to San Juan Bautista, where we walked around the mission and looked at antique shops and waited for our reservations for dinner. We had dinner and then went back to Hollister for cake (it was my birthday dinner, even though my birthday is actually today). While the cake was baking, Mom and I ran to Target while Dad and Daniel talked. I was so nervous for him, I thought I was going to throw up. I knew it was going to be fine but I was still a little nervous, mostly that my dad would be scary or intimidating or something. We got back and they were done and Daniel was playing the piano and everything was fine. We had to wait for the cake to be done and Daniel and I went for a walk and he told me that my dad had given the okay. I still can't believe this is all happening.
Sunday we went to church and it was funny because everyone talked to us (at least, everyone who I know - it's been a while since I've lived at home and the ward has changed a lot). They all wanted to know who Daniel was and some of them even asked how serious we are. It was really funny. Dad had some ward conferences to go to and when we saw him after church he told us that he had talked about us in a lesson he gave for combined meetings in the third block. I was so embarrassed. Well, I guess embarrassed isn't the right word for it - it's more like, I was not sure how to feel about it except that now everyone in my entire stake (even people who I don't know) know that I am getting married relatively soon. For dinner we had really good food and we had berry pie that my mom made. It was amazing. I love homecooked meals that my mom makes.
Monday we drove around Hollister a little bit so Daniel could see where I grew up... and then we went to In-N-Out Burger and went up to the airport again. On our way there we stopped at the Oakland Temple so we could walk around the grounds, since we were up that direction anyway. And then the weekend was over.
Below is a picture of us - it was taken I think the weekend before general conference but I can't remember for sure.
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