On Friday, we had dentist appointments with Andrew's brother. (which is why we drove through the night) Every time we go to Spokane, we visit the dentist. At first I was a little embarrassed to let my cavity-filled teeth be seen by Andrew's brother, but I'm over it. People have much worse teeth than me. The good news is that I didn't have a cavity this time and that I didn't have to watch Logan surgically remove a cyst on Andrew's head this time.
Andrew also took me on a pretty drive by his old house. I had never seen that area of Spokane and it was absolutely beautiful. Here is a picture..
We topped the night off by having a BBQ at the park with lots of family. The weather was less than ideal, but we still had a blast. I won the "worst aunt award" by not taking my nieces and nephews to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Hopefully they'll forget about that. I made a new dessert recipe called "Cookie Monster." It was pretty tasty.
The majority of Saturday was spent at Kelly and Annie's house. My job was to sit there and look pretty while Andrew helped build a massive fort for his nieces and nephews. Things got a little dicey when the whole thing collapsed and they had to start over, but it worked out in the end.
Cafe Rio was definitely a highlight. I'm thrilled that it is within 10 minutes of Andrew's house. This probably isn't good for my budget, but does wonders for my happiness. After Cafe Rio, we hit the Theater and saw "X-Men." Not my first choice, but it ended up being pretty entertaining.
Sunday was relaxing. I didn't love meeting another one of Andrew's past girlfriends at church and having an awkward conversation, but oh well. I have the ring. :) Once again, lots of family and nieces and nephews, and lots of fun. The girls may or may not have won in Catch Phrase.
Monday morning we attended the temple for a special session. It isn't usually open on Mondays, but because it was a Holiday, they decided to open it for a few hours. The Spokane temple is quite small compared to the temples in Utah, but it is beautiful. Just in case you were wondering, I met another one of Andrew's old girlfriends in the temple. Aren't you jealous?
We ended our trip with a bang in Spokane. Brent and Deena had us over for a BBQ and volleyball. It was tasty and the weather was better this time. I made s'more cookies which I think are absolutely delicious. Here is the recipe: http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2013/08/smores-hersheys-kiss-cookies-recipe.html
We had a fun and jam packed weekend in Spokane. I'm blessed to have married into such a neat family. I feel so welcome every time we visit family. And for once, I might have found myself actually wishing that I lived in Rexburg to cut off 3 and a half hours of the drive.
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