Best of the Weekend

I spilled gas in the back of the car last week.  It really stunk.  So, off it went to be spiffed up and freed of its bad odor.  It came back just in time for a trip to KC, still a little damp.  Note to self:  Do not get the car detailed the day of a trip.  It WILL NOT have time to air out and you will battle a wet towel smell for the weekend.  But, on the bright side, wet towel smell is better than spilled gas smell.  

 Anyway, off we went to the KC temple open house.  We had cupcakes, met fantastic friends, played at parks, ate at a railcar restaurant, changed in the car, more than once, visited a KC ward, ate lots of fruit snacks, stopped to get milk for a bottle, lost a bottle, bought another bottle, found a bottle, ate more fruit snacks, found a Target, drove in the rain and wind, spotted no tornadoes, and drove with the windows down for some fresh air.  But THE BEST was the temple tour.  What an awesome blessing to have our whole family in the temple together.  It is an absolutely beautiful temple, decorated with rich, warm tones.  We were able to have discussions and help our children feel eternity just for a second.  It makes everything else seem mundane and temporal as you walk and feel the spirit of the temple.  We all felt the love the area Saints have for their very own temple and ached for those early pioneers who were persecuted and denied building a temple so close by.  We all felt them rejoice in the realization of a dream, even though it took 180 years to complete. Our only regret and wish is that we were closer and could enjoy the temple and all the beauty that it has to offer more often.  Thanks again to the Palmer's and Arnita's for meeting us somewhere in the middle.   

It really was a great weekend.