grown up prom

This weekend we got to go to the EY Formal Holiday Party at the Metreon. 

It was so much fun getting dressed up all fancy shmancy. It felt like Prom except way less awkward and my Dad wasn't there to take 1,000 pictures of us before we left. We used a self stick for the one below. (Miss you Dad.)

 The venue was beautiful with a great view of the city. We ate some yummy food and listened to the music then headed out because we remembered that we aren't really party people. 

We walked around and looked at the pretty Christmas decorations around Union Square. Christmas time in the city is so magical.

 He looks so good in bow tie. Like whoa!

& it wouldn't be a Saturday night if we didn't go to the grocery store at 11:00 now would it? 

Thanks for being my hot date, Mr Miles. XOXO

i tried.

It's a little harder to get myself to the temple these days. It had been too long, so Friday I was determined to go. Sometimes I forget that I live in California and that you should never drive anywhere on a Friday in California because the traffic is horrific. 

Basically it took twice as long to get there as I planned and by the time I made it to the temple it was time to turn around and head back home to make it back for the ward Christmas party. 

I walked around the temple grounds. I said a prayer that I would feel the peace of the temple even though I wasn't going to go inside. & I did.

I'm grateful for the temple. It's such a nice break from the craziness that is the city across the bridge that we live in. 

 It's fall in the east bay! So pretty.

Although my temple trip was not what I intended, it was still what I needed and it felt nice to know that I tried.