Part 7 Palmyra, NY

So the trip continues.....

After a long but pretty drive across New York and paying toll road after toll road, we made it to Palmyra. We ended up in Palmyra the Saturday-Monday of General Conference. We were hoping that as we drove on Saturday that we would get Conference on the radio but we never could find it. So we missed it. Thank goodness for the Ensign!!!

Probably in the top five of trip was Sunday where we were the only ones in the Sacred Grove. We walked and pondered and for the most part were silent for about 2 hours. It was a perfect day. So on to the pictures :) Have I told you how beautiful the colors were!!!

Pathway in the Sacred Grove

More of the Sacred Grove

Mom and Dad on the Smith Farm

Smith Farm

From Sacred Grove looking towards Palmyra Temple

Both above and below is from the temple looking out towards the Sacred Grove.

Beautiful stain glass windows of the temple

Hill Cumorah

Color on Hill Cumorah

Fuzzy Caterpillar
The last couple of pictures is the amazing view from our hotel room.

Next stop is Niagara Falls!!

Part 6 plus Christmas and Thanksgiving

So I have been told that I have failed to update everyone on my life while I have posting stuff from my trip. So here it goes. I am working close to 50 hours a week but I am trying different things to try to get back to around 40 hours because I am tired of working a long week. We are back to trying to hire some people but interviews are not going well. I don't understand why people show up in jeans and expect an interview to go great. So still looking.

For Thanksgiving and part of Christmas I spent it with the Powell's. It was a lot of fun. We had a white christmas with about 10 inches on the ground Christmas night. I also played with John, Pam and the kids for Christmas. Though I have to admit that it is still weird when I don't make it to GJ for the holidays. It almost feels like they actually never happened.

I also did a webcam with Carrie and the kids. So I went outside to show Justin what snow looks like and my favorite part was when Kaylynn was telling and showing me about her presents and Carrie went to add something and Kaylynn turned around and said "SHHHH MOM I am talking to Aunt Crystal." Love it!!!

For the New Year I went over to Amy's house and she kicked her kids off the Wii so the adults could play. It was fun to hang out with her family and I learned how to play rockband. I am a good guitar player but not a drummer or singer.

So back to the trip that happened in October.

We are now in Boston. Here is the highlights.

Close up of Boston from a Harbor Cruise. The Harbor Cruise was my 2nd favorite thing in Boston. It was fun to be out on the water and learn how Boston was the placed to be back when the country was just starting.

Fun picture of the Flag with Boston in the background

Almost out of the harbor

The USS Constitution or also well known as "Old Ironsides"

Samuel Adams

Part of his statue says he was incorruptible and fearless. I think he had to be in order to play his part in the revolution.

Paul Revere and Church behind him that held the signal for the revolution

Boston Temple

So this was my favorite part of Boston. I have wanted to go there since it was dedicated and that it was also temple 100. Because of the tolls in Boston we had to pay around 6 dollars in tolls but it was worth driving around Boston to go.

This it was it looked like when we went in....

This is what it looked like when we came out!
Beautiful! Nothing more to say except we are headed to Palmyra next!!!

Happy 2009!!!