Scotty and I headed to Utah last weekend. Here's a breakdown of our trip.
Thursday
We hit the road around 4 and arrived in Draper a little after 10 PM. We're pretty sure our hotel sheets were made from a disposable tablecloth, so we barely slept. Lesson learned: you get what you pay for.
Friday
At 6:30, we headed down to Saint George. Harris & Alaina were married at the St. George LDS temple at 12:45. The service was beautiful. That evening, we attended their reception. Alaina asked Harris' family to create a traditional Filipino party. That meant great food, karaoke, toasts, and the money dance. We especially enjoyed the evident love the couple (and their families) have for each other. Best wishes to Mr. & Mrs. Ragasa!
Saturday
After a much better night of sleep, we drove back up to northern Utah. We spent a couple of hours walking around BYU. It was a beautiful day, and we had a great time reminiscing.
"Rape trail" looks even more gorgeous with the recent landscaping:
Scotty and I first met in this building (the JSB):
We took three classes together there that semester. This is the room where it all started:
The library, where we met up for study sessions and developed massive crushes on each other:
We stood outside the Eyring Science Center when Scott asked me on our first date:
The JFSB (aka "my building"): 
It was under construction when we started at BYU, so I ran all over campus initially. In time, this is where my classes, journals, and tech labs were held. A very squinty Alison in the arcade:
The belltower:
View of the Y from the north pond:
Lots of people were hiking the Y that day:
The Wilk, where we worked through our college years:
Oh, 1086:
They razed the Cluff to build a new life science center. This construction area once housed Scott's classes, labs, and greenhouses:
Scotty proposed to me here (overlooking the botany pond). Back in the day, there was a bench in this spot:
Turtles!
Due to construction (and time), we missed some places we hoped to see: the dorms where I lived in Freshman year, the Creamery where Scott worked when we were dating, the spot where Scott first said he loved me, and a bunch of other areas we used to eat, walk, and spend time together. We could honestly spend days touring the campus and town where we started life as a couple. It's a very special place to the two of us.
We grabbed lunch with Laurel that afternoon. As always, we had a lot of fun catching up with her! After that, we went to see Greg & Wendy quickly after Wendy's father's funeral. We're thankful that they could set aside some time to introduce us to their adorable son, Burton. What a sweet little man!
From there, we headed home. It was a wonderful trip! We seriously need to spend more time in Utah so we can see all the people and places we love. A huge THANK YOU to Nanay for watching our crazy brood while were away!
Thursday
We hit the road around 4 and arrived in Draper a little after 10 PM. We're pretty sure our hotel sheets were made from a disposable tablecloth, so we barely slept. Lesson learned: you get what you pay for.
Friday
At 6:30, we headed down to Saint George. Harris & Alaina were married at the St. George LDS temple at 12:45. The service was beautiful. That evening, we attended their reception. Alaina asked Harris' family to create a traditional Filipino party. That meant great food, karaoke, toasts, and the money dance. We especially enjoyed the evident love the couple (and their families) have for each other. Best wishes to Mr. & Mrs. Ragasa!
Saturday
After a much better night of sleep, we drove back up to northern Utah. We spent a couple of hours walking around BYU. It was a beautiful day, and we had a great time reminiscing.
"Rape trail" looks even more gorgeous with the recent landscaping:
Scotty and I first met in this building (the JSB):
We took three classes together there that semester. This is the room where it all started:
The library, where we met up for study sessions and developed massive crushes on each other:
We stood outside the Eyring Science Center when Scott asked me on our first date:
The JFSB (aka "my building"): 
It was under construction when we started at BYU, so I ran all over campus initially. In time, this is where my classes, journals, and tech labs were held. A very squinty Alison in the arcade:
The belltower:
View of the Y from the north pond:
Lots of people were hiking the Y that day:
The Wilk, where we worked through our college years:
Oh, 1086:
They razed the Cluff to build a new life science center. This construction area once housed Scott's classes, labs, and greenhouses:
Scotty proposed to me here (overlooking the botany pond). Back in the day, there was a bench in this spot:
Turtles!
Due to construction (and time), we missed some places we hoped to see: the dorms where I lived in Freshman year, the Creamery where Scott worked when we were dating, the spot where Scott first said he loved me, and a bunch of other areas we used to eat, walk, and spend time together. We could honestly spend days touring the campus and town where we started life as a couple. It's a very special place to the two of us.We grabbed lunch with Laurel that afternoon. As always, we had a lot of fun catching up with her! After that, we went to see Greg & Wendy quickly after Wendy's father's funeral. We're thankful that they could set aside some time to introduce us to their adorable son, Burton. What a sweet little man!
From there, we headed home. It was a wonderful trip! We seriously need to spend more time in Utah so we can see all the people and places we love. A huge THANK YOU to Nanay for watching our crazy brood while were away!
