Sunday, March 27, 2011

Of Jelly Bellies and Chocolate Souffles...

Mom and Dad Stevenson joined us in California for the weekend!! We loved having them with us and were sad to say goodbye to them today. On Friday evening, we all met up in the city and Mom and Dad treated us to dinner at Roy's - dinner was amazing and we all went home stuffed. Dad, Bryce and I had a chocolate souffle for dessert, and I think that is now one of my favorites!! Chocolate-y GOODNESS!
We put in an order for sunshine this weekend, but when it wasn't happening, we needed to find something to do inside. So, we took a little trip to Vacaville to take a tour of the Jelly Belly factory. We learned about the Jelly Belly making process and even got to try a few samples. Did you know that Jelly Belly has created some yucky flavors like vomit, baby wipes, pencil shavings, and boogers? Gross!!!
We learned some interesting pieces of trivia too, like the three most popular flavors of Jelly Bellies. Wanna take a guess? If you guessed Buttered Popcorn, Cherry, and Licorice, you're right (those were not my guesses)!!!
And they even gave us these cute little hats to wear on the tour.
One of my favorite parts was seeing all of the pictures that had been created using Jelly Bellies like this one of John Wayne. Pretty amazing!! We loved our weekend with Mom and Dad and hope that they can come back again soon - we'll make sure we have sunshine for you next time!!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Here Comes the Bride!!


I got to go to my friend, former roommate, and BYU swim teammate's wedding this last weekend in Portland. The entire day was fabulous, from Amy and Mau's sealing in the Portland Temple to the reception at the Tiffany Center. Rain was predicted for the entire weekend, but Saturday morning arrived without a cloud in the sky!!
Loved the ivory suit on Mau...

The Nomani family + James Christy.

Love the girls in the Westlake Ward - Lindsay, Amy, Julie, and Beth.

This is my favorite shot of Amy coming out of the temple and seeing all of her friends and family waiting for her. We love you both!!