On August 17th, my good friend Val got married in the Las Vegas Temple! Yay for Val and Brian! So, the previous day, a couple of friends (Kajsa and Sara) and I drove up to Vegas after work. We were ready for a 6 hour drive because we knew that going to Vegas on a Friday night usually means hours of gridlock. Fortunately we were wrong! We took a little detour at the very beginning of our trip to avoid the first stretch of traffic and then it was smooth sailing the rest of the way up! It was awesome! Later we were talking to some friends that told us they drove up Friday morning and ran into awful traffic...probably all of the people trying to avoid the Friday night rush. Works for us! ;)
We all stayed in the Golden Nugget, which was nice! Kajsa and Sara were staying in a room with Val and her friend, Jen, but when we got there, Val was out to dinner with her family. So, we three girls got to hang out in my room for a little while. Somehow, I was given a room upgrade and my room ended up being super crazy! At first, I thought it was way dated (I don't really care about that stuff as long as the bed is comfy) and we all had a good laugh about the faux wood paneling, etc. Then I realized that it was purposely made to look like that. This is where we can make the distinction of "vintage" vs. "dated". Anyhow, it was WAY more than 1 person needs and I thought it was pretty funny. It had a huge sectional couch, a king-size bed, dual sinks, a huge entertainment center thingy, and even CDs to listen to during your stay. Also, even with all of the lights turned on, it was still only "mood-lighting" at best. That made me laugh too.
Here are some pictures:
And yes, that is a TV in the middle of the bathroom mirror. Crazy.
Anyhow, with such a big room and with three crazy girls that had been sitting in a car for 3 and a half hours, plus a little spare time, things got a little wild (well, as wild as three good Mormon girls get) and we decided to do what girls do at sleepovers. This included the compulsory duckface photos, which will not be shared (haha), silly photo shoots (including the cliche mirror shot), and of course, a pillow fight and jumping on the bed! We had lots of fun!
When Val got back to the hotel, we all went over and hung out in her room for awhile. It was lots of fun catching up and talking about how exciting the next day would be. We even got to help her choose which necklace to wear with her wedding dress. It was a great night and we were a so happy for Val!
I figured out how to use my camera's timer so we could have one of all of us together.
The next morning came WAY too early. Val did her pictures before her sealing, so she was up and out the door pretty early. The rest of us headed to the Temple a little later. We got there and I waited outside for Melissa (who also got to be there for the sealing). Once she got there, we went in and all got to be together in the Temple. It's always such a cool thing to be in such a peaceful place for such a happy occasion, with people that you love! Just such a wonderful feeling! The sealing was beautiful and Brian and Val are officially married for eternity!
We waited outside in the Temple waiting room for a while and then ventured out into the 116 degree Vegas heat. My chapstick melted in my purse and my deoderant melted in my car, but that's ok! ;) haha The happy couple came out, looking radiant, of course!
After the Temple, we all headed to Roy's Restaurant for a delicious luncheon. It was fun to catch up with people that we love, but haven't gotten to talk to much, recently. Here we are in our "Roy's" chef's hats! Big kids deserve to have fun too! ;)
Most of all, it was awesome to see Val so happy and in love!
Overall, it was a great trip!
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