~TrAdiTioN~

The famous Twin Falls Bridge

A small water fall coming out of the rocks

Shoshone Falls

Ted with the Shoshone Falls Park Marker

Shoshone Falls

Snake River just after Shoshone Falls

Snake River

Me at the Snake River

Ted at the Snake River

I love this shot! Don't fall off or it would be a rough ride down!

Me with Shoshone Falls

Ted with Shoshone Falls

The top of the falls

Me with the Snake River

Ted with the Snake River

The Twin Falls Temple. As we were driving in front of the temple, I stuck my hand out the window to get a picture, and this is what came out. I love how the sun is shining down on the temple. Breathtaking!

Twin Falls Temple

Me with the temple

Ted with the temple

Downtown Sun Valley

Downtown Sun Valley

Me in Sun Valley

Okay, so we saw this building and had to take a picture. It says Theodore on the side of it, and it is the Theodore building. Ted was so proud!

This is where we ate in Sun Valley. We literally found the sketchiest place and decided to eat there! No, just kidding. This is a Peruvian Restaurant in Sun Valley, and Ted loves that kind of food, so he took me there. It was very delicious. I couldn't stop eating.

Me and Ted in front of our favorite place to eat in Sun Valley

Both Ted and my family have many family traditions. Some of them consist of, cutting wood, family reunions, family scripture reading, gardening, and riding horses together. One of my family's traditions has lacked the last few years, due to work or other obligations, but Ted and I have decided to resurrect it and make it a tradition again. The tradition we are bringing back to life is, General Conference Sunday Drives. So, what we do is, go on a long drive to somewhere we have been wanting to visit for a long time. Since this is our first time restarting this tradition, we decided to go somewhere not too far away, but far enough that it would take all day.

As you can see from the pictures, we decided to take a trip through Arco, Hailey, Ketchum, and up to Sun Valley. Neither one of us have been there (at least not that we can remember), so we thought it would be a fun trip. And it was!

After we visited and ate at Sun Valley, we decided to go back down through Shoshone and Twin Falls before heading back home. We stopped at the new temple in Twin Falls, and admired it's beauty.

Then, we visited Shoshone Falls. Did you know that Shoshone Falls is actually 50 feet higher than Niagara Falls? It is considered the Niagara Falls of the West, and it is located right there in good old Twin Falls, Idaho. What an amazing thing! Anyway, we loved Shoshone Falls and got some amazing pictures. Who would have known that Idaho could be so beautiful?

When we were on our drive up to Sun Valley, we went through the most splendid little valley right before it. There were tons of ranches with huge houses, indoor arenas, and barns. It was like I had died and gone to heaven. I saw my life-long dreams right in front of me. I could only gawk as we drove by though, because dreams sometimes need to change when they are too lavish for real-life. But, it was fun to dream while it lasted.

Anyway, the day was very nice. It was sunny and warm (a first in a long time), and the 8 hour drive felt like only a couple hours because of the good company. Every time I get to spend time with Ted I fall in love with him all over again. Maybe we should spend some more time together...It was fun, Ted kept making jokes which made the ride interesting during the time conference wasn't on.

I think that every time conference comes around, I appreciate modern conveniences (like car radios and MP3 players) and living in an LDS dominant area more. It is so nice to be able to hear the words of the prophets right in our own cars, homes, or even if we are out doing different things. We live in an amazing and blessed time. Hopefully we all appreciate what we have! Well, I hope you all had a blissful weekend as well! If you come up with more ideas for my book, feel free to share. I am loving the feedback! Thank you!