Fresno: Jan. 22-25 2010

Ryan and I returned from Fresno, California late last night. We took off very early on Friday morning stopped in Vegas for some lunch and shopping and arrived in Fresno around 6pm that night. A very long, but fun 12 hour drive! We called Tony and Jen up that night and went to the Dog House Grill. Ryan had to have the all famous Tri-tip sandwich! We met up at the church house after dinner and Ryan was able to play ball with a bunch of guys that he hadn't seen for awhile. He had a lot of fun and I enjoyed watching them make fools of themselves! We were so tired that night after driving and were grateful for all the wonderful people that allowed us to stay in their homes.

Saturday, a friend of Ryan's was getting married in the Fresno temple which was our main reason we went. We were able to be apart of the sealing that morning. It was very special for us to return to the temple together. The best part was reflecting back on the day Ryan and I were sealed.

Cody and Kristen had In-N-Out and Jamba Juice for the luncheon. We were able to visit with many amazing families and people that day. I could tell Ryan really enjoyed being there to catch up with everyone. That night we went to the reception and danced the night away! That was the best part. Ryan was a groom's men and got a sweet new teal blue shirt and silver tie. We went to dinner with a bunch of friends late that night and were so excited to get some rest from the crazy, fun long day we had.

Sunday we went to two different wards that Ryan served in. Once again I met a lot of new people that loved Ryan while he served in the wards. Everyone was so excited to see his face. It made me happy to witness this excitement and love they had for him.

That afternoon we visited a friend of Ryan's that worked at the Fresno Fire station. Right as we arrived to visit, the alarm sounded and they had to take off to a fire call. We just wondered around the station until they got back. Justin took us on a tour of the place and we had a lot of fun doing so. We got back to the Holden's home and of course watched the Saint vs. Vikings fball game. Ryan is all about the New Orleans Saints and was so excited for them to win and go to the Super bowl this year. We played a few games and the Wii with Whitney and Matt all night. Ryan and Matt got into a baseball game against each other and seriously played for about two hours. I was about to scream. The funniest part was Matt was standing in front of me playing and farted right in my face. oh boy, I couldn't stop laughing. Ryan won the baseball game, and I was pretty excited for him!

The next morning we woke up and had waffles for breakfast and packed our things up for our long trip back home. We left around 8:30AM Fresno time and got home around 930-10 Utah time. Ryan and I had a lot of fun together. We spent a lot of the time laughing together and enjoying each others company!