Vacation Part 2: Palmyra

So on Sunday the 10th we went to Palmyra. It was a quick like 20 minute drive from Rochester and it was so pretty and green. It poured the whole night before so it was more green then usual. Our first stop in Palmyra was the temple. No one was there but us. We walked around and enjoyed the cool 75 degree weather for a while then we headed to the Sacred Grove visitors center. We had two sister missionaries both from Utah that gave us a tour. We were the only ones there so we got a personal tour. We first toured the Smith family home and then the home that Alvin Smith was building for his family. We also saw where Joseph hid the plates in the floor boards and then moved them a few days later to the ceiling of the little barn and later that night the mob came and tour up the floor boards and didn't find a thing. After that we entered the Sacred Grove and had it all to ourselves. They was no one else around. It was so peaceful and calm. It is such an awesome experience to be there. I was so excited to share it with Andrew. After we left we went and got lunch at Nima's a little pizza/burger place in Palmyra. It was so good and we stuffed ourselves. Then we went and saw where the first Book of Mormon was printed and the Hill Cumorah.

After we left Palmyra we headed for Boston. It was another 4-5 hour drive but upstate New York it so nice to drive through. We arrived in Boston and our hotel didn't have our room clean. You would think at 10 at night they would but no. So we went and parked and walked around and got Lettuce wraps from P.F. Changs. On our way back to the hotel to check in we stopped at Ben and Jerry's for some ice cream. Andrew goes to pay and they inform him they don't take debit cards only cash, well our luck we left all our cash in the car so we look really stupid at this point. The girls were really nice and told us not to worry they were closing in 10 minutes so it was free! It was good and even better since it was free. That was a great way to end such a great day!

Vacation Part 1: Philadelphia and Lancaster

So we got back late Friday night from our week long excursion on the east coast. We had a lot of fun and wish we would have extended it a few more days. We flew the red eye last friday (the 8th) out of Salt Lake to JFK. Neither of us slept on the plane so the whole next day we were exhausted and drove over 400 miles. Our first stop was Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. We had reservations for Independence Hall because that is the only way you can see it, well I fell asleep in the car and we missed the exit so by the time we got there we were to late but its ok we got to see the outside and we only paid $3 to reserve our tickets. Then we went to Lancaster County home of the Amish. It is so pretty and green there. We ate at a family style restaurant called The Good and Plenty. We then went to the outlets there. There are hundreds of them. Then we took the scenic route to Rochester where we stayed. We got there at about 1 in the morning and they gave us a smoking room and it was all they had left. It was so disgusting we put got our stuff out of our bags for the next day and put them in the car for the night so everything wouldn't stink. All in all the first day was tiring but we sure had a great day!

The Yummy Restaurant we ate lunch at in Lancaster
One of the three outlet centers in Lancaster
The red thing in the background is for buggies in Amish town!
This guy was in the Independence Hall visitors center
Us at the Liberty Bell. I look awful I had been up all night!
Independence Hall
Our pretty white Corrolla. Excellent gas mileage!Our lunch at the Good and Plenty. The couple next Dennis and Jackie were hilarious and the couple on the other side used to live in Murray!