Christmas!

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MCOM

As many of you know, I started this simple blog about my life as an assignment for my business writing class. Because it is the last week of classes, I am going to talk about the class I have done this for. MCOM has been one of the most beneficial classes I have taken at BYU. I loved learning about how to write for the business world so throughout my career I can communicate in a way that my colleagues will appreciate. An advanced writing classes is required so I enjoyed taking this class because of the short and useful assignments. I appreciated that we weren't required to write long research papers and that each assignment would be something that we would do continuously in the business world. My favorite assignments were the resumes and memos. I really enjoyed working on our group project that analyzed the complaints of a company, however I wish it was worth more because we put so much time into it when compared to other assignments. I did like how the project incorporated most of the skills we had learned throughout the semester. My grammar may not be perfect, but it is definitely much better after taking the time to study the specifics. Now I know how to better edit what I write. Overall it has been a great class that taught me all about practical writing skills in the business world.

Thanksgiving!

Such an original topic for the week right? haha I had such a great Thanksgiving that I have to share it...especially because it is the most interesting part of the week. The rest consisted of working ten or eleven hours a day. Painful for my feet, but pleasant for my wallet!

Due to work, I needed to stay here in Utah for Thanksgiving, but I'm glad I did because it worked out so well! I got to go to my cousins house in Cedar Hills which is only about a half hour away. They had a hilarious aunt over with her family and another one of our cousins. My cousins are definitely my favorite girls! I love spending time with them! Before I headed up there I got to Skype with my family so technically still got to see them. haha Gotta love technology!

Thanksgiving dinner was delicious! Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, homemade rolls, green beans, stuffing, jello, and lots of pie! I'm sure I'm missing stuff, but the point it was delicious and so filling! I love full on such great food. After some entertaining stories from Aunt Nancy, we played games then went to the movies. We saw Abduction which was super intense! I liked it. After the movie I decided to head home and skip black Friday this year because I had to be at work at eight in the morning and didn't want to spend money anyway. I enjoyed sleeping. :) Between my shifts Friday I went to the movies again with my cousins to see The Help. It was SO good! I really loved it! I love those kind of stories and it had a few sweet moments and a few funny moments. I was a little late, but so happy I still went!

Basically, I am so blessed that I have such a great family and that some of them live so close! It is a blast to get together with the girls who are all within a couple years of each other. They really are great friends! My aunts and uncles are always nice to have us over, especially for Thanksgiving when they had to make a large dinner! I really appreciated no work, school, or homework on Thanksgiving. It really was a holiday break on that day :)

BYU Basketball

Oh yeah! It is my favorite season of year...BYU basketball season! Our team may not be as good as it was last year, but I love basketball. It is always moving and keeping me entertained. The team is pretty small so I get to know every player on the team. Basketball is overall convenient as well. The court is inside, which is great because we don't have to worry about the bipolar weather in Utah. It always seems that football season starts extremely hot and ends with snow. I prefer being inside to either of those options. The seating is nice as well. I like the first come first serve seating so I can go with my group of friends and get whatever seats I want depending on the time I have available. Basically I just love BYU basketball and I think I should get a jersey to wear to the games! This week was the official start of the season and it was so fun. I don't pretend to know much about how great our team is and won't make it to every game, but it is so fun! We learned all of the new players names and enjoyed watching BYU win. We also got awesome shirts for free! Here is a picture from the game:

Thankfully I have awesome friends who also enjoy going to the basketball games! I'm excited for this season even without our favorite player ever: Jimmer.

Random Thoughts

Looks like another week has rolled around with not much excitement in my life...I'm sure that really makes you want to read this post right? haha

I will just share a couple things I have learned this week.
First, cleaning is much better than studying. Most things are. I have never been one who has enjoyed cleaning, but early in the week I had some extra time. I had already watched the new episode of the show I like and did not want to get ahead on homework due much later that week. I had gotten some more wet wipes for my swiffer so decided to open them up. I got out my laptop and blasted the Michael Buble Christmas album. Confession: I am also in love with Justin Biebers new song Mistletoe. Like him or not that song is catchy and cute! Anyway, with the music playing, I ended up sweeping, mopping (aka swiffering), vacuuming, and getting all my clothes put away. I would say it was a successful day and I actually enjoyed it!

The next thing I learned was that style is that I will abandon all style for warmth. Saturday was a BYU football game that started after seven at night. It is starting to get very chilly, especially outside at night. Kara and I were trying to find anything to keep us warm. I'm weird/really picky about matching perfectly, but I ended up with my tall brown boots, my navy BYU sweatshirt, cream mittens, a purple scarf, and last but not least, a zebra printed fleece headband to keep my ears warm. I'm sure it was a great look! haha

Well that's it for this week. Now that I'm into blogging, I really wish some of my friends or favorite photography blogs had to update their blogs at least once a week! They have interesting blogs. Oh well! Enjoy your week!

Chick Flicks

My roommate and I have a begun watching movies on the weekends after I get back from work. The latest was the Last Song, which is a movie I really like. I hadn't seen it in forever and we were both excited for the cute love story. It was quite darling until (SPOILER ALERT) the dad had cancer and begun to die! A very large portion of the movie is depressing watching him die and the girl isn't even with the hottie! We ended the movie wanting to cry it was so sad and didn't even remember it being a sad movie! Then I remembered the words of my mother. She said once as I was talking about my love for his romantic stories that his movies are all depressing because people always die and often get cancer. I started thinking about it, and she is totally right...but I can't help loving the movies! A Walk to Remember and The Notebook are classics! I also love his more recent stories Dear John and The Last Song. I haven't read the books, but maybe I will someday. Any books you like?

After the movie we also decided that we should do a marathon of chick flicks on Valentines Day! What are your favorite romantic movies? Which ones make you feel and cute and cuddly inside rather than depressed? Good thing we have until February to decide...it's a big decision. haha Maybe you are now inspired to watch your favorite girly movie! Have a great week!

Things I Love

This week I have discovered that my mood can change quite often. Life is not always easy and happy, but I know what will make me happy. When I am stressed at school or had a long day at work I can come home and do something I love which makes me much happier. I'm sure there are things I am forgetting, but here are some things I love:

1. Water- If I could have one thing to drink for the rest of my life, it would be water. Flavored water (aka Propel) is especially delicious! I get dehydrated easily and with this much hair I get bad headaches, but water is the cure. Plus it is refreshing and has no calories!
2. Chocolate- What girl doesn't like chocolate!? Ok so I guess that can be said about quite a few things. It is so good! Milk, dark, toffee, or any other kind is a perfect way to finish off the day. I definitely have a sweet tooth. :)
3. Candles- These darlings are my newest love. They smell lovely and are so romantic! Once I am married I plan on filling my house with candles. Even though now it's just me, I like the mood they set glowing on our bookshelf. Kara (my roommate) may or may not tease me for taking such good care of my candles.
4. Chick Flicks- I hardly watch any other type of movie! I occasionally bring out a sports movie, but nothing is as great as the butterflies you get after a darling movie. Last night I watched a classic...Pride and Prejudice. It was wonderful, as always.
5. Driving at night- The other day I was driving home from work after a long night and decided to drive through the canyon. There is something about the dark sky and bending roads. I can blast the songs that make me dance, or play the sweet country songs that make me daydream. Either way, I decided it is therapeutic.
6. Flowers- They are gorgeous, smell lovely, and can be arranged in so many ways. They are the elegant part of nature. I got to take floral design here at BYU, which has increased my love for flowers. Now I know lots of names and how to arrange the flowers I love.

The first thing I made in floral design was this boutonniere. Zach was such a good sport and wore it on our date so I could get extra credit :)
7. Coconut- I found the most delicious coconut cake that BYU makes. I already love cake and coconut so I wasn't surprised when I loved it.
8. Tennis- I had a tennis tournament last week and totally lost, but still loved it. It is so fun and something I will always be able to do. I don't have to get a whole team together because I only need one more person and lots of people play. It is the perfect sport for this time of life and is good exercise.
9. New music- One of my favorite things is when people post the video of a song they love on facebook. I always love hearing the super cute songs. I recently fell in love with Ben Rector. I had heard of him, but now I have heard his songs. haha

Wu Wei

Recently I have felt a bit unsuccessful and have found myself worrying too much about if I getting things done according to plan. Then I went my World Religion course at BYU and we had a discussion about Taoism, which I had never heard of before. Taoists believe in wu-wei or non-action. Happiness will come naturally if we don't manipulate, but instead go with the current of life. At first, it may seem lazy, but isn't when you take time to think about philosophy.

We had just learned about Confucianism and our teacher said they are more driven to set goals and do what's necessary to accomplish them. I was thinking that is what I believe and what I try to do. I set goals and do whatever I need to accomplish them. I figured that LDS perspectives would agree with this philosophy, but our wonderful teacher encouraged to take a more Taoist route in life.

Our discussion in class went something like this:
Of course we want to progress and should set goals, but our goals should not be concrete. We should have a goal to have a family rather than a goal to have three kids by the time we are thirty. It is difficult to include the Lord in all of your decisions if your ten year plan is set in stone. We should get guidance for each step of life and live by faith. Doubt and not knowing about the future gives us the opportunity to have faith and trust that the Lord will guide us. With this philosophy, Taoists are able to live in the present and enjoy it rather than waiting for something great.

As a planner and somebody who wants to know what is going to happen next, it may not be easy to accept, but it gives me so much hope! I know education is important so I have the goal to get my degree, but does it have to be in exactly four years and in a specific major for me to be successful? No! The Lord will help me know the direction that is best for me, and if I have to learn patience and take an extra semester to finish it will be just fine! Whew! I feel like I can breath much easier and be a bit easier on myself. It is a blessing to know that I can receive inspiration for each step I take as long as I do my part.

Now let's all try to be a bit more Taoist and go with the flow and accept whatever path the Lord wants us to take. Have a great day!

Megan

Another Week

Lately I have had a hard time figuring out what to write about and can't decide if it is because I am new to blogging, I am not a creative writer, or I have nothing to write about.

I guess I will tell you about the fun part of the week...celebrating another birthday! It was my darling roommate Kara's birthday on Thursday. To celebrate we went to this new place called the Awful Waffle. Funny name, but quite catchy and fun to say. It is next to our apartment and was SO delicious! I just might have gone back again the next morning. Unfortunately we still had to go to classes all day, but once those were done with we used our awesome passes and went to Trafalga. We played laser tag, which is ridiculously fun, then went on the go karts and played some minigolf. The group had a great time and decided we need to use our passes much more often! Of course we had cake that night and it was delicious! Kara is talented and makes delicious cakes! Happy Birthday Kara!

Happy Birthday Kara!

I'm lucky to have such a great roommate who I can always have a great time with.

A Wonderful Time of Year

             Is that that wonderful time of year when I was little, I woke up to my mom making pancakes and got to watch the leaders of our church give us counsel. I especially loved that I got to watch them on tv in my pajamas! Being little, the goal was to stay awake, which my parents helped us do by hiding the names of the person speaking and having us look for them in the church magazine. Now that I am older I able able to stay awake for all sessions of conference and love them all. Being able to get guidance on how to be better is an amazing blessing. After conference I am always more determined to examine my life so I can improve. This year we heard a bit about technology and it got me thinking. I am very busy with school and work and I need to get into the business program. Going on the computer is a great way to relax, but how much time do I end up wasting? I always feel that I can be using my time in more productive ways, and right now that means limiting the time on facebook, emails, and blogs (but this is for school so I will still be around). I found a quote from a talk given by Elder Bednar at BYUI. This fit so perfectly for me right now, because if I waste my time I will postpone or give up my academic goals of becoming a business major.

"A young man or woman may waste countless hours, post pone or forfeit vocational or academic achievement, and ultimately sacrifice cherished human relationships because of digital distractions, diversions, and detours that have no lasting value."

Here is a video of the highlights of his talk:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mormonmessages?blend=1&ob=4#p/c/AF19F9A40E87ED75/0/-elEl6hW_TM

Happy Birthday to Me!

This week I got to celebrate my birthday! I am now 20 years old! Oh yeah! I had a great day celebrating with friends. I got most of my homework done so didn't have to worry much about that. I slept in, woke up to a cinnamon roll, watched a movie, and finally went to class. After classes I went with a couple friends and cousins out to eat. We went to Macaroni Grill because I heard it was good and love Italian food! While we were enjoying our pasta, we heard this opera singing fill the restaurant. We quickly realized it was Happy Birthday in Italian being sung opera style by none other than our waitress. We all start laughing and I could see the look of excitement on my friends faces. Our waitress eventually came over and serenaded me with the lovely (and loud) Happy Birthday opera. Kara got it on video for the blog so everybody could enjoy. People looked at me like 'what the heck is going on over there!?' haha Awkward, but funny and so worth that DELICIOUS birthday dessert!

After dinner we went back to my apartment to have cake and ice cream with some friends. My wonderful roommate Kara had our apartment all decorated and made this large, delicious cake! Fun to be with friends! I'm looking forward to being 20...I have a feeling it is going to be a great year :)

Five Star BBQ

When I'm not winning money, I have a job so I can actually earn some! This week was rather dull and filled with studying. Besides studying I fill my time with as much work as I can squeeze in, so that is the topic of today's post.

I work at Five Star BBQ in Orem. I found their post on Craig's List saying that they needed an extra cashier because they were extending their hours. Desperately in need of a job, I replied and got the job. I have been working there since June and have come to love this restaurant. We are in this darling old house that is perfect for serving BBQ. My favorite part is getting to talk to all of the customers that come in. Everything is made fresh every day, we make lots of different sauces, and our meat smokes overnight for about 15 hours! Needless to say, everybody LOVES our food so I get to hear people rave about it all day long. It is pretty sweet and makes for some funny moments. Recently the Daily Herald wrote a review about Five Star in the paper. Check it out on our blog: http://fivestarbbq.blogspot.com/search/label/High%20Fives%20%28raves%20and%20reviews%29 The great review made that weekend the busiest we have ever been! That was also the night I won $1,200 so it was a crazy night! Two couples came in together for the first time after reading the paper and, of course, loved the food! They were sitting next to the register so I heard a little bit of their conversation about the food. One of the guys said that finding this place was going to be his good news in elders quorum! haha You gotta love Utah! It is also fun when people, especially the older couples, find out I am going to BYU. They think it is so awesome, which it is, and often give encouraging words while they reminisce about the good ol' days. I guess I can give a shout out to my co-workers since they make work fun. Sometimes I get to chat with one of the girls as we are coming in and out, but I mostly just work with the guys in the kitchen. Working with them is what I imagine having older brothers is like. I think they like having me around just so they have somebody to tease. I am definitely an easy target, but find it all funny. So basically if you are in Utah and anywhere near Orem you should stop by, say hi, and eat a delicious meal. I am quite biased, but it really is all good. I eat there at least three times a week (almost every day I work). I am a rib lover and occasionally treat myself to those, but brisket is definitely our most popular. It is so tender and has this delicious peppery rub on it! Yum! One of my favorite combinations is the pork sandwich and coleslaw! I don't know what it is about those two things, but they are SO delicious together! Apparently in the South they eat their pork sandwiches with coleslaw, but I just found out about it and am spreading the word! Anyway, now you know what I like and know a great place to eat if you want BBQ so my job here is done!

Winning!

So apparently I am pretty good at winning! This summer my sister's sister-in-law told me that Wilson Diamonds (where she works) was having a bad date contest and said I should enter to help it get going. I have been on some lame dates so decided to enter. Not many people had entered so I asked friends and family to like my story and Wilson Diamonds so I could win. Throughout the summer lots of people started entering and getting lots of votes. I was still ahead until this guy started getting a ridiculous number of votes the few days before the contest ended. Desperately, I asked everybody to like my story and my amazing friends and family helped a ton! After working all day the last day of the contest my brother let me know that guy still beat my by a lot of votes. I didn't want to be depressed so just went to the party still hoping I had a chance. Wilson Diamonds threw an awesome block party where they announced the winners. After dancing with my friends, they said they were going to announce the winner...who was a "she." I turned to my friends and said "No way. It can't be me." as my I started realizing I had a great chance. Then they called my name, and of course we went CRAZY! We were jumping and screaming! Did I mention that the prize was 1,200 dollars!? I went to the front and they handed me the check and my hands we shaking so bad that I couldn't even hold it! It was surreal to win that much money! Apparently the guy who was ahead of me had fake votes. It was so incredibly exciting! Now I am one thousand and two hundred dollars richer thanks to my amazing friends and family who helped me so much! Thanks so Wilson Diamonds for the awesome contest prize! First the Price is Right and then $1,200 dollars! Life is pretty dang good!

So excited!!!

 Getting drinks to celebrate the win!

Thanks again Wilson Diamonds!



Megan Paravato Come On Down!

As many of you know, I was able to be a contestant on The Price is Right last summer. Being on the show was tons of fun! I won luggage to get on stage and then won a trip to Orlando, Florida which I went on this summer. Here are the details of my wonderful trip to the east coast:

After an early morning and a long day of flying we finally arrived at our hotel! We were quite a few stories up which was cool because you can see how close we were to Sea World and Aquatica (the water park). We just had to walk down the street. I just love staying in hotels :)

  

 

The first day we decided to sleep in then go to the water park. My mom was nice enough to let me sleep in and decide when to do things. The water park had the usual water rides but also had an intense lazy river. You wear life jackets and it pushes you super hard around the park. We went on that a couple times and right when we were about to leave we noticed it was starting to sprinkle. We figured that it was perfect timing since we only had to walk about 10 minutes back to the hotel...little did we know that it only takes about one minute in Florida to go from sprinkling to absolutely pouring! Luckily we were in swimsuits, but we did have our camera and phone in the bag. Mom decided to wait for a bit under a bus stop, but it only got worse so we decided to wrap up the electronics in our towels and get back as quickly as possible. I took one step into the gutter when crossing the street and my flip flops came off because the water was around a foot deep. Remember, it had only been raining a few minutes! Luckily we made it back without ruining the electronics but looked slightly ridiculous walking back into the hotel. We then realized why we didn't have terrible lines going to Disney World and Sea World in August...it rains...a LOT!

We got a quick picture on the way out of the park before it started raining:

The next day our adventure was to Disney World! The Magic Kingdom was pretty much the same as Disneyland, but it was still cool to say that we have been there. Besides, who doesn't love Disneyland!?

One thing we learned about Florida is that everything is very spread out! Coming from LA we were very surprised. Disney World has it's own exit off of the freeway that you drive on about five miles until you reach the parking lot. Then you take the tram to the entrance to the ferry boat which then takes you across the lake and to the entrance of the Magic Kingdom.

Here I am about to get on the ferry. You can see the castle in the background. It did take quite a while to get in and out, which isn't so fun when you are tired at the end of the night, but I will admit that is was so pretty and definitely made it feel more magical! haha But really...

Isn't that cool to see the castle overlooking the lake? I thought so:)

As soon as we got inside the park it started sprinkling. You can never predict when the rain will come! Before putting on our ponchos (which were life savers) we got a couple pictures:

Aren't we cute!? haha I love my mom! As you can see, the sky was not bright and clear like it normally would be at noon during the summer. Not wanting to get soaked we hurried to the closest ride we wanted to go on. Right when we got in line for Buzz Lightyear it started pouring! It ended up being perfect timing because the lines are all covered and by the time we got out of the ride it had stopped raining and was beautiful the rest of the day.

 Here we are on some rides:

Disney rides make me happy :)



Once it got dark we made sure to get good seats for the light parade and firework show. The castle lights up different colors which looked so pretty!

Check out the view from the ferry on our way back...magical, just like the rest of our day at Disney World.

Thursday we decided to take a break from the parks in the morning and do something we don't do in California...airboat swamp tours. We wanted to see some alligators and figured this would be a cool way to do it. If you don't know what an airboat is, think of huge fan on the boat that lets you glide over all the plants growing in the lake. It was all around a fun experience.

It was just us so we had the boat to ourselves and our captain was nice enough to take a picture. It was land on our side of the boat and water on the other. Crazy to think how well those boats work. Below are the pictures of the awesome alligators we saw. It ended up being a good time to go because the mama gators are protecting their eggs and waiting for them to hatch. Since they never leave their eggs our captain knew just where to find them. We saw two mama gators. The one below was not very happy to see us because her babies had just hatched! Worked out well for us because we got a nice view of her teeth and a nice view of her babies. haha

There probably at least thirty or forty baby alligators swimming around her. They started crawling back on the land to hide but I got a pretty good picture. You can see their black and gold stripes. They made me realize that everything really is cuter as a baby.

After our ride, they had a couple baby alligators that we got to hold! Still kinda scary because of their teeth but very cool. They felt weird because they were pretty soft underneath and really hard on top. They posed well for our pictures:

After seeing the alligators we figured we would see some shows at Sea World since we had passes and could go any time all week. I had never been to Sea World before and was very impress by how great the shows were! The first one we went to was Clyde and Seamore the sea lion show. That was silly of course, but still fun. Here they are in action:

Then they brought out this huge walrus! haha

 The next show was the dolphin and whale show. Dolphins are such performers! That was an awesome show. They not only had lots of dolphins, but also a whale (which looked like a big dolphin), professional divers, acrobats, and birds.

 

We had some time before the killer whale show so went around to all of the animal exhibits. First, we saw the sea lions, who posed perfectly for my picture:

Then we went to their aquarium. We saw sea horses, Nemo and Dory, tons of other weird fish, and sting rays which we got to pet. I love aquariums.

I love the colors of this one ^ 

I was a little nervous about touching the slimy stingrays though.

 

 

I also got to pet the dolphins as they swam by in their little pool!

Then it was finally time for the whale show. It hadn't rained yet that day, so of course it was coming. We only saw the first ten minutes before they closed down the park and we busted out the ponchos. Can you tell it's raining? Check out that dark sky!

Once we got to the hotel we figured we needed a picture with the ponchos that helped us out so many times!

The next day was our trip to Busch Gardens, a zoo and theme park. We saw many different animals, but one of my favorites was this ape because he gets to be large and sleep all day. He seemed happy about life.

They also have this huge area of land so the animals can roam freely. We took a gondola ride over the area and a train and a jeep through the land. I liked the set up of going through a more natural environment. Plus the animals were so close to our jeep!

 

The elephants were fun to watch because when we saw them the trainers had just put out a bunch of treats. It was fun to see which treat the elephants went after. Some of their treats were also put into toys like the ball in the picture so they had to figure out how to get the food out. They were fun to watch.

It was very hot and humid so after walking around all day we were ready for a break. We decided to see some shows. After being at Sea World I had these high expectations but the show we went to was some weird contortionist and juggling act. Mom thought it would be cool. I thought she was crazy. When we got outside again we notice it was pouring! Why were we even surprised? Rather than trying to wait it out we decided to leave since you don't know how long it will last. Out came the ponchos but of course our feet were still soaked. Their drains were full so any time there was a downward slope the water was pooling. It was lovely. Good thing I brought lots of shoes because we realized things don't dry when the air is so humid. Coming from the desert it was hard to grasp that things don't dry when you set them out for days. That night we enjoyed our comfy beds, rented a movie, and ate cheesecake! Yum!

For our last full day we decided to go to downtown Orlando. We went to this darling farmers market but realized we had just eaten a large breakfast so weren't hungry and didn't live there so had no need for fruits, veggies, or flowers. It was cute though. We then went shopping along the same cute street and realized that even the ugly furry shirts with chains are about $300. Luckily we found a GAP and a chocolate shop. What more could we need? I got some cute shirts. Then we got truffles, a chocolate covered strawberry, and gelato. Here we are eating our gelato in a darling park. The gelato was so good! Chocolate with all kinds of chocolate chunks! I would have taken a picture of the strawberry too but it was so delicious I couldn't even think about anything else! I have never seen so much chocolate on one strawberry.

We went to Sea World again that night so we could see the whole whale show. I thought we had seen quite a bit in the rain, but there was so much more! It was a long and great show! The mama and baby were cute of course! Especially because you could see the baby learning and following the mom. It did a great job. The most entertaining was probably when they brought out this HUGE whale just for the soak zone! Its tail was so big it could scoop tons of water and dump in on not just the first few rows, but the entire section! Mom and I could not stop laughing at how wet everybody was getting! We were smart enough to sit just above the soak zone so for one day we could go home dry. :)

We saw a couple more exhibits and bought some fish for the sea lions. It was fun getting to feed them because they can smell it and will all climb the rocks to get close to you. You can see the fish I am tossing to the sea lion by the rocks.

 

Before we left we had to take a picture with the drink machine. We were able to get meals before or after we went to the parks, but there was one thing we couldn't live without: water. The humidity made it so easy to get dehydrated and I already need tons of water so the most popular question was "Do you need water?"

Before our flight Sunday night we were able to go to church. It was awesome knowing that where ever we are we can find our church and know that they are being taught the same things and believe the same things we do. Plus it was so easy looking it up online! The building we went to just happened to be right across the street from the Orlando Temple. It was so beautiful! What a great way to end the trip!

Thanks to The Price is Right for picking me as a contestant so I could win this sweet trip! It was great to get away from school and work to have some fun and do new things. Definitely a trip I will remember. Thanks to my mom for coming with me and making it a blast! Couldn't have been happier that I got to spend so much time with her! Love you mom!