# 56 Go to the San Diego, California temple

This has always been my favorite temple, along with every other Mormon girl. I've always wanted to see it in real life though. We were driving and boom, there it was right off the highway. It is BEAUTIFUL! We stopped by to see it the next day on the way to some beaches. It is incredible and so majestic. I just walked around for a while taking pictures. Then I stopped and talked with a senior missionary couple. They were so great and showed me a lot of pictures of the interior, including a garden that is open to the air on top of the temple but is surrounded by glass inside. He was also telling me about the architecture and the entire temple is fashioned in 2 squares. It also happens to be the seal of Melchizedek (see website http://www.templestudy.com/2008/09/11/the-seal-of-melchizedek-part-4/). Anyway, it is the most beautiful temple I've ever seen and I hope to go inside someday when I’m endowed!

All of us in front of the temple

This is from the website

Another view of the top, the flower looking thing is the garden open to the top

You can also see the pattern in the glass, so beautiful!

#8 Go on some of the world's best roller coasters

So, Joe, Presley, Glen, Craig and I went to Magic Mountain. By far the BEST theme park I’ve ever been to. That place is covered in coasters. We didn’t even get to go on them all which was sad but it was still a blast! I think the best one I went on was X2. The coaster shifts while you’re going to give you the greatest amount of G-force possible. It was incredible and unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before. The second craziest was the Green Lantern. It was kind of like the X2 but worse, you actually turned upside down. It looked kind of wimpy but it was not. Joe was screaming the entire time and I was laughing so hard I was drooling by the end. Goliath was super fast and had a huge drop. We went on Lex Luthor’s drop and it’s the world’s tallest. The “coaster” actually pushes you down so you fall faster than gravity. INSAINE! Tatsu was not my favorite but was still kind of fast and fun. I would LOVE to go back someday and finish all the coasters. I also want to go to Cedar Point but we’ll call this item crossed off and if I go, I’ll just add to this post! 

Me in front of the sign

In front of Lex Luthor's drop aka tallest in the world

On a coaster, apparently this one was painful but I can't remember

#28 Go to a Drive In Theater

Ashley Steiber created a Drive In Facebook Event to celebrate her Birthday. Friday the 13^th of July was the date, but we didn’t see a scary movie. We went and saw Snow White and the Huntsman. (So as a side note, it might have been the third time I’d seen that movie. The first time I saw it, I missed the first 15min and was super confused. The second time, I saw it all and like the movie better because I saw the beginning. The third time was probably a little much but it was a drive in so still exciting.)

Before we left, Jesse and I went to Joe’s house and stole 2 mattresses from him. Jesse has 2 trucks so it was perfect. We threw the mattresses into the back and left. It was Jesse, Ashley, Shley, Jenn, and me. Jesse let me drive his 2012 Tacoma and he drove his work truck. We finally found 2 spots together and got all set up with pillows and blankets. Jesse brough his puppy Reba so I got to snuggle with her the whole time which made life better! It was a perfect night and I decided I really like drive ins. They’re just different and fun. You get awesome, comfortable, lay down seating. You can bring dogs. You can look at the stars if the movie gets boring. And you can talk without people shushing you. It’s pretty great and I give it 4.5 stars. The only bad thing? A fed-ex truck drove by about 13 times during the movie and yes I was counting. I didn’t like the subliminal advertising but what can you do? Haha, just kidding. Great time!

 The sign for the drive in

 Jesse's sweet truck

Cute little Reba, I love her!

#64 Ride in a limo

Well, the date I actually completed this was on December 29, 2011. I've been trying to figure how to write about it. The night of December 29, 2011 was perfect to me. Riding in a limo was probably the least exciting thing that happened, but it was on my Bucket List, so I'll write about it.

As most of you know, I work in a Funeral Home. We served a family a while back where someone died very unexpectedly. This family were huge Colorado Avalanche fans. So my boss sent an e-mail to the Avs explaining the situation saying she didn't know what she was asking for, but here was this family. The Avalanche responded immediately. They arranged to make the children Avs for a day and then gave the family a suite with 20 tickets to watch the game that night. The family was overwhelmed with gratitude and it gave them something to look forward to in a really hard time. A while later, the family called us and said their date to go to the Avalanche game was December 29, 2011 and that they would be honored if my boss and I came with them and their family. Tears filled my eyes as they told me this, I called my boss and she was also very touched. This family did not have to invite us but they did. We arranged for limos to take everyone to the game as a surprise.

It was priceless to see the family walk out of their house to see 3 limos lined up to give everyone a ride. They were so surprised. The suite was so awesome! There was a ton of food and drinks waiting for us. Several people came to our suite throughout the night including the singer of the National Anthem and the mascot for the Avalanche. It was so much fun to watch the game and just talk and laugh with this family the entire night. I didn't want to pray and ask that the Avalanche would win but I was seriously crossing my fingers all night because it would be the perfect ending to such a perfect day. The game was sooooo incredibly close and was tied at the end but the Avs scored and won the game by one. It was perfect. It was so great to be in a fun environment with a family and see them come together and start to heal from the sorrow and loss they were experiencing.

When you work in a Funeral Home, you see and help families during some of the worst times of their lives. You see them right after they lose someone and help them to start to gain closure by getting everything ready to have a funeral. After a couple of weeks, you usually don't see them again. This experience was so neat because to this family, we were associated with healing, support, and moving forward; not loss and sorrow. Yes, I rode in a limo and crossed something off my Bucket List but the experience I had on the night of December 29, 2011 was more precious than I could ever imagine. I am so thankful for that perfect night and what I learned from it. I am thankful to have to opportunity to work in such a sacred environment and to be able to take care of and help families during such hard times. It isn't easy, but it is my passion...