Best of Friends

This past weekend, Heidi came and visited me! She is my first visitor since moving to Oregon and I was so excited to see her. It has been so long since I had seen her and life is just better when we are together. So she flew in Thursday evening and it felt like waiting for Christmas morning! It was so exciting. We got back to my place and I showed her all the wedding stuff that I haven't been able to show anyone. Plus, my wedding dress had arrived that day and I was so excited to show her.

We stayed up much too late that night, but luckily work wasn't too bad. I came home during lunch and we just chatted the whole time. Then finally the party really started when work was over! I came home and we decided to get some Indian food for dinner and experience downtown Portland. I took her to my favorite Indian place, Swagat, and it didn't disappoint!

The world is just better when we are together!

After dinner, we went and picked up Bryce and went to Powell's Bookstore.

I loved the bookstore because we found books that had trivia and random questions that we asked each other. Heidi likes both crunchy and creamy peanut butter, but it just depends on what she is eating! It is a fun place to go and not that far from Voodoo Doughnuts, where we also made a visit.

Of course she had to try the bacon maple bar!

So we came home and chatted some more and it was so fun to have a sleepover! We went to bed at a more decent hour, which helped because we got up pretty early on Saturday so we could fit in all the adventures. We first went to the gym to start out the day right. Then we got ready and went to brunch. I bought cinnamon rolls and she got a wrap!

After we went shopping in hope for a good engagement photo outfit, but the stores were against us. There just wasn't anything amazing. We then came home and I spent probably an hour trying on different outfits. Bryce then came over and we took engagement photos. We went to a few parks and downtown, but it was crowded everywhere because of the good weather. Also, I don't really know good places in Portland for pictures.

Anyways, after we got my favorite kind of pizza and we came home to rest! Of course, we talked more, but we were exhausted! We went to bed at 10:30pm....are we getting old?! Sunday, we woke up and talked lots more. Seriously, Heidi is the best person to talk to and I never like when we have to stop. Unfortunately, we had to so we could get ready for church. Luckily, while we did our hair and make-up, we could keep talking!

Then church was really good. The talks and lessons were especially good and Heidi was able to meet a lot of people. Finally, faces with all those names! After church, we went the temple, which was just beautiful and the sky was so blue! It made the temple look so white.

Aren't we just so springy bright!

We then went to the Moses' for dinner. They had prepared a feast and there were about 15 other people from the ward there. I was very excited for Heidi to be there and get to know these people who I have been friends with since moving to Oregon. We then came home and talked more! As the night got later and later, I became more and more sad that our time together was going to be ending. It just is never long enough. Monday, I woke up and went to work, but only for a few hours and then I took Heidi to the airport. I either wanted her flight to be canceled or for me to fit in the luggage!

I don't think I have ever left the airport so close to tears! I have always been very blessed in the friend department and Heidi is no exception! She always inspires me to be better and everything is more fun with her! I just always want more Heidi time because she is the best.