A (quick) trip to Ohio

Last weekend, Michael & I both were lucky enough to not have to work, so we decided to take a trip to Ohio.We left the animals at home under the watch of our 14-year old neighbor (she has been watching them for us when we work long hours or 24-hour shifts) and flew out late on Friday night.  

We were delayed (of course), but finally made it to Ohio around midnight.  We had a very fun and relaxing weekend with the Biancos.  It was so nice to see them and I think Mike and I both realized how much we have missed our families since we began working as slaves.  We talked about getting together with the Biancos for Thanksgiving and hopefully that will work out.  We are hoping to be able to see more of our families, despite our work schedule! 

Here are some highlights from the trip:

• We got to sleep in on Saturday! And after a very delicious breakfast of pancakes, we headed off to a local trail for some hiking.  The weather was very nice and we all really enjoyed walking in the woods.  Unfortunately, I think we enjoyed it a little too much because none of us really paid attention to where we were walking and ended up very lost. We finally came to a small parking lot and Mike and I decided to try and run back to a main road which we were sure would take us quickly back to the car.  Let's just say, it was not that easy.  We all ended up riding the almost 5 miles (!) back to the car in the back of a police car.  
  
  
• Saturday night we celebrated our med school graduation with Mike's Grandpa by having dinner at an Italian restaurant in Little Italy.  The food was great, the decorations of the restaurant not so much.  The restaurant was Italian, but decorated in a victorian theme complete with lots of lace, bows, and dolls.  It was very eclectic!  The best part of the night was a stop at Prestie's, an Italian bakery that makes the best cookies.  Mike and I brought home a box of assorted cookies, but they didn't last too long.
• Sunday was a lazy day.  It was cold (59 degrees) and rainy, so we hung out at home before our flight.  We did venture out in the morning to see the Kurtland Temple.  We have been trying to get there for a while now and we finally made it.  Unfortunately, the visitors center did not open until 1:00pm, so we were only able to walk around the outside.  Even being able to walk around the grounds was special.  It was very neat to see this place that I had heard so much about.   There was just a special spirit about the place and I can't wait to get back there and go on the tour.
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