Girl's Trip/Women's Conference '10

I just returned from a 5-day trip to Utah with some of the best gals. We went down for BYU's Women's Conference which was held on Thursday & Friday. I went with Cheryl (MIL), Ashley (SIL) and Jake's cousin, Kimmi (the life of the party!). We had SO much fun!

Here we are on the first day of the conference armed with our pens and notepads. We were ready to TAKE IT ALL IN.

We all hit a variety of classes and loved sharing our notes with each other. Later that evening, we came back for a fantastic concert. The ladies were a screaming!

Afterwards, we felt like living out our inner 12-year olds, so we waited in line to meet all the performers. Did I mention it snowed that day?! It was cold, but OH so worth it!

This is Alex Boye... used to be the lead singer to the British group, "Awesome" until he turned to Christian music. He now sings in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He is amazing!

Michael McLean, legendary singer/songwriter.

This guy, Dallyn Bayles, missed the birth of his 4th child to be here at Women's Conference. He's currently in Phantom of the Opera, but also played Hyrum Smith in the movie, "Joseph Smith." Lots of tears shed over this guy.

And Hilary Weeks. Host to the concert as well as amazing singer. Super, super funny gal. I'd like to be her BFF. :)

Of course, after all that, we were a little giddy and hyped-up! These gals seriously had me laughing the whole time.

Day 2 of the conference we had THE BEST talks. We stayed in the Smith Fieldhouse the entire time to ensure we had THE BEST seats. Meeting Mary Ellen Edmunds afterwards. Cheryl's favorite. Funny, funny woman.

BYU campus is beautiful this time of year. Despite it SNOWING off and on the whole time and not being prepared for THAT, we had a blast walking around. We spent a small fortune at the BYU bookstore, ate our fair share of sweets, spotted one-too-many bad Utah hairdo's (or don'ts).

Approximately 15,000 women attend conference.

Friday night, we had a fabulous meal at PF Changs. Delicious!

Saturday we spent the day mostly at Temple Square. We had the sweetest sister missionaries give us a tour. Ashley was giddy the whole time since this is where she served her mission. The spirit is undeniably STRONG there.

And of course, no trip to Utah is complete without eating at the Lion House. It was like Thanksgiving... only 6 months early.

This was one fun trip. I'm so grateful I was able to go and for all those that helped watch the girls while I was gone. I'm already looking forward to next year.