oakland temple

if you have been reading this blog long, 

you have probably figured out that, no, I'm not a mormon blogger 

no "we believe" link, and no, I have not converted

 even so, when your sister lives in Oakland

and growing up the majority of your friends were in fact LDS

 it clearly makes the Oakland Temple the perfect destination 

[at least it does for the Macri sisters]

 so we took a little trip  upthe hill to what can only be described as a beautiful location

 the grounds were pristine and seemed to have been given a few extra blooms 

for the Easter holiday

 the temple was extremely quiet

 no weddings were taking place 

[I was hoping to see a bridal party or two] 

and we walked around snapping an insane amount of pictures

I loved getting to finally see the place where many of my friends have been sealed [married] 

over the years, and hey, 

even though the husband really wasn't sure why we were there

he went along for the  ride

 love that.

 loved the day, didn't love the crazy clouds and sudden rays of sun

that made taking photos a true challenge

but I think we did ok

speaking of mormon bloggers - naomi is my favorite, fyi