Our Trip to South Carolina

A couple weeks ago we flew out to South Carolina for Doug's brother Shane's wedding. He met Jessica Koth at BYU-I and fell head over heels for this gorgeous southern bell. They were married on November 16, and the whole V.O. family wasn't going to miss it! We flew in to Charleston Thursday night and her family took us to dinner at Red Lobster. ( i was so proud of all the v.o.'s for at least trying the seafood)

Then we drove to Walterboro, where the Koth's live and we stayed the night there. The next morning i went with the salon with Jessica while she got her hair done, while the rest of the family tried to familiarize themselves with what seemed like a foreign country! It is so gorgeous there! Everywhere you turn there are so many trees!

Friday afternoon we all drove to Columbia (about 1 and 1/2 hours north of Walterboro) for the wedding. The Columbia Temple is so small but so pretty. Its just this tiny temple in the middle of forest. The wedding ceremony was beautiful, i'm so glad we could be there for Shane and Jessica!

After the wedding, we drove back to Walterboro and stayed the night. Saturday morning the V.O. family went to Charleston for the day. The girls and Blake went to the Bay and we walked through the market. We loved downtown Chareston! We stopped at the Custom House, Rainbow Rd, and Blake and I got to see the Atlantic Ocean for the first time! The boys went to tour the Air Craft Carrier and to the see the Submarine. They said they saw lots of cool stuff, but the didn't take any pix... :(

Saturday night was the "reception" in Walterboro. It was held at the National Guard Armory, and it was nothing like a reception here in Idaho! Her dad roasted a pig and we had pulled pork and ribs, homemade mac and cheese, baked beans, and tons of other southern cookin'! Mmmm! The food was so good! Jessica's grandma is Hawaiian, and so they had Hawaiian flowers all over, and they had leis for all the girls! We ate and sang and danced the night away! We loved getting to know Jesssica's Family... they are wonderful people! Sunday we went to church with them and then we flew back to Idaho. I loved SC, but i was definately glad to see the Idaho Mountains when we landed!