¡Amo a España!

In case you somehow didn't know, I recently went back to Spain for a quick visit. Martha (a girl I taught on my mission) got married in the Madrid temple, and I didn't want to miss out on that. A friend of mine (Ashley) came along for the ride, and we had a blast. There was a civil wedding on Saturday, followed by the temple ceremony the next Tuesday. The wedding was so much fun! It started at NOON and lasted until 11 PM. We ate more than I ever thought possible and then danced the night away. We became friends with a group of Iker's (Martha's new husband) buddies and hung out with them most of the night... they even invited us to go out after the wedding was over. It was fun being the exotic foreign girls -- I'm not used to getting that much attention, and I kinda liked it. :) One week was definitely not long enough, but we managed to do a lot in that short period of time. Unfortunately, we didn't make it out to see the running of the bulls (boo hoo!), but I guess it was for the best... at least that's what all of our new Spanish friends told us. They were glad it didn't work out -- it's not the safest place, especially for foreigners. Below are some pictures from the trip. Also, check out the links section to the right of this post. One of them is a link to my YouTube page where you can view several videos I took during the reception. The other will take you to my photo album on Facebook. Go check them out to get a better idea of how amazing it was to be back there.

This is a picture of me in Bilbao. I love the yellow building (I'm not sure what it is) and the "Bilbobus" in the background .

Here I am at the beach in Santander. We were only there for a few hours, unfortunately. I served in this city and would have enjoyed seeing some of my old friends, but I didn't know how to contact them. This was a last-minute trip (we had an extra day since we didn't get to go to the running of the bulls), so I didn't plan ahead. :(

Santander again.

And again...

OK, now go check out those other links. Worth your time, I promise. Oh, and be sure to read the photo captions so you know what everything is. I love you all!