Long weekend, here we come!

This weekend actually has been quite full of activities, unlike our other weekends, where we just lounge around all day.

Friday night we went to a roof top party in Brooklyn where they had a giant piece of paper for people to draw on. Sounds MUCH cooler than it was.


Saturday we went to the temple. When talking about temples with people who are not Mormon, or rather members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, they often have very similar questions: Why are only some Mormons allowed into temples? Is there something secret going on in Mormon Temples? What goes on in Mormon Temples?

To answer some of these questions, temples are regarded as very sacred to the Mormon Church. Inside one is able to meditate and learn more about where we came from, why we are here, and where we are going. Nothing that goes on in temples is a secret, just very sacred. We want everyone to enjoy the blessings that come from attending the temple.
However, because the temple is such a sacred place, in order to go inside one must live certain standards, such as being honest, being chaste, being faithful to their spouse, believing in the Mormon faith, and having faith in Jesus Christ. If one does not live up to these certain standards, even if they are a Mormon, they are not able to enter the temple.
However, no one is perfect—if someone is not living in accordance to these temple standards they are able to ask God for forgiveness. Once they are recommitted to living these standards they are able to go inside the temple.

Then after going to the Temple, we came home relaxed and I watched Justin Bieber: Never Say Never by myself, while Pat played video games in the other room. I must say, I knew nothing about Justin Bieber before this movie (I only knew one of his songs, and I didn't even know that very well) but after watching the movie, I totally got why girls are madly in love with him. Such a great movie, all girls should see it. Especially if you are a teenybopper at heart like me. haha

Sunday Pat and I went to church and then later on we went on a bike ride to Roosevelt Island.

Roosevelt Island, is this weird little island in the East River between Queens and Manhattan. It is quite difficult to get to because it doesn't have a direct bridge from Manhattan to the island. There are a few apartment complexes and a park on the island but that's about it.

It was a fun little bike ride, but on the way back I thought I was going to pass out because of the incline on the Queensboro bridge. Hopefully these bike rides will get easier with time, but as of right now, my bum always hurts and I have a hard time walking the next day. I am such a wimp and so out of shape.

With Memorial Day tomorrow, we are going to set sail on another adventure.