This is my sash for my dress.
My bridesmaids' dresses
My flower girl dresses
December 28, 2007
Wedding stuff for those who care
My dress (not my veil though)
This is my sash for my dress.
My bridesmaids' dresses
My flower girl dresses
This is my sash for my dress.
My bridesmaids' dresses
My flower girl dresses
December 17, 2007
December 14, 2007
I'm ENGAGED!!!!!! Here's the story & some pictures...
Thank you to everyone who's offering their congratulations! Most of you have asked for the story so here it is (it's on myspace, facebook, and my blog…www.thesquishie.blogspot.com, and I'll probably e-mail it out at some point)
Just to clarify, Matt promised me back in October that he would propose by the end of the year, so I had been counting down and suspicious ever since.
Now for the story...my sister Rachel had a band concert that night and I really wanted to go. The High School Staff dinner was also that night and I really wanted to go. Sometime in the morning as I was texting Matt, his phone was quirky and sent me this message meant for Jessica that said something to the effect of "it'll be late so we can have some time just me and her". I thought it was PROBABLY referring to a proposal plan because I knew he had told Jess some of his ideas but it didn't make me think it would be THAT day. I asked Matt if he would be able to make it to Rachel's concert and he immediately said no (clue 1, he never answers schedule/calendar type questions that fast) and when I asked him why he hesitated quite a while before telling me he had to work late (clue 2, although it was more like him to not be able to remember why!). Before leaving work I told Matt my plan was to go to my parent's, get ready for the dinner & do some laundry, go to the dinner, leave early then catch the end of my sister's concert, go back to my parent's and finish my laundry. He asked me what time I'd be home and I said between 10 and 10:30. Then he asked me to text him when I left my parents and when I got home (clue 3, usually he tells me to text him when I get home, but never when I leave where I'm at). So the evening carries on. I ended up not leaving the High School Staff dinner early and didn't get back to my parent's until 10:30. I really didn't feel like driving home that late so before I walked into my parent's house I called him and told him that I was just going to stay the night. He kind of got panicky and said "um...why???" and at that moment Jessica called on the other line. I told him that she was on the other line and he said "ok, call me back right after though". I answered Jess with "WHY DOES HE WANT ME TO GO HOME AND NOT SPEND THE NIGHT HERE?!?!?!?!" After freaking out with Jess on the phone I called him back and he said "I'd really prefer that you went home" so I pretty much knew at that point. I told him I'd do the rest of my laundry tomorrow and would go home. He said "ok, text me when you're leaving and when you get home". So I went inside, gathered up all my stuff as calmly as possible so I wouldn't give anything away to my parents and got the heck out of there!!! I called Jess as soon as I drove away and we talked frantically the entire time I was driving home. I kept updating her on where I was "Ok, I'm at Florence and Bloomfield" "I'm turning onto Studebaker", "OH MY GOSH, I'm in the parking lot!!!" We decided that I would stay on the phone until I opened the door so she would know for sure what was happening. So I finally walk up the stairs, unlock my door (still on the phone), and this is what I see (plus Matt standing in the hallway with his camera)
Lights off, candles all over the place, roses & carnations forming a walkway with rose petals in the walkway
and a huge bouquet of roses with two GORGEOUS green ones in the front (my favorite flower).
I told Jess that I had to go and she freaked "NO WAIT!! YOU CAN'T!!!" and I said "I HAVE to go" and hung up on her. At that point I lost it...I was like "oh my gosh, oh my gosh" crying, laughing, I don't even know what went through my head. For a while neither of us said anything, and I could barely look him in the eyes. Finally he said "well, I had a whole speech but now my mind blanked". He finally was able to recover part of it I guess. He told me how blessed he was to have me in his life throughout all the different stages we went through, and if he said anything after that I don't remember. Then he got down on one knee, pulled out the ring and said "Elise Reneé Alcorn, will you marry me?" Of course I immediately said yes and he put the ring on my finger. Then he stood up, took my hand and said "there's one more thing we have to do…dance". He hit play on the CD player and "Heaven" by Bryan Adams started playing. That's when I just started sobbing and buried my head in his shoulder. "Heaven" is the first song we ever danced to, even before we were dating, at senior prom, and the song that's somehow seemed to come on the radio at really important moments in our relationship. I called Jess and we freaked a bit, then Matt and I headed over to my parent's, calling people the entire time. My family's reaction was awesome. Jess got to my parent's house not long after Matt and I did and after about an hour there we went to the Javier's and knocked on Carri's bedroom window (at 1:00am) to wake her up. Then all 4 of us went back to the apartment so I could show them the "scene" and then we went to Matt's house to see Michael. There's a lot more to the announcing and people's reactions (Jessica, Mandy and Justin Francis take top prizes for the best reactions) but that's the basic story.
Just to clarify, Matt promised me back in October that he would propose by the end of the year, so I had been counting down and suspicious ever since.
Now for the story...my sister Rachel had a band concert that night and I really wanted to go. The High School Staff dinner was also that night and I really wanted to go. Sometime in the morning as I was texting Matt, his phone was quirky and sent me this message meant for Jessica that said something to the effect of "it'll be late so we can have some time just me and her". I thought it was PROBABLY referring to a proposal plan because I knew he had told Jess some of his ideas but it didn't make me think it would be THAT day. I asked Matt if he would be able to make it to Rachel's concert and he immediately said no (clue 1, he never answers schedule/calendar type questions that fast) and when I asked him why he hesitated quite a while before telling me he had to work late (clue 2, although it was more like him to not be able to remember why!). Before leaving work I told Matt my plan was to go to my parent's, get ready for the dinner & do some laundry, go to the dinner, leave early then catch the end of my sister's concert, go back to my parent's and finish my laundry. He asked me what time I'd be home and I said between 10 and 10:30. Then he asked me to text him when I left my parents and when I got home (clue 3, usually he tells me to text him when I get home, but never when I leave where I'm at). So the evening carries on. I ended up not leaving the High School Staff dinner early and didn't get back to my parent's until 10:30. I really didn't feel like driving home that late so before I walked into my parent's house I called him and told him that I was just going to stay the night. He kind of got panicky and said "um...why???" and at that moment Jessica called on the other line. I told him that she was on the other line and he said "ok, call me back right after though". I answered Jess with "WHY DOES HE WANT ME TO GO HOME AND NOT SPEND THE NIGHT HERE?!?!?!?!" After freaking out with Jess on the phone I called him back and he said "I'd really prefer that you went home" so I pretty much knew at that point. I told him I'd do the rest of my laundry tomorrow and would go home. He said "ok, text me when you're leaving and when you get home". So I went inside, gathered up all my stuff as calmly as possible so I wouldn't give anything away to my parents and got the heck out of there!!! I called Jess as soon as I drove away and we talked frantically the entire time I was driving home. I kept updating her on where I was "Ok, I'm at Florence and Bloomfield" "I'm turning onto Studebaker", "OH MY GOSH, I'm in the parking lot!!!" We decided that I would stay on the phone until I opened the door so she would know for sure what was happening. So I finally walk up the stairs, unlock my door (still on the phone), and this is what I see (plus Matt standing in the hallway with his camera)
Lights off, candles all over the place, roses & carnations forming a walkway with rose petals in the walkway
and a huge bouquet of roses with two GORGEOUS green ones in the front (my favorite flower).
I told Jess that I had to go and she freaked "NO WAIT!! YOU CAN'T!!!" and I said "I HAVE to go" and hung up on her. At that point I lost it...I was like "oh my gosh, oh my gosh" crying, laughing, I don't even know what went through my head. For a while neither of us said anything, and I could barely look him in the eyes. Finally he said "well, I had a whole speech but now my mind blanked". He finally was able to recover part of it I guess. He told me how blessed he was to have me in his life throughout all the different stages we went through, and if he said anything after that I don't remember. Then he got down on one knee, pulled out the ring and said "Elise Reneé Alcorn, will you marry me?" Of course I immediately said yes and he put the ring on my finger. Then he stood up, took my hand and said "there's one more thing we have to do…dance". He hit play on the CD player and "Heaven" by Bryan Adams started playing. That's when I just started sobbing and buried my head in his shoulder. "Heaven" is the first song we ever danced to, even before we were dating, at senior prom, and the song that's somehow seemed to come on the radio at really important moments in our relationship. I called Jess and we freaked a bit, then Matt and I headed over to my parent's, calling people the entire time. My family's reaction was awesome. Jess got to my parent's house not long after Matt and I did and after about an hour there we went to the Javier's and knocked on Carri's bedroom window (at 1:00am) to wake her up. Then all 4 of us went back to the apartment so I could show them the "scene" and then we went to Matt's house to see Michael. There's a lot more to the announcing and people's reactions (Jessica, Mandy and Justin Francis take top prizes for the best reactions) but that's the basic story.
November 26, 2007
It's been a while...
Because life has been completely insane!
It started 2 days after my last post. I woke up with a really bad stomach ache that went away after about an hour. I went to work and the next day was fine all day. Friday I woke up with a stomachache again, this time worse, that lasted about 2 hours. I had to have Matt come help me finish packing for the Young Adults Retreat we were leaving on that afternoon.
The retreat was absolutely amazing...even though I was sick, seeing how it affected Matt was more than worth what I had to miss because I ended up in bed alot of the time. Sunday it was the worst and I was in bed until we left to go home. Only Advil made it feel better so Sunday driving home I was able to cope but later on that night it got worse so I spent the night at Matt's.
I went home Monday night and the next three mornings it was the same. Woke up at 1:00, 5:00 and 9:00 am to take Advil but at 9 it would be really bad, even the Advil wouldn't kick in until about 11:30 then I would finally be able to fall asleep and I'd sleep until 1:00. I'd basically lay in bed until around 4:00 and then I'd get up and shower and go to either my parent's house or Matt's.
Thursday night I finally went to the dr. and he said I had gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining, caused by anxiety/stress) and gave me medicine. Since then, I've been able to control it with the medicine. I have to watch what I eat (progressively less so as my stomach heals) so that it doesn't aggrivate my stomach until I give it time to completely heal itself. I usually have a slight stomachache in the mornings that goes away in about 30 min. and each day it gets better and better.
That Saturday was Snow Day & we were planning on going to Knotts Berry Farm with the gang but my stomach acted up and Matt came down with a bad cold so we skipped Snow Day :(. I was feeling well enough to go to Knotts so I went without Matt.
Then Sunday, as I was finally feeling way better with my stomach, I woke up with the cold. Sore/scratchy throats, head & body aches, sinuses, stuffy noses, all that good stuff. So I missed another week of work...well 1 1/2 days because I went in for half a day and we had Thanksgiving break.
Thanksgiving was fun...I had a pretty bad sinus headache the first half but some Tylenol and Allegra took care of it and I was able to enjoy myself. I didn't have much of an appetite but that's not that big of a deal. Then Friday we had Thanksgiving at my family's which was fun. Unfortunetly Matt had promised his mom that he'd help her clean out the garage this weekend so he didn't make it.
Saturday I watched the girls while they cleaned the garage then we had a girls day out with my sisters & mom, the tucker girls and danielle and lily and went and saw Enchanted and to Red Robin. We took the girls home and watched some of the Hamel's home videos that we found until about 9 then Jess, Kris, Chelsea, Rachel and I headed back to my apartment for a sisters sleepover.
We were finally getting settled in around 11:30, about to start the movie, when my cell rang. It was Michael calling me to tell me that Matt was in a car accident and that the truck was totalled. So Jess and I raced over (Janna, Aunt Elaine, Uncle Dave, Mike and Michael were already there and Nate and Sam got there right after us). Matt was ok, just really shaken up and had a big bump on his head. I don't think I've ever been that scared in my life. I didn't even feel like I had time to stop and think "Ok, God's in control, it's going to be ok" or pray or anything. I didn't cry, I just was shaking really bad.
He was stopped at a red light in the second lane (next to a the left-hand turn lane) when a car came racing by and last minute decided to turn right from the second lane going the other direction. That car made it but the car behind it didn't. That car plowed right into the front driver-side tire and pushed the truck across both lanes and up into the driveway of the gas station on the corner. After a bunch of confusion getting an ambulance and CHP there, 2 fire trucks, a paramedic and the ambulance arrive. Because Matt said his neck hurt they put him in a brace & strapped him to the back board. I rode with him to the hospital and waited until about 1:15 in the waiting room while Michael & Jess waited for a tow truck and took my car home from the accident scene. We finally got home around 1:30 and I crashed on Michael's futon.
I know people tease me about having been super clingy to Matt when we liked each other, but I don't think I've ever been more clingy in my life than I was yesterday. I cried when I had to go home and then most of the drive home and falling asleep last night...it just scared me so bad, it was so hard to leave him. I'm so thankful that he's not seriously injured; just slight whiplash and some soreness from bumps and bruises. I don't know how my mom's dealt with that numerous times with my dad!!!
Basically my whole month of Novemeber has been a blur. My stomach and our colds are finally clearing up and Matt will probably have to deal with the aches but he's ok. I was thinking this morning how I know that God has some sort of lesson to teach me through all this but it's not really clear what. Maybe it's just that I'm not in control. There was nothing I could do with my stomach, then we had bad colds on top of that, then the accident. I had NO control whatsoever over any of those things. And yet I never struggled with that...wanting control I mean. I struggled with the frustration of missing 2 solid weeks of work because I was feeling so unproductive and I know things have to get done and I feel bad for having someone else have to do them. But I never freaked out because I didn't have control over the situations. Maybe God's showing me my progress...I don't know, I hope I got the point because I'm a little weary of life being so...I don't even know what to call it!
It started 2 days after my last post. I woke up with a really bad stomach ache that went away after about an hour. I went to work and the next day was fine all day. Friday I woke up with a stomachache again, this time worse, that lasted about 2 hours. I had to have Matt come help me finish packing for the Young Adults Retreat we were leaving on that afternoon.
The retreat was absolutely amazing...even though I was sick, seeing how it affected Matt was more than worth what I had to miss because I ended up in bed alot of the time. Sunday it was the worst and I was in bed until we left to go home. Only Advil made it feel better so Sunday driving home I was able to cope but later on that night it got worse so I spent the night at Matt's.
I went home Monday night and the next three mornings it was the same. Woke up at 1:00, 5:00 and 9:00 am to take Advil but at 9 it would be really bad, even the Advil wouldn't kick in until about 11:30 then I would finally be able to fall asleep and I'd sleep until 1:00. I'd basically lay in bed until around 4:00 and then I'd get up and shower and go to either my parent's house or Matt's.
Thursday night I finally went to the dr. and he said I had gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining, caused by anxiety/stress) and gave me medicine. Since then, I've been able to control it with the medicine. I have to watch what I eat (progressively less so as my stomach heals) so that it doesn't aggrivate my stomach until I give it time to completely heal itself. I usually have a slight stomachache in the mornings that goes away in about 30 min. and each day it gets better and better.
That Saturday was Snow Day & we were planning on going to Knotts Berry Farm with the gang but my stomach acted up and Matt came down with a bad cold so we skipped Snow Day :(. I was feeling well enough to go to Knotts so I went without Matt.
Then Sunday, as I was finally feeling way better with my stomach, I woke up with the cold. Sore/scratchy throats, head & body aches, sinuses, stuffy noses, all that good stuff. So I missed another week of work...well 1 1/2 days because I went in for half a day and we had Thanksgiving break.
Thanksgiving was fun...I had a pretty bad sinus headache the first half but some Tylenol and Allegra took care of it and I was able to enjoy myself. I didn't have much of an appetite but that's not that big of a deal. Then Friday we had Thanksgiving at my family's which was fun. Unfortunetly Matt had promised his mom that he'd help her clean out the garage this weekend so he didn't make it.
Saturday I watched the girls while they cleaned the garage then we had a girls day out with my sisters & mom, the tucker girls and danielle and lily and went and saw Enchanted and to Red Robin. We took the girls home and watched some of the Hamel's home videos that we found until about 9 then Jess, Kris, Chelsea, Rachel and I headed back to my apartment for a sisters sleepover.
We were finally getting settled in around 11:30, about to start the movie, when my cell rang. It was Michael calling me to tell me that Matt was in a car accident and that the truck was totalled. So Jess and I raced over (Janna, Aunt Elaine, Uncle Dave, Mike and Michael were already there and Nate and Sam got there right after us). Matt was ok, just really shaken up and had a big bump on his head. I don't think I've ever been that scared in my life. I didn't even feel like I had time to stop and think "Ok, God's in control, it's going to be ok" or pray or anything. I didn't cry, I just was shaking really bad.
He was stopped at a red light in the second lane (next to a the left-hand turn lane) when a car came racing by and last minute decided to turn right from the second lane going the other direction. That car made it but the car behind it didn't. That car plowed right into the front driver-side tire and pushed the truck across both lanes and up into the driveway of the gas station on the corner. After a bunch of confusion getting an ambulance and CHP there, 2 fire trucks, a paramedic and the ambulance arrive. Because Matt said his neck hurt they put him in a brace & strapped him to the back board. I rode with him to the hospital and waited until about 1:15 in the waiting room while Michael & Jess waited for a tow truck and took my car home from the accident scene. We finally got home around 1:30 and I crashed on Michael's futon.
I know people tease me about having been super clingy to Matt when we liked each other, but I don't think I've ever been more clingy in my life than I was yesterday. I cried when I had to go home and then most of the drive home and falling asleep last night...it just scared me so bad, it was so hard to leave him. I'm so thankful that he's not seriously injured; just slight whiplash and some soreness from bumps and bruises. I don't know how my mom's dealt with that numerous times with my dad!!!
Basically my whole month of Novemeber has been a blur. My stomach and our colds are finally clearing up and Matt will probably have to deal with the aches but he's ok. I was thinking this morning how I know that God has some sort of lesson to teach me through all this but it's not really clear what. Maybe it's just that I'm not in control. There was nothing I could do with my stomach, then we had bad colds on top of that, then the accident. I had NO control whatsoever over any of those things. And yet I never struggled with that...wanting control I mean. I struggled with the frustration of missing 2 solid weeks of work because I was feeling so unproductive and I know things have to get done and I feel bad for having someone else have to do them. But I never freaked out because I didn't have control over the situations. Maybe God's showing me my progress...I don't know, I hope I got the point because I'm a little weary of life being so...I don't even know what to call it!
November 5, 2007
I love where I work...
Hiro at Olson & Carrigan dedication picnic...
Staff meeting antics...Ed & Nathan's cherrio tower building contest...
October 30, 2007
Now I know I'm unique :)
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October 24, 2007
AHHHHHH!!!!
Last night I came home from my parent's house and walked into my bedroo, flipped the light switch and went to close the blinds when I saw the hugest bug I've ever seen in my life (not caged at the zoo or something). Seriously, my heart hit the ceiling and came back down as I immediatly spun and walked quickly out of the room. It was about 1 1/2 inches long and had antenna's about the same length and it was FAT. So I stood at the bedroom/hall doorway watching it and called Matt...twice...he wasn't answering!! MICHAEL!!!! I called Michael and he answered and turns out Matt was there, his phone just wasn't ringing. As I was calling the bug crawled away from the window sill and behind the curtains into the dark (I had left the light on). After 5 minutes of Matt and Michael laughing at my panic and my insisting that unless one of them came and killed it I would pack up and sleep at their house, Matt came over. Turns out it was a cockroach (the biggest I've ever seen) and probably came in under the bathroom counter (where the termites have been coming in). Matt killed it (he said it was fast...think if I had tried to do it myself!!) and I was a tiny bit paranoid even this morning, but I think it was the only one. I went down to the office and told them that the gap underneath my bathroom counter needs to be closed up because termites and cockroaches are coming in, so hopefully that'll be taken care of soon. I was planning on taking a picture of it but in my relief that Matt got there to kill it I forgot to before he flushed it.
I can't wait till I'm married and don't have to wait the agonizing 15 mintues for Matt to come kill a bug for me :)
I can't wait till I'm married and don't have to wait the agonizing 15 mintues for Matt to come kill a bug for me :)
October 22, 2007
Some pictures from this past weekend
This past weekend was fun, but far from relaxing!
Friday we had the Young Adults 2nd Annual Pumpking Carving Contest. My pumpking got 2nd place but it got left in a car and got all fuzzy...I threw it out. Here are some pictures...
Lily & Kaylin had a blast playing together
You can check out http://ghfcyoungadults.blogspot.com/ and my facebook for more pictures.
Saturday was my sister Chelsea's 16th birthday party. We had a Mystery in the Library murder mystery party. I was Snow White, Matt was Huck Finn...etc. Here are some of the fun pictures. Again, check out my facebook for the rest!
Playing with the settings on my new camera
Someday my prince will come, for now I'm going with Dracula! 
Joan of Arc, Mrs. Elinor Ferrars, Snow White & Alice
And last but not least, my new favorite photograph ever and our attempt to replicate it. It's called Il Bacio by Furman Baldwin and we saw it on the wall at Red Robin and immediately Jess and I knew it was us! :) Michael found it online and we decided to try and recreate it...I think we'll try again sometime NOT in costumes :)
Friday we had the Young Adults 2nd Annual Pumpking Carving Contest. My pumpking got 2nd place but it got left in a car and got all fuzzy...I threw it out. Here are some pictures...
Mary & Jessica's cowboyriding a bull
The whole gang!
Me & my pumpkin
Lily & Kaylin had a blast playing togetherYou can check out http://ghfcyoungadults.blogspot.com/ and my facebook for more pictures.
Saturday was my sister Chelsea's 16th birthday party. We had a Mystery in the Library murder mystery party. I was Snow White, Matt was Huck Finn...etc. Here are some of the fun pictures. Again, check out my facebook for the rest!
Matt as Huck Finn & Austin as Tom Sawyer
Playing with the settings on my new camera
Snow White & Cinderella
Someday my prince will come, for now I'm going with Dracula!Joan of Arc, Mrs. Elinor Ferrars, Snow White & AliceAnd last but not least, my new favorite photograph ever and our attempt to replicate it. It's called Il Bacio by Furman Baldwin and we saw it on the wall at Red Robin and immediately Jess and I knew it was us! :) Michael found it online and we decided to try and recreate it...I think we'll try again sometime NOT in costumes :)
October 11, 2007
I GOT MY CAMERA!
I'm so excited! Here's the rest of our apartment.
The kitchen from the dining area
So you can see the whole thing
In the kitchen looking towards the living room
The dining area...we have yet to get a table and chairs
The bedroom from the inside
The bedroom from the doorway from the hall
Just inside the door
From the head of the bed, those are my lovely (too short) curtains. The bed will eventually be moved to right under the window but we need to get a headboard first for a reason that's too complicated to explain now.
My desk; eventually we'll paint it black. Oh, and all the stuff on the right isn't junk, it's all my scrapbooking supplies.
October 8, 2007
(Not very good) pictures of the apartment
So until I get my new camera in the mail, these pictures will have to do. They are only of the bathroom and living room because the other rooms were way too mess to take pictures of :)
The bathroom towards the mirror so you can see all 3 walls.
This is my sink, and all my stuff...I need to get a medicine cabinet for that wall right there on the left.
This is in the living room, taken from inside the front door. The doorway to the left is the hallway to the bathroom straight ahead and the bedroom to the right. Our little baby TV looks so pathetic.
This is taken from the hallway towards the front door. On the left is the bar into the kitchen and the dining area. All those boxes and bags are finally gone! :)
Taken from the same spot, just to show you my beautiful couch o.O
And this is one of my dear little termite friends. I usually find them dead like this one on the bathroom floor or in the bedroom and hallway. They seem to have left but I'm still a bit paranoid.
October 1, 2007
Splashes, Aliso Beach Park, Butt-less Chaps & Mission San Jan Capistrano
Last Saturday Matt took me to an amazing restaurant (location wise, not food wise) called Splashes in Laguna Beach at the Sand'n'Surf Resort.
Yay! An actual picture of us together!
It was gorgeous...you couldn't be any closer to the water without being in it! Right where the sand ends in the pictures is the glass wall we were sitting against.
Matt got some seafood pasta and I got a chicken sandwich thing. The fries were probably the best part (bleck on the homemade ketchup though). Oh, and the mini condiment jars that I stole when we left :)
Then we headed down PCH and found Aliso Beach Park (I'd been there once before with friends) and walked down to a more secluded beach.
Matt started drawing hearts and we ended up having a heart drawing contest. This was his first heart that got the whole thing started.
After trying do add our initials with his first, he nixed that idea and put mine first. I can just imagine someone coming across a heard with "ME" written in the center :)
His final product (it took quite a while).
My final product (you be the judge!)
Then he decided to try taking some self-shot pictures of us kissing since I always complain that we never have pictures of us and Jess can't take a kissing picture of us to save her life :)
We then headed further down PCH to San Juan Capistrano. It's been years since we've been to the Mission there. We went once with school when we were quite young so we thought it'd be fun to go back.
Before we got to the Mission we walked around the town and went into this awesome antique warehouse place. We find these butt-less chaps and just had to take a picture!
This is the chapel that was brought down by an earthquake in the middle of a Sunday mass killing quite a few indians. The dome you see was the center and it had wings to the right and left and down the center (forming a T-shape).
More pictures of the chapel. Notice the people and how large the dome is in comparison.
The Mission's bells. Mission life centered around these bells and when they rang. The two large bells cracked and they were taken down and preserved after exact replicas are made. The bells still ring daily.
The bells from the other side, there was a little courtyard and to the left was a large room that appeared to be for storage.
Despite being sick I had so much fun. I was exhausted once we finally headed home but it was well worth it.
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