date night

So P and I really wanted to see the lights at Temple Square, so we decided to double it up one night. So it ended up being me, C, P, and J cruisin up for a little date night fun.
On our way there we stopped at a yummy falafal place P knew about just like 10 minutes out. It was so so good and we reminisced about Jerusalem and tried to remember our Arabic we'd learned while we were over there. I remembered a lot more than J, but they were all random phrases, like 'I'm not married'(I remembered that one).
The girl who ran the register was being really funny and didn't let J pay for dinner when he was trying to shove his card in front of P's. She was like "Oh no, I'm all about having the girl pay. I know how it goes." That made me wonder..."Wait, how what goes?" I don't know what she was talking about, I'm all about letting the boys pay if they offer. P and I were planning on paying since we initiated this and I think that's how it should go, for the record. She was nice though besides that weird comment.
So, weather conditions were not prime. Cold (always expected), but it was drizzly and wet wet wet too! It made me not want to take pictures out, but then I did and it was great.

We got there kind of late, so we snuck in one Visitor's Center, but then the others were closed right before we got to them.
They have the big nativity out on the lawn, with different parts lighting up as the biblical account is read and it's really cool. Then they have an excerpt from Pres. Monson at the end about remembering Christ and the real reason for celebration being the Savior's birth.

The lights and the temple are so beautiful and it makes everything seem so magical. This year I felt like we passed by TONS of teenagers on group dates too, which was really funny.
We finally found the best picture spot(see below):

P & J


Me & C

Post light-seeing we ran over to Gateway to look for mittens/gloves and get some yummy drinks at Starbucks. We parked by Urban Outfitters and ran in, but no luck on mittens. Starbucks was success though and we all got something different. P and J both got vanilla steamers with different flavored shots. I got peppermint hot choc and C got salted caramel hot choc. It hit the spot after the cold and wet.
Then we headed on home to P-town after a successful trip to the big city :)