New Adventure

So I don't have a computer to download pictures of the wedding yet, but hopefully soon. The wedding went really well. It was maybe the most hectic day I've ever lived but it was also the happiest day of my life. My brother's lung got worse and was given a chest tube right after the luncheon so my poor parents were running back and forth between wedding stuff and the hospital. I really don't know how they did it, they amazed me on hardly any sleep.

I'm sad my brother missed the wedding but I'm glad that he is doing better. He was released on Tuesday and may not be able to play basketball ever again and can definitely not lift weights anymore, so his competitive basketball days are numbered. They are looking into Marfan's Syndrome (sp?) which afflicted Abraham Lincoln. It's found in tall, skinny, people and affects their aorta which could have caused his lung problem so he's going to have more tests done and hopefully we'll have more answers soon.

Back to the wedding: The day was great. About 40 degrees with a little bit of haze. I was so excited to see Dallin in the temple and we got there pretty early and had a lot of time in the Celestial room to sit. We were surrounded by lots of close friends and family during our sealing, then it was official!

We had our luncheon at the top of the Zion's Bank building. The Pointe catered and it was fabulous! Our reception was at the JSMB and it turned out just as beautiful as I had pictured it in my head. I thought our cake was so yummy too! After more than two hours of continous people coming through the line, we finished up and headed off to Anniversary Inn.

The next morning we flew to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico which was absolutely fabulous! We stayed at the Riu Palace Pacifico, which I highly recommend to anyone, and we were spoiled and sat by the pool all day. It was so fun and relaxing. Especially since we had to come home and move.

We've been moving the past three days straight. Remind me that I never want to move again. I was going to cry if I had to go up the stairs one more time my legs hurt so bad. We finally got everything in yesterday and made huge progress organizing. It'll be so nice when it is done. Our monkey bathroom is adorable, it makes me so happy.

Married life has been fabulous for the whole week I've been a wife. It's given my life a whole new purpose and meaning and I love my husband so much. We've had a lot of fun together and making him happy makes me happy. I love the new adventure we have started together.

Say a Little Prayer

My mom is on her way to the ER with my little brother, they found a hole in the lining of his lung. I really would like my whole family to be with me tomorrow, so say a little prayer that they'll be able to release him to come tomorrow or that it won't be as serious as we think. Gosh, Satan has a way of making things more difficult...

Last Single Post

I just wanted to make my last post as a single woman. I'm so excited to marry my best friend tomorrow! It's all very surreal and I'm not sure when it'll all hit me but I feel so blessed. I'm really excited for all the planning to be over and see what everything looks like and just have a really fun time. My whole family, both sides, will be in town. We'll miss Dallin's brother who is on a mission but we are so thankful for his love and support and the service he is giving the Lord.

I hope to see you all tomorrow. Come eat some yummy food! Hooray for marriage and Dallin being the most wonderful man I know!

The Countdown Is On

So I know we just did the countdown on New Year's Eve but my wedding countdown is now at 4 days! I had an eventful week last week trying to get all the details done, good thing I don't have a job and could devote all my time to it. I'm glad that I had so much done already or my minor bridal meltdown would have turned into a huge big one. The holidays just sucked a few weeks out so it's good to be almost done with all the planning stage, I'm ready for the big production and to see how everything comes to fruition from my head to reality. And, I'm ready to start my new life with the greatest man I know.

Speaking of great men, I was able to attend the temple with my grandpa on Wednesday. He's a veil worker at SLC in the afternoon and whenever I have the day off (or don't have a job) I like to go visit him there. He likes when I come and I enjoy spending time with him. It was a lot of fun and I got so excited sitting in the celestial room knowing I'd be there with Dallin really soon.

On other man notes, my poor brother was in a hit and run a couple days ago. Someone ran a red light (he was about the third car through) and got out, looked at their car, and drove off. There were witnesses that told the police it wasn't my brother's fault. But I was so sad that someone would care more about their car than my brother's well-being. He ended up being ok, just hit his head and some wicked whiplash and a sore back. Two seconds earlier and he would have been T-boned and it would be a whole different story. So we are really blessed by that. Then a miracle happened. The son of the 87-year-old woman who hit my brother noticed the damage to her car and she didn't know anything had happened (hello! You stopped!) and called the police so my brother doesn't have to pay for anything. Poor kid though, I'm just so glad he's ok.

Then to pile it all on, Dallin had a private investigator show up at his house looking for him. He wasn't home and the guy wouldn't leave any information with Dallin's sister so when he found out, his mind started running wild and stressed him out even more. The timing was just really horrible and thankfully it was just a follow up on a case Dallin was involved with when he worked at a group home. Sounds like a movie, huh?

This weekend, some of my friends kidnapped me and we headed to Logan for a "Bachelorette" party with no agenda and no place to stay. I was quite proud of me for being so spontaneous because I am anything but, but in 2 hours it was all set up and we were on our way. We ate at my most favorite Mexican restaurant, El Torro Viejo (if you're up there, you MUST try it. I'm not lying when I say it's the best Mexican in the state, I made believers out of all of them), then it was off to find my Amaretto ice cream that is only in Logan (YUM!) and we saw Bride Wars which I really enjoyed, probably because I could relate. Then it was a search for the best hotel deal. We ended up at the Econolodge for $50 and spent the night and came home early Saturday. Dallin spent the evening I was gone with some buddies he hadn't seen in a while so it was really nice and fun to have one last hoorah. We missed each other tons and pretty much spent the rest of the weekend together.

A shout out to Dallin's Philadelphia Eagles who beat the Giants today and made my boy very happy. We will be watching their next game on Sunday in Mexico and cheering!