Our Wedding

Its really funny, but Tawnie started this and she had all of her pictures and everything, so then Aspen got hers done and now here I am. But the crazy thing is Tawnie and Jason got married first August of '99, then Aspen and Jared May of '00 and then Jeremy and I June of '00. Funny how things work. I hope you enjoy.

1. What day did you get engaged? December 4, 1999

2. How did he propose?

Pre Proposal: There was a double date that Jeremy and I went on with Jared and Aspen. We decided to go down to Temple Square. We ended up being on the South side of the Temple by the fountain. I asked Jeremy "If you could do anything in this moment, what would it be?" He just sat there, didn't say anything. Come to find out he wanted to kiss me, but didn't have the guts so we had to talk about it on the way back to my house.

Proposal: He wanted to take me to see christmas lights. So we went down to Temple Square. We ended up being on the South side (sound familiar) of the Temple by the fountain. As we were standing there (I was standing on the wall of the fountain, Jeremy was standing on the ground), I asked Jeremy "If you could do anything in this moment, what would it be?" He paused and then said, "Well I have already kissed you, so I guess the next thing would be is to ask you to marry me?" I sat there, didn't say anything. Finally Jeremy said, "Well?" I turned my face toward him and looked down, and sure enough there was the ring. I said "Yes."

3. Did you have a bacheloret party? I guess you could say having my 4 bridesmaids sleeping over at our apartment (Jeremy slept over at his brother's house) eating food, staying up late and watching Runaway Bride would be a fun bacheloret party.

4. What did you do at your bridal shower? I had two bridal showers and the one I had at my second mom's house (Jessica Hook) we played "Do you know the groom" game where Jessica (my second mom) had asked Jeremy questions and I had to guess the right answer, if I got the answer wrong I had to put a piece of Bubble Gum in my mouth - although I got a few questions right lets just say my jaw really hurt afterwards.

At my second one (Lauren threw it) we hung out at her house, chit chatted and ate food - it was really nice.

5. What is your wedding date? June 21

6. Where did you get married? Jeremy and I got married at the Cottonwood Country Club.

7. What preparation's did you make to get ready for the big day? My bridesmaids and I went and got our Nails and Toes done, then heaed down to the Country Club where my Hairdresser (Cary) was waiting and did our hair while we watched The Real World. However my mom and family worked their guts out, to make my day so special and memorable. My mom worked up to the very last minute until she finally had to come down and get her hair done.

Thanks Mom and Dad for a wonderful, unforgetful day!

8. How many Bridesmaids did you have? 4 - My sister in law - Jennifer (who looked amazing), My cousin - Shantae, and my two Best Friends - Laurie and Lauren.

9. How many Groomsmen did you have? 4 - My two brother in laws - Jason and Jared, and my two brothers - Landon and Logan.

10. Describe your wedding day - It was a Wednesday. A few clouds in the sky, but it was going to be very warm. The ceremony was held in the evening with the reception to follow. The deck was decorated with bouquetts of daisies in the bouqettes were flowers that matched my colors - yellow, blue, lilac, and pink. After the ceremony, tables were set up which had a centerpiece if an ivy plant in a terra cotta pot and in the middle a stock of daisies standing in the center of the ivy plant. The evening became very warm infact during the ceremony I felt as though my makeup was running down my face. However during the reception it became very nice.

11. Where did you go on your Honeymoon? Our Wedding night we stayed at Little America then flew out the next morning to Vegas. In Vegas we stayed at Treasure Island where we met up with some friends - Brian, Mikey, JJ Jensen, and Angie. We stayed in Vegas for 3 days then flew to California where we went on a 4 day Mexican-Baja Cruise.

12. Anything you would of changed? It's funny, when I go to weddings I think I would have liked that, or I should have done that, but writting this and looking back, I wouldn't change anything, because it was perfect and memorable and I wish I could go back in time and relive it.

13. Did you cry? I didn't cry until Jeremy and I got into the Limo which then took us to Little America - when both of us were in the Limo we both broke down and cried and held each other.

Memory Lane

Here are the directions:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It's actually pretty cool (and funny) to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Ward Camp Out

So every year our ward plans a family ward camp out. They reserve a couple of camp sites up in Payson Lakes. Last year they planned the camp out, however since bears were roaming around they decided to cancel it. This year we went to the camp out. It was Friday July 11 to Saturday July 12.

Jeremy and I headed up after work to Payson Lakes. We decided to take Hally and Daisy. It was so beautiful up there. Since we left home around 7:00 we didn't get up there until about 8:30. There was quite a few people from our ward, not enough to fill both camp sites, however it was still fun. As we got there the Smith's ended up cooking enough dinner for everyone that was up there.

All the kids were running around pretending there was a bear in the trees you then heard someone growl load pretending they were the bear. As I was watching the kids run around I starting remembering when I was younger my mom's family (The Hone's) we did I think 3 to 4 years of camping trips, they all would usually follow our cow round up trip. We would load up the wives, kids and food in the school bus my grandpa bought and the men would drive the trucks with the horse trailers attached. We would drive to the middle of no where, get everyone ready (load up the horses with the food and men) as the women got to walk with all the kids.

One year in particular (I think it was our first camping trip) the women and the children got lost, while the men were way a head trying to find a good camping spot. Later did we find out that our wild Uncle Terry was riding a not so bright horse that ended up putting Uncle Terry and my cousin Westing in the lake, which they almost drowned if it hadn't of been for my other Uncle Bret and we wouldn't have been able to watch this crazy episode if it hadn't of been for my Uncle Randy. Later in the video you would watch Weston sitting in front of a fire with a blanket around his shoulders swatting at flies.

Those were the best years of camping. However I think as you get older it seems like a lot of work and most of the time you don't want to smell like a camp fire.

The next morning the Activities Committee got up and made a wonderful breakfast. Pancakes, Sausage, muffins, and biskets.

Of course this reminded me of the Hone camping trips where all the women would get up and get ready to make breakfast, however they would need thier wake up juice (Pepsi). However one time they couldn't any. They started questioning on if they packed it at all. Well like I said before, if it hadn't of been for my Uncle Randy we would never have got any of the priceless footage on tape. So there was Randy up by the lake (that almost sucked in Terry and Weston) and he was video tapping the scenery, when all of a sudden here comes sneaking around by my grandpa. We looks around making sure no one is watching him and he walks over to the edge of the lake and what do you know, pulls out a Pepsi. Soon after that we walks over to the snowbank that is by the lake, walks to a particular area, all of a sudden, dig, dig, dig, pulls out a pepsi. After grandpa gets what he is looking for he walks down to the group of women and tells them that there is gold in these hills and asks "do you want to see the gold?" He then shows them the pepsi.

So here are pictures, the first of most of everyone there, second getting ready to make breakfast, and the third cooking breakfast.

Since we brought Hally and Daisy we were the popular ones, however all the kids then started asking their parents on if they could get a dog.

In the first picture you have Daisy and Hally, Second Daisy and Hally, Lindon Elmer, Lilly Wheeler and Amy Thompson, Third Everyone who was in the second picture just add John Elmer Lindon's dad.

Finally Daisy, being upset that we had to go home. Just kidding, Jeremy started teasing her and I was trying to get a picture of her and her pearly whites, but I got this picture instead.

Last but not least before we went home we decided to stop by the lake and check it out, it is way awesome and big, we should definetly plan a family outing and go up there.

The first and second pictures are part of the lake, however there were tons of people there with canoe's, rafts, and floating devises, the third picture is a trail that we walked that goes around the lake, it is a really nice walk a lot of areas to go fishing, and last is a picture of some ducks.

 

All in all we had a really fun time and we are excited for next year. We are hoping that they will do a Thursday to Saturday time though so we have spend more time up there.