4 years ago

About 4 years ago from now, I was getting on a plane to start my new life. This is what it looked like...

Outside of home



Steps to the Ghan



Theo at Schuster



Raphael



Med Sea from our penthouse



Love



Natalie at Schuster



Does she ever smile? Never on camera



Schuster....Click to read the signs ;)



Raphaely



Life







Me

Today is Special...

Why is today special? I could go into some deep spiritual speech, but to be honest what makes today so special is that it is my best friends birthday! Miss Tori Beaumont turns 22 today.

She is very special to me and we have dealt with a lot of things together that have cemented our friendship.

(I love this picture so much! haha)



One of the hardest parts of me living in Vancouver is being so far away from her and missing out on all that time.

(Us at graduation)



If you know her explode her inbox with birthday wishes!

Oh Friday... how I missed you

Tomorrow is Friday, so you know what that means....Kelly's Korner. Oh yes Kelly's Korner. Its all about wedding parties this week, keeping up with the wedding palooza.

Lets get to the Nitty Gritty

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Flowers!

I loved my bouquet. It was made up of giant lilies, off white roses, lily of the valley,and a light star gazer or two. My ladies carried lilies as well. There were lilies all over the place and seeing as they are my most favorite flower, I was definitely happy.

(Click to see close up)



I also carried a hanky down with me.My mother had been saving this hanky for me ever since I was a little girl, and kept it safely kept in her cedar chest until this day. It smelled beautifully.

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We decided to have 3 groomsmen and 3 bridesmaids (we just couldn't cut anybody!)

My Hy chose (from right to left) Addison, Randy, and Dave. Dave is one of Hyrum's brother and the one he is the most close to (he lives in Vancouver down the road from us). Randy and Addison have been his good friends since they were little kids, and Addison was our roommate for almost a year. Handsome fellas.



My ladies from left to right:



For my maid of honor there was only ever one choice. Sarah and I are first cousins (our moms are sisters) and we grew up side by side. We are only 2 months apart in age so growing up we always rushed back together! She is one of my closest friends still to this day.

Jess is my sister in law, and not only did she give me the CUTEST nephew EVER, but she has been a really great friend.

And finally Tami! We have been friends since I first moved to Hurricane (age 11)and when we are together we never stop laughing. My favorite memories of growing up usually involve her!

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My ring "bear" was the very handsome nephew Jaxten who was walked down by my oldest brother Josh (his daddy).






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We wanted a really low key wedding with no big frills or "ta dahs" but something that felt really close and tight knit. They built a bench specially for us to put in the enclosure so that my parents and grandparents could sit there. It made us feel as though there was 10 people and the other guests * outside of the enclosure* didn't exist.






We were married on a cliff over looking the desert and the hurricane valley, at the Devito Estate, by my bishop/neighbor/high school guidance counselor/friend Jody Rich. His introduction was very sweet and special to us.


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Yesterday's frolics

Yesterday was my birthday and what a blast it was! I started off the day by not going to sleep (at all) and instead chose to go to a VERY early breakfast with Hy. I then spent the rest of the day swimming in the pool, working on my tan, and shopping. I did sleep for 4 hours off and on later in the morning (only to be woken up every 20 minutes by a text or call from my loved ones, its like they were in cahoots or something!)

After waiting for Hy to get off of work...



he spoiled me rotten with presents; he gave me a new purse, new clothes, some gorgeous earrings, and a few pairs of new shoes. He literally spoiled me rotten.

After the present palooza, we went out to a really nice dinner here in Vancouver. I didn't bring my real camera (wasn't really the place for it) but I did sneak in a few pics here and there with my phone.





( I love the look on his face in this picture and could he have ordered me a bigger drink?)






I really loved the atmosphere of the place, it was dark and private which is something I love when I go out to dinner. Places like Red Robin or Applebees just make me uncomfortable. So it was absolutely perfect. They people who waited us said happy birthday a lot, but fortunately there was no singing.



As for today, Hy is already at work and I am just about to get ready to take a quick swim before I'm off to work. Today is supposed to be one of the hottest days of summer, luckily I get to spend it in a room with 4 ovens. Its going to be awesome.

(Maybe I will sweat off the 4 course meal Hy insisted we have, especially my Crab Linguine)

Summer Swimming

Today was a really fun day of relaxing for us. Didn't really do anything special, but we did spend a lot of time in our pool! We finally put up our above ground pool last week, and although the water has been freezing (until Today) we have been swimming in it almost every day!





Our "swim up bar" haha.(Nothing better than a raspberry lime-aid when things get hot!)



And of course, Lily after her swimming lesson. (she is getting better every day!{Plus she enjoys a good lounge on a floaty like everyone else!))