Our Wedding

Well Dan and I have been married for a whole week now. ;) It seems like it took forever for us to get everything ready and now we're married. It really turned out great. We had perfect weather for both days and lots of congratulations and compliments on how everything turned out.

Being in the Temple with Dan and our families was great. You could just feel the spirit and I just cried the whole time. It was fun to see all of our friends and family as we came out of the Temple and boy are those doors heavy. The Temple worker told us that we have to open them together at the same time. That must be the way life is - things are easier when we can work together.

Our Luncheon:
We had our luncheon at my Grandpa and Grandma's front yard. It got a bit warm, but other than that it was perfect. We had Chicken Cordon Blue, Baked Potatoes, Broccoli, many different types of desserts and some Chocolate milk for me. Everything tasted so good. It was really hard for me just to sit around and not be able to help much. So I just wondered around and took some pictures. It really was nice not to have to clean up though.

Our Reception:

The reception was in my Grandma's backyard. It was perfect. We had Gerber Daisies all over the place. Our cake looked perfect in the middle. I had fun making it too. Alot of people thought I was crazy for making the cake, but I really didn't have any problems putting it together. We had quite a turn out too. I've never seen that many people. I even heard some people didn't go through the line because it was too long. Dan and I counted later and figured that we had over 500 people attend. It's a good thing that we had plenty of food. We had lots of help with that too- taking care of a chocolate fountain is alot of work. We also served turkey swiss rolls from Coscto and some veggies with Grandpa Lloyds famous salad dressing. Yum!

It really was a wonderful 2 days of celebration. We'd like to thank all of you for the love and support and help that you gave us. It really wouldn't have turned out if you all weren't there.

You're 32 Dan! 32!

Well Dan's not quite 32 but he will be on the 17th, but since we are going to be gone on his birthday I decide that it would be fun to have a party for him while Emy and the kids were here.

Dan said that he really appreciated it. It made him feel like he actually belonged in our family. I think my family pretty much is excited that we are getting married. They gave Dan some tools for his birthday and said that they are actually Thank you gifts for taking me away. Ha Ha. My family is so clever. I guess when you've been living at home forever then maybe it's time to move out. My dad said along time ago that he was going to sell me with the tiller, but there weren't any takers. Luckily Dan came along and saved me the agony of having my dad sell me on Ebay.

Here are some pictures of Dan from his birthday. The kids had alot of fun helping him open his gifts.

Here are some great things about Dan:

1~ He's going to have an awesome wife - Me!

2~ He is a great listener and actually remembers everything that you say.

3~ Tries really hard to help others and is very compassionate and understanding

4~ Loves watching BYU Football with his dad and friends and also the basketball games

5 ~ Loves his family

6 ~ He's Tall- and Large - Good looking! :)

7 ~ Can do anything once he puts his mind to it

8 ~ Hard worker

9 ~ Patient

10 ~ Perfect

Bridals and Wedding shots

Well it looks like things are coming together for our wedding. Yesterday Dan and I got some wedding pictures taken at the Temple since it's closed on Mondays. It turned out to be a great day. I was really worried because it said that it was going to rain, but we had the perfect lighting for the shots. My Aunt Angie and Uncle Keith took the pictures.

We also went to a park by the Temple- I love having the pond behind me. I even got to walk through the water to sit on some rocks. That's a bit tricky with a wedding dress- but so much fun. Then we went to Grandma's house for some yard shots. I was very tired once they were done, but worth it. Thanks to Keith, Angie and Emy for helping me- oh and Dan too. ;)

Counting down to Emy

This is me flying the kids around

Emy's coming. Emy's coming. Yipee! It seems like it's been forever since they've all been here, but it was only in March. Emy and the kids will be here on the 1st and that's just the beginning of the next whirlwind of weeks. So much fun and things to do and get done. Markus is also flying out on the 9th then they will all be leaving around the 20th.

Again it will be jam packed with loads of birthdays. Milly is turning 3 on May 4th and Princess Ada is turning 1 year on the 9th. Then we can't forget about my special guy- Dan he's turning the big 32 on the 17th of May. He said that he wanted to get married before his birthday. I think 2 days before counts.

Things seem to be coming together. I hope-I am getting stuff done, but my brain isn't working that great and I've been kind of snappy with everyone. It's a big deal for me to move and it's been alot of work trying to plan and get things done for a wedding, and get a house in order enough for Dan to be living in it with out a huge mess around and still trying to get some of his sister's families stuff where it needs to go, plus trying to work and helping with Grandmas yard. I haven't done very well at Grandmas. Mom and Jeri have spent alot of time getting the yard ready. It looks great for a couple of days and then it snows all over it. But at least it will be green.

Counting down the days

It looks like Dan and I have a month left before our wedding. Yipee!

Happy Easter

I went to my very first Blackburn Easter party on Saturday. In fact it's actually my very first Blackburn party ever. Dan's family gets together a lot, but it was always on days when I had other things going on. Plus I'd never find out about it until the last minute- so of course I was busy. ;)

It was fun. They have a tradition of going to Nephi to his Aunt Dixie's cabin. It's great. There is even a haunted cabin up in the hills- complete with broken windows, an old fashion bed, a cooler with who knows what in it, table and chairs and of course dirt and big spiders. Dixie said it is a great cabin for a honeymoon. Which Dan and I have considered, but decided to go somewhere else for our first night. A creepy cabin in the woods sounds too scary.

The Easter egg hunt was amazing. They give out plastic bugs, scissors, candy and eggs with money. All sorts of great treats. All the kids just trample through the forest looking for things that are hidden. We had a great lunch and I got to know some of his aunts and uncles and his cousins. He has quite a few too. I think I even remembered most of their names. I didn't catch all of the little kids because they moved around to much for me to get a good look at them. All and all it was a great Easter Saturday.

On Sunday my family had a little dinner with Ham and boiled eggs. I feel bad that we didn't make it outside for Logan to find the boiled eggs that we colored, but we were all just so tired from helping Ben move on Saturday morning, and even some on Friday night, and I am also still getting my stuff over to the house. Boy it's been a lot of work. I didn't realize that there is so much to do when you move. I remember Hillary saying something when she got married and bought a house. Every day for lunch she'd be going somewhere different trying to get papers signed, utilities connected and paid for,and moving and organizing her stuff. It's a lot of work.

I am worn out from all the things that Dan and I have done to get the house in order, and it's along way off. It is a good thing that I am a planter and stay in one place for a long time.

Well Happy Easter everyone.

Oh and my camera is broke so I will get these pictures posted as soon as I remember to bring the chip to work. ;)

Easter Scripture

Matt. 28: 6

6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the bLord lay.

Let's not forget what Easter is all about.

Moving

I official moved some of my stuff yesterday. I've never moved before. I've always wanted my own house- a place to put my stuff - my "junk" as my dad calls it. I handled it pretty well until I pulled out some of my stuff that I had when I was a little girl-I have a little yellow ironing board. Then I teared up and started to cry so I put the ironing board back in my mom's storage room and only moved things to the house that was in my rubbermaid tubs- the things that I couldn't really see what was in them.

I have a lot of stuff. We only moved one truck load, but there is definitley going to be many more. My closet is full, the storage room still has alot of my stuff in it, and all my Harry Potter Lego's from Missy's closet, and all the stuff under my bed. Loads and loads of stuff. ;) I guess I am just a superduper collector.

Dan started moving some of his stuff the other day too. It's been kind of hard to switch places with his sister. We've had to clean out a room in the basement and shampoo the carpet just to have a place her his sisters family to start putting their stuff. All in all it seems to be going pretty well. Except they are doing all the hard lifting and I am here at work typing on my blog. Dan will probably be moved in by the end of the week.

It was nice to have Logan, Amber and her kids there to help.

This picture with Dan is of him and his niece Emma, and his nephews: Travis, Elias and Tyler.

Elias is the little guy underneath the box trying to help carry it to the house.

This is Dan's sister Amber