Wedding Recap.....The Ceremony

Lindsey & Brad were first down the aisle

Then Steph

Then we started our walk

Tyler, Karl & Brad waiting at the end of the very long aisle

I was on the verge of tears because I was excited, happy & nervous all at the same time so I made my Dad to tell me something funny. It's weird how that works, crying when you're happy? It doesn't make sense to me and especially because I'm not a cryer.

I'm trying not to think about all the people staring
at me because I do not like attention.

My dad giving his last daughter away

Still nervous, but a little relieved seeing Karl and his big smile.

Karl was just so..................calm, it was refreshing and made
me forget about all the people looking at us during the ceremony.

I think I remember Karl & I discussing our kiss, but it ended up being a bit more juicy than I thought we had planned!

Trying not to think about people staring at us

Stop staring at me schwaaan!

Ok, time to talk about it....

I can't, NOT talk about it any more!
I. AM. SO. MAD!
This is why.
I'm not going to get into it (too much) because I could go on and on, but I feel like I need to say something.
I was a Chi Omega at USU. I met my best friends there and it was THE funnest time of my life. Joining Chi Omega was one of the best decisions I've ever made. The Greek system ALWAYS gets a bad rap. It's too bad because the amount of good that comes from their fund-raising, volunteering, and overall participation at the university and in the community is amazing. Sigma Nu and Chi Omega are now gone at USU.
Do football teams or basketball teams/programs ever get pulled because some one on the team rapes or sexually assaults someone? Nope. How about when they are involved in selling and/or taking drugs? Nope. When they get in fights, are charged with assault, or when they participate in any illegal activity? Nope. Athletes are constantly in trouble with the law, but the whole team or program doesn't get punished for it.
Ok, but this really isn't about how Chi Omega should not have been closed (but it shouldn't have). Anywhoo, some people have been punished and that's fine (not that I agree with that either) but now they're suing the university? I guess we all knew it was coming because money makes everything ok, right? NO! THIS IS WRONG ! They have already successfully transferred the blame onto the other students, and that wasn't enough? This was an adult and he made the decisions that led to his untimely death. It's sad that the family cannot move on with their lives but instead blatantly refuse to accept the situation for what it is. Someone must be held accountable, someone must be to blame, right? The Starks family has lost all credibility in my book. Now it's just a matter of cashing in on their son's death and to me that's just as sad as the death itself. Even though I haven't agreed with the way any of this has played out, I still had some sympathy for the family. Not anymore, not after reading this: The couple is seeking an undisclosed amount of money to help them recoup medical and funeral costs. They also want money they believe their son was entitled to before his death. What money was he entitled to by the university before his death?

Another Wedding Recap.......Pre-Ceremony

Midway is beautiful, I want to live there someday

*swoon*...........I love my dress

My personal make-up arteeest

Suck it in!

My absolutely gorgeous bouquet

This was on the elevator, I can't remember what he was saying
but it must have been pretty funny!

I'm not quite sure what Bax said or did to cause me to make that face, but you never know with Bax

Ok, places everyone! It's showtime!

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Anne Shirley Perfume

I'm totally getting this perfume for my sister. You know you want it Missy!

Shootin'

Sunday was the only day Karl got off for the 4th of July so we decided to get out of town and go shooting out in the west desert. We bought 6 watermelons as targets and drove out to BFE. Karl's big gun, for shooting at 1000 yards, is still being tweaked and isn't quite ready yet for its debut so we were only shooting between 400-600 yards. We both shot up the watermelons until they were mush. It was pretty fun, we used all Karl's different guns like a 7mm, 223,...ummm a revolver, and a little pistol......and some other ones, I'm not really down with all the gun lingo yet. :)

This watermelon didn't make it. We shot it a couple more times to make sure it was dead.

Karl wouldn't pose for the picture. He got scoped on his first shot and I wanted to get a picture of the little cut between his eyes. It was small, but bled like crazy, you can see some blood on his shirt. He's probably mad I'm writing about it since he's usually mr. gun professional so shhh don't tell him! Oh, and I decided not to shoot that gun.

This is standing at the closest watermelon looking back at our little shooting tent. It's the black thing in the upper right hand corner.

Mmmmm Pie!

Not to brag or anything, BUT I made the most delicious pie on Saturday. I probably love pie like Karl loves cookies. Fruit pies are the best kind. None of those sissy cream pies, those aren't real pies. I bought a butt load of blueberries that were on sale last weekend and needed to use them up. I made some muffins, we put them in our cereal, and just munched on them all week, but by Saturday we hadn't even eaten half of them. I was feeling daring and decided to go for it and make a pie. I've only ever made like 3 pies in my entire life, pumpkin, lemon chess, and coconut cream. I've never really made a nice real fruit pie from scratch because I know it won't turn out as good as my mom's or Uncle Kent's, both of who(m?) make delicious pies. Anyway, it was AMAZING! I had to add a cup of frozen strawberries because I didn't quite have enough blueberries. It turned out fabulous though. The crust was perfect, and didn't ever get soggy on the bottom (I learned a trick for that) and the filling was superb. Karl and I totally scarfed it down and it was gone by Monday. I think Jenny did get one piece so we didn't eat the WHOLE thing by ourselves! I can't wait to make another one. Next up, strawberry rhubarb!

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Nieces.......and now a nephew!

Lizabeth & V watching a movie

Belle, getting her hair did

Me & Annamaria

I love this picture! It makes me happy because originally Alex and Annamaria were pissed that I was getting married. Here are a few of their best comments: "you're gonna get married and everything's gonna be about Karl now." -Alex "you're gonna get married and have kids and we'll have to babysit!" -Annamaria

This picture is just so Alex. She's always doing crazy things, and I think Belle will always be her partner in crime.

This is Connor, my new nephew bustin' out some serious moves on the dance floor.

This is the only really good picture I have of Hailey, my new niece. This is Karl's twin (yes, twin) brother with his wife Erin, and their 2 kids, Connor & Hailey.

More Wedding Pictures

Here are a few more pictures from the wedding

I. LOVE. THE. FLOWERS.! Thanks Jamie!


My Dad looks so handsome!

Bax & my sis Steph, Karl & I, Brad

That's all folks!

Just kidding, there's definitely more to come but I don't want to overwhelm you all with the awesomeness of my wedding!

Golden Spike

Thursday was a good day at work. My colleague Candace and I had to go to Golden Spike National Historic Site to do an inspection. It's not too far away, but it was a beautiful day for a drive. I had never been there before and I was pleasantly surprised at how cool it was. After we did our inspection at the maintenance shed, we headed over to the visitor's center. We got there just in time to see the trains come chuggin' along from the maintenance shed we were just at. They're very cool. We actually got a special tour of inside the trains. The train engineers told us we forgot to inspect the most interesting thing there, so he took us aboard both trains. They are both steam locomotives but one is heated with coal and one is heated with wood. After we had our private little tour aboard the trains, we were climbing down and a visitor asked the engineer if his son could come aboard. "Sorry, said the engineer, we're not allowed to take anyone aboard, but these here are state inspectors." I kind of felt bad, but oh well it's about time I get some perks out of my job! We actually will probably need to do inspections at many of the state's national parks, so this will be a fun summer for work!

The "119" locomotive



The "Jupiter" locomotive

Wedding pics sneak peak

I don't have any pictures from the photographer yet, but here are some photos that a friend from work took.

Back to Reality

It's finally over! Thanks to everyone who came to the wedding and also to everyone who couldn't make it but wished us well!
A HUGE thanks to my one and only Bax. Despite being busy with her last week of school and getting started with her Master's program she stepped up and helped with so much stuff I can't even begin to list it all. She gets shit done and she may have found a new calling in life, anyone need a wedding planner?
I'll post some pictures as soon as I get them.
Also, if you were at the wedding and I didn't get a chance to talk to you and thank you for coming, I'm so sorry! I tried to talk to everyone, but it went by so fast!
*Oh and one more thing. Karl and I actually forgot to invite some people and didn't realize it until after the wedding when we were talking about everyone we saw and everyone who came. We're basically stupid and have no real excuse other than that. Our worst fear was forgetting to invite people and of course it happened. Hopefully no one will be too upset and understand that we had a big brain fart and it was nothing personal. You can't win 'em all.

I Hate Weather

This is the 10 day forecast for Midway. 77, mostly sunny and only 10% chance of rain for Friday, 76, sunny and 0% chance of rain for Sunday. Saturday though, SHOWERS! Of course, that's just my luck! Hopefully it will change, I'll be checking weather.com on an hourly basis until then and keeping my fingers crossed!