Wedding Weekend

Wedding weekends are my favorite kind of weekends. Basically, I was wishing it was my wedding all over again. BUT, it was so fun to celebrate another family member's wedding and be able to sit back to enjoy it with everyone. David's sister, Jen, got married this weekend to Phe (Christopher) Brooks. It was a nonstop party and we had such a good time. Plus, they were just stunning. We are so happy for them!

First off, let me start with Thursday night when we went out to eat with David's family at Guru's. The boys were having a great time with the hair extensions, and it was hilarious. 

My Father-in-law, Dana. 

David.

Like father, like son. Disgusting, huh?

So here's the start of all the wedding festivities:

Friday, we went to Tucanos for lunch with the Drake side of the family. It was so fun (and so delicious). This was the "kids" table:

Stole the Instagram from David's cousin. Thanks Lindsay!

We then went through the temple that afternoon with Jen and Phe and it was amazing. I love the temple! After the session, there was a family dinner that night that Phe's parents threw. It was so delicious and beautiful. Here are the bride and groom giving their speeches/toasts

Again, stole this from David's cousin. Thanks Jessie!

Then it was finally the wedding day! They got married in the Salt Lake Temple and it was just amazing. The sealer that married us also sealed them, so it was such a special ceremony for us all. Salt Lake also looked gorgeous with a dusting of snow. Here we are in front of the temple:

Here they are after the temple ceremony!

 And here they are with some snowy pictures

And the best photographer's assistant ever:

Then it was back to Orem for the reception. It was at a golf course named Sleepy Ridge, and it was stunning! I could not get over the draping on that chandelier.

 And the cake table was beautiful as well. 

 Great food...

...and great company. 

 It was an amazing wedding and reception! We had a blast and it was the perfect excuse to not study for finals...speaking of which, I should probably start studying. Congratulations Jen and Phe, we wish you guys all the best :)

6 Months

Yesterday was our 6-month mark since we've been married! It has seriously been the best 6 months of my life, and every day gets better. I didn't know it was possible, but I love this boy so much more than I did the day I married him. Love you, David!

A snapshot from Jen and Phe's wedding. More to come!

Also, I need to brag. David got accepted to four dental schools last week! He is amazing! We are so excited, but still have a big decision to make. Pray that we make the right one! 

Thanksgiving

David and I are extremely lucky. Our moms were college roommates so our families are good friends. Last year when we were dating, we invited David's family to celebrate Thanksgiving with us at our condo in Colorado. It was such a blast that we decided to do it again this year! There were a ton of us and we had so much fun. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures but the camera guys at the top of the mountain are always available and ready with their cameras, which is perfect for me. So here are a few of the photos we took on the mountain

David, Me, Mom (Kelly), Aimee, Carrie and Andrew

Ryan, Jessica, Aimee, David, Me, Dad (Mark), Carrie and Andrew

Again on the ground:

Aimee, Jessie, David, Me, Jen, Phe, Kelly, Mark, Trevor and Garrett

Basically it was a party and there were so many friends and family with us! We are so Thankful for all of them and for the opportunity to go skiing. There are a thousand more things we are thankful for, but especially for all of David's dental school interviews at this time. Tomorrow is the first day they will be releasing any information about whether or not someone is accepted to any dental schools! We are so excited to hear! I am so proud of David and his accomplishments and cannot wait to see what the future brings. I love you, future dentist :)

Purple and Yellow

 Apparently when you marry someone you are supposed to like the same teams. I am not much of a sports fan, but David is training me well. I am now supposedly a Laker's "fan". Our future brother-in-law, Phe, got tickets to a Jazz vs. Laker's game a little while ago and we were super excited to go! So we got out our Laker's gear and headed up to Salt Lake. It was a blast and we even had box seats!

So, I guess we approve of him. Haha just kidding we love him and they really are great together! Plus, their wedding is in 6 days so we cannot wait! 

Let It Snow

We had our first snow of the season in November! (I know, I'm a few weeks late) I was so excited and Utah got a lot of snow in the storm! Unfortunately we haven't had any since and it's been about 50 degrees everyday. I want more! Well, it started on a Friday night while watching David's intramural football game. Luckily I had my large umbrella and it kept us a little dry. 

After his game we came home and about 5 minutes later our power went out in our whole apartment complex. We decided to play games at our friends Yvonne and Spencer's house, so fortunately when we came home hours later it was back on!

There was about a foot of snow outside the next morning!

On Saturday morning we went to David's tackle football game. It was the championship game and unfortunately they lost. The snow made it very difficult to play in and everyone was slipping and falling all over the place! Oh well, maybe next season! Here's my cute husband in his manly pads:

 And here we are with some of our good friends after the game. I absolutely love going to all David's games because it gives me an excuse to socialize and talk with the other wives. We have a blast (but don't always know the score). All his games are over for the season, but can't wait for them all next semester!