Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be... Our trip to Sacramento

I love weddings, well let me rephrase I love to watch the bride and grooms at weddings, (and I love that I NEVER have to be the bride ever again). I love that the bride and groom are in their own world, the world spins on around them and they have no idea because they are too busy looking at each other to notice the room full of people. It’s like the movie 27 dresses (which isn’t too bad) where they say they like to watch the groom, because on that day he feels like he is the luckiest man alive. Let me explain, I remember very little from my own wedding day, I remember talking to Brian right before we got married and him asking me if I was sure that I really wanted to marry him, I remember yelling at Jake, and I remember being tired, but other than that the day was a blur. I hope those of you that actually remember that day remember it as a good one. This last weekend Brian and I made the trek to Sacramento to see my best friend from high school get married. She was beautiful… the wedding was beautiful and I am sure they will be very happy.

One of my favorite things about this wedding was the bride’s family. Her mother was very energetic and happy, always the gracious hostess. I loved how she danced right next to the bride the whole night. Her little brother, was as always hilarious. He danced with all the little kids, the bridesmaids and aunts, always hamming it up. But my favorite person was the father of the bride. The bride was always a daddy’s girl, in a good way, so I think that this day was a little bit tough for her dad. When we first saw him he told us “Jen looks beautiful, really beautiful” and you could really tell that he was in awe that she had turned out the way that she did, I think that he was more nervous than she was. There was more to that night but I think that my favorite part was watching the bride and groom dance together and watching her dad watch the two of them. He sat at the table while a majority of the guests were dancing, but he watched her in amazement all night… you could tell that he was proud of where she was that day. I haven’t ever noticed a parent watching from the sidelines at a wedding (or any other major event for that matter), they are usually with the bride and groom, or talking to guests, so it really was a unique experience to witness that “private” moment as he watched his daughter dance at her wedding.

I loved that so much of the focus of this wedding was on the faith the bride and groom shared and the future they were about to embark on. The pastor, the bride’s father and the bride’s grandfather reminded the couple that this was the beginning of a long journey and that there would be hard times but their united faith would help them get through those rough times. I loved that the focus wasn’t on the wedding, but the marriage that would continue after the guests were gone, after the cake was eaten, and after the presents were opened. The bride and groom were given a lot of good advice about supporting each other through trials and I thought it was so important that they hear that on their wedding day. I feel like so many newly married couples fail to look beyond the wedding day to the future, and that when these couples are hit with tragedy and trials they don’t know how to respond. Not that my life or marriage has been hit with tons of trials but there have been a few situations where I have felt like I have hit a brick wall, and Brian has been the one to pick me up, brush off the dirt, and help me put the pieces back together. I think that on your wedding day you forget that at some point you are going to have a marriage, you know that thing that grown ups do where they talk about the bills, the house, the family and the kids (and more). I think on that one that day you forget that your future and your happiness is tied to the future and happiness of the other person, and that you are their main support system starting right then. Marriage is wonderful, and trust me I wouldn’t want to be single again in a million years, but I think that it is tougher than the average newly married couple believes it is going to be, at least it is a bit tougher than I thought it was going to be. Anyway enough about that, the wedding was beautiful and I am so happy that we had the chance to go and see Jen get married

Here is a photo version of our trip
The "Tree" on the Salt Flats

In and Out, the night before the wedding

Tahoe, the only pretty part of our trip

Getting Ready...

Brian taking another picture of me getting ready while i try to put my contact in, i wasnt too pleased

The Sacramento International Airport

waiting for bill and katherine

still waiting for Bill and katherine

and still waiting...

slightly blurry but still waiting for something, do you like the orange couch?

Brian eating chinese food, his favorite thing before the wedding

Hot and sour soup.., by the way do any of you have a recipe for this?

If I had gone to davis like i planned i could have worked here

Who buys this?

This makes me appreciate BYU, no cows, no water towers



Our table


Waiting for the bride and groom


My Salad

Yes I know this picture is awful... there are so many things wrong in this picture, my expression is the best thing about it

The TVHS people

My dinner



The prettiest part of our trip home

The centerpiece from our table, the couple that had been together the longest got it, since we were one of two couples at our table... we got it