Katie and Tyler's Wedding

Shawn's sister, Katie, got married this week! We are so happy and excited for her and Tyler. They had the ceremony at the Bountiful Temple, then a luncheon and reception later on. It was a great day, besides the fact that my car got broken into at the luncheon and they stole my purse! Don't worry, they tried to dump my purse and wallet in a dumpster but missed and someone found it. So I got my purse back, but they had stolen my credit cards and used one before I could cancel it. Everything worked out in the end and we had a great day celebrating the marriage with family and friends. Katie's photographer was nice enough to let me shadow him and follow them around at the temple. Here are a few of the shots I got. Congrats again Katie and Tyler, we love you!

Bear Lake take 1

We waited until Sunday to head up to Bear Lake for the weather to get a bit better. Of course it was worth the wait! We had a great Sunday dinner, a walk on the beach and movie night. Monday we slept in, spent a few hours on the beach with one quick dip in the freezing lake to cool off, had a nap, more movies and a great dinner. We went to a new Latin bistro called Cafe Sabor and it was fantastic. We sat outside and enjoyed the sunset and cool breeze. The pic is from my phone so it's not very good. We each ordered our own burrito not knowing they were as long as your fore arm and twice as thick! Between that and the homemade guacamole we were stuffed. Great times with beautiful sunsets, sunburns and celebration!

Photography Shadowing

Tyler seeing Katie in her dress for the first time getting ready! Shawn's sister Katie is getting married next month. She had her bridals on Tuesday. They picked a photographer I referred to them who did my friend Heather's wedding. He was nice enough to let me tag along and shadow him during her bridals. I just got a new camera and am still getting used to it, but it was fun and we was great about answering questions and giving me tips! Thanks again Karen and Katie for setting it up! After uploading these pics I noticed the color changes and not for the better. Sorry for the weird coloring they look better I'll just have to figure it out for next time!

2 Years!!!

2 years ago! Great friends Heather and Brad who knows what I'm doing but I love them laughing in the back Chios singing to the Marianne cute couple dancing I can't believe Shawn and I have been married for two years already! It's crazy how fast it has gone by, but we've had lots of fun and good times along the way. We planned on going to Laguna Beach for our anniversary trip, but my close friend, Marianne, got married and wanted me to be a bridesmaid. So we stayed home and enjoyed the festivities yesterday. The day started out at the temple for the sealing. As we were sitting waiting for the ceremony to start I couldn't help but think what a wonderful place to spend our anniversary sitting in a room very similar to the place we started our marriage. It was great to watch our friend's be sealed together while sitting next to my other close friend Heather. The luncheon was at the JSMB and the reception at the Lion House, so we spent most of the day on temple square. It was great to have Heather and her husband Brad there the whole day. It was also nice for Shawn to have someone to hang out with while Heather and I got ready, took wedding pics, and performed our bridesmaid duties. Thanks Brad! Marianne was a beautiful bride and we are so excited for them! As for celebrating our anniversary we are heading up to Bear Lake this weekend, and planning our annul trip to Ruth's Chris, can't wait! Happy Anniversary Shawn! I love you and look forward to all the years we have ahead of us.

Practice Pics

Shawn and I had an unexpected Saturday off together yesterday so we went on a hike up Mueller Park Canyon. We didn't make it quite to the top of Elephant Rock because of the snow, but almost. We took our camera with us which slowed us down and we almost ran out of light by the end It was a lot of fun, we'll have to wait a week or two for the snow to melt before we try again. Here are some of our favorites from the hike.

Busy Bits

Shawn and I have been a tad busy since my last post. Christmas at Costco was madness. Our lines in Photo reached down past the TVs for hours on end, we had endless stupid questions such as "Is it really going to take that long?" Well you just stood in line for twenty minutes, so what do you think?! Besides Costco our Christmas was fun. It was good to see family from out of town, and we hit all the houses we could. Since then we have both returned to school, working less at Costco, but still keeping busy. For my birthday Shawn took me up to the outlets and let me shop, so fun. For dinner we went to Cheesecake Factory, which was very good. After that we took our desert to JD and Kathy's and played Settlers. We had four days off together, what more could I want? Great birthday, thanks Shawn! My new favorite channel lately if the Food Network. They have a show called "The Best Thing I Ever Ate" which features chefs and Food Network stars telling about what foods they like to eat and where you can get it. Last week they featured a bakery in Salt Lake called Les Madelines that makes THIS.... It's called the Kouing Aman, and it's delicious! They roll out the dough, then layer it with butter, fold and roll again, then layer sugar and salt, fold and roll again then bake in a muffin pan. It's like a layered croissant but better. You have to share one, and only have it once in a great while. But for that once in a great while it's totally worth it.