Winter Weddings!

This winter the weddings began! First was Ashley's on Jan. 2nd. She was married in the Timpanogos Temple in American Fork. Amberlee, Jessica, Athena, and I all drove up the day before to start the parties and preparations. We went to a lunch-in at the Olive Garden for the Bride, Groom, Bridesmaids, and Groomsmen. We all split up and then the girls took Ashley shopping for the rest of the day. We spent the night before chatting and reminiscing about our high school days. We painted our nails and prepared for the big day. Friday morning we all got up early got ready and headed to the temple in early afternoon. There was much excitement in the waiting room and every chair was filled. After they came out we took pictures and headed to Salt Lake for the reception that night. They were beautiful and so very happy together! Needless to say. . . everything went well. The reception in Moab also went well. I caught the bouquet and one of the groomsmen caught the garter.
The next wedding was my previous roommate Mindy. She met her husband through a longtime pen pal from Brazil. They started dating right away and were engaged after only a few months. She moved to North Carolina to be closer to Tales in August. They were married on Jan. 17 in the Bountiful Temple. I was able to go to the open house in St. George and it was beautiful. The room was filled with candle light and pictures of new happy couple. Tales' family was able to come for the wedding from Brazil. They were in the U.S. for about two and a half weeks visiting and sight seeing. I will miss the late night talks with my roommates but I couldn't be happier for them both as they start their new lives with their eternal companions.