On Tuesday Chase got married. I thought that we were supposed to be at the temple at 2:10. I guess that was when the sealing was to be performed. So when we walked in a little after 2:10 we didn't understand why everyone thought we were late. Lucky for us they were delayed and we just made it! It's a good thing because Elder Russel M. Nelson sealed Chase and Rachel. It was so cool. He gave them an apostolic blessing. Luckily Scott was there with his mad brain skills and as soon as we were out he started furiously recording it in his phone. Rachel was also sealed to her family that same day. Elder Nelson attended a stake conference in Pennsylvania and introduced himself to Rachel's family. Her dad had been investigating the church for 10+ years. Elder Nelson told them that when they were ready to be sealed he would perform the ceremony for them. After Rachel's dad joined the church her mom wrote Elder Nelson a letter reminding him about their conversation and the secretary set it up. Cool huh?
After the sealing we had a luncheon at The Lion House. Justin and Rachel made a wedding video and we watched that after the dinner. It was so cold at the temple that day. I was not dressed properly to walk around temple square. Scott's parents and our kids came to see the lights that night but Scott and I just bolted because just getting back to the car was painful enough. Temple square is beautiful and magical at Christmas time. I wish I could have enjoyed it more.
On Wednesday we went to the new museum at USU. It was huge! Afterwards we went to Hires and then Scott and I headed up to Arco to do the reception. We left our kids with Nana and Papa. We thoroughly enjoyed the drive alone! We also enjoyed the drive from Salt Lake to Arco much better than the drive from Salt Lake to Boise. That night we just had a nice long chat with my mom and Kelsey and Justin. On Thursday I started the chicken noodle soup. In the afternoon we went up and did almost all of the setting up. That night I needed to get something at the church and much to my dismay the parking lot had about 15 cars in it. I was so nervous at the thought of what could be happening to all of my wedding decorations. When I walked into the gym it was empty. Relief! Then I heard the sounds of tons of young children. Apparently there was a cub scout meeting that night. Luckily one of the leaders arrived early and saw the wedding decorations and locked the gym. Love her! In the 10 minutes were were in the gym there was constantly some kid trying to bust their way into the gym. All was well and nothing was even touched. That night we had a version of Christmas Eve with most of the fixins along with lots of Christmas carols. Rachel's parents came over for that.
On Friday I baked and cooked most of the day. I broke the rules and just cooked all of the cupcakes at the church. It was so much easier that way. We had some close calls and near disasters but in the end all was well and prayers were answered. The reception went well and we had fun but it was not well attended. That was a bummer. Luckily our family is so big that it looked rather full even without the numbers. Chase and Rachel cut the cupcake, raffled prizes, and had the garter and bouquet toss. The best part of the night was their first dance which was a choreographed number (by Rachel) with several song splices. It was the best! I loved it so much!
It was crazy to look at everything at the reception and think about how I hand made practically everything there. I spray painted, glittered, gathered branches, cut fabric flowers, and hot glued til the cows came home. I thought it looked really good though and I was happy about it. I thoroughly enjoyed making everything. Putting it all together and making sure the party goes well is a little more stressful to me. It was also crazy to do the decorations and the food. Insane. Thank you Jeff and Janet for watching my kids. I couldn't have done it without you.
After the reception most of my family including my mom stayed up past 1:00 in the morning talking. The next day most of us headed home early. We gave Justin and Kelsey a ride to the airport. It was fun talking to them the whole way down. We met up with Scott's family at Cafe Rio. The rest of the day not much else happened. Although I did discover a new store pretty close to Scott's parents house that I will have to revisit often. I love that store. It's a Downeast Outfitters clothing and furniture outlet. It was awesome. I loved it! I spent a good portion of my Christmas money there. My friend Jen told me that it's Pottery Barn furniture. No wonder I loved it.
Here is the facebook link to pictures from the reception.
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