surprise wedding trip

another amazing canada trip down!!
man, i am obsessed with the people in these pictures...what i would give to be close to them

so i wasn't even planning on going to this wedding and the night before i packed up my car and decided last minute to go. it was great fun. I picked up megan in idaho and we were on our way! i didn't tell anyone that i was going so i was excited to surprise everyone. and i sure did, everyones reaction was priceless. seeing kristens face coming out of the temple was already so cool, then her spotting me in the crowd thinking i wasn't coming was even better. i absolutely loved meeting her husband and thought he was so awesome. i am beyond words happy for them and so glad i was able to be there on their special day. we spent the first day at their wedding and doing all their festivities. it was great seeing everyone and being a part of it all. the dinner was fantastic and the speeches made me tear up.

the next day we of course went to waterton, it is always tradition. even when it is snowing and i don't think i am going to make it out alive, we still go. i was finally able to meet celeste's new man and visit all the shops. we tried to take a few photos but none of us could feel our hands ha but we did get a few! we saw bears, rams and lots of deer. the drive was so beautiful in the snow and all the scenery. we ended the night watching movies, getting warm, cuddling up with my grandma, eating popcorn, talking for hours and just being hyper.

my trips are always just a few days but it is always what i need. i am so glad i decided to go up there, i would have regretted it big time. it was so fun escaping and getting away for a bit. i am beyond thankful for my extended family and how close we are even though we live so far away from each other. i love spending time with them and being with them. i am so happy for kristen and jon and so excited for their new life together!!! thank you family for the good times.

welcome warm weather

did a little kite flying this weekend, i think us 3 are making a tradition 

carson said he is too cool to fly kites

but we sure had a blast doing it...took a while to figure out what was going on but we succeeded!

we loved the warm weather and all the kids running around, lets just hope it stays that way. it sure lifts your spirits, it was refreshing!

it was a great weekend

megan is finally home and i was finally able to see her! looong 18 months

we had a sleepover that weekend and she reported that sunday

it was so crazy to see her again, we kept laughing asking if it was for real

i am so thankful for her and her example of serving

i didnt get much time with her cause she is back in canada but i am glad she had a stop here! 

i sure love her to pieces and dreading the next goodbye i have to make with celeste here in a few weeks...

freak, life is good and so are missions :) 

my heart will go on

maybe....

what do you not see in these pictures?

yeah, no celine...I was debating if i should even blog about this trip cause of how excited i was

got an email a few days before the trip saying she has cancelled all her show until June 18th

we did get refunded for the tickets, but still. such a letdown

buuut we still went! we still wanted a trip and we were still excited

it was a total blast and we still made the most out of the trip

we are still wanting to go in june when she comes back though

natalie, from st george, came and met up with us for the day 

we ate, shopped, vegged, went to the wax museum....which i totally loved! then we went to another show

i'm glad we still went, i always love a good roadtrip, especially with chara! 

thanks filthy vegas for entertaining us, and thank you celine for breaking our hearts. you should be thankful you still have us as fans 

sweet moments

my dad, carson and i went to the temple and it was just one of those moments i am forever going to treasure

i loved so much having my dad baptize and confirm me, even though he started the confirmation calling me brother weidner hahaha i am just one of the sons now

it was a very tender experience and i am so glad we were all able to go together, it was nice being with them there cause usually our times dont work out together

i love the temple and i love going on a slow afternoon when you really have time to ponder and get some answers

 i feel guilty having them so close sometimes, gotta take advantage!

my favorite part....we got there right as a group was going in and in the chapel carson says out loud, ugh dad this is going to take hours!!! the temple lady felt so bad that she let us go ahead and get in first :) i am so glad carson loves going just as much. 

mushy

thankful for a lot of dear girls in my life, but tonight these ones are taking the spotlight
sounds cheesy but tonight is just one of those nights
i am thankful that they get me through my rough patches
they put up with my crazy self
i am thankful that they are patient with me
thankful that i have been friends with them for years
love the advice they give me
they have taught me what real friends are
thankful for the sweet texts i randomly get
i do not like that most of them are far away, but its only that much better when i see them
i am so thankful i get to see celeste and megan in 2 weeks. my heart skips a beat when i think of it

thankful for these girls, the fun spirits that they have
i love this calling so much and that i get to see these girls all the time
i learn so much from them and love being crazy with them

thankful for a good life and learning experiences everyday

gooood weekend

a little trip to st george is exactly what I needed

it was so good, I loved it

we did a lot of eating

so much shopping

great company

awesome conversations

fun drive with chara

naps

a good movie 

good weather

just the typed of weekend I needed :) 

I love knowing that is where celeste will be serving. I can not wait 

guilty, very guilty

ever have those very rotten bad days?

then your husband/boyfriend calls and you take it out on them and don't even notice??

I was so guilty of this just yesterday...

starting this new job has sure been quite the challenge for me and trying to get the hang of it all

well I was having a very bad day and everything else was just going wrong

well...poor richy calls just after my little melt down. I hung up and seriously felt so bad cause I knew my tone said it all, so I hurried and drove home to go say sorry. and what do I come home to?

just him with a bouquet of flowers waiting for me with a huge smile on his face like nothing even happened.
and that is why I am thankful to be dating someone that is the opposite of me

I am so grateful for the simple things that just make the days go a little smoother :)