An Arizona Wedding

Two weeks ago Robert and I went down to Phoenix/Mesa/Glibert for one of his best friends weddings. It was a perfect little weekend getaway. It had been a long time since I have traveled, and although it wasn't anything crazy, it was a perfect weekend and wedding.

I had been to Phoenix a few times for soccer tournaments-which meant that over a two day period I played 4-5 soccer games, slept, ate, and hung out at the soccer fields. So I hadn't really even been to Phoenix. To my surprise, Mesa was actually really green and beautiful. I would say it's comparable to Vegas, but much prettier.

They can even grow citrus trees because it rains more! There were a plethora of them around the temple grounds. Speaking of, the temple in Mesa is probably one of the most unique and coolest temples I have ever been to.

Nathan was a mission companion of Robert's and after spending more time with him, I completely understand why Robert's favorite time of his mission was when he was companions with Nathan. They are like two peas from the same pod. Robert was also the most handsome groomsman out there. :)

 The reception was in Allies backyard and they did a wonderful job. It was beautiful  They had fajitas for dinner and a popcorn bar which are probably two of my most favorite foods in the world. I am pretty sure Allie and I can be friends now. We were able to spend a lot of the day and most of the reception with Robert and Nathan's mission president and his wife. It was such a good experience being able to talk and get to know them better. Robert has most surely been blessed with such great people in his life.

After all of the festivities on Friday Robert and I enjoyed a Saturday on the town! We went to Sprinkles (too much frosting for my taste, but still absolutely delicious!) went to Tempe Town Lake, did a temple session and looked at some of the coolest homes I have ever seen.

Yes, my toe is black. Turns out, whenever I run over 13 miles, my toes turn black.

Three cheers for awesome weddings!

Wedding, Depar Two?

First, let me say that tonight has literally been the first night in two months (hence the lengthy gap between blog posts) I haven't wanted to weep from overwhelming school. This is my last semester of school and definitely proving to be the most difficult, by far. I am sure one day I will look back and think, you know what? Being a poor married college student, with both of us completely swamped with work, school, and grad school applications was kinda fun. As for right now, it's not something that I would pass up Disneyland for.

My good friend Ally is a floral design major and had her big bridal/wedding show this weekend. A few days ago we talked, and it turned out that she needed to find someone to be the bride for her room; she had a specific dress she had to have the bride wear and it turns out that I was one of a gajillion people who fit into the dress. It was kind of like Cinderella. with a dress, minus the mice, and the true love thing. Since I fit into the bridal gown, I naturally had to have a groom. And who better than my dashing real life groom?

So today Robert and I spent the afternoon being props for and awesome flower show. But really. Ally did an awesome job on her room- she is a VERY talented florist. Her theme was a classic/vintage black and white. The pictures don't really do it justice.

My awesome little sister (besides the fact that she is 8 in taller than me) did my hair. To the right is the final product. 

A table runner made out of flowers. How cool is that?!

Even though it was far less enjoyable than our wedding (considering the people were really on there to look at the decorations and flowers- not us), it brought back many memories from the last time I wore a wedding dress and stood next to my dashing groom. 

Weddings are awesome. Marriage is so much cooler.