April 8th, 2011

Friday, April 8, 2011 Chelsey and Adam tied the knot. Chelsey has been there for me for years and I am so happy that she has found Adam because he really is such an amazing guy and Chelsey deserves the best. I feel so lucky to be close to all of my cousins, but Chelsey, Joey and I have a really strong bond because we were really close in age. I feel so lucky to have two of my cousins be two of my best friends and that is really what we are. I feel as though I have been through so much with Chelsey that when she asked me to speak at her wedding dinner I had the hardest time cutting down what I was going to say. It was so much fun to be involved in all of the events leading up to the big day and the wedding day was beautiful. To start the wedding of right MacKenzie Bennett, Heather Hatch and Kimber Walton threw Chelsey a Bachelorette Party and it was so much fun and everything was decorated so cute. If you know me you know I love Bachelorette Parties! (MacKenzie I got this pic off your blog, hope you don't mind!)

I'm sad that I didn't get any pictures of the wedding dinner, but I left my camera at home. I was bummed because it was beautiful and the food was amazing. The program was really nice and it was so much fun to hear all of the funny stories people had for both of the them. The next morning was the temple and the ceremony was so good. Elder Ballard performed the ceremony and he did such an amazing job. Unfortunately it was raining outside when we were waiting, but the bride held her composer and you would have never known it was raining if you saw her.

Kaci and I outside the temple

My aunt Jill always has the cutest close and is always so put together. We had to take a picture that even her umbrella is stylin'!

Kaci and I with the next in line to get married, Joey and Page

The happy new married couple

Nana, my cousin Brittney and Chelsey

Friends picture

The Reception was a Cucina Nassi in Sugarhouse and it was so gorgeous. Chelsey is an interior designer and everything

Joey and I

The beautiful dress

Steph, Kenzie, and I

All the bridesmaids

Page and Joey, so excited for them their wedding in just a couple weeks!

First dance

Cutting the cake

This wedding was so amazing and so much fun to be apart of. Thank you Chels for letting me be a part of it and thank you for always being there for me and all you have done for me. So excited to have Adam in the family. We love you both so much and are so happy for you, have fun in Mexico!!!

April Has Sprung!

We have finally made it! Every year I get so excited for April to come because we have finally made it out three of the most depressing months of the year. After christmas I hate being in the snow and January and February feel as though there is no end to the cold and the snow. March comes and brings a little hope with a couple of days of sun and then we get to April and there is a joy because most of the days are either raining or sunny with an occasional snow storm not as often, but nothing too bad because it usually melts the next day. For Bret and I this year has flown by and March felt as though it went as fast as it came. So here we are enjoying the first of April and just when the weather starts to creep into the 60's mother nature decides to provide us with a huge snow storm that was one of the biggest this year. Typical Utah!

Bret and I were lucky enough to get tickets for the sunday morning session of conference. When we woke up and looked outside there was so much snow that I was not excited to go to conference anymore because I hated to drive, walk and wait in the snow. Bret being the faithful man that he is insisted that we go to conference saying that we would enjoy it. I wanted nothing more then to sit in a warm blanket in my house while watching conference enjoying the snow from the indoors, but no we had to go. I sound horrible and I was because when we got there it was not that cold outside and it was so much fun to go down and be apart of conference. I am very happy that my Bret insisted that we went because it really was so nice and the spirit was so strong and the talks felt as though they went by so fast because every speaker had such a great talk. I love conference and the inspiration that these men and women are given to speak about and how they are truly the words of our father in heaven speaking to all of us through his mouth pieces. I feel so lucky to belong to such an amazing religion as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It has helped shape me into the person I am today and had made me become a better wife, sister, daughter, cousin, friend and person. This gospel is truly amazing and I count my blessing everyday that I get to be apart of it and have such a strong family in this gospel.

Along with general conference it was my sisters birthday on sunday April 3rd. Kaci is my only sister and there is not a day that goes by that I am not grateful to have her in my life. Kaci has been there for me throughout my whole life. She is not only my sister, but my best friend. For those of you out there you all know that there is just a special connection between sister and with their kids as well. It has been so much fun to spend time with Kaci and her two cute kids. I feel so lucky to have a sister and so blessed she is in my life. She has done so much for me and been there through the thick and thin. Happy Birthday Kac, I love you so much!

This week is also a very special one because one of my closet friends who happens to be my cousin is getting married on friday. Chelsey and Adam are getting married and I am so happy for both of them. Chelsey has been one of my best friends for pretty much my whole life. We grew up playing together almost every weekend. We have gone to elementary school, jr. high and high school together. We have danced together for year and were on drill team and dance company together. Chelsey is the one that told me to do Chi-O and was really the one that made me decide on Chi-O. Countless family trips together and so so so much more. Chelsey and I have really done it all and through it all we have had each other. Chelsey was one of my bridesmaids and I feel so lucky to be one of hers on friday. I really do have such a special place in my heart for Chelsey because she has really been there for me through it all. Not many people can say that one of their best friends is their cousins and I feel so lucky to say that I have that. Our family is so close and because of that we share so much together. I love you so much Chels and I am so happy for you and Adam, Bret and I have had so much fun hanging out with you both and we love you both so much! Good luck with everything we love you guys!

Two of my best friends