Midway Weekend Get Away

This past weekend we went with some of the Crew (Drew's high school gang) to Midway for some weekend fun. We stayed at a condo in the new Zermont resort (across from the Homestead) which Drew's friend Brandon's family has up there. It is something I am seriously talking to my parents about doing...it was so much fun! It was a BEAUTIFUL resort and condo.

We left Saturday afternoon with four other couples and headed up for a night away from home. Midway is just far enough away to feel like we were on vacation. The pictures below are at the Mountain House Grill on Main street. Pretty good food, but it just took way to long to come to us.

Jeff and Christie McDonald-the newlyweds of 2 weeks!!

Brittany and Chad

Jaclyn and Brandon...the people who made it all happen..thanks!

The entire gang

The morning that we left, we woke up to snow! The boys were less than happy about it, since all they want to do is golf. So we took a little longer than normal to get up and ready to go. But the boys decided to do what they did in the good ol' days....rough house. It was a wonderful weekend get away and Drew and I decided we should do these more often.

Jenna's Bday and Easter

Two weeks ago was quite the week! St. Patrick's Day, my birthday, then Easter! Too many sweet days all close to each other. The girls I work with took me out to lunch at the Olive Garden (thanks DeeAura and Lindsay!); I went to the in-laws and had a wonderful salmon/bacon wrapped asparagus/Macaroni Bread meal; came home to cake and ice cream with some family and friends. It was a wonderful birthday and even though I am away from the majority of my good friends, you all still made it special with your calls, emails, and cards. So thank you!

This is a homemade cake by Anne and Rachel...notice the stars!! =)

The table decor (in my family, we always put our cards on the mantle of the fireplace and then our gifts on a table; so this was my version of the mantle and table from growing up)

This week also brought Easter. It was a wonderful day and we were reminded of our Savior and all that he did for us. We are thankful every day to be members of this church and all of the blessings and opportunities that we are given. We got together with my sisters, brother in law, Kristine Taylor, Kimber Giles, Rachel Gilman, and Brenna, Peter and her brother. At this time next year, I will be the only one in Utah (Anne/Carson-TX, Kristine-PA/somewhere else, Kimber-London (getting married!!), Rachel G.-mission, Rachel H.-PA/somewhere else) so it was a very special day for us to spend together. We were also able to stop off at Drew's grandparents for a little bit to spend some time with them for Easter. Our dinner was FABULOUS! Quite the group effort-Bread/Mozzarella appetizer, Ham, Funeral Potatoes, Salad (with homemade croutons), Taylor rolls, and Poppy seed cake for dessert. We also had our own Easter Egg hunt and dyed eggs. It was a wonderful Easter!

Kristine and Rachel with present from CA Easter bunny

The ham! The first one I've ever made! Costco...has a wonderful ham!

Kristine, Rachel G. and Rachel H. with a baseball egg! (we bought a sports fanatic dye kit for the boys, but the girls still seemed to have more fun with it) =)

Me with two of my eggs

Rachel and the dessert...with her new short hair! Female broadcasters have to have short hair...crazy but I still think she looks cut with this haircut!

Carson and I having some bubbly

The boys with their Cougar Football eggs...the highlight of their dying experience.

Ring Ceremony and Reception

After a few hours of rain, we were happy to see the sun come out in time for the Ring Ceremony and Reception at the Hill residence (Drew's best friend Chad's house). It was beautiful and could not have been any better. I am so thankful for everyone who came from all over the US to share that day with us. I was so blessed to have extending family on both sides, all of my college roommates involved (in either UT/CA), many Palo Alto friends...it is a celebration we will never forget.

The ring bearers: Jordan and Jacob Zenger and
Trenton and Dallas Butler walking down the aisle.

Bob Taylor a family friend from my homeward officiated the
Ring Ceremony. He said some wonderful things that Drew and I will never forget.

Singing with my bridesmaids, honorary bridesmaids, and flower girls

Exchanging of rings

Jenna, Bri, and Brooklyn (so cute that she came in a

dress that I bought her when she was born and it matched the colors!)

All of the roommates (except Tracy and Chad who was pregnant
at the time...but they came to the CA reception). I was so blessed and happy
to have all of the roommates at my wedding.

Jenna and Jacki...a long time BYU friend

Drew's Groomsmen: Craig, Chad, Lowell, Josh, and Preston

Trenton was so cute...he came up to talk to me and
then gave me a hug...I love that little guy!

With Dallas...he was such a trooper and looked ADORABLE in his little tux!

I just loved this picture of Dallas

With Rochelle and Kevin Sellers (Drew's Aunt and Uncle)...
We appreciated having them there!

The wedding party....the little kids have the cutest expressions here!
Trenton was smiling just like his Oma was showing him to!

My bridesmaids: Shannon, Laura, Rachel, Jessica, Anne

I know this picture was considered akward, but it came out beautifully.

My honorary bridesmaids: Lindsay, Crystal, Jackie and Sam

All of the children involved in the wedding

It was getting a little hot...

I thought this picture was precious

Some of my mom's side: Cousin Jessica, Aunt Kathy, and Grandma

Drew's family

Drew's Grandparents

The cake

I surprised Drew with a Groom's cake...The eighteenth hole and the date of our wedding!

Cutting the cake

The car, which was very nicely decorated...but some of the words are
still imprinted on the car seven months later! I guess it will be a lasting memory of this day.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! Since I worked all day today, I didn't do the traditional Corned Beef, Potates and Cabbage. Instead, I went with a green themed dinner. Here is the meal!

If you can't tell, we had Lemon chicken (with parsley--that was the green there), green mashed potatoes, and green beans. We also had some homemade cookies in the shape of shamrocks with green colored frosting. It was a great day and neither one of us were pinched. =)

Pictures from the Temple

I have had several friends ask us about pictures from our wedding and wanting to see them. Since our pictures aren't on online anymore and I can't figure out how to load them on facebook with the new Apple operating system, we're putting them up here. Some of you have already seen these, but here they are for everyone else:

My sisters-Rachel, Jenna, Anne

My cousin Jessica

Me with Grandma Mary Ann Sellers

With the Zenger kids, who I've watched since I was 12:
Lauren, Avery, Jacob, Jordan (flower girls and older ring bearers)

Walking for more pictures with Lauren

All of Drew's friends at the Temple

Jenna's friends who came to the Temple

The Palo Alto Girls: Laura, Samantha, Jenna, Jackie and Lindsay

Drew's friends: Josh, Joey, Brady, Drew, Chad, Brandon, Jeff, and Lowell

The Sellers family

Palo Alto Attendees

Jenna's family

It was an amazing day. It was all stormy and gloomy looking when we went into the temple that morning, but when we came out (as you can see) the sun was out. The perfect day for pictures...but then the storminess came back after the sealing...we were praying that it would be gone for the Ring Ceremony and Reception!!!

A little more to know about Jenna...

The system is slow again today, and I saw this on Tracie's blog (and I don't have any pictures to post) so here we go:

5 Thing’s I was doing 10 years ago:
1. Hated to go shopping (isn't really the case now...unless its for clothes, I have to be in the mood)
2. Singing all of the time
3. Wishing I could get out of Palo Alto (I wanted something new)
4. Babysitting almost every weekend
5. Going to the highlight of my high school experience: Seminary

5 things on my list to do today:
1. Go to the gym
2. Work on Drew's professional portfolio scrapbook thing (he is now writing for the Daily Universe and working with the Flash which also produces a lot of articles; so these might be fun to look at in the future)
3. Make dinner...not sure what...Chicken Parmesan maybe?
4. Buy a wedding present for one of the Crew's weddings this weekend (Drew's high school group was called "The Crew")
5. Start planning Easter with family

5 Snacks I enjoy:
1. Cheeze Its
2. Corn/Green Beans
3. Cereal
4. Apples
5. Granola Bars

5 Places I’ve lived:
1. Palo Alto, CA
2. Provo, Ut
3,4,5. Maybe I will have a new town to live in by this time next year...cause two is really sad!

5 Places you’ve been:
1. New York
2. France
3. Virginia
4. Washington D.C
5. Oregon

5 things I would do if I were suddenly made a Billionaire:
1. Invest
2. New car
3. Buy my dream house..where I don't know
4. Travel all over the place specifically Europe
5. Buy two vacation homes-Hawaii and Tahoe of Park City

5 jobs I’ve had:
1. candy store worker (can't think of what to call it) at "How Sweet It Is"
2. Nanny for the Zenger family since I was 12
3. Secretary at the Deans Office of Religious Education
4. Administrative Assistant at The Hoover Institution
5. Program Assistant at BYU

5 Pet Peeves I have:
1. Leaving dishes in the sink over night (unless something is being soaked, then its ok)
2. Hair on the floor/counter/sink
3. Strange smells
4. pulling someone out of a group to criticize or comment on something they're doing/wearing
5. saggy pants (just isn't necessary! and i couldn't think of anything else)

5 Things you didn’t know about me:
1. I have been skydiving
2. I wrote a letter to my elementary school principal and school district to get a new playground (since ours was quite outdated); we got it and I got to pick out what would be on the field and such
3. I would love to be an event planner one day
4. I participated in the 150th anniversary celebration of the Voyage of the Brooklyn (brought Saints from NY, around the tip of South America, to San Francisco); my family was one of the families on the ship; we dressed up in period clothing, did period activities, re-enacted their landing, danced, etc.; we're in several Church History videos
5. I needlepoint

There is me in a nutshell...and the page still isn't finished loading! Really though! My next post will be more interesting and will have pictures...Promise!