We had thought about waiting till the new year to do it after all the winter weather had gone, but then decided NO WAY! We had been waiting for this for so long, we just wanted to get it done. :) You never know what can happen and we wanted to make sure we were definitely going to be together forever. I called up my family to see when would be good for them to make it and figured out they could be here in 3 weeks, on October 20th! So I scheduled a room at the Rexburg Temple and was super excited.
I was so happy that my sister Bethany, my Mom and Lee, and my bestest friend Sarah could all make it up here. I know that Idaho isn't the most exciting place to visit, but I am so grateful for my family who is always there for me, supporting me. It made me so happy!
Bethany was the first to arrive here. She flew in from Vegas on the 18th and brought her cute little Owey! We got to spend the day together, just the 2 of us while Chris worked. I took her to my salon where we colored, cut, and deep conditioned her hair. We then hung out at my apartment till Chris came home, and then we headed to TEXAS ROADHOUSE! Whoop Whoop! That was Beth's one request while she was here, was to go to Texas Roadhouse :) It's pretty crazy that Vegas doesn't have one of those yet, but I will take any excuse to go there. I love their rolls! We had a great dinner together and filled our stomachs to the brim.
Friday, after Bethany and I got ourselves ready for the day we headed over to the mall to see if I could find a new dress to wear to the temple. After looking in about 5 stores, I didn't find a thing I liked! So I decided that I didn't need to have a new dress, and I would have to wear something I already had. Then of course we needed to go get a cupcake from Cocoa Bean! Mmmm I love that place, and it had been a LONG time since I had been there, so I was definitely excited! We got a mint oreo cupcake and a smore's one and split them so we could try them both. YuuuummmmmY!
I really enjoyed having my sister up here with me. I hate not being able to see my family very often, so it meant a lot to me that she made that trip up here to Idaho. :)
That night Chris's parents were going to come over for dinner, and my Mom, Lee, and Sarah were all supposed to arrive around dinner time as well! So I wanted to have a yummy dinner ready for when they all got there. I decided on doing the homemade Cafe Rio sweet pork to make burrittos with it. My sweet mother-in-law helped me make the pork and the cilantro ranch, while I got the rice and all the other fixings ready for them. :) Everyone arrived at our apartment and it was so fun! Catching up, playing with the babies, and eating delicious food! Bethany and Sarah stayed at our apartment while My Mom and Lee stayed at Esther and Jared's.
When we woke up Saturday morning, Mom and Lee came over and we had a big breakfast together and visited till we needed to head up to Rexburg! I couldn't believe it was finally our day! We had waited so long for this and it made us so happy to be able to be sealed for eternity. :) We arrived at the temple and it was SO WINDY and COLD!!! I was glad it wasn't our actual wedding day cause that would have been miserable. It was such a wonderful sealing and so many people that we love were there to support us. The sealer was really funny too. I feel awful that it's only been like a month since our sealing and I can't even remember most of what he told us! All I know is the spirit was very strong in that room, Chris was super nervous about it, and I just felt so much peace knowing Chris and I could now be together forever. :) After the ceremony, we took a QUICK photo outside the temple of all of our family who were there. I wish we could have taken more pictures, but it was FREEZING!
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