August 15th
- Driving to Washington.
We started early and headed out. Got some gas and were on our way. The drive takes about 12 hours. Not too fun in the car but it is great for some conversation. We were just so excited I think that will be the best car ride trip I will ever take. I couldn't believe in a day I was going to the temple to take my endowments out! Then the next day going to marry my best friend! We got in about 7 pm or so. We ate a little bit and Daryl headed up to bed. I was pretty tired myself but stayed up talking with my mom for a while while she showed me all of the decorations that she bought and was using for the wedding. I ended up going to bed shortly after talking with my mom. But I laid awake most of the night. Tossing and turning.
August 16th
- Meeting the new fam bam
My brothers and sister in laws arrived shortly in the morning. I headed with my mom over to a bridal shower for me just down the road that some ladies from church were throwing me. While I was doing that Daryl was running some errands like washing the car and getting his suit dry cleaned. The shower went well and I had a lot of fun. Our photographer came over for about an hour after the shower to talk to us about the wedding pictures. Then we hung out with my family for a little bit until Daryl's family got in from the airport. I got the chance a week or so before the wedding to meet his dad and little brother Peter. But I had yet to meet his mother, his brother (Jacob), and his sister (Sarianna). He has another sister Elise but she is out on a mission right now. Still yet to meet her! So we talked with my family while we waited for them to arrive. When they arrived around 9 or so. We met them out their hotel. I will admit I was a little nervous. But I thought well they are stuck with me now!!! ha. just kidding. but for real.. So we walked in the hotel and we said hello to them. We went up to someones room. His aunts were both there and it was late to them so everyone was kind of goofy. It was a great meeting and I loved them immediately!
August 17th
- Wedding Day!!!!
It was everything I could have imagined and more. I got up real early and my cousin Brittney did my hair. She did a nice braid and curled it and my hair was pulled back in a low ponytail. One of my good friends who does really well at make-up came over and did my make up for me around the time my cousin was doing my hair. It was about 5:30am! After that I grabbed a bar and me and Daryl were on our way to the temple to be married. Our wedding was at 8:00am. But it was all the way in Portland so we had lots of traffic to fight through because of the rush hour. We got there in plenty of time. The wedding was so great! The guy who married us was so serious. It kind of scared me! He was just way stern but a nice stern man! After we were married we went outside the temple together hand in hand. It was so great! We took lots of pictures and then everyone left and we took more pictures alone. After we were done we headed back to my house where we had some of the family come over for a lunch type deal. We were so hungry that we stopped to get gas and got doughnuts and energy drinks to stay up through the rest of the day. I felt so sick by the time we got to my house! I didn't eat too much at first but then was able to eat more. We ate and we had awhile before we had to be at the reception place for more pictures. So guess what we did? We took a nap! It was so glorious and without that nap I don't think I would have made it through the rest of the night!
We headed to the reception center after that nap and I had to put my dress on and all of that again. We took lots of pictures before it started outside and it was hot that day. In Washington, it is usually nice in the summer hottest it gets is like 80's. But it was about 95 that day! Crazy! It was hot wearing that dress! After the pictures we went inside and hurried and grabbed a plate full of food before people started coming up to us. We were able to eat before too many people came up. We stood up and stood in a corner in the room for awhile while people came up and greeted us. After about 45 minutes the DJ started to start things with the music. We had our first dance to my most favoritest song ever- Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls. Then I danced with my dad and we the song we danced to made me break down and cry! I didn't think I would cry but I did! My dad did a pretty good job at holding it together but I couldn't and by the end I was smiling and so was he! Then Daryl danced to a song with his mom and it was sweet and she cried while they danced a little bit.
Then the fun began! We danced the night away! It was so fun! Our DJ came through big time for us. He played a lot of top 40 music. I saw my mom, dad, and brother break it down! My brother sure had a classy dance! We recorded it and I sure can't wait to show his kids one day! It is soo good and the crowd just ate it up! My whole family danced and it was just a blast! Then we ended the night and everyone was outside with glow sticks waving us goodbye! We hoped in our car and it was a night that will always be remembered!
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