Wedding Bells

Well it is offical! Gabe and I are finally married. We have been for two weeks now and let me just say that it is loads of fun. Gabe's family  flew in from Brazil. His grandma, mother, brother, and step dad all came in. His mom is so cute. We were able to spend  the whole week together and had a ton of fun. Everytime we went shopping she always bought me things. Such a sweet lady. And I fell in love with his grandmother. She is adorable. Although she did not speak any English so it was a little difficult for us to communicate, but she was so sweet and loving. Gabe's brother is just a teenage boy. He is super nice and such a cute kid. I love his family so much and I am so sad that they do not live closer so that we could see them all the time. Our wedding was the most amazing thing ever. Everything went really well. The temple ceremony was so beautiful and thank goodness  is it did not rain. We got finished with all our pictures without there being a down pour. After Gabe and I left the temple that is  when the rain came. We felt that we were lucky. It was a mad dash to the  reception center in Ogden. We had to get ready for the ring ceremony that we were holding. It was so adorable. But I am not sure if this happens to all new brides but that day I have no idea as to where my brain went. My sister in law called after the temple to see what time we wanted her at the reception to help get me back into my dress. The whole time that she was on the phone I had to keep asking her who she was and why she wanted to talk to me. Ha ha do not ask me where my brain went cuz simply I do not know! Anywho we had the reception and everything went so well. Gabe and I got a free room at a B&B up the Ogden Canyon. It was amazing. They gave us this really nice room with a jacuzzi tub and they served us breakfast in our room the next morning. The next day we woke up and off to Hawaii it was. It took a really long time to get there. But it was so so so much fun. Neither one of us had ever been to Hawaii. It was beautiful and romantic and it was so nice to be there with my new husband. (It still is a little wierd to call him that) Although, we spent way much more money then I thought that we were going to we had an amazing time. I literally cried on the way home and begged Gabe to not allow me to go back. Although I did not want to come back it has been really nice to be in our own little house. We got a lot of great things for our wedding and are slowly putting our house together. I love being married and I love my husband. Life is amazing!!!!

One Week!!!!

Well it is official. It is exactly 1 week from today that Gabe and I will be married. I am so excited if you could not tell. And I am so sorry if all of my posts lately of the wedding but in one week it will all be over. Just a little update since I last wrote. Gabe and I went through the temple last week. It was such an amazing experience. I must say that it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. It was such an amazing to see Gabe in the temple. It was at that moment that I realized that this was all a reality. I was really getting married and I was doing it in the temple.  It is such a good feeling. It has been a very busy and crazy week. We are very excited for what the next week will bring. Gabe's mom, grandma, and brother went to New York this past week and will be flying here on Mon. I am so very excited to see them. I have only met his mom once and I have never met his grandma and brother. His stepdad will be flying in the day before the wedding. It will be nice for Gabe to see his family again and for me to meet the family that I am about to become a part of.  Everyone keeps asking me if I am nervous. But to be honest I am not nervous at all I am just so ready!!!! I know that marriage may not be the easiest thing in the world that you have to work on it. But I cannot express how excited I am to have Gabe by my side all the time. I also cannot wait to have a real vacation. It has been a really long time since I have had a real vacation. It will be so much fun to be with my husband with me. The next that I write a blog I will probably be a married women. I hope to see you all at the wedding and I will post pics as soon as I can!!

Getting Close!

What a relief!!! Gabe and I finished the last of our invitations today, and mailed them all out!!! It is such a relief to finally have those big boxes out of my way and not have to worry about them anymore. Things are coming along really well. I can hardly believe that the wedding is like 3 weeks away!!! This past week has been so great. I finally got my temple recommend and Gabe finally got his last night. After much bugging and a lot of running around he finally got it. It almost seemed like he was never going to get it. But I am so proud of him. He got his priesthood on Sunday and he is now a elder. He was so excited!!! He told me the other day that anytime I wanted a blessing I should just ask. He is darn cute!!!!He has come such a long way in the church. He has such a great testimony of the church. Sometimes I think that he knows more about the church then I do, and I have been in it my entire life. All my life I have always wondered what it would be like to go to the temple and to be sealed to my family and now it is here. I am so grateful that I have a man that is worthy to take me there.  We are having our new bedroom set delivered tomorrow. I cannot wait. Gabe has been moving a few of his things in at time so that we don't have to move so much later. When I look around and I see all his stuff the reality of me living with a man is kinda scary. Do not get me wrong,  I am excited but it's going to be definatly a change. Life is good, we are so happy and I just want it to be here already!!!!!!

Bridals

Last week I got up at the crack of dawn, and went to Layton. I got my hair done and then went to my parent's house. I then got into my wedding dress and was off taking my bridal pics. I must say that it was a little wierd being in my dress. It felt that I was really getting married Ever since I was a little girl I have always imagined what it would be like to get married and now it is here. As I was standing there all dressed up and watching my mom cry her eyes out, I knew that this was reality. I knew that prayers had been answered. I had been given such an amazing man and I was getting married to him. It has been a very emotional few days. This last Saturday, my good friend Annie threw me a bridal shower. It was so much fun. We played a game where Annie had asked Gabe some questions about himself and I had to answer them. If I got them wrong I had to put a piece of gum in my mouth. By the end of the game I had 7 pieces!!!!! I felt a little sick and I was determined that Gabe had made up some of the answers so that I would get them wrong. ha ha.  We got a lot of things for the house and it was great. I also got some unmentionables that was fun as well. I am so grateful for the good friends that I have and that they care about me  so much! Then on Sun when I walked into the church the 2nd counseler came running up to me and asked if I had gotten my temple recommend yet? I was not supposed to get until next week but I guess they are rearranging all the wards and the stakes soon and they wanted to get it all done. I was not prepared for this. I have always imagined that I would get married in the temple. It is something that I have always wanted. But this was it. I knew in my heart that I was ready, but I was not so sure that I was ready in my head to answer the questions. When sitting in front of the bishops office my hands sweated and i could not sit  still. Gabe leaned over and told me that everything was going to be alright. I was going to be just fine and that there was nothing to worry about. Well needless to say that he was right. I am going to go see the Stake President tonight to get everything done, but I was so glad that I got the recommend. I am getting married in the temple and I am so excited. Gabe and I are going through on April 30th. It is my dad's 60th birthday and he said that we could not give him a better gift then to go through the temple. I am so excited and  everything seems to  to be happening so fast. 31 Days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Invitations

So, we are down to less then 2 months till the wedding. It just keeps getting closer and closer. But it still feels a long way away. We got our invitations in the mail the other day. They are so pretty if I do say so myself. We had a few invitations made in portuguese so that we could send them to Gabe's family. We thought they perfect until we noticed that the portuguese ones had the wrong date. Whoops.... that was our mistake. So we are just going to send them out and put a little insert with the right date. We are super excited as always and I just want the invitations to be sent out and for the day to be here.

Engagements

So yesterday was probably one of the funnest days that Gabe and I have had. We had to get up early and be in Layton by 8:30. A family friend of mine was doing my hair. I did look so beautiful if I do say so myself. But in Gabe's words, "Pumpkin you  look HOT"! And Gabe looked amazingly HOT! But what else is new? He always does. I know I know I maybe a little biased but it is okay to be biased about your honey! So went to the Union Station in Ogden. For those of you that have never been there it is a very historic place. The building is very old fashion. There are several old trains that are there and it is just a fun place.  We have been praying that it be good weather. It was a little over cast but perfect for taking pictures. I must say that I have never had to stand in so  many uncomfortable spots in all my life. We then went to another location that just had beautiful structures. We took several pictures and are going to have them back in just a few straight weeks. We then are just waiting for the invitations to get here and we will be all set. I know that it was just 3 months ago that Gabe and I started planning a wedding. Now, we are almost done and the big day is arriving. It is weird to think that in 2 months that I will be married. Reality has not hit me yet and I don't know if it will for awhile. The other day I went to Ogden to help my sister-in-law with the kids and when I returned home Gabe had a gift for me. It was not my birthday, it was not Christmas, it was just a regular day. It was for just because he loves me so much and was thinking about me. I was so shocked and so excited! It had made my day. And I knew that this is why I was marrying this man. He loves me with all his heart and I could not ask for anything more!!!!

First Purchase!!!!

Well I feel that this has been an ongoing dilemma for us. We have been searching and searching for a bed. You see, I have always had just a twin bed since I moved out of my parents house and so Gabe and I knew that we would have to purchase a bed sooner or later. I cannot even begin to tell you how many bedroom stores we  have been to. Laying on every mattress in the store. We have found several that were perfect but then we looked at the price tag, and gave up on trying to find a bed. Who knew that beds were so dang expensive. Finally, the other day Gabe and I decided to venture out once again and decided that we were not going to stop till we had purchased a bed. Well.... we found one!!!!! It is the most beautiful most comfortable bed in the world. Not only did we buy a mattress but we bought a whole bedroom set. I know I know it was a big jump from just buying a mattress to a whole set. But it was on sale for a great price and we are super excited. The sales man showed us several different styles and I saw this one I knew it. I knew that this was the one that we are were going to buy.  I must admit though, I was a little scared to make the purchase. This was our first big real purchase that we had ever made together and I knew that meant that we were adults. I still am scared about the whole thing but I am beyond excited. Not only about the purchase but also that we no longer have to go to every bedroom store in the entire city and look, freak out over the price. I guess that this means that we are really getting married and that it is coming faster and faster. We finally got the invitations  ordered last night and they will be here in about 3 weeks. It has been a very exciting week for the both of us!