Why Erica is my very best friend....

Erica sent me this card while I was on my mission. It is my absolute favorite card! It made me smile and then laugh because if you know her...I mean really know her, you can totally picture her doing this. She is that type of person to burst into song and not care what anyone thinks. She is by far the coolest chic I know. This card, even though it was packed away, has made us laugh every time we remember it. In a way, a totally cheesy way, it is symbolic of our friendship. A thought of her makes me want to burst into song. We are the absolute best of friends. I love her and she loves me! We have been close all of our lives. We have laughed, cried, played, fought, and been through everything together. We have screamed at each other and screamed beside each other at other people. Even though I am sure she is going to cry when she reads this just like I am crying right now I just wanna say (in our baby voice), "GIRL...I miss you all the day!!" I miss our discussions of life and watching tv with you and giving commentary on every single thing like we know it all...cause we do!! Just remember that Daddy is jealous cause he's not in the sister club!! AHHHHHHHH!!! LOL We are so flippin hilarious! I love you Peepa!

"Copper, you're my very best friend."

"And you're mine too Tod!"

"And we'll always be friends forever."

"Yeah, forever!"

SillySuperSam

"SillySuperSam has sent you a flirt." He has been making me laugh ever since I saw his screen name. It is very fitting if you know him and one of the reasons I love him. He works hard but plays even harder. It is the start of the third week in his first rotation and I miss him during the day. He has been able to scrub in on several surgeries and comes home so excited. I usually have no idea what the surgery was because he uses medical terms but I know to smile when he says, "It was so cool!" The one I do understand is the spay/neuter one. I hear that one a lot. One day Sam came home more excited than usual about a spay. I was glad he was finally home since he stayed late to help with this spay. He starts telling me about it and how it was the coolest thing he's seen. I was wondering what the heck was so exciting about something he does so often. This little doggie was different. She needed a spay and a neuter! That's right folks, my hubby operated on a hermafrodite chihuahua! That was as exciting as getting to neuter the dog of the music guy for Lord of the Rings. LOL The clinic is in LA so Sam has had a few celebrity patients.

Anyway, his next rotation is in Colorado Springs, CO. He'll be gone a whole month. :( I am going to miss him so much! I love being here each day when he comes home. I love making him pop-tarts and milk every morning. I love watching the Laker games with him. We always laugh at the same commercials. Sam will always say funny things when you can see the players talking but can't hear them. We laugh so hard. Speaking of laughing, it is time to confess something. Now this isn't going to shock any of you but Sam made me laugh so hard yesterday that I peed my pants a little. I hope Sam gets this tickling thing out of his system soon! It is the worst! Whenever I smart off or tease him he gets this look on his face. I started laughing, tears pouring down my cheeks, and beg for mercy. It's just not fair!!

I didn't have anything specific to blog about, just wanted to give an update on Sam. That he is pretty much always doing homework, eating or sleeping. He doesn't have nearly enough time in his day, but he always makes time to make me laugh.

Do I smell smoke?

Ever since I got married I have been waiting for the opportunity to make my husband brownies. Sam absolutely loves brownies. Although, his Mom and sister make excellent brownines and mine would obviously be coming from a box I was sure he'd appreciate the gesture. I got a brand new pan with square shapes so you don't even have to cut the brownies! "Brilliant," I thought as I put them in the oven. Now when my sweet Sammy is done with his homework he can have brownies and ice cream while he watches the game and I will be officially the best wife ever! I set the timer for half of the requirement so I could check on them and went about my wifely duties. He comes downstairs and asks if they are done. The timer had not gone off yet but I went to check. Smoke billowed out of the oven and I had to take them outside. :( They were beyond burnt. I wanted to scream! I have made brownies probably a zillion times in my life but of course the first time I make them for my husband I screw up. This is ridiculous! Now it will be one of those funny when we first got married stories but I am fully capable of making brownies. Later on when I brought the pan inside my pride wouldn't let me laugh as I watched Sam eat the middle out of one of the "bricks" as he put it. Stupid new fancy square thingy pan...I hate you!

My wedding day

Well it finally happened, the day every girl dreams about. My wedding day was so wonderful! Of course I will be reliving this day for the rest of my life but I wanted to blog the short version. I woke up after barely sleeping around 5am. I was supposed to be at my brother-in-law's house at eight so Gracie could do my hair. I don't know how I was late but I was. I was a little upset and on the verge of puking and/or crying. Then I noticed I forgot to put my engagement ring back on after I cleaned it. This sent me over the edge and I started bawling! All the ladies in Sam's family were trying to keep me calm. My wedding day was off to a less than perfect start so needless to say I was about to lose it at any minute. We made it to the temple, almost 30 minutes late. Everything that happened before the ceremony is a blurr. The poor old ladies thought I was going to pass out but I was just super stressed and anxious! What's with all the waiting? Let's get this show on the road!

The sealing was wonderful! My mission President, Elder Richard G Hinckley performed our sealing. He said his father said the key to a successful marriage was to be anxiously concerned about the happiness of your spouse. When someone asked his mother how she had a happy marriage she replied, "I lowered my standards." Everything he said was just perfect for Sam and I. It was so special! The family that introduced me to the church (most of them) were able to be in the sealing with me which made it even better. Ryan, who baptized me, was one of our witnesses and Sam's brother Felipe was the other. Now taking pictures afterwards, that was basically a nightmare. We love pictures and they are obviously important but trying to coordinate that many people is a big headache. Even though hundreds of pictures were taken there is not one with just Erica and I which makes me so upset. :( Once the pictures were over I was glad. Onto the party!

The ring ceremony was simple and I am so glad I decided to do that. My photographer, my brother Rusty, got lost so I had to rely on others for pictures of that. Then the reception. It was great! The caterers did a great job decorating and the food was amazing!! We ate and ate and ate! Then the cake was the best wedding cake I have ever tasted. Gracie gave a beautiful toast that made me cry. The first dance was the most romantic moment ever. Our song is Derrepente which means suddenly. Sam sent it to me when we first started dating. He said it described the way he felt about me. The dance with my dad was sooo hard. I was crying, he was crying, my mom and sister were crying, others thinking about their daughters were crying. There were tears in abundance just the way I had always pictured it. We danced to "My little girl" by Tim McGraw.

The DJ was so much fun and got the crowd involved as you can see from the pictures. The men all put on hats and danced to YMCA. My friend who was watching with me said, "I don't know what your dad is spelling but it's not YMCA." HA HA My poor dad and his short arms. The bouquet and garter toss went as expected. Some practically flew off the ground for it while others seemed ok with just letting it fall. After our limo was over ten minutes late and we walked through the farewell bubbles it was all over. We leaned back and Sam said, "Let's never do that again." To which I replied, "Deal!"

There was a few stressful times and a few embarrassing moments but those of y'all who know my family know it could have been a lot worse. I must say it was a perfect day. A perfect ending to a fairy tale courtship and a perfect beginning to my new life.