After honeymooning in Cancun, we will come back to Texas for a celebration with our family and friends in the Lone Star State. The festivities will be held at The Vintage Oaks Clubhouse in New Braunfels. The dress is dressy casual... come in jeans and your cowboy boots! We will be serving barbeque and dancing our hearts out. We hope that you'll come out and have a good time with us!
How to get there:
Vintage Oaks is such a new development that you can't look the streets up on the internet yet. The address you should put in Google or your GPS is: 1110 Vintage Way, New Braunfels, TX 78132. This is the address for the Vintage Oaks Discovery Center, not the Clubhouse. We included directions in the announcements to help guide you!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Utah Reception
We are having a reception the night of the wedding in Taylorsville. The celebration will be held in JD's family friend's backyard. The Andersons have been so gracious in letting us use their yard and we couldn't be happier about the location. To get there From I-15, take the 4500 south exit and head West (left off the exit from Provo, and right if you're coming from Layton) Go down a few lights and take a right on Redwood Rd. Go down a few more lights and take a left on 4200 south into the neighborhood (corner of a Philips 66 and Mcdougals) and take your first left (onto El Camino Street. The house will be on your left. The dress is Sunday best. The wedding party will be in tuxedos and dresses. Light refreshments will be served. Come ready to dance and we'll boogy the night away. We are so excited and hope to see you there!
Wedding Registry
We are currently only registered at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. You can find us under either of our names.
We plan to register at Dillard's as well, but that registry won't be available until after July 20.
We plan to register at Dillard's as well, but that registry won't be available until after July 20.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Our Long Summer Apart
This summer, we have been living in different states. J.D. has been in Columbus, Ohio since the beginning of May selling security systems for Platinum Protection. Meanwhile, I have been working as a camp counselor at Camp Kostopulus in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a camp for people with disabilities. We hate being apart, but are so blessed by modern technology that helps keep us connected!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The Engagement
J.D. came home with me over Christmas break to ask my parents' permission to marry me. I was well aware of J.D.'s intentions and so I was pretty much expecting a proposal after we started school again in January. Week after week passed and nothing happened... so I just assumed that J.D. would take his own sweet time. One weekend, J.D. and I planned to take a trip to Nevada with one of his roommates and his girlfriend. Before the trip, we were going to drive up to Layton to visit his family for a little bit. On our way down to Layton
, J.D.'s Dad called and suggested that we meet his parents in Ogden to try some new icecream and visit a new shopping center. I thought that was a little random but didn't suspect anything. When we got to Ogden, J.D. pulled into the parking lot of a place called iFly Utah, an indoor skydiving center! I was so surprised and excited. It was supposed to be an early Valentine's Day gift, because we wouldn't be able to do anything the next day. J.D., his Dad, and I all got trained to skydive and suited up in our gear. There were two ladies and a dad a
nd his son who were flying at the same time as us. We let all those folks go first and then we each had a turn. Basically, we jumped into this big wind tunnel that has really high speed fans that blow air and keep you up. There was an instructor who helped us. The first turn basically just allowed us to get used to what it was like and then we each had a 60 second turn to go again. Everyone went and Iwas last. When I jumped into the wind tunnel, the instructor held me in one spot and I got a little frustrated. I was irritated that I wasn't flying high like everyone else had. After about 20 seconds, the instruct
or spun me around the opposite direction. J.D.'s mom and another guy were holding a 3 ft by 8 ft banner behind the glass that read, "Summer, Will you marry me?" I was so surprised! During training, I had been taught not to open my mouth because the intensity of the wind would pull spit across my face. Well, I forgot to keep my mouth closed and got a nice slimey face. Then, the instructor turned me the other way and J.D. was kneeling in the doorway. He couldn't bring the ring in because of the wind shaft, so he didn't have anything to hold. He just kindof put his hands out and shrugged his shoulders. I was still flying, so I gave him a two thumbs up. The instructor pulled me over to the doorway where I kissed and hugged my new fiance while I was still flying! J.D. gave me the ring after my flight. It was so perfect!
, J.D.'s Dad called and suggested that we meet his parents in Ogden to try some new icecream and visit a new shopping center. I thought that was a little random but didn't suspect anything. When we got to Ogden, J.D. pulled into the parking lot of a place called iFly Utah, an indoor skydiving center! I was so surprised and excited. It was supposed to be an early Valentine's Day gift, because we wouldn't be able to do anything the next day. J.D., his Dad, and I all got trained to skydive and suited up in our gear. There were two ladies and a dad a
nd his son who were flying at the same time as us. We let all those folks go first and then we each had a turn. Basically, we jumped into this big wind tunnel that has really high speed fans that blow air and keep you up. There was an instructor who helped us. The first turn basically just allowed us to get used to what it was like and then we each had a 60 second turn to go again. Everyone went and Iwas last. When I jumped into the wind tunnel, the instructor held me in one spot and I got a little frustrated. I was irritated that I wasn't flying high like everyone else had. After about 20 seconds, the instruct
or spun me around the opposite direction. J.D.'s mom and another guy were holding a 3 ft by 8 ft banner behind the glass that read, "Summer, Will you marry me?" I was so surprised! During training, I had been taught not to open my mouth because the intensity of the wind would pull spit across my face. Well, I forgot to keep my mouth closed and got a nice slimey face. Then, the instructor turned me the other way and J.D. was kneeling in the doorway. He couldn't bring the ring in because of the wind shaft, so he didn't have anything to hold. He just kindof put his hands out and shrugged his shoulders. I was still flying, so I gave him a two thumbs up. The instructor pulled me over to the doorway where I kissed and hugged my new fiance while I was still flying! J.D. gave me the ring after my flight. It was so perfect!How We Met
After my first year at BYU, I came back to San Antonio to live with my family for the summer. J.D. also headed to the great state of Texas to sell security systems with Platinum Protection. Neither of us were looking for love. I did not want to go to the group at church for young single adults, the Singles' Ward, because I didn't really know anyone. I was encouraged by my mother to attend activities and dances and make some fun, new friends to hang out with over the summer. I finally consented to go to a dance because I really wanted my mom to leave me alone. I went with a friend, who happened to give her number to one of the guys who was in San Antonio for the summer selling security systems.
The next day at church, this guy invited my friend to a company barbeque with him... but there was a problem because my friend and I had come to church together. So, I got dragged along as a third wheel. When we got to the barbeque, I didn't feel so bad because there were a lot of cute boys at the pool and I was one of the only girls. :)
My friend left with the guy who'd invited her and I had to fend for myself. I started talking to a boy named Colton, who seemed really friendly and easy to get along with. He asked me, "Which one of these boys do you think you are going to kiss by the end of the summer?" I was taken back! I didn't even know him. I told him I wasn't going to kiss any of them and he promised me that I would kiss at least one of them by the end of the summer. Little did I know that I would end up kissing one of them... and marrying him too!
Colton invited me over to his apartment one weekend to watch a movie with a bunch of his friends. This was the first time that I remember meeting J.D. He swears I was wearing a white polo shirt, but I can't really remember.
The next day at church, this guy invited my friend to a company barbeque with him... but there was a problem because my friend and I had come to church together. So, I got dragged along as a third wheel. When we got to the barbeque, I didn't feel so bad because there were a lot of cute boys at the pool and I was one of the only girls. :)
My friend left with the guy who'd invited her and I had to fend for myself. I started talking to a boy named Colton, who seemed really friendly and easy to get along with. He asked me, "Which one of these boys do you think you are going to kiss by the end of the summer?" I was taken back! I didn't even know him. I told him I wasn't going to kiss any of them and he promised me that I would kiss at least one of them by the end of the summer. Little did I know that I would end up kissing one of them... and marrying him too!
Colton invited me over to his apartment one weekend to watch a movie with a bunch of his friends. This was the first time that I remember meeting J.D. He swears I was wearing a white polo shirt, but I can't really remember.
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