let it be written

Wes and I have a lot of family and friends who are pregnant, trying to get pregnant or will be pregnant before us.

Since Wes and I are nowhere close to crossing that bridge, let it be written that these are our potential names for children.

Yes, we are "calling" them.

Johnny
Jacob
Jane
Julia

Let it be written on this official blog.

Yes, we know they are all "J" names. And no, you can't have them.

my hippie moment

97.5% of water on the Earth is salt water, with only 2.5% as fresh water, of which over two-thirds is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps. The remaining freshwater is mainly focused as groundwater, with only a small fraction present above ground.

Point? The global supply of clean water is decreasing.

Turn off your faucets when you brush your teeth.
Take a quicker shower.
Don't run the water while you pee thinking it will mask the sound.

Water. Save some for the whales.

the mr. and mrs.

The wedding was a blast.

As far as the actual ceremony, it is pretty insane that one minute you are single and then the next sealed. It was great to have all our family there to watch and cry. Me too. Wes too.

I feel like I have been involved in quite a few weddings for other people, but to have it be my own was pretty surreal. The day was too quick.

My fam really stepped it up to make the reception amazing. The place was DECKED out in orange tulips, gerbers, roses... From the lights to the Italian sodas, I think it is safe to say the Kirk and Jennie Weilers know how to throw a party. My dear friends were there from start to the bitter end. You guys are the best. Loyalty proven. I drove away feeling a little guilty. I told Wes we needed to go back and help clean up. He said no way.

Wes and I stayed one night at the fancy Marriott in downtown SLC. One of my favorite things about Wes is he doesn't skimp when it counts. For the whole honeymoon he pretty much went all out. We were in a super nice suite, huge bed, valet service, chocolate covered strawberries, the whole shebang. We even got a free breakfast Sunday morning in the hotel restaurant, which had we paid would have put us out 34 dollars! No omelet is worth that.

We drove to Zion Mountain Resort, just 10 minutes out of the East entrance to the park. We pulled up to the Buffalo Vista Honeymoon Suite. Again, no skimping here. Jetted bathtub in the middle of the living room!

We got up early and spent way too much on groceries at the closest gas station. Then headed into the park. One benefit to hitting up the national parks in the early season is parking availability. All the times I have gone to Zions, we circle the parking lot for like 20 minutes before squashing into a spot next to a tree that probably isn't really a spot. Not this time. We pulled right in and hopped on a not very crowded shuttle.

Wes came around and we hiked Angels Landing first. This hike is one of my favorites, a little thrill and priceless view. Wes, being a little conservative and not-so-hot with heights was hesitant at first. He didn't want to die after only being married 2 days. I told him it was ok, because we were sealed. But he decided to do it after I told him it was THE hike of the park.

Then we went to Weeping Rock, which in my opinion should be named Woosey Rock. We walked up the 0.5 trail just to turn around and come back. We didn't even crack out the camera. Then we took the free shuttle with grumpy driver into Springdale and bought some, once again, overpriced groceries (especially difficult when looking for gluten free lunch items). Wes was quite concerned that our food be safe, so he buckled everything in. What a great dad he'll be.

This morning we woke up to find SNOW. No one could believe it. We asked the front desk guy how often then get snow. He said, oh, never. So, we packed up early and headed back to Provo with a quick pit stop for some Arbys's curly fries.

Here are a few pics. Enjoy enjoy.