Because Two People Fell In Love...

I just added this picture! I can't believe I found it. Too funny.

I know there are lots of funny wedding day stories out there. So, here is ours. To start it off, I got strep about five days before our wedding. Go figure! I was so sick that I didn't think I was going to be able to get married. However, after a trip to the doctor, a blessing, and lots of rest I was feeling well enough to get married after all. We had our rehersal dinner the night before and we made it to the temple early the next morning to be sealed for time and all eternity as husband and wife.

After our ceremony I was waiting for Nat to come out of the dressing room so that we could go outside for pictures. It took him a very long time and when he finally came out he was wearing his khaki pants, dress shirt, and tie. I thought he was joking, but Nat didn't bring his tuxedo to the temple. Nat brought the tux bag, but the tux wasn't inside. (For those of you that don't know, we wear white clothes in the temple, so I wore my wedding dress and Nat wore white clothes for the ceremony. He didn't need the tux until after the ceremony for photos and the reception.)

Nat claims that I took the tux out of the bag the day before the wedding to inspect it and didn't put it back. I don't remember that at all. Luckily, Nat's house was only 20 minutes away and my brother was able to go get the tux. The photographer took my photos and all of my group family photos while we waited. Finally, my dashing groom showed up in his tux. The photo above was one of our first photos together as husband and wife. Today is a special day. Nat, thanks for being such a wonderful husband. I love you!

Oops! I Did It Again!

Amber(my dear color specialist friend) will be so disappointed in me... In an effort to save money in the current economy, I decided to try coloring my hair at home. I haven't done it myself in over 6 years. I was shooting for a dark brown color and ended up with an almost black color! You know it is bad when your 6yr old asks, "Mommy, why did you color your hair black?" I am trying to convince myself that I was going for a "goth" look, but the only way I can keep from crying is to laugh about it!! I called the company to see what I could do to lighten it and was told that I would have to strip it and then redye it. No, thanks. I'll just keep my new "goth" look for now and tell everyone that I was going for a dramatic look for Fall. What do you think?

Smokin' Hot!

Today, Nathanael had an early release from school. So, I decided to bring home some lunch. As we were eating we were talking about his day and he said that he and "daddy" were going to play football when he got home later. Then he broke into the Oklahoma State University chant, "O-S-U Cowboys!" (See the video below.) He followed that up with the creative art with curly fries that you see to the left. (His Nana will be so proud of him!) As I redirected him back to eating his food, I asked him if he wanted to try some barbecue sauce (I have to choose my words carefully) a.k.a. "Arby's Sauce" on his first roast beef sandwich. He agreed and after taking a bite he declared, "This sandwich is smokin' hot!" As I about choked on my bite of sandwich, I asked him why he said that. He said, "Because I like it a lot!" Hmmmm! I guess "daddy" has been teaching him phrases again. Oh, well. I am just glad that Nathanael has added something new that he will eat, even if it is "smokin' hot."