Ladies and Gentlemen: flowers

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Friday, August 30, 2013

Summer Skies, etc.

Cool clouds we saw about 2pm

evening clouds #nofilter

clouds at sunset #nofilter

Bees love yellow

Happy Sunflowers

Sunflowers

My man usually falls sleep while reading #bookworm

Sunday, June 09, 2013

"I don't want to forget this lesson: Imperfections are normal. They are temporary. They don't define us. They might temporarily mask the beauty we wish we could see, but the potential is still there. It always has been. Sometimes we just need someone else to show us what we can be." - April Perry

Life is much sweeter when we concentrate on the "flowers" in our lives rather than the "weeds"/imperfections.

That is my challenge to myself this week.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

* Words of Wisdom *

"Our job is to prepare our kids for a life beyond us." -Kelle Hampton's sister

"Strength, wisdom and positivity is something which one should always keep building up high, if you still feel low, apply faith and courage back to your life, it's not about being strong or weak, all that you do and apply is for your life and your success." - Jiten Soni

I Choose…
to live by choice, not by chance;
to make changes, not excuses;
to be motivated, not manipulated;

to be useful, not used;
to excel, not to compete.
I choose self-esteem, not self-pity.
I choose to listen to my inner voice,
Not the random opinion of others.
I choose to be ME .

"Wrinkles should merely indicate where SMILES have been." -Mark Twain

"Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Emily and Nate's Wedding Story!

We always wanted Emily to find her own Mr. Wonderful.

And she sure did.

Emily's friend, Amy told her that she needed to get to know this Nate Jagoda guy.

Problem was that Emily lived in New York and Nate lived in Minnesota.

So Emily was brave and started sending Nate emails.

The emails led to frequent phone calls, which then lead to Nate sending Emily several bouquets of these:

After several months of "phone dating," Nate hopped on a plane to New York to finally meet Emily in person.
They had a great time.
Soon after Nate's trip, Emily flew to Minnesota to meet his family.

Emily and Nate fell in love.

They decided to get married in the Palmyra New York Temple

of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Bright and early on the morning of February 11th, 2012...

my older sister, Emily eagerly awoke to prepare for one of the happiest days of her life...

HER WEDDING DAY!

Emily's parents LOVED her first...

and so did her protective brothers and sisters.

(Sidenote: My baby bro is STILL taller than my baby sis in her sassy black 4 inch heels! Wowzers!)

Nate Jagoda LOVES Emily too!

Their wedding ceremony in the Palmyra Temple was just beautiful.

Brother Tanner, from the Elmira Ward, was their sealer.

There was an overwhelming feeling of happiness that day.

Check out those sweet burgundy shoes and Emily's amazing dress!

It was a cold, windy, snowy February day at the Palmyra Temple.

That evening, there was an lovely Open House for the newlyweds.

It was fun to see so many people from the area I grew up.

I must say it was a challenge to be social while also being on mommy duty and photo duty.

Lucky for me, Emily's friend, Ashley was the main photographer of the day.

My brother, Mike.

First Daddy Daughter Dance for Katie!

I know that these photos don't prove that there were many people in attendance,
but let me assure you that the house was full of well wishers... around 125 people.