This has been a VERY busy and exciting weekend full of 'S's!
A Surprise (and a Sleepover!):
My roommate, Tessa, is moving next week to Cheyenne, WY. We are going to miss her SO MUCH! She gave us the perfect gift on Friday night as a going away present to US. She got our other roommate, Melissa, in on it and they surprised Kate and I with packing lists on Friday night. We were told to pack a toothbrush, swimsuit, PJ's, etc. Kate and I started screaming with excitement and anticipation. We threw stuff in our bags and, about 5 minutes later, we drove in Tessa's car across the street to the Marriott Residence Inn where Tessa and Melissa had already checked in to the hotel room!! Inside the freezer was each of our favorite flavors of Ben and Jerry's ice-cream. It was a DCT (dream come true!). We spent an hour and a half in the indoor pool and jacuzzi playing teenage games. We talked and talked all evening. It was a blast!
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A Shower
Christina Marie Houston is getting married in three months. Because she is going on tour at the end of May and many of her friends are moving for the summer, we decided the end of April would be the best time for her to have a shower with all her Utah friends and relatives. It was a wonderful afternoon. We felt so blessed as a family to see all the love showered on Tina!
A special (enormous) shout out to my cousin Sheralyn who provided the incredibly marvelous cupcakes and cookies from "The Chocolate" (on state street in Orem) and the exquisitely delicious chocolate dipped strawberries. She also let us use her BEAUTIFUL home and supplied lots of extra beach decorations (and the majority of my outfit because I spilled on the original shirt I brought!). She is AMAZING!
A special shout out to my friend Daniel who helped set-up and clean up for hours before and after the shower (he also mixed the lemonade!).
A special shout out to Mollie Bridgers Olorenshaw (with her mom, Karen, below) who provided most of the beach decorations!
A special shout out to Jeremy's mom (and his grandmas and cute little sisters!) who brought the fruit kabobs, veggie tray, and the pictures of Jer and Tina!
From right to left (above): Jer's mom, my mom, Tina, Jer's grandma, and Jer's little sister.
A special shout out to Shana and Anna, our sisters who we wish could have been there!
A special shout out to my cute roommates who came to support Tina!
A special shout out to the bride-to-be!
A special shout out to Tina's roommates and friends, a few of whom who provided the games (including one where we all got a clothespin and if we said the word 'wedding' or 'Jer,' it could get stolen).
A special shout out to our sweet cousin Nicole and all the other guests who brought recipes to share with Christina in addition to generous, lovely gifts!
A special shout out to my mom's aunt, sisters and nieces who traveled long distances to come!
A special shout out to Grandma Carolyn, Grandma Marva, Aunt Kelly, Aunt Melissa, Aunt Karen & Nicole, and Kaylene from my dad's side who came to celebrate with Teenie.
A Semi-Formal
Our ward activities committee hosted a black and white semi-formal. They used a computer program to match up dates. It was beautiful and so fun!
Here are the couples!
Mike and Katie
Jason and Melissa
Kate and Darren
Tessa and all of us! Her boyfriend, Paul, lives far away :-(.
Afterward, we danced and actually did indexing as couples! It was a fabulous way to spend the evening.