Mine & Jen's Big Day

Alright, so I give. Jen's day was bigger. Getting married for time and all eternity kinda trumps turning 28, but hey at least I got to celebrate both in Utah.

Well here is the best part of this whole week...alright well not the best "part" but definitely the best story.

I was supposed to fly to Utah on the 11th (my birthday) at 7am, well I don't know if you were watching the weather at all the weekend before, but ya that would have been when we were buried under nearly 2 feet of snow and bracing for another blizzard. I knew, just knew my flight was going to get canceled, so Tuesday morning, the 9th, I got up and checked usairways.com and read that they had "relaxed their ticketing"which basically means you can change your ticket without paying all the fees and what not. Well the airport was open for about 12 hours in between the two storms (the 2nd blizzard was expected to start Tuesday around 2pm) and so I threw some clothes into a bag and had my roommate Kim drop me a off at the airport.

I ran to the Preferred line (ya, after a year of travel I have finally arrived and have status with an airline!) and begged the lady to get me out. She was awesome and made it happen. I got out on one of the last flights out of DC and then went through Charlotte where the last seat was First Class! What up?! Haha. You would think this wouldn't have been the first time, but alas, it is the first time I've flown First Class coast to coast. I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E.

So yes my Birthday present came early and I got to Salt Lake by 7:30pm Tuesday night and was able to spend the whole week there with family and friends. Yes I did take the gamble that the office would be closed due to the weather- and lucky again, it was :).
Did I mention it was my birthday? Well it was. I turned 28. Yeah I'm getting old (on a completely random tangent, I recently watched My Best Friend's Wedding and she's supposed to be 28 in that movie! Her back up plan was for 28 and that's where I am. 28. Oh and my back up plan is getting married in June. Dang it all)

Anyhow, I was able to celebrate the day at my Aunt's house with some friends and family. It was perfect. The top picture would be me with my cousins and the next picture is with my crazy Arizona friends who drove up for Jen's wedding.

And here are my BFFs with their adorable kids. How I love these women and their babies. Gosh I miss them everyday.

Adorable.

We were able to stop by Jen's parents place and see her before the wedding. I'm so glad we did, it was just great to see her for a minute. I love that girl and I couldn't be happier for her in her marriage.

Oh just a sampling of the madness that ensued at Annie's place. We did tear the weekend up. It is always a blast to lay around and laugh with my Arizona ladies. I say we do it every few months..keeps me going.
Oh and did I mention the chocolate strawberries we made? Genius idea taught to me my Amanda and passed along with love.

Jen is wonderful and after you meet her parents, you totally understand where she gets it. I love this family. We've gotten to know each other over the years of Jen and I living together and when I was in Indiana for work (and they still lived there) and I just think they are an incredible family.

These two adorable boys are Jen's nephews and they had the attention of every lady in the joint, Jen's poor brothers didn't stand a chance :) haha.

Such a beautiful temple.
Playing it up for the cameras. She is a gorgeous bride.

I am so glad I was able to be there for Jen's big day. I just love her and I love that she is so happy. It always gives me hope when I see my close friends find that happiness.