Looks Like They Made It

We're back home now, and Caryn is officially among the ranks of the married! Huzzah! The reception had a great turnout, as did the Temple ceremony, with a few families making the long drive up from Phoenix or down from Salt Lake to be there. Lots of mission buddies and close friends, music, munchies, and congratulations. :) Caryn even got a surprise wedding cake from her friend, who decided to bake one at the last minute when she found the original baker had fallen through and we were just gonna have sheet cakes. It was totally a cute cake, covered with flowers that matched her bouquet, and it gave them something to cut all ceremoniously. :) (I'll try to post some pictures eventually, though I imagine there'll be some on Facebook somewhere before I ever get my hands on a copy . . .)

Caryn went for the cute/small mess by dabbing frosting on his nose . . . to which he responded by smashing cake in her face . . . which earned him a frosting-smeared smack. It was silly. (and no harm came to the dress, so all is well with the world.) ;)

Caryn played the guitar and sang Sammy a song, too: "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain. It was tender. :)

I got to see a few people I hadn't in a good long while, like Crystal who was in our ward down there. Hung out for a good while with Kelsey, too. Huzzah! :) After the reception was all cleaned up a few of us relaxed in the hot tub and got caught up. It was quite nice, especially after a hectic day running last-minute errands and making sure we didn't run out of fruit, cake, or plates.

And to think, we get to re-do the whole thing in a couple weeks, for her Utah reception! :) This time we'll be a bit ahead of the curve, though. We know what to buy more of, and what we can go easy on. (Like broccoli. We ended up with a lot of leftover broccoli.)

I didn't post for the last couple days because the internet where we were staying was on the sketchy side. But I'll continue to keep up now that I'm back, and post more details about the wedding and such if and when they come to me. For tonight, I am once again late for bed. ;) So far that's the hardest goal to keep track of. :P

Goodnight! :)