Opening "The Call"

I know it's hard to hear, but it's fun to watch. I posted the details below.

Going on a Mission!!!

My brother Justin received his mission call to Lima, Peru North Mission April 13th (I know I'm late in posting)!! We are all so excited for him and Justin is especially excited. He will be in the Peruvian Highlands - so treking the mountains. It will be interesting to hear about his experiences there. He will leave for the MTC in Provo on September 1st and then three weeks later leave to go to the MTC in Peru. I'm going to miss Jay so much, but I'm very happy for him. He has been waiting for this call to come for a long time! Justin will leave before my sister Megan gets home from her mission in November. It will be crazy having two missionaries at one time, but I'm so proud of both of them and their desires to serve missions. Justin will be such a great missionary. He is a very hard worker and has a desire to help others and make them happy.

This is my favorite picture of Jay after opening his call. His face tells it all! :)

Grandma White, Jay, Grandpa White

Me an Jay :)

Wedding Day

A few weeks ago, my friend Kristy was married in the Salt Lake Temple to Ryan White. It was such a beautiful day with sunny skies - a little chilly, but nice. Nick and I were invited to the sealing and it was so special. That was the second time that Nick and I had been to a sealing at the Salt Lake Temple since we had been married (the first time was at our friend's Ryan & Chelsea's wedding one year exactly from the day Nick & I were married). It brought back wonderful memories of our wedding day and the promises that we made to each other. After the sealing, we waited outside for the newlyweds. There was a little drama for Kristy because her zipper wouldn't zip up on her wedding dress! We were all worried for her while we waited...but she did come out without any problems. She looked so gorgeous. We took pictures outside and visited with Kristy's family. Nick and I went with Brittney that night to Kristy's reception. We met up with Whitney and Oakleigh too. It was a wonderful day and it was great to be at the temple and with Nick.

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Party Time!

Last night was my friend Kristy's bridal shower/bachelorette party! Whitney and I met up to buy Kristy a present and then headed down to South Jordan for the bridal shower. I got to see little Miss Oakleigh too which was so fun. Brittney met up with us a while later. We opened presents and then went to dinner at Zupa's! Delicious! We had a great time talking and laughing about old times and all the wedding news that's going on with Kristy. Afterwards, we went back and hung out some more. We spent time playing more games and talking. It was such a fun night and it ended with going to see Kristy's new apartment.

(Whitney, Brittney, Oakleigh, Allison, Kristy)

Brittney, Kristy, Whitney, and I met when we all started working at Legacy House in Bountiful as CNA's. We all had so much fun working together and have been friends ever since. It has been about 6 years now since working at Bountiful House. Time goes by so fast, but I'm so glad that we have been able to maintain our friendships and still have a great time together.

Cute Oakleigh - she loves to stick out her tongue and hold her arms up...pretty much all the time. She is so stinkin' cute!

Breakfast with the girls...

This morning, Jessica, Val, and I went to Mimi's Cafe for breakfast. I had banana chocolate chip pancakes and the girls said the the muffins are "the best", so I got two to go - one for me and one for Nick. It was really fun to get together with the girls from the neighborhood. I have had a really great time living in Farmington Crossing. Many of the people that live here are couples that are Nick and my ages so we have been able to make a lot of friends. Nick and I know that we are very blessed to live here and we have been having so much fun with all our new friends. Hopefully, we will have many more breakfasts' together :)

Mmmm....Chinese

What could be better than having lunch with your family at your favorite Chinese restaurant? My family really loves China Star in Bountiful. I actually brings back memories because when Nick and I were dating, my family went to China Star and while we were eating lunch, I saw Nick's room-mate Kurt around the corner. I waved at him and wondered if he was with Nick...he was! They had just been at the Bountiful Temple and stopped there for lunch with Brandon. That was the first time that Nick met my family.

A Place to Sit!

Last Saturday, Nick and I bought a new kitchen table! It has been so nice to have a place for everyone to sit for a meal. Last night, I made dinner (yes...me) for the missionaries and for our friends, Jessica and Jordan Hendrickson. We had a great time around the new table for dinner! If anyone would like to come over for dinner sometime...you are invited! :)