Ashley's wedding

Two days after my brother's family left, I headed out on a quick solo trip (SOLO TRIP!) to Utah for my cousin Ashley's wedding. Flying on the airplane by myself was pretty great. I read a lot and tried to sleep, but then the head-bob started and I hate that, so I read some more.

I arrived late Thursday night. My parents picked me up and whisked me away to Iceberg - a Utah place that makes super thick, super huge shakes. You know me. You know I love shakes. This shake was so big that I could only eat the shake that was sticking out above the rim. It was sticking out like 5 inches above the rim. I hardly scratched the surface. As as shake lover, I felt kind of bad that I couldn't conquer that thing...

We stayed at my uncle's house (his family was out of town). I stayed in my cousin's room. She's got a deer head on the wall. That was the first time I've slept in a room with a deer head. I thought it would be hard to sleep, but I got used to it. She also loves Jimmer, so Jimmer was staring at me all night, too. Love you, Katie! Thanks for letting me stay in your room!

Friday morning I took a walk around their neighborhood in Sandy, Utah. It was so nice out. Low humidity. I took advantage and straightened my hair. My hair never looks that good in Houston!

Anyway, Friday morning we headed to the Bountiful, Utah Temple for the ceremony. It was beautiful. Ashley and Mason are super cute together.

 Aunt Diane and Uncle Karl w/ the beautiful bride.

After the sealing we headed over to the Lion House, one of Brigham Young's houses, for a really nice luncheon.

 Aunt Colleen, Ashley, me.

 You asked for it, Lisa! (Ashley's pretty sister.)

Uncle Karl had us all crying with a lovely speech he made. The food was really good. I felt like I was going to pop. So Mom, Dad, and I walked over to the new City Creek Center outdoor mall and stretched our legs for a while. Then we headed back to my uncle's house to chat with my other cousins who had just come up from Provo.

Last, we headed to Thanksgiving Point for a gorgeous outdoor reception.

 Cute cousins: Michael, Lisa, Tyler.

 More adorable cousins. Jen and David (in the middle) are my cousins. They're flanked by Phe (Jen's beau) and Meegan (David's wife).

I had to get in on the action. Even though I was significant other-less.

 I didn't try to match the wedding colors on purpose, but it's a good thing I brought a spare dress because in true klutz fashion, I spilled on my first outfit at the luncheon.

 It was a beautiful day!

Driving out of Sandy on Saturday, I had to snap a (bad) picture of the largest house I've even seen with my own eyes. So ridiculous. And I think the wings on the far sides even got cut off.

It was such a fun trip. I'm so glad I got to go. Thanks, Gretchen, for watching the kids on Friday, and thanks to Dan for taking care of them while I was gone!