Our Summer

As most of you already know, Devin and I were married on April 26, 2007 in the Idaho Falls temple. It was a beautiful day and everything turned out really well. We had tons of support at the temple for our sealing and at the reception as well.

We went on a cruise for our honeymoon to Ensenada, Mexico. The actual cruise was fun (Devin's first!), but the stop off at Ensenada was LAME. There is nothing to do there, so we roamed the few streets and headed back to the ship. We came home to our new apartment that we had not moved into yet. Oh joy! So we spent a few days running around collecting things that we needed and putting everything together. This is just one picture of the front room, but we like it a lot. Its cute and cozy.

We quickly decided that we weren't going to be a boring married couple, so we got right into having some fun. We went to Lagoon one Saturday with Devin's sister Alisa and our friend Dave from my old ward. Definitely the most entertaining thing was the carousel, as you can see. Good times.
We also went to Manti to see the Manti Pageant and to stay with Devin's parents for a night. I had never been to Manti at all, let alone the pageant. It was actually pretty entertaining, I just had a hard time keeping my eyes open. This was our best attempt at getting a picture of us and the temple. The Fourth of July was spent in Provo and down in Fairview, where Dev is from. It was the first fourth that I can remember missing the big parade and fireworks show along the river in I.F. I was pretty sad, but oh well. Nobody believed Kylee and I when we kept insisting that the fireworks there were far better than any we could see here. Nobody believed us, but its the truth. The Stadium of Fire ones were pretty pathetic in comparison, I'd say. Good ol' I.F.
The biggest event of the summer was my Strobel Family Reunion in upstate New York. About half of my extended family was able to make it up there to see all the sites and to have some good old fashioned quality family time. Devin was introduced to many of my family members that he had never met, needless to say, I think that was an overwhelming experience for him. We saw Niagara Falls, which you can see below. It was absolutely beautiful. We also saw all the church sites, including the Joseph Smith farm and the Sacred Grove. A few of us woke up really early one morning and went and did a session in the Palmyra Temple, which was an incredible experience. They have an open window there that overlooks the Sacred Grove. It was really a special thing to be able to see. We were also able to see the Hill Cumorah Pageant, which was a HUGE production. I am going to have to say that the Hill Cumorah Pageant is a little bit better than the Manti one. Okay, A lot. We finished up by spending a day at a waterpark. It was a good little getaway and tons of fun.

This summer, we also hit the Fairview Demolition Derby, which is a huge deal down there in Sanpete County. It was a pretty quality event, if you know what I mean. Devin's little sister, Jana, was also married on July 28th in the Manti Temple. That was an awesome experience too. The Manti temple is incredible. This past weekend, we were able to go up to Idaho for the first time since we have been married and my mom took us Jetskiing. My legs got fried, but besides that, it was quite fun. I can still waterski, which I haven't done in years! I was pretty impressed with that, but my body wasn't. I was so incredibly sore the next few days, I was like an old lady getting around. These things I don't have any pictures of, don't ask me why.

Now we are going to enjoy our Labor Day tomorrow and then head back to the bliss of the BYU school-year. Yippee...nothing better than knowing I only have two semesters left though. I have paid my dues. I bet Devin wishes he could say the same!!!