Wow! What a beautiful time we had at the wedding and through out the whole weekend! We have been blessed with so many friends and family that love and support us. How wonderful it is to be given a second chance to make things different and hopefully, happier.

Chad and Kass weren't able to join us but we look forward to sharing our new lives with them and missed them dearly. We got a call from Kevin on Sunday! What a treat! Jess might be able to come up for a quick visit in the near future and it has meant so much to me how much support Kris and Jeff have been able to offer. Uncle Randy and Cousin Eric came down from Washington with a beautiful cheesecake and Susie and Dan and family came bearing gifts and food.

My parents were amazing with the amount of love and support they continually offer. They really love Roger and love having him in the family. My folks fixed a lovely assortment of lamb, ham, fruits and veggies for the reception and my friends from church made a beautiful cake with fresh flowers and everything!

The wedding was lovely. Roger suprised me in the middle of the ceremony by having my good friend Karl sing "The Broken Road" by Rascal Flats. Karl and my friends from worship team started the ceremony with beautiful songs of praise and my friend, Pastor Bill, gave a message of encouragement, hope and love filled with humor that suited our new family to a t.

Erika has been such a pillar of strength throughout the last two weeks. She has been so mature and understanding and helpful that it amazes me to see. She stood with Roger and I and held flowers and rings during the ceremony. I know the changes in her life are SO HUGE but she is being a trooper! She is sad about leaving her grandpa and the farm but she is being great about it.

We (Roger and I) got to run away for a little honeymoon. We spent the night after the wedding in a motel in Lava (not so nice) and then three nights in Vegas. What a great place to visit. There is so much to see that you don't realize that hours have gone by and you are just wandering. Lots of walking and sight seeing. We had a lovely time.

We flew back to SLC on Wednesday then rushed up to Erika's school for expedition exhibition and science fair. We missed Erika's presentation by about 20 minutes but she did place 3rd in her division in the science fair. I am so proud of her!

Thursday we took to move stuff around at Roger's then we brought the necessities to make our lives more comfortable. Then it was back to work on Friday. Roger and I spent part of the weekend fixing up Erika's room to make it feel more like home and then just reorganizing kitchen, closets, garage, etc. Erika spent a wild weekend with her dad chasing illegal fishermen and playing mexican train.

Now we are trying to settle into something that resembles a routine. A little weird, but going fine. So nice to have someone to share everything with. We (Erika and I) have been on our own for a long time. Luckily, we have so many friends that we count as family too.

I should have a couple of pictures later in the week and will get them posted to share. Now, I better get to work. The phones are ringing and it is getting busy again. Work is good.