Weddings!

This summer Gerrit and I got to participate in lots of weddings; it just seemed like that kind of summer. We were lucky to enjoy weddings of friends an family and were able to attend some beautiful sealings. The pictures here are from the Jake and Laura Basilius wedding, the Manuel and Tiffany Delgado wedding, and the Eric and Jennie Swenson wedding. All these brides were beautiful and all the grooms seemed pretty happy :) As we get closer to celebrating our second anniversary it has been lovey to participate in these weddings and reflect on our own sealing and family. I love weddings!

Gerrit and I both got to know Jake while he was serving in the Spain Barcelona mission. He was a great missionary, and we love Laura even more! They are such a great couple and had a beautiful reception in Salt Lake.

Manuel and Tiffany (Gerrit's cousin on the Winkel side) got married next. They were sealed in the Timpanogos temple. Their wedding was the first on the Winkel side since ours (in August 2009), and we were happy to pass on the title of the newest married couple!

The latest wedding was Jennie and Eric's this past Friday (August 19). Gerrit couldn't come, but I was able to be there for the entire wedding weekend and all the fun events! They were sealed in the San Diego temple (in the same room where Gerrit and I were sealed!). I just love Jennie and I have never seen her so stunning or so happy. I also got to enjoy the weekend with two other old roommates, Sarah and Mackenzie. It was so fun to spend time with them both! And of course, San Diego lived up to all the expectations--it was a beautiful weekend!

Catch Up: San Diego Trip, Gerrit's Birthday, and a Roommate Reunion

I'm a little behind, but I wanted to post some pictures of our earlier summer adventures, starting with our San Diego trip. The end of June/beginning of July Gerrit and I got to go down and visit my family before they moved to Lima, Peru. We got to be there at the same time as Lauren, Russel, and Natalie, which was so fun because we all got to be together! We did all the things we love to do in San Diego, which included lots of sun and lots of food! It was great to be home! (I don't know how I didn't get more pictures, but I only have pictures of me and Gerrit. The rest of the family was there too!) 

We went to Sea World, which was so much fun!

 We spent the fourth of July at Grandpa's house in Carlsbad with lots of family.

I don't think we've ever been on a vacation without going bowling. This one was no different!

Right before we left to head back to Provo. I love you San Diego. 

Gerrit turned 24 on July 9th. We celebrated by going to dinner at Texas Roadhouse, where Gerrit got a big steak, his favorite. :) I made him a banana cake with cream cheese frosting, his cake of choice this year. It was pretty yummy!

My sophomore year of college I lived in an apartment with five great girls. Out of the six of us, one went on a mission. She went to the Ukraine and recently came home. Four of us were in Utah at the time and decided to go to dinner and meet her at the airport. It turned out being a very fun, very long night!

On Temple Square before heading to the airport to see Mackenzie.

Jessica, me, Sarah Jones, Mackenzie, and Chelsea (and our love to Jennie, our other wonderful roommate who couldn't be here)!