Well the last three weeks have been full of changes! After we eloped we spent the weekend in Park City on our mini-honeymoon. We stayed at Hotel Park City which was really nice. Their rooms are just so comfortable it was like being at home (but way nicer you know). We went mountain biking on Deer Valley's world class trails. I was really excited to go but once I got on the trail I was scared out of my mind! I just didn't see what was so fun about flying down a steep mountain on a skinny dirt trail full of rocks, bouncing so hard on every little bump that your whole body is constantly vibrating (including your eyes so that you could hardly see the skinny dirt trail and your hands so you definitely couldn't stay on the skinny dirt trail), and the whole time your going so fast that you have to grip the brakes so hard that your hands cramp up AND it doesn't even slow you down! I only fell once on these three big rocks that left me three big bruises to brag about my adventure with. Matt on the other hand is a really good mountain biker and had a blast! Other than that we just hung out at the sweet hot tub at the hotel, went to Ruth's Chris Steak House for dinner, and went on a drive up to the Uintahs. After all the wedding, non-wedding stress it was a very relaxing weekend.
When we decided to elope we only really planned as far as the wedding so when we the honeymoon was over it we had A LOT to do and no time to do it in. We both went back to work on monday and had to find a place to live, move, etc. Which everyone has to do but usually not after they are married and I was being VERY picky about where we lived. We looked at a TON of places: apartments, basements, condos, townhomes, etc. and either I didn't like them or they were too expensive or required too long of a lease or were too far away. It was a really stressful three days but finally we found these nice apartments really close to where we both work and signed a lease! That same day all of Matt's family helped us move all of his stuff from Orem and my stuff from my house (which I hadn't even packed yet, I just told them what stuff was mine and they started throwing it into garbage bags) into our apartment. We got it all done in one night! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL THE OYLER FAMILY!
We spent that whole weekend with Matt's family, I was pre-warned that the Fourth of July is the Oyler family holiday. This was the first time that I met Matt's parents too! We had such a fun time boating, spending time with family and watching fireworks. I had such a good time watching them goof off and getting to know them better. At one point we were all sitting around in camp chairs at the park just doing different things and it struck me that Matt has such an amazing family and I am so blessed to be a part of it now. Thanks for making me feel like I fit right in!
One day at the beginning of the next week I came home to find that our apartment full of boxes had been completely unpacked and partially decorated by my lovely husband and mother-in-law. Thank you so much for taking that huge stress off my shoulders, it meant a lot to me!
Since then it's been more "normal" if you can call it that. We have been camping and watching movies and working and paying bills and just loving our life together!
Since you read all of my rambling I think you deserve a reward so here are some pictures of Nick! Every tuesday and thursday I come home for lunch so I can spend time with him and Matt. Nick can say my name now and Matt says he even asks for me sometimes when I am not there (which of course is probably the coolest feeling I have ever felt). Well this particular lunchtime Nick was playing hide and seek with us in the box our vacuum came in, it was so much fun! I love getting to see Nick more than every other weekend now, he really makes my day and reminds me what's really important in life.
Here is another pic of him when we went camping a few weekends ago. I think he is getting ready to throw a rock which is funny because earlier that day he threw a rock really hard and it hit Matt right on the eyebrow and left a huge goose egg!
Nick and Daddy coming to "get" me in the swimming pool!
Well as always, I love all of you and hope you are doing well. Thanks for reading!
