Staying Busy...

On the way to Texas we drove through Spanish Fork Canyon, right during sunset. The mountains were beautiful. And yes, I was driving while I took these!


We took it slow and it took us 2 days to get t Texas, but we made it alive. Patrick and I drove in seperate cars, and that was the longest i've every drove in my life- 24 hours!










Looking for jobs has kept us in a little bit of a lull, but we are finding ways to stay busy! I figured since all of the wedding presents really are toys for me in the kitchen, he should get a toy too… so we got him a drill. As soon as we got the drill, he came home, charged it, and then walked around the house with that drill and nothing withstood him, door knobs or loose deck boards! When he is in the fixing mood, he gets on a roll. He completely moved everything out of the room we are staying in, and we did some deep cleaning (and I have to admit, I actually enjoyed myself- weird I know cleaning.) He then went on to tackle the bathroom- he ripped out the carpet, put in tile, and replaced the toilet!

That's my man!

Yay we're married!!

Patrick and I were married on December 20^th 2008 in the San Diego Temple. It was the best day of my life. I got to marry my best friend, and I get to be with him forever! It was wonderful to be with my whole family, new and old. It was the perfect wedding, nothing too over the top, just kind of a celebration. Very simple and straight to the point- “Mawwage, mawwaige is what bwings us togedder today!”

We had the reception at a little reception hall and my Mom and I planned the whole thing, and my mom and family are just now recovering from it all!!! I worked as a wedding coordinator for my last job so I pretty much know the ropes of it all! We made our own cake- and it tasted better than any wedding cake I have ever had (Thanks Katie for the recipe!)

This is our home made wedding cake! half triple chocolate, and half funfetti cake- yeah you can tell who decided the flavors huh? I'm the chocolate- Patrick is the Funfetti!!!

This is the reception hall we had it at. It was actually just a community rec center that we decorated. it turned out perfect!

Lydiksen Family! Oh what a happy bunch!

Hinckley parents Cindy and Kevin!

Brides maids- Tamsyn, Kimmy, Maria, and Lauren

Sister LOVE!!!!

For our honeymoon we stayed in the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego which I highly recommend. Then we went on a cruise, and let me just say that if you have never been on a cruise before DON’T do it for your honeymoon. Let’s just say Patrick and I got very sea sick! After the cruise we drove both of our cars down to Texas and we have been recuperating and looking for jobs ever since. I never realized how hard, and long it took to get a job, but it really has hit me lately. Every day we submit more and more resumes but nothing yet. But we have been keeping busy!