Wedding #2

Rox and Jake were married on 6.7.08 and it was PERFECT! It was so great to see the two of them have their day, and to be a part of it was even better! I, of course, was a mess and cried much of the wedding. Although El was there to make me smile, as did Brittany when the Kleenex kept dropping on Rox's train! Priceless. Also priceless, the fact that I literally thought my heart might physically pound out of my chest when it was my turn to read scripture. I thought I would forget when I was supposed to go, I think at one point Ellen actually said it wasn't time yet. Then, when I knew it was coming, truly I could not breathe. Who knew I was shy? Good gracious.

Best of all, though, was seeing Rox and Jake say their vows. I love weddings, but more than that I love marriage. It's sappy but true. It was exciting to see how they looked at each other, and their excitement, and when you could barely hear Rox I was a lost cause. The vows are just so much more than words.

So....enough of the sap. Here are the pictures.

We started out the weekend on Friday night at the rehearsal. Always a good time; below are some pictures from that night.... After rehearsing the walk down the aisle.All the briesmaids, we had such a great time!

On Saturday, we started early. Hair appointments began at 7am. I don't think I have EVER had so much hairspray in my hair. If you look hard enough you can see that my hair is plastered to my head, although this was a good thing since it stayed most of the day. After the appointments we headed to the Trails to decorate. That was actually pretty fun. I'm not sure if that was just fun for me, but I kinda liked seeing it all come together.

Post trails, we headed to the church to get ready, have some lunch, and start the pictures. Here are a few from before the ceremony.
Such a beautiful bride. I love this girl. I love this one too. I told the girls a story about Brad, they teased him about it and he totally went with it. Love that he has an awesome sense of humor. El here is doing an interpretation of the story. With her backward hoodie. Hahahaha I love it. It was great seeing Brittany and Jackie. Mr. and Mrs.

After the wedding, they had rented a navigator limo for us to ride to take pictures in. For real, my first limo ride ever, and for real it was so much fun! For pictures we headed to campus, Ross Ade, and downtown Lafayette. I can't wait to see the pictures.
On to the reception at the Trails. It was great! We danced all night long, I think my feet might still hurt. Purdue Pete stopped by for a visit. The awesome cake. Us.
Even Mom and Dad, and Nana and Papa joined in on the fun!

All in all, a pretty awesome day! Congrats Rox and Jake, we're so happy for you!

Indiana !!

Well, hello again from Austin. We've been super busy since we've been back, so now is my first chance to really update...and if you notice it's almost midnight. CRAZY! Life is so great though. Let's just talk about the fantastic time we had at home!

Sunday, I flew in and Dad and Luke picked me up from the airport. I was super excited to see them both, and glad that I got to see Luke before he headed down to be a camp counselor for the summer. So we drove down to Seymour, dropped Luke off at his awesome summer job, and headed back home for Lauri's graduation party! I was so glad to be able to make her party. I missed her graduation and her valedictorian speech, I was so thankful it worked out to be there for her that weekend. Below are a few pictures I stole via Lauri of her party. She's such a graduate, I can't even believe it! She's the youngest of the 7 of us. It's crazy how time flies!Lauri and our Great-Grandma RothThey're cute...Lauri and ChaseThe Ladies! Louann, Sarah, Aunt Vic, MomLove my baby niece. Uncle Mike and Aunt VicThe lady cousinsMom, Papa, and me
Aw.
Grandma and Grandpa Clark
Hahahaha..we break them in. Grandma Roth lovin on Emily.

After Sunday the week was so busy and I loved it!!! Monday I was able to just spend time with El and Rox. El picked me up and we then just spent some time at her house, then in the afteroon the three of us went to watch Emily's first swim lesson. She's just adorable. She didn't last toolong, because she turned SO blue....see below. Monday evening I joined Dad at the baseball game to watch the boy's regionals. I love softball and baseball...that's something I really do miss from home. There's just a feel to McCutcheon Softball and Baseball. J.D. and Brandon happened to be at the game, so after it was over we grabbed some Arni's...because who doens't LOVE Arni's??

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday were all such a blur! If I had written about them last week I may have been able to give you details, but I can't promise anything. It was crazy, and busy, and great! I was so glad to be able to be there through the week to be part of the whole preparation. We just couldn't be happier for Rox and Jake.

Friday, Brad got into town, and I was pumped! 5 days is a LONG time, and though I had vowed to not leave him in Austin without me after the last time, we had to do the same this time! I was a big ball of emotion when I picked him up at the airport! I was so ancy and his flight kept getting delayed..neurotic Rachael is not a fun Rachael! Kidding kidding. Once we got back into town we headed for the rehearsal and dinner, and then we crashed by 10:30. Old is what we are. I'll save those and Saturday's pictures for post #2.

After the wedding weekend we spent most of the rest of the time with my family. We did get to catch up with a couple of our friends on Sunday and Monday nights which was great! We got some quality time with Manders, Tim, Jared and Becca, and Brad go to see Ryan and many others from college group at Kossuth. Monday El had some lunch with us before we headed out of town, it's weird not knowing the next time we'll be there. Since it rained all weekend, the softball state championships were delayed until Monday so I headed down to Carmel to watch the girls play. I was SO bummed that it rained them out again! They ended up taking state one day later (congrats!!) but I didn't get to be there for Dad.

Tuesday it was back to reality, where we have been working like crazy people. So many things to talk about, but I'll save that for a rainy day! Here are some pictures!!



After swim lessons...so blue and cold. She LOVED it though!She loves to take Grandpa's hat. Or any hat for that matter.

Well...I have many pictures and have to do the wedding weekend justice, so I believe I will update about that tomorrow. Take care all!! Hope you have been having a fantastic week!!

Wedding #1

Griswold/Michner- May 31st, 2008.

These two are just wonderful! They have become fast friends of ours down here in Austin. We have grown to just love them and the people they are. We met Katie and Evan in the nearly/newlywed class last fall. They both had moved to Austin after college in Indiana, which you better believe I love!

Their wedding was beautiful. The message was perfect, and really showed the love that they have for each other and for Christ. Pretty stinkin exciting. Katie looked just stunning! We had a whole little group of friends there too so we had some time just to enjoy some company. Also, I must say that Mike Jones OWNED the dance floor. Here are some pictures from the night!

We're looking forward to seeing you now that you're back! Congrats!!

On the road again...

Sooo many pictures from this wonderful week to put up once we get back to Austin! We're excited to get back home, but we always miss this home when we leave. Not sure when we will get to be back here. Thankfully, we are headed to Springfield/Branson/St. Louis for 4th of July weekend for some family time with Brad's parents. We're super excited for that trip too!

This week has been amazing! We've been to two great wedding of people we love, we've seen our family, we've caught up with friends, and we've just had some quality time just the two of us that wasn't revolving around crazy work schedules. It's been such a huge refreshing blessing. We are SO not ready to go back to work!

I'm off for now, time to chat with Mom and Dad before head out tomorrow! Until tomorrow! 24 hours and counting until pictures are up.
Yay!

Wedding Bells!!!

So, last weekend we attended Katie and Evan's wedding! It was perfect! Such a beautiful day! I will write more when I can put pictures up but I left the cord at home in Austin, and here I am in Indiana!

I flew home on Sunday to be here for Lauri's graduation party. Dad and Luke picked me up from the airport, which was really nice! I never get to spend much time with those two, so it was fun to have a car ride that was just the three of us. Luke is down in Seymour for the summer working at a camp. I think he's going to have a blast. I'm so happy for him! Dad and I then headed home to get to Lauri's party. I wasn't great company because I was sleepy from getting up early, it was still fun though!

Lauri's party was great! She had such a turnout. She's so sweet. Plus, I was able to see the rest of my family. Even Kevin was there from out of town. I missed Kyle though. We don't have too many cousins, so each one is so special to us! It's crazy how old we all are now. Bradley, Luke, and Lauri will all be in college this year! I remember when they all started school. One of my favorite pictures from growing up is Bradley and I hugging and he was smaller than me. He's now a good almost foot taller than me. It's just crazy. Love my family though.

This week has been crazy and fun so far. I've been able to spend time with my family, El, Rox and Jake, Brandon, and J.D. so far, and still have plans to see more friends that I haven't been able to see yet. Manders is next on my list for tomorrow. It's so fun to come back to so many people we love. Today I got to eat lunch with Aunt Vic and Lauri, we've never done that really, it was great!

Rox and Jake are only 3 days out from there big day. It's all coming together. I'm pretty excited, since I LOVE weddings! They're excited and it's going to be a beautiful wedding! Yay!

Brad comes on Friday! He may be enjoying his bachelor week, but I sure miss him! We're excited, this will be one of the first times in months where we'll be on the same schedule for 5 days! WOOOOOOOOOOO!

Alright, all for now! Have a great week!