Entry number 1 [in the Baxter family newsletter] by Stephanie Koenig…soon to be Baxter. Hello all! Seeing as that I have a lot of downtime this week I’ve been pondering what I should write as my first blog entry. I have a little bit of an advantage as I’ve been reading the cousin blog for a couple of years now without the need to participate, however I wasn’t anticipating my first blog due date to be the same day as our wedding! Jason and I have already discussed that it will take several blog entries for me to correct any of the inaccuracies of his story telling, but I will need to wait for a future blog to think about such things. At the very least you will all be able to hear my side of the story in addition to Jason’s.
This month has been crazy! After 11 months of planning our wedding (which will probably have taken place before most of you read this) it will be this Friday in American Fork. Tonight I went to the salon and got fake nails for the very first time in my life. They are pretty, but render my hands basically useless since I am not used to them. I don’t foresee acrylic nails as a permanent part of my future. My family flies in tomorrow (Wednesday) which is part of why I’m writing this entry tonight. We will then have a whirlwind of picking up tuxes, touring, and appointments before the wedding on Friday. Saturday I plan to show my grandparents around Salt Lake and Sunday we are planning to show them a relaxing day at the ranch. After dropping Kiki off with cousins Mike and Ashley, Jason and I will head out for our honeymoon on Monday. We’re planning to arrive someplace near Reno by Monday evening. During the course of the week we have stops planned at Yosemite, Mono Lake, Sequoia, San Francisco, and Las Vegas. Las Vegas will be our last stop before heading back, and we are seeing “Ka”–one of the Cirque du Soleil shows. I just realized I have no idea when I will pack. 🙂 We are planning to be at the ranch for the Baxter reunion on Memorial Day and then taking one day to recover before flying to WI to have a reception for my family. We will be in WI from Wednesday the 27th through Monday the 1st…and then it’s June! I should have fun things to write about next entry. So I will leave this for blog 1 before I wear out my welcome. I look forward to writing more when free time is a little less scarce.
Steph~