This past month I got married! I never imagined three weeks of wedding and vacation could go by so fast. The wedding and reception here in Utah were wonderful…the weather, food, family & friends were all superb! Then we spent a few days touring the Salt Lake area with my parents, grandparents, and brother. We hit temple square, antelope island, my workplace, little cottonwood canyon, the Bingham Canyon mine, the Hill Aerospace Museum, and even had a picnic at the ranch (not to mention that wedding thing somewhere in the middle)! I have included a picture to summarize our family time (note my brother’s face). Jason equated it to getting married and immediately acquiring a minivan with 6 adult children (see picture). It was a lot of fun. Then we dropped Kiki at the babysitter’s (cousins Ashley and Mike) and were off for a week of driving and sightseeing throughout NV and CA. Here is the summary: Day 1—Salt Lake to Reno. Day 2—Reno to San Francisco via Lake Tahoe…sunset on the beach outside our hotel. Day 3—Tidepools, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Muir Woods (redwoods). Day 4—Yosemite N.P. Day 5—Sequoia N.P. Day 6—A fancy hotel and a Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas. Day 7—Drive back to Salt Lake. Day 8—The Baxter Reunion! Day 9—Laundry and repack. Day 10—Off to WI. Whew…when we got to WI I literally slept for about 14 hours straight. Once in WI it was our turn to show the Baxter family around. It was great that everyone (except Curtis L) could be there. The weather for our WI reception was fantastic. Hopefully Misty, Autumn, and Jeremiah left the farm with a few stories to share. Now it’s time to recover after the wedding, write a bunch of thank-you’s, and focus on school for the fall. This year I get to write my thesis…which is still in the planning stages. I’m excited to share my upcoming adventures with all of the new Baxter family, hopefully everyone continues getting to Jason better as well.
Steph~
Ps. My new e-mail is steph_baxter@ymail.com; there are wedding and honeymoon photos on facebook for anyone who has access and would like to check them out…and the official photographer’s photos will be here in the next couple weeks. S.~