Mike and Chels: June 2009

Monday, June 22, 2009

Father's Day was yesterday

So yesterday was Fathers Day and we had the day to think about our Fathers their influence in our lives.

Yesterday morning I woke up a little earlier than him to make Mike breakfast before church, just as he did for me on Mother's day. No, we aren't parents yet, but maybe someday :) I made hashbrowns, waffles, bacon, and eggs. Except, I made entirely wayy too much food for the two of us. lol I guess you could say I got carried away.

We got to the church early, so Mike could get up on the stand, since he was giving a talk about fathers. I think I was more nervous for him to give the talk than he was. I was so nervous, it was almost like I was giving the talk. He really did a great job.

After church, I got set apart for my new calling. I'm now in the activities committee! I'm pretty excited because it's been a while that I've had a calling. Except, now it's a little different because it's in a family ward, not a singles ward. So I'm excited to be able to help in the committee with planning, ideas, etc.

We didn't get the chance to go to my parents house yesterday, but we plan to go over there today. I think it was the first fathers day, where I didn't see my dad at all. It really made me miss him. I thought about the influence he's had in my life and growing up, he really was there for me when I needed him. He is such a smart man and he's always been good with helping me think about situations throroughly to help make my own decisions. And now that I've been married for a couple months now, everytime we go visit my parents, my dad is a in a really good mood and laughs and jokes about all kinds of things. He gives me a huge hug and talks to me about how everythings going. It's always a lot of fun to see him in such a good mood when we go there now.

We went over to Mike's parents house around five for dinner and dessert. We watched some UFC fights and the dodgers/angels game, too. We had this tri tip that was completely amazing. I think they said they got it at Costco, but I'm not entirely sure. It was soooo good. They bought extras too, so they could make paninis with the other meat. I bet they'll be really good.

A couple weeks ago, Mike and I made some panini's with some left over meat from Lucilles. We mixed up some Lucilles bbq sauce and some ranch, to make a sweet sauce to go on the meat. It was soo delicious. We REALLY recommend trying this..lol

Anyway, today we'll be going to my parents house for Fathers day to see my family.

Until then, I have things to do around the apartment. We're still continually trying to get it in order.

-chels

Thursday, June 18, 2009

How We Met, July 2nd, 2008

For those of you who are unsure of how Mike and I met, it all basically started on July 2 of 2008.

My family lived in Murrieta and was about to be moving to Fontana, CA at the beginning of September. I wasn't quite sure I wanted to come with them. I was considering staying in Murrieta, I'd keep my job there, be with the friends I already had, stay in the singles ward I was already in, and move in with some friends down there, instead of moving with my family.

On July 2, I had the idea to go on myspace and look up some LDS single adults in the Fontana area to ask them how they liked the area, the people, etc. Mike was one of few people I contacted. About a week later I got a good reply from him telling me about the area. He told me about the singles ward in Fontana and the people, we we just began messaging back and forth.

We ended up moving our conversation to facebook within a couple of weeks, because facebook had chat and we could talk back and forth; it would just be a lot quicker. And from there, we just started constantly texting back and forth. To get to know eachother better, we did this question thing, where one person at a time asks a question and then the other answers it and asks their own question. Eventually, we got to the point where we had run out of questions. :)

My best friend from high school, Kristina, and my grandma from AZ and her friend Dee, and I all had the opportunity to go to Nauvoo to visit church sites, from July 31-August 6th, 2008. The entire vacation, Mike and I were texting. We hadn't met in person, yet, but planned to for the first time on August 8th, the Friday after I got back, at a Rancho singles dance. Kristina and I were going to drive there and meet up with him and his friends at the dance. We were excited to finally meet in person.

The first time we had spoken over the phone was the phone call to him on Friday, August 8th, to let him know Kristina and I were leaving Murrieta and we'd be there in about an hour. Talk about NERVE-RACKING! I was so nervous to make that first call, since we had never talked over the phone before. Then when we got to the building, I had to get the guts up to walk into the building. Thanks to Kristina, she helped me the get the guts more sooner than later. lol

Anyway, things fell into place pretty quickly, I guess you could say. The next day, I drove to Fontana to watch UFC and to meet his friends and family, also. I had never really been into UFC before, but I didn't care. I was excited to come watch it with him and his family/friends.

So, there you have it. Yes, we met online. lol I promise you though, I didn't go online to FIND someone to date. It wasn't a dating site or anything like that. I just wanted to know about the area, so I could make my decision about staying or going. I know a lot of people probably don't know that story, so I thought it would be good if I posted it.

-Chels

Wedding Day

So, the entire day was so awesome! Everything went smoothly and perfectly.

There was only one thing that went wrong and luckily, it was small. We didn't let it ruin our day. The tux shop lost an order of one of the groomsmen, Leo. So he got a refund and just wore something he already had. Everything worked out though. Mike wore white, Leo wore black, and Forrest wore gray.

In my opinion, I think it looked pretty good. :) I think three hours, 6-9, was a good amount of time for the reception. We stayed busy, busy the entire time. Mike and I did not really even try the punch or eat any of the desserts. We were so busy to try any of the food/drink and we did not realize we didn't until a couple weeks after the wedding.

Anyway, things are going pretty well for us. We're still getting the apartment all set up and organized. Church has been going well, too. We're in the same family ward as his parents and sister and her husband and son, so it's been nice having them with us, too.

-Chels