Falling for the weekend

This last weekend we got a spontaneous invitation to join my parents in Park City. Normally, I am not very spontaneous, but this weekend, we needed a break and we went running!

The drive up through Provo Canyon was absolutely breath-taking. Do yourself a favor and take someone(s) you love on that drive, its worth it. My parents were staying at the beautiful St. Regis in Park City. We chilled, we hiked, we shopped, we ate, and we finally got our pictures done.  It was such a great break from the go go go.

Mikey works for Vivint and they did an exclusive One Republic concert for employees on Saturday night. I don't have the words to do justice to the experience we had. One Republic was energizing, uplifting, fun, inspiring, and they are SO TALENTED. When the concert ended I didn't want to leave. It was honestly amazing.

We had a great weekend. Here is proof in pictures. One of these will most likely be a Christmas card, so spoiler alert.

Lots, of love,
Brookeydee

First anniversary

Mike and I wanted to make sure to take the time to make this anniversary a big deal.  We talked about going to Park city for the weekend or somewhere in Salt Lake.  In the last month, we spent 16 days in Lake Powell and we could not justify spending money on a hotel for a weekend with our absence from our jobs.  The more we talked the more I became comfortable with just staying home and going to dinner.

Our anniversary fell on a Sunday, so it allowed us to celebrate all weekend long! On Saturday we woke up and went on a hike to donut falls in Big Cottonwood Canyon.  That is one of my favorite hikes and it was so fun to take Mike cause he hasn't ever done it!

On the way home, we had to stop and get dorito tacos from Taco Bell, we are a little addicted right now, they are SO good! We quickly got ready and went to do sealings at the Provo City Center temple! That temple is absolutely gorgeous! We decided to make a tradition to do sealings for our anniversary every year, I can't think of a more fitting way to remember what we are celebrating!

After the temple we went to the Riverwoods to eat dinner at Tucanos and to do some shopping.  Our dinner was so so good! But we were both too full. Like sick full. After dinner we went home and could only lay down to watch a movie cause we ate ourselves sick.  I didn't want any food until the afternoon of the next day because I was so sick. HAHA!  How do you go to Tucanos without eating so much food?  We both need help.

Sunday was our real anniversary, we decided to forgo our regular Sunday dinner with family to just spend time together and I am so happy we did!! After church we came home and Mike made us tacos for lunch, yes, tacos for lunch two days in a row, don't judge us. Then we watched our wedding video twice. lol! Then we watched Rush Hour 2 are we the only ones that find those movies too funny? haha! After the movie we made a yummy dinner of grilled asparagus, red mashed potatoes, and Effies chicken. It was so yummy!

After dinner we drove up to Draper to one of our favorite little trails that has a super good lookout of the draper temple and the perfect place to watch the sunset. We walked back, its like a mile walk so two miles round trip, it was really cold and windy for some reason, its July.. haha! so we froze! But we stuck through and watched the sunset while trying to stay warm! After the sunset Mike drove us down to the temple parking lot, and turned on our wedding song and asked me to dance with him in the parking lot. How cute is he?? I love that boy. We had a great anniversary and I am so glad we didn't spend money on a hotel because we had so much fun staying home!

Lots of love,
Brookeydee

bridals

Mikki Platt is really high up on my favorite people list.  She is brilliant. not only are her pictures obviously flawless, but she is so sweet, she puts you at ease while she shoots, and she makes you feel like you're her best friends. I cannot say enough good about her.  I would use her over and over again.

It is seriously crazy that we get married in 13 days! I cannot believe it is already here!  I am so excited to be Mike's wife. And I am so grateful for this love.  Although flawed, it is perfect for me. 

much love,

brookeydee

the meeting

April 17, 2013 in Stamford Connecticut.  Serving as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint in New York, New York.

I had been out in the field for 6 weeks when I met Elder Delahunty.  It was his very first day in the field.  We were called to serve in the same ward (and missionary district) in Stamford Connecticut.  A ward member had invited all 8 missionaries in the ward over to have dinner and to teach a lesson to one of their less active friends.  I would be lying if I said I remembered anything about Mike on this day.  {He claims that he noticed me and thought I was cute, and that it took weeks for me to give him the time of day.}

About a month later, the Bishopric asked us to sing a song in sacrament meeting.  We got together to practice, and ended up chatting a little bit more than actually practicing.  I was seated next to Mike as we "practiced" the song, I remember him telling me he was the oldest of 8 children, talking about his love for the outdoors- especially 4 wheeling, and his history as a wrestler. This was my first remembered glimpse into his pure heart. (which is one of the things I love most about Michael, his heart is so pure)  Leaving that conversation I had the desire to get to know him more and develop a friendship.  We served together for a total of 12 weeks in Stamford rubbing shoulders very frequently until I got transferred.  I didn't see or hear from him for about 8 months.

On February 6, 2014 I was transferred to Harlem.  That morning I was informed that I would be returning home due to a health emergency that needed immediate attention.  Elder Delahunty and Elder Reedy came to help my companion and I take my luggage from the transfer meeting back to our area in Harlem where I would be serving in the same ward as Mike once again. Unfortunately my return home took place the following day, the 7th of February.  So I only had about two hours that I spent with Mike that day.  I tried to tell him I was leaving, but there was a miscommunication/ misunderstanding.  5 days after returning home, a Wednesday (P-Day for the NYNYNM) Elder Delahunty sent me an email.  That email was the first of many emails that we would share over the next 12 months.

Confession- I was not a great writer.  Sometimes I wouldn't respond to an email for weeks. Other times we would talk every week.

Micheal returned home February 19, 2015 and contacted me via facebook messenger a few days after.  We began talking and flirting and when he finally worked up the courage to ask me out- I left on vacation for a week and half.  We FB messaged for about a week until he asked for my number.  My trip to Hawaii was full of texts and late night phone calls for hours (Mike would literally stay up all night to talk with me because of the time difference)

I fell in love with him as we talked on the phone every night. Talking has always been one of the strengths in our relationship.  I will always remember looking at the starry hawaiian skies as I fell in love with Mike.  We often refer to this time as our cyber dating phase! haha!  One night, we had been talking on the phone for about 3 hours. Yes 180 minutes.  It was like 5 am in utah and before hanging up Michael told me he loved me.  It scared me out of my mind for so many reasons, but I couldn't help but smile.  I knew I loved him too.

lots of love,

Brookeydee