here is when he first saw me in my dress which was in my house......
That Friday it actually was snowing at our house in Howell (which i was so happy about) but we decided to drive up to the LDS temple in Detroit Michigan. Before we left for the hour drive we stopped at a church close to my parents house and had a few pictures taken in the snow.
sadly we only have a handful of snow pictures because when we got to Detroit there wasn't any snow. it was practically sleeting. I was freezing.........but here are some pictures.....
than it started sleeting big time so we took a bunch inside the waiting room....
The next day the wedding went wonderfully and i don't think there is anything i would have changed. It was very fun and it appeared that everyone else had a good time as well. There was only one incident......the cake. When (i believe it was my brother and sister in law) went to pick up our cake it turned out terrible so they decided to get our money back and just try and do something else. so when we arrived at our reception early we didn't have a cake. Which was the one thing Davin really wanted. But luckily my mom's friend who did most of the decorations worked with our florist and got a small white cake and made it beautiful. It was great that we had so many wonderful friends and family there to help out to make our day the best day they could.
davin got his cake....
before our reception we had a small ring ceremony for our close family members. during which my brother read something that my dad had written for me...i am hoping to find it and post it....
and i quote.....
To my Auber,
You have a song written just for you! A timeless classic just like you! Did you know the origin of your name is Old German, and has three meanings: Elf, Supernatural Being, and Power. I guess that means you are a Powerfully Magical Elf! Your middle name ‘Anna’ is the Latin version of the Hebrew name ‘Hannah’ which means ‘Gracious.’ So even though you are a really powerful magical Elf, you are also a kind and sensitive really powerful magical Elf!
Everyone knows the love of a mother for her daughter, and the love of a daughter for her mother, but I would like to make an attempt to put into words the love of a father for his daughter. As we are gathered together this day, a whole host of memories came back to me about you.
I remember the first few minutes of your birth, when a busy Med Tech zoomed into the room, seized your foot and poked a hole in your heel for her blood work. When you cried out when she did this, I was instantly overcome by an overpowering rage to kill her! I leapt out from behind the delivery bed and just barely stopped myself from beating her. She had no idea of how close she came to being flattened, and I had no idea that I could feel such an overpowering love for my little girl so quickly.
I remember you as my little brown-skinned Arizona girl, with clear blue eyes and blond hair, who loved to go swimming in the pool next door.
I remember you as my fast and strong little girl who played soccer and did precisely, exactly, what the coach told her to do.
I remember you as my teenager who loved horses so much she joined the Howell Equestrian Team with a loaner horse - which soon introduced her to a cute Arabian mare named Jeanette. I remember how you cared for and worked with Jeanette through summer and winter, rain and snow, sickness and health, and how difficult it was when you two parted.
I remember my college student girl who worked and studied, pondered and worried, tried this and that, wondering about what course her life was to take, and how to get herself there.
I remember the day Davin came over to our house for dinner, the smiles he created, the long conversations, and the tone of your voice - cautious yet curious.
And I remember how quickly you would answer his phone calls, and text messages. But mostly I remember that special look you had just for him, and the excitement in your voice as you told us all about normally boring things, that were suddenly wonderful things, for a certain two people to do. ‘Man is that he might have joy’ is an often-quoted scripture. It is true. And I am happy when you are happy. And it is very obvious that Davin makes you happy!
But with this I knew that my time with you was just about to end.
Auber, I knew you were my little girl months before you were born. I cherish the visions I have of you holding hands with your brother Seth on one side and your sister Amy on the other. How many parking lots did you walk through, together, you three?
It brings me great joy, and not without a smile, to remember the sounds of my children playing together, sometimes serious, and sometimes with laughter, in some far room.
And now the years have come and gone, and the things I can teach you have all been taught. But this thing I do know: if ever my big little girl, with her clear blue eyes, would ever need anything from her Dad, she would just have to ask. And all that I have, all that I know, all that I could do – I would do. And Seth, Amy, and Mom would too.
Auber, out of the thousands and thousands of ‘Nighty Night Dad’ that you have called out to me on your way to bed at night, this is the last time I will get to say: ‘Nighty Night Punkin.’
And I can now add: we are so proud of you!
Love,
DAD
our first dance......
my immediate and most of my extended family...
most of davin's immediate family....
that letter your dad wrote makes me cry, still, dang its just soo sweet!
ReplyDeleteAubrey, I didn't know you have a blog!! What a beautiful reception...you two look so much in love. How are you feeling? Close to ready to have the baby?
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