Weddings galore!

  This past week has been fabulous! All of my family has been in town for my sister's wedding. It has been so nice to have familiar faces around. It's kept Travis and I busy, which we have loved! We've loved the family dinners and BBQ's. I know that it really makes me miss home and wish that we could all be closer. Soon enough though!

  On the same day that my sister got married, my cousin, Nathan, also got married. Travis and I were fortunate enough to attend their sealing at the Salt Lake temple. My uncle Greg was able to seal Nathan and Carmen and it was a really neat experience. My uncle Greg has been serving as an area authority over in Russia for the past 5 years and is finally come home. I loved listening to the ceremony again! Especially having my husband there.

 Waiting around for Mackenzie's wedding!! I loved having our cute little nieces around. So much fun! 

 Claire bear! Love this little soul.

 We all knew that this little miss Georgia was very sassy... Well, she showed us a whole other side to her at Mackenzie's wedding. She danced her heart out! The most psychotic and hilarious dancer I've ever witnessed. So entertaining! She is definitely someone you would want to party with. 

I chopped my hair off! When I was at home, I had it done before our wedding and whatever the stylist put in my hair absolutely destroyed it. My hair is already thin, but I have never had it feel so stringy, dry and dead. Something needed to be done, so I had my darling friend Karin chop it all off. I looooooove long hair, and I do miss mine. But, this cut has been nice! It's easy and cool for summer. It's certainly grown on me! 

 A cool picture taken at Mackenzie and Manny's ceremony. I've never been to a greek wedding before! The ceremony was so unique and interesting. It was really cool to see!!

My sister looked beautiful and so happy! Which is how I hope to see all of my sisters to be. My good friend Fus was able to come and join in on the fun!! I am SO sweaty in this picture from all the dancing. I seriously had so much fun dancing! Whoever knows me well, knows that I am not a dance party kind of girl. I don't know if it was the greek food I ate... but I definitely danced the night away. OPA!!!!! 

It's about time..

I think it was about time I give a little update on our exciting life down in Utah. For starters, Travis is now HERE!! Well, he's been here for over a week now, but it has made things exponentially better. Our little place has certainly felt like more of a home since he has been here. He is the greatest and I am so happy I married him :) We really haven't done much... and I mean that when I say that. Our days start with working out and then for the rest of the day, we watch our show (Friday Night Lights). I've watched it before, but I have loved watching it again with Travis. We're a tad obsessed, but it's keeping us busy and that is exactly what we need. 

My very good friend, Kim Parker, got married this past week! Karin, Aubri and I patiently awaiting outside of the temple awaiting the beautiful couple to come out! I was lucky enough to go to the sealing and I loved being able to be apart of that. It brought back a lot of thoughts and feelings about my special day with Travis! Such a great blessing. 

It is HOT down here! Neither of us have been able to adjust to it well. This is us at the park at dusk... because that's the only real time we can handle being outside. 

 We went to the Heber rodeo this weekend. I love this rodeo, I went to it last year with my sister and we had such a good time, so this year I went again with my sister and Travis. It was so crazy because at this exact time last year, Travis and I were just starting to seriously date. Time really does fly!

 My little niece Cecilia! Such a little sass. 

 Love that sight.

Again with the little Miss Mae! 

   Our apartment is coming a long, but it is still not ready to post some pictures! However, I made something that I am very proud of. I am not the most creative or artistic person, so I obviously had to get this idea off of pinterest! With all that said... I'm still very proud that I was able to make this! 

This is it!! It's kind of hard to tell what it is in the picture. But, all I did was cut out an S on poster board, scrunch up coffee filters and used hot glue to stick em on. It's really cute!! I love our initial, not just because my first name starts with an S, but I just think the letter S is pretty. Way to go Steph! 

Life is good!! 

Utah

   Well, I'm here. I drove down with my mom last Tuesday! So, it's been a little over a week and I am barely getting into the swing of things. This transition has been extremely difficult! It's always tough leaving home, but this time has by far been the worst. It sure doesn't help that Travis wasn't able to come down with me right away. He had to stay home and finish up some work! However, good news, he will be down in 2 days!! I really have to admit, I didn't think that being away from my husband for a little over a week would be this difficult?! My oh my, do I miss him.
    It is dang hot down here! I'm still trying to adjust to the heat. It's been warm at home, but Utah is a different kind of heat. Apparently, it's literally been on fire for the past month. Luckily all the fires have been calmed down. I have kept busy doing a few things and getting ready for my cute husband to come down!



1. I fell in love with a puppy...

  Fus was dogsitting for the past week. She's watching her friends greyhound and another little pup that I can never remember the breed of. However, one day the pups had a play day with THIS pup, BLANCA!! She is the sweetest puppy in the entire world, I swear. She is an English Cream Retriever! Pretty much just a WHITE Golden Retriever. She has the softest fur and is just so cute. I want one :( 

2. I've been trying to decorate our little apartment... I don't want to put up any pictures yet, because I still have a LONG ways to go. I also want some things to be a surprise for when Travis comes down. So, once things are a little more put together, I will show off our tiny little place. 

3. Bronson is HOME!

    The Kaufusi's were so nice to invite me to the airport to greet Elder Kaufusi. Bronson has been serving in New Zealand for the past two years and is finally home! I have never seen a missionary come home before, so it was so fun to experience it with the Kaufusi's! I loved seeing everyone so happy! Welcome home Elder!! 

  Absolutely love all of these people! They are just missing Corbin, who will be leaving for Korea in 5 days for his mission. Missions are wonderful things!! The best thing my Travis could have ever done for me was go on a mission! They teach you how to love and how to serve. So blessed to be surrounded by great examples! 

4. I realized that I have THE greatest husband in the world!!! 

 Love that face! 

Just so typical Trav! Goofy to the core and I LOVE it. 

  Being here alone, what I've really needed is someone to be patient. Travis has gone way beyond that! He has listened to me complain and cry about missing him and missing home, been so dang sweet and loving. He has been perfect! He's been at home working his tail off so he can come and be with me. I'm so lucky to have someone like Travis who loves me and supports me in everything. I can't even begin to explain how happy and how glad I am that he picked me!! I love him and am counting down the hours til' he gets here!! Your wife misses you!!! 

Mr & Mrs Seaborn

My cute husband and I! 

 Well... it's been official for over two weeks now, but I AM A WIFE!! Words cannot describe how perfect our experience was. I married the perfect person on a perfect day in the most perfect place. Everything went exactly how it was supposed to with no hiccups or slip ups. I am certainly the luckiest girl! 

Us walking out of the Cardston temple! All smiles and such an exciting time! 

Both of our receptions were absolutely stunning! They were exactly what I wanted. I couldn't be happier!! Thank you SO much to all those that helped make our day perfect! 

Our parents surprised us with a horse-drawn carriage! Of course, I was beaming when I saw the two horses!! It was truly a fairytale of a day! 

  The week before the big day, I was lucky enough to have some of my very best friends came up to spend some time with me! We had so much fun! We went to my Aunt Karyn's and to Banff! I was a little distracted, but I tried to show them the best time that I could! 

I have wonderful friends!! 

Banff springs!

Coolest store.. EVER!

HONEYMOON TIME!!! 

We went camping in Waterton the week after our wedding! I love camping and it was so beautiful.  

So amazing!! This is called Bear's Hump! It's a short/steep hike, but it is so worth it when you get to the top! We about blew over, but the view was absolutely stunning. 

The next week we went on a 7 day cruise! We started in Long Beach and went down to Cabo and Puerto Vallarta! It was a blast. We ate so much and had so much fun just relaxing in the sun.

 The cutest baby donkey! 

 In Cabo, we went horseback riding on the beach! It was fun. Trav and I ride a lot at home, so we were hoping for a ride with a little more zip; however, 90% of the people that also came had probably only ever seen a horse, let alone ridden one. They were all mostly asian as well. I think that part was the most entertaining to us, just watching the fear on their faces anytime the horse would move. I love it. 

 We liked PV a lot better than Cabo! Even though it was ridiculously humid, it was so much more developed and so lush. We went on the most amazing excursion in PV! We got completely soaked, so we weren't able to take any pictures. We went on an extreme zipline adventure! We started by taking this speed boat to the other end of the bay, took this huge military trucks up a mountain and then road mules to the very top of everything! We then went down a ton of crazy ziplines and rapelled down a waterfall. It really was extreme! We loved it and would gladly do it again!! 

 Horses and the ocean! Heaven.

Our boat was huge!! 

We had such a blast!! We love being married and can't wait for what the future holds for us :)

A day to remember!

   I went through the temple this past Thursday for the first time. It was such a special experience that I will never forget and one that I will hold so dear to my heart. I was able to share this experience with some very important people. My parents, Caitlin, my future in-laws, my Travis and Travis' grandpa were able to attend the session with me and I am so grateful that they were all there. I absolutely loved everything about that day and feel so wonderful and ready for what's about to take place in just 6 short days!!!

I think it's pretty obvious that Travis and I are in love and more than ready to take this next step together, but on this day we truly reached a whole new level of happiness together! The week before I went through, Travis and I were kind of talking about it and he realized that he first took out his endowments on June 21st 2008. I took mine out the same day just 4 years later- - complete coincidence! I thought that was kinda cool :)

As I type this.. my fiance is on his way to Montana with his friends for a 'bachelor' party. It's 1:00 in the morning.... and I'm up waiting to see if they all got their safely!! So, I thought it was a good opportunity to blog little about my experience :)

I loved having my sister come with me!!! She helped with so much and I loved having her support. 

I LOVE the temple and can't wait to go back SOON!!!

6 DAYS!!!!!

Countdown to eternity!!

   I feel like I haven't blogged in a while! I'm usually pretty good at posting a weekly update, but I've been so caught up in prepping for the wedding and what not. By the way, I marry my best friend in 12 days!! Can you believe it? It is SO close, but at the same time... so far away. We've been waiting a long time for this and we are both so ready. I feel so great! I'm calm, happy and just so ready for the day to come.

I spent this past weekend in Lethbridge! Travis and I always have a good time, but this weekend was extra great. I feel a lot more relaxed and not as stressed about the wedding. We are both so focussed on what really matters, which is the temple! Travis is just a goof! He loves to play and have fun (which is one of the many things I love about him). With me not being as stressed, I was able to goof around more with him and we just had so much fun with each other this weekend. I cannot wait to spend everyday with this boy!! 

The weather in Lethbridge was fabulous on Friday night!! We enjoyed a little picnic in the coulee's with Trav's parents. We aren't married yet, but his family sure makes me feel like a Seaborn. I just feel right at home! I love it. 

I can't remember if I've blogged since my birthday, but I was able to spend it with this Mr. Handsome!! I couldn't have asked for anything better. I had a lovely 21st birthday. The only thing I would have changed would be that I got my wisdom teeth taken out 2 days before...

To be honest though... the whole experience of getting my teeth yanked wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, I wasn't really bothered by it at all. My jaw was a little tight and I felt a little sore in the evenings. Other than that... it was a breeze!! I LOVE soup, so I wasn't really bothered not eating solids for a while. 

Trav's house is coming along wonderfully! I love being able to go out with him and see the progress it makes each week! It's an exciting thing. Travis is an extremely hard worker and I love being able to see all that he is doing! So proud of him. 

Little miss Hazel Dee was blessed this weekend! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go! Which made me SO sad. But, it was Father's Day and I owed it to my dad to spend it with him. I'm so happy to be able to add one more little girl to my nieces and nephews!!! I now have 8 nieces and nephews!!! Isn't that fun?! I love them all and they are just SO cute!!!! 

I thought I would save one of the most important things for last. FATHERS DAY!!! I love my Dad, so much! He has been there for me and supported me through everything in my life. He is my biggest fan and I'm so grateful for the influence he has had in my life. I appreciate all that my Dad has worked for and the man that he is! I'm grateful that he has always emphasized the importance of the Gospel and encouraged us to live it. I wouldn't have the blessings I have today without him. Love you dad!!

12 DAYS!!!!!!!