J & M: March 2011

Monday, March 28, 2011

Honeymoon… I’ll spare you the details!

For our honeymoon we headed up to Rodgers cabin on Cedar Mountain, and because it was still march we didn’t know what weather to expect but I would say that the weather worked in our favor.

Our first there we got SNOWED IN, and as newlyweds you can only imagine how fun that would be (once again sparing you all the fun details!!) but after it snowed we went outside and enjoyed the freezing weather! We took the Rhino up to the top of the mountain and got to see the amazing view of…. Cedar City!!!! We played in the snow for a while and I got to learn lots of neat stuff about the snow…like… when it snows there is a great possibility that there are these “sink holes” but don’t you worry by butt found every last one of them and Justin thought it was HILARIOUS!

After all the fun we had in the snow we headed back to the cabin where we defrosted and showered… and well if I blog much more about the honeymoon I’m not sure anyone would ever visit my blog again!

So we will fast forward to Tuesday where we headed down the mountain to get lunch and what perfect timing cause Ms. Heather Hardy happened to be at Wal-Mart right next to the chilies and she came and had lunch with us! After lunch we hit up Wal-Mart for… toilet paper… yep that’s it we needed toilet paper… J and headed back up to the cabin where once again didn’t come out of hiding for another day!

We decided we were ready to go home on Wednesday because we missed playing on the farm so we came home and what a long 3 house drive that was… seriously cedar to Logandale has never felt so long for the both of us!!

For the remainder of our honeymoon week we went on Rhino rides, horse rides and just enjoyed being newlyweds!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Justin and Melissa Hardy Wedding Day!!!

March 19th 2011

My wedding day started bright and early at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning! I got up and showered, did my hair, had Sam do my make up got dressed and ready to go to the temple grabbed the dress and was out the door by 8 a.m.

We decided an early sealing time would be best because we just want to be married! The drive to the temple was one of the coolest things ever. Justin and I drove alone and the whole way we talked about when we started dating and how excited we were. And before we knew it we were at the temple both excited to get married!

The Sealing was absolutely AMAZING!! Our sealers name was Brother Yardley and he was from Panguitch and was a farmer which made it really fun, him and Justin shared lots of stories before the sealing which made time go by a little bit faster! I can honestly say my sealing was beautiful but I guess I was so excited to be married that I cant remember anything he said but when all was said and done we became Justin and Melissa Hardy sealed together for time and all Eternity!!!

After we got dressed and put of “get ups” on we headed outside to greet all the family and friends that were awaiting us! We had lots of fun taking pictures and it helped that we had the world most amazing photographer!! We got our “temple” pictures, headed to Arby’s because we were starving and headed home for our reception!

Once we got home we went out into the field on the tractor to snap some shots! Then headed to the Fair Grounds for the reception.

We had the most amazing bridal party and we all had such a great time.

After they got everyone outside we had our ring ceremony. It was very quick and painless and was over before we knew it. Plus, we only had 1 causality… my veil.. Which I ripped off my head because the wind kept blowing it in my face! (Sorry Mom!!)

But the reception was a BLAST we ate, danced and laughed our hearts out. One of my favorite parts was playing the newlywed game!

After all the games and fun were over we got the HECK OUT OF THERE to go enjoy our first night as Justin and Melisa Hardy! I will be nice and spare you the details…. But till next time…

Friday, March 18, 2011

the count down is on!!!

When everyone told me that weddings were so stressful I did not believe them. It all started off so simple and easy accomplishing things slowly not letting things get to my head but as soon as we hit the one month to wedding mark I took a turn for the worst.

Suddenly every last detail was stressing me out. I had numerous meetings with my mom and Erin (the wedding planner) about how things were going and what I wanted and I had about 10000 projects for Lana to do. Needless to say going to school full-time and planning a wedding in the middle of the semester was not the smartest I’ve ever had, but it was the best decision I’ve ever had!!

The week before the wedding actually happened to be the week of Justin’s birthday and school mid-terms. if planning a wedding wasn’t stressful enough lets just go ahead and throw on 2 tests, 2 evaluations and 1 essay to make things fabulous!!

The week was FULL of shopping trips with my mom and heather. Many phone calls between my moms and me. A meeting with erin and lots more!

Once I finished all of the things I needed on Thursday in town I decided to head to my new home of Logandale for good!! J

On Thursday Heather and I ran to St. George to do some last minute shopping and I do believe we brought a new meeting to “get what you need and move on.” It was the quickest shopping trip ever. We went to 7 different stores and lunch in only 3 ½ hours!!

Thursday night Krysta came over and we made our famous won-tons! SUPER YUMMY. Then Heather, Betsy, Krysta and I watched 8 seconds.

Friday was probably the most stressful. I had to write my essay for my history class and I wanted to help finish setting up.

My mom, Momma Hardy, Aunt Kimmy, Aunt Stacey, Sam, Thomas, Aunt Kay, Aunt Carol, Papa Stan, Krysta, Kyle, Josh, Dad, Papa, Nana and of course Justin were such BIG helps on Friday with getting everything finished and looking good for wedding day!

I never got nervous to get married, I guess because it just felt so right and I knew that I was marrying the man heavenly father wanted me to.

I slept with my mom in the little green house on Friday night and woke up Saturday morning ready to be Melissa Hardy!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Little Green House on Waite Road.

I have never been much of a domestic lady. I would much rather be playing outside than sitting inside worrying about if the curtains match my house or how to organize things. This has become my biggest battles about getting married. I want a cute house, but I’m not sure how to accomplish that, I was not blessed with the” picturing how something should look in my head and making it happen” talent. I am super excited to have the little green house to rent before Justin builds our house so that I can figure out want I like or what looks good. That being said here are some pictures of our little green house in Logandale. They are a little old. Since I took these pictures Justin, Momma Hardy and I made a quick trip to St. G. and got some new blinds and curtains for the house which made a HUGE difference.

The living room and dining room. I’m going with brown as the main color and red and white accents. The brown table by the couch was project #1 that we did. We sanded and stained the table. The kitchen table is our new project if you can’t tell. We started sanding the chairs and the table is next and then the staining will start.

The John Deere kitchen. I love the idea of a John Deere themed kitchen. It’s super fun. Mom Hardy is going to make some John Deere stuff for the kitchen which should be fun but we have a fridge and oven and sink lot of fun toys that we already received as wedding presents. As a side not, maybe you have noticed there is NO dishwasher. I kind of was scared about this in the beginning because I have never not had a dish washer but I’m good with it now. The dish washer does really clean the dishes right anyway... but ~~YAY~~ for washing dishes by hand!! :)

My next favorite place which I know eventually I will probably hate is the laundry room. As of now it’s not too bad I’ve done about 8 loads of some of my dirty clothes, towels we've used to wash the house and a couple other things and I would have to say laundry is not that bad YET. I'm sure once we move in and we are showering and washing both of our clothes I might not like doing laundry so much.

I needed an excuse to have my dad come visit me at least twice a month so I got a fish tank. I figured a free fish tank, free fish and free maintenance PLUS getting to see my dad is pretty much a good deal for me! I guess I get to be a new customer of Always Clean Aquarium and have "Joe the fish man" come out to visit. And if I get lucky maybe he will bring his super cute "fish lady woman" my mom; out to visit! :) All things considered, the fish tank is a major plus in the Hardy house!! :)

The bedrooms and bath rooms are still a work in progress so I decided not to take pictures of those. But the little green house is coming along and has come a LONG way from when we first walked through the door.

It started as a kind of must yucky place that i couldn't stand to be in, but after many hours with mom hardy we got it cleaned and good to go. Aunt Stacey and Nana were big help with furniture and house supplies. we have a little left to do but Rome wasn't built in a day... right?

I’m excited to finally be able to live in it in 16 days!

How did I get so lucky?

SUCH A STUD!!

I often wonder how in the world I got so lucky... and still to this day I don’t understand. Justin is the most amazing man in the world. He takes such great care of me and I am so grateful. He spoils me to death and would do anything and everything for me. He is priesthood holder and is going to marry me in the temple. He is the hardest working man I know and would go out f his way for anyone. He loves me beyond measure and I don’t tell him enough how much I appreciate him. I count my blessings everyday and I cannot wait to marry this very handsome man in 16 days! :)

Bridal Shower #1... LOVE IT!

Well my SUPER GREAT Hardy family gave me a bridal shower in Logandale… it was super fun and I got lot of fun things. We started the shindig off by eating yummy food and socializing! Lotrs of friend and family showed up, and like most times girls get together there's lots of talking!

a few people who came! :)

Then the games began, I played the bubble gum game! Ashley had got with Justin and asked him 20 questions about himself and he gave her the answers… my job was to answer the questions correctly and if I got it wrong I had to eat a piece of gum! Well, I started off doing really good, I totally thought I knew everything. Turns out I got 14 out of 20 right. I ended up with a MOUTHFUL of gum!