The family get togethers have been such a blast for me this year (even though we haven't broken out the croquet set). It's been wonderful to have Ariel around to get to know everyone and experience bocce ball, frisby golf, Barksdale BBQ's, great board games (thanks Al), our "unique" Birthday songs, etc, etc... (sorry about the formatting...the published post came out nothing like the preview...I had all the pictures bunched together and looking nice...oh well)
Ariel has also been taking me to the arcade from time to time and that's been a blast..surprisingly. ;) I had never thought about playing arcades with my fiance on a Friday night, but it's been fun.
Of course, the engagement and wedding planning have been the biggest highlights of all. I can't believe how much I love Ariel. Our wedding is just 30 days away and I can't wait. I've had a great time being involved with the wedding planning..from the proposal, to doing invitations, picking a wedding dress for Ariel, to deciding on food, location, etc..I've had a great time being involved in any way possible.
And the most recent highlights from this summer have been the 4th of July and Camping up AF canyon. The 4th was so much fun..from start to finish. We got together with the family early on in the afternoon and had a fun time BBQing and chatting with everyone. Then we had our own little firework show in the driveway with Mom, Dad and Mary and Liz's families. Afterwords, Ariel and I went to the lawn in front of the Provo temple to watch the stadium of fire fireworks and later took a stroll down to the creamery for ice cream. We ended the night with sparklers and roasted marshmallows on Ariel's stovetop (yes, we're that classy).
So, back to what I said at the beginning..What a Great Summer! And the best is yet to come. August 14th!!!
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