Seekers of Your Heart

I am still on a spiritual and emotional high from this weekend! Tim's family came into town this past week. The girls and I worked on organizing my library in my classroom. Got lots done--which I am VERY excited about! On Friday, our engagement photos started off not going as planned, but IKEA was a good substitute....for now! :) On Saturday, I spent a wonderful day with ALL my bridesmaids! We had lunch at P.F. Changs, where they surprised me with champagne and a yummy engagement cake. We then went on to get pampered with manicures or pedicures. And finally, we ended our day trying on bridesmaid dresses and my wedding dress. All I can say is that ALL my bridesmaids approve of my dress! :)


Sunday was the highlight of our weekend--our engagement blessing. As I look through photos taken, the happiness was clearly evident on our faces in like every picture! There's just something about standing in front of God's altar with the man that you are in love with/man of your dreams. Our dear friends, Dave, Evi, Matt, Melissa, and my brother, Jeremy sang a beautiful arrangement of "As the Deer" (one of our favorite songs) The Apostle Hecht held a wonderful engagement blessing and ended with "You are not just Jennifer and Tim. You have a very special place in my heart."


To continue with our perfect day, we had an intimate engagement party at Macaroni Grill. Tim & I are so blessed and thankful to have such loving and supportive friends and family. Thanks to my mom for the wonderful planning and decorations of this event. She made purple menus and put these really cool purple and green jewels on the table. Our dads made a special toast to us where they reiterated what the Apostle said, and Tim's dad said, "I remember two months ago when you told me that you love her more and more each day. May that continue." We even practiced kissing when everyone klinked their glasses....more than once! :) We really enjoyed sharing our special day with the ones we love.


Here are some pictures...more to come soon!