The PERFECT DAY!!

Yes, I know it's been a long time since I've been on here to add events to our blog. It's been a couple of crazy but FUN weeks. We had the PERFECT WEDDING day and GREAT reception. We then moved to Las Vegas where some friends of our's planned a reception for us here too. Both my family and Nick's were able to help us move and then meet a lot of great people here in Vegas. Then Nick and I went to DisneyLand for a couple of days on a honeymoon. That was ANOTHER surprise from Nick. Our original plan was to just go somewhere fun for our One Year Anniversary, but he planned it all. What a keeper I have. Now, we're BACK in Vegas and are getting things organized and Nick's back to work. We also got the internet hooked up in our house so that we can keep in touch with everyone!! :)

I've been VERY EXCITED to blog about our wedding and get the amazing pictures up too. Nick wrote about our wedding day in his journal and I got his permission to put what he wrote on our blog. So here's what Nick said about our Wedding Day!! :)

"What a PERFECT DAY!! We all woke up pretty early to get ready for the day. My whole family left early because mom had the diner to get ready for that night. So I was left home a lone for a while. after a while, I made my way out to Lindi's parents house. I got there and she was getting her hair done. It was awesome just being with her and her family getting ready for the wedding. I had a "Matt Bassett Burger" while I was waiting. ;) Then we were finally all ready to go and Lindi and I jumped into her car and led the way to Billings. Lindi wasn't feeling very good all day, her stomach was acting up. But, we finally made it to the Billings Temple just in time. We got in there and we started answering questions and they were filling out papers and then we made it back to the dressing room. After we got all dressed, we met with my Grandpa Garrick who going to be sealing us. We sat down and he talked to us for awhile and showed us our marriage certificate. He then explained how the ceremony would go and in what order. We then headed for the sealing room where we were going to be OFICALLY MARRIED for TIME and ALL ETERNITY. We walked in to see the entire room packed full of all our family and friends. As the ceremony began, Grandpa talked to us for a while and gave us 3 words of advice- MAKE IT WORK!! That was it for personal counsel and I think that's enough. That's exactly what we need to do to have a happy eternal marriage. During the ceremony Grandpa had us look directly at one another. It was amazing to just look at and study her face. I think I had tears welling up, but I didn't let em' fall. ;) We both said yes to the questions, then he asked us to kiss as husband and wife. Then he told us that now we could always say that the first time I kissed my wife was over the altar of the temple on our wedding day. It wasa pretty funny! :) Our family and friends then congratulated us one by one as everyone was crying. We then walked outside of the temple as husband and wife and everyone was still there and came over and congratulated us with hugs and kisses. We took pictures and then went to a nearby church where mom had planned a dinner for everyone who had been at the temple. The dinner was a nice place to relax and visit with everyone. Mom did a nice job with the dinner. :) Then Lindi and I left and headed to the Billings Hotel. It was really nice and had a jacuzzi in the room also. I'm so in love with my wife and eternal companion. I'm so grateful for her in my life and will be forever indebted to the Lord for making to possible for us to together forever. What a PERFECT DAY!!!"

Celia Mangus took our pictures and she did a GREAT job. There are A LOT of them too. So this could get a little LONG!! :)





THE DRESS





These are all the people who came to our wedding and were waiting outside. We had such a GREAT turn out and it was good to have all of them there.
The picture on the right was pretty fun because she had everybody kissing. LOL!!



The Wedding Party


My two sisters were my Bridesmaids. I LOVE them to death and we had a good time.
Nick's two brothers were the groomsmen.
The picture below on the left is pretty funny because Celia asked the boys to pick me up and lay horizontally across them. Well, since I'm so tall it took Nick and then Tyler held my foot.



Always save the best for last...



There are a lot more pictures, but I decided to put them on a slideshow and they can be viewed at the top of our blog. I haven't gotten pictures from the reception back yet. I'll put them on here once I get them.

SURPRISE!!!

Nick's birthday was today (Tuesday, June 17th) and I wanted to do something really special for him. Since we're also getting married this week Nick didn't even want to focus on the fact that his birthday was this week. He just wanted to forget that fact and just focus on the wedding. But I couldn't do that. :) Nick loves the mountains and especially BBQing. He's ALWAYS surprising me with different things, so I had to pay him back. Since we're moving back to Vegas right after we get married, he won't be able to see all his buddies and won't have much of a chance to go up to the mountains. SO... This is what I came up with. A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY BBQ for NICK on the MOUNTAINS!! I had called all of his good friends that I knew he had been wanting to see and told them to meet up on the mountain at a camp Site called 5 Springs. It was a blast!! Most everyone showed up and Nick was TOTALLY surprised! :)

I woke up early that morning and made his favorite cake, Spice cake. Then I went to the store to get the last min. things. After getting everything bunched up, I headed to my mom's to drop of all the goodies. My little sister, Katie and Nick's little brother, Tyler met at my mom's later that night to pick up all the goodies to head to the mountain. Everyone else met up not long after. Then Nick and I drove up the mountain a little later to find everyone waiting to surprise Nick for his birthday. He was shocked!! All day long he never even suspected a thing. It couldn't have gone better.

We grilled hamburgers and hot dogs over the fire(Ya, that's Nick doing the cooking, he's good at it so I made him do it.)Braden and Richard brought the guitar to keep us entertained. Then we had cake and S'mores for desert. It was a blast getting to see everyone. Most importantly, Nick LOVED it and said he's never had a surprise birthday done for him before. He loved getting to hang out with his buddies and just visit.

I'm glad that Nick had such a good time and that so many of his friends showed up . It was a blast and such a good memory to have. Thanks guys! Couldn't have done it all without

I also got him a few more things that I had wrapped and wanted him to open later. Since we did the BBQ last night and today is actually his birthday, he opened the rest of his birthday gifts today. We were in Billings today and found a park to relax in so he could open his present.

Nick LOVES popcorn and I'm pretty sure he'd eat it everyday if he could. I found this really neat popcorn jar that I thought would be perfect to get him. That can be the designated popcorn bowl AND it will look good in our kitchen. ;) LOL!! I filled the bowl with Popcorn, Sunflower Seeds, and 4 packs of his favorite gum. I also got him a pair of shorts and two shirts. He tried them on later to find that they fit perfectly. Nick loved the gifts and the surprise. It was a FUN birthday! :)

This is what LOVE looks like...

For those of you who know Nick, you know that he likes to do crazy and fun things. I also like to do fun things, but I draw the line when I know it's going to embarrass me or just make everyone stop and stare. All of the following experiences have happened while we've been engaged.

1. For example, I love to play in park. On the slides, on the swings, I'm game for any of that.

Going down the slide together was NOT the best idea. We were laughing SO hard because we were stuck the entire time. The swing was also an adventure.

2. We love to play in the Kid's Play Place at McDonald's.

It was late one night in Powell, and obviously the McDonald's employees did not care that we, being 21 years old were playing on the little kids play place.

3. Then there are those few things that embarrass me that I'm not so willing to do. This particular picture was taken are our way to Utah (the day before he proposed). This horse is outside of a tack shop in Thermopolis, Wyoming. We had already drove past it, but Nick was like we didn't take a picture with the horse. Sure enough we turned around and he dared me to climb aboard. I was freaking out and told him to hurry and take the picture so I could get down and people could stop staring. :) Of course he took his sweet time while acting like the camera wasn't working right. Anyways... we now have a picture to totally laugh about.

4. Before taking Nick back to the Billings airport in February, we HAD to stop and take a pictures by the "Entering Wyoming" sign. LOL!! They turned out pretty funny. He was freezing and I was once again thrilled to be doing something that everyone was driving by and staring at. :)

We always have so much fun even if we do act like a bunch of 5 year olds. This is what love looks like... being yourself and always doing it together. I pick Nick up from the Billings Airport TOMORROW!! :) Yes, I'm very excited. We've been apart since May 13. We're getting married in exactly one week and we can't wait. We are more than ready to begin our lives together as Mr. and Mrs. Anderson!!

Happy 54th :)

The other day I received an email from my soon-to-be mother-in-law. It was a picture of Nick's Grandma and Grandpa Garrick celebrating their 54th Anniversary. She explained that they have always celebrated their anniversary at Yosemite. I thought that was so cute and how special that they have always made that such a special day to always remember. Grandma Garrick's email read as:
"We spent a few days in Yosemite . It was as beautiful as ever. Attached is a picture you might enjoy. It was taken by a couple from Minneapolis that we met who were celebrating their 30th Anniversary. We returned the favor and took their picture. Anxious to see you and looking forward to Nick and Lindi's big day."

Working hard...

As many of you know, Nick has been in Vegas since January as we've been apart for the last 5 months. Once again... not very fun. ;) Nick has been working very hard during these past few months while I finished school in Wyoming. He's been working two different jobs. In the mornings, he works at the Dessert Book Store. Nick usually has 2 hours to get to his next job which is located on the strip. He doesn't love the atmosphere there, but he was set up with this job by a friend in January. Nick was grateful for this offer and has been working hard ever since. We've been so blessed with all the many opportunities that have come our way. Things are working out perfectly. Nick works Vale Parking at the Hilton. He's had a pretty good time being able to drive all the sweet cars and meet some neat people. Once in a while he'll send me pictures or video clips that show me what he's up to.

Nick called me one day and was so excited. "Babe, you'll never believe what car I just drove!!" He told me that he got to drive this car. His supervisor had to ride in the passenger side of the car with him because of the different controls that operate the car. Nick told me that the gas/brakes were on the steering wheel. There were NO pedals like there are on an everyday car. Nick said it was pretty fun to drive.
Nick was recently promoted to Supervisor. This changes his job description a little. Now he greets everybody in the front as they pull in. He then calls people over the radio to come up and park the cars. So he physically won't be parking cars anymore. Nick told me the other day that this same company offered me a job to be their ticket/key girl. They even offered us the same days and hours. If that job offer ends up coming through, we'd be pretty excited to spend that time together. Some people think we are CRAZY for wanting to work together. LOL!! I guess we will see what happens? :)

A new member of the Bassett Family

Everyone who knows my dad Matt, knew of his dog Buddy. Buddy was half Border Collie half Austrailan Shepherd. He was an AMAZING cow dog. Buddy was a great protector of the family and of our house. If anyone pulled into the yard, Buddy would let everyone know by barking and walking towards the car with the hair on his back standing straight up. Everyone was deathly afraid of Buddy. He never would have hurt anyone, but you wouldn't have trusted that when approaching our front door. If we were wrestling around in the yard with some friends or family, he would think we were getting hurt and he would join in by barking and scaring off the "enemy." Buddy listened very well and such a loyal dog. We lost Buddy two years ago. He was 12 years old when he died. The dog was truly amazing. Each one of our family members fell in love with this AMAZING dog and thought of him as part of the family (even Mom, who is NOT a dog-lover). When Buddy died, I decided to make a scrapbook about him mostly for my dad.

You might be wondering, why after two years I would be posting this about Buddy. Well, just recently my dad got brave and decided to get another dog. He was hesitant about this for quite some time because loosing Buddy was so hard for all us. If truth be told, I think we were afraid of getting a new dog because the new dog would not compare to Buddy. Here is dad's new dog: Meet Brownie.

Brownie is 7 months old now. Dad got him when he was 6 months old. He is an English Shepherd. He looks somewhat like Buddy, but has no white. Brownie is actually holding up pretty well to the high standard that Buddy set. I don't know if dad would have said that the first night he brought him home. Brownie was put inside the horse trailer so that he wouldn't take off wondering into the night. He did NOT like this at all and kept the house VERY aware of that all night by barking and whining. To make a long story short, dad ended up staying the rest of the night in the horse trailer. :) Brownie is getting better about staying home and not running off when he gets the chance. He listens pretty well and is gaining a little more personality all the time. It has been fun to have a dog around the house again and I'm sure that dad has enjoyed the company of a full-time irrigation partner. We'll see if he becomes a REAL member of the family in our hearts. ;)