Jennifer and Jake's Wedding

September 16, 2022

I planned my Utah trip so I could be there for Grandma's birthday, but I stayed longer so I could be there for my cousin Jennifer's wedding, as well.  

This is one of the dresses I found at Uptown Cheapskate, for only $12.99! 

I'm so in love with it!  It's comfortable, the perfect fit and the colors were perfect for the wedding too!

As soon as I finished getting ready for the wedding, Kaden called me from Guatemala to say that they had met their mission goal of one baptism for every missionary in their district and as a reward, they were going to the temple in Guatemala City.  He was really excited and I thought it was neat that we would both be in different temples at the same time.  

Julie and I with Mom and Dad outside the temple. before the wedding.

The ceremony was beautiful and we could feel the Spirit in the House of the Lord. 

Being witness to a sealing for time and eternity is definitely a special experience.

Julie and I with Jennifer's sisters (our cousins) Maryann and Linda.

The Draper Temple.

The Thatcher side of the family with the bride and groom.

Maryann and I in front of the temple.

The wedding luncheon was catered by Panda Express and they had delicious mint brownies from BYU.

Dad with some of his siblings. 

L to R: Aunt Nathalia, Aunt Ann, Aunt Carol, Uncle Karl, Dad and Uncle Bob.

L to R: Nathalia, Gary, Ann, Jay, Carol, Karl, Dad, Mom, Bob and Priscila.

L to R: Myself. Brenda, Brielle, Julie, Mom, Dan and Tammy

Brenda, Maryann and I.

The new Mr. and Mrs. Peterson

The reception was held in the beautiful backyard of a friend of the bride and groom.

I helped set up the reception.

Julie, Brielle and I at the reception, taken by the wedding photographer.

My Utah Trip

September 10th, 2022

The smoke-filled sky from all the nearby wild fires the day I flew out to Utah.

I flew to Utah on Grandma Black's 97th Birthday, so I could be there to celebrate with her!

My cousins came over and we celebrated in Grandma's back yard with KFC and cake.

It was lovely weather and we all enjoyed hanging out with Grandma.

I knew when I went to Utah that I wanted a great acai bowl.  

Brenda and I discovered the Protein Foundry and then proceeded to go there almost every morning while we were in town.  She would get fancy toast and a protein drink and I loved their acai bowl with bananas, raspberries, dark chocolate chunks and crunchy granola.  It's amazing!  I could literally eat that every day and not get tired of it, the price maybe? But definitely not the food.  So delicious!

Seriously one of my favorite finds on my trip. 

Brenda, Aunt Gail, and I (And sometimes Mom and Julie) also spent so much time shopping.

Mostly from thrift and resale shops, but we shopped at a few others stores too.

This is what the trunk looked like after most of our shopping days.

I found some of the cutest dresses at Uptown Cheapskate.

I am in love with all the dresses I found.

Facetiming with the boys back home.  

Mom told us that we needed to try some eclairs, from Eclair.  

They have so many fun flavors to choose from. 

We tried several, but I think key lime and the red velvet were my favorite.  And the chocolate ganache brownie was amazing too.

One day while we were hanging out at Grandma's she brought these photos out for me.

They were taken by a friend of mine, the summer of 1996, right before my Senior year of high school.  I was almost 17.

September 13th

Grandma also brought me some of the zucchini she grew in her garden.

We laughed because I had to photograph it next to my face to accurately show how huge it was!

Brielle with us at the Protein Foundry.

September 14th

Julie, Brielle, Brenda, Aunt Gail and I drove up to check out Park City.

And we had lunch at the Baja Cantina.  It was delicious!

Checking out the shops at Park City.

After we got back from Park City, Mom, Brenda, Aunt Gail, my friend Crystal and I drove up into Mill Creek Canyon to have dinner at the famous Log Haven Restaurant.  

Crystal and I while we waited for our table.  We were a little early for our reservation.

It was such a beautiful place to eat and enjoy everyone's company.

We ordered roll service and appetizers. Their rolls are delicious and the truffle butter was so good and then Crystal and I share the filet mignon.  By the time our meal came we were so full we only took a few bites and took the rest home.  It was all delicious!

My Grandpa Dall Black

My Grandma Joy Larsen Black

Grandpa Black in 1939

We love to play card games when we visit Grandma.  We play Skip-Bo and 5 crowns.

Sep 17: Attending Stella's soccer games with Maryann and Kurt.  Stella is Randy and Tracy's daughter.