Thursday, June 24, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Watch the wedding live!
http://www.justin.tv/mike1668/videos
Cut and paste the link above to your address bar type in 1668 to access the site it will take you strait to the wedding. Dont worry you haven't missed it. The wedding will start at 6:00PM MDT (Mountain Daylight Time ) On June 21, 2010.
Cut and paste the link above to your address bar type in 1668 to access the site it will take you strait to the wedding. Dont worry you haven't missed it. The wedding will start at 6:00PM MDT (Mountain Daylight Time ) On June 21, 2010.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Only 5 more days!
Dear Family and Friends:
The big day is less than 5 days away! We now have all the details planned, invitations sent and ready to let the fun begin. Michael's parents arrive tomorrow evening, there is a shower/bachelorette party on Friday evening, family reunion on Saturday, rehearsal dinner on Sunday, wedding on Monday and finally a honeymoon on Tuesday. We're spending a few days at the fabulous Sorrel River Resort in Moab and excited to do some hiking and Hummer tours, and possible whitewater rafting.
To extend the honeymoon we have a trip planned for China in October and plan to not only be together on the Great Wall of China but also attend the World Expo in Shanghai. I'm excited to go back to China and hope I'll be there many more times. Plus I'm very excited to share China with Michael! we plan to have our honeymoon last a lifetime and this is just the beginning.
The wedding is Monday, June 21 at Heritage Gardens in Sandy, UT. Mayor Dolan is performing the ceremony. Looking forward to seeing you there and thank you for sharing our special day with us!
The big day is less than 5 days away! We now have all the details planned, invitations sent and ready to let the fun begin. Michael's parents arrive tomorrow evening, there is a shower/bachelorette party on Friday evening, family reunion on Saturday, rehearsal dinner on Sunday, wedding on Monday and finally a honeymoon on Tuesday. We're spending a few days at the fabulous Sorrel River Resort in Moab and excited to do some hiking and Hummer tours, and possible whitewater rafting.
To extend the honeymoon we have a trip planned for China in October and plan to not only be together on the Great Wall of China but also attend the World Expo in Shanghai. I'm excited to go back to China and hope I'll be there many more times. Plus I'm very excited to share China with Michael! we plan to have our honeymoon last a lifetime and this is just the beginning.
The wedding is Monday, June 21 at Heritage Gardens in Sandy, UT. Mayor Dolan is performing the ceremony. Looking forward to seeing you there and thank you for sharing our special day with us!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
An Update on the fun
Dear Friends and Family:
We've been remiss in posting to our blog so I'm getting on the ball updating considering the wedding is coming quickly.
Michael and Dozier arrived safely to Utah on May 5. He drove up to the house, I was out front, and he peebed the horn of the moving truck and was waving, Dozier was hanging out window -- it was quite adorable. I made a sign that read, "Welcome home Michael and Dozier" and had balloons around it. Since that day it's been a whirlwind with getting boxes unpacked, moving furniture around and organizing the wedding at the same time.
Unfortunately for Michael he unpacked my stuff that had been stored at my brother's house for the last 8 years. Now that it's getting unpacked it seems like Christmas seeing so many items I forgot I had.
Michael and Dozier love the weather in Utah! Every day Dozier just wants to be outside rolling in the grass -- he loves it. We also had a family party on Sunday that was a barbeque and potluck to celebrate and welcome Michael to Utah. I'll attach pictures soon but I did make a cake that had a fishing boat, a lake, a tent and a campfire and read, "Welcome to Utah Michael and Dozier". It was fun and it gave people in my family a chance to meet Michael. And a chance for Michael to get used to a big family. :-)
We finally registered, invitations are going out today and tomorrow so watch for them, and we're finalizing details for the wedding that's only about 5 weeks away. We're happy that people we love can share in the big day!
love, Sarah
We've been remiss in posting to our blog so I'm getting on the ball updating considering the wedding is coming quickly.
Michael and Dozier arrived safely to Utah on May 5. He drove up to the house, I was out front, and he peebed the horn of the moving truck and was waving, Dozier was hanging out window -- it was quite adorable. I made a sign that read, "Welcome home Michael and Dozier" and had balloons around it. Since that day it's been a whirlwind with getting boxes unpacked, moving furniture around and organizing the wedding at the same time.
Unfortunately for Michael he unpacked my stuff that had been stored at my brother's house for the last 8 years. Now that it's getting unpacked it seems like Christmas seeing so many items I forgot I had.
Michael and Dozier love the weather in Utah! Every day Dozier just wants to be outside rolling in the grass -- he loves it. We also had a family party on Sunday that was a barbeque and potluck to celebrate and welcome Michael to Utah. I'll attach pictures soon but I did make a cake that had a fishing boat, a lake, a tent and a campfire and read, "Welcome to Utah Michael and Dozier". It was fun and it gave people in my family a chance to meet Michael. And a chance for Michael to get used to a big family. :-)
We finally registered, invitations are going out today and tomorrow so watch for them, and we're finalizing details for the wedding that's only about 5 weeks away. We're happy that people we love can share in the big day!
love, Sarah
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Happy Valentines Weekend!
This weekend is Valentines Day weekend -- and Chinese New Year (xin nian kuai le. Unfortunately my sweetheart is in North Carolina and I'm in chilly Utah missing him so much. So, no romantic adventures for me this weekend; instead I'll be home doing homework and making my best effort to get through this semester. I'm looking forward to a quiet weekend at home with my books -- and eagerly awaiting a surprise in the mail from Michael. I've been saving a gift card to a day spa that my niece Karen gave me last summer; this weekend may be the perfect time to redeem and head to the day spa.
Michael and I are in wedding mode getting details planned for our big day. We (I) keep changing my mind on colors. We were thinking black, ivory and a deep rich red (because it would look great with Michael in his Marine uniform). However, since June 21 is the first day of summer, maybe red is too heavy for such a warm and sunny day? I'm open to any suggestions you have for color combinations or ideas so please send them my way.
We also have planned to have the theme based around a Celtic theme and I'm looking for maybe a little Irish quartet or duo to sing Irish and Celtic songs. If you know of any, let me know or again -- I'm open to any suggestions. I've sent out lots of email to string quartets, a few Irish groups, Irish dancers, and a bagpiper. However, haven't decided that any of the options are just right. I may sound indicisive, however in business school we call that a "maximizer" -- maximizing resources for optimal results. :-)
Happy Valentines weekend to you all. Happy Chinese New Year as well -- may you feel loved this weekend no matter your situation, and may this new year bring with it all you hope for.
Love, Michael and Sarah
Michael and I are in wedding mode getting details planned for our big day. We (I) keep changing my mind on colors. We were thinking black, ivory and a deep rich red (because it would look great with Michael in his Marine uniform). However, since June 21 is the first day of summer, maybe red is too heavy for such a warm and sunny day? I'm open to any suggestions you have for color combinations or ideas so please send them my way.
We also have planned to have the theme based around a Celtic theme and I'm looking for maybe a little Irish quartet or duo to sing Irish and Celtic songs. If you know of any, let me know or again -- I'm open to any suggestions. I've sent out lots of email to string quartets, a few Irish groups, Irish dancers, and a bagpiper. However, haven't decided that any of the options are just right. I may sound indicisive, however in business school we call that a "maximizer" -- maximizing resources for optimal results. :-)
Happy Valentines weekend to you all. Happy Chinese New Year as well -- may you feel loved this weekend no matter your situation, and may this new year bring with it all you hope for.
Love, Michael and Sarah
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Welcome to our adventure!
Welcome to Michael and Sarah's New Llife blog!
One of the qualities that Michael and I share is our sense of adventure. First, I will share 2 or 3 quotes about adventure to set the tone, these are found on www.quotationspage.com:
You must pray that the way be long, full of adventures and experiences.
Constantine Peter Cavafy
There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
Jawaharlal NehruIndian politician (1889 - 1964)
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
Helen KellerUS blind & deaf educator (1880 - 1968)
Second, we have chosen June 21, 2010 to be our wedding day and the first official day of our life together. However, since we met our life has been adventurous and filled with love, laughter, kindness and affection and this truly is the just the beginning!
Third, I heard a song tonight on the new Celtic Woman DVD, Songs From the Heart, the song was called Isle of Hope/Isle of Tears. I was reminded of how this is just the beginning of our life but it is because of adventures of other people in our life we have the opportunities we do today. The song is about a 15 year old girl who stepped off the ship in January 1892 at Ellis Island from Ireland, and how she missed her homeland but new she was beginning a new life in America.
My grandparents left their homeland of Holland to come to America after they got married. They didn't have the means to return to Holland to see their family for fourty years. They started a new life as immigrants, learned English, had a family and lived a happy life. They were were the most wonderful grandparents ever and they loved each other and their family dearly. I also have ancestors who walked in the Mormon handcart companies across the plains to Utah to a place unsettled with unknown hardship ahead of them. They made the sacrifice because of what they believed in.
Michael's Irish mom left her family and freinds and bravely came to the United States to work as a nanny for an Irish family in Washington DC. Luckily she met Michael's dad, who was a U.S. Marine, when she and her friend went to a little Irish pub one night. Michael's dad deployed several times to fight for the freedom of our country as a career Marine. Michael himself was deployed to Iraq and served to fight for something he believes in. We both come from a long line of adventurers but who also had a deep sense of character and responsibility to live a life of substance.
As the song described a young girl facing a new future, it is fitting as we embark on a life together. However, we would be ungrateful if we did not honor where we've come from and know that we would not be who we are without all the people who have been a part of our life. We would not have the opportunities we have withouth their sense of adventure, their willingness to overcome fear and uncertainty, and be willing to work for a better life. Now we are adventuring into a new life together and will face fear and uncertainty but plan to move forward together and share all that the journey has in store for us.
As Celtic love knots intertwine and show how lives intertwine together, so are we starting our life together but also weaving in friends and family we love and who share our journey with us. To all of y0u -- thank you -- for being part of our life.
More wedding details to come...love Michael and Sarah
One of the qualities that Michael and I share is our sense of adventure. First, I will share 2 or 3 quotes about adventure to set the tone, these are found on www.quotationspage.com:
You must pray that the way be long, full of adventures and experiences.
Constantine Peter Cavafy
There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
Jawaharlal NehruIndian politician (1889 - 1964)
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
Helen KellerUS blind & deaf educator (1880 - 1968)
Second, we have chosen June 21, 2010 to be our wedding day and the first official day of our life together. However, since we met our life has been adventurous and filled with love, laughter, kindness and affection and this truly is the just the beginning!
Third, I heard a song tonight on the new Celtic Woman DVD, Songs From the Heart, the song was called Isle of Hope/Isle of Tears. I was reminded of how this is just the beginning of our life but it is because of adventures of other people in our life we have the opportunities we do today. The song is about a 15 year old girl who stepped off the ship in January 1892 at Ellis Island from Ireland, and how she missed her homeland but new she was beginning a new life in America.
My grandparents left their homeland of Holland to come to America after they got married. They didn't have the means to return to Holland to see their family for fourty years. They started a new life as immigrants, learned English, had a family and lived a happy life. They were were the most wonderful grandparents ever and they loved each other and their family dearly. I also have ancestors who walked in the Mormon handcart companies across the plains to Utah to a place unsettled with unknown hardship ahead of them. They made the sacrifice because of what they believed in.
Michael's Irish mom left her family and freinds and bravely came to the United States to work as a nanny for an Irish family in Washington DC. Luckily she met Michael's dad, who was a U.S. Marine, when she and her friend went to a little Irish pub one night. Michael's dad deployed several times to fight for the freedom of our country as a career Marine. Michael himself was deployed to Iraq and served to fight for something he believes in. We both come from a long line of adventurers but who also had a deep sense of character and responsibility to live a life of substance.
As the song described a young girl facing a new future, it is fitting as we embark on a life together. However, we would be ungrateful if we did not honor where we've come from and know that we would not be who we are without all the people who have been a part of our life. We would not have the opportunities we have withouth their sense of adventure, their willingness to overcome fear and uncertainty, and be willing to work for a better life. Now we are adventuring into a new life together and will face fear and uncertainty but plan to move forward together and share all that the journey has in store for us.
As Celtic love knots intertwine and show how lives intertwine together, so are we starting our life together but also weaving in friends and family we love and who share our journey with us. To all of y0u -- thank you -- for being part of our life.
More wedding details to come...love Michael and Sarah
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