Can you believe it?! Our blog is up and running! I can’t promise how long it will be because I still can’t figure out how it all works, but here is a brief post to update you on what’s going on in our lives….
I am married….. I still can’t believe it! It’s so strange to refer to myself as Heather Stringham…but it’s getting easier!

On June 9th we had our wedding dinner at The Gathering Place at Gardner Village. It was very nice and the food was delicious!
As Mike has mentioned our wedding day was perfect, it was a lot of fun and I could not have asked for a better day! Planning a wedding can be stressful and very time consuming, but after seeing it all put together it made it all worth while! My mom was a great support and helped me out with all of the ideas! She is the best and is so creative!
The next day we were off to Maui for 8 days!! I had never been to Hawaii before, so I was so excited! It is so beautiful and relaxing! We had such a great time snorkeling, laying out at the beach, going on the dinner sunset cruise, shopping on front street (like every day) the luau at the Royal Lahaina, driving the road to Hana and waking up at 3:30 am to see the sunrise at the volcano…hahaha it was nuts!

It was so nice to get away and relax, I can’t wait until we get to go back!Be married is the best! I am so lucky to be married to such an amazing guy! He is perfect for me and I am so excited to share my future with him!

We're Married... its finally here!

I know, I know, its been six months since the last addition to our blog and there have been a lot of people getting on our case wondering when we were going to finally update it so after a lot of planning, a lot of stress, and a lot of waiting we finally tied the knot on June 10, 2008. It was a wonderful day for the both of us and Heather looked absolutely stunning.. as anyone might imagine.. The temple was sunny and warm but a bit windy... the reception was amazing. We had it in the backyard at the Horman's in Pepperwood. The best part was that there was no rain, although we were pretty scared for a while there we only had to deal with the temperature that was a little colder than we would have liked. Everything else went off without a hitch... Heather's parents (mainly Jacci) had every little detail planned out perfectly from the live band,the chinese looking ball things that hung in the trees,the matching centerpieces and everything else was perfectly arranged-- right down to the placement of photos and the cake. It was awesome!. Heather's grandpa owns a bakery and made all the big cookies for us. And to make things more "fun" we had Coldstone come and serve ice cream.It was a little chilly for ice cream but our guests didn't seem to care it was just too good to pass up. It was really a perfect night...well except for this part. I know its tradition to decorate the grooms car on the night of the reception.. and sure its a great time doing it.. but as the groom, when its time to clean up the mess, its not all fun and games. Those guilty I know who you are and the majority of you aren't married yet... be prepared... revenge is sweet...

Preview of the last 6 months...

Me and Mike love to get out and do things. We have done a lot of fun things these past 6 months!In October we went to California. We went to Disneyland, San Diego Temple, and the beach! For New Years Mike, me and some friends took a random road trip and we ended up in Evanston Wyoming to bring in the New Year! This past week we went on the Mexican Riveria Cruise and we went parasailing, renteed scooters and rhinos! Thes are just a few of the fun things we have done together! I will include some pictures...

The Engagment...

I am learning how to make my own blog and this is so much fun! Keep in mind this is my first time "blogging" so bare with me as I figure out what I am doing! :)

Here goes nothing...
Me and Mike dated/hung out about 2 1/2 years ago. We "hung-out" for about 3 months. I thought he was such a great guy, but I just wasn't feeling it so we went our separate ways. This past 4Th of July we had a swimming/BBQ party at my friend Liz's house. Like I always do I sent out a mass text to everyone in my phone...Mike included. He came with some friends and we had a good time! Towards the end of the night a group of us decided to go to Olympus Hills Park and watch fireworks. While watching fireworks I thought, "wow he is really cute..and i hoped that he would ask me out. The following Sunday I met up with him to get a blanket that I left in his car while watching fireworks. That night he asked me out for the following Monday, Yes!!! We have been together ever sense :)

November 21st was a very hard work day for me! I couldn't hold still, I had butterflies and I could feel that something was going to happen that night...and sure enough it did!

On November 21st there was a knock at my door. When I opened the door to my surprise there was a black limo waiting for me! Right then and there my heart sank and the butterflies set in. I then could tell this was the real deal. As i got into the limo there was a long stemmed rose waiting for me. As the limo drove me around the Salt Lake Valley I felt like I was on the Bachelor! The tears of joy came to my eyes as I thought, "I am done dating...I'm getting married"! The driver took me to Olympus Hills Park where Chris Mike's friend was waiting. He escorted me to the top of the hill where Mike came out from the bushes in a tux! He lead me off the path to where he had dug a huge heart in the dirt and lined it with sparklers. He said some things (Ill spare you the details :) ) and got down on his knee and asked me to marry him!! It took me a sec to say yes because my whole life I had dreamt of the day that I would get proposed to...and it was really happening!!! I said YES!!! He yelled yes really loud to Chris who was down below who set off fireworks in the sky! It was perfect! We got in the limo and he drove us around for awhile before taking us to Olive Garden where both of our parents were awaiting our arrival! It was the perfect engagement!

Practice Run...

This is my first attempt at a blog. Many of my frineds have recommended getting a blog to keep eveyone posted on the wedding plans! I have decided to take there advice so here it goes....