Chelsea and Thomas were sealed in the Draper, UT Temple on Friday August 19, 2011.
I am so happy for them. They are an amazing couple and Thomas is the kind of guy everyone looks for and I am glad they found each other and that he can be apart of our family. The sealing was beautiful and I am always reminded of my own wedding day with my eternal companion. It is a wonderful, peaceful feeling to know that we are a family forever and that I can forever and always be with my best friend. All of TJ's family came into town and we all stayed together at Bob and Mona's. The cousins had a blast being reunited again. On Thursday we all went as a family to the temple. Every one of TJ's sisters and brother and parents were together in the Celestial room. It is quite a feeling and a wonderful spirit that comes with knowing we are an eternal family. At the same time it is hard to not to think about my own family and the fact that we all could not be in the temple together. It makes me cry to think about family members who have strayed. TJ is always quick to remind me he loves me and that the day will come when they will come back and our day in the temple will happen. I love him for being aware of my feelings and showing me he cares.
After the temple we went home to take family pictures since we were all together and then a BBQ with Thomas and his family.
Friday was the sealing and then a lunchen and following was the reception. And it was quite the reception. It was of course beautiful and just perfect and sooo much fun. They had a DJ and because Chelsea has a billion friends everyone was dancing and of course I couldn't help myself. I love to dance. Dancing is one way that I let go and I think TJ's family was surprised to see me out of my shell like that and even Brinton Haymore said I have some moves and he was so surprised. I was sweating ridiculously. TJ had mentioned earlier in the day that he would not be dancing but I was so HAPPY to see him jump in the crowd and dance with me! I could tell he was having fun. When the song "Tic Tock" by Kesha came on we all busted out the "Just Dance" moves and it was so awesome! We eventually had to call it quits though because the girls were extremely tired and had had enough. On Saturday morning I forced myself out of bed after a short nights sleep and ran 13 miles and surprised myself how much I loved it. It was a really great run and having a different route helped a lot. Highland is a beautiful place to run. After we went to the Lehi pool and let the kids go wild and then we went up the canyon for a hotdog roast. Sunday morning TJ had to fly out to New Jersey for work and the Richardsons blessed their new baby Lucy at the house. It was such a great weekend and I love hanging out with everyone, staying up late telling stories and laughing our heads off. I really felt like at this little reunion I got to know Brinton and Tyler a little more and I'm excited to all get together again.
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