I was planning on a very laid-back, relaxing holiday here in Virginia. Just Scott and I and the kids. But everything changed the first week of December, when I got a phone call from my little sister, (who is not so little, she is 21) announcing that she was getting married to her nice boyfriend Ivan...AND that she was getting married in 2 weeks!!!!!
I talked to Scott and considered different options and we decided that the cheapest way for all of us to be there was driving to Utah. It seemed a little crazy but we really wanted to be there to support her and Ivan. So we took off on the 18th of December. We were making very good time on the way there, we were going to make it to Utah at 2:30 in the morning on the 19th. Until, we got stuck on I-80 in Wyoming for 12 hours!!! We were 2 1/2 hours away from Provo!!!!! A huge snow storm hit and it just dumped and dumped...they opened the interstate at noon the next day!
But we made it with plenty of time for the 22nd.
Nya looked so pretty and happy. I still remember the day Nya came home after she was born in Perú. I was 8 years old and she was a tiny little munchkin. Oh how we loved her and played with her! She was a mischievous little girl! I still have this image in my head of her walking around the house in just her diaper wearing my mom's heels.
Right before the ceremony with my mom.
These kids love their tía Nya. I'm so glad we were able to all be there!
Being silly!
My brother walked her down the aisle. It was cute!
Nya's bishop is such a nice guy and did such a good job with the ceremony. He gave them some good advice and there was a really sweet Spirit there.
Brielle was the "ring girl".
Ivan is a really nice guy and we have known him and his whole family for many, many years. He and his older sisters were in our ward in Perú growing up. Both sets of our parents have known each other before any of us were even born! He and his family now live in Utah, obviously! That's where he and Nya met.
The newly married couple.
Ivan's mom, Lucia, Nya, Ivan, and my mom, Ana.
Ivan and Nya with Ivan's sisters and their families (Becky's husband is missing).
Ivan's sisters (Becky and Nani) and I were merry-misses together in our ward in Perú. It had been years since we had seen each other. It was so much fun to see them and their kids and meet their husbands. Last time I saw Ivan, he was 9 years old!:) Crazy!
With our immediate family.
Nya and Ivan had just their closest friends and family there. It was an intimate little wedding.
It was perfect.
Kem and Nya. Kem flew into Salt Lake the day before the wedding after taking his last final the day before. He is now in Bangladesh for 4 months doing a semester for his master's there.
We miss you Kemchu!
With my little sister, she will always be my little sister.
After the wedding ceremony at the chapel, we headed for some yummy Peruvian food! Man! It was AMAZING!!!!
Our good friends the Campbell's were there and we had so much fun visiting with them and with everyone!
It was a happy day for Nya and Ivan and for the rest of us too, as we celebrated their wedding with them!
2 comments:
Nya, Nya, Nya...man you're right. It feels just like yesterday we were getting the call she was born and we flew out a few weeks later to meet her and spend our annual summer vacation in Peru. I can't believe our 'little' Nya is a married woman. I wish my family and I could have been there to share in the moment. I miss Utah. Oh, well...thank you for sharing the great pictures of the big day. She was a beautiful bride.
Nya is so grown up, I just can't belive it. She looks beautiful. I read your first blog about before Christmas and didn't scroll down. I kept wondering when you were going to post your trip. Then I scrolled down adn wala....it was already there. I loved all of it
Timber
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