Nick and Cat's wedding

March 21-23 we drove from AZ over to CA for Nick's wedding. Nick and Matt lived next to eachother in the dorms freshman year at BYU. After missions they continued to play on soccer teams together and hang out. It was really fun to get to go to his wedding. We left the boys with the grandparents in AZ- so no kids! And we really liked seeing Aaron and Melissa there as well. Aaron is also a friend from freshman days that Matt continued to play soccer with after missions. In a side note, Aaron and Melissa lived near us in married student housing after they got married and even babysat Matthew as a baby. As a baby Matthew always preferred guys to girls but 'Ma-sha-sha' (as he called Melissa) was one of the few girls he liked. We spent most of the weekend with Aaron and Melissa.

There was also the beautiful CA weather to enjoy. Nick lives in Hunington Beach, outside of LA and rented a huge house on the beach in San Clemente for the week. But even with the weather and beach, we really don't think we'd ever be able to live there. I can't believe how crowded it is! Or how much homes cost. Crazy. The wedding was at the San Diego temple, which is absolutely beautiful. Afterwards we did a little touring around San Diego with Aaron and Melissa before heading back north for the reception at the Hyatt on the beach. It was the nicest reception I have ever been to. The hotel was so nice and the appetizers and multi-course dinner were all delicious. Dancing was fun. Everything was great. I can't even imagine how much everything cost, but we really enjoyed ourselves. Easter Sunday we drove back to AZ in time to catch church and send Matt back to the airport to go back to freezing Cleveland.

As for Nick, we couldn't be happier for him. Cat seems like a really nice girl. And since he was the last of their freshman crew (or Ghetto Dope) to get married, he is now officially back in the club. We are happy to have you Nick and Cat! Now to find some great team jackets... Any ideas, anyone?