Question #9

Question #9: Describe your Mother's wedding dress - what do you know about her wedding?





My Mom & Dad met when they were in high school. My Dad was a grade ahead of Mom. They dated pretty much on after they met, only being apart a few times. In January of my Mom's senior year (January 4th to be exact) they decided to elope in Elko. Yes, I said Elko. Funny huh. I think they were with another couple, but I am not really sure who. My Mom wore a winter white skirt suit. I was going to get a picture from her, but I forgot to grab it when I was at her house. My Dad just wore a suit. After my parent's were married (I'm not sure how soon after), my Dad joined the National Guard. My Mom said it was so tough having him away. After they were married a little while they decided to have a baby. It took a really long time. Things definitely did not come easy & they had some hardships along the way. That would be so devastating!! Finally they had my brother Bret. They were in heaven. They just loved finally having a baby. My Mom says she was sooooo protective of him. She said if people came over to see him, she would hold him up to the window to show him off. And she said she boiled everything! She just did not want anything to happen to her little guy. When Bret was seven, they finally had a baby girl. My sister Mindy. They were so thrilled with their new little one. After Mindy, they pretty much thought they were done having kids because it was so hard for them. When Mindy was a little over one, they had a little surprise...she was pregnant. My Mom could not believe it, when she told my Dad, he didn't believe her. He thought she was playing a joke. When I was born, Bret was nine & Mindy was just about two. While my Mom was pregnant with me, my parents were sealed in the temple (I am not sure what that dress looked like. I'll have to ask her). They had been married for 13 years. What an amazing thing. I am so thankful my parents made that decision. Now we can be a family forever. They just celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary. WOW! We decided on their 50th we are all going on a trip to either Hawaii or Mexico. Can't wait!! Love you Mom & Dad!!

Question #8

Question #8: Where did you live as a child - town, country, suburb, etc.

I only lived in the best city ever!! The one & only Murray Utah. I lived in the same house my entire life until I got married. I absolutely loved (& still love) Murray. Yes it's true, I bleed black & orange (& I always will). For all you Spartans, you know what I mean. I would love to move back & hopefully one day I will. I always had such fun times there. Murray is close to everything; parks, malls, freeways, farms. It's not huge, but it's definitely not small. I lived across the street from a park & I loved going over there like everyday. It seems like we always had some sort of a game going on. We always felt safe. Never really had anything to worry about. I really wish we could go back to the innocence we used to feel. I grew up knowing most of my friends from a very young age & we all went to high school together. People I talk to about where they grew up, no one seems to have the same pride as I do. It's funny, Riley does not feel partial to any one place where he lived. Not even where he went to high school. At first, he thought it was kinda weird the pride I have in my home town. But now, I know, he feels the same way about Murray. He loves it like I do. When I was a kid, anywhere you went in the valley, you could see where home was because of the smoke stacks. I wish they were still there. I totally remember the day they came down. Now in there place is the IMC. I even remember when I was really young, there was a picture of the KFC guy painted on the big one. People used to climb those for fun too. I loved going to all the sporting events too. Ken Price. Soooo fun. I still love going there. We always had the best times at Wheeler Farm, Jordan River, & Murray Park. GO SPARTANS!!!

Question #7

Question #7: Tell about your retirement - when, where, what will you do with your time?

Wow! Retirement. It seems so far away, but it will probably get here before we all know it. Riley plans on being able to retire from the fire department in like 30 years. He would like to keep working part time at a hospital or something afterwards. But when the time comes, he might not really want to keep working. Ideally, I would love to be somewhere warm. Bring on the sunshine. But I can honestly say, I will be where ever Kobe & his family are. I just want to be near my family. I want to be able to enjoy my time being a Grandma. I want to help out whenever I am needed & just have fun with them. We will probably do a lot of golfing, tennis, & other things to keep active. I would also love to travel & see more of the world.

Question #6

Question #6: Write a description of your husband.

I think that the very best word to describe my man is loyal. He is the most loyal person I have ever met. He is loyal to me, to our families, his friends, co-workers, & our church. I love that he is on my team. I love that he is very vocal about how he feels about me. He is very appreciative, respectful, & makes me feel better about myself. On my bad days, he is always there to bring me up. With all of the sorrows, he is there to tell me that we'll get through it. He is definitely my rock. I love that he tells me I'm sexy every day. I love that he kisses me every time he sees me. I love how he likes to plan fun & romantic dates. I love when he writes me letters. Riley is also very very fun. The dancing. Oh the dancing. He loves to sing. He loves to cook. He loves to work out. He is the biggest tease I have ever met. Sometimes I feel like I have two little boys! He & Kobe just love wrestling & playing heroes. He is such a great Dad. No one loves football more that my man. In our house it goes: winter, spring, summer, football. He is always watching every single game. I have to admit, sometimes it drives me a little insane. He is so funny to watch when he is watching a game (that goes along with all sports & not just football!). He yells, cheers, & screams at the tv. It makes me laugh every time. I am so lucky to have him.

Question #5

Question #5: Describe your wedding dress, bridesmaids dresses, etc.

This is a fun one. I remember trying on a lot of dresses & I ended up choosing the first one I tried on. It was from a designer in Italy. It was not bright white, but not off white either. Kind of a creamish color. I thought the creamish color looked better with my skin tone. It was a round neck. It had very beautiful, but very subtle beading down the front. It definitely was not a fru fru dress. After I bought it, I remember getting in the mail a letter from the designer. You could tell he couldn't speak English, but was trying. He called me Ms. Iberson. My Mom & I just laughed at that. I thought that was really nice of him to think to send a letter. I remember the only thing I didn't totally love on the big day was my hair. It was a little to curly & big. I wanted it a little bit sleeker & smooth. I wore a really pretty tiara I borrowed from my sis in law. I wore my Mom's jewelry. And a blue lace garter. My favorite thing to remember about my dress, was when Riley told me on our wedding day, he loved looking at me from behind. He said my waist looked so small. Man! I sure wish I had that today. Maybe one day!

I think I had six bridesmaids. They didn't all stand in the line with us, but they did wear the dresses. They each wore a skirt & shirt. They were a light purple, lavenderish. The tops were sparkly, & the skirts were satiny smooth. I thought they all looked beautiful. I think I gave them all a bracelet to wear too.

Riley wore a black suit with a grayish/silver vest. He also wore a silver tie. He didn't want a bow tie for some reason. He looked really sharp!! All the groomsmen wore black tuxes with the same vests.

I cannot believe it has been 8 1/2 years. Time flies by when your having fun!