Grandad and Virginia

I haven't been blogging because I didn't figure out how to do it from my iPad, but now that Cindy has shown me how, I will be posting current pictures. This one is just a test shot taken this Sunday.

The Wedding Dress Shadowbox

I put together a shadowbox about Rosalia's dress with the dressmaker's notes, pictures, and swatches of the materials used. Then I made this picture with the fun effects edit.

Evelyn before and after

I started my diet August 8th and weighed in at 160lbs. By my birthday November 4th I was down to 130 lbs. and then by the wedding 125lbs. After November I was in transition, but still losing weight. Now I am working to maintain and keep the weight off. Ted says that I don't look happy in the first picture because I'm not smiling. Guess what? I wasn't happy! Just took another bag of clothes to someone else. I am living in the clothes that Bethany gave me and everything is going well. It's nice to be a size 8 or maybe even smaller instead of a size 16 and maybe even bigger. Cindy helped fix this before and after picture.

Outside the Temple

The brothers uphold tradition and their sister.

Nelson and his bride with all of her siblings.

Now we add the parents with the children. Welcome to the family, Nelson.

Finally, add all the spouses and we are excited to even out our numbers with our newest son-in-law.

Fixing the bride's veil so it doesn't blow off this time!

Wedding Day Celebrations

The shy bride on her wedding day, just after the wedding.

Kimberly and Trevin who celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary on this same day, Dec. 21st.

Rosalia and her father at the brunch hosted by the groom's family.

Ted and Evelyn at the brunch.

And Rosalia and Nelson soon to be wed, about three hours before the wedding.

Out of order

This is a hair picture to match the Long's pictures of their childrens' first haircuts on their wall. I was cleaning out drawers and my closet and found the hair I had saved from Rosalia's first haircut when she was ten years old. Yes, I did not have her hair cut until then! You can see the picture of her in the upper left hand corner just before Nancy White cut her hair. We didn't know about Locks of Love then, but when she cut it again in the ninth grade she donated her hair to that organization.

I thought if I followed the numbers straight down on my desk top I would get pictures in order, but that is not the case and I don't want to take them off because blogger can be fickle. This is Rosalia in her bedroom after the honeymoon with her new furniture.

The bride and groom: Mrs. and Mrs. Nelson Lance Long

All forty-seven of the Badger Clan in the Empire Room of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on December 21, 2011 for Nelson and Rosalia's wedding.

Holiday Hodgepodge

The tree on Christmas morning at Bethany's home.

Cael Mason Flygare at three weeks ready for his first Christmas. Born November 30th to Skyler and Jessica Flygare.

Rosalia's wedding flowers that we took home after the wedding reception.

Mason, Brandon, and Michelle at the reception.

Rosalia in all her finery on Temple Square the day after Thanksgiving. Such a beautiful bride. My students thought she was a princess in a fairy tale and that the Salt Lake Temple was a castle.

Christmas and fittings.

Here is my Christmas tree at home waiting for my sister and her family to come. They hosted the Norton family while we were in Utah.

This was taken at one of Rosalia's final fittings for her wedding dress at Melissa Blackburn's home. Melissa is a dress designer and seamstress who created this remarkable gown.

We visited Janet and Bruce in Houston and got to see Emily, Haley, and my mother in this picture.

Teacher of the Month

When I finally hit 130 lbs. I went shopping and found this outfit for Rosalia's wedding. This was taken at Dillards the night before my 64th birthday.

After Homecoming I was chosen Teacher of the Month for October and this is one of the pictures they put on the poster.