Introducing...Mr. & Mrs.

What an amazing time Wesley and I shared together last week.  We had everything from sunshine to snow, and went from being engaged to married all in one week!!  Let me start from the beginning….

Wednesday of last week (11/7/12) started out beautiful.  In fact, I was wearing short sleeves & jeans out that day!  Wesley and his Dad began Wednesday by finishing up the pipeline they dug on our property.  We put self-filling trough in for the cattle right behind our property & ran a pipeline off of our well so they would have water in that pasture when they are in it!  Anyway, while they did that I ran to Colstrip to finalize the floral order with the shop there.  Then, Wesley and I (along with Jiggs) loaded up in the pickup & headed for Forsyth to do our errands.  We picked up the liquor license from the bar that was doing the alcohol catering at the wedding, then went to the courthouse to get our marriage license!!  That evening we went over to Wesley’s parents to have a drink with his sister Christi & her husband Clint, and Mandy & Matt. 

Thursday morning we tried (although it was a failed attempt) to relax before having to run to Miles City for the afternoon/evening picking up last minute wedding things.  We left the ranch about 11:30 so Wesley could get his hair cut in Miles City, then went & picked up our rings, went to Wal Mart to get a few things, then met up with his family for a quick celebratory drink at the Bison Bar in Miles City, and finally ended the night with a delicious steak at the Montana Bar & Steakhouse.  They were DELICIOUS by the way!  We didn’t stay out too late Thursday evening because Friday was our BIG DAY!!

Friday was the day we had been waiting for…our wedding day!  We got dressed that morning, and left our house about 9:00 AM to head to the courthouse.  We were met there by our best friends Clint & Sarah Boucher, and Wesley’s family came also.  My Mom was on Skype so she could be a witness to our union as well.  With the Judge ready and our witnesses at hand, Wesley & I exchanged vows in front of family & close friends.  We were so excited!  We were now Mr. and Mrs.!  We got our marriage recorded at the courthouse, then it was off to decorate the hall with Clint & Sarah.  It didn’t take us long to decorate, about an hour and a half, and after that we went & had lunch with them to celebrate.  Friday evening we were supposed to head to Miles City to have a celebratory dinner with Clint & Sarah, but the weather wasn’t wanting to cooperate.  So, we ended up staying home Friday evening.

Saturday morning we woke up to a winter wonderland…literally!  There was snow everywhere!  Not only was there snow, but there was ice too.  Had it not been that I HAD to go to Miles City that morning to get my hair done, we would have definitely stayed at home!  We braved the roads, going ever so slowly, and made it to Miles City.  By the time we got there, we realized just how bad the roads really were…they were solid ice all the way in.  It was time to make a decision – to have the reception or not.  After much help & encouragement from Clint & Sarah, it was decided we WOULD have our reception!  We had great friends & neighbors pull together to help make our reception the best one ever.  We met our photographer in Forsyth about 2:15 and we headed out to take pictures in the countryside.  We got back to the hall about 4:00 PM that Saturday afternoon, just in time to start welcoming guests.  We had a wonderful meal, a great band, and good people at our reception congratulating us.  We danced the night away surrounded by great people, and we can’t wait to do it all over again in Texas in December!!  The best part...is that we are married!  We are best friends, and I love him with everything I have!

Sunday we were supposed to go to Deadwood, SD, but since the roads were so crappy we opted to stay at home.  We ended up getting some much needed rest from the week before, and actually enjoyed our time together just relaxing at the house.  I was off work Monday for Veteran’s Day, so we spent the day in Miles City returning things from the caterer and spending a few gift cards we got for our wedding ;-)

And now, it’s back to work!  We are so lucky to have such wonderful family & friends to celebrate this special time in our lives with us.  We are so blessed to have found each other, and to be married!  We can’t wait to see everyone in Texas!  Although we don’t have any wedding pictures back yet, we do have one.  So I thought I’d share it with you for now. 

Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!  It’s almost the weekend!! 

Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Davenport