Jackies Homecoming/Junior Year 2012

 

Mark and Jackie/Homecoming 2012

 

She had gone to her friend Dawn Dimicks Youth Conference.  The doorbell rings and Robert stops playing his video game long enough to check it out.  It was one of those rare nights where we were both home alone just doing our own thing.  I was watching TV and he was playing a game.  He gets down stairs and finds that Mark has left Jackie a cute request to go to Homecoming.  Well, as to not spoil things we left it on the stoop, but I did call her to say someone left something for her at the door and would she like her Dad to come and get her since the conference still had about an hour before it started.  She chose to be surprised later because they were already in their fun time groove.  This about drove me crazy with wanting to tell her, although she did scream loudly that she knew it was someone who had asked her to Homecoming.  She begged me to spill, but I didn't. 

The Question

The Answer

The Gang all had a great time.  First they took photos up at The Lakes.  Then they went to dinner at Cheesecake Factory.  While Logan and Emily went to represent Homecoming Court at the school the rest of them went to Marks' house to Karaoke.  They went bowling and then shared Messy Sundaes' at Sammy's Wood fire Pizza.  Angie (Dawn's Mom) Was the chauffeur. 

Left to right are Logan Epperson, Emily Adams, Adam Uranga, Dawn Dimick, Mark Wray, Jacklyn Lupton

Sing Away

Bowling

Sammys

Oh, And I made the Boutonniere

8/10/12 Alex and Caleb are engaged

The Ring

The Happy Couple

I'm only allowed to post the picture Alex tells me to.  She wants the invitations to be a surprise. I stole this post from her blog to share with my friends.  I couldn't have said it any better way.  

The Engagement

Caleb and I have been through a lot together. We met on March 27, 2009 at a Youth Conference Dance. We ended up dancing together like four times that night, and Caleb went home and had to search all over facebook to find me because he couldn't remember my last name. We started texting, and we really got to know each other. I knew pretty early on in our relationship that he was going to be the guy I was going to marry. We just had so many similarities, and Caleb has every quality that I have ever pictured in who I was going to end up with one day. It just so happens we met when I was 15, and yeah that seems a little young to know something so important in your life to me too. But it happened. And I haven't looked back with regret once since I met him.

So Like I was saying, we've been through a lot of stuff. It could be said that my parents were not too thrilled at the thought of me being so serious with a guy when I was 15... and a half.

But we dated anyways, because if you know, you know.

And he came to family events that we have done for many many years. Like the Gift of Lights and going to Utah to visit my family. And I did the same with his family.

And we went to dances together because that's what high school couples do.

(Formal 2010)

(Prom 2010)

We were cute together

(Sadies 2010)

And awkward together

(Also Sadies 2010)

I was there when Caleb got his call to serve a mission in Hartford, CT

And I was there to say goodbye when he left on his mission

And then Caleb left for two years and life went on

I had a life going to school, having fun with friends, getting jobs. Life did not stop because Caleb left, I'm pretty sure a lot of people think I spent a majority of those 2 years hidden in my room crying and listening to Coldplay at full blast. (I did listen to a lot of Coldplay incidentally, but because I like them, not because their music can be depressing)

People said we couldn't do it, that two years was two long. That I would write him off or that he would come back completely different and we wouldn't feel the same way about each other.

And I graduated high school and did a year at college!

And Caleb was on a mission, doing missionary things, because we both agreed very soon after we first met, that nothing was going to stop him from going on a mission, especially our relationship, because God comes first always.

And people told him we wouldn't make it two years because NO GIRL waits two years for a guy she never gets to talk to. Because I would find someone new and someone here.

He learned a lot of great things and taught a lot of really great people

And after two years he celebrated when he was about to come home

We wrote each other at least once every week for two years, and we learned that you don't need to be WITH someone every day to love someone.

You've already seen my post about his return. We celebrated together.

And we discovered that when he came back we were both very different people than we were before his mission. The great thing about it was that we loved these new people even more than the people we were before he left!

He's been home two months now. We've been on adventures and we've become closer than we were even before his mission.

Oh yes, and we became engaged on Friday August 10Th.

And now I must tell the story of the proposal because it was basically the best proposal I could have dreamed of and everyone else should know it too.

So all of last week I was sick, so sick I couldn't really leave the couch except to go to the doctor and the pharmacist. So sick I accidentally threw my debit card away, so sick that I didn't go to work really for four days. Friday afternoon I finally started to feel better after taking a ton of medicine that the doctor had given me, because let's be honest, I knew this proposal was coming relatively soon and didn't want to be sick for it. BUT, I had no idea that Caleb would pop the question that day after I had been sick for four days. So I went over to Caleb's so we could go to dinner because I hadn't really seen him all week, what with being sick as a dog and all.

I go inside and he tells me he needs to send his boss an email and to come on in. I walk in to the room where the computer and everything are and he's standing there and he says "Come look at this antique mirror my Dad got." And on the tall closet mirror door Caleb had made a frame that
resembled the Mirror of Erised from my favorite thing in the whole world, Harry Potter. And so we're standing there in the mirror and he turns and looks at me while I'm staring at the mirror and he says, "Let me explain, the happiest man in the world would be able to use the mirror of Erised as a normal mirror and see himself exactly as he was. Right now I am the happiest man in the world." And he got down on one knee and asked "Alex. Lupton. Will you marry me?" And of course I said yes, and of course I was crying because, seriously? A Harry Potter proposal I was TOTALLY surprised by. He did good guys. He did good.

Judge me if you want that I'm 18 and engaged, but I've known I was going to marry Caleb for three and a half years. I knew within the first two weeks that I met him. I knew for the whole two years he was gone and I only got to talk to him four times. I knew when my parents were forbidding me to see him three years ago. And I know now that this is the right thing to do and there's nothing and no one that could make me happier.

WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!

Day 10 - A photo of your favorite place to eat.

Our favorite place to eat as a family!

Day 9 - The last thing I purchased

We had Wendy's for lunch today after the family unpacked the car from coming home from
Girls camp.

Day 8 - Your Mood Song

Hilary Weeks:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyX-I-um5Kk

Day 7 - Your dream wedding. (vacation)

Hawaii - one day we plan on going on a honeymoon "vacation". We did not go on a honeymoon. A friend of ours loaned us her house for the weekend as she was in the Hospital. All I remember is sleeping away the day on Sunday because standing on my feet most of the day on Saturday was a killer. My hint to every new bride, take time to smell the wedding cake so you remember your big day.

Day 6 - A photo of an animal you'd love to keep as a pet.

My baby Babe! I need say no more, she if beautiful and I adore her.

Day 5 - A photo of yourself two years ago.

Not flattering at all.

Day 4 - Your favorite photograph of your best friend.

Me and my bestie

Day 3 - your idea of a perfect 1st date

My idea actually did happen with Robert. The night after we met we decided to have a movie night at a friends house. I asked him to make sure he brought his own pillow because I don't share. At this point I am not sure what kind of girl he thinks I am, but I was staying at this friends house on the couch, so, I really did not have another pillow to share with him even if I wanted to. He shows up at my friends house when I looked through the peep hole he was holding a pillow in a Garfield pillow case on his pillow. I had my friends come to the door when I opened it and we all were giggling and he was standing there all shy, it was very very cute. Cannot remember what movie/movies we actually watched that night. Hmmm? I will have to think about that one... Oh, and, no I don't think this should be either one of my kids perfect first dates.... Just sayin!

Day 2 - a picture of something you ate today!

My favorite Kettle chips were day 2. Trying to catch up on my posts because I forget to go here every day.

Day 1 - A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.

So, yep, I posted a picture I took of myself today. Wow, I really did cut all my hair off.

So, today was a good day. I finished 2 gifts that I was sewing and I cut out the next gift. I provided a service to someone I love and her son, which I know for sure I will be receiving blessings for. YAY come on blessings....I really need them. LOL.

I picked up the house and am really working on keeping it in the ready for if people drop by stage so that I'm not running around to quickly pick things up. Also, I'm playing lots of Christmas music.

Oh, yes, Alex and I went to Big O tires and had to replace her front right tire and get her car aligned because the other morning she hit s drainage cover that popped up from too much rain. It was super dark on the way to seminary and still had some wet yucky road to drive on. Not really blaming her too much. Just an accident. Just a really expensive accident though. Merry Christmas to me. While they were fixing the car we popped over to Marie Calendar's and had a bit of lunch, plus our favorite piece of pie ever! Mine was Coconut cream and Alex's was Chocolate Silk. YUMMY! I forget about Marie Calendars' I don't know why. Maybe that is a good thing?

I stole this from Alex who stole this from Dianne. Yay!

Day 1 - A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.

Day 2 - A photo of something you ate today.

Day 3 - Your idea of the perfect first date.

Day 4 - Your favorite photograph of your best friend.

Day 5 - A photo of yourself two years ago.

Day 6 - A photo of an animal you'd love to keep as a pet.

Day 7 - Your dream wedding. (vacation)

Day 8 - A song to match your mood.

Day 9 - A photo of the item you last purchased.

Day 10 - A photo of your favorite place to eat.

Day 11 - What's in your makeup bag.

Day 12 - A photograph of the town you live in.

Day 13 - Your favorite musician and why?

Day 14 - A TV show you're currently addicted to.

Day 15 - Something you don't leave the house without.

Day 16 - Your celebrity crush.

Day 17 - A photo of you and your family.

Day 18 - Something you crave a lot.

Day 19 - Another picture of yourself.

Day 20 - The meaning behind your blog name.

Day 21 - A photo of something that makes you happy.

Day 22 - A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.

Day 23 - 15 facts about you.

Day 24 - A photo of something that means a lot to you.

Day 25 - What's in your purse?

Day 26 - A photo of somewhere you've been to.

Day 27 - A picture of you last year and now and how you changed since then?

Day 28 - Your favorite movie.

Day 29 - Something you could never get tired of doing.

Day 30 - A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days.

The Wedding of Chris & Rachel

Isn't this the sweetest couple? Our dear, wonderful, missionary, Chris married his best friend and sweetheart over the weekend. Robert and I were able to be there for the sealing and we all enjoyed the lunch and reception later that day. It was a quick trip, but it was soooo worth it. These guys are very special people to us and we love them and WE KNOW THE CHURCH IS TRUE!

So long, I forgot about my Blog

I'm up late tonight. I can't sleep. Things are running through my mind and I cannot make my mind shut off. I'm thinking about a conversation Alex and I have been having. Sort of an ongoing thing. She feels she is ready to be married as soon as a certain young man comes home from his mission. She is thinking of dates, and I guess in a way so am I. I was counseled that should this wedding come about, I should not discourage it. But Alex is only 16, almost 17. And by the time this young man comes home she will still only be 18, and by the date she is talking about she will still only be 19. He will be 21. So, So young. And they both want school, but they will need full time jobs to be able to even live in a humble apartment. ARGH. It's very frustrating and scary. And it's her life. So I should just let them learn. Things were just so hard for Robert and I and we were in our 30's when we got married, (well I was anyway, he was only 26). I want things to be easier for Alex. But with hard work comes learned lessons I suppose.

My girls at The Killer's concert

Awesome Mom

Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.Pooped on.Chewed on.Peed on.I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.Or give shots.I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt..I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom..

Before I was a Mom,I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body.I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache, the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom..I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.

Alex playing ball

It's been a while.

Happy 2009 everyone. Things at the Lupton house are finally starting to settle down. We had multiple issues with illness in January. It took looking at a friends blog to realize how long it's been since I have made a post. I have some Christmas pictures I'm going to add today. Give me some time. I love you all.