Tyrel and Lexie met on a cruise and dated several months (long distance). She lived in Gilbert, AZ and Tyrel lived here in Boise. Eventually the relationship got serious enough, that they decided they wanted to live closer to one another. Initially Tyrel planned on moving to Arizona. When a past insurance issue came up, he was forced to stay here, so Lexie moved to Idaho! Yay!!! We loved Lexie and were soo excited to get to know her better.
At our monthly FHE in June, Tyrel and Lexie announced they were engaged! Wahoo! The wedding date was set for August 11th and they planned on being sealed in the Mesa, AZ temple.
Before Tawnya left town and after Candice got back into town, we quickly planned a bridal shower for Lexie.
We went with a "fill the pantry" type shower.
I asked Lexie if I could help with decorating for their Boise Open House. She agreed. I was so excited! I carefully studied her Pinterest pages and started collecting things I thought she would like and that would go with a "burlap & lace" rustic look.
I cut the tall grass from my back yard fence line and used it for our "greenery" (I guess some good came from our poor lawn maintenance this year). I collected tin cans, Mason type canning jars and found an old lace tablecloth at a "shabby-chic" consignment store.
Lexie and I went out several times together, looking for decorations for the Open House. At "Mr. J's" we found some old windows that the owner made us a deal on, because it was for a wedding. :)
I put together a table display for the shower, to test out the rustic look. I hoped it was something Lexie would like. I liked it!
Lexie invited several of her friends from their single's ward and her roommates. They were so fun and seem to have a good time where ever they are.
We wrote marriage "recipes" (advice) for Tyrel & Lexie.
Tawnya did a "Price Is Right" type game. She purchased the groceries for one of her favorite simple recipes, then had us guess the total price of the meal. The prize was some of Karen's homemade jam..yum.
We played a Kiss & Tell game. When it was your turn, you took some Hershey's kisses and then told us about your first kiss..or what you would like your first kiss to be like. --We actually had a few girls that were still looking forward to their first kiss. :)
Mom had asked get-to-know type questions of Tyrel. Lexie was the first guess and then we would all join in. We learned a lot..Tyrel is usually a private guy, so to hear his thoughts/ideas was great.
For gifts we gave food/grocery type items. Maybe not that fun...but very useful.
I think Lexie had another bridal shower where she received "fun" gifts. :)
This cute apron was from her roommates.
You probably can't see it, but it says "Sexy Lexie".
Cute!
We're so glad to have you join our family Lexie..WELCOME!
