"Let Them Eat Cake"

Derrick and I will be going to Let Them Eat Cake tomorrow for our wedding cake tasting appointments. We will be tasting 3 different types of cake!

1. Chocolate cake with fudge mousse filling
2. Red Velvet with cream cheese filling
3. Pink Champagne with raspberry filling

They told us to bring ideas of what we want, so here's what I'm thinking...

The Wedding Theme!

PEACOCK! is the theme! I am so happy that I have settled on the colors of the Peacock. This includes Royal Blue, Eggplant Purple, Aqua/Teal, Browns and Golds! These also go perfectly with the wedding being in the fall.

Dresses, Dresses, and MORE Dresses!!!

Today is the first day of wedding dress shopping :) Everything works out perfectly so my soon to be mom, and my mom, can both come with me :) I can't wait! Lets hope I find one!

The Future Mrs. Derrick Raynes

I can't believe I haven't blogged since Christmas TIME!!! So much has happend in the last two months! I got a promotion at work... blah...blah..blah... DERRICK AND I GOT ENGAGED!!!! Derrick proposed on Feb. 14. 2010, Valentines Day (My favorite Holiday) on the beach in La Jolla, California. Since we have gotten back I have been really busy with work, school, heading up a committee for my brothers grad night, and now a wedding! but I love it. I only have 214 days left, so there is much to do! Derrick and I are planning for a fall wedding/reception in Arizona and also a reception in Utah. To keep everyone posted and up to date I have made a wedding website AlexaandDerrick.com Love you all, Alexa

My 1st White Christmas ( Christmas Eve at the temple)

Christmas eve we drove all the way from up from Orem (ps. with cranky kids who hadn't had naps) to Salt Lake to go to the temple to see the Christmas lights! Even though it was 18 degrees outside and we had four kids we had a blast and made memories we will never forget!

After we had walked through the Christmas like for about 15 minutes we we're COMPLETELY frozen and decided to defrost at the JB's across the street :)

My 1st White Christmas ( Christmas Eve)

My first white Christmas at my home away from home. This year was the first year I got to see snow on Christmas day and it really felt more like Christmas. I never really understood what Derrick meant when he said "it just doesn't feel like Christmas here (Arizona)" until I experienced it for my self.

Christmas eve we got to open presents with Roman & Marcus, but we had to let Alice open a few too!

Marcus LOVED Roman's Slinky :)

Roman asked for growing toys so we got him a growing aquarium!!!

Daniella helped Marcus open his first gift :)

So Photogenic!!!!

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DIEGO JUMP ROPE from Alice to Roman :)

And the Countdown Begins...

Derrick has been gone 1 week now. I don't understand how is gone more often and is further now than he ever was. He has been on the go the whole time doing meetings from morning till night with my papa in Russia. We try to talk as much as possible on Skype, if you don't know what that is or what it does you should get it! Derrick will meet me on the 16th in Austin, TX for my redheaded cousins wedding :), yes I have a cousin with red hair. 9 days to go and I can't wait!! We will be in Austin till sunday and then off to Salt Lake, Woo Hoo convention!!!! I have to admit I am actually looking forward to cold weather! I have been shopping like crazy to get prepared. I can't wait to see everyone in Utah! Love ya All! ~Alexa