Cancun

For our 2 year anniversary and our last big hur-yah before leaving Roosevelt we flew to Cancun for 10 days. We sold our house (I cried a little) and they wanted us out before we went on vacation. So we moved all of our stuff to a basement in south provo and since we still had to work a week after cancun we had to stay with some freinds. Cancun was so much fun and although we were so sad to leave our house, we were excited about the move to Orem. I was also super fortunate to already have a job in Provo before we moved. I started working in Labor and Delivery at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. We bought a condo in North Orem and spent the summer redoing it...pictures to follow. Houston was so happy to be out of the oil feild and I was so happy he was back in school.

Life in Roosevelt

After our honeymoon we flew to our apartment in Roosevelt. I had visited Houston there once before this time and have to say wasn't terribly excited about the relocation, but of course we were together. I got my dream job at the Hospital in Roosevelt working in Labor and Delivery and continued to finish my nursing degree. Houston worked for black warrior wireline co. for 2.5 years. At the beggining he enjoyed it but as time went on the politics got to be too much and we were both ready to move. 9 months before leaving Roosevelt we bought out first house together. We got in just in time to pick out everthing in the house and layed hardwood floors ourselves. It was way too nice for a newly married couple and we realized it was more for investment purposes than what we really needed. It was a great first expereince in home buying and we sold it ourselves in April 2008.

Honeymoon in Colorado

The day after our wedding we got on a plane and flew to Colorado Springs, CO for our honeymoon and reception #2. I knew Houston and I were made for each other when for our honeymoon we went to the zoo, a museum, and bodyworld (the exibit of real human bodies, look it up it's pretty cool). We had a great time and the best part was getting to spend so much time together.

Our Wedding Day May 4, 2006.

What I remember about our wedding day...

I woke up very early in the morning and my lifesaver Katie aka my cousin arrived at my house to do my hair and makeup. She had also done all of the flowers for my wedding, and my sisters hair and makeup. How one person does so much and it still turns out perfect I'll never know. The people who know me best, know that my biggest stressor in life is being on time. I was ready to go to the temple and we still had to go pic up my groom. I realized my family was a little less than ready when I walked into the kitchen and my dad was cooking pancakes in his robe. But of course, worring and stressing never did do any good. We arrived on time...and honestly would they have started without us? Before the wedding they wanted Houston and I to walk into the sealing room together after all of our guests were seated and wating. We waited in a small room, just the two of us before the big moment. I don't think I have ever had such an awkward moment with Houston, it was like "....so....were getting married in a few minutes huh?" Houston didn't seem a bit nervous the whole day (except when he had to sign his name on the marraige liscence, he claims he just doesn't know how to sign his middle name in cursive). I was nervous and excited and mostly relieved that the day had finally come. It was a beautiful wedding and all our friends and family were there. I was a bit windy for pictures and apparently too sunny for Houston. The only picture he has his eyes open in is one with his sunglasses on. We had a great luncheon made by my mother in law Terry, and sister in law Emily. Our reception was at the Old Rock Church in Providence and turned out just how I wanted it to. We had made all of the table centerpeices ourselves and the reception center liked them so much they offered to buy them from us. We had crum-cakes (pronounced Croom Kackas) filled with strawberrys and cream for our refreshments and danced our first dance as husband and wife to Collide by Howie Day. Instead of trashing our car after the reception our families filled it with snacks and flowers and gifts, a tradition every family should start. It was a great day and I woulnd't change a thing.

Our engagement

Houston and I were engaged for 4 months and 3 days, which were some of the most stressful weeks of my life. I was working full time, finishing my first year of nursing school, and planning the biggest day of my life thus far. To make matters worse Houston had moved to Roosevelt, UT 3 1.2 hours away from me to start a job in the oil feild. It was the best thing that could happen for us financially and many other ways, but it at the time it felt like the worst thing in the world. Of course everything always works out how it is supposed to and we planned our wedding the only day we could. I took my LPN finals the day before and the day after my sister Danielle left for the summer to Navoo. It was the biggest stress relief I have ever felt driving away with Houston. I no longer had a job, I was done with my first year of nursing school, I was no longer planning a wedding, and I was finally together with the my best friend in the world.

Engagement January 1, 2006.

After a year of dating Houston and I were engaged on January 1st 2006 at a New Years Eve dance. Exactly one year before at the same dance we shared our first kiss at midnight. I knew I wanted our first kiss to be special and will always remember it. The night of our engagement Houston told all of our family and friends he would propose to me, I was pretty clueless until it happened. I thought it was so weird that he had insisted upon bringing his video camera to the dance, but he refused to leave it in the car. It was right before midnight and I turned to him and sarcastically said "Are you so excited?" (Meaning for it to be the new year) and he said "I'd be even more excited if you'd be my wife." As I looked at him he was already down on one knee in the middle of a huge crowd including all of our freinds and my sister. He asked if I would marry him and it was so loud I don't know if he ever heard me say yes (but of course I did!).

Summer 2005

The summer of 2005 was greatest summer I can remember. Houston was working for Wildland Fire out of Ogden, UT and I was still working in assisted living. I would work from 7-3 each day, come home and take a nap, and wake up just in time for Houston to show up at my house each day for dinner. We took a trip to Colorado Springs to meet his parents for my birthday and we continued to fall even more in love with each other. Houston got to know my family better and I got to finally meet his.

Spring Break

The real beginning of Houston and Hayley Sim started where else..but Mexico. Houston and I had been dating for about 4 months after meeting through friends. I was currently working as a C.N.A at an assisted living facilty and Houston was working at Lowe's. We spent as much time with each other as we could and soon became inseperable. In March 2005 Houston and I along with all of our best friends went to California and Mexico for our spring break. It was definately a turning point in our relationship and is where Houston claims he fell in love with me.