Winter Wedding

Let me start by giving you a few details. My wife and I live in Utah. We chose to get married in the winter because we thought the snow would be beautiful with its soft white tones and shiny glisten. The place we decided to get married was on the canyon base and it always had plenty of fresh white snow in January. In fact I can't remember a time in my life where it hasn't had snow once it started coming down. I told my soon to be wife, dress warm, tell the family to dress warm, it gets fairly cold and they will be standing or sitting in about 1 to 2 feet of snow. You can probably tell by me building this story what happened next. You guessed it. Not a single speck of snow was to be found in our beautifully planned winter wedding. The grass was brown; the lights we dangled in the trees only illuminated the brown twiggy structures instead of reflecting off the snow. It looked more like a spring wedding then winter.
You could say it was our warming hearts in love that eliminated any possible chance of snow! Or you could say that winter weddings are just simply unpredictable.
Of course our plans were for the outdoors, not typical for the common winter wedding. Wherever you choose to hold your wedding I give you two pieces of advice. First, It is better to overdress and be too warm (you can always shed a layer) than to be stuck chattering during the ceremony or other events. My other piece of advice is to try to hold the wedding during the day. This will make attending your wedding much easier and safe for those driving during the frosty season.
Truly it won't matter what you are wearing, what mishaps take place leading up to the wedding if you are truly in love and this is why. Guys, we don't care what we are wearing as long as our lady shows up looking beautiful. In fact we probably prefer someone just telling us what to show up in. The bridesmaids and groomsmen, there is a reason your outfits are only half flattering no matter what season it is. You aren't the star of this show. And for the bride, you are already perfect. Find the dress that you feel the most comfortable and pretty in and it won't matter which one you choose as long as you are happy.
To sum this article up, dress your heart with love, happiness, respect and unity, and your outer appearance will be just perfect!

Burt the Snowman

You may have heard of Frosty the Snowman, but have you heard of his twin brother, Burt. No, no one has...until now. Let me tell you about Burt the Snowman.
Burt the Snowman,
Knew there was only snow for one,
So he said, make my brother
And if there’s enough for another,
You can make me too one day.

Down to the village,
Burt was left behind to melt,
He could hear them there,
All around the square,
Playing catch me if you can.

Frosty led them down the streets of town,
Right to a traffic cop,
He paused a moment and said I’m Burt,
And the officer yelled out stop.

That’s why Burt the Snowman,
Was never known by kids today,
Cause he was never made,
By the kids who played,
And sadly melted all away.

Meltity, melt, melt, meltity, melt melt,
Look at Burt go,
Meltity, melt, melt, meltity, melt melt,
Into water out of snow.

That is Burt’s song, and he should be a hero as he sacrificed for his twin brother who hogged all the glory and fame of the heart of the kids. I just hope that Frosty one day realizes he has split his family apart and got the melting he deserves.

Now as it is told this saga between the brothers continues every time the snow falls. Each one wanting desperately to be rolled into three nice shaped snow balls stacked upon each other, decorated with random items to look more personable. Next time you grab a corn cob pipe and a button nose and two pieces of coal, give Burt a shot. He might just last longer as he is not likely to be mischievous and run through town getting yelled at by a cop.

Now, how to create a great snowman.

First you need to have good packing snow. You can test this by packing a ball of snow together as large as you can in your hands. Then, clump more snow onto your ball on the ground making it about basketball size. Give it a few rolls across the ground and see if it picks up the other snow by itself making it bigger in size. If it does, roll away until you have a nice strong base for your bottom snowball. Remember you are going to have to stack additional snowballs on top so don’t make them bigger then what you or your friends and family are capable of lifting. Continue to roll your other two snowballs each one a little smaller until you have all three stacked on each other. After this, the real creativity begins. What can you find around your house to decorate your snowman? Or, what can you find around your yard or area to decorate him?

Good luck, enjoy the snow and dress warm!