Gregors Joy

Jazz Game!

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Bachelor Party

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The Honeymoon

2010-11-08T01:44:00.003-05:00

Joy and I spent our Honeymoon in Hawaii and this is how things went down. As you will see in the pictures below Joy was tanning and soaking up the sun as I was simply trying to survive the toxic rays. I was clearly responsible for navigating our way around the island while Joy was busy playing with the birds. We had tons of fun eating and eating and eating some more but in between all the eating we also managed to get out and see the island.

EnJOY the pictures.

Polynesian Cultural Center

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Pearl Harbor

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Hanauma Bay

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The Wedding Day

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Yes yes yes..... I know, a few months late putting the wedding picture up on the blog. Joy and I got married August 14, 2010 in the Bountiful Utah Temple. We have a bunch of good wedding pictures thanks to our photographer Andee McDonald (andeesphotos.blogspot.com). The whole day went really smooth considering we planned the wedding in 30 days. Ya... I was only home for 30 days before the wedding day. Joy did cover all the pre planning, so... I'll give her credit for that much.

My Joy

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Families

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Da Shoes!

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Back to Utah

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My older brother Ryan flew to DC to drive back to Utah with me. We stopped in Chicago for a few day to visit family and have fun at my grandpas lake house. My cousin Scott took Ryan and I on a tour of the united center.

On the Bulls Bench

Ya that's the Lakers on top

Ryan with a few Championship rings

We finished up our tour of Chicago with the best Italian Beef Sandwiches in the world

Meet Cedric

2010-06-20T22:11:00.003-04:00

So I was driving down the street and nearly hit what I thought was a rock in the middle of the street. It turned out to be a turtle my roommates and I named Cedric. After a couple of weeks of turtle rehabilitation Cedric was ready to return to the wild. His new home is the creek behind our house... I check on him here and there to make sure he's adjusting OK.

The Proposal

2010-05-27T20:37:00.003-04:00

Ok... so for everyone who has been asking me, "How did you ask her??" Here is the official story... I live in Washington DC and Joy has been living in Utah the last couple months. I flew out to visit last weekend from Thursday til Sunday. Friday night I took Joy out on a date to The Roof (picture from our restaurant table to the left) it's a restaurant with a view of temple square. After we ate I told Joy that my Grandparents really wanted to see us and they live close to the restaurant. We arrived at my grandparents complex and they buzzed us in. Instead of stopping at my grandparents 4th floor we took the elevator straight to the top of the building. We then exited the elevator and walked straight out on to the roof of the building where (thanks to my sister Caitlin) there was a runway of candles and flowers leading to a table with pictures of Joy and I. I then got down on one knee (thanks to the advise of my Dad ) and asked her to marry me. Now she had more than one option to respond to my request. She could have said NO.... or just turned and ran off the roof!!! Thankfully, SHE SAID YES! Then it was time to visit my Grandma and Grandpa, the next surprise for Joy was that when I asked her Father if I could marry her I also invited him and Joy's Mom to my grandparents house to surprise Joy just one last time. AND for the record, Joy cried but only after Mr. DeCow cried first! haha

Engaged

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What a good looking couple...

The candle runway...

Grandma and Grandpa Sonnenberg...

Joy's Mom and Dad.

My 20th Birthday!!

2010-04-25T02:22:00.008-04:00

Gregor was so excited that I FINALLY turned 20 that he sent me this card along with my present. Let's just say I was.....surprised.

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Mandie and I decorated the street of 550 North with our chalk art. Ya....... we go to college :)

Carnegie Hall NYC

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So I took a bus from DC to NYC to watch my little sister Brooke sing on the main stage at Carnegie Hall. She was the first one on stage and the last one off. I made sure everyone in Carnegie Hall that night knew who she was. I yelled, "woooooooo BROOKE BUTLER!!!!"

Empire State Building NYC

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Time Square NYC

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Wall Street

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Statue of Liberty

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Vietnam Memorial NYC

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Korean War Memorial NYC

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WW2 Memorial

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I (Joy) have been lucky enough to be with Gregor for a year and a half now and so far.........:

I've learned more history from him alone than in all my history classes combined, watched more football than I would probably like to in my entire lifetime, watched nearly every movie known to man, was introduced to Coldstone's best ice cream (Birthday remix with chocolate chips instead of sprinkles), and forced to learn patience to put up with his "perfect track record of always being right"-- his own words Haha. I had so much fun with his family at Shaver Lake in California, where we took this picture! I love this picture, even with the crazy hair and no make up because we're just happy together... and isn't that what it's all about...

Near death experience sledding... Thanks Caitlin!

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The test run.

The sacrifice run.

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At least one survived.

The Final Run

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YES! I survived.

This post has nothing to do with Joy or Gregor.

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Sometimes you come across a photo on facebook that makes you laugh REALLY hard haha... This was one of those photos. This is my niece Alice with her uncle Kasen. Maybe it was bring your favorite baby to school day?

Once upon a time when there was no snow....

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Shaver Lake California! Joy and I were having a little fun in the SUN over last summer, I sure do miss that wonderful sun...

The Newseum in DC

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The Newseum is a museum that displays artifacts from all the major news story's going back over 100 years. Joy and I are standing in front of a section of the Berlin wall that once separated Germany.

They also have the actual pen that Gorbachev used to resign from power as the last leader representing the USSR. I thought that was cool... Joy didn't.

The Newseum in DC

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I don't want to point any fingers..... But, I have picture evidence (presented below) that clearly shows Joy near both the Unibombers cabin and the DC snipers car. Interesting...

Superbowl Sunday

2010-02-07T16:13:00.004-05:00

After being stuck in the house for two days straight, due to the snow, my roommates (Ted-Phil-Dave) and I played a little tackle football to prepare for the Superbowl. We didn't let chest deep snow get in our way of having some fun! The snow would have been over Joys head so she couldn't play. awwh so small...

The East Coast Winter of 2010

2010-02-07T15:19:00.009-05:00

The Winter of 2010 was not exactly the best winter to decide to move to the East coast. Now on two separate occasions we have got nearly 30 inches of snow.

The trees fell across the road and made it impossible to leave my street. We also lost power for 12 hours and the indoor temperature reached 45 degrees. Luckily the power made it back on today since the super bowl starts in a couple hours.

Where's Obama?

2010-02-06T21:00:00.000-05:00

So we have been in the DC area for over a month now and we still haven't found Obama. I put on my suit and drove down to his casa! 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20500. I googled it... He's listed. Apparently you can't just knock on his door and say," Hi, I'm new to the neighborhood." So we're still searching.. WERE'S OBAMA???

Outdoor Midnight Ice skating

2010-02-06T20:50:00.000-05:00

Joy chillin on the ice... literally! It was like 15 degree outside. I'm sure everyone knows how much I love to Ice skate so naturally I was upset that I had to stand out to take the pictures.. Dang. Oh and by the way that extremely good looking scarf was a present from me. So not only was I blessed with extremely good looks... I have skills too.

Washington DC

2010-02-06T19:42:00.000-05:00

So.... In the last 12 months I (Gregor) have lived in California, Utah, Missouri and Virginia. Currently I live in Reston VA which is about 20 min outside of Washington DC. I moved here to have a little more Joy in my life. Joy is my girlfriend who recently moved to Virginia to take care of old people and was offered FREE rent. I on the other hand do pay rent and much more rent than I would in Orem Utah. But, this way I have Joy, and honestly, what else do you need in life?