The After Math :)

Well Now we have been married for 5 months. Man I am just doing so great with this blog.... :S NOT! haha. Well let's start with a few bullet points okay my fellow padewans: (hehe i totally just referenced Star Wars! Ps. My Husband has NEVER seen Star Wars.. What has this world come to.!?)

-First, Our Apartment! We need a few New Pictures! It's a One Bedroom, one HUGE bathroom, a Toilet (room) lol, a living room seperated by a bar with a nice kitchen, and a small storage room! We also have a walking balcony in the front, and a large Terrance in the back!

-Second, Our Kitten! Man, Has she grown! She is so loving and playful, but she is also a big brat! She likes to take any chance she gets to go on our Terrace, but she doesnt stop there. We live about a wellness sauna, and YES she likes to jump off our Balcony and onto the top of the Sauna. AND then i have to climb over the fence, get on top of the Sauna, and beg her with her treats and an awesome orange toy to come back. Ps. We live on quite a busy, well used often, street, and we live in front of the Landlords gardening business and next to their house. YEAH. :P Thanks Freckles.
At the moment she is in her teenage years. She's being a little butt and a rebel! She loves to bite... elbows. No i'm not kidding!! (Well bite in general too.)

First Month! A little Fur Baby!!    ~ Second Month                  (She likes to suck on her tail while kneading  her feet and purring!) haha

 More pictures are coming later, they aren't on my computer!!

-Third, I've been through the program of integration, learning about the Hospital, Government, Housing, Police, Post Office, and so forth,

-Fourth, Nu ben ik bijna gedaan met het eerste module voor Nederlands te leren! Ik vind het een mooie taal!
(Now I am almost done with my first module of Dutch class! I think it's a beautiful language!) :)

-Fifth, I am the Young Womens President, and so far we have done quite a lot of things together! We have gone to London to do Temple work, completed a Bake Sale and a Picnic, Gone to the For the Strength of Youth camp Together, Where i was the counselor of all the Young Women i was once a Yong Woman with in Heerlen!! And the next thing coming up is an awesome Halloween Party for our Church building and two others!

Stephanie Park, Lydia Kagele, ME!, Morgan Kitchen, 

and Sarah Chardon! Heerlen Ward!

To Welcome Me home, I found a handsome Hubby with some beautiful flowers!

-Alijandro and I had or 5 month Anniversay, normally not really celebrated, but it was also his 1 year mark back home from his Church Mission! Well somehow he believed it was our 6 month anniversary and planned a whole surprise DAY for me! A facial, pedicure, Acrylic Nails, and a Hair Cut/Color!!! Man I was spoiled!

(It has layers, and the underneath is brown!)

Happy Hubby!

 And then I surprised him with a friends and family celebration in honor of him! I personalized a Shirt for him all about his mission.. Which hasn't been bought yet! But will be soon!!! :)

This was our 5 month Dinner! Mama's heated Spaghetti Sauce!! yummm!

-We went to the Temple again for the first time in 5 months!! It was amazing! We were the Witness couple! We were QUITE nervous, but in the end it was wonderful! We were so alert and could feel the spirit so strongly! (Sorry for those of you who don't understand....:S) It was a beautiful experience and I can't wait to go back with my Eternal Companion again SOON!

-We have like ONE MILLION BABY GUPPIES! We bought them a couple of weeks maybe a couple of months after we were married. Thanks to the Men, haha, all the Women are pregnant, like ALL the time! So we have so many babies! but we love to watch them grow and get more and more color!

-Alijandro is working in a shop that sells in bulk, kind of like Sams Club, but it's called Colruyt. First thing you should know is that its like a family business because almost everyone in the family has or does work there, so every family get together the topic of Colruyt always comes up! haha. He definitely enjoys it. He is working towards becoming a Manager or the store, so he has lots of meetings, and needs to go to other Colruyt shops sometimes. He is a hard worker, and comes home pretty shot sometimes. Good thing he has a GREAT WIFE ;) who is always ready to play doctor! :p

-He is also the Elder's Quorum President! He is really trying to get everything organized and the Brethren interested and ready to do the lords work! The both of them have been helping out with missionary work in their city. The Family speaks Spanish and French. They are from the Ivory Coast. Kylee just sits back and listens to what sounds like gibberish, but loves the feel of the Spirit. Alijandro uses his wonderful skill of speaking French and testifies all the time of the Truthfulness of the Gospel. :) I'm such a proud wife!

-Kylee is going to school for Dutch from 9-12 everyday. In October she hopes to be changing schools from Intensive to Super Intensive, and go to school from 9-4. The program is quicker and you learn the language faster. She tried out for one of the 1st Soccer Teams in Belgium. (A National Team) First, She hasn't played in 1.5 years and her conditioning is awful. But she tried her best. The great compliments he gave her were, "You definitely know the game. You have a great Right foot, and you are fast." However, due to her conditioning and loss of practice, he said that she could play second team. WOW. Thats awesome. 2nd team out of all of Belgium. She took that as a compliment still. But they play on Sunday, so that was out of the question too. So hopefully, one day She will join the 3rd team of a different city, work on her conditioning and foot skills and be ready for the next season... cause the Coach told her to Come back and try out again!! :)

We are happily married and enjoy every minute of it!! Cooking is becoming a wonderful skill of Kylee's, with the Help of her Mother's example, watching her Mother In Law, and her Husbands taste buds!! (He can also cook amazingly!!!) Carcasonne is a game that we absolutely love, and are Thankful for our Dad (Wilstead) who loves to find games and crazy things to do!! We hope to be getting a car, but it needs a few touch ups, so we are waiting to hear back from the owner. It was so nice to have our brother and his mechanic friend there, without him we wouldnt have found the fact that the cooling system doesnt work, and then our car would overheat and yeah you get the point. I'm also happy for a Dad who knows how to work on cars, and I hope the next time we are with him, Alijandro and I can get a little bit dirty under the hood with the help of my  (our) Dad!

Two nights ago, it was like a blessing fell from the sky and hit us smack in the nose! A neighbor of our Parents (Leman) came over with Andres, and brought us a... MICROWAVE! Geeze, how wonderful! We hadn't told her that we didn't have one, or mention it to her. (Thanks to our Mama (Viviane) who had slipped a small word in!) NOW WE HAVE A MICROWAVE!! Thanks to our Father in Heaven, For always blessing us!

Well thats about it for now!!! Sorry it's been awhile! I tried to throw as much as I could remember back onto (electronic) paper! We hope all is well, and want to let everyone know how much we Love you, Care about you, and Pray about you!

With all our Love,

Alijandro & Kylee Leman ;)

Last the Best: Happily Together forever!

Friday Morning, and It was time to get ready for our Temple Sealing!! We woke up, went to the bathroom to turn on the shower... waiting...waiting...Umm When will the water become hot. GEEZE! We had no cell phone, no clothes other than our dress and tux, so how were we suppose to figure out how to get 2 km away from here with no car, internet, or phone. Definitely NOT walking! Luckily, Luc Leman (my father in law) came to see if everything was okay and bring something, however, in the end we needed to take it back with us to Luc and Viviane Lemans house. There were 13 people in the house... all of them needed a Shower! The time got later and later... we weren't going to make the Temple session before our sealing. When we got to the temple, everyone was waiting in the waiting room, i left Alijandro to prepare everything :p and make sure all the paperwork was right! My mom was doing my hair in the bathroom, and so many girls came in and just gave me the greatest compliments!! I felt like such a princess! :) Even the Temple Presidents wife, who used to be in the Heerlen Ward while i was there, came in and just complimented me left and right!! It's always nice to feel great on YOUR day!
  It was finally time to go and finish getting ready, so that i could meet my Handsome Prince in White! When i saw him, all i could do was cry. My heart was beating so fast. It was Him and I... This was it. We were going to FINALLY be sealed for Time & All Eternity!
  We needed to make sure all spellings and birthdays etc. were correct, and then we talked to the President of the Temple. How spiritual. We couldn't have been more sure of each other!
   Due to the Sacredness of the Temple I can not explain, however it was BEAUTIFUL! The words and the people who were there to witness our Sealing, and the Joining of two Families! The greatest thing was being able to see my Husband across from me, holding his hands, and smiling through our tears, knowing how important and special this moment is!!
    We walked out of the building into BUBBLES!! :) How fun! Our family was there so be happy for us and receive us outside of the Temple doors!

    It was a rainy day, and a gift the Temple gave us was a White Umbrella! They told us, Even on the rainiest days, we can make it through anything together! So we used out beautiful Umbrella and took pictures outside of the temple!
    It was time to head back to the Chapel, to eat and clean up. Alijandro and I rode with Luc, Viviane and Aaron Leman. Alijandro decided he was going to sleep!!  The bottom of my dress was wet, my feet were wet, and it wasn't comfortable on my body, but that wasn't going to ruin my day!!
  We got to the church and the Verdegem Family and Angelo and Candice Leman had already cleaned up so much! We were so appreciative! I couldn't really help clean with such a beautiful and WHITE dress on. So I decided that i was going to go and sit by my dad while he tried to get the acrylic paint of the windows. He was explaining something about the Revolutionary war, and how almost all official documents were in French. To be honest, if you read that, it sounds lame! lol. But it seriously was a great bonding time for me and my dad and i LOVED hearing it!! (Possibly because it was about France and French, and Alijandro served there and spoke the same language!)
   It was getting late, and finally it was time for Alijandro and I to be off to our Hotel!!! ;) Adriano Leman decided he would take us in his beautiful Alfa Romeo! When we pulled up to the gate, it looked like a hotel in the back of some alley that was going to be horrible. However as soon as we got through the tunnel/alley we looked through the sliding glass doors and saw beautiful green like our wedding! We were excited! We got our key and walked on up! We opened the door and wow!! It was all red, had a King size bed, huge bathtub, shower, and a gorgeous set up! The only thing we couldnt find was a lighter/matches. So Alijandro went and asked the man if he had one! He lit candles all over the room and it became our little one night Romantic Get away!
  We had breakfast brought to us that morning, and we got to eat it in bed!! Beautiful Sunny day, unlike the last two days, and we believed it was our Heavenly Father praising us for doing the best we could, and finding our other halves!!! <3

Second Half of: Happily Together Forever!

   Well we had arrived at the Manor Hove and as soon as we stepped out of the van, We were freezing!

However, because of the adrenaline of the BIG day and the excitement for wonderful pictures, it was hardly noticeable! First we decided to take pictures by the Pond!

Where we could see reflections and Alijandro could pretend to throw me in!!! haha.

My dad Truely thought he might just accidently let go and WHOOPS..... good thing I had another dress! haha He did NOT throw me in! But the pictures captured the moment very well!

We moved on to the Bridge, where we peaked through the bottom part, and walked across. We took a short video of Alijandro and I running to each other, where he picked me up and swirled with me! We also took pictures by a rock, a beautiful statue, and an old pioneer wagon of sorts!

We then decided to go into the entrance hall way and use the wicker bench. We used the Dining Facility/Horse carridge area and small barn for pictures!

Then We were off again to meet everyone at home!
   When we arrived, everyone was ready and looked great! The Bridesmaids had finished there hair, which to be honest, was a miracle to me. It was time to put all the Boutonnieres on everyone. AGHH. Almost all of the flowers fell off of the pin because its not such a belgian thing so they were made horribly. But thanks to a glue gun and a sewing pin, they were saved! The time had come and we all needed to stand in order to walk outside the house. My Dad and I were last, With Alijandro and his Mom in front of us. Last but not least, it was our turn. And when i turned the corner, and to my astonishment, I had the most gorgeous Cinderella Horse Drawn Carriage, that my Parents-In-Law decided to surprise both Alijandro AND I with. He knew there was going to be a carriage, but for everyone. However that carriage was for the Family, Bridesmaids and Groomsmen! :) Gosh, my breath was taken away when I saw my Prince, standing before me with a beautiful carriage! My dream had come true!! <3
    We arrived at the Gemeentehuis (Town Hall) where everyone lined the halls, guests and family, where we walked through into the Ceremony room. My Dad helped me out of the carriage and up the stairs, holding my dress and all. He was so amazing to have by my side, before having to give me away. I love him so very much. However, I was happy that he and my mom were both to my left, during the ceremony! It showed me just how much they have done for me and the support that they were giving me!
    Through almost the entire ceremony, I was smiling, looking at Alijandro, Wondering when I was going to be able to say "Ja" and kiss my Groom! It finally came, and wow it was amazing feeling! We were then able to stand up and put the rings on each other! Chase was our Ringbearer, so he brought up the rings!! He was so cute! :) We were a bit confused actually at the beginning, because we forgot what color was the others box! lol. But it all worked out well! My ring was beautiful! And he loved his! Which was perfect!

Cause neither of us had seen our ring before!!! The big kiss came after the rings! And so did the big celebration!!!!
   After, everyone came to congratulate us, and BIG ol tears were dropping off my face! I was super happy! I couldn't believe that i had found the love of my life, he loved me just as much, and we FINALLY were married!!! And it was off to the Cycloon Reception Hall!!

   It was time to greet other guests who had and who hadn't come to the wedding! It was small appetizers and candy, meet and greet sort of thing. The guest table was there and so was the Candy bar!! :) Two of my American Traditions! Woo hoo! Nothing TOO special, just being with friends and family!
   Next Stop: FEAST!!!! :D We walked into the Church building and all gathered in the foyer, everyone grabbing drinks, and eating a few appetizers. When everything was set up, the cake, the Flutes, etc. then Alijandro welcomed everyone, thanked everyone for coming, and we opened the doors, and allowed everyone to find there name card at the table they would be sitting at. When everyone was seated and arrangements were made, the doors closed again. The music began and Luc and Viviane Leman first made there way to the headtable,

 then Lee and Jenny Wilstead, coming through the doors.

 Last but not Least, Alijandro and I walked in!!

And WHOOPS! My train was quite long, and got stuck in the door!! :P hhehehe.
However, we made it to the front of the room, and lead everyone in waving there fabric napkin! (A dutch tradition!) We then thanked everyone for coming, how happy we were, and asked Luc Leman to give the opening prayer. After, we explained how the night was going to go, and began with the head table, to go and get there food. After almost everyone got food, we were able to cut the cake!! Alijandro and I cut the cake together and YES of course we SHOVED it into each others faces!! :)  ( Picture of that is coming!)

We took the cake to the serving area, and Alijandro and I served everyone there piece of cake! When everyone had eaten there cake, it was FINALLY  time to start dancing! Alijandro announced that he chose the opening Song for ME and i chose the closing song for HIM! :) So i was super happy to hear what he had chosen! It was beautiful! "The Greatest Story Ever Told - Oliver James." I didn't open my eyes, once. He sang to me, he lifted me, he kisses me! I couldn't ask for someone more! I had it all!! <3
   Then i was able to dance with my Dad!!! It was kinda funny cause the song was German! hhaha. Next I danced with Papa, My Father-In- Law, then his Brother, Eric Leman (Who is a famous Vlaanderen Cyclist.) Then I danced with Jaden, Angelo, Tanner, Chase, Adriano, And of Course my Hubby again! :) We did the Mac-arena, Enzeija  (don't know how to spell it), Limbo, and much more!!! Finally the night was getting late and we decided that it was our last dance! It was my turn to share my song with Alijandro! It is definitely an older one but It talked about the Stars and Rain and I believed it was perfect! "When You Tell me that You Love me - Diana Ross." When everyone had gone and it was time to leave, we first went with the Lemans, home to get our clothing for tomorrow, and then we were taken to our Apartment!

The Beginning of our Happily Together Forever!

The Night before the Wedding, My Brides Maid's threw me a Bachellorette Party! We had a great time playing games, having a few things to munch on, and then Sharing Stories and Experiences I had shared with each person. I was happy to have my Mom and 'GRAND'Mothers come later on! (Funny thing about my Bachellorette Party, was that I had just gone with my Sister-In-Law to get Spray Tanned for the Wedding, So I was wearing very loose clothing, and not 'cute' by any means, while they were all dressed and cute and ready for a PARTY! Well so was I, but by the looks of it I wasn't! :P
When the Fun and amazing Night ended, We went back home to wait for the Boys to come back from Alijandro's Bachelor Party! The Boys took him Paintballing!! He was super excited! They had such a great time! I'm super glad he didn't come back with bruises though!!!:D lol.
The Boys came back around 11... We were supposed to be at 9! For ONCE the Girls were on Time! lol.
After Everyone had left, and I had said Goodnight to my Soon To be Husband, My Parents, Parents-In-Law, and I gave a toast to ME! Hehe, Well For the wedding, but I like to Pretend it was me! Well It was getting later and later, and there was still a few things to do in the morning to finish all the decorations, so it was off to bed. Tonight was the last night I had to sleep alone, but I was happy that I was able to sleep in Alijandro's bed. It made me feel special, and I was ready for this New Experience. I said my prayers, got in bed, thought about tomorrow, and fell asleep!

I woke up, Nervous and Excited! The first thing i needed to do, was take a shower!! (YEAH, I COULD SHOWER!! I had to wait and shower in the morning because of my Spray tan! :P) I couldn't believe it was here... The day! Wow, What an Awesome feeling! I had waited 2 year and 6 months to finally Marry the Man of My Dreams... AND IT WAS HERE! My Dad and I got everything ready to go to the Reception Hall, to put two tables together. When we got there, He recorded me and Asked me what today was... I couldn't help but choke up and say "..It's My Wedding day!" With teary eyes, and a wide smile, I looked at my Dad with Thanks and Love. I knew I was going to Miss him, But I was excited and Ready for this new Adventure!

I got home and it was already Chaotic. Sooo many people filled the, what felt like so little, house. I needed to go up stairs and find something to wear that I didn't have to take off over my head, And the thing i found was Alijandro's Bathrobe. It made me feel special again, to know that soon, He will be Mine and I will be his! My mom Started with putting hot curlers in my Hair. Her make up skills are incredible, and then it was time to take the curlers out and work her TRUE magic on my hair! What an amazing Job she did! She is so talented, and i'm soo lucky to have her!

Then when everything was ready, she topped it off, with Crowing me like a Princess, with my Tiara!

While all of this was going on, My Grandma Wilstead was ironing my dress, thanks to the suitcase i needed to bring and hide it in, so that Alijandro wouldn't see it! ;) As soon as she was finished, My Mother grabbed the dress, brought it up stairs, and helped me into it. She helped me put on my Bolero, Earings, Necklace, and my Half-Gloves! I hugged her, kissed her, thanked her, and told her How much i love her! Now, it was time for pictures and videography! As I began walking down the stairs, and in the middle of the pictures, the doorbell rang.

 HE WAS HERE!!!! AGHHH! I opened the door, and I found there, Standing infront of me, A Handsome Prince who Had swept me off My feet, and Was ready to take me as his Princess! My heart was beating like crazy, and I moved towards him, and kissed him passionately! Everything I'd every dreamed of, was finally coming true, Thanks to my Father in Heaven, and for the Man standing in Front of me, Who Loves me more than Life itself!

He handed me my beautiful bouquet, filled with calla lillies, which was just amazing! I showed him my entire dress by spinning in a circle, and then showed him my shoes, which said "I" and "Do" on the other! We walked inside to say hello as Bride and Groom, in which everyone jumped for there cameras!  It was finally time to go take pictures, and we were off to the races to Manner Hove!

Proposal! ;)

  So I know you are all dieing to hear the proposal story, and I’m sorry that it has taken me SO long to finally take the time to write it down! So this is how the magic happened! ;)

   Alijandro and I had talked about seeing each other for Christmas, knowing my Grandparents would be here and the only time before the wedding that they could meet him. However, he was in college studying and had exams right after Christmas that he needed to study for and also it was his first Christmas back from his mission with his Family. So I definitely understood, and knowing that the day was set to March 17th and that we would have many Christmases while actually being married I was okay with him missing that, New Years and my Birthday. Yes, I am very forgiving and understanding :P. So Christmas day I called the Man of my dreams to ask him how his day went and wish him a Merry Christmas. My mom decided to take the phone and ask Alijandro if he would fly in just for the weekend of my Birthday, and said that if he loved me he would!!! But that was all that was said or heard. The next day, Sunday. We came home from church, started to watch a movie, and as most of you know, Kylee can NOT stay awake to save her life in ANY movie. So of course, she fell asleep on the couch. When I woke up, mom told me that She and Dad had put together a scavenger hunt for us, Jaden and I were on a team, and Tanner and Chase, But only Jaden and I would be going tonight since it was so late and we had to take the Metro and Bus, SCARY.  Mom left early and told us that we weren’t able to leave/start until she called and told us it was okay to leave.

  The Scavenger hunt started  with a bag full of food and 4 letters. The first letter told us where to go and we needed to go to the Moncloa metro station. Mom took the car so Dad had to take Jaden and I individually to the metro station one by one, where we opened our second letter that told us (Jaden and I) to go to Gran Via and sing a Christmas song to the locals. Mind you this is a huge city… and NOONE was around. Probably because it was the day after Christmas, Sunday, and Vacation time. So I stood on a street fence, and sang Feliz Navidad to Jaden while he filmed me, and to some random guy who walked by! As we were about to open the second letter mom called wondering where we were. The next letter told us that we needed to go to Puerta del Sol inorder to find a homeless person who could use the bag of goodies my mom put together that we had to carry. As we later found out, we walked down the wrong street, trying to look for a homeless man. On our way back up the street, mom called again, wondering where we were and what we were near. That’s when I figured out she was part of the scavenger hunt and she was in Sol as well. No biggie to me though. I was bound to find someone and give them the food, but there wasn’t a hobo to be found. Haha. We say a group of Spaniards crowded around the  metro station. We were going to ask but I decided not to, and as soon as I looked away, I saw a huge box near a water fountain that was wrapped in Christmas paper! My initial thought was, “Awe how sweet.” Second take, “Who’s name is on….” “MINE! It’s a TV!” I picked up the piece of paper with my name on it, wondering if there was anything on the back, which I found there wasn’t. So then I called mom asking if I could open the box in which she said yes, and told me to tell jaden to scoot back,. That’s when I began looking for her and found her trying to hide herself behind the metro sign near the group of people. I read the last  to Jaden who was filming it all and then proceeded to the box. I was skeptical of it telling myself that if something popped out I would scream, and hoped that Alijandro was inside, but not so sure. As I tried to open the box, the topped caved in a little bit, and I was a littler nervous that something might jump out, but I was hoping for it at the same time. When I finally pulled off the top, the first thing I saw was the Man of my Dreams. I threw the box, screamed, turned in circles with my hands on my face and then I kissed him!!! He got out of the box and then led me to stand on the seat part of the water fountain. He then pulled out a square wrapped box and asked me to open it. I was already nervous because he was there, that I was shaking and couldn’t get the box open. When I finally did, he took the box back, pulled out a card, and got down on one knee!!!! He began to read the card, talking about the two years he wrote me and knowing I was the woman he was going to marry, how much he loves me, and loves that I can love him without being told how, and that he love’s me and wants to be with my for ever. And then asked “Kylee Brianne Wilstead, Will you marry me?!!!” As he opened the ring box, I couldn’t believe it, all the Spaniards who were standing around were waiting this whole time to see such an amazing proposal, but what I really couldn’t believe was how beautiful the ring was and what an amazing person I was committing to! Well of course you guys, we kissed, teared up, hugged, still shaking, and then kissed some more! I ran over to my mom right after to show her the ring! Alijandro and I were left a lone for a minute to sit and talk and just be happy to see each other, and to have an “OFFICIAL” Fiance! Haha. As we were walking back to the car, it hit me… HE WOULD BE THERE FOR MY ENDOWMENT! Oh how marvelous and heart warming that was to know. ;)

When we got home, Grandma and Grandpa were awaiting our arrival, so there were there to open the door and meet Alijandro. I called the boys, Tanner, Chase and Clint. As they turned the corner to come up the stairs, I bent down, showed them the ring and said “LOOK!” They were a little confused but happy for me, until they saw Alijandro and were super excited and finally understood why I would have a ring! My dad took a few pictures of us, our first “Engaged” pictures, and of the ring!! We then exchanged Christmas presents, in which Alijandro did amazing, and bought even my Grandparents and Uncle gifts! Oh how I love him! As soon as everything began to whined down, we put in a movie, Alijandro and I cuddled and of course, fell asleep!! Haha. A cute ending to one of the most AMAZING days of my life!  

  

I love him so much and am super excited to marry him!!! 

(I hope you all like the engagment pictures! There are more to come when Alijandro's part of the story is written!)