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Exciting things....wedding....graduation.... :)

In June, Melinda and I took a long roadtrip to South Dakota. You may be wondering, "Of all places to choose from, you went to South Dakota?" YES!!! For the wedding of our dear friend, Emily! The drive was long, but went by so quickly cause I had Mel. There is so much to be said about a friend like Mel.....and I couldn't even begin to tell you how blessed I am to know her without sounding a little cheesy. :) Mel and I have been friends since our junior year at Northwestern....but I feel like I've known her my whole life. She just gets me...the good, the bad, the ugly....and loves me through it. She doesn't judge, doesn't just tell me what I want to hear. She's honest, genuine, passionate and one of the sweetest people I know. Love you Mel!
Here are the girls with Emily! She was such a BEAUTIFUL, beaming bride. It was such a blessing to see her marry her best friend and one that brings her so much joy! Pretty amazing when she was already one of the most joyful people I know! Congrats you two...love you both!

Here are the RA's of Northwestern. :) Emily, Emily, myself, and Mel. We got to sit with Emily and Emily (yes, I have many friends named Emily!) and Emily's husband. It was so fun catching up with the girls and hearing all that had been happening since college. I miss having that time...just talking.
At the end of May, we went to Storm Lake to see my little sisturd, Hilary graduate from BVU. She is so grown up and had made some great relationships there on campus and off. It was so fun to see her with all of her college friends and get to meet some of the people I had heard so much about.
Here we are again.....we are so proud of Hil and excited to see what new adventures she will have in Des Moines working for the Des Moines Register. It's a Dunn DEAL---she's off!

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  1. AnonymousJuly 13, 2010 at 2:07 PM

    Uh! I love Mel too :) And you, of course!

    Maria

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  2. MelindaJuly 19, 2010 at 10:01 AM

    so I'm a little late...maria just taught me that your blog is hutchingsdander instead of:
    danderhutchings
    or
    danandderhutchings
    or
    dan&derhutchings
    or
    danandderricahutchings
    you get the point...so now I'm playing catch-up, and I LOVE YOU TOO! what a sweet post. thank you for all of the beautiful words.

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