Sunday, November 13, 2011

Engaged!!!










So Brian proposed on Saturday!!!!
I really wasn't expecting it because I thought he would do it over Thanksgiving break.
I was being pretty lazy on Saturday.  Doing laundry and homework.
Brian texted me and told me to get ready because we were going to do something fun.
He always has a ton of homework and so most of our nights are spent sitting on the couch doing homework and maybe watching a movie.
I got ready and when he got here he handed me a note with a clue.
It said something to the effect of we were going on a scavenger hunt.

(For the places to make sense you need to know that I came and visited him at school last fall. We went and fed the ducks at the duck pond. We went geocashing and found the cutest little secluded spot on the bank of the river. And this semester we took photos in the orchard.  The temple was supposed to reference where we will be going soon.)

It sent me to the duck pond. I found a loaf of bread and had to feed the ducks. At the bottom of the bag I found my next clue and a GPS for geocashing. 
This led me to the first geocash that we found.
In the bushes I found a note that led me to the apple orchard.
At the apple orchard I found a clue that led me to the temple.
We went to the temple and in the front of the temple he proposed.
It was so sweet, I turned around and Brian was on one knee.
I wish I had a picture of it! 
He laughed and said he was going to have a little speech but he knew once I saw him on one knee I wouldn't remember.
And it is true I don't really remember anything he said.
I just remember kissing him and saying yes! 
Of course there were tears that started as soon as I saw him on one knee.
I'm so excited to marry him.
April 7 seems like a lifetime away!

Sunday, October 16, 2011

College

So I know I was supposed to be a BYU-Hawaii but that didn't exactly work out as planned.  I felt like it wasn't the place for me and Now i'm at BYU-Idaho!! (Way different from each other.)  BYU-H didn't have housing from me. So I called BYU-I like 3 weeks before school started and amazingly was allowed to switch schools!  I love it here.  The BF is up here and I'm close to family.  I don't have a ton of time to post but I'll post some pictures of me and my roomies:)



 My actual roommate Paola:) She's a Central Cali girl!
 Brian and I supposed to be doing hw but the web cam distracted us

 Our apartment complex took us our for free pizza, soda, and bowling. I've learned that anything free sound great to a college student.  But 4 out of 5 of my roomies.  From left to right: Erica, Jessica, Paola, and Kelsey, Me


 Paola won the trophy for being the best bowler! The trophy now sit is our living room

The 2 roomies I'm closest with.  Paola and Kels!
Paola is my FHE group's FHE Mom.  So a lot of times Kels and I will call her mommy or mom.  She hates it but it's great:)

Sunday, March 27, 2011

She's my Best Friend:)




I couldn't tell you why me and her are best friends, cause you wouldn't understand. The explanation is full of too many inside jokes and made up words. It's full of too much care and too many tears, to many laughs and too many blonde moments. I don't think I will ever be able to give you a better reason except.. she's always been there.
I Love you B!!!!!

Monday, January 24, 2011

I Believe

I believe in being happy and laughing until you cant breathe
I believe in crying your heart out
because sometimes you just need to
I believe in love
I believe its one of the most wonderful
and awful things that can happen to a person
I believe that everything happens for a reason
and no matter what, everything will turn out okay
I believe in pain
I believe that every break and bend along the way
is only there to make you a better person
and that you need to take something out of every lesson
life gives you
I believe in heartache and that first loves never really disappear,
they just hide, and you don't remember what it was like
I believe in trying your hardest for everything you want
I believe in confidence cause without it you're really nothing
I believe in those days where all you
want to do is lay in bed and watch Grey’s Anatomy
(which I also believe is the cure for everything)
I believe in missing someone
I believe that sometimes song lyrics
are the key to everything you feel
and that music is one of the greatest things on the planet
I believe in singing and dancing and having so much fun
you feel like you'll explode
I believe in passion and chemistry.
I believe in having regrets
there's always that one thing in life
you wish you never did
and wish you could rewind and start over
I believe in the past
I believe you need to learn from it
and you need to remember it
I believe you need to remember people faces and names,
the ones who loved you, the ones you loved,
the ones you never really liked, the ones who hurt you,
and the ones you never really knew,
but they always were nice to you
I believe in compliments and making other people feel good
I believe in being completely retarded with your friends
and cherishing every second of it
because you never know when the next time you see them will be
I believe in notes between classes,
and texts just to say goodnight
I believe in feeling like your heart is going to burst
I believe in Midol, Advil, Nyquil, Dayquil
I believe in hot hot hot showers
and kisses on the forehead
I believe in working hard and running hard
I believe you need to have those days where you're not happy
because it makes you grateful
for the days when everything’s back to normal
I believe that boys are stupid
“BUT THEY MAKE THE BEST FRIENDS.”
I believe in sleeping in and staying up
and procrastinating
I believe that everyone has those few friends
that will stab you in the back in two seconds
but it makes you appreciate the true ones
who are there to write you notes when you're heartbroken
and call your ex boyfriend Gay.
I believe in honesty,
and that it may hurt sometimes
but it'll save the person from more hurt down the road
I believe in the future.
I believe in college and the lives we're all waiting to start
I believe in Fate and Serendipity
I believe that there are still good people
I believe in God
I believe goodbyes should never be easy
I believe in being your own bestfriend
I believe family is a priority
I believe a lot.

Friday, January 7, 2011

2010 in Pictures

January
 I got a new niece, Tessa:)
 I turned 17! Paulie picked me up from seminary and took me to breakfast:)
February
 A huge group of us went and played commando.
 I got asked to prom:)
March

I went to Knotts Berry Farm with Courtney, Jer, Buggy, and Aubs
 Brittany and I went on a road trip to Shanade's house in Utah

 I snapped some photos of Ella and Dublin being cute:)
April
 The FamBam went to the Poppy Reserve


 Prom!
May
 The day after prom Brittany and Steve went through the temple.
I entertained the kiddos with Aubrey!
Paul, Devon, Corbin, Me, and Chad
 Young Single Adult Prom!
 
 I kinda had 4 dates to YSA Prom lol

 
Magic Mountain
The day Brian and I really met :)
The first picture we took:) Of course it was right after I played in the rain!
 Brian and I started talking/Dating:)
 June
We adopted Cinch from the animal shelter<3
 Christy, Katie, Me, and Corbin
 I went to the beach with Jared and his family:)

 July
 4th of July
 
 Great Grandma Paben (I miss you Grandma)
 Virginia
 Georgia
 Nebraska
 Jenna trying to get her Grandma's drink
 Emma, Me, Molly, Conner, Aubs
When Aubs and I get bored on long road trips we take photos with Dinosaurs:)
 Camping/Quad riding
 Grandpa Gary<3
 The Andy Warhol Can outside of CSU

We toured Channel 9 News

 Estes Park!
Royal Gorge in Colorado
 Train ride through the Royal Gorge
 Kissing Camels at Garden of The Gods
in Southern Colorado
 King Tut Exhibit:)
 August
Family Picnic in Loveland, Colorado
  Got off the airplane and went straight to my daddy's work.
 playing on different sets
 Harry's Law
 Lunch with B and the kids
Saying bye to Elder Challman
 Brian and I on the way to the wedding
 
Brandon and Myra's Wedding.
Brian caught the garter and I caught the flower lol
 Our FES (Foreign Exchange Student) Laura
She was from France and is way Awesome!
So cute seeing these 2 play together
 September
 Playing in the Park:)
 Dublin and Brian
Elder Cornwall's Farewell
 

 
 San Diego Temple
 Camping in San Diego with 2 of the cutest kids ever!
 October

 Babysitting these cuties
 
 Dad's Birthday:)
 Playing with Cameron in the DI
 Visiting Brian
 He took me to my first Drive-in Movie:)
 
 Paulie's Farewell
 Right before he got set apart
 I FINALLY got my permit!
 Halloween!
 
November


I finally got my Young Women Medallion!
 Brittany and Steve were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple
Aubs and I watched Cameron and Ella while everyone was in the temple
We went to Tucanos afterwards
 Tessa on Black Friday
Playing with Cameron:)

December
 Baby Ashlynn was born Dec1

 
 Temple Square
My mom and I in front of the temple
 Brian took me to the Zoo!

 Brian and I on New Years Eve:)