25 days!

To do:

-Get invitations printed
-Address and send out invitations
-Get a marriage license
-Switch insurance
-Get Ian's ring
-Get Ian's suit
-Get my dressed cleaned and pressed
-Scan pictures for the wedding video
-Arrangements for dinner on wedding day
-Paint for our kitchen table

And those are just the ones I thought of this morning. Looks like it's going to be a busy month! Wish me luck!

Makeover

I decided with the wedding only a few weeks away that it was time to redo the blog a little bit and make it "ours" instead of just "mine". (Although we all know that it'll be me posting 99.9% of the time, but he may surprise us) We got our engagements back and I love them! I really have the most talented in-laws! Here are a few of my favorites:

Fun huh? I like them. A lot in fact. Right now I'm just counting down the days and getting more and more stressed as it approaches, but that's normal right? We found an apartment in Orem that I love and things seem to be falling into place quite nicely. Once I'm married I'll have more exciting things to blog about like all my cool recipes when I cook dinner (Ok, when Ian cooks dinner...) and... well, ya know... married people stuff. 30 days friends! I can't wait!

An update of sorts

Hi all! I'm actually not really sure if this gets read or if I'm writing for my own peace of mind, but it works either way, right? Right. Anyway, things are going really well. Like REALLY well! It's one of those times where I can't even think of one thing that's wrong. I finished my externship at North Valley Pediatrics in American Fork, and they offered me a job for the summer! It's only part-time, but hey, I'll take it! Ian also got... I guess you could call it a promotion. He's working on commission now and has the potential to make double what he made before. Um, wow! I couldn't be happier. Wedding plans are going well. It seems like I start to get close to being done planning and I turn around and I have more to do, but that's okay. I'm having fun planning for the best day of my life. We got my dress a few weeks ago. It was one of those "I put it on and knew it was the one" kind of moments, and I'm thrilled about it. I'll look amazing that day, even if I can't lift my arms above my head... :)

We've had a couple of fun weekends away over the past little while. Unfortunately, I'm a total loser and didn't take any pictures! The last weekend in April we headed out to Wendover, NV. I know, exciting right? We actually did have a lot of fun, and I introduced Ian to the exciting world of penny slots. Luck was definitely not our friend that night though, because what money we did win, went straight back into the slot machine... Ah well, I guess that is the point, right?

Kind of an older picture, but you get the idea

The first weekend in May, we headed down to sunny St. George for a baby blessing. We had a great weekend soaking up the sun and watching the Ironman race through the center of town. The participants started at 6 AM with a 2.4-mile swim in the brisk 54 degree waters of Sand Hollow Reservoir, immediately followed by a 112-mile bike ride through southern Utah, and is if that wasn't brutal enough, a marathon right after. I couldn't do it, that's for sure. It was moving to watch the determination of all those athletes. What a fun day!

Thank goodness for google image search, right? I pulled these off of atozion.com.

And just in case you're interested in seeing pictures of my cute little cousin who was blessed on Sunday, go here.

We took our engagements on Saturday. I have to admit, I wasn't too thrilled when I saw the raw, unedited frames at first, but my in-laws have worked their magic and they look great! I'll post some when they're all done.

Can I just tell you, the most exciting part about all of this is knowing that I get to be married to my best friend. I really couldn't ask for anything more in a fiance. We get in arguments all the time about who's better or who does more for whom but I think deep down he knows that he wins that contest. :) I would tell all you single ladies out there to go find a guy like Ian, but I'm pretty sure he's one of a kind. Sorry... You'll just have to settle for 2nd best. (Is that mean?) He just... gets me. It's kind of hard to explain. I feel like he's able to read my emotions and respond perfectly. There have been lots of times where I'll go to say something, and he'll finish my thought for me. That's just how great he is, and how lucky I am to be a part of his life.

I freaking love this guy!

Just some pictures

Here are some pics we took a couple weeks ago at my future mother-in-law's birthday party. Both his parents and his sister are professional photographers and have a studio right in their house! If you want to see more of their work, go here.

Me and my him.

Have you ever been in a family picture with your future in-laws while you're engaged?

Seriously one of the funnest things ever!

The rock

I finally got my ring! (Ok, so I've had it for about 2 weeks now, I just haven't blogged about it.) I can't even tell you how much I love it! The center diamond was originally round but I wanted the princess cut so we had it changed. Ian and I were both pretty nervous about it, but in the end it turned out GREAT! I'm so excited that I get to wear it on my hand for the rest of my life and I love what it represents. The fact that I get to spend the rest of eternity with my best friend. :) I love him.

TA DA!!!!

Corian Adventures

So, I'm not doing so hot with this whole blog posting thing. It's been a good month and a half. I've been busy with wedding plans, job hunting, my externship at North Valley Pediatrics in AF, and of course hanging out with my amazing fiancé. We've been doing lots of fun things, but not taking lots of pictures (I know, his family would be ASHAMED!). We did go to the festival of Colors down at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna temple in Spanish Fork with our friends Braden and Lexi. It was so crazy! We were covered from head to toe in pink chalk. I had no idea there would be so much. It was basically a cloud of color that covered us for about 2 minutes. Here's some pictures:

Me after all the colors. That shirt was white when I started...

Lexi, Braden, Me, Ian after all the throwing.

We were shocked at how much there was! It was CRAZY!

The 4 of us in the crowd.

Everyone getting covered in color!

Good times! good times!

Home

So after months of sappy posts about how much I can't wait to see Ian, he's finally home!! And can I just tell you, wow! It's been the best four days! I was super nervous starting about the week before he came home. I was worried that the relationship we had through emails and the relationship we would have in person wouldn't be the same. I realized less than 24 hours after I first saw him how silly it was to worry. Everything was exactly as I imagined it, only about 20,000 times better.

Wednesday morning started out bright and early (6:30 to be exact) with a stomach full of butterflies. I can't remember a time in my life when I felt so nervous! I was literally shaking from head to toe. I spent the morning getting ready and wanting time to pass quickly. Finally, after what seemed like about 20 years, it was time to leave for the airport. We waited outside of security, again for what seemed like years, but really ended up only being about 30 minutes or so. We were surrounded by a whole bunch of people who were waiting for people he served with. It was funny to look around at all the signs and see all the families of the people Ian had mentioned in his letters.

The loooooooooooooooong wait

Ian's uncle Scott made fun of us for our "low tech" sign and showed off the one he made for him on his google phone. I thought it was pretty clever...

I must say, although I tease them about it all the time, I'm really glad Ian's parents and sister are such talented photographers and have such a knack for capturing the perfect moments. Like this one for instance:

That's the look he had on his face the first time I saw him. And I'm pretty sure if there was a picture of me, it would look about the same. I was radiant.

Us just a few minutes after seeing each other for the first time in 2 years.

The first thing he wanted to eat after being out of the country for that long was, of course, Chinese food. I'm never opposed to that idea, so we headed down to Murray to go get some. He spent lots of time talking about being a missionary and different things he did while in Argentina. It was fun to listen to him talk about all those great memories.

Sitting next to each other at lunch

Our hands just happened to be in the same place at the same time.

We spent the rest of the day visiting with friends and catching up on episodes of The Office that he hadn't seen yet. And maybe cuddling just a little bit... He might've kissed me later that night too.... :)

We went snowboarding on Thursday. Snowboarding's kind of our thing. It's where we had the most "couple moments" before we were actually dating. A lot of my favorite memories of him involve us up on the slopes. It was such a great day!

pretty much my new favorite picture EVER!

I didn't take any pictures of Friday and Saturday, but they were so great too. Mostly filled with watching movies and eating lots of high calorie foods... Pizza at the Pi in Salt Lake on Friday, and Cheeseburgers at JCW's for lunch today. (Do you see why I love him?) I can't even express to you how amazing these last four days have been. We have this whole new thing going and I'm loving every minute of it. He's so incredibly kind, considerate, funny, spontaneous, and handsome. (I mean really, who could resist those dark brown eyes?) I'm so lucky to be in love with my very best friend. I'll keep you updated on all of our crazy adventures; I'm sure there will be lots.