Okay so I only have approximately 4 1/2 more days until I marry my best friend Josh! And I can't even wait!!
But I had a slight mishap yesterday.
Yep. I did.
I asked Josh if we could go on a nice Sunday walk. I love being outside, and I love walking! So I thought it would be a good idea. Josh then suggested that we drive to a park and play catch and then walk around the park. So I agreed - anything to get outside in the nice weather.
So we go to the park, and we start tossing a ball back and forth.
We joked about how terrible it would be if one of us got a black eye or something since we only have a few days before the wedding.
I think we should've knocked on wood.
Josh throws me a pop fly (which I love!), and I go to get under it. I'm all lined up thinking that I'm going to make a great catch. I close my mitt and realize that I closed it too soon. The ball bounced off my mitt and right into my lip.
Yep...right into my face.
Josh came over to see if I was okay, all the while telling me that it didn't look that bad.
But my lip was bleeding, and all I could see were wedding pictures of me with a big fat lip.
I felt my lip and it didn't feel that big. So we played catch a little longer and went for a walk. When we finally got back to the apartment, I went to check on the damage.
Oh my gosh, my lip was huge! I had a little bit of a freakout! Poor Josh, just sitting there telling me that I was still beautiful while I was trying to cover my mouth with my hands.
"Just don't look at it! It's huge!" I kept saying. But we didn't have any ice. So I put some spoons in the freezer to make them cold. Josh was so wonderful and went and got me an ice pack (and some popsicles because they taste better than an ice pack! haha)
I woke up this morning, and my lip was much smaller. But there is a little bruise on my face by my lip. And you can still tell that my lip is swollen. Let's just hope that it's all better by Friday so I don't scar our future children for life every time they look at our wedding photos! :/
Note: Don't play catch the week before you get married.
But I still get to marry Josh this weekend! So even a fat lip can't put a damper on that fact! :)
*Good Song: Let It Be Me by Ray LaMontagne
Monday, March 10, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
2014 and What's Been Happenin'
Well it's been a little while since I've written!
Things have gotten pretty crazy!
Do you know how much work it is to plan a wedding in 3 months?!
And I'm not even doing anything fancy!!
We finally started sending the announcements out this week. I have the man, my dress, and the temple scheduled. We have an apartment, and we're ready to start this new adventure.
It's funny how life works out. One day you just wake up and everything changes, whether that's from falling in love, hearing terrible news, making a new friend, or making a big change in life. My big change right now is getting married.
I just have to say how incredible all of this has been. I never thought this would happen - I was too nerdy to ever have a man love me enough to want to marry me. I was going to be a historian, writing all about the lives of Civil War soldiers! Did I want to get married and have kids? Yes I did, but I just didn't think it would ever happen, what with my lack of dating and my obsession with warfare and people long gone.
But Josh decided to take a chance on me. And I'll be forever grateful that he did. Do I still love my Civil War soldiers?! Of course I do, and it's nice knowing that I won't have to give them up completely. I still plan on learning everything I can about the things that I'm passionate about. But I also plan on learning more about my soon-to-be husband; I'm excited to keep learning about and from him for the rest of my life.
I honestly feel like I have already accomplished so many of my childhood dreams. Here are the things I wanted to do when I was growing up:
Be a teacher
Be an archaeologist
Be a historian
Be a singer
Be loved
Be a mom
I was a teacher on my mission and while I was working as a mentor to elementary students. I was (kind of like) an archaeologist when I took an archaeology lab. I sorted through materials to be cataloged and analyzed. I've been a historian this past year as I've researched the history of the Church. And I've sung in front of large crowds of people, in choir and on my own. And now I have somebody who loves me.
I am 25 years old, and I have lived most of my childhood dreams! The mom thing is still in the future, but I feel so incredibly blessed!
Life is incredible friends! :)
*Good Song: Follow You by Jon McLaughlin
Things have gotten pretty crazy!
Do you know how much work it is to plan a wedding in 3 months?!
And I'm not even doing anything fancy!!
We finally started sending the announcements out this week. I have the man, my dress, and the temple scheduled. We have an apartment, and we're ready to start this new adventure.
It's funny how life works out. One day you just wake up and everything changes, whether that's from falling in love, hearing terrible news, making a new friend, or making a big change in life. My big change right now is getting married.
I just have to say how incredible all of this has been. I never thought this would happen - I was too nerdy to ever have a man love me enough to want to marry me. I was going to be a historian, writing all about the lives of Civil War soldiers! Did I want to get married and have kids? Yes I did, but I just didn't think it would ever happen, what with my lack of dating and my obsession with warfare and people long gone.
But Josh decided to take a chance on me. And I'll be forever grateful that he did. Do I still love my Civil War soldiers?! Of course I do, and it's nice knowing that I won't have to give them up completely. I still plan on learning everything I can about the things that I'm passionate about. But I also plan on learning more about my soon-to-be husband; I'm excited to keep learning about and from him for the rest of my life.
I honestly feel like I have already accomplished so many of my childhood dreams. Here are the things I wanted to do when I was growing up:
Be a teacher
Be an archaeologist
Be a historian
Be a singer
Be loved
Be a mom
I was a teacher on my mission and while I was working as a mentor to elementary students. I was (kind of like) an archaeologist when I took an archaeology lab. I sorted through materials to be cataloged and analyzed. I've been a historian this past year as I've researched the history of the Church. And I've sung in front of large crowds of people, in choir and on my own. And now I have somebody who loves me.
I am 25 years old, and I have lived most of my childhood dreams! The mom thing is still in the future, but I feel so incredibly blessed!
Life is incredible friends! :)
*Good Song: Follow You by Jon McLaughlin
Thursday, January 2, 2014
I'm Getting Married!!!!
Well, friends, it's official.
I'm getting married!
And I'm marrying the most wonderful man!
And I just love him!
Yep! I do!
So here's a little glimpse into how this all came about.
I first met Josh sometime around January 2012. I had only been home from my mission a little over six months. My MTC companion and good friend Beatrice was having a game night at her house. I went and she had a bunch of people from her ward there. I remember seeing Josh and thinking that he looked so happy because he was smiling the whole night.
I stayed the night at Beatrice's and went to church with her the next day. Josh came and talked to us and got Beatrice's phone number, suggesting that we should all get together and do something. But I lived a little over an hour away and got caught up in life and school.
Fast forward to January 2013.
Beatrice and I were talking on the phone one day when she asked me if I remembered her friend Josh. I thought about it and asked what his last name was so I could Facebook stalk him. (It had been a year! I needed a refresher! haha) So I looked him up and I said, "Oh yeah! I remember him. we talked to him at church!"
She said, "Well he saw your picture on my Facebook the other day and told me that he thought you were really cute."
I laughed as I usually did whenever there was any indication of men being interested in me. Beatrice told me that they were going to a rodeo that weekend and that I should definitely come so I could meet him again. And seeing as how I am a sucker for rodeos, I agreed to go. But I could only go on Saturday. (They were going on both Friday and Saturday).
So I talked my best friend Brittany into going down with me. We went and Josh was on a date with another girl. So I hung out with Brittany, Beatrice, and their friend Doug. I had so much fun! Josh and I didn't really talk much that night. (He was on a date!) But I did creepily watch him that night. He sat in the row in front of us to the right a little ways so it made it easy to creep on him. :)
He was attentive to his date and seemed to be having a good time. I decided I really liked his smile. And he was all dressed up in his cowboy clothes...so that's pretty good!
After that, Josh added me on Facebook and we spent some time messaging on there. I decided that I wanted to get to know him so I gave him my phone number. We dated for a couple of months before deciding that we didn't want to do the long distance thing any more. So we broke up, but still remained friends.
I ended up getting the internship with the Church History Department in Salt Lake. That put me a whole lot closer to Josh. So we spent some more time together, decided to give it a second try, and now we're getting married! And I'm super happy about it! :) So the big day is March 15. (Even the fact that somebody broke into my house on Christmas won't put a damper on my happiness!!)
And I can't wait to start the rest of my life with my best friend! :)
*Good Song: Come to Me by Goo Goo Dolls
I'm getting married!
And I'm marrying the most wonderful man!
And I just love him!
Yep! I do!
So here's a little glimpse into how this all came about.
I first met Josh sometime around January 2012. I had only been home from my mission a little over six months. My MTC companion and good friend Beatrice was having a game night at her house. I went and she had a bunch of people from her ward there. I remember seeing Josh and thinking that he looked so happy because he was smiling the whole night.
I stayed the night at Beatrice's and went to church with her the next day. Josh came and talked to us and got Beatrice's phone number, suggesting that we should all get together and do something. But I lived a little over an hour away and got caught up in life and school.
Fast forward to January 2013.
Beatrice and I were talking on the phone one day when she asked me if I remembered her friend Josh. I thought about it and asked what his last name was so I could Facebook stalk him. (It had been a year! I needed a refresher! haha) So I looked him up and I said, "Oh yeah! I remember him. we talked to him at church!"
She said, "Well he saw your picture on my Facebook the other day and told me that he thought you were really cute."
I laughed as I usually did whenever there was any indication of men being interested in me. Beatrice told me that they were going to a rodeo that weekend and that I should definitely come so I could meet him again. And seeing as how I am a sucker for rodeos, I agreed to go. But I could only go on Saturday. (They were going on both Friday and Saturday).
So I talked my best friend Brittany into going down with me. We went and Josh was on a date with another girl. So I hung out with Brittany, Beatrice, and their friend Doug. I had so much fun! Josh and I didn't really talk much that night. (He was on a date!) But I did creepily watch him that night. He sat in the row in front of us to the right a little ways so it made it easy to creep on him. :)He was attentive to his date and seemed to be having a good time. I decided I really liked his smile. And he was all dressed up in his cowboy clothes...so that's pretty good!
After that, Josh added me on Facebook and we spent some time messaging on there. I decided that I wanted to get to know him so I gave him my phone number. We dated for a couple of months before deciding that we didn't want to do the long distance thing any more. So we broke up, but still remained friends.
I ended up getting the internship with the Church History Department in Salt Lake. That put me a whole lot closer to Josh. So we spent some more time together, decided to give it a second try, and now we're getting married! And I'm super happy about it! :) So the big day is March 15. (Even the fact that somebody broke into my house on Christmas won't put a damper on my happiness!!)
And I can't wait to start the rest of my life with my best friend! :)
*Good Song: Come to Me by Goo Goo Dolls
Monday, December 16, 2013
Homesick
It is days like this that make me miss my small town in the mountains.
The air here is terrible. Inversion has set in and my allergies are going crazy! I never realized that bad air quality was a thing when I was growing up. We always had blue skies and clean air. I miss being able to walk up a dirt road by myself, without worrying about crazy people.
I miss climbing the mountains, soaking in the view, and pondering life.
I miss being able to see all the stars. I miss sitting on my roof and looking at those stars.
I miss hearing nothing but the sound of the creek in my backyard.
I miss the smell of bonfires; watching the flames flicker was so soothing!
I can't complain too much. I live in a great place. But what I hear now are sirens and people and cars. The city is beautiful, and I am coming to appreciate the lights of the city at night. But sometimes I just miss the simple beauty of open space and silence.
When I would get upset in my teenage years, I could just hike one of the mountains near my home. I knew some of those hills so well. I'd been exploring them since I can remember. The calm serenity of the wind blowing through the trees, the almost imperceptible sound of my feet hitting the dirt was always soothing. Being above the town almost made me feel like I could tackle anything. Breathing in clean, crisp air and feeling my legs burn from the climb always made me feel alive. And I still miss that sometimes.
Good Song: "I'll Follow You" by Jon McLaughlin
The air here is terrible. Inversion has set in and my allergies are going crazy! I never realized that bad air quality was a thing when I was growing up. We always had blue skies and clean air. I miss being able to walk up a dirt road by myself, without worrying about crazy people.
I miss climbing the mountains, soaking in the view, and pondering life.
I miss being able to see all the stars. I miss sitting on my roof and looking at those stars.
I miss hearing nothing but the sound of the creek in my backyard.
I miss the smell of bonfires; watching the flames flicker was so soothing!
I can't complain too much. I live in a great place. But what I hear now are sirens and people and cars. The city is beautiful, and I am coming to appreciate the lights of the city at night. But sometimes I just miss the simple beauty of open space and silence.
When I would get upset in my teenage years, I could just hike one of the mountains near my home. I knew some of those hills so well. I'd been exploring them since I can remember. The calm serenity of the wind blowing through the trees, the almost imperceptible sound of my feet hitting the dirt was always soothing. Being above the town almost made me feel like I could tackle anything. Breathing in clean, crisp air and feeling my legs burn from the climb always made me feel alive. And I still miss that sometimes.
Good Song: "I'll Follow You" by Jon McLaughlin
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Thanksgiving!
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.
And I learned at work the other day that Abraham Lincoln was the one who officially designated Thanksgiving as a national holiday 150 years ago. So in honor of that, here is the transcript from his Thanksgiving Proclamation.
By the President of the United States of America.
A Proclamation.
The year that is drawing towards its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God.
In the midst of a civil war of unequalled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; which that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union.
Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-filed; and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom.
No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People.
I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Promise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidable engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the United States the Eighty-eighth.
Abraham Lincoln
By the President
William H. Seward
Secretary of State
(Transcribed from the National Archives Website -http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2012/nr12-29.html)
So amid turkey and pie, let us all give thanks to the Lord for what He has done for us, whether in times of peace or in times of distress.
Have a good Thanksgiving everyone!
Good Song: The Legend of the Rebel Soldier by Le Ann Womack
And I learned at work the other day that Abraham Lincoln was the one who officially designated Thanksgiving as a national holiday 150 years ago. So in honor of that, here is the transcript from his Thanksgiving Proclamation.
By the President of the United States of America.
A Proclamation.
The year that is drawing towards its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God.
In the midst of a civil war of unequalled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; which that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union.Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-filed; and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom.
No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People.
I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Promise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidable engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the United States the Eighty-eighth.
Abraham Lincoln
By the President
William H. Seward
Secretary of State
(Transcribed from the National Archives Website -http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2012/nr12-29.html)
So amid turkey and pie, let us all give thanks to the Lord for what He has done for us, whether in times of peace or in times of distress.
Have a good Thanksgiving everyone!
Good Song: The Legend of the Rebel Soldier by Le Ann Womack
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Ice Skating
My sister Hollie's been up here the last couple of days because she had a job interview. We just hung out at my house yesterday, but decided to get out of the house tonight. So we decided to go ice skating!!
I really love ice skating! I took a figure skating class when I was a freshman at Utah State and I loved it! We learned spins and small jumps and all kinds of fun things! I was like the worst skater in the class, but it was fine because I loved it so much!
So Hollie and I went to an ice rink here in Salt Lake. We paid our fee and got our little rental skates. We walk into the ice rink and it looks like we've skated into a training session! No joke, there were like 10 girls ranging from like 5 to probably 16 and they all looked professional! They all had their nice skates, were wearing skating outfits, and were spinning and jumping like nobody's business! Even the five year old! (Okay I don't know if she was really 5, but she looked like it!)
I just stood there for a minute and I was like, "Are we sure that it's public skating time?!" About 5 other women were skating around with some of these girls coaching them and telling them how to be better. And I'm over there trying to remember how to stay balanced on my skates!
So we start skating around the outside, just getting our feet under us. And these girls are skating circles around us! They were awesome! When I was a little girl, I loved watching the figure skating during the Olympics. I would even go in our kitchen and pretend like I was a figure skater, doing little jumps and spins across the kitchen floor....
But what I'm really trying to say is that I love ice skating! I'm not very good at it and I'm sure I'll still get a few falls in there somewhere! But it's fun! And I'm glad that other little girls get to learn how to do it if they love it too! :)
Instead I get to look through old documents and write about them every day!! :) But that's pretty much my favorite! So I reckon it's okay that my figure skating dreams didn't come true!
*Good Band: Daughter
I really love ice skating! I took a figure skating class when I was a freshman at Utah State and I loved it! We learned spins and small jumps and all kinds of fun things! I was like the worst skater in the class, but it was fine because I loved it so much!
So Hollie and I went to an ice rink here in Salt Lake. We paid our fee and got our little rental skates. We walk into the ice rink and it looks like we've skated into a training session! No joke, there were like 10 girls ranging from like 5 to probably 16 and they all looked professional! They all had their nice skates, were wearing skating outfits, and were spinning and jumping like nobody's business! Even the five year old! (Okay I don't know if she was really 5, but she looked like it!)
I just stood there for a minute and I was like, "Are we sure that it's public skating time?!" About 5 other women were skating around with some of these girls coaching them and telling them how to be better. And I'm over there trying to remember how to stay balanced on my skates!
So we start skating around the outside, just getting our feet under us. And these girls are skating circles around us! They were awesome! When I was a little girl, I loved watching the figure skating during the Olympics. I would even go in our kitchen and pretend like I was a figure skater, doing little jumps and spins across the kitchen floor....
But what I'm really trying to say is that I love ice skating! I'm not very good at it and I'm sure I'll still get a few falls in there somewhere! But it's fun! And I'm glad that other little girls get to learn how to do it if they love it too! :)
Instead I get to look through old documents and write about them every day!! :) But that's pretty much my favorite! So I reckon it's okay that my figure skating dreams didn't come true!
*Good Band: Daughter
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Clumsiness...
I am clumsy.
Yes, I am.
So story time.
A little over a month ago, I was at Smith's in Farmington with my boyfriend Josh and our friend Doug. Josh was being super nice and buying me chocolate covered cinnamon bears. (I'm addicted...so if you haven't tried them before, you probably should!) We were getting ready to check out when I realized I hadn't written the bulk candy code for the cinnamon bears on the bag. So we trekked back over to the bin and got the code.
As we were walking back to check out, there was a clearance table full of these:
Do you know what those are made of?! GLASS! They were all stacked up all cute like. I accidentally bumped one of the little spigots and down came one of them. I swear it was like slow motion! And then CRASH! Shattered all over the floor...Josh was all nice about it and went and told somebody for me since I was horrified! Good thing they were on clearance I guess! :/
Story #2:
This last week Josh and I were again at Smiths, but this time in Salt Lake. We were just picking up some stuff for dinner. We walked down the aisle that had the gallon water jugs. Seriously, I was walking in the middle of the aisle when all of a sudden a water jug fell off the shelf and broke, spraying water everywhere!! Josh laughed and said something about not being able to take me anywhere. But I seriously did not even touch it! I'm so clumsy, I just have to walk by something to make it fall! Don't even have to touch it! Crazy!!
And then yesterday at work I got asked to go over to the Beehive House while some people were filming a couple of scenes for a church film to make sure that they didn't break anything...I don't think they know me very well!!
Good thing I didn't bump into one of those 19th century vases! :/
*Good Song: Broken Wings by Flyleaf
Yes, I am.
So story time.
A little over a month ago, I was at Smith's in Farmington with my boyfriend Josh and our friend Doug. Josh was being super nice and buying me chocolate covered cinnamon bears. (I'm addicted...so if you haven't tried them before, you probably should!) We were getting ready to check out when I realized I hadn't written the bulk candy code for the cinnamon bears on the bag. So we trekked back over to the bin and got the code.
As we were walking back to check out, there was a clearance table full of these:
Do you know what those are made of?! GLASS! They were all stacked up all cute like. I accidentally bumped one of the little spigots and down came one of them. I swear it was like slow motion! And then CRASH! Shattered all over the floor...Josh was all nice about it and went and told somebody for me since I was horrified! Good thing they were on clearance I guess! :/
Story #2:
This last week Josh and I were again at Smiths, but this time in Salt Lake. We were just picking up some stuff for dinner. We walked down the aisle that had the gallon water jugs. Seriously, I was walking in the middle of the aisle when all of a sudden a water jug fell off the shelf and broke, spraying water everywhere!! Josh laughed and said something about not being able to take me anywhere. But I seriously did not even touch it! I'm so clumsy, I just have to walk by something to make it fall! Don't even have to touch it! Crazy!!
And then yesterday at work I got asked to go over to the Beehive House while some people were filming a couple of scenes for a church film to make sure that they didn't break anything...I don't think they know me very well!!
Good thing I didn't bump into one of those 19th century vases! :/
*Good Song: Broken Wings by Flyleaf
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