Far Longer than Forever

Everyone thought Kyle and I were crazy for planning our wedding so quickly. But I simply did not want a wedding in any of the winter months, and we didn't want to wait until the spring. We thought Thanksgiving week was our best bet, since his sisters would be home from school, and my brothers would be out of school. I'm so thankful for my mother in law. She did SO much to put together an amazing day. Kyle's cousin Rachel had just recently gotten married, so she helped out a lot too.
The morning of the wedding I woke up bright and early to get ready. 5 am to be exact. Kyle picked me up so we could go to the temple together. That morning in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple, the love of my life and I were sealed for time and all eternity. We came out of the temple and took tons of pictures. Considering it was the end of November, we got really lucky with the weather. It was pretty windy, but it was sunny and beautiful. While Kyle and I were taking pictures of just the two of us, everyone else went to set up for lunch.
We invited everyone who was at the temple to a luncheon. It turned out to be one of my favorite parts of the day. We gave our guests the opportunity to get up and say something about Kyle and I. My bridesmaids and family had me to tears. And Kyle's groomsmen sang a song that was hilarious.
The reception turned out great. We didn't know how many people would be able to make it since it was the day before Thanksgiving, and they didn't have very much notice. We ended up having a great turnout. I got to see some friends I hadn't seen in a long time, and meet some very close friends and family of Kyle's family.
 The cake cutting, our first dance, the daddy daughter dance, the greeting line, our car being "decorated" was all so much fun. Our first dance was so special. For a moment it felt like we were the only ones in the room.
We have many people to thank for our amazing wedding day. It was truly the best day of my entire life. I can't wait to see what we have ahead of us in life.

We haven't gotten all of the pictures from our photographer yet, but the ones we have so far are wonderful. I also added some really cute ones taken by others!

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Good old OH-IO

Please note the white socks

Joy does not Simply Happen to us

A Little over a year ago, I met Kyle on my first Sunday in my singles ward here in Utah. Lucky for us, he was on the fellow shipping committee, so we basically had to talk to each other. That day, I knew there was a such thing as love at first sight. The next Sunday, Kirsten and I stalked his life on facebook, because he was considerably the cutest guy in our ward. When we found him on facebook, he told us he had been trying to find us too. :P The following day Kirsten and I ordered a pizza, because we had a coupon. Come to find out, you can only use coupons if you go in the store. Sooo, we called up Kyle to see if he could give us a ride to the pizza place, and he told us only if we went to FHE with him. After FHE he invited us back to his house to watch a movie. After a couple of nights of watching movies until 3 am, he asked me on a date. Over the past year, he has become my best friend, and the love of my life. I wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life with anyone else. We have had our major ups and downs, but they have just brought us closer together. So a couple of weeks ago we decided it's finally the right time for us to get married. This past Friday was one of the best nights of my life. Kyle picked me up from work, and when we got to his house, he told me to stay in the car until he told me to come in. When I went inside, he had a card taped to the wall that said "read immediately." At the end of the card he said there were some reasons why he loved me on note cards lining up all the way down the hall way. The last card said, "I could fill every card on this planet with reasons, just get in here already!" In the kitchen, he had set the table, and he was standing there holding a kitten and roses. I didn't know what to take first, so I just took the roses and set them down, then held the kitten. After I took the kitten, he got down on one knee, made it short and sweet and just asked if I would marry him. We ate the amazing dinner he fixed, AND he bought me my favorite ice cream. He spoiled me that night, to say the least. So, the kitten...was one I had been wanting from the humane society. I saw his picture on the website the week before, and just fell in love. Later that week, his picture wasn't on the website anymore, and I kind of gave up on looking for kittens. Low and behold, Kyle was the one who adopted him. His name is Toby, and he is the cutest kitten ever. We know it's really soon, but we are getting married November 23rd, and we are SO excited.

Hello September

A new blog post is long overdue. I moved into my new apartment a few weeks ago, and so far, I really like it. My roommates are really awesome. I'm actually pretty excited for classes to start next week. Besides my Art History class. I haven't heard very good things about it. I really like my new ward as well. Everyone is really friendly and welcoming. If I were still in Ohio, I would be really excited that it's almost fall, but here in Utah, it seems to go straight from 80 degrees to 30. I miss the pretty trees and the cooler weather. I'm sure I will be back to blogging all of the time once class starts, but right now my life really isn't that exciting!

This is our entertainment center...fancy, huh?

House Hunting

So I'm extremely sick of the house I live in. I've met some really awesome girls (a few of my best friends), but I cannot deal with living with eight girls again. Especially for the price I pay. Now maybe I'm being too picky, but I've been feverishly looking for apartments for a few weeks now and I'm not having any luck. I just want a place that I can call home until I'm married and/or finished with school. If I were rich I would just have my own, little, one bedroom place. I don't really have any desire to have roommates. I can't wait to have my own house, so I can decorate it really cute. I wish I could just fast forward to the future and already be married, finished with school, with a real job. SO! I wrote that on...Friday I think, and today I got approved for an apartment at Citifront with three other girls! I'M SO EXCITED. My rent is 100 dollars less, but the apartment is 100 times nicer. I'm probably going to move in the weekend after I get home. I posted an ad on KSL saying a was looking for no more than 3 roommates, and I had a lot of responses, but the girls that kept in contact, and I all kind of put our apartment ideas together and found this place. It's an actual complex with a pool, workout room, etc. It's right behind the Gateway, and just as close to the school as my house is now. I've talked to two of my three roommates on the phone and they seem really nice. One of them as a puppy, which I'm pretty excited about! My roommates names are Victoria, Alicia, and Lindsay. Did I mention how excited I am?! :D I'm also pretty excited for my classes. I'm taking all of them on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I can work every other day. I'm taking Book of Mormon, Art History, Critical Thinking and Reason, American Civilization, and Intro to Geography. I thought taking all of my classes two days a week would make for a crazy schedule, but my earliest class is at 9:20 and my latest ends at 8:10..so not too bad! School starting brings up another point...I have to quit one of my jobs. I made a pros and cons list today for each job, and I still have no idea! Forever 21 or Victoria's Secret? Hmm.

Crazy Girl

Baby why you wanna cry?
You really oughta know that I
Just have to walk away sometimes
We’re gonna do what lovers do
We’re gonna have a fight or two
But I ain’t ever changin’ my mind
Crazy girl, don’t you know that I love you?
And I wouldn’t dream of goin’ nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately?
I love you like crazy, girl
Wouldn’t miss a single day
I’d probably just fade away
Without you, I’d lose my mind
Before you ever came along
I was livin’ life all wrong
Smartest thing I ever did was make you all mine
Crazy girl, don’t you know that I love you?
And I wouldn’t dream of goin’ nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately?
I love you like crazy, girl
Crazy girl
Crazy girl, don’t you know that I love you?
And I wouldn’t dream of goin’ nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately,
I love you like
Crazy, girl, don’t you know that I love you?
And I wouldn’t dream of goin’ nowhere
Silly woman, come here, let me hold you
Have I told you lately?
I love you like crazy, girl



This is why I need to be with someone who loves country music as much as I do, so he can sing me cute songs like this. :) 

Ohio Bound!

In two short days, I am returning to buckeye country for a couple of weeks. I am beyond excited! I'm excited to have two weeks off of work, to see my family and friends, to be away from responsibilities, have my mom cook for me, go to church in my own ward, sleep in a house with air conditioning, and so on! :) There are a few things I really want to do while I'm at home:

Spend all time that Kelsey Spahr isn't at work, with her

Zoombezi Bay!

Cedar Point?!?

Steak&Shake and BDub's

Rocky's Italian Ice 

Delaware Dam

Shopping at Polaris  

Columbus Zoo

All Things are Difficult Before They are Easy

I have an interview for a receptionist position tomorrow. I have my fingers crossed big time because I really want/need the job. As much as I love shopping, I'm so sick of going to the mall every day for both of my jobs. I want a real job where I sit at a desk, do paper work, answer the phone, and have a computer. I know I will still have to deal with mean, stupid people, but I feel like they won't be as...stupid. People come into F21 and VS as means of sheer entertainment. To try on clothes. Mean while, I'm working my bum off to put those clothes back and keep the store organized, while people ask me the craziest questions. There is no progression in my job. People mess up clothes, I fix them. Day after day. I want a job where I can go home feeling accomplished, or thinking, man I have a lot to get done at work tomorrow morning. The kind of things I have to worry about now are how many boxes of bras I'm going to have to sensor, or whether or not I'm going to be a cashier, because that's the job that makes the day go by fastest. This receptionist job would also make me happy because the hours are consistent. 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday. My hours at work now are so random. Sometimes I have to be at work at 6am and other times I'm at work until 6 am. (Not worth minimum wage). Not to mention, I've worked a couple 13 hour shifts where I only got one 15 minute break. So please pray that I will do well at my interview. It's for my sanity. :) Also! I get to see Sadie tomorrow. She's passing through on her way to Colorado, so we get to hang out all day tomorrow after my interview. AND..I'm going home in two weeks. WOO! 

To Love and Be Loved

It is a risk to love.

But what if it doesn't work out?

Ah, but what if it does.

Maybe it's true,

maybe we don't know what we have

until we've lost it.

but, maybe we don't know 

what we're missing

until we find it.

Loved you once, 

love you still,

always have,

always will.

"It's impossible" said pride.

"It's risky" said experience.

"It's pointless" said reason.

"Give it a try" whispered the heart.

Stop dreaming, start believing

Start living, stop fighting

Stop thinking, start laughing

Start loving, stop trying.

If you want to know

where your heart is,

look where your mind goes

when it wanders.

Love is not just about 

finding the right person,

but creating a right relationship.

It's not about how much

love you have in the beginning,

but how much love 

you build til the end.

Forget the reasons why it won't work,

and believe the one reason why it will.

Take a chance, 

because you never know how absolutely 

perfect something could turn out to be.

Some people come into our lives,

leave footprints in our hearts,

and we are never, ever the same.

The best love is the kind that awakens the soul,

and makes us reach for more, 

that plants a fire in our hearts 

and brings peace to our minds.

Those three words,

are said too much,

they're not enough.

Run when Feeling the Pain then Push Harder

I woke up this morning with a mission in mind; find awesome, cheap, cute running shoes. I hunted all over the mall and other stores downtown and I FINALLY found a pair of Nike's for 20 bucks! I'm very picky about tennis shoes, so this was a great find for me. I haven't had running shoes in quite sometime so I haven't been running in quite sometime..I'm very out of shape. So I thought if I bought new shoes it would motivate me to go running. I started breaking them in as soon as I got home by running up to Capitol hill. So my new summer resolution is to go running at least a few times a week. My goal is to be able to run up Capitol hill and back home by the end of the summer. (Without dying). Although I don't enjoy running as much as some people, it does help me clear my mind and helps me justify all the ice cream cones I get from the Maverik. They are only a dollar...what can I say. I think I'm addicted to them. Not to mention, they have a punch card, buy ten cones get one free, and a friend of mine who works in there usually will punch half the card every time I go in. Although, I must say, these ice cream adventures were much more fun when Alina was here. Anyways..running. My new summer resolution!

Summer Lovin'

So, this is probably the longest I've ever gone without blogging, but I don't have much to blog about. Since I started working at Victoria's Secret, I spend most of my time at work, since I also kept my job at F21. I was reading through some old posts the other day and there was one that said, "I wish I worked at Victoria's Secret just for the discount." Well, while the discount is very nice, my hours are kind of crazy. Two days in a row last week I worked from 6 pm to 7 am. Yeah, AM. Careful what you wish for. ;) Alina Twitchell, moved back to Vegas, so when I'm not at work I'm extra bored. I miss her. BUT, I will see her next week at family camp. OH...Haleigh and I are getting an apartment together in the fall. I'm so excited! I wish she would come back right now, but then neither of us would have money for the apartment yet, so I guess I can wait. I have new song obsessions. It consists of four songs. Each of which, I listen to about five times a day:

Better Than Love- Griffin House
Someone Like You- Adele
Make You Feel My Love- Adele
If I Were You- Diagram of the Heart
We play the last song at F21, it puts me in a great mood, and I dance around the store every time we play it. I have another new thing...Transformers! I watched the first two movies the other day, then went a saw the third one..Me gusta mucho! Since I'm going camping next week, and probably going home in August, I found it very necessary to buy cute new carry-on stuff. I was scoping PINK stuff out the whole time I was at work today. I've had the same stupid Adidas duffel bag forever, and I'm sick of it. (I would just like to point out that spell check rejects both, "duffel" and "duffle" but I think "duffel" looks better). I also couldn't resist the cute weekend bag, so I went with both! Pretty nice purchase with my discount. :)

Happiness Depends upon Ourselves

I haven't posted a blog since I've been back in Utah, and I have this awesome internal alarm clock that doesn't let me sleep in, so I thought now would be a good time to post something! So when I got back from Ohio, I started dating this pretty cute boy named Seth. Seth and I have been friends for sometime now, since he's Ali's brother. This past weekend Ali and Seth decided they wanted to take a trip home to Vegas. Well Ali and I had been planning on going for a couple months, so I figured I would tag along. We rode down there with Andrew (Seth's roommate) and another guy that none of us knew. We left here at around 12 Friday night/Saturday morning. I only slept about an hour on the way there, but we got there in just a little over five hours. Ali and I attempted to go back to sleep when we got to her grandparent's house, but that just didn't work out. Saturday afternoon we kind of just hung out before their family get-together. I enjoyed getting to meet a lot of their family. They made me feel welcome, and they had great food! Saturday night we went down to the Strip. We just walked up and down and watched the water show a couple of times, but it was a Saturday night plus Memorial Day weekend, so it was pretty crowded. The experience was neat! Sunday we went to church in Ali and Seth's home ward. It was nice to go to a family ward. After church we went to their older sister's house to visit. Their mom made her famous chicken pot pie for dinner. It was way good! We played Apples to Apples...I never get sick of that game! Sunday night kind of made me a very happy girl. :) But that might be a story for another day. I will just say that Seth is the cutest boy ever. Sunday night Ali and I wanted to do our usual Denny's run,which turned out to be a major fail. Our waiter forgot to put our order in so we ended up being there way longer then we wanted to. We left early Monday morning, and I slept most of the way home. It was a very fun trip and Seth and Ali have an amazing family! "Remember to laugh when life give you a moment to breath, and smile when it takes your breath away." -A very wise man

I Want a Kitten

Once upon a time, I could not stand cats. In fact, I wasn't to fond of animals in general. But there was something about cats especially that I really didn't like. Not to mention, they made me sneeze like crazy. Last summer, I was a nanny for a family that had two cats. One was a long haired cat and the other, short haired. Scooter was the long haired one. He was really cute, so I started to warm up to him. I noticed after awhile that I could pet Scooter and he didn't make me sneeze at all, but if I even looked in the general direction of the other cat, I would start sneezing (doesn't make sense to me either). When I moved out to Utah and started talking to Kyle, he told me he had a cat. Well he told me it wasn't his cat, but he was "cat sitting" for a few months. I gave Shelby a chance because she reminded me of Scooter. "Kyle's" cat, Shelby, is the best cat in the world. I'm completely in love with her.

ISN'T

SHE

CUTE?!?!

Cutest cat in the world! So the reason I want a kitten now is because Shelby's real owners are taking her back soon. :( But thanks to her, I have a serious obsession with cats now. I even kind of want this to happen when I can have my own kitty:

Come Back to Me

I've been listening to this song nonstop the past couple of days. Thanks, David Cook. 

You say you gotta go and find yourself
You say that you're becoming someone else
Don't recognize the face in the mirror looking back at you
You say you're leaving as you look away
I know there's really nothing left to say
Just know I'm here whenever you need me, I'll wait for you
So I'll let you go, I'll set you free
And when you've seen what you need to see
When you find you, come back to me
Take your time, I won't go anywhere
Picture you with the wind in your hair
I'll keep your things right where you left them
I'll be here for you
Oh and I'll let you go, I'll set your free
And when you've seen what you need to see
When you find you, come back to me
And I hope you find everything that you need
I'll be right here waiting to see
You find you, come back to me
I can't get close if you're not there
I can't get inside if there's no soul to bear
I can't face you, I can't save you
It's something you'll have to do
So I'll let you go, I'll set you free
And when you've seen what you need to see
When you find you, come back to me
Come back to me
So I'll let you go, I'll set you free
And when you've seen what you need to see
When you find you, come back to me
And I hope you find everything that you need
I'll be right here waiting to see
You find you, come back to me
You find you, come back to me
When you find you, come back to me
When you find you, come back to me

Airport Adventures

Yesterday was quite an eventful day. I was super excited to fly back to Ohio, minus the flying part. I used to think flying was really fun. I loved the take off and looking out the window at the clouds right beside the plane, but after not flying for a few years, I developed a serious fear. I did okay when I flew home for Christmas, but yesterday there were thunderstorms all across the east. The plane ride from Salt Lake to Memphis was fine, until we tried to land. I thought for sure we were going to crash. Once I got inside the airport, they were telling everyone to get inside the nearest bathroom because there was a tornado hitting Memphis at that very moment. Needless to say, I wasn't too worried about missing my flight at this point. After the tornado passed, they made an announcement saying all planes were grounded for at least the next hour. Oh on a side note...when I got off the plane in Memphis, one of the guys working in the airport pointed at my Ohio State sweatshirt and started SCREAMING about how Jim Tressel is a cheater, a liar, etc, etc. Uhm...That guy must really want to get fired or something. Anyway, I didn't want to be stuck in the Memphis airport all night, but then again I also didn't want to take off when the storm was still going on. We boarded at about 8:40, which worried me because there was still lightning all across the sky. The pilot came on and said "We are expecting this to be a pretty bumpy ride, it might be a little smoother about half way through...." The ride never got any smoother. The lady next to me told me she flies pretty often, like once a week often, and she said that flight was the worst she had ever been on. Which kind of gives me hope that I will never experience a flight worse than that. I've never been so happy as I was when we finally landed in Columbus, but once I picked up my suitcase, I realized that during the tornado warning, the lives of those who load luggage onto the plane are probably more important than our luggage and they had left all of our stuff outside. Everything inside of my suitcase was soaked. It was one in the morning, I had been up since 7, and all of my clothes were wet. It's a good thing Kelsey Spahr was there to greet me at the airport :) or I would have lost my mind last night. I was happy to see my mom and Cory too! I'm glad that day is over and I'm happy to be home. It was nice to sleep in my own bed last night.

Pictures Say a Thousand Words

So I originally wrote out this big, long post about my first year of college, all the new things I had done, accomplished, and all the wonderful people I've met. I have met so many amazing people, and I have done a lot of new things, but instead I decided to use a quote. I think it fits well...


"In life we do things. Some we wish we had never done. Some we wish we could replay a million times in our heads. But they all make us who we are. And in the end they shape every detail about us. If we were to reverse any of them we wouldn't be the person we are. So just live. Make mistakes, have wonderful memories, but never, ever second guess who you are, where you have been, and most importantly where it is you're going."

First day here!

Story of my life

I miss Kirsten!

Cannonville! 

Doughnut falls.

Packages always make my day!

Conference!

Sketchiest ice cream truck ever.

Antelope Island!

He is We <3

Orientation.

Haleigh's last night in Utah :(