Brad has been called to be the 1st counselor in the Bishopric in our new ward and I am the new relief society president!
Just kidding. Our calling is only one step above Ward Greeter. But I am so excited for it.....
We are the new Welcoming Committee! No, that is not a typo. We are not part of the committee, but we are the committee. Ha ha ha ha ha. Brad is making fun of me for laughing at my own joke, but I do it all the time, so oh well.
I think that my main take away from our duties in this calling is that I get to BAKE all the time! Do you see why I am so excited now? Right now I am fantasizing about various amazing recipes I know of that will be so good that they will make us the most popular couple in the ward! Lol. Andrea, I am going to need your recipe for your red velvet cupcakes. Robyn, I am going to need your recipe for those little lemon bits of heaven.
If anyone has any other amazing recipes feel free to comment. I want to experiment! The time to experiment is now because I can make really heavenly, fattening things and then not feel obligated to eat all of it (and get fat) because I can give most of it away.
Brad is now singing Christmas songs while cooking our steak for dinner, which I get to make fun of him for :) We love to tease. Oh my gosh, he just called the tongs the thongs! I love how he makes me laugh!
Its now dinner time. Over and out.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Honeymoon
So I didn't find out where we were going on our honeymoon until we pulled up to the airport the day after we got married. My plane ticket's destination was PUERTO VALLARA! I was so excited! But I have to admit that I didn't know exactly where in Mexico Puerto Vallarta was until after we got home from the honeymoon. It didn't matter because I was with Brad and I was happy!
Our honeymoon was heaven on earth :) I loved every minute of it! There was constant sunshine and instant access to the beach. We stayed in a huge resort that was all inclusive, so it was a little like being on a cruise just without the sailing part. It was a four diamond resort, and we highly recommend it! Every meal was a buffet, and every single time we left our room that felt like a suite, I swear someone came and tidied it. There were seven pools, a swim up bar, and free kayaks for use in the bay the hotel was in. Brad ordered a virgin something or other at every opportunity. Also, we now love Mexican cheese.
Besides pool lounging and eating, we went out on several adventures: a jungle zip-line tour, a whale watching tour, a trek through the downtown area, and our own kayaking expedition. Also each taxi ride to and from our hotel was a death defying experience. Traffic laws there are nothing like they are here...
Anyway, our stay in Puerto Vallarta has now become my happy place that I go to when Provo is bleak because of snow and lack of daylight. I loved it so much! But enough of me saying that over and over, and on to the pictures.
Our honeymoon was heaven on earth :) I loved every minute of it! There was constant sunshine and instant access to the beach. We stayed in a huge resort that was all inclusive, so it was a little like being on a cruise just without the sailing part. It was a four diamond resort, and we highly recommend it! Every meal was a buffet, and every single time we left our room that felt like a suite, I swear someone came and tidied it. There were seven pools, a swim up bar, and free kayaks for use in the bay the hotel was in. Brad ordered a virgin something or other at every opportunity. Also, we now love Mexican cheese.
Besides pool lounging and eating, we went out on several adventures: a jungle zip-line tour, a whale watching tour, a trek through the downtown area, and our own kayaking expedition. Also each taxi ride to and from our hotel was a death defying experience. Traffic laws there are nothing like they are here...
Anyway, our stay in Puerto Vallarta has now become my happy place that I go to when Provo is bleak because of snow and lack of daylight. I loved it so much! But enough of me saying that over and over, and on to the pictures.
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| There were flower petals on the bed when we arrived, along with a basket of fruit and wine, just because they knew it was our honeymoon! |
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| This is the view from our room's balcony. The picture doesn't show the ocean very well, but it was right there! |
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| We had this ocean view pretty much every meal. |
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| We took a kayak out into the bay and paddled around for a little bit of exploring. |
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| This is the start of our zip-line tour. We look like bugs with our huge glasses. |
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| He told me to lean back and then he grabbed my feet and this is the result! It was funny and very surprising. |
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| Brad started out going backwards, but then started spinning :) |
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| Yes I look like a very pale monkey. |
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| We loved our tour guides! They cracked jokes about us being on our honeymoon the whole time and let us go backwards and upside down (as seen in the pictures above). |
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| This one took a glamor shot of himself when we handed him our camera. Ha ha! |
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| Next we visited the petting zoo. We didn't pet this one though. Just looked. |
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| We then went for a very cold swim in a river. You have to do things like that when you are young ya know? |
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| The best part is that we were the only ones swimming and it was right next to a restaurant full of people listening to me squeal to Brad about how I'm scared and then once I hit the water, how cold it is. Sometimes it is unfortunate being such a loud person. haha |
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| During our whale watching tour, we probably saw 7 or 8 humpbacks including a mother and her baby. The mom was pushing her baby to the surface for air to teach it how to breathe. The marine biologist on the boat told us the baby was only like a day old. |
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| This picture doesn't do justice to how big the whales were. |
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| How many pictures do I now have of Brad and I on a boat? I think this is number 10 billion. But I love it! Being on water is the best. |
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| We saw a bunch of other sea creatures on our excursion, including this turtle who didn't notice us until we were right on top of him because his head was stuck in the water. This is him swimming away. |
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Wedding Day
In my last post, I didn't mention anything about the actual events of getting married but such amazing events cannot go without mention.
December 18, 2010
The day we got married started out in a rush of course. I got my hair done at a salon, and it took longer than I planned. I also didn't plan on Brad coming over beforehand, but of course I sat and cuddled with him instead of getting ready, so by the time my hair appointment had ended, I had little time to do anything else but change and finish my make-up in the car on the way. I also forgot like a bajillion things that I would need that day. My mind was not focusing very well on mundane things like face powder and deodorant. Yes, you read that correctly. I will admit to whoever reads this that I forgot it until after the temple! So embarrassing.
But the temple ceremony was amazing anyway! I am so glad that it all went smoothly and that I said "Yes" at the right time! It was a close one, I was so overwhelmed, I could barely make myself hear what the dear sealer was saying, I was very busy looking into Brad's eyes and feeling in awe of the fact that I was, at that moment getting married for time and all eternity. But I did fine, and it was beautiful. I cried with happiness after.
Seeing everyone outside of the temple was such a happy moment! My family and friends were troopers in the sprinkling/misting rain that was coming down. We took group photos only, except for two of just Brad and I (thank goodness we did a huge photo session a month before when the weather was better). We forgot to have someone pick up everyone's bouquet, but on your wedding day things like that just don't even matter. Everything was still lovely.
The luncheon was so so yummy, and my Dad cried a lot at the slide show of pictures of Brad and myself growing up and dating, and our bridal photos... And then I cried, and then there were toasts, and I cried more, and then,
The reception. Brad and I were both pretty tired from all of our emotions and the events of the day before the party even started. It went by in a blur. We didn't have a line, and it worked out great. We still talked to pretty much everyone there. After the cake cutting our families pretty much turned it into a dance party, which was pretty much my dream come true!
We left in a shower of sparklers, which we ran through four times for the camera. :) Our car was very well decorated (thank you to whoever did that), surprisingly it was at the moment that we were driving away and everyone was shouting and waving goodbyes and we love you's that I recognized how very wonderful it is to have so many people supporting you in your decision to marry.
Thank you to everyone who came and to everyone who helped. Brad and I love you all. It was the best day of our lives!
*I will add pictures as soon as they are done getting edited!
December 18, 2010
The day we got married started out in a rush of course. I got my hair done at a salon, and it took longer than I planned. I also didn't plan on Brad coming over beforehand, but of course I sat and cuddled with him instead of getting ready, so by the time my hair appointment had ended, I had little time to do anything else but change and finish my make-up in the car on the way. I also forgot like a bajillion things that I would need that day. My mind was not focusing very well on mundane things like face powder and deodorant. Yes, you read that correctly. I will admit to whoever reads this that I forgot it until after the temple! So embarrassing.
But the temple ceremony was amazing anyway! I am so glad that it all went smoothly and that I said "Yes" at the right time! It was a close one, I was so overwhelmed, I could barely make myself hear what the dear sealer was saying, I was very busy looking into Brad's eyes and feeling in awe of the fact that I was, at that moment getting married for time and all eternity. But I did fine, and it was beautiful. I cried with happiness after.
Seeing everyone outside of the temple was such a happy moment! My family and friends were troopers in the sprinkling/misting rain that was coming down. We took group photos only, except for two of just Brad and I (thank goodness we did a huge photo session a month before when the weather was better). We forgot to have someone pick up everyone's bouquet, but on your wedding day things like that just don't even matter. Everything was still lovely.
The luncheon was so so yummy, and my Dad cried a lot at the slide show of pictures of Brad and myself growing up and dating, and our bridal photos... And then I cried, and then there were toasts, and I cried more, and then,
The reception. Brad and I were both pretty tired from all of our emotions and the events of the day before the party even started. It went by in a blur. We didn't have a line, and it worked out great. We still talked to pretty much everyone there. After the cake cutting our families pretty much turned it into a dance party, which was pretty much my dream come true!
We left in a shower of sparklers, which we ran through four times for the camera. :) Our car was very well decorated (thank you to whoever did that), surprisingly it was at the moment that we were driving away and everyone was shouting and waving goodbyes and we love you's that I recognized how very wonderful it is to have so many people supporting you in your decision to marry.
Thank you to everyone who came and to everyone who helped. Brad and I love you all. It was the best day of our lives!
*I will add pictures as soon as they are done getting edited!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Married Life
I am so excited to be posting as a married woman! I am currently sitting next to my husband at our new kitchen table, in our apartment, as he continues to eat the fabulous dinner that we made with all of our fabulous new kitchen equipment. Life is so great!
I love that I have been married for three and a half weeks and I am already writing a post titled "Married Life" as if I know everything there is to know about it :)
I will just tell you what I know so far. Last night we went to bed at 11:00 p.m. and I woke up at 6:00 a.m. to exercise. Brad was on time to school, and I was only a little bit late to work (we share a car). These events might not sound like anything extraordinary, but according to my previous life habits, they are. I haven't been able to get my self in bed before 12:30 or 1:00 a.m. for many years. I haven't woken up early to exercise since my freshman year of college. And I am usually half an hour late to work since my boss doesn't really care.
So what I know about being married so far is that it is totally improving my life! Also, I am realizing that when two people are working on the same task, that task is done a lot more quickly. Unloading groceries from the car, organizing a room, and cooking dinner all seem easier now.
Being newly married is just bliss.
I love that I have been married for three and a half weeks and I am already writing a post titled "Married Life" as if I know everything there is to know about it :)
I will just tell you what I know so far. Last night we went to bed at 11:00 p.m. and I woke up at 6:00 a.m. to exercise. Brad was on time to school, and I was only a little bit late to work (we share a car). These events might not sound like anything extraordinary, but according to my previous life habits, they are. I haven't been able to get my self in bed before 12:30 or 1:00 a.m. for many years. I haven't woken up early to exercise since my freshman year of college. And I am usually half an hour late to work since my boss doesn't really care.
So what I know about being married so far is that it is totally improving my life! Also, I am realizing that when two people are working on the same task, that task is done a lot more quickly. Unloading groceries from the car, organizing a room, and cooking dinner all seem easier now.
Being newly married is just bliss.
Monday, November 8, 2010
My Fiance
This is actually Brad writing. I will, from time to time, make a post on this blog when I deem it necessary. And right now I have a topic that needs to be shared...
I love Rachelle. She is the best women I know. She accompanied me this last weekend to Idaho for the funeral of my grandfather and literally was my shoulder to cry on. I am so thankful that she was there. In this hectic time of wedding plans, she has been patient with me while I struggle through business school and part-time work.
She really understands me well, and is so sweet. She is everything I need. I can't wait for another 40 days!!!
I love Rachelle. She is the best women I know. She accompanied me this last weekend to Idaho for the funeral of my grandfather and literally was my shoulder to cry on. I am so thankful that she was there. In this hectic time of wedding plans, she has been patient with me while I struggle through business school and part-time work.
She really understands me well, and is so sweet. She is everything I need. I can't wait for another 40 days!!!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Funnest Ward Activity Ever
I don't know who is reading which blog now that I have two, so I am just going to copy and paste the most recent post from my other blog.
Brad's ward had a Halloween dance tonight in the apartment parking garage. It wasn't even my ward activity, but it was the best party ever! Brad is on the activities committee, and so we got the donuts to go with the hot chocolate and cleaned up a little bit afterwards. But we had so much fun.
We dressed up as Mr. and Mrs. Smith, in the suits they wear during their big shoot out at the end. We bought these big, fake, black "automatic" guns from the dollar store that make noise and light up and we wore sunglasses. I thought we looked pretty good! The pictures are on his camera... If you are lucky I will post them later.
We danced for a long time! I was a little surprised because the first interaction I really had with Brad was Dani's black-light dance party birthday party, and I tried to get Brad and his friend Andrew to dance with me, and they made pretty small efforts to dance. So I was surprised tonight when Brad kept pulling me back on the dance floor, but it made me so happy! We can dance our cares away together!
It was so fun dancing together and kind of ignoring everyone else... Who knew that it would be so much fun to go with your pretend and almost spouse? But dance parties are now on the top of our list for activities!
This is an example of one of the many silly moments that make me so happy I am marrying Brad. Another is how much he enjoys watching "She's the Man" with me. He thinks it is hilarious! Yay for marrying someone with the exact same sense of humor as me :)
Brad's ward had a Halloween dance tonight in the apartment parking garage. It wasn't even my ward activity, but it was the best party ever! Brad is on the activities committee, and so we got the donuts to go with the hot chocolate and cleaned up a little bit afterwards. But we had so much fun.
We dressed up as Mr. and Mrs. Smith, in the suits they wear during their big shoot out at the end. We bought these big, fake, black "automatic" guns from the dollar store that make noise and light up and we wore sunglasses. I thought we looked pretty good! The pictures are on his camera... If you are lucky I will post them later.
We danced for a long time! I was a little surprised because the first interaction I really had with Brad was Dani's black-light dance party birthday party, and I tried to get Brad and his friend Andrew to dance with me, and they made pretty small efforts to dance. So I was surprised tonight when Brad kept pulling me back on the dance floor, but it made me so happy! We can dance our cares away together!
It was so fun dancing together and kind of ignoring everyone else... Who knew that it would be so much fun to go with your pretend and almost spouse? But dance parties are now on the top of our list for activities!
This is an example of one of the many silly moments that make me so happy I am marrying Brad. Another is how much he enjoys watching "She's the Man" with me. He thinks it is hilarious! Yay for marrying someone with the exact same sense of humor as me :)
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