1/16/14

Today I got to school early and ran a mile and a half! then I went to class and to a Dr.'s appointment. I worked on some work stuff and got to see my friend Macie :) it was so fun to catch up with her!

Then we got to take on my little brother Trevor for the rest of the day. We got him some BB's for the airsoft gun we gave him at Christmas. My parents still haven't gotten them for him, so he hasn't had the chance to use it. Unfortunately the battery died and it took us 45 minutes to find the charger and we really needed to get home to cook dinner.

Travis cooked tonight and made delicious from scratch chicken strips. Trev loved them. I Also beat him at jenga. SUCKKKAAA. We took Trev to Travis' soccer game, and they lost but it was still fun! I'm excited for the weekend, still not sure what we are doing for the holiday but i'm sure we will figure it out!

1/15/13

One of the many perks of getting married is getting everything you could possibly need for the kitchen. We have been on a cooking spree! And I mean we, me and Travis split up cooking responsibilities throughout the week :) here are some of our recent creations:

Travis

Me

Travis 

Me

Impressive right?? We are trying to eat as many fruits and vegetables as possible, we are doing pretty well, but I want to do better, and try some new things. We'll see how that plays out! 

1/14/13

Today has been a great and busy day. I got to sleep in today because I had to come up to salt lake after class so Travis and I drove separately. He kissed me goodbye and I slept a bit longer! I got up and ready for the day then headed off to class a bit late.

After class I headed up to salt lake for a work meeting. The meeting has been awesome. We got to hear from a lady from tobacco free kids and a representative from the Utah legislative sponsoring a bill to raise the age of buying cigarettes in Utah to 21. It's a cool idea, and I hope it passes this session. 

I also found out during the meeting from a fellow intern that they are offering uta passes for part time employees now :D so after the meeting I raced back to work to get mine and here it is: 

 I am stoked about this. Free rides anywhere I want, who needs a car!!! Now we have this pass and a discount pass for Travis if we ever wanna go to salt lake together without a car. We are gonna hit that up next weekend for the lady antebellum concert! 

After work i got home and made some fettuccine alfreado with zucchini and red peppers for my honey and Adrienne. Adrienne and I then watched the first episode of the bachelor (tradition). It was rediculous and we loved it!!! So much drama! 

1/12/14

This week has been busy with school starting and moving in and getting back in the groove with work. I am really excited for this semester. I have just one class, GIS (Geographic Information Systems). I will also be working about 40 hours per week between my two jobs. It'll be busy but Travis is going to be super busy with his full class load and 15 hours of work. I think it will be good to have us both really busy so we don't bring the other down. haha

I love falling asleep and waking up to my sweetheart everyday. It is seriously my favorite thing about marriage. It just makes me giddy. I also love having a place for just us, our own home. I love planning together, making lunches together, and cleaning together. I guess that's probly a good sign, right?

We have our moments, and I get annoyed with him or my feelings hurt sometimes, and im sure he does with me too, but I love him to pieces!!!!

Some things I have learned about Travis this week:

1. He is super clean (BONUS)
2. He sings and whistles everything (its kind of hilarious)
3. He does whatever I ask of him with a smile

I think we will start guitar lessons this week :)

How did I get this lucky??? Look at that face

Our little home 1/11/13

I surprisingly have taken a lot of pride in our new little apartment, and so has Travis. I especially have loved decorating it. There is a ton of wall space in this apartment, which I haven't quite finished with yet (waiting on 2 more canvas 16x20 pictures and a wall hanging coat rack)

We had a housewarming party with some of our closest friends, the guest list was small because the apartment is TINY, but it was a lot of fun! We had J-dawgs and wedding cake (costco chocolate cake, really the only way to go). We talked and laughed and had a great time. Unfortunately I am a nerd and totally forgot to take pictures so I only got one of me and Travis!

Here are some pictures of the basically finished product. I love our home!!!

Moving in

We started moving into our new apartment Saturday Night after we flew in from San Diego and opened the rest of our presents with both of our parents! We are so blessed to have so many generous people in our lives. We were able to buy everything we could possibly need or want for our apartment for the next couple of years. I even got my very own kitchen aid :D (the only appliance I have ever really wanted) It's so pretty!

 

 Moving in took a lot longer than I thought it would! We were up late for about 4 nights just organizing and running errands. We are almost completely done now though! Just nee d a couple of more little things, like ordering some more canvas pictures, and maybe a little table for our living room.

I am a pro at KSL these days. I got a coffee table, 2 chairs, a nightstand and a leather ottoman for $115! pictures coming soon! 

We've had the chance to make yummy meals, desserts and have a lot of fun already in our new apartment! I love living with my incredible husband. He is so helpful and thoughtful. He helps me make lunches, he cleans, he shovels our driveway and is even cooking tonight. My life has gotten so much better since I got married :)

We are also having a housewarming party this weekend with our closest friends which will be so fun!

Honeymoon

We were very lucky that my in-laws were able and willing to send us on a wonderful honeymoon! We spent two nights at the Hotel Monaco in Salt Lake, then weflew to San Diego California to stay at the Leowis in Coronado Bay.

This song pretty much describes our weekend in San Diego

It was so beautiful in San diego in the 70's most of the week. I loved being with my new husband and just having so much time together, away from the normal distractions of life.

We went to the pool, the beach, Disneyland, did some California shopping, and went to the movies. We also ate a lot of really good food!!!  My favorite being Pick up stix!

Here are some pictures from the trip:

I have more on my camera I will  have to upload later.

Can't believe I have been married for 2 weeks now. It feels like this has been forever, and everyday flies by because life together is so much fun!!!

Wedding 12/28/13

I can't believe it's been a whole week since I got to marry the love of my life!! Our wedding day was incredible, so many wonderful things all wrapped into one day :) Everyone told me the day would fly by and feel like a blur, I didn't believe them until after the ceremony when the same thing happened to me! It was there then it was gone and we were on our way to our honeymoon.

The day started off around 6:30 when I woke up, showered, and put my makeup on. Then I went and got my hair done with someone I didn't know (my original hair dresser cancelled the morning before... It was a little stressful) but Bree did a great job here was my inspiration photo, I wanted my hair to be stable and out of my face

Inspiration

Real life

Then we headed for the temple. We waited in the lobby for Travis to get there. Travis and I got some time alone before the ceremony to just talk which was so nice. We kept pointing out how crazy it felt that the day was finally here. The ceremony was beautiful and filled with love, we had so many people there! The room was packed. 

Then we walked out of the temple and that's when the craziness began, the next couple of hours were filled with pictures, the luncheon, and a much needed "nap". My bridesmaids decided I wasn't allowed to set up for my reception so I got to stay with Travis a little longer before my aunt redid my hair for the reception. 

I was a little worried about how everything would come together for the reception, but walking into the room I was breathless. Everything was beautiful. I can't wait to see pictures because I cannot remember everything. We stood in a line for an hour and a half talking to our guests. I met a lot of new people, mostly Travis and my parents friends. 

Our music was super cool, for the first hour we had a pianist playing a variety of classy music. Then Travis friend Bryson and kylee played and sang a selection of music we chose. They were awesome and got people dancing at the end of the reception.

Then we did the father daughter and first dance. I loved dancing with my daddy and made him cry with my song choice, "I loved her first" Travis told me earlier that week, you only get to do this once get him in the gut. Haha Travis and I danced to one of our songs, "A thousand years." I loved it.

One thing that surprised me that day was that I did not shed one tear. I think I was too happy! Everyone kept telling Travis how happy I looked :) it was a great day. I loved every minute of it and am excited to be with Travis forever. I love him and I love being his wife :) 

Thanks to Anna Gleave Photography for all of our wonderful photos