Monday, July 8, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
The party
We had a little party up Big Cottonwood canyon for Bryan's birthday with just a few of his friends. It was perfect! We had everyone meet at our house and make their own foil dinner. Then we carpooled up to a picnic spot and threw the dinners over some coals. Bryan made peach cobbler in the Dutch oven and I made mini cupcakes. We played "How well does Bryan know his friends" and gave him a piece of gum for every question he got wrong...it was pretty funny.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The story of Bryan
I realized today as I was looking at my blog that I just didn't really mention Bryan too much while we were dating and then all of a sudden we were engaged!! Well, it didn't really happen that fast. I was just being cautious about posting pics and info until he was a sure thing... He's a pretty sure thing now so I figured I'm safe to tell all about him and I. PLUS, it's his BIRTHDAY today!!
Flash back to Fall 2011. My friend Sarah and I met my parents in Hawaii. This is important because on this trip Sarah and I decided we were going to be SOCIAL. Go to every party, ward activity, FHE, etc. We were determined to meet as many people (men) as we could. So we took the red eye home from Hawaii Saturday night, then drove ALL day Sunday back to SLC on Sunday night because we had to work the next morning. This is also important to mention because we were EXHAUSTED on Monday!!! BUT...it was Halloween...and there was a party...LOTS of parties and we promised each other we were going to be more social. Sarah borrowed my little Indian-girl costume and wore my Morton Salt-girl costume and despite being really tired we met some friends and drove to the Salt Lake Institute Halloween party.
Let me just say it was a successful night. I think we gave our numbers to 5 or 6 different groups of guys. The best part was that we couldn't remember all their names but we could remember what costumes they were wearing. There was a pair of brothers dressed as old fashioned bar tenders, there was a group of guys who all dressed as a different colored tropical bird (all homeade costumes and they were hilarious and amazing!), and there was a couple of guys dressed as dirty, drunken Mexicans- with ponchos and sombreros, root beer bottles and cigarettes...This was Bryan. He was with his best friend who is also named Bryan... So the Bryans' met the Sara(h)s' on Halloween and we all exchanged numbers. My favorite memory of the night was that ANOTHER group of guys were dressed as a mariachi band. Legit with guitars and singing. At one point of the night this mariachi band started singing up on the stairs for all to see and the Bryans' ran up and started singing along, they didn't know the tune or the words but they just sang as loud as they could. I thought it was the funniest thing I had ever seen. It reminded me of that scene in Nacho Libre when Jack Black joins the mariachi band to get into the party and makes up a song. Anyways...that was when I first talked to Bryan.
That is how we met. I wasn't thinking too seriously about him becuase he was so much younger than me but I do remember telling Sarah that if I let myself, I could really fall hard for this kid. Well I did.
I wish I could tell every funny story about him and the funny things that he says but I'm not a good enough writer to do his comedy justice. I try to write them down so I can look back and remember them often. I will write about something that happened just last night because it was a sweet moment and I want everyone to know what a sweet, thoughtful person he is, even when marriage has little "bumps."
We were having a little "bump" last night. It was because of me completely. One of my bad habbits was causing a problem and Bryan was so sweetly bringing it to my attention. I felt horrible and embarrased and mad and in all of my silly tears and sobs Bryan is trying to comfort me and tell me it's ok, it's not a big deal but I just felt awful. Then he said something that just stopped me in my tracks. It was one of those moments. I felt like a wave swept over me and I fell even more deeply in love with him. As he was hugging me he pulled away and looked at me and asked "Do you want to pick something for ME to work on? Something you think I need to improve? Then we can both work on them together?" He felt so bad that he was pointing out one of my (many) flaws and wanted to even things out by suggesting that he had things he needed to improve also.
At that point we were VERY late for an activity and people were waiting for us. Bryan continued to be the sweetest man on the planet and tell them it was his fault we were late. Do you see how great he is?
Flash back to Fall 2011. My friend Sarah and I met my parents in Hawaii. This is important because on this trip Sarah and I decided we were going to be SOCIAL. Go to every party, ward activity, FHE, etc. We were determined to meet as many people (men) as we could. So we took the red eye home from Hawaii Saturday night, then drove ALL day Sunday back to SLC on Sunday night because we had to work the next morning. This is also important to mention because we were EXHAUSTED on Monday!!! BUT...it was Halloween...and there was a party...LOTS of parties and we promised each other we were going to be more social. Sarah borrowed my little Indian-girl costume and wore my Morton Salt-girl costume and despite being really tired we met some friends and drove to the Salt Lake Institute Halloween party.
Let me just say it was a successful night. I think we gave our numbers to 5 or 6 different groups of guys. The best part was that we couldn't remember all their names but we could remember what costumes they were wearing. There was a pair of brothers dressed as old fashioned bar tenders, there was a group of guys who all dressed as a different colored tropical bird (all homeade costumes and they were hilarious and amazing!), and there was a couple of guys dressed as dirty, drunken Mexicans- with ponchos and sombreros, root beer bottles and cigarettes...This was Bryan. He was with his best friend who is also named Bryan... So the Bryans' met the Sara(h)s' on Halloween and we all exchanged numbers. My favorite memory of the night was that ANOTHER group of guys were dressed as a mariachi band. Legit with guitars and singing. At one point of the night this mariachi band started singing up on the stairs for all to see and the Bryans' ran up and started singing along, they didn't know the tune or the words but they just sang as loud as they could. I thought it was the funniest thing I had ever seen. It reminded me of that scene in Nacho Libre when Jack Black joins the mariachi band to get into the party and makes up a song. Anyways...that was when I first talked to Bryan.
That is how we met. I wasn't thinking too seriously about him becuase he was so much younger than me but I do remember telling Sarah that if I let myself, I could really fall hard for this kid. Well I did.
I wish I could tell every funny story about him and the funny things that he says but I'm not a good enough writer to do his comedy justice. I try to write them down so I can look back and remember them often. I will write about something that happened just last night because it was a sweet moment and I want everyone to know what a sweet, thoughtful person he is, even when marriage has little "bumps."
We were having a little "bump" last night. It was because of me completely. One of my bad habbits was causing a problem and Bryan was so sweetly bringing it to my attention. I felt horrible and embarrased and mad and in all of my silly tears and sobs Bryan is trying to comfort me and tell me it's ok, it's not a big deal but I just felt awful. Then he said something that just stopped me in my tracks. It was one of those moments. I felt like a wave swept over me and I fell even more deeply in love with him. As he was hugging me he pulled away and looked at me and asked "Do you want to pick something for ME to work on? Something you think I need to improve? Then we can both work on them together?" He felt so bad that he was pointing out one of my (many) flaws and wanted to even things out by suggesting that he had things he needed to improve also.
At that point we were VERY late for an activity and people were waiting for us. Bryan continued to be the sweetest man on the planet and tell them it was his fault we were late. Do you see how great he is?
Friday, April 5, 2013
Remember when we painted a rug?
Well turns out this was a total Pinterest fail. We didn't put enough fabric medium in it and it turned out really stiff. Also, we started to run out of paint so we added a little water to the paint. Not a great idea unless you want that ombre look which we didn't.
Howdy
Remember the OCMCO? They were invited to Dallas for a convention of some kind, probably having to do with music or singing etc. I'm not really sure. The important thing is that Ben and Janae were going to Dallas. And since Ben and Janae were going to Dallas, Mom and Dad had to go to Dallas. So of course I had to buy a ticket to Dallas. No way were all these people going to Dallas without me. Unfortunately Bryan had school and could NOT go to Dallas. So minus my Bryan and the Cory/Steph's it was the whole fam in DALLAS Y'ALL!
We went to the concert, of course and they blew my mind AGAIN.
We took a "girl" photo + mom's white legs.
MCO announced they were going to start a "Dallas" chapter so Alison can toot her flute in the organization too!
We went to mall to ride these little cars...
We listened to Ben play at the JFK memorial.
We watched Elena eat ribs...(!!!)
But surprisingly Ben ate more than Elena...
Not sure what these are but they're a big deal down in Texas.
Patrick wanted to be a longhorn too.
Alison showing us what Diana Ross would look like as a redhead.
Dad bought Patrick a real live steam engine and they built it together. It whistled.
It was all so much fun. I missed Bryan so much and next time he's definitely coming with me.
We went to the concert, of course and they blew my mind AGAIN.
We took a "girl" photo + mom's white legs.
We watched Elena eat ribs...(!!!)
But surprisingly Ben ate more than Elena...
Not sure what these are but they're a big deal down in Texas.
Patrick wanted to be a longhorn too.
It was all so much fun. I missed Bryan so much and next time he's definitely coming with me.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
And Then...The Reception!
I honestly don't remember very much from this day it went by so fast but here's what I do remember:
-my friends, sisters, and parents getting up early and helping me fill jars with sand and candles and tying ribbon and drinking hot chocolate
-worrying I wouldn't have enough time to shave my legs for my wedding (don't worry, I did)
-forgetting to bring my wedding dress to the Temple
-seeing so many familiar faces as Bryan and I walked into the sealing room, all smiling.
-being with my mom inside the Temple
-being so happy as I stared at Bryan that my mouth hurt from smiling
-going through the drive-thru at Carl's Jr. and telling the girl at the window we just got married
-how perfect and beautiful Silver Fork Lodge was
-watching my brother and his lovely pregnant wife sing the sweetest song
-seeing good friends at our reception that we haven't seen in a while
-my feet huuuuuurrrrrrrrrtttttt from standing in heels all day
-running to the limo in our hot pink and yellow vans :)
-being so happy to be married to my Bryan. that is the best memory of all.
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