A Year Ago, Part I

So, this happened a year ago....

Yep, it's already been a year since our first reception. It was perfect and lovely. 

Thank you, family, for working so hard to make it so nice. 

Thank you, Rachel for doing my hair and being my maid of honour. 

Thank you, dear friends, for coming. Thank you Whit, for your words of wisdom. Thank you Cathy and Jake, for all your help setting up.  Thank you Susan, for being so delightful. 

Thank you, Wayne and Kathy, for driving all the way to Canada, and being the best in-laws ever. 

 And thank you me, for taking this one nice picture, where I'm not making a face, or trying to be too model-ish.

Wedding Pictures

So guess who never really posted wedding pictures. 


That would be me. I fail at this blog thing. Wanna see now? I mean, it was seven months ago, so none of us really look the same, but still... 


And yes. I know that they don't fit so well on the page. But you really need to see them big. They look better that way. 

The Fifth Element

Six Degrees of Separation

Seven Years in Tibet

8 1/2

12 Angry Men

13 Going on 30

15 Minutes

16 Candles

17 Again

Technically, yesterday was the 17 day mark. 

18 Kids and Counting

I don't have 18 kids. But it's another number for the countdown! 

Which, by the way, totally ends this month...


Maybe panicking a little. I mean, forever is a long time to be with someone. 


Here's what we did today: 
9am - went over to our apartment. He mowed the lawn while I cleaned some of the kitchen cupboards. 
10am - breakfast at my apartment, and a mid-morning nap. 
1pm- he takes a test, I clock in to work. 

The Wedding Shower, Part II

While I was at home, my mom and sister threw me a wedding shower. It was so lovely. We had Texas sheet cake and pink ginger ale, which always makes me feel fancy. Ladies from our ward came, and we had a nice visit. We put together a little questionairre, which garnered some fun stories from everyone's wedding. It was just so nice. 


And of course there were presents. I wasn't expecting much, but everyone was so generous.  I felt very special and very spoiled. 

Catch-22

Directed my Mike Nichols. A 1970s war movie. But it continues on with the count down. 


Moving on, today we have cleaning checks. I canNOT wait until I don't have them any more. That's just one more bonus to moving in to where we're moving in to. 


AND, this is my last free weekend as a single girl. Next weekend we're up at his parents' house. Then it's the reception in Canada, then the actual wedding. Then the next weekend we're getting ready for school.  Sweet Mercy. 

Bond 23

Continuing on with my very recent trend of counting down to my wedding using popular movie titles...
This one comes from the as-yet untitled James Bond film, due 2012, starring Daniel Craig. Hey, it was the first film that came up in my search for films starting with 23. So there. 


Also continuing with trends, let's do a little final countdown, shall we? 


9 days until my next shower (hosted by Luke's aunts)/trip to Bear Lake
13 days until Luke is done with the semester 
14 days until we can move in to our first apartment together
15 days until we leave for Canada 
16 days until our reception #1 
17 days until my 23rd birthday (yay!) 
19 days until I go to the temple
19 days until we head back to Idaho
21 days until family comes down to join us
22 days of singleness
23 days until the wedding (as previously mentioned) 
32 days until I begin my last semester of college ever! 

28 Days Later

...I will be a married woman. 


Not to count down or anything. 


Also, I'm in a hotel in Pocatello. A trip back to Provo has taken an interesting turn while driving with family. No cause for concern, just needed a break from driving. 

The Dress

Last Friday, my mom and I went dress shopping in Logan. I hadn't had any luck in Provo, so I was a bit skeptical that I would find anything. We went to one shop on Main Street. It used to be a hotel, then was converted into a dress shop. It was such a charming building. And the sales girl was super helpful. She understood my style and brought me some great dresses to try on. 


And then, there it was. The Dress. Of course, I tried on a few others, just to be sure. But that was it. 


Wanna see? I'm not showing myself in the dress, because some people are superstitious about things like that. But it looks pretty good on the model, too. 

The Wedding Shower, Part I

Last Thursday, Luke's mom hosted a wedding shower for me. A bridal shower? I can never remember what's appropriate. It was so lovely. We set up the quilt she's making for us and we worked on that for a while. It was a "favourite recipe" theme, so everyone brought their favourite recipe (of course), and some of the ingredients to make it. I now have many brownie recipes, and some delicious dinner ideas. I'm super excited to try them out. 

Housing, Act I

Applying for housing makes me nervous. Have I ever shared that with you? It's first come, first serve, and I never get there first. I get so nervous that I'll click on the wrong one. Or that someone will beat me to it. Which is probably what will happen. Today there's only one new listing, and either no one will want it, so I'll get it (yay!), or everyone is going to pounce on it. I'd like to think that I'll be the one to pounce first. I'd say something to the negative, but I don't want to jinx myself. 


UPDATE: I tried, and failed. The page reloaded very slowly, and the flat I wanted wasn't available. The anxiety really got to me, and now I'm all adrenaline'd. It really is the WORST way to deal with housing. I feel all jittery now, as if I'd had an espresso. 


And some pictures, because I can. 

Where we're trying to live 

How I feel now

The espresso it feels like I just drank

All I Really Want Is To:

-  move in with Luke and set up our first home together
- go swimming in a lake
- go on a vacation to somewhere I've never been 
- take a shower
- get married, already!