the nhmm

so yesterday when i was driving home from work, i notice that the car in front of me had a new hampshire license plate... of course i freak out because 1. that's a rare license plate to see in utah, and 2. that was where i served my mission. then it clicked... i came home from my mission 1 year ago yesterday... i'm not going to lie, i got a little teary eyed thinking about it. don't get me wrong, i'm completly happy with my life right now... and if i wouldn't have come home when i did, i wouldn't have met austin... and for that, i'm truly grateful. but i got to thinking about the mission and the time i had to be a missionary...

i can't even begin to explain the happiness i felt while being a missionary. being able to bring others to the true gospel of jesus christ was probably the most rewarding thing i've done in my life so far. not to say that it was the easiest thing ever, but it was so, so worth it. i met so many amazing people who have changed my life forever. i will always cherish those memories and the time i had in the new hampshire manchester mission. i'm so grateful for missionaries and the opportunity i had to serve the lord with all my heart... and most of all, i'm thankful for my membership in the church... it has blessed my life beyond belief.

1996 called...

they want their braces back.

yes... those are braces on my teeth. so i work at an orthodontist office now... cool huh? that's how i ended up with these bad boys. i'm a little ocd with my teeth... and way back when (it's been over 10 years since i first had braces) i first got my braces off, stupid me didn't wear my retainers like i should have. so, my bottom teeth have moved just a teence. i mentioned it to the orthodontist i work for and bam i had braces 2 hours later. yay! here's to the next few months...

thanks dr.webster!

made my day

i love finding little treasures like this around our little apartment.

makes my heart happy.

true t-birds

last week was homecoming week for suu... and i was informed that friday night was "true t-bird" night. what is true t-bird night you ask? let me tell you...

there is a statue in the middle of campus that everyone goes to on friday night and at midnight you have to kiss someone while touching the statue... but that's not the funny part. what's funny is that of course the people that have a boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife have it pretty easy... but if you don't, well don't worry because there are guys and girls running around trying to find someone, anyone to kiss. and... the best part is that there are people walking around with free mints and chapstick just incase you aren't quite prepared to become a true t-bird.

 see, there it is. oh, and i forgot to mention... it was pouring outside... so on top of it all, we were pretty much soaked... but it's okay, because we did it. we are now "true t-birds". yay :)

drumroll please...

here is our engagement video we had made to show at our reception. big, big thank you to iris and light for your amazing skills. everyone needs one of these in their lives. check it...

wedding preview

some wedding goodies... more to come soon.

iris and light = amazing.

enjoy!

bridal shower/bachelorette

better late then never right? 

so... i pretty much have amazing friends/family... and they threw me the best bridal shower ever... big big thank you to my amazing mom, mother-in-law, and ash for everything :)

the decor...

the people...

the gifts...

and last but not least... all the gum i had to chew for questions i got wrong because austin guessed... who does that?!?

AND... now for the bachelorette party... who doesn't love those??

all the bridesmaids and i started out by going to dinner at the geisha house... yum!

and if you counted, you'd see that i have 11, yes 11 bridesmaids! ah! 

bottom row: whitney, alexa, michelle (all austin's sisters), venessa (my cousin), emily(matron of honor), ash (a meg-ley), and jessica (my aunt)

top row: megan d. (a meg-ley), megan h. (a meg-ley), bria (maid of honor), me, and abby (friend from college)

then... we went to megan h's house for some yummy desserts and opening gifts... 

and the gifts :)

then we were off to lavo for some fun and dancing...

i have the bestest friends in the world... the end :)

it's official

yes... we officially have a blog. yay! we've actually had one for a while, but it's been in hiding ;) so we thought for our first post, we'd share some of our engagement pictures (which have been in hiding too. sorry!) 


all were done by iris and light and they are simply amazing. enjoy :)