Dang! I think that the past two weekends have just solidified how fast May is coming! I've just been partying it up! hahahahha
Last weekend my daddy was so generous to bring me home for a bridal shower and to take care of some wedding stuff. It was SO fun! First of all I would like to particularly thank my Aunt Susan, Faith, and my cousin Amber for throwing me a wonderful bridal shower!!! And thank you to all who came and helped out! It was AMAZING! I can't even tell you! It was so fun to see everyone and I just loved celebrating with everyone! We played this game where I had to open these gifts and then tell the story that had to do with that object, it was so fun! One was a ring and I got to tell our engagement story, a play cell phone with a facebook symbol on it and I got to tell about how Ryan and I's long distance relationship, there was a toy car that kind of looked like Ryan's Del sol and that story was how he drove across the country, and a picture of Brit and I cuz that's how Ryan and I met was through Brit (Brit jokes that she gets to take credit for our relationship lol) Everyone was so generous and we got some great things for our apartment, dishes, cleaning supplies, a bunch of stuff for our cruise (everything travel size and towels), bread pans and recipes, canisters, toaster, crockpot, shower catty thing that hangs on the shower head, shower gel and lotion, silverware, picture frames, a wok, pans, and more. Oh and my bff Rachel got me some lingerie. hahaha. It was funny because everyone was kinda chatting while I was opening gifts and then when I opened Rachel's gift everyone stopped and was like "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!!!!! hahahahahha" ;) hahahahahahhaa So fun! The cake was so cute too (thanks Kristina) it was the game of Life design and the squares were personalized to Ryan and I. I'll try
I also have to thank my mommy and daddy!! The rest of the weekend I was home we were shopping and having fun! I miss them like crazy! We always have a good time being together. I'm so blessed to have wonderful parents that are my friends! It was so great to be with the family! Oh Faith not only helped pull together an amazing bridal shower for me as my maid of honor but she also was sick while doing it all! Dang she's amazing! I love her with all my heart! I'm so glad Heavenly Father answered all those prayers as a little girl when I pleaded for a little sister :) And dang he sent me the best: kind, smart, gorgeous, fun, and just over all amazing! AND on top of that he blessed me with two brothers and another sister!!! I think I take advantage of what I have and I need to stop that. Josh is growing up so much! He is the sweetest kid ever! I always miss his play by play stories and genuine laugh! Hannah, oh my goodness I miss that girls energy and her smile! I miss all of Nathan's hugs and overall cuteness!
Then this weekend my friend Makena and Chelsey threw me a bridal shower/bachlorette party. We had mocktails, played games, and went to go see When In Rome at the dollar theater. It was so great to be with all my girls. They had a fun time making me blush with all the lingerie I think. lol. I also got a book I'm excited to read, an apron, towels for our kitchen, and a beautiful picture frame. It was great!
Ryan also got together with Kevin, Rob, and Tyler. They went to Iggy's and did boy stuff. hahahahahahaha.
I'll write more soon. Gotta run to class!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
I have a wonderful Daddy!
We found an apartment and signed the papers this last Friday! WOOHOO!! I can't tell you what a relief that is!!! Looking for apartments was.....RIDICULOUS!! As soon as I'd go to look at it they'd have an offer within an hour or two. Ridiculous!!!!! BYU has major issues with housing...or should I say the lack thereof...I would know I worked for housing this last summer, but I will keep myself from getting on that rant right now. hahahahaha.
Finding an apartment was great too cuz now it is so much easier to register for stuff because I actually know exactly what we need and what will FIT! (PS we are registered at Bed Bath and Beyond and Walmart for those of you wanting to know)
On to other things! My daddy is amazing I have to say! I think that I have gotten a little too caught up in all the decisions and stresses and forgot about all the "behind-the-scenes" assistance my daddy gives. He is so amazing! Not just because he is paying for the reception and all that, although I am EXTREMELY grateful to him for this and am in no way trying to diminish this amazing experience he is helping me to have. But he also has taught and prepared me throughout my life for this and may other experiences I have had and will continue to face. I knew that the man that my father approved of would be the one, hahahaha. Any of you who know my dad know why. I knew that my daddy would be in harmony with my Father in Heaven because that is one of the greatest lessons he has ever taught me. (That's also why I wasn't afraid to bring Ryan home :wink:)
Dang I'm such a lucky girl! I don't even know how I got so blessed to have such amazing people in my life!
THE INVITATIONS ARRIVED THIS WEEK! Now all the addressing begins. My parents are being so amazing and addressing them all so I can stay focused on school. Getting all the addresses for the guest list though was quite the task but we did it! I got the final address today!
As for Ryan and I's regular life outside of wedding planning. Ryan put a new big exhaust on his car a few weeks ago. It's WICKED LOUD! When you ride in the car sometimes your eardrums kinda vibrate. It's a weird feeling. We got to drive with the top off when we went mattress shopping in Draper and then went to dinner at a Filipino restaurant with some of Ryan's mission buddies in Salt Lake this last Saturday. It was loud but I can't deny it was WAY FUN!
OH! Ryan's mission buddy Kevin got engaged! We're so happy for Kevin and Em! We love them so much!
I think that's it for now...oh wait! Side thought. Ryan, Kevin, Em, and I were hanging out last weekend and we were talking about our stories and for any of you who don't know Ryan and I's story I'll write that in my next post cuz I'm a little short on time right now...anyways it wasn't until I told the whole story to someone (it's long...poor kevin and em sat through all of it...all the details and all. lol) Anyways, it wasn't till we told the whole story at once that the thought occured to me....okay it's really silly, but....My sweetie drove accross the country to be with me!!!! :D
I'm so lucky on so many levels! :)
lol
I'll try and write more often!
Hope everyone is well! Love y'all!
Finding an apartment was great too cuz now it is so much easier to register for stuff because I actually know exactly what we need and what will FIT! (PS we are registered at Bed Bath and Beyond and Walmart for those of you wanting to know)
On to other things! My daddy is amazing I have to say! I think that I have gotten a little too caught up in all the decisions and stresses and forgot about all the "behind-the-scenes" assistance my daddy gives. He is so amazing! Not just because he is paying for the reception and all that, although I am EXTREMELY grateful to him for this and am in no way trying to diminish this amazing experience he is helping me to have. But he also has taught and prepared me throughout my life for this and may other experiences I have had and will continue to face. I knew that the man that my father approved of would be the one, hahahaha. Any of you who know my dad know why. I knew that my daddy would be in harmony with my Father in Heaven because that is one of the greatest lessons he has ever taught me. (That's also why I wasn't afraid to bring Ryan home :wink:)
Dang I'm such a lucky girl! I don't even know how I got so blessed to have such amazing people in my life!
THE INVITATIONS ARRIVED THIS WEEK! Now all the addressing begins. My parents are being so amazing and addressing them all so I can stay focused on school. Getting all the addresses for the guest list though was quite the task but we did it! I got the final address today!
As for Ryan and I's regular life outside of wedding planning. Ryan put a new big exhaust on his car a few weeks ago. It's WICKED LOUD! When you ride in the car sometimes your eardrums kinda vibrate. It's a weird feeling. We got to drive with the top off when we went mattress shopping in Draper and then went to dinner at a Filipino restaurant with some of Ryan's mission buddies in Salt Lake this last Saturday. It was loud but I can't deny it was WAY FUN!
OH! Ryan's mission buddy Kevin got engaged! We're so happy for Kevin and Em! We love them so much!
I think that's it for now...oh wait! Side thought. Ryan, Kevin, Em, and I were hanging out last weekend and we were talking about our stories and for any of you who don't know Ryan and I's story I'll write that in my next post cuz I'm a little short on time right now...anyways it wasn't until I told the whole story to someone (it's long...poor kevin and em sat through all of it...all the details and all. lol) Anyways, it wasn't till we told the whole story at once that the thought occured to me....okay it's really silly, but....My sweetie drove accross the country to be with me!!!! :D
I'm so lucky on so many levels! :)
lol
I'll try and write more often!
Hope everyone is well! Love y'all!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Progress, Thanks, & Funny Thoughts
So it's almost February and I think it's time for an update. Well things just seem to keep falling into place. One thing after another. I feel SO absolutely blessed! I've heard all the horror stories about wedding planning and watched all the bridezilla shows hahahahaha. Now not to say I'm not prepared for some bumps or that there haven't already been some but I feel that it's going very well and coming together quite nicely so far. I have a dress, it's tailored and ready to go. The lady is storing it for me, will steam it, and then I'll just pick it up a few days before the wedding. I have talked to my mom about flowers, the look of the reception and all that stuff. While some of those things aren't completely set in stone we have the ideas and know the direction we are taking and they are coming together. Ryan and I got our engagements taken on Monday and got them from our photographer last night. Oh P.S. Lauren Sampson did our photos. If you are interested check out her blog Photos by Lauren Marie Sampson at lolamariephotography.blogspot.com. Thank you so much Lauren!! It was so much fun working with her and we are really happy. Some of the pictures turned out BEAUTIFULLY!
OH MY GOODNESS! And we're going on a cruise!!!!! Ryan's parents are being EXTREMELY generous and are sending us on a cruise for our honeymoon and paid for our plane tickets to Raleigh for the reception and back to Salt Lake. HUGE!!! When Ryan told me I can't lie I almost thought maybe he was just pulling my leg. I don't know if I can ever say thank you enough for their generous gift! We are SO excited!
Oh and I figure I should publicly thank my mother for all she's done so far and all she will do in the next couple of months. She's doing so much for me because I'm here in Utah in school. She is AMAZING! I love her so much! I miss her so much too!
Okay so just some funny thoughts.
I was contemplating today about the past almost four weeks as of Monday and can't believe how fast and slow they've gone. HAHAHAHA! I mean there are times that I'm think HOLY COW! It's already been four weeks!!! And the other part of me is saying.... Okay Alisa....Patience...only 90 days and 9 hours....Oh who am I kidding that is FOREVER! hahahaha. On this same topic I had lunch with my friend Sarah this week. Sarah got married this past summer so we were talking about the wedding planning and such and then I was talking to her about how long her and Matt were engaged, which was 5 weeks, and then told her my countdown and she almost laughed and was like, "Geez there never was 90 days for us" So I'm not the only one that thinks that is forever to wait marry my sweetie.
Also, I was remembering back to the first few days that we were engaged and the first couple mornings after we were engaged, especially the morning after, I would wake up and accidentally poke myself with my ring or feel it and like instantly pop awake and be like *gasp* IT WAS REAL!!!!
BEST FEELING EVER!!!!!!! :D
OH MY GOODNESS! And we're going on a cruise!!!!! Ryan's parents are being EXTREMELY generous and are sending us on a cruise for our honeymoon and paid for our plane tickets to Raleigh for the reception and back to Salt Lake. HUGE!!! When Ryan told me I can't lie I almost thought maybe he was just pulling my leg. I don't know if I can ever say thank you enough for their generous gift! We are SO excited!
Oh and I figure I should publicly thank my mother for all she's done so far and all she will do in the next couple of months. She's doing so much for me because I'm here in Utah in school. She is AMAZING! I love her so much! I miss her so much too!
Okay so just some funny thoughts.
I was contemplating today about the past almost four weeks as of Monday and can't believe how fast and slow they've gone. HAHAHAHA! I mean there are times that I'm think HOLY COW! It's already been four weeks!!! And the other part of me is saying.... Okay Alisa....Patience...only 90 days and 9 hours....Oh who am I kidding that is FOREVER! hahahaha. On this same topic I had lunch with my friend Sarah this week. Sarah got married this past summer so we were talking about the wedding planning and such and then I was talking to her about how long her and Matt were engaged, which was 5 weeks, and then told her my countdown and she almost laughed and was like, "Geez there never was 90 days for us" So I'm not the only one that thinks that is forever to wait marry my sweetie.
Also, I was remembering back to the first few days that we were engaged and the first couple mornings after we were engaged, especially the morning after, I would wake up and accidentally poke myself with my ring or feel it and like instantly pop awake and be like *gasp* IT WAS REAL!!!!
BEST FEELING EVER!!!!!!! :D
Monday, January 11, 2010
The Proposal
So everyone's been asking how he proposed and all that great stuff so I decided to make a blog so that everyone can stay updated because well....I'm really busy as you can imagine. LOL! Between my new job, planning a wedding, being a chem major, church callings, and everything else you can imagine as much as I would love to tell this story over and over again I just simple don't have the time. So here it is so everyone knows :)
So for those of you who don't know Ryan went home with me for the week of Christmas. It was so great!!! My family loved him, he loved them, and it was just absolutely wonderful for me to be with my family and Ryan and have no school!!! haha. Anyways, so while we were home Ryan asked my dad for permission to marry me and....my dad said YES!!! So then Ryan went back to Provo for a week to work while I was at home until the next week when school started. Well when the Saturday I got back to Provo he told me that his mom had just sent the ring (for those of you who don't know my engagement ring is Ryan's grandmother's special ring she gave to him when she passed away...I feel so special and privileged to wear it!). Then, Sunday, January 3 Ryan asked me, "Can we go somewhere after church?"
Alisa: "Sure....where are we going?"
Ryan: "It's a surprise!"
Alisa: (suspiciously) "Okay..." *smiles*
So after church he proceeded to take me to the Provo temple, all the missionaries were walking around the temple grounds so it was kinda awkward cuz they were all watching us walk around hand in hand... I think Ryan secretly enjoyed it though since he's been in their shoes hahaha *eye roll*
So then we went to the first place we kissed, this park in Provo......and......NOTHING HAPPENED!!!!!! I was confused and my feet were cold from walking in the snowy park. Hmmmm.....hahaha. Later that night Ryan was teasing me and asked me if I had thought he was going to do it earlier. I said yes. And he teased me and said he was going to do stuff to throw me off all week so that I didn't know when it was going to happen. I think I rolled my eyes a couple times when he told me that. lol.
The next day, Ryan said he was taking so long to come over because his laundry of towels and jeans was taking longer to dry (PS he had no towels in his laundry....little fibber!!! lol). He asked me if I would go run some errands with him and I said okay. When we went to go run errands we started to go in the opposite direction of where we were supposed to be heading. I was like, "Where are we going?" Ryan: "It's a surprise" In my mind: This is going to get old really fast haha
He then took me to the Provo temple. All the gates but one were closed and it was just us and one temple worker on the grounds. We walked around and talked and sat on the fountain in front of the doors. I can't lie at this point I thought this was all a game...that it was going to go on like this for the week... But then Ryan gave me a big hug and all of the sudden his heart started RACING!!!! My heart leapt!!! Is this it?! Then Ryan whispered in my ear, "I love you baby! I wanta be with you forever."
Alisa: "I want that too sweetheart"
Ryan: "Are you sure?"
Alisa: "Yes"
Ryan: "Are you positive?"
Alisa: "Yes"
Ryan: "Are you 110% sure?"
Alisa: "YES"
Ryan: *takes my hands in his and gets down on one knee* "Alisa Jane Smith, Will you be my wife for eternity?"
Alisa: *emotionally* "YES!"
We embraced and kissed of course and then he made me close my eyes and then put the ring on my finger. When I opened my eyes I beheld for the very first time the most beautiful and special ring anyone could put on my finger! When we went to the car after a few minutes when I went around the car to get in the passenger seat Ryan opened up the trunk and pulled out twelve GORGEOUS red roses!!!
He's absolutely wonderful!! I love him!! In case you didn't already know :D
And then we called our parents and everything.
Well that's how it happened and now we are starting all our planning! There will be more updates to come. We love all of you!!! And hopefully we'll see most of you in May!!!
OH!! We will be married May 1st in the Denver Temple. We will have a reception in Highlands Ranch and then we will have an open house that next week in North Carolina
Love y'all!!!
So for those of you who don't know Ryan went home with me for the week of Christmas. It was so great!!! My family loved him, he loved them, and it was just absolutely wonderful for me to be with my family and Ryan and have no school!!! haha. Anyways, so while we were home Ryan asked my dad for permission to marry me and....my dad said YES!!! So then Ryan went back to Provo for a week to work while I was at home until the next week when school started. Well when the Saturday I got back to Provo he told me that his mom had just sent the ring (for those of you who don't know my engagement ring is Ryan's grandmother's special ring she gave to him when she passed away...I feel so special and privileged to wear it!). Then, Sunday, January 3 Ryan asked me, "Can we go somewhere after church?"
Alisa: "Sure....where are we going?"
Ryan: "It's a surprise!"
Alisa: (suspiciously) "Okay..." *smiles*
So after church he proceeded to take me to the Provo temple, all the missionaries were walking around the temple grounds so it was kinda awkward cuz they were all watching us walk around hand in hand... I think Ryan secretly enjoyed it though since he's been in their shoes hahaha *eye roll*
So then we went to the first place we kissed, this park in Provo......and......NOTHING HAPPENED!!!!!! I was confused and my feet were cold from walking in the snowy park. Hmmmm.....hahaha. Later that night Ryan was teasing me and asked me if I had thought he was going to do it earlier. I said yes. And he teased me and said he was going to do stuff to throw me off all week so that I didn't know when it was going to happen. I think I rolled my eyes a couple times when he told me that. lol.
The next day, Ryan said he was taking so long to come over because his laundry of towels and jeans was taking longer to dry (PS he had no towels in his laundry....little fibber!!! lol). He asked me if I would go run some errands with him and I said okay. When we went to go run errands we started to go in the opposite direction of where we were supposed to be heading. I was like, "Where are we going?" Ryan: "It's a surprise" In my mind: This is going to get old really fast haha
He then took me to the Provo temple. All the gates but one were closed and it was just us and one temple worker on the grounds. We walked around and talked and sat on the fountain in front of the doors. I can't lie at this point I thought this was all a game...that it was going to go on like this for the week... But then Ryan gave me a big hug and all of the sudden his heart started RACING!!!! My heart leapt!!! Is this it?! Then Ryan whispered in my ear, "I love you baby! I wanta be with you forever."
Alisa: "I want that too sweetheart"
Ryan: "Are you sure?"
Alisa: "Yes"
Ryan: "Are you positive?"
Alisa: "Yes"
Ryan: "Are you 110% sure?"
Alisa: "YES"
Ryan: *takes my hands in his and gets down on one knee* "Alisa Jane Smith, Will you be my wife for eternity?"
Alisa: *emotionally* "YES!"
We embraced and kissed of course and then he made me close my eyes and then put the ring on my finger. When I opened my eyes I beheld for the very first time the most beautiful and special ring anyone could put on my finger! When we went to the car after a few minutes when I went around the car to get in the passenger seat Ryan opened up the trunk and pulled out twelve GORGEOUS red roses!!!
He's absolutely wonderful!! I love him!! In case you didn't already know :D
And then we called our parents and everything.
Well that's how it happened and now we are starting all our planning! There will be more updates to come. We love all of you!!! And hopefully we'll see most of you in May!!!
OH!! We will be married May 1st in the Denver Temple. We will have a reception in Highlands Ranch and then we will have an open house that next week in North Carolina
Love y'all!!!
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