Saturday, May 22, 2010

WOW!!!

Here it is two months later and I still can't believe it is all over....or as Ryan pointed out to my mom, it's just beginning :D

So for those of you who weren't able to join us, we missed you and are sending you our love.
To those who did come to the temple, the reception, and the open house: Thank you for coming to celebrate with us!

I feel SO grateful to my mommy!!! She is so amazing! I would've had no wedding without her! LITERALLY!!! It is all thanks to her!!! She did the planning and taking my visions and dreams and making them a reality! The day was perfect! Absolutely unforgettable!

Thank you to Sister Evanson so much for helping my mom and for how lovely and perfect the reception was!!! It was perfect! Even better than I could have possibly envisioned!

Thank you so much to everyone who helped set everything up for the reception, helped run the reception and luncheon, helping with the flowers, and everything in between!!! It could never have been pulled off so flawlessly without everyone's hard work and love! I'm so appreciative!!! Really!!! If I didn't get the chance to say it to you personally when we were there I apologize, but really thank you so much everyone who lended a helping hand in any capacity!

Thank you for a beautiful open house mom, Aunt Shelly, and Sister Lawrence!

Big thanks to mom and Sister Morgan for setting up our NC attic honeymoon suite! It was so cute!! We had so much fun in North Carolina!

And then the cruise...was SO fun!!! HUGE thank you to mom and dad for that!!!!! It was such a fun adventure for us that we will never forget!
(P.S. for those of you who haven't already picked up on it: Mommy=my mother, Tara. Daddy=my father, Steve. Mom=my mother-in-law, Marie. Dad=my father-in-law, John.)


I'm sitting here in our new apartment and I still can't believe it is all over (well besides all the thank yous that I'm working on. Almost done!). It was a dream! In the best way! It was stressful at moments of course but it was so fun! I feel so blessed!

From being able to have my parents, Ryan, my grandparents, and the Zirkers be at the temple with me when I went through for the first time. To all my girls coming from across the country (Literally, Brit came from North Carolina, Kari came from Salt Lake, Faith had to be there anyways [hahaha she's my sister jk Faith, I love you!] but she was so helpful as my maid-of-honor, and one of my oldest friends Rachel came) to celebrate and be there for me. Thanks girls!!! It meant the world to me!!! (And P.S. dang did you girls look GORGEOUS!) But let's not forget about the guys (Kevin flew in from Salt Lake, Tyler came in from Idaho, and Shaun was luckily working in Denver for the summer and could come down) they were great and came to support and celebrate with Ryan! You guys are the greatest! Where would we be without our amazing friends?! And there is all the family that came from FAR AND WIDE!!! My grandparents, Ryan's grandparents, Ryan's parents, my aunts and uncles, cousins, friends (Bianca and Chels).

Now that it is all over I wish I had kept a diary so that I'd remember everything and all. But I was so just caught up in the moment. It was so busy and wonderful.... but now it's over.

I can not believe it is July! Where has the time gone?! I've been married for two months now and the summer is 1/2 over!!! :0

Well, let's rewind. On Thursday and Friday before the wedding my family, my aunt, Sister Evanson, Brother Zirker, my cousin, Brit, Chels, Bianca, Sister Burris, Sister Gillespie, Sister Watabe, and so many other wonderful people came and helped set the canopy in the cultural hall, set up tables and chairs, put lights on trees, the whole works! It was such a transformation. I mean I'll put up pictures and for those of you who didn't make it that room that we had the reception in is a cultural hall. It was totally transformed into my dream reception. The canopy/false ceiling was BEAUTIFUL and would not have been possible without everyone's help!
On Friday night Ryan, my family, and I got the wonderful opportunity to be with my grandparents in the temple for their sealing. It was so WONDERFUL! It was so special to get to have that time with my family and Ryan in the temple and to prepare myself to be married and sealed the next morning! It was such a blessing to get to be a celestial bride with my grandmother! Last year when she got baptized she teased me that none of her grandchildren could get married in the next year because she wanted to be there. lol. I didn't know then though that I'd be blessed enough to get to her at her sealing too!!! So amazing!
Then, Saturday morning! The big day! I woke up at 5 AM! Did some of my makeup (foundation, etc.) and then went to have my hair done at 6 (P.S. Nicole, you are an angel! If it hadn't been for her I would not have had that gorgeous hair! She was so gracious to do my hair so early! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU) Rushed back in the door afterwards. Finished up my make-up with Sister Bavender (you're a lifesaver!!! Thank you!) put on a skirt and flew back out the door for the temple. We cut it close but we still made it in time. The sealing was incredible! Afterwards, pictures were SO fun! It was so easy to smile...I couldn't STOP smiling! We were MARRIED! Although, by the end of pictures my cheeks were kinda sore. hahahahahahaha.
Off to the luncheon we went. It was great to finally EAT!!! hahahahhaaha. I got to steal a few minutes and chill with Ryan and the groomsmen and then make my way around the room and talk to my girls and all my family before things got crazy again.
The reception was so beautiful! The cake was INCREDIBLE and it tasted AMAZING! (That is all a HUGE thanks to Kristina Heller! She is so talented!) Sister Evanson and everyone that helped set up and put the food together...oh man it was incredible and delicious(they packed me some and we ate it back at the hotel! It was so tasty!) The punch fountain that my grandmother set up was beautiful too! It was just perfect! And seeing everyone was so special and so fun! But then out of no where....(DUN DUN DUN!) I get a bloody nose in the middle of the line! Starts running down my dress! "MOMMY!" We run to the bathroom with my father's handkerchief with Ryan and mom not far behind.
We spent a good 10 minutes or so in the bathroom waiting for the nosebleed to stop...I haven't had a nosebleed in...who knows how long...and I just had to get one in the MIDDLE of my reception in the line. Well, it's okay because I got yet another blessing! The blood came out of my dress with a rag...no spots, no water spots! I mean for a special occasion fabric that is like....UNHEARD of! It was so amazing! This dress was MADE FOR ME! hahaha (For those of you who don't know my wedding dress story: I found my dress the first time I went dress shopping, fifth dress I tried on, the sample was my size. Fit me like a glove. Bought it and it was a great price. I just got it altered to bustle the train. Seriously...it was made for me! lol)
The cake cutting was fun. I let Ryan take a bite and then shoved the rest in his mouth and then he did the same. When we drank our toast Ryan chugged the whole glass hahahaha and replied, "hey! I was thirsty!" lol
Our first dance was perfect. We chose Making Memories of Us by Keith Urban. It was the first song Ryan ever sang to me and he sang it while we danced. It was perfect. Then, the dance with my daddy was great! We danced to Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle. That's the song that my daddy and I used to dance in the kitchen to when I was a little girl. It brought back a lot of wonderful memories while we danced. He was the one that was a tear jerker that day! Makin me cry and such! Good thing I wore that waterproof mascara. I love him so much! He brought Ryan over after our dance and told him to take care of me.
Ryan's dance with is mom was really special. They danced to My Wish by Rascal Flatts. I love that song. My siblings and I all cuddled up to my daddy and had a good cry. It obviously was happy but things were changing and I think that it was a tender moment for all of us. It was really great to spend those few minutes with them.
The bouquet toss was fun. Hannah, my little 8 year old sister, caught it (that girl is so competitive). And my little 12 year old brother Josh caught the garter...more like picked it up off the ground, lol. My daddy was like, "What is this? I'm already broke!" baaahahahahahaha.
Then, we took off while everyone blew bubbles and drove away in my cousin's car that they decorated (Baahahaha)
The next day we went to my parent's house and saw my grandparents and Kari for a bit. Then we opened gifts and filled out our FAFSA for school.
On Monday, Ryan and I went to North Carolina for a few days there. It was so fun to be with the family and get to see where Ryan grew up. At the open house on Thursday everyone was like, "Have you heard that stories about Ryan?" "Are you sure you're up for this?" LOL! Yes I've heard all the stories. Yeah I know what I'm "getting myself into". Actually I must be a good luck charm or something cuz Ryan hasn't hurt himself seriously since we've been together. But I might have just jinxed myself. hahaha. There are plenty of years to come for his accident prones side to manifest itself. Apparently it runs in the family - so if it isn't Ryan I'm sure at least one of our kids will be the one to make my hairs turn gray. hahahahahahahaha.

Then, Ryan's grandpa was gracious enough to drive us back down to Florida with him on Friday and dropped us off at our port in Tampa on Saturday for our cruise. Oh my goodness our cruise was SOOOO amazing!!! We went from Tampa to Grand Cayman to Cozumel, Mexico and then back to Tampa. It was so beautiful!!! We walked along the white beaches of Grand Cayman and snorkeled at both ports!!! It was absolutely amazing! The food on the boat was amazing!! I tried so many new foods too just cuz I wanted to: veal, escargot, duck, lobster tail, and more! The boat was so big!! It was such a fun experience and we had such a great time!

Then, we came back to real life.... :P and it snowed the week after we got home. Ryan and I were like, "It's May!" I wanted to go back to the Caribbean so bad lol.
But my parents were gracious enough to come out and bring us all our wedding gifts and such. They helped us get set up and get some furniture moved in. It was SUCH a blessing!

And now we're just livin' the married life. I'm working full-time doing research on campus and Ryan is working part-time and taking classes. It's been a fun season for us. We can feel that our life is about to get a little hectic come fall semester but we are enjoying the summer. My family is coming out to visit soon and I'm so excited! It'll be great to have them for a few days!

Well, till next time. I love y'all!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

IT'S ALMOST HERE!

It's been recently brought to my attention by multiple people that they read my blog. I'M SO FLATTERED! I can't even tell you!

Can I also express that getting married is the most wonderful thing ever! I mean not only am I getting sealed to the most amazing man, but ALSO all these wonderful people in your life pop back up to say congrats and reconnect with you and I just love it! I love it so much! There are some many people that I wish I could see more, wish I had more time to chat with, be with, or get to know better, and on and on.

Well I guess I have a lot to catch up on. I'll do my best to get as much as possible. A couple of weeks ago Kevin, one of Ryan's mission companions, Caleb, and his wife came over for a bit and I got to meet them and we all hung out for a while. That was super fun! Natalie Seeley from back home called me for a little bit just because. Totally made my day! Can't lie. All the messages and posts on my facebook wall just make me so happy! After a long hectic day I love talking to or getting messages from friends. Makes my life!

Kyli, the only other girl in the lab that I work in :), and I went to the mall a few weeks ago and got ideas for our make up for our weddings. Kyli and Brad are getting married this summer as well, June 18! :) Anyway, we got our makeup done and it was so fun!!!! Kyli's make up looked SO beautiful and flirty. Mine turned out really well too. I liked it a lot! I was still worried about doing my own make up cuz....well anyone who knows me knows that I don't wear very much make up if I wear it at all. So BLESSINGS Sister Bavender is being so gracious to come over and doing our makeup the morning of the wedding! *phew* :D

Everyone has been so gracious at helping with the wedding and such!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! There are so many people who have helped already and will and I am just so grateful! I feel so special and blessed!!! And everyone that is coming from far and wide to make our day very special!!! :D THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Anyways, I got an Undergraduate Research Award for the spring/summer (it is a grant given by the department that helps pay me to do research over the summer). I'm super excited. Ryan and I got to go to a dinner held by the department. It was really fun! We had fine dining company ;) Matt and his wife, Kyli and Brad, and Jon and his fiancée (I work with Matt, Kyli, and Jon). It was really fun and an honor to go.


Ryan and I in my lab after with my letter for my award




Ryan and I working on Jun (Ryan's Del Sol)
Ryan is trying to sell his Del Sol. He's decided that while it's been a fun project to get it running and fixed up it's time to spend his time and money elsewhere. (Despite popular belief I had NOTHING to do with this. I offered my opinion and Ryan decided.) Hopefully we'll find someone to buy it soon. If you are interested: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=733005&nid=443&tab=myads/view&ad=2396656 It's a fun little car I can't lie.



So all my finals are done!!!!! Oh my goodness I feel so relieved!!!!!!!!!! I can't even tell you!!!! I wish some classes had gone better but all things considering and considering how much work I put in I'm really proud of myself. I've pushed myself farther and harder this semester than ever. It's been a difficult semester but I never gave up and even when an out seemed very appealing. I DID IT!!! That is an accomplishment in and of itself right?!

I'M SO EXCITED!!! I go home Friday! Chill with family and get stuff done with my mom! Ryan moves into our new apartment on Sunday night and then flies to Denver Tuesday! I go through the temple Tuesday! I get to meet my soon to be in laws on Friday afternoon. And....*drum roll please* MY GRANDPARENTS ARE GETTING SEALED FRIDAY NIGHT!!!!!! My grandma got baptized last year and now they are getting sealed and I'm so excited that I get to be there! :D It'll be so WONDERFUL!!! All the bridesmaids and groomsmen will be in town that night and we'll have a good time chilling :D Then, Saturday Ryan and I will be sealed for time and all eternity :D :D :D :D *insert beaming face* :D :D :D
And the fairytale doesn't end there. That next week Ryan and I go to North Carolina chill and have an open house out there. Then, we go down to Florida and leave for our cruise!!! :D :D :D It's going to be amazing!!! Now y'all can see why I was so excited for finals to be done right?! SUNSHINE HERE I COME! :D

Talk to y'all later! Love ya!!!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Partying It Up!!!

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!

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! :)
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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

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!!!