Leaves are changing!

The leaves in Utah are so pretty right now! Brian and I decided we wanted to go on a small hike yesterday as we were already driving up the mountain! We took a few pictures! It was so fun! This past week I've been in Utah Brian and I have done fun little things every day or night! Love is in the air! A month from yesterday til' our wedding!

(Note: Don't mind Brian's mustache. hahhah)







at the end of the hike... Brian ran ahead of me and tried to camouflage himself so he could scare me.



Today Brian and I woke up at 5:30... (be impressed) haha and went to the airport to say bye to Blake, he's off to the Dominican Republic. He's very obedient and was nervous about us standing around him there. But, we couldn't help ourselves! He's so cute! He's going to be a great missionary!







I finally got the pictures from Brians camera (which is what we use to take pictures) I'll fill you in on some things.

I learned how to wakeboard




These are the pictures from the bike ride part of our engagement





We went to Park City with the Wrights again! and we rode that coaster like it was nobodys business!






We made our first purchase together!




Reunited for Kelseys birthday!




We went to California! with Taylor and Mysti!







Blake left on his mission! and my hair is more blonde!






When Brian came to arizona to visit last week we painted this huge thing for our wedding... this was the end result.






AND I caught a dragonfly. haha kind of.



Anyways, I think that's all for now! I am off to Arizona again tomorrow!

Gratitude.

I've had a lot of time this past couple days to think about how grateful I am for the things in my life that I have.


I'm thankful for the best soon to be husband in the world who treats me better than I deserve, who is my best friend, who I
can be myself with and have so much fun with!





I'm thankful for a father & mother who have raised me well and are always here for me when I need them!









I'm thankful for my siblings, who are so close to me, they are some of my best friends! (JJ, I dont have a pic! sorry!)










I'm thankful to have had the chance to know my grandad, who taught me so much and made me laugh everyday!













I'm thankful for an amazing soon to be family that takes care of me and makes me feel at home! (Aubs, dont kill me!) haha













I'm thankful for friends who support me through all my crazy, tough times and lift me up!





I'm thankful to live in a state that has a church on every corner, and my home city as well!

I'm thankful for prayer, the power of prayer is stronger than I would have ever thought possible!

I'm thankful for my health (minus the times when my heart beats faster than my body can handle! haha)

I'm thankful to live in a beautiful home, in Utah and in Arizona.

I'm thankful to safe and secure with the people I surround myself with!

I'm thankful for this day and ages technology and the things we can do with what we are given!

I'm thankful for optimistic people!

I'm thankful for the little things in life that make people smile!

I'm thankful for trees and flowers, mountains and hills, and the beauty that fills the earth!

I'm thankful for everything and everyone that is in my life right now, I can't even express how thankful!
I love it all so much! I love life, of course we always want it to be better but life is what we make of it!
With all the trials in my life that I have gone through, am going through, and will go through I still have so much great around me!
I am thankful, so much gratitude in my heart!


Thank You! Thank You! Merci! Gracias! THANK YOU!!!

Mama

I've been in Arizona since Monday. I love it here, I've really been needing to come here and just be with my family. I've been having a really rough past couple of weeks. Luckily, I'm marrying into an AWESOME family who totally welcomes me, loves me, and lets me cry on their shoulder when I can't be home. I really miss hugging my mom and sitting on her lap while she works on the computer, and dates with my dad, and getting ready with Haleigh and telling each other all our funny stories from the day before, and talking to Kayla about her pregnancy, and just hanging out with Blake. (He left on his mission, and I am SO proud of him! He's doing so great and I really am so happy for him! even though I miss him a ton!) Being back in arizona is so nice. Nothing makes me happier than spending time with my family, well and Brian. Who is coming to Arizona tomorrow by the way! I'm excited I miss him so much! Anyways, I came down to be here for my moms big surgery, it's been an emotionally draining week. When I come home every night, all I can do is thank Heavenly Father for helping her through this. This is not easy, not for me, not for my sisters, not for blake, definitely not for my dad, but especially for my own mother. She is such an amazing person. She honestly is my hero. She doesn't even know much she does for people, how great of an example she is to her own kids, and everyone around her. But to me, she is the best example of a mother and a woman there is. She is a fighter, and NOTHING is stopping her from continuing to be the amazing person she is. Nothing.









If I kiss you where it's sore
If I kiss you where it's sore
Will you feel better, better, better
Will you feel anything at all?
Will you feel better, better, better
Will you feel anything at all?

I'm slow.

So as man of you may know, I was homeless for a while! But finally I found a home!
For a week after I got engaged I was living with the Wrights and poor Brian had to sleep on the couch while I got to sleep in his bed. He even cleaned his room for me and washed his sheets, which is kind of a big deal because he doesn't do these things very often. Which is weird, because Brian is kind of a neat freak or a perfectionist. Not over the top, but just perfect. Anyways, so for that whole week Brian and I were trying to find myself a place to live. Not too much luck until my ever so amazing soon to be brother and sister in law (Aubree, who is Brians older sister, and her husband Todd) offered to let me live at their home! I had to think about this for a little, only because I didn't want to be such a hassle! So I stayed at the Wrights a couple more days and Brian had to work every morning til SUPER late. So I made some new best friends to substitute my lovey while he was gone everyday. Four of them... Dee Dee (Brians mom), Aubree (Brians sister), and Lily and Lorenzo (Aubs 18 month old babies). Haha Anyways, Long story short, I moved in with Aubree and Todd in their condo in Bountiful! I think I slept there for a week, if THAT, before they sold their condo! So I got it all in their and then they of course offered for me to move with them! So I did! I am now living with them in such a beautiful house in Sandy! My Roomates are super cute! I love them!







Also, Brian and I found a house too! We put the deposit down on it and it is officially ours! Yay! I am so excited! I will post pictures of it as soon as I get them on the computer.

44 more days til' our wedding and I just wish it was only 4! I am so excited I want it to be tomorrow!