Going to the Chapel

In 10 days Kent and I will be married in the Salt Lake Temple for time and all eternity.  I am so excited for the adventure that lays ahead of us.  I realize some of the things I am excited for today may not be things I am excited about in years to come.  I want to remember these things and remember this moment. 

Here are some things I am excited for:

1.  I am excited to spend more time with Kent.  I'm looking forward to seeing him every night and every morning.  I'm excited for the week nights I get to spend with him and not just the weekends.

2.  I am excited to go to church with Kent and the kids.  It will be nice to stop splitting my Sunday's between two different wards. 

3.  I am thrilled to have a place of our own.  Living at home has been a great support for both of us but it's time we had some room of our own.

4.  I'm excited to watch TV with Kent and sew/craft while Kent does homework.

5.  I'm excited to create a home and environment where the spirit can dwell.

6.  I'm excited for date nights and family vacations.

7.  I'm excited to have more children.  Children that look like me and stay with me.  Children I don't have to share.

8.  I'm excited for more sleep!!!  (These 2 and 3 am late nights are bad for my beauty)

9.  I'm excited to cook and eat healthier and go to the gym together.

10.   I'm excited for some Whoopie!  I'm freaking 28 years old.  It's about time!

Happy Valentine's Day

WARNING: This post is filled with all of the sappy, lovesick, stuff that many people find annoying around Valentine's Day. The views expressed DO represent the feelings of my heart and mind, and its managment. If you find such material offensive............then I would go to the most extreme measure and burn my eye balls with acid so that I would not have to read stuff like this. Just an innocent thought for all of you black-hearted people out there. :)

I feel so blessed this Valentine's Day to be two weeks away from marrying my best friend. I am so grateful for Ashley and all that she does. I have never realized before how great life can be when you are in a relationship with your best friend. We have experienced tough things, but we have had an amazing amount of fun times. We have cried some, but have spent far more time laughing. We have worked hard together, yet we have also had great moments of play. In the end, we have passed both the good tests and the bad that great friendship must pass. I feel closer to my sweetheart, and ever more grateful for her. I know that all of the tests, trials, joys, and happiness have only brought us closer. I feel so empowered with Ashley by my side. I truly do feel as though I can conquer the world as long as she is there to support and lift me. I hope and pray that I give back to her at least a small portion of all that she is and does in my life. More importantly, through all of this, I KNOW who Ashley is. It has been said that the more you are around a person, the more imperfections you find within them. I find the opposite to be true with Ashley. The more I am with her, the more we communicate, the more we work through challenges, the more we laugh, the more I realize just how close she is to heaven. I thank a loving Father for sending me someone who could only be considered an Angel among men. I thank Ashley for her love and willingness to marry such an imperfect man, and to stand by my side. I am so very grateful for you Ashley. I love you.

Sneak Peek

One of my all time favorite movies is Funny Girl.  There is a scene in the movie where Barbra Striesand's character Fanny Brice declares she wants to be a "Sadie" referring to her neighbor's daughter Sadie, who is a married lady.  In 19 days I will FINALLY become a Sadie and I can't wait! 

In preparation for the big day, I have realized how important our wedding photos will be as we look back in the years to come.  I am so pleased to have Justin Hackworth as my photographer.  I searched through many websites, magazines, and blogs to find him.  When I found Justin's work I was struck by the emotion in his art.  I felt he captured the feelings inside the faces.  I also felt Justin could take some nice photos without making Kent and I appear cheesy.  (I've seen WAY too many cheesy engagement, bridal, and wedding photos)

A few weeks ago, Justin took some bridal shots of us down in Provo.  I am very happy with the results.

Click here for a little sneak peak!