Engaged!

So sorry that is has been a while, but July and August went by really fast and I was far too busy.  But on July 29th Zachary and I finally got engaged! This, if you know me, was quite the accomplishment.  While our story could take up pages to tell, I will give you brief version.  We met May 2011, Zach had been home from his mission for only about 3 weeks when we met so he was definitely awkward, but I being the persistent person I was decided to talk to him.  We became best friends instantly and hung out almost every day during Spring term 2011. When we came back to BYUI for the fall we still were good friends, but I did not want to date him and he was mad at me so he did not want to date me anymore so we just stayed good friends. During the offtracks we would skype and then when I got into BYU he was very excited for me.  We still talked each day as I would walk to the BYU laundry (Work) each day and then he got a girlfriend so we stopped talking. And of course (otherwise there would be no story to tell) they broke up and we started talking again and then in October after much anxiety and debating we decided to go ahead and give our relationship a chance. (Sorry this is old and the sound cuts out)

I was always worried that if we did start dating that it would end one of two ways: The first being that we would indeed get married and the second that we would break up and I was not ready for either.

So we dated long distant, taking turns traveling from Rexburg to Provo or from Provo to Rexburg just so we could spend the short weekends together before returning back to our own schools four hours apart for work and school. (Miserable 10 months, long distance is the worst)

But then at the end of June Zach came down and after a long serious talk decided to give an impromptu proposal at rock canyon park.  I literally ran away from him yelling "no no no no no".  He returned to Rexburg that Sunday and on the following Wednesday we broke up.  I was so upset, but also knew I wasn't ready to get married so I thought I had made the right decision, but after many calls to parents and siblings and really no sympathy or comfort from them I decided that I had made the wrong decision.  Every one counseled me to seriously think about my choices.
So after about 3 weeks of not talking to Zach I went up to Rexburg to surprise him and see how he would take it....well needless to say it went great.  That Sunday I came home, I talked to my parents, my dad counseled me, then I called Zach and I unofficially proposed to him.  Then on July 29th after my bridal shower he OFFICIALLY and finally proposed to me. =)

Happy 4th of July!

I am so grateful to live in this country and for all the blessings that living here in America has given me.  I know that this land is divinely appointed, I know that without this great land that the gospel would not have been able to be brought about.  Granted it is sometimes hard to see the values that our forefathers fought for in todays world, but I know that this land is a great and blessed land.  I am so grateful for those who served way back when to now to preserve the values and freedoms that were so established long ago.
I hope yall enjoy this little clip =)

Dadda Day!

Happy Dadda day! I am so grateful that you are my dad, I know this is a day late, but I just want you to know that I am so grateful for you, thank you so much for being such a good example for what I should expect.  Thank you for always loving me, thank you for always supporting me at whatever sport I tried or for that matter whatever I tried and thank you for working hard so I could try anything.  I love you dad and I think you are so great =)

Sister!!!

This weekend I was lucky enough to have Lisa come down for the weekend.  It was so much fun! I am glad that she was willing.  Well she got here around 1:30 on Friday, and I took off work early and after she dropped everything off we went straight to hike rock canyon trail.  It is an easy trail, but it was beautiful and a nice day for a walk.

 This was actually the exact spot we had taken a picture only a few months earlier...we both much prefer the sun to the snow =)

We then went back watched a movie then went out to eat at Slab Pizza, fed the little duckies at the Duck pond and later saw the Croods at the Dollar theater.

The next day we woke up early and went to a tri-stake activity at 7 peaks which is a large water slide park.  We got free entrance, breakfast and tubes so why not! We only went on a few rides, before the lines got to long and then we just floated in the lazy river.  

We mostly got around on my scooter so hence the helmet picture.

After seven peaks we came back to the house and while lisa did homework I took a long nap. After I woke up we went to Zupas for lunch! Soooo good =)

After lunch we watched a little bit of Hercules and then Lisa took a nap and I made delicious snickerdoodle cookies.

She woke up around 5ish then we took showers got read and went to the BYU soccer game with David Bradley and his roommate Brad.  It was so fun, even though Lisa and I decided that the mens team was not all that good and that Zach's competitive team at BYU-I could actually give them a run for their money, it was still a really fun game.  At half time Brad and I decided to participate in the half time activities.  It was couples relay the first relay was a wheelbarrow race (we won) and the second relay was a crab walk, let me tell you I was the fastest crab walker, I was told that by the other girls, but Brad was sooo slow and so that other guy (see video ) came out of nowhere and won but we got second and then the third race was which boy could kick the ball closest to the girl, well since Brad was a football player we lost that, but overall we got second place and won BYU bumper stickers which will be so useful for the car I do not own....

 

Then later that night we went country swing dancing and had so much fun! Love it! But that has been our weekend and unfortunately Lisa has to go back today, but I am so glad that she is my sister and that we could hang out this weekend =) Good memories.

"A River Runs Through It"

A couple weeks ago I went fishing with some friends next to a running river.  I am not sure if I have actually ever caught a fish my self on a moving river but for sure it has been a really long time since I fished in fresh water.  It is weird how different fishing off a boat in the sun is compared to the shore line on a river.  Fishing on a boat out in salt water you just set the line and float until you see the top of a fishing pole bob down and voila! you hooked one.  Fishing in salt water you also use live bait or at least once alive bait, but on a river you cast (usually catching a bush or tree from the shore, or maybe that is just me) but you cast with no live bait, it is just a bright colored lure with a hook.  But you cast and then as the line floats down the river you reel in slowly and somehow the fish actually fall for a little plastic lure and hook.  It is so crazy! I much rather fish off the side of a boat or the side of pier with no chance of pulling up a stick, green weeds or catching a bush on the shore, plus on a boat you just get to wait in the sun, but on a river you actually have to constantly reel.  Miss the ocean and miss the fishing trips with dad, and i miss the occasional sting ray...weird i know, but it was always a mystery to what you caught in the ocean and in a river there just aren't as many options, but again, as fun as it was i miss the normal fishing trips with you dadda!

Happy Momma Day!

(Yes I know I am a day late posting this) ANYWAYS, Happy Mothers Day Momma! I am so lucky to have you as my mom.  Thank you so much for everything you do, you have helped me through so much and no matter what I have done you have always let me know that you love me which means so much to me.  I can only hope that I can be like you when I become a mom.  I was looking through the online journal and it just made me realize what a good sport you have been , how patient you have been, how supportive you are, how happy you are, how funny you are, how dorky and quirky you are, and I am just so blessed to have you as my mother, I love you so much and I am so glad that you are mine and sorry world but I do have the best mom =)

 Thanks dad for not choosing a lemon in the garden of love =)

I love you!

Big Brother Graduate

Well this past weekend Drew got to graduate from good ol' BYU.  I am really glad that he finished after 15 years so he can finally start his life.  But for real, even though the campus consists of about 35,000 people they all somehow knew Drew because he has been here forever for one and two he has been in almost prereq classes for most majors (just kidding Drew ;) ) Anyways,  I was fortunate enough to be a apart of this special moment for Drew and Jess so just congratulations on graduation and for finding a job and good luck!  I appreciate everything you have done for me in this year I was here, it has made the transition from BYU a little easier, thank you for the mooching off of you when I was starving and just for the random invites to spend the night when I needed an escape from single housing.  I will miss both of you, Drew and Jess, but glad that we got to spend some time together making memories out here in Utah, thanks again!