tonight was great.
very interesting.
and i would love to tell you about it
but my new phone came in the mail
and it's going to need some baby-ing.
so the post has been priority-ly demoted
for the time being.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
update.
WORK UPDATE
desk job is still fun, but it's had some rough days lately. you see, i schedule people for conferences all day long, and today, one of our conferences was being held in Vegas. It was originally supposed to be at the Eastside Cannery and Casino, but we had to change venues, last minute... unbeknownst to me... since I am just a small part in this whole thing... so what happened? calls upon calls of very angy people, not afraid to swear at me, demanding I give them an explanation! All of this happened while Liz, Brandon and Paul were out of the office (the 3 go-to supervisors) so I had to go to Mitch, the outbound supervisor, while I had customers on hold... and work this out. Never had so many people hang up on my in my life!!!
the good part, though, is that we've kind of started a clique... but not the exclusive kind. more just like my friends and i all sit in cubicles together and share our funny customer stories, which made the whole Eastside Cannery catastrophe a little funny. emily, kimberly, kaitlyn, caitlyn, mike, garek and I all sit in the same row, and it makes work so much more tolerable!
the other good thing-- is that lately, i've been back in that stressful slump again. feeling super overwhelmed with wedding plans, and now that i'm working 2 jobs, things are getting more difficult! i don't think i've ever been this busy in my life!!! it's been good though, and like my dad said, i'm gonna be rich! which is a total lie, because there are bills and payments and lives to sustain. but it makes it so worth it! i feel like devin and i have been very privileged. or maybe we are just spoiling ourselves. we have bought all new furniture... all of it. brand new. no hand-me-downs for this couple! it has been so nice, because we both like nice, quality things. and we've worked hard to be in a place where this has been an option for us. which i also love. and this hard work will not be stopping by any means!
i also love that even though i'm working hard, even on the days when i work both jobs, i have my afternoons free. this isn't very useful now, but once dev and i are married, this time will be sooo valuable! i work at the desk job from 8-1:30 every single day Monday - Friday. and I usually only have BBW shifts at night, for closing, usually around 4 or 5 to 9 or 10... so I will have that afternoon time to go home and clean and do laundry and plan dinner, and start things for dinner, and give my husband something wonderful to come home to! That's huge to me. Especially knowing how hard Devin works. He doesn't have an easy job, and he has so much going on on top of that! It is so important to me that he comes home to a clean house, and a delicious dinner every night. I feel like in some way, that will help him relax. It gives him one less thing to worry about!
BBW is also still fun. i've been closing with Ashley the last couple of nights, and I absolutely love her. She has become such a great friend. Our store is sorta crazy right now, being that we only have 3 managers, but we've been handling it so well, and we've had some help from Provo Towne's awesome Co, Aubrey, who I also love! I feel like since I've worked at BBW, our products have enhanced. they are more appealing, they are reformulated, we have more, tasteful variety... and I'm so glad! It's really become something great. I'm also excited that since we won a huge, huge overall competition over holiday, Ken Montera, VP of something or other... is coming to our store! Apparently, it's a big deal. The best part is that he's taking our team out to dinner, and the other day, or District Manager, Mel asked what the most expensive restaurant in the valley is... pretty sure the closest thing is Chef's Table... but that's so cool! We are the smallest store, I think, with one of the lowest volumes, so I am impressed that we've been so successful.
ANYWAY
WEDDING UPDATE
dress bought.
picking it up next week.
getting alterations next week.
engagements taken.
getting those next week hopefully. we've seen 2 pictures so far and i LOVE THEM
also, we got an offer from Jared, who we originally wanted as our photographer, and he said he would do our wedding day for EVEN CHEAPER, so we booked with him immediately. that's SO awesome.
ALSO... dev's taking my bridals soon-ish. probably a couple weeks after i get the dress.
TOMORROW I meet with the florist to go over some ideas, and to get a quote.
also calling another florist (we've got connections with wedding stuff up the wazoo!) for another quote next week.
i think that's it. wow. it's been such a productive week for the wedding. i'm so excited. i can't wait for this to all come together! the image i have in my head is so attainable, and I know that I can have my dream wedding! i'm definitely making it happen. can't wait.
HUMBLE ABODE UPDATE
carpet and new carpet padding going back in the master bedroom this week.
bedroom set getting delivered on the 9th -- SO excited.
1000 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets (yes. you heard me right. 1000 thread count. Egyptian cotton.) being shipped next week.
bought the bedding tonight (we I couldn't resist!)
awesome chair for the living room picked out. (ikea)
still in search for a good rug for the living room... also still trying to decide how necessary a rug is
still in search for a good clock
still in search for good storage ideas
still in search for possible shelving options
HAPPY COUPLE UPDATE
tonight, Devin and I went to Kyle's baseball game! which we lost, but oh well! I'm excited for baseball season to start -- it's always been fun for my family to support kyle. He's such a good player, and he's playing on first base this year with the sophomore team. i guess the high school did away with JV... or something like that. it's all becoming too political. i personally like it better when kyle plays on club teams. much more exciting! but oh well.
after that, we went to IKEA and roamed around for at least an hour. found the chair we wanted. looked at lighting and pillows and blankets and rugs and art and all kinds of stuff and ended up not getting anything. leaving without getting the side table we were going to get. oh well. they are always there, haha.
went to ashley furniture to find a lamp. failed.
went to paradise cafe for dinner -- LOVE. it was sooooo delicious. a close second to kneaders for me, and devin's favorite bakery/cafe. definitely going there more often!
went to target to look for the same kind of stuff. found the perfect lamps. bought our bedding. and then i pulled devin around while he hung on the cart, for at least half an hour, and I feel like I talked non-stop the entire time. i just had so much to say! haha we looked at microwaves. which we need. and toaster ovens. which devin needs. and dishes. which we definitely DO NOT need.
i don't think i've laughed that hard in a long time. Devin is very much so my best friend. we have the most unique relationship -- it's a connection unlike anything else! i love it. he is so amazing, and even with all the stress of wedding and apartment and finances and work... he's got me laughing so hard i can't breathe! he is so amazing. i couldn't ask for a better man.
ME UPDATE
in light of all that's been happening, i decided to go tanning today. it's always helped me relax, to just lay in that giant warm bed for awhile. i love how tanning salons smell, too. so it definitely relaxed me.
until i got home.
and realized i had burned!!!
it hurt so bad, but then i put some after-sun lotion on, and the burn is gone! i'm not even red! so that was a relief. i think i'll start tanning a little more often, because it's so relaxing, plus it would be nice to not be so pasty on my wedding day!
also... i'm going to get eyelash extensions. i've officially decided. not crazy huge ones. just fuller, slightly longer, more natural looking ones. i've just heard so many benefits about having them. they are low-maintenance. you don't have to put mascara on, which cuts make-up application time in half! and they are perfect for summer because you can go to the gym and go swimming and not wear makeup, but still feel and look good. which is a bonus. plus it'll be nice to have perfect eyelashes on my wedding day! haha i think i'll just keep them for the summer though. no need to pay every month for refills in the winter.
ALSO
getting a gym membership. probably in the next couple weeks. my desk job offers a SUPER AWESOME no-contract pass through gold's gym that's SO cheap. it's 20$ a month, but every time you go to the gym in that month, it takes a dollar off your monthly bill. so if i go 20 times a month, my pass is free! gold's gym has always kind of had this snotty-nose reputation to me, but i'm willing to let it change my mind. plus, i'm pretty sure they offer a yoga class, and i would LOVE to get back into a yoga class. yoga worked WONDERS on me while i lived in St. George. it was SUCH a nice thing to have. so it's happening.
WEEKEND UPDATE
(warning: will not be nearly as exciting as seth meyers' weekend update on SNL)
TOMORROW, dev and I are going to SLC for the NHMM reunion! that's the New Hampshire Manchester Mission. the reunion. and i'm so excited. i've never been to a mission reunion before, but i feel like i already know these guys, because dev has talked about them so much! he had the coolest mission. i love hearing about it, and i can't wait to meet everyone.
SATURDAY i am most likely going to the antique mall with Amanda (EEEEE!!!! can't contain my excitement to get back in there!) and I am determined to find my oval mirror!!! i will search!!! after that, we're meeting up with Chloe and going to lunch at the cracker barrell... which i feel is becoming a tradition... Ashby Sister Night Out at Cracker Barrel. so awesome! i love my ashby sisters. they are the best!
after that, Dev and I are heading up to SLC again to take grad pictures for his friend, Brittney, who I think is awesome. and then Devin will most likely go to preisthood with TJ, and i'll veg/movie night with TJ's amazing wife, Liz, or we'll head back to Orem and he'll go with his brothers. Either way...
I'm so excited for this weekend. Even more excited that it's finally here!
as challenging as these times have been, i feel like i've only been getting positive consequences and feedback from them. growing, learning, adapting, benefiting, progressing, successing... it's been good. i complain about it way more than i should. Devin has been so patient with me lately, as he always is, and has been the one that reminds me what the big picture is. He has also been so good in reminding me that I should rely more on my Heavenly Father, which I have been doing, and I've been so blessed in doing that!
i love you so much, Devin. you're the best fiance ever.
BUT.... i'm really tired of calling you my fiance. i just want to call you my husband already!!!
desk job is still fun, but it's had some rough days lately. you see, i schedule people for conferences all day long, and today, one of our conferences was being held in Vegas. It was originally supposed to be at the Eastside Cannery and Casino, but we had to change venues, last minute... unbeknownst to me... since I am just a small part in this whole thing... so what happened? calls upon calls of very angy people, not afraid to swear at me, demanding I give them an explanation! All of this happened while Liz, Brandon and Paul were out of the office (the 3 go-to supervisors) so I had to go to Mitch, the outbound supervisor, while I had customers on hold... and work this out. Never had so many people hang up on my in my life!!!
the good part, though, is that we've kind of started a clique... but not the exclusive kind. more just like my friends and i all sit in cubicles together and share our funny customer stories, which made the whole Eastside Cannery catastrophe a little funny. emily, kimberly, kaitlyn, caitlyn, mike, garek and I all sit in the same row, and it makes work so much more tolerable!
the other good thing-- is that lately, i've been back in that stressful slump again. feeling super overwhelmed with wedding plans, and now that i'm working 2 jobs, things are getting more difficult! i don't think i've ever been this busy in my life!!! it's been good though, and like my dad said, i'm gonna be rich! which is a total lie, because there are bills and payments and lives to sustain. but it makes it so worth it! i feel like devin and i have been very privileged. or maybe we are just spoiling ourselves. we have bought all new furniture... all of it. brand new. no hand-me-downs for this couple! it has been so nice, because we both like nice, quality things. and we've worked hard to be in a place where this has been an option for us. which i also love. and this hard work will not be stopping by any means!
i also love that even though i'm working hard, even on the days when i work both jobs, i have my afternoons free. this isn't very useful now, but once dev and i are married, this time will be sooo valuable! i work at the desk job from 8-1:30 every single day Monday - Friday. and I usually only have BBW shifts at night, for closing, usually around 4 or 5 to 9 or 10... so I will have that afternoon time to go home and clean and do laundry and plan dinner, and start things for dinner, and give my husband something wonderful to come home to! That's huge to me. Especially knowing how hard Devin works. He doesn't have an easy job, and he has so much going on on top of that! It is so important to me that he comes home to a clean house, and a delicious dinner every night. I feel like in some way, that will help him relax. It gives him one less thing to worry about!
BBW is also still fun. i've been closing with Ashley the last couple of nights, and I absolutely love her. She has become such a great friend. Our store is sorta crazy right now, being that we only have 3 managers, but we've been handling it so well, and we've had some help from Provo Towne's awesome Co, Aubrey, who I also love! I feel like since I've worked at BBW, our products have enhanced. they are more appealing, they are reformulated, we have more, tasteful variety... and I'm so glad! It's really become something great. I'm also excited that since we won a huge, huge overall competition over holiday, Ken Montera, VP of something or other... is coming to our store! Apparently, it's a big deal. The best part is that he's taking our team out to dinner, and the other day, or District Manager, Mel asked what the most expensive restaurant in the valley is... pretty sure the closest thing is Chef's Table... but that's so cool! We are the smallest store, I think, with one of the lowest volumes, so I am impressed that we've been so successful.
ANYWAY
WEDDING UPDATE
dress bought.
picking it up next week.
getting alterations next week.
engagements taken.
getting those next week hopefully. we've seen 2 pictures so far and i LOVE THEM
also, we got an offer from Jared, who we originally wanted as our photographer, and he said he would do our wedding day for EVEN CHEAPER, so we booked with him immediately. that's SO awesome.
ALSO... dev's taking my bridals soon-ish. probably a couple weeks after i get the dress.
TOMORROW I meet with the florist to go over some ideas, and to get a quote.
also calling another florist (we've got connections with wedding stuff up the wazoo!) for another quote next week.
i think that's it. wow. it's been such a productive week for the wedding. i'm so excited. i can't wait for this to all come together! the image i have in my head is so attainable, and I know that I can have my dream wedding! i'm definitely making it happen. can't wait.
HUMBLE ABODE UPDATE
carpet and new carpet padding going back in the master bedroom this week.
bedroom set getting delivered on the 9th -- SO excited.
1000 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets (yes. you heard me right. 1000 thread count. Egyptian cotton.) being shipped next week.
bought the bedding tonight (
we plan on using navy blue and gray in the room as well, which i'm SO excited about.
lamps picked out. (target)awesome chair for the living room picked out. (ikea)
still in search for a good rug for the living room... also still trying to decide how necessary a rug is
still in search for a good clock
still in search for good storage ideas
still in search for possible shelving options
HAPPY COUPLE UPDATE
tonight, Devin and I went to Kyle's baseball game! which we lost, but oh well! I'm excited for baseball season to start -- it's always been fun for my family to support kyle. He's such a good player, and he's playing on first base this year with the sophomore team. i guess the high school did away with JV... or something like that. it's all becoming too political. i personally like it better when kyle plays on club teams. much more exciting! but oh well.
after that, we went to IKEA and roamed around for at least an hour. found the chair we wanted. looked at lighting and pillows and blankets and rugs and art and all kinds of stuff and ended up not getting anything. leaving without getting the side table we were going to get. oh well. they are always there, haha.
went to ashley furniture to find a lamp. failed.
went to paradise cafe for dinner -- LOVE. it was sooooo delicious. a close second to kneaders for me, and devin's favorite bakery/cafe. definitely going there more often!
went to target to look for the same kind of stuff. found the perfect lamps. bought our bedding. and then i pulled devin around while he hung on the cart, for at least half an hour, and I feel like I talked non-stop the entire time. i just had so much to say! haha we looked at microwaves. which we need. and toaster ovens. which devin needs. and dishes. which we definitely DO NOT need.
i don't think i've laughed that hard in a long time. Devin is very much so my best friend. we have the most unique relationship -- it's a connection unlike anything else! i love it. he is so amazing, and even with all the stress of wedding and apartment and finances and work... he's got me laughing so hard i can't breathe! he is so amazing. i couldn't ask for a better man.
ME UPDATE
in light of all that's been happening, i decided to go tanning today. it's always helped me relax, to just lay in that giant warm bed for awhile. i love how tanning salons smell, too. so it definitely relaxed me.
until i got home.
and realized i had burned!!!
it hurt so bad, but then i put some after-sun lotion on, and the burn is gone! i'm not even red! so that was a relief. i think i'll start tanning a little more often, because it's so relaxing, plus it would be nice to not be so pasty on my wedding day!
also... i'm going to get eyelash extensions. i've officially decided. not crazy huge ones. just fuller, slightly longer, more natural looking ones. i've just heard so many benefits about having them. they are low-maintenance. you don't have to put mascara on, which cuts make-up application time in half! and they are perfect for summer because you can go to the gym and go swimming and not wear makeup, but still feel and look good. which is a bonus. plus it'll be nice to have perfect eyelashes on my wedding day! haha i think i'll just keep them for the summer though. no need to pay every month for refills in the winter.
ALSO
getting a gym membership. probably in the next couple weeks. my desk job offers a SUPER AWESOME no-contract pass through gold's gym that's SO cheap. it's 20$ a month, but every time you go to the gym in that month, it takes a dollar off your monthly bill. so if i go 20 times a month, my pass is free! gold's gym has always kind of had this snotty-nose reputation to me, but i'm willing to let it change my mind. plus, i'm pretty sure they offer a yoga class, and i would LOVE to get back into a yoga class. yoga worked WONDERS on me while i lived in St. George. it was SUCH a nice thing to have. so it's happening.
WEEKEND UPDATE
(warning: will not be nearly as exciting as seth meyers' weekend update on SNL)
TOMORROW, dev and I are going to SLC for the NHMM reunion! that's the New Hampshire Manchester Mission. the reunion. and i'm so excited. i've never been to a mission reunion before, but i feel like i already know these guys, because dev has talked about them so much! he had the coolest mission. i love hearing about it, and i can't wait to meet everyone.
SATURDAY i am most likely going to the antique mall with Amanda (EEEEE!!!! can't contain my excitement to get back in there!) and I am determined to find my oval mirror!!! i will search!!! after that, we're meeting up with Chloe and going to lunch at the cracker barrell... which i feel is becoming a tradition... Ashby Sister Night Out at Cracker Barrel. so awesome! i love my ashby sisters. they are the best!
after that, Dev and I are heading up to SLC again to take grad pictures for his friend, Brittney, who I think is awesome. and then Devin will most likely go to preisthood with TJ, and i'll veg/movie night with TJ's amazing wife, Liz, or we'll head back to Orem and he'll go with his brothers. Either way...
I'm so excited for this weekend. Even more excited that it's finally here!
as challenging as these times have been, i feel like i've only been getting positive consequences and feedback from them. growing, learning, adapting, benefiting, progressing, successing... it's been good. i complain about it way more than i should. Devin has been so patient with me lately, as he always is, and has been the one that reminds me what the big picture is. He has also been so good in reminding me that I should rely more on my Heavenly Father, which I have been doing, and I've been so blessed in doing that!
i love you so much, Devin. you're the best fiance ever.
BUT.... i'm really tired of calling you my fiance. i just want to call you my husband already!!!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
absofruitly
so i got my friend Emily (co-worker at the desk job) to read the hunger games series. she loves it.
she let me in on the call center secret -- this website that everyone is secretly obsessed with, but none of the supervisors approve, haha.
today was our boss, Colton's birthday, so Kaitlyn made BTS cake... it was sooo good. Even at 9:00a.m.
we made bets on when Stephanie and Chase would get engaged.
Brandon (my supervisor) and I made bets on who would win the NCAA Championship.
Skip croaked in my ear.
Devin and I made one last visit to his old apartment to do some cleaning and pick up the rest of his things.
Made another quick trip to our new house (okay. so it's a basement apartment. but i will always refer to it as our house. because it is our own humble abode.) to drop off most of those things we had picked up.
Wing Nutz for dinner. I try something new almost every time we go -- like today, for example. I had a wrap, and it's definitely my new favorite. Who would have thought that a wing place would make such good pico de gallo?! The funny part is that it's very unlike me to order something different every time. I usually stick with what I like. The thing is that I'm just not in the mood for wings as often as Devin is. So maybe it's my way of adjusting. He orders the exact same thing every time. 15 wings. Half Southern Honey BBQ, Half Parmesan Curry. It's his favorite.
Then D called me Negative Nancy while I made fun of "All Together Now - A Celebration of Service".
He did homework.
I slept.
He woke me up so we could argue about a mail slot, haha. :)
Sean came over. Referred to us as "dudes" more than once.
We watched 2 episodes of the Office. The Lover. The Deposition. both good. The Lover probably more-so. But the ping-pong smack talk is pretty entertaining. I just can't get over the wooden mallard!
I tried to muffle my screaming/laughing while Devin tickled me. I don't remember what I did to encourage that --
we forgot to eat the last 2 pieces of cheesecake! And i am very unfortunately realizing this only just now :( good thing i'm making some next week.
cue bedtime.
she let me in on the call center secret -- this website that everyone is secretly obsessed with, but none of the supervisors approve, haha.
today was our boss, Colton's birthday, so Kaitlyn made BTS cake... it was sooo good. Even at 9:00a.m.
we made bets on when Stephanie and Chase would get engaged.
Brandon (my supervisor) and I made bets on who would win the NCAA Championship.
Skip croaked in my ear.
Devin and I made one last visit to his old apartment to do some cleaning and pick up the rest of his things.
Made another quick trip to our new house (okay. so it's a basement apartment. but i will always refer to it as our house. because it is our own humble abode.) to drop off most of those things we had picked up.
Wing Nutz for dinner. I try something new almost every time we go -- like today, for example. I had a wrap, and it's definitely my new favorite. Who would have thought that a wing place would make such good pico de gallo?! The funny part is that it's very unlike me to order something different every time. I usually stick with what I like. The thing is that I'm just not in the mood for wings as often as Devin is. So maybe it's my way of adjusting. He orders the exact same thing every time. 15 wings. Half Southern Honey BBQ, Half Parmesan Curry. It's his favorite.
Then D called me Negative Nancy while I made fun of "All Together Now - A Celebration of Service".
He did homework.
I slept.
He woke me up so we could argue about a mail slot, haha. :)
Sean came over. Referred to us as "dudes" more than once.
We watched 2 episodes of the Office. The Lover. The Deposition. both good. The Lover probably more-so. But the ping-pong smack talk is pretty entertaining. I just can't get over the wooden mallard!
I tried to muffle my screaming/laughing while Devin tickled me. I don't remember what I did to encourage that --
we forgot to eat the last 2 pieces of cheesecake! And i am very unfortunately realizing this only just now :( good thing i'm making some next week.
cue bedtime.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
pro.
today was such a productive day! this morning, I gathered Valeri, Mom, Kayla and Devin at the bridal store to take our final vote for my dress.
Again, I loved them both. Almost equally -- equally enough that I needed everyone else's opinion, but to distinguish between the two dresses, we'll go with Kylee's favorite, and My favorite.
after our first attempt at going to the store (we went at 10:30... they didn't open until 12), we finally made it down there, along with about 6 other brides, and it's a small store! so it was pretty crowded...
I tried on Kylee's favorite first, and everyone loved it. When I tried on my favorite, everyone loved it again. So after going back and forth for awhile, and trying on each dress, over and over again... everyone had voted for My favorite. Everyone but DEVIN! haha Val and I were both so curious to find out why he liked the other one better... he said he didn't know how to explain it, but to put the other one on one more time, and changed his mind.
It was unanimous. My favorite won. We bought it then! We're having it cleaned and steamed, and I can pick it up next week, so I can take it to the seamstress for alterations! I am so excited. That dress should be ALL MINE in about 3 weeks -- and custom fitted. I can't wait!
MOSTLY because D and I decided on bridals. We're going to do them at the Salt Flats! I am soooo excited. I know that a lot of people go there for pictures, it's sort of cliche, and a "been there, done that" type of thing here in the Valley, but I am completely confident that Devin will do something new and different. He's not like other photographers.
I am also not-so-secretly hoping that Devin will be so kind as to do a small shoot in an orchard, aside from the 2 1/2 hour drive up to the flats!
But anyway... after we picked the dress, we all went our separate ways, and Devin and I met up with Chris and Katie, our good friends! Chris is a close friend of Dev's from his mission, and Chris' cute wife, Katie was actually one of their converts! It's the coolest story. They are even expecting! Their baby is due a few weeks before our wedding and I'm so excited for them! We ate outside at Kneader's, braving the weather that wasn't too cold, but it wasn't warm either.
After that, Dev and I went to the middle of nowhere field in Provo that was absolutely amazing, and met up with CHELSY to take our ENGAGEMENTS!
She was so much fun to work with -- it was a blast! I loved it so much. It was weird for Devin to be on the other side of the camera, but I told him to suck it up, because we're only doing this once! Chelsy planned for us to take pictures in 2 locations, and our second one was in Jamestown Square -- never would have thought! It was awesome. We even got her to take some pictures with Devin's old school polaroid he bought a few weeks ago on ebay, and they turned out pretty awesome!
I am SO anxious to see how our pictures turned out. the only thing i'm worried about is us looking cold! I was pretty much freezing all day -- not as cold during our engagements as I was during the rest of our afternoon though... when we
TEST DROVE CARS!!!
Devin and I have had a master plan for awhile now. As soon as we have his Mazda paid off, we will sell my car and use that as a down payment on a new car for him, and I will drive the Mazda. SO the past couple days, D has spent hours online looking at cars, and building his own on websites and things...
yesterday while I was at work, he test drove an xterra and loved it. TODAY... we were looking at cars for me -- because if Devin was getting a new car, so was I. Plus, when I become a mom, that Mazda just isn't gonna cut it. I need a mom car. (notice: i refuse to ever be the owner of a mini van. ever). A small SUV, preferably.
so we'd been searching for that, too. I've been loving the new Liberty's from Jeep. Dodge Nitro. Range Rover (I know, it's a long shot). There are so many cute ones that I would love to have! Then, Devin turned me on to the PATRIOT.
we went to the dealership right away, to look at them, and I ended up getting to drive it around Provo! I've never test-driven a car before... and let me tell you... that Patriot... IS AMAZING. Just like Devin predicted, I will be obsessing over it until he lets me get one!!! Let's not forget that I almost took out a mitsubishi in a round-a-bout while driving the Patriot... classic Katie. I know. Leave it to me to total the brand new black Jeep Patriot with only 37 miles on it...
NEXT, Devin tried to decide if he wanted to deal with the pushy saleman at Brent Brown, and we went anyway "just to look"... peeking into the windows wasn't enough, so Devin flagged down a saleman and said, "is there any way for me to test drive a car without getting your sales pitch?" the guy was awesome. He ran inside to grab us the keys to a new black toyota TACOMA off-road edition, and let us drive it.
It. Was. Amazing. We both fell in love immediately, and he liked it WAY better than the xterra.
I am a HUGE fan of that Tacoma and can't wait for it to be our next car! We agreed that the SECOND it's realistic for us to start making payments on one...we're buying it. No competition. I cant wait -- it's amazing!
After that, we went to get some dinner from Hibachi-San, but got very annoyed VERY fast with all the people coming to the MALL covered in CHALK from the stupid festival of colors. I don't think anybody even understands the festival of colors, and I think it's very disrespectful for us (byu students) to turn it into a fad, while it's something very sacred to that religion. It's become this big BYU thing... and it's a facebook epidemic. So dont be alarmed if I avoid facebook for the next few days -- it's only because I can't stand all the stupid albums!!!
okay, i'm done. sorry.
anyway... Devin wasn't feeling good, so he went home to sleep and relax, and I think he deserved some Devin time anyway, and I came home to do laundry, but ended up curling up in my bed watching a movie. Just what I needed :)
after this post, I plan on getting BACK into bed, this time with a hot pad and a book, and going to sleep as early as I can!
today was such a fun day. I got my wedding dress. We took our engagement pictures. We got to spend all day kissing and holding hands... (haha i say that like that's different from any other day...)
we also talked to Chelsy about doing our wedding -- and she's all for it! I am so excited. She is UNBELIEVABLY affordable, and does great work. I've said before that Devin and I like her style because she's so close to his -- but I can see some differences. We both agree that she has so much potential! Love her.
today was a champion of days. a pro. it was so much fun. and i'm exhausted! that's gotta mean something good!
SOOOO... i'm gonna go grab that book now :)
Again, I loved them both. Almost equally -- equally enough that I needed everyone else's opinion, but to distinguish between the two dresses, we'll go with Kylee's favorite, and My favorite.
after our first attempt at going to the store (we went at 10:30... they didn't open until 12), we finally made it down there, along with about 6 other brides, and it's a small store! so it was pretty crowded...
I tried on Kylee's favorite first, and everyone loved it. When I tried on my favorite, everyone loved it again. So after going back and forth for awhile, and trying on each dress, over and over again... everyone had voted for My favorite. Everyone but DEVIN! haha Val and I were both so curious to find out why he liked the other one better... he said he didn't know how to explain it, but to put the other one on one more time, and changed his mind.
It was unanimous. My favorite won. We bought it then! We're having it cleaned and steamed, and I can pick it up next week, so I can take it to the seamstress for alterations! I am so excited. That dress should be ALL MINE in about 3 weeks -- and custom fitted. I can't wait!
MOSTLY because D and I decided on bridals. We're going to do them at the Salt Flats! I am soooo excited. I know that a lot of people go there for pictures, it's sort of cliche, and a "been there, done that" type of thing here in the Valley, but I am completely confident that Devin will do something new and different. He's not like other photographers.
I am also not-so-secretly hoping that Devin will be so kind as to do a small shoot in an orchard, aside from the 2 1/2 hour drive up to the flats!
But anyway... after we picked the dress, we all went our separate ways, and Devin and I met up with Chris and Katie, our good friends! Chris is a close friend of Dev's from his mission, and Chris' cute wife, Katie was actually one of their converts! It's the coolest story. They are even expecting! Their baby is due a few weeks before our wedding and I'm so excited for them! We ate outside at Kneader's, braving the weather that wasn't too cold, but it wasn't warm either.
After that, Dev and I went to the middle of nowhere field in Provo that was absolutely amazing, and met up with CHELSY to take our ENGAGEMENTS!
She was so much fun to work with -- it was a blast! I loved it so much. It was weird for Devin to be on the other side of the camera, but I told him to suck it up, because we're only doing this once! Chelsy planned for us to take pictures in 2 locations, and our second one was in Jamestown Square -- never would have thought! It was awesome. We even got her to take some pictures with Devin's old school polaroid he bought a few weeks ago on ebay, and they turned out pretty awesome!
I am SO anxious to see how our pictures turned out. the only thing i'm worried about is us looking cold! I was pretty much freezing all day -- not as cold during our engagements as I was during the rest of our afternoon though... when we
TEST DROVE CARS!!!
Devin and I have had a master plan for awhile now. As soon as we have his Mazda paid off, we will sell my car and use that as a down payment on a new car for him, and I will drive the Mazda. SO the past couple days, D has spent hours online looking at cars, and building his own on websites and things...
yesterday while I was at work, he test drove an xterra and loved it. TODAY... we were looking at cars for me -- because if Devin was getting a new car, so was I. Plus, when I become a mom, that Mazda just isn't gonna cut it. I need a mom car. (notice: i refuse to ever be the owner of a mini van. ever). A small SUV, preferably.
so we'd been searching for that, too. I've been loving the new Liberty's from Jeep. Dodge Nitro. Range Rover (I know, it's a long shot). There are so many cute ones that I would love to have! Then, Devin turned me on to the PATRIOT.
how awesome is this car?!
NEXT, Devin tried to decide if he wanted to deal with the pushy saleman at Brent Brown, and we went anyway "just to look"... peeking into the windows wasn't enough, so Devin flagged down a saleman and said, "is there any way for me to test drive a car without getting your sales pitch?" the guy was awesome. He ran inside to grab us the keys to a new black toyota TACOMA off-road edition, and let us drive it.
I am a HUGE fan of that Tacoma and can't wait for it to be our next car! We agreed that the SECOND it's realistic for us to start making payments on one...we're buying it. No competition. I cant wait -- it's amazing!
After that, we went to get some dinner from Hibachi-San, but got very annoyed VERY fast with all the people coming to the MALL covered in CHALK from the stupid festival of colors. I don't think anybody even understands the festival of colors, and I think it's very disrespectful for us (byu students) to turn it into a fad, while it's something very sacred to that religion. It's become this big BYU thing... and it's a facebook epidemic. So dont be alarmed if I avoid facebook for the next few days -- it's only because I can't stand all the stupid albums!!!
okay, i'm done. sorry.
anyway... Devin wasn't feeling good, so he went home to sleep and relax, and I think he deserved some Devin time anyway, and I came home to do laundry, but ended up curling up in my bed watching a movie. Just what I needed :)
after this post, I plan on getting BACK into bed, this time with a hot pad and a book, and going to sleep as early as I can!
today was such a fun day. I got my wedding dress. We took our engagement pictures. We got to spend all day kissing and holding hands... (haha i say that like that's different from any other day...)
we also talked to Chelsy about doing our wedding -- and she's all for it! I am so excited. She is UNBELIEVABLY affordable, and does great work. I've said before that Devin and I like her style because she's so close to his -- but I can see some differences. We both agree that she has so much potential! Love her.
today was a champion of days. a pro. it was so much fun. and i'm exhausted! that's gotta mean something good!
SOOOO... i'm gonna go grab that book now :)
magic
a lot of times i think, "how did he do that"
and a lot of times i don't only think it, but i say, "Devin. how did you do that?"
and then i realize how often I say, or think that
and I know exactly what his answer will be if I ask...
"magic"
He does things that prompt that question a lot.
He knew exactly what I was thinking.
Exactly what to say.
Exactly how to dish back the teasing
Exactly what I wanted for dinner
He came up with an awesome solution to hang up the banner at the bridal fair.
He picked out the perfect ring for me -- did a better job than I probably could have.
He gives me the chills! In a good way.
He makes me laugh when I'm on the verge of tears.
He surprises me at work.
He is such a great listener, and gives me advice.
He notices things I never would have.
He helps me to see things from a whole new perspective.
His optimism turns any situation into something positive.
He knows what i'm capable of, better than I do.
...how did he do that?
At this point... I believe in magic :)
only 61 more lonely nights.
tomorrow we're taking our engagement pictures -- rain or shine. and you know what?
i'm okay with that.
yesterday, I asked Devin if he would take my bridals. I am so excited. I think it will be a lot of fun, and good for both of us. Not a lot of couples get that kind of experience. It's something we'll always remember, and I like that. It will mean so much more to me this way.
and a lot of times i don't only think it, but i say, "Devin. how did you do that?"
and then i realize how often I say, or think that
and I know exactly what his answer will be if I ask...
"magic"
He does things that prompt that question a lot.
He knew exactly what I was thinking.
Exactly what to say.
Exactly how to dish back the teasing
Exactly what I wanted for dinner
He came up with an awesome solution to hang up the banner at the bridal fair.
He picked out the perfect ring for me -- did a better job than I probably could have.
He gives me the chills! In a good way.
He makes me laugh when I'm on the verge of tears.
He surprises me at work.
He is such a great listener, and gives me advice.
He notices things I never would have.
He helps me to see things from a whole new perspective.
His optimism turns any situation into something positive.
He knows what i'm capable of, better than I do.
...how did he do that?
At this point... I believe in magic :)
only 61 more lonely nights.
tomorrow we're taking our engagement pictures -- rain or shine. and you know what?
i'm okay with that.
yesterday, I asked Devin if he would take my bridals. I am so excited. I think it will be a lot of fun, and good for both of us. Not a lot of couples get that kind of experience. It's something we'll always remember, and I like that. It will mean so much more to me this way.
Friday, March 25, 2011
turns out, I was the crazy one. and I love Michael Scott.
so yesterday... everything changed
i thought i'd found the winner, and my mother was crazy, right?
wrong.
the winner was not found. and III was the crazy one.
TURNS OUT. there is a bridal shop in Provo that is my new best kept secret. it's like a hole in the wall kind of place, and I went there as a last resort. right when i walked in the door... I found about 8 dresses right away that I loved and tried them all on, but Kylee and I quickly narrowed it down to 2.
but now I have a new problem.
I am absolutely completely totally set on BOTH dresses. i love them both. they are so different, but both so me. i've been sort of leaning more toward one, but I really do love both. OH it's the hardest thing!
i am SO relieved we found this place. and tomorrow, we're going back to try them both on with a bunch more family and friends to take a vote, haha yes. i've resorted to voting. that's how torn i am!
so that's that.
wanna know what else kylee and i did yesterday?
we went to every craft store in the valley basically, only to find that none of them carry card holders that i needed. i came up with a cuter DIY idea instead though, so it's okay.
wanna know what we came home with after 7 hours of shopping?
votive candles. clothespins. command hooks. and a torn katie over 2 dresses.
but it was successful. all of those are necessary for the decorations anyway.
but i didn't even put a dent in the wedding shopping. oh well.
ALSO... we went to lunch because we were starved. kylee wanted wendy's. i want mcdonald's. so we decided to go to both drive thru's and compare them.
WENDYS
first of all -- is it just us, or do the people at wendy's make you feel like you have some contagious plague? they make you feel SO rushed. you hand them your card, and they hand you your drink, and by the time you've turned back to the window, just from putting the drink in the cupholder, they are shaking the bag of food in your face, yelling at you to have a nice day with a look on their face like their being held at gunpoint!
i find it hilarious, and i try to take my sweet time, just to bother them. it's ridiculous, and very rude.
MCDONALDS
was fine. most of their drive-thru talker people are hispanic, and very hard to understand, but they always get the order right. EXCEPT they never give you enough sauce.
we also concurred that mcdonald's def. has better fries.
the end.
today i worked. and ran erronds. and now i'm going to go work again at BBW. it's been such a busy day.
wanna know what's worse?
ITS SNOWING.
we're supposed to take our engagements tomorrow!
remember how i made that cute skirt for my engagement pictures? yeah not happening anymore. so sad :( i'm sure we'll find a great solution, but i'm still totally bummed! stupid weather. i hate march.
also -- BYU is out of the tourney... but they put up a fight. i didn't expect them to win. i actually expected them to lose way worse than they did, so props to the cougs for their great run. i'm excited to see who gets in the final four.
ALSO
last night's episode of the office? SO great. i love Jim. and Michael was normal and sweet for once. it was adorable. i love Holly too. that was the best episode! false, but it's up there.
i thought i'd found the winner, and my mother was crazy, right?
wrong.
the winner was not found. and III was the crazy one.
TURNS OUT. there is a bridal shop in Provo that is my new best kept secret. it's like a hole in the wall kind of place, and I went there as a last resort. right when i walked in the door... I found about 8 dresses right away that I loved and tried them all on, but Kylee and I quickly narrowed it down to 2.
but now I have a new problem.
I am absolutely completely totally set on BOTH dresses. i love them both. they are so different, but both so me. i've been sort of leaning more toward one, but I really do love both. OH it's the hardest thing!
i am SO relieved we found this place. and tomorrow, we're going back to try them both on with a bunch more family and friends to take a vote, haha yes. i've resorted to voting. that's how torn i am!
so that's that.
wanna know what else kylee and i did yesterday?
we went to every craft store in the valley basically, only to find that none of them carry card holders that i needed. i came up with a cuter DIY idea instead though, so it's okay.
wanna know what we came home with after 7 hours of shopping?
votive candles. clothespins. command hooks. and a torn katie over 2 dresses.
but it was successful. all of those are necessary for the decorations anyway.
but i didn't even put a dent in the wedding shopping. oh well.
ALSO... we went to lunch because we were starved. kylee wanted wendy's. i want mcdonald's. so we decided to go to both drive thru's and compare them.
WENDYS
first of all -- is it just us, or do the people at wendy's make you feel like you have some contagious plague? they make you feel SO rushed. you hand them your card, and they hand you your drink, and by the time you've turned back to the window, just from putting the drink in the cupholder, they are shaking the bag of food in your face, yelling at you to have a nice day with a look on their face like their being held at gunpoint!
i find it hilarious, and i try to take my sweet time, just to bother them. it's ridiculous, and very rude.
MCDONALDS
was fine. most of their drive-thru talker people are hispanic, and very hard to understand, but they always get the order right. EXCEPT they never give you enough sauce.
we also concurred that mcdonald's def. has better fries.
the end.
today i worked. and ran erronds. and now i'm going to go work again at BBW. it's been such a busy day.
wanna know what's worse?
ITS SNOWING.
we're supposed to take our engagements tomorrow!
remember how i made that cute skirt for my engagement pictures? yeah not happening anymore. so sad :( i'm sure we'll find a great solution, but i'm still totally bummed! stupid weather. i hate march.
also -- BYU is out of the tourney... but they put up a fight. i didn't expect them to win. i actually expected them to lose way worse than they did, so props to the cougs for their great run. i'm excited to see who gets in the final four.
ALSO
last night's episode of the office? SO great. i love Jim. and Michael was normal and sweet for once. it was adorable. i love Holly too. that was the best episode! false, but it's up there.
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