saturday, saturday...
right. i went to the antique mall with Amanda and Chloe, my future sisters-in-law, and I SUCCEEDED in finding exactly what I was looking for. I want a vintage mirror for Dev and I to hang in our bedroom, and I found the perfect one.
The thing with the antique mall is just that. It's antique, so sometimes, you need to clean the stuff up. The mirror needs a fresh coat of paint, mostly just because i personally don't like the Gold that's coming through the white paint that's already there... but it's still perfect. I also found some vintage linens! Some pewter lace, that is ideal, and I plan on using it at the wedding, and then some french-linen-looking white fabric that I don't know what i'll do with. I also found an awesome plate rack, but that also needs to be painted. I hope I have time later in the week to paint those, and I'll post before and after pictures!
next, we headed to Cracker Barrel for lunch, and I got a BLT. It was pretty good, but I think i'll try something else next time. It's not my favorite. Amanda and Chloe are hilarious though, there is always so much to talk about when we do things like this. All of us seem to have so much going on in our lives!
I had to leave lunch a little early, and head straight to Devin's so we could meet up with Britney and her boyfriend, Joe in salt lake for her grad shoot.
First of all...the weather was far from ideal. Super windy, and a little rain.
Second... I can't tell you enough how much I love watching Devin work. He gets in this zone, and goes into CBD mode, and he's practically unstoppable. He is so clever and professional. He came up with so many great ideas for the shoot.
Joe and I each acted as Britney and Devin's assistants. I carried Dev's camera bag, and Joe was carrying Britney's props and outfit changes, and it was pretty fun to follow them around and help with the shoot. We shot all over the U's campus, and I cannot WAIT to see how the pictures turned out. We took some in the Rice-Eccles stadium, and the colors were amazing. I am most excited for those, I think! Britney is gorgeous, and so easy-going that is made the shoot that much easier, and more fun!
Once we finished, the weather acted up, and Dev and I headed back to Orem so he could make it to the Priesthood session on time. When we pulled up to his house, his Dad, Gaylon, told me to call Vicki and go to dinner with the girls, so I did, even though Devin and I had just eaten on the ride home!
I caught Vicki just in time, and she swung by and grabbed me. Vicki, Amanda, Makayla, Addison and I met up with Nana at Magleby's Fresh and while they had their dinner, I had a drink, and was in charge of Addi. She's walking and saying words now, and it's the cutest thing! She's one year old and I think she wants everyone to know it! About half way through dinner, she started with her famous "addi"-tude, and kicked over her bottle of milk, and made a scene! haha I'm just not cut out for motherhood yet! haha She is the cutest thing, but that girl can fuss!
After that, i ran some errands around town, got a lot done, and took some lightbulbs over to the apartment to put in the lamps. Devin met me there after priesthood and bought a few things, then we went to Target to buy a filing box for all of our official marriage and adult people stuff, and then went to my house.
Kelli and Sean came down for the weekend, so we spent the night in the living room with them and my parents, just talking and laughing and having a good time! Kelli is absolutely hilarious, and a lot of times, I think she's the only person who gets my sense of humor, because we're a lot alike in that way. Kelli just started a new job as a secretary for a pest control company called Spiderman Pest Control or something like that... so her title is "Spiderman's Assassin Coordinator" or something like that. She had a lot of funny stories from work, and it was so fun to hear about. We also made fun of Tony Basso, the bigshot in Price, and Mom said she wanted to stick him in a microwave. Probably the single funniest thing i've ever heard my mother say, but you definitely had to be there. I'll describe it to you sometime. It was absolutely hilarious.
Her and Sean are getting married 13 DAYS before Devin and I so we're all gearing up for the busy month! It's sure to be a struggle, but we're all really excited about it.
You know what they say... when it's right, it's right! And it's very, very right.
On a different note, now that I'm virtually done with all of the legitimate planning for the wedding, and I'm down to minor details, I've noticed a bit of a void in Devin and I. We've both been so absorbed in wedding plans, work and school... and I have just missed him lately.
We've seen each other every. single. day. since we started dating, but I find myself just wanted time with him to relax, and not think about or talk about anything related to school, work, the wedding, any other pressing matters. I just want time to be together, and more in the moment. I guess that's a good sign. I'm glad now that I've finished all of the planning so early, because we have this time up until our wedding to reconnect and get back to the basics, really.
I know it's been a very hard couple of weeks on Devin. He's had a very, very busy while! Work, as always. School is winding down, and getting closer to finals, which only means more work for him. We've had wedding plans like crazy these past couple of weeks. Lot of purchases and financial planning to do, plus he's had the shoot with Britney, and he's doing some family photos on Saturday for a friend. I don't know how he does it.
I think part of me realizing all of this was listening to conference. I went over to Devin's for the second half of today's session, and I loved watching conference with Devin. There were a lot of really powerful talks, that really helped me to ground myself once again, and take a new perspective on what my priorities should be. There were a few great talks about marriage this conference, and I was so glad to hear that advice coming from our authorities.
This week I want to be able to focus on Devin. I want to be able to help him in every way I can, starting today, by going home early so he had time to do some homework and be alone. He needed that, I know. I want to make sure he realizes I love him, and just how much. Of course he does, but it's something I want to focus on.
He and I agreed that a main way I can help out is to stop involving him in the details. He told me that I know him well enough to know his opinion, and I'm smart enough to make decisions for us by myself, and I can definitely do that! He's been so involved in every little thing, and it's overwhelming for him. He's been a huge help, and will continue to be, but for both of our sakes, we're going to do this.
TODAY, I watched conference in the morning with my family, and made a cheesecake with homemade oreo crust. I made it to take to Addison's birthday party, and was hoping it would have enough time to set. It did not. For the second half, I headed to Ashby's and watched conference with them, Devin napped on my lap, and Koda and Riley were in and out the whole time. They are the coolest dogs ever.
After that, we found an old video camera, and watched some of the tape inside... old movies from Gunlock, Devin recording all the Peavler and Ashby boys jumping from THE CLIFF. It was hilarious! Then we headed to Wagstaff's for some dinner and partying. Brandon's birthday was yesterday, too, and Thursday's was Suzanne's (Amanda's cute mother-in-law). Amanda had her neighbor make this giant, awesome birthday cake, and smaller one for Addison. It's a common tradition to have a kid on their first birthday destroy their birthday cake, so they had a small one made just for Addi!
She's sooooo adorable. She walked around the house all day, talking, and she has such a high-pitched little baby voice, it's comical! When they put her in the high chair to give her the cake, she was so dainty! Just picking at the little buttercream flowers and being very gentle, then they gave her a fork and she HAD AT IT. She got COVERED in frosting. There were little curled fondant ribbons and Addi kept trying to put them in her hair, and she was absolutely loving it! I didn't take any pictures, but everyone else did, and the only one i've been able to track down is one that Vicki just posted on FB from her phone:
happy birthday, Addison Renee!
after that, Devin went home to do some homework, and I came home to clean and do some laundry. I'm not ready to start another week yet, so I'm going to go to bed early! Goodnight!
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