African Love

I  just L-O-L-ed for like 5 minutes. These were all found on my sister's pinterest "like" board! She's cooler than I thought!!

Today

2 minutes ago I looked down and my ring was covered in peanut butter. I don't understand because I only scooped one little scoop out with a knife earlier this evening. I loved the feeling I got after cleaning it up with dish soap, a tooth pick and water. It was a feeling of, "I just did that!" and it makes me put more faith in myself and doing hard things. Like cleaning a ring. haha (but you get what I mean).

Tonight it RAINED! It was such a blessing for our little plants. One of my absolute favorite things about Kansas is the rain/storms/lightning. I love it and I hope heaven has some too.

yayy photos!

future happenings.

Here's what the plan is for the near future: I'm a very visual person, I wish I had a calendar and everything mapped out for you! But you get the idea.

12june12>> THE BUYS COME!!! :)
And stay until the wedding on Saturday.

16june12>> OUR SEALING!! 11am 

in the Kansas City Temple. <3 

ahhh so excited!

>>The reception in Kansas!

17june12-22june12>>
Honeymoon to SAN DIEGO!!

22june12>> Stay in Kansas 

until july 7th and spend time with family.

07july12>> Head off to Oklahoma with
Claire and Kent (on our way tot utah) to visit
Kent's mission families!

12july12ish>> Arrive in Utah

get ready for Reception!

14july12>> Utah Reception!
Claire will be there and then the next
week she has efy in Provo.

She will leave sometime around the 26th of July. boo :(

While all the while Kent and I are staying in the basement of his parent's 

house in Eagle Mountain, UT until our apartment is ready (in Rexburg, ID)

sometime in the beginning of August.

Also! In August I have a Wedding to shoot!! I'm SO excited! The Bride

was my 12th grade Student Teacher from English class. :)
And another in September!!
I love weddings! :)

Then we start school back up in September.
At least I do - we have to try to get on the
same track once we've sealed the deal.

http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/kansascity/

exciting!!!

Memorial Day.

I had never realized it but families are built on traditions that continue and build a family stronger. As I sat in a lawn chair listening to my dad play in the Manhattan Municipal City Band on Memorial Day I realized that we do this every summer. Every Memorial Day we listen to my dad play (I was able to be in the same band with dad last summer - way cool! - but not this time because someone has to get married...) then go out to eat at Sirloin Stockade Buffet and then take my grandma to go see her husband's grave in Ft. Riley. It's a wonderful day we have to spend with family and remember the lives of those who have served for our country. I hope I can continue traditions like this for our new little family. :)

Every stinkin year for some unknown reason, claire and I usually look like we just woke up (no makeup, messy hair, etc.), throw on our 8th grade "flag" shirt and call it good. Knowing beforehand that we take about 50 pictures this day, we decided to get up EARLY and get READY.

I say we did a pretty good job.

Me and grandpa 

Grandma and a random picture of Kiva

{ps she got sprayed by a skunk saturday night and had to sleep in the garage :( poor baby}

We did not end up visiting my grandpa's grave this time because of the heat, but we did go out to eat at Sirloin. Good Family Memories :)

How did you spend your memorial day?

Earrings?

I like them and wore them for bridals, but I got some smaller, better ones for the real deal.

I spy Kent?

:)

PS I FIGURED OUT HOW TO REMOVE THAT BORDER AROUND ALL THE IMAGES! yayyyy I love tutorials online!

Also i'm trying to come up with dividers between posts:

Which one should I use?

going crazy!

This past Valentine's day we had a little celebration: here. Being the sneaky lady that I am, I managed to video tape our exchange of cute love notes and little gifts. We also happened to give each other a few kisses in the middle of the gift exchange :)

I pulled that puppy up while we were skyping this afternoon and it made us both go so crazy! ahhh I can't wait to kiss 'im! 2 weeks 6 days!

Claire and I went on a little photoshoot last night in the Kstate parking garage. Then we went to target and each bought a new bra. I love having a sister.

 

3:28 a.m.

I can't sleep. My lower back aches, my bed is way too hard and my room is 95 degrees.

While laying there in annoyance and thinking, I remembered a Mormon message that has way more meaning to me than it did here.

Now I have a totally different perspective on it. I NEED to show more love to my Kent. We are together on this forever and to make life full and enjoyable, expressions of love are necessary. 

I've been caught up in life and wedding stuff that I haven't been able to really focus when we skype or when he calls. I can barely send a text message back to him on time. It takes me forever because I'm too lazy to send one back. Well! Not anymore! I'm going to try a little harder to be a little better and we will see where it takes me.

I was reading a blog a while back about suggestions to some newlyweds and here were the comments I really liked:

"All I can say is...get over the dumb things, keep the gospel the focus of your marriage, and laugh lots. :)Just take in 1 moment and remember it perfectly. It will be well worth it. Be honest with each other from the beginning, Don't ever leave when you are mad at each other ALWAYS talk things out (try not to raise your voices), Make sure you are on the same page as far as your future goes, always always pay your tithing. There have been times when it was buy groceries or pay tithing then the day after we paid our tithing a check or bonus or something would come and we would have enough for all of our needs. Take LOTS of pictures, Have a date night once a week & it doesn't have to be going out to eat or a movie every time. We like picnics up the canyon, temple & ice cream, etc. The little stuff is what means the most. Pray together, every morning or night, its the best. Also NEVER forget to have fun"

Fun is just what we'll do.