I Love to See the Temple

Tom and I are realizing fast that we are running out of just the two of us time. So we took a drive up to the Brigham City, Utah LDS Temple open house. I learned quickly that that was a lot of walking for being 38 weeks pregnant, but totally worth it!

A Preview of the Nursery

We are 9 days away from our baby's due date and are anxiously awaiting her arrival. The nursery is pretty much finished. All that's missing is her lovely name above her crib (Tom and I still can't agree on a name) and a couple other wall decorations.

  

A New Chapter

Welcome to a new chapter in our book of adventures. And if you haven't heard yet we are entering a very new and exciting chapter! Since our last post almost two years ago (oooppps) Tom was given a job opportunity of a lifetime, and so we have moved 40 minutes away from our last place. We are adapting to our new area and Tom is LOVING his career. If things couldn't be more new and exciting with the move and Tom's job, we thought we would add something else to our family. In less than 4 weeks a baby girl will be entering this world. We couldn't be more happy. Life has been wonderful since our last post and can't wait for what is to come for our little family.

Went to the temple and now we're married

Finally the last night alone in my apartment (October 6th). The excitement and anticipation was more than one can handle. When the next day came all I could do was sing "all my bags are packed I am ready to go". Our apartment was ready and waiting our return. What was going to happen next I would have never guessed. Tom and I were waiting outside of our apartment with three bags for our ride to show. I couldn't help, but pace around in worry they we would miss our flight. We finally got to the point where we needed to drive ourselves so that we wouldn't miss our own wedding. Tom was born a police officer. He was weaving around traffic, driving like a mad man to the airport. Upon arrival the airport I stopped white knuckling the door to then sprint from the parking lot to inside the terminal. I don't care how comfortable flip flops are they are not made to be sprinted in especially with two bags on your shoulders. You think the relief has arrived once we got to the Southwest check-in counter, but think again. All the other airlines had no check-in line, but Southwest, my goodness, you would think they are giving away seats with how long the line was. It only gets better when the Southwest worker tells the man in front of us you might make the LAX flight if you go as fast as you can. So dashing through the airport we go and luckily we made it on the flight. We arrived in California to see friends and family. The only thing I could manage myself to eat was Jack in the Box tacos and mashed potatoes. Tom on the other hand kept his normal appetite. At the LA temple apartments I couldn't get myself to sleep due to the anticipation. I am one lucky girl with a fiance texting me from the other side of the wall. On October 8th my morning started early 5:30am early. My mom, Bill, and myself headed to Huntington Beach to get my hair done and then to Newport to the temple. The whole trip I couldn't help myself, but look at my cell phone watching the minutes slowly pass till our wedding time. 11:00 is taking forever. At almost 9:30 we got to the temple and saw Tom for the first time. I was nervous beyond belief, but he had a smile so huge. He had the look of a kid at the candy store. The whole ceremony was unique and such a special moment with all of our friends and family near. Now it would be complete without some silly moments, come on I am marrying Tom. If Tom saying "I do" too early in the ceremony didn't get enough laughs going, me trying to push Tom's wedding ring on his right hand sure did. Lesson learned: if the ring isn't fitting something is probably wrong. After pictures pictures and more pictures we began our journey through LA traffic. We had lunch in Manhattan Beach at Baja Fresh with Tom in his tux. The drive to the Bacara in Santa Barbara felt like eternity. What was with that day? I swear someone was playing with time and making it go by very slow. I was so beat, exhausted, and Tom was all of the above and more. Being stuck in traffic for hours upon hours in stick shift causes too much tiredness. Finally after 7 hours of driving we made it to Paradise. The resort was amazing! We drove up to Porches, Rolls Royce, you name any top of the line car it was there. We were taken on a tour of the property which was beautiful and then were taken to our room. Chocolate dipped strawberries and sparking cider were awaiting us, I feel as though I had died and gone to Heaven. More to come...

The Apartment

Wow, a lot has come to pass since the last entry. Tom and I have finally moved all of our stuff into our apartment; boy what a lot of work. After living in my apartment for a whole 3 days we had our first guest. Not much was in our apartment since we moved in, but my dad stayed with me in our apartment. He flew out from Georgia to meet with the rest of my family and Tom's family for a get together in St. George, Utah. Once we got back to the apartment Tom and I came down with strep throat, joy! Both of us were out of work with 100+ temperatures in misery, but luckily my dad was around to take care of us. Last weekend I flew out to California (first time away from Tom since he moved out to Utah) for the bridal shower. My sister, Brittany and best friend, Brianne did an amazing job throwing an amazing shower. A lot of yummy cupcakes! We are down to 8 days left and time is flying by. So much to do and such little time, with an increasing headache surrounding our blasted dryer. Let the madness begin because we are having a blast with it!

We Don't Need Photoshop

On a beautiful Monday evening Thomas and I got dressed up and headed for our "photo shoot". My roomates aka "camera crew" followed us to where Thomas proposed to capture the stunning view of us... I mean the Salt Lake Valley. We all had a great time goofing off mostly and at some point being serious. Below are some of the pictures, you can't tell how extremely happy we are, can you? :)

Let the planning begin

One day and one month later I find the biggest joy in checking things off of my to-do list. Wedding date check (October 8, 2010), wedding dress check (would post pictures, but it needs to be a surprise for a certain special someone), wedding colors check (purple and green), and wedding stress big check. I have always said that if I were to build Rome it would have been in a day, but boy am I finding out Rome nearly isn't as stressful as wedding :) I am blessed with an amazing partner is crime, family, and friends to help me through the journey. Before I left for college I was told that life is an adventure. What an adventure my life has been and I can't wait to have someone like Thomas to join me on the adventure.

Oh and for the big announcement, Thomas and I have had some additions to our tiny family that we are proud to invite into our future home. We are the proud parents (okay, okay, actually owners) of a table with 4 chairs and a couch. Our little place is coming together one piece of furniture at time. Next on that list is actually getting our little home :)