The first stop through "The Marriage Series."
I feel like this is such a big topic for one post! I have literally written this post over and over again, trying to make sure it is portrayed just right. I also don't want to overstep my bounds as I write, and write too much for this big blog world. Something that I know my hubby will appreciate.
Where we met: The short story is we met Country Dancing. The longer but more accurate story is that we met at a Poncho Party. Something that I love is that I had always said we met country dancing but Dalan has always stuck with the fact that we met at that party. Even though we didn't talk to each other there, the impression had been made ;) I love when he tells me his point of view from that party. The party itself was not great, but I am so glad that I went. And because we had met before it made it all the more exciting when I saw him at the Fun Park on country swing night. He was the cutest cowboy I'd ever seen. This is where the flirting began. Where I made him dance with me & also the last time we would ever go country dancing. Which is when my friends knew I was gone, since I went religiously twice a week.
From there we dated for a love struck six months before Dalan completely surprised me with the big question. . . .
but you'll have to wait a little longer for that story :)
motivation
Such great advice for exactly what I needed this week. I am playing with this idea to start blogging my progress with Service Learning. It is a group I joined last January at Utah State, it requires that I do 400 hours of service and also a capstone project before I graduate. Plus looks GREAT on grad school applications or job applications. You have read a little bit about my volunteering at Legacy House Assisted Living but that is about it. This week I have had a couple meetings about my capstone project and I have found that there are too many things to do, too many ideas. Today I decided which one to do, such a relief, kinda. It is called Celebrate Autism! and is a group designed for the siblings of autism. It will provide them with some time to get attention, learn a tiny bit about autism (since I personally think they are the ones who would know the most about their sibs) and have a ton of fun. We will plan activities, play games and let them make friends with some other kids who completely understand. But as we plan this I am getting super nervous. Cross your fingers for me that people come. . . . and so many other things that could go wrong go at least semi-smoothly. So maybe I'll start reporting more about service maybe I won't . . . ha ha we'll see how things go. I do know that I am super excited to start this project and I really really hope that it all goes well.
Double King Size Reeses Peices
Everyone loves Reeses Pieces & when I found out how to make them I had to try it!
It was so much fun & super easy. & also super delicious.
Plus, these are some massive Reeses Pieces. And although my taste buds are loving it my tummy is wishing I would have spent a dollar on 2 smaller ones instead of having a dozen jumbo pieces of greatness. I better start sharing . . . volunteers?
The Marriage Series
I have been reading "The Marriage Series" from a couple of my friends blogs & it is getting addicting. I love reading about their stories. When I read their stories I think of mine & Dalan's story and I just love it. So, I think I am going to jump aboard & as you read our story you can have fun remembering the details of your own. These are the things it will include . . .
1. The Big Picture (When did you meet? Start dating? Get engaged? etc...)
2. The Boy (Who is he? Where did he grow up? What does he like to do?)
3. The Girl (Tell us a little about yourself.)
4. The Love Story (How it all began: how you met, first date, first kiss, how long did you date? etc..)
5. The Moment You Knew He Was the One (How and when did you know?)
6. The Proposal (How did it happen? Was it a surprise? Do you have any pictures?)
7.The Announcements/Invitations (What did they look like? What pictures did you include?)
8. The Rings (Tell us about it! did you pick it out? did he? pictures! tell us about his ring too.)
9. The engagement/bridal pictures (Let's see em! Which are your favorites?)
10. The colors (What color scheme did you use? Why did you choose those colors?)
11. The dress (Was it what you always imagined? What was your favorite part? White or ivory?)
12. The tux (What did he wear?)
13. The bridesmaids (What did your bridesmaids wear? Did they choose or you choose?)
14. The ceremony (Where did you get married? What was your favorite part?
15. The reception (Where was it located? Show us some pictures! )
16. The cake/food (What did your cake look like? What food did you serve? Did you get to eat it?)
17. The best and worst (What was your favorite and least favorite part of the day: can be anything.)
18. The honeymoon (Where did you go? )
19. The marriage (The wedding was great, but it doesn't end there. What are your thoughts on marriage? Include the most recent picture of you and your significant other and any other thoughts)
1. The Big Picture (When did you meet? Start dating? Get engaged? etc...)
2. The Boy (Who is he? Where did he grow up? What does he like to do?)
3. The Girl (Tell us a little about yourself.)
4. The Love Story (How it all began: how you met, first date, first kiss, how long did you date? etc..)
5. The Moment You Knew He Was the One (How and when did you know?)
6. The Proposal (How did it happen? Was it a surprise? Do you have any pictures?)
7.The Announcements/Invitations (What did they look like? What pictures did you include?)
8. The Rings (Tell us about it! did you pick it out? did he? pictures! tell us about his ring too.)
9. The engagement/bridal pictures (Let's see em! Which are your favorites?)
10. The colors (What color scheme did you use? Why did you choose those colors?)
11. The dress (Was it what you always imagined? What was your favorite part? White or ivory?)
12. The tux (What did he wear?)
13. The bridesmaids (What did your bridesmaids wear? Did they choose or you choose?)
14. The ceremony (Where did you get married? What was your favorite part?
15. The reception (Where was it located? Show us some pictures! )
16. The cake/food (What did your cake look like? What food did you serve? Did you get to eat it?)
17. The best and worst (What was your favorite and least favorite part of the day: can be anything.)
18. The honeymoon (Where did you go? )
19. The marriage (The wedding was great, but it doesn't end there. What are your thoughts on marriage? Include the most recent picture of you and your significant other and any other thoughts)
Start looking for these posts! I'm excited to have a new prompt, and I hope you will have fun reading our love story.
Dalan's Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Dalan!! Yesterday was Dalan's 26th birthday! I let him open his first present that morning, Ice Road Truckers Most Dangerous Episodes. Yeah, we are cool like that. And he was able to watch it at lunch, since school has stolen our lunch times together.
When I got home I started baking his awesome birthday cake, and making my mom's famous meatballs and rice. Dalan opened his presents, the handsome shirt and vest, a list of 101 things that I love about Dalan & an ipod adapter for the tractors sealed with a Taylor Swift card (I want to be her when I grow up)! We grabbed Unstoppable at Redbox and watched it as we waited to change water and I did homework. It was a lot of fun to spend the day spoiling Dalan. He is definitely deserving of it. Dalan is the best husband ever. He does so much for me and is so sweet and selfless. He can always make me laugh and feel better about my day. I love you Dalan!
Best. Trick. Ever.
The microwave has always been one of my least favorite chores, until I learned this trick from Pinterest. I seriously had so much fun cleaning my microwave today. So here is what you do. And P.S. maybe everyone else in the world knows this, you can just skip all this and laugh at my ignorance. But also, if you did know this, shame on you for not sharing this with me! Ok. What you do is get a bowl. Put water and vinegar in & heat in the microwave for 5 minutes. Then wipe everything off. Easiest thing ever. Try it.
*update. my mom totally knew this.
*update. my mom totally knew this.
Wow!
First off I am so surprised at how many people voted! Thanks so much for the help! Today I printed off all three of the pictures in 8x10 form and I love seeing my photos in print! It is something that I should do more often. So the polls say that I should use the Dragonfly & the Turtle Taxi but I printed the Baby Swallows anyway . . . this is bad. I know that I should just trust everyone, right. but I just love love the Swallows. Something about the composition and the shadow above and that little fuzzy head have me trapped. ha ha I think I'll try to convince them to let me do three instead of two . . . or maybe I'll have Dalan enter one, is that lying? Ok. Just kidding. I know I'll have to leave one behind. I feel guilty though. Kinda like when you watch Toy Story & suddenly you want to go and find your old toys or things and make sure you give them more attention. It's like that.
Second. Our Vacation was perfect. It was so nice to be with Dalan & to get away for a while. Wednesday we walked around the little expensive shops and laughed at the variety of tourists. I wish I had taken pictures. Some of my favorites that we saw were the "Jackson Hole Snooki" & a big bad biker man carrying his lap dog in his fanny pack.
Thursday morning we explored further and went to the Teton Village & then to through the national park where we saw the Tetons.
That night we saw the Bar J Wranglers. It may have been the most fun thing that we did. They fed us a great dinner and they are hilarious as well as very talented musicians! I would recommend them to anyone!
Second. Our Vacation was perfect. It was so nice to be with Dalan & to get away for a while. Wednesday we walked around the little expensive shops and laughed at the variety of tourists. I wish I had taken pictures. Some of my favorites that we saw were the "Jackson Hole Snooki" & a big bad biker man carrying his lap dog in his fanny pack.
Thursday morning we explored further and went to the Teton Village & then to through the national park where we saw the Tetons.
That night we saw the Bar J Wranglers. It may have been the most fun thing that we did. They fed us a great dinner and they are hilarious as well as very talented musicians! I would recommend them to anyone!
Friday we were able to Raft the Snake River being guided by Dalan's old roommate, Marc. It was a ton of fun! Scary & Cold. But so so much fun!
After the rafting trip we were headed home back to nice beds and our own pillows & a warm shower. It's good to be back but it was great to leave.
Time for you to Vote!
I need to choose the best two photos out of these three. I just can't do it, I love them all. So, I need your help! I created a little poll over to the right. Pick your top 2 favorite & it will help me a bunch :)
I used to always enter my favorite pictures from the year into our county fair in Idaho & this year I am moving that tradition to Box Elder County!
I used to always enter my favorite pictures from the year into our county fair in Idaho & this year I am moving that tradition to Box Elder County!
I love walking through & looking at the pictures, it always made it so much fun to see a few of mine in the mix.
I can't wait to make prints & see these live! Wish me luck!
Vacation Eve
Today our vacation eve & the butterflies are here. I cannot wait to get on the road. Before that can happen though I have made today all about checking things off my list. I am refusing to come home to anything but a sparkley clean house. I think a clean house to come home to makes it not so scary or as disappointing to come back from a fun, relaxing vaca. That's the goal anyways, I already know I won't want to come back, but I guess I'll deal with that as it comes.
So here is what I have accomplished so far . . .
So here is what I have accomplished so far . . .
- cleaned out Dalan's truck
- dishes
- laundry & laundry & more laundry
- some packing
- ran a mile
- got my new phone in the mail :)
- finish packing
- shower
- go to Dalan's championship softball game!
- vacuum
- mow the lawn
- find something for lunch
- buy snacks for the road
- buy a disposable water proof camera :)
- activate my new phone
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)