MOVING DAY!

Dear Mother Nature,
Please stop raining. We are trying to move, you have decided to pour your heart out. I understand you are upset, but WHY the two times that we have tried to move things this week must you pour pigs and chickens. I wouldn't be so upset if it was just a gentle drizzle...but seriously, ease up.
Yours Truely,
Drowned Rat.


Too bad I didn't read this tip last night while packing.
Bummer.

L.I.F.E.

Life is SUPER busy right now. So busy in fact....I have neglected my second love...blogging.
I will now explain why I have left you all in the dark.
Grab a cookie, this could get boring.

SO....here it is, 9:30pm on a beautiful wednesday evening and I am jamming out to some tunes, chewing minty gum and packing up my house. You may be wondering to yourself...what kind of tunes am I jamming too...(currently listening to Creed...I need good packing music). Second, you may be wondering what kind of gum I am chewing...Green. And third, you are probably wondering why I am packing up my lovely abode.
Well....here ya go.
Back in early Feb, baby cakes lost his job:( It wasn't his dream job or anything, but still a bummer to the checkbook. As you all know, this current economy is not super fantastic to be job hunting in....SO, we are still looking. He has been offered some jobs, but they really won't work for our simple yet fanastic lifestyle (ie...moving across the country, working EVERY sunday until the day he dies, and working at 3am (and getting paid in peanuts) SO....we are still looking. No worries though, we have grown more in the last two and a half months then we could have ever thought possible. We have learned a simple lesson in food storage (thank GOODNESS for cereal) and have learned lessons that will only benefit us in the future. What a great blessing it has been to learn and grow together.
Are you bored yet???

SO, back to the packing (as I just turned around and saw piles of empty boxes....whoops, I got distracted!)

When we signed our lease for our apartment, we only signed a 6 month lease...I have no idea why, but at the time we both felt that 6 months was the best decision. Recently my brother bought a house and my dad and him have been finishing the basement to be a full apartment. Wouldn't you know, the month our lease is up, is the same month they are looking for renters...:) So, we are packing up and headed to live in my brothers basement. I will go from a 5 minute commute to a 25 minute...but living by family will make it worth it. PLUS we get granite countertops in our kitchen. SOLD! This will give us some time to figure out our next step and we don't have to sign a lease:) yahoo! Plus I get to live right next to my adorable neice and nephew! DOUBLE bonus!

This should help you understand why I have been neglecting my sweet blog and blogging friends. I still spy on you fine people from time to time, so keep up the posting. In the mean time, if you know of a job for baby cakes, shoot me an email :) Honestly, we are learning it is not what you know, but who ya know!

I better get my bunz in gear before baby cakes gets home from basketball...I haven't packed a single box:)
Love to all!!!
-Me

Sealed for Time and all Eternity!

Woah...I got a little off schedule. HOWEVER, have no fear. I am back:) As promised...here are the wedding day pictures; at the Timpanogos Temple.

I was SOOO nervous that it was going to snow on my wedding day...this is Utah. The weather changes every five minutes. When Katie got married in August, it POURED! But....it was PERFECTLY sunny, not a cloud in the sky and warm, esp for middle of October:)

Here is Brian's immediate family...we are missing one brother, one sis in law and 4 nieces and nephews.

The Ma, Pa and In-Laws. . . .

My Family. Missing my niece Koda...she was sleeping.

Many of you know....I have been in QUITE a few weddings over the years. The joke was..."Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride..." So I decided to have my own "27 Dresses" shot...(however, I shorted out at 18:)

Here are my girls...

April, Lindsey, Me, Annie...Logan Roomies.

His and her's Sisters...
Hers- MaLese, Carly, Katie

His- Rachel, Alicia, Krista

Megan, Jessica, Sabrina, Tracy, Kylee, Kim...Highschool Besties

Keesa, Liz and Alicia....More Logan Roomies

I LOVE this shot. Talk about the worlds BEST support team:)

And of course the HANDSOME MEN! Esp the Groom. What a stinkin stud.

L to R

Brian's Brother-in-laws, Clark and Travis....Brian's Brother Mike (Missing other Brother Lance...he came later)

My Brother Landon and my bro in law Cory

Two of my FAVORITE shots. LOVE THESE!! Seriously...isn't he HOT? My goodness I have good taste:)

I love these aswell. SUCH an amazing day! Just LOOK at that SKY!! Perfectly clear.

I swear I won't take as long with the reception...I am just trying to string you lovely ladies along:) Especially you Sabrina....Sorry I told you it was posted, and it wasn't. I am a jerk:) LOVE YA!

Wedding Day Breakfast

The wedding breakfast turned out beautiful. My in-laws did an incredible job with the food and decorating. Seriously, my Mother in law is an amazing and talented cook. Everything was delicious. She made all the sweet breads, jams, and granola. What a woman:) The decorating was darling. I LOVED it!

YUMM!

The apples were our centerpieces. SO cute!

She even got Brian and I fruity pebbles:)

Here are the mothers, pouring their hearts out . . . . .

and the fathers, weeping like children:)

Kim is one of the MASTER minds behind this whole marriage. She is one of my best friends and also Brian's cousin:)

The next picture is 4/5 of Brian's siblings. Krista, Mike, Rachel and Alicia.

Here is Landon, MaLese and Koda....and a sibling hug on the Walker side:)

Here are my girls....aren't they HOT?? Serioulsy, I have babes for friends. They all looked SMOKIN! (Jess, Sabs, Tracy)

And of course....us. Sitting back soaking this all in. It was so amazing to be surrounded by family and friends and fantastic food. Thank you to everyone who made this breakfast possible.

After we stuffed our bellies....we were off to the TEMPLE:)

Stay tuned.

Snowed in

Last night we got snowed in at my parents house...tonight...I shall blog again. Sorry for the delay.

Wedding Day; Getting Ready

When it takes a team of professionals to get you ready for your wedding day....it is worth a blog post.
The night before I went from Ms to Mrs....I had my besties stay the night with me. I needed their support:) PLUS they were the design team to make this girl into a bride.

Katie was my hairstylest. CLEARLY she has her work cut out for her:)

Tracy did my makeup....
Sabrina was on nerve control...and as a bonus, she fed me:)
Jessica, of course...my photographer:)

Classic.

Jess is SOOO creative!

Here we are....waiting to see eachother:) SOON TO BE husband and wife!!

HOORAY!! We are on our way to the wedding breakfast!

I am sure he is saying something like, "oh I can't wait to marry you...you are my everything...I love your guts....i'm hungry, let's go....my goodness you look smokin...I am the luckiest man in the world...rarr....let's get this party started...giddy up"...ect:) hahahaha. Just kidding. (kinda)

Stay tuned. Tomorrow is wedding breakfast:) I am sure you are all loving this blogfest all centered around me....just think, I am making up for lost time:) AND, when I have waited this long to find Mr. Perfect, then who cares how much I post...you are all just relieved I finally got married:)

Seattle Bridals...the unseen shots.

In September, Brian, Jessica and I headed out to Seattle for our "Bridals". It was always a dream of mine to have my "wedding" pictures taken downtown Seattle....and when your photographer is not only one of your best friends, and from Seattle....beautiful things can happen:) A while back I posted some of our Bridals....here are a couple more "unseen" pictures!

This is a cool shot Jessica arranged for us. This is Bri's expression, the first time he saw me in my dress....I love that face:)

Super cool building....we later found out it used to be an old mortuary! SWEET!

For those of you who are from Seattle....realize how amazing this place is. I LOVE Pike Place Market...and I am SOOOO glad we got pictures here!

Should I mention that we were there in the middle of September....68 degrees and not a cloud in the sky? PERFECT!

Inside the Market. We sure got a lot of congrats from people!

Especially from this little fella! He sang us our own little song! SOOO FUNNY!

Yes....we are lip to lip. Precious.

Gotta love that skyline!

For our senior year party....we actually came to this very building! It was so fun to be back at the arcade again!

Ah.....excuse me. We are busy.....:)

Isn't this sunset perfect? I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture.

And seriously....how cool is this? Jessica, you are amazing.

It was a super fun trip, and I LOVE that my bridals are different and unique to us. It was so cool to have these pictures up at our reception. Thanks Jess....honestly, these are perfect!