Our Lagoon Adventure

We went on a YSA trip to Lagoon this week.
 I have never been before, and find I am not as brave about being strapped to a crazy ride with a bunch of people. Lol It was allot of fun though, and we enjoyed the day together.

This Peacock apparently loves Churro's. 

I didn't know I was afraid of heights until I was already strapped into this ride. o.O

It had some really nice scenery for a theme park though.

Michael and I both weren't feeling very well, and even though we had fun, we didn't look so great.

Afterwards we spent the night at my cousins place and enjoyed the evening under the stars by the fire.

Our Engagement

On September 12th 2014 Michael proposed to me.
He called me earlier that morning and asked me if my dad was home, which I thought was odd that he wouldn't just wait for me to get work so we could go up to my parents house together.
When I got off work that evening I had plans to go to Michaels apartment and get ready, and then the two of us would be going to a bonfire some of our Singles Ward Friends had planned at Docs Beach.

He picked me up and he was acting weirder than usual. Very fidgety and distracted, so I had a feeling something was up. He took me to his apartment and I went into the bathroom to do my hair and brush my teeth so we could go.

When I came out of the bathroom he was standing in the living room, he hugged me and kissed me. And he was shaking. He asked me if I loved him, and I said "Of course!" Then he handed me the open ring box and asked me "Will You love me forever?" To which I also replied "OF COURSE!"
  ♡ It was the sweetest moment of my life!
 It wasn't too much of a surprise because we had talked about getting married before. 
And all day Mike was acting really weird and nervous. So I had a feeling, especially when he asked if my Dad was home. 
He said my parents thought it was a little soon to be getting engaged but Michael insisted we were meant for each other and they agreed. My dad jokingly said "Well.... tell her she has to clean her room first!" And Michael said "Ill clean it for her!"

So we went to the bonfire and sent a picture announcement out to our families.

Wesley came with, because he always tagged along in our adventures.

When I we had talked about getting married before I told Michael, I don't care about the diamond or really much specifically about the ring, but please do NOT buy me a gold one! I want silver because I hate gold. So he picked out my ring and I think he did a really good job.

I know some girls are specific and want to pick out their own, but I wanted it to be special from him.

 I adore it! I love how the white gold looks and the marquise diamond in the center is stunning. But my favorite part of the ring was the the wedding band!

Michael had a large coffee and donut on our way to the bonfire, and he started no feeling well while we were there, so we left early. On the way home he stopped and threw up in front of the dentist office. I felt so bad! When we got back to his place I told him I was going to go and let him get some rest. Then I drove 15 minutes to my parents house, thinking the whole way that he was nervous and unsure about his decision to propose and had made himself sick over that. So I thought it might be best to give him back the ring and tell him to try again in a few weeks if he still felt good about the decision. As I was about to turn onto my road he called me and said he was feeling much better and insisted I come back. So I turned around and drove 15 minutes back to his place. 

When I got back we snuggled and watched movies with his roommates while he feel asleep. I could tell he didn't feel much better, but he didn't want our night to end that way and wanted to celebrate. Even if "celebrating" was just cuddling until he felt better.

The Rest of our Summer...

A few other things we did over the summer together.

We went caving up in DryFork with David and Bryce

I really like the way this picture came out. \/

We took my little brothers to the Demolition Derby.

This was the first picture we actually took together. \/ 

He took this about a week before he moved out of this appartment. (Beginning of Sept.)

Path of Love

One day I wanted to do something cute for Michael to show him how much he ment to me. So I made a list of 35 reasons why I loved him. 

I went to a local park that had a paved trail through the trees and fields and I spent all morning writing all the reasons about 10 feet apart from each other. The went from the parking lot, all along the path. It stretched on for over 100 yards. A lady who was walking while I was writing these yelled out "He's a lucky guy!!" when she saw what I was doing.

I drew a "Park here" sign on a parking space with arrows that directed him along the path. Then I asked him to call me when he was off work and instructed him to go there.

Originally I planned to be at the end of the trail with a picnic lunch but I ended up at work. But Michael stayed on the phone with me as he walked along reading these notes. I could hear the smile on his face as he went. He loved it!

Our Couples Photos

Photography has always been a really important part of me. And I really wanted some pictures of Michael and I together. 

So my good friend and Photography business partner Chandler, agreed to take some couples pictures for us.

It was such a fun day to go exploring and get some good pictures in Nature. These were all taken in Dry Fork Canyon in Utah, which is one of my favorite places to explore.

Lucky for me, Mike loved the idea too and actually enjoyed getting photos with me.

These are only a few. You can find the rest on Facebook. But I really LOVE them and will treasure them forever! I love that we were able to take pictures with Wesley our dog as well.

I appreciate Chandler doing these for us, they turned out amazing!

Ogden Temple Dedication

We had the opportunity to go to a Temple open house and walk through.
The details that are put into these beautiful buildings are indescribable.  We were both in awe by the amazing work that was inside. There was tiny perfect engravings on everything from the furniture to the wall fixtures. It was so formal and extravagant yet comforting and peaceful. Religious or not, Temple walk throughs are an experience everyone should do.
If I were to get married in a Temple, this is the one I would choose. It was so beautiful!
We decided to make it a tradition, if there is a new Temple within our travel radius, we will make an effort to go to the walk throughs of as many as we can.

Farmers Market Sunday

Shortly after we were "together" on an offical note, we took a trip out to Salt Lake to see my cousin Rachel.
She talked us into going to this Farmers Market thing that Sunday at Wheeler Farm. It was SO cute!
There was food, and music and sales booths with fresh produce and homemade things.
The barn was amazing and I fell in love with it! It was such an amazing place!
There was a little pioneer homestead built around the farm, with lots of different kinds of farm buildings, houses, and a little store from the pioneer times.
My cousin took pictures of us while we were there. These were the first pictures we had together and we put them in frames and hung them all over his apartment. 
I always felt so loved whenever I went over and saw so many pictures of us.

This is my favorite picture we've taken together. I can't wait to go back to the farm, I loved it so much!