Utah is Beautiful

Last weekend me and my future hubby went down to Ceder City, Utah to have my sister Nicole take our Bridal pictures. She did such an amazing job, I'm so grateful! We took them up in the mountains where it was stunning of course.

But with any road trip came lots of unexpected turns. After stopping in flagstaff for some food at Arby's I started feeling queezy. It looked yummy at the time...kinda...

So a couple of hours after driving I was not feeling good like at all. I made Daniel stop and buy me some meds but they didn't help at all. I held a grocery bag up to my face for a while before I asked if he'd pull over and give me a Priesthood Blessing. It was such a special moment. The first time he'd given me a blessing. We got back in the car and just a little ways down the road I hacked up the gross Arby's and felt awesome :)

When I drove Daniel captured some amazing views

. Here's some...
and we saw a deer so,,,,

enjoy Muah

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Boys + Make-up

When me and Daniel first started talking I remember him mentioning that it'd be fun to have him try doing my make-up. Well we finally got around to it..
It was so funny to see him try his best :)
Also now he can appreciate the art that is make-up

We finished off the night with an oat meal face mask :) 

The Story of Us

This is my love story

In April of 2015, it had been a couple months since my cousin Jessica moved to Utah to live with me. Her brother Joel was having a reception in his home town of Arizona. Jess really wanted to go to it but of course who would want to drive all alone without a car singing buddy? I was all down for it of course, but I had to get permission... I remember the exact expression on my mom's face when I asked. "You can't miss school." She replied. So, being a "rebellious" teenager i got all my homework done in advance for the next week and showed her my straight A's. HAHA i thought, "Now I can go! 

The road trip was awesome of course. We sang, talked and ate way to much junk food. Even though I was having a blast my mind was on a stupid boy who was breaking my heart. I put on a smile and had a blast. I had a photo-shoot with my cousins, went to the Temple, and then made a beautiful cake for Joel and Justine's reception. 

Little did I know that I would be meeting the Love of my life that night. PAUSE this wasn't actually the first time I met Daniel...throwback to years and years earlier. Joel and Daniel are best friends. They came up to Utah and stayed in my house. PLAY at the reception Jess talked to Daniel, even asked him to dance. I recognized him from when he had visited my home years back. Though i wasn't really interested because of my broken heart. I faked a smile and ate all the appetizers and dang were they YUMMY

 (from the night of the reception Justine, Joel, Daniel)

Leaving that night I turned to Jess and said "Watch you're gonna marry him." She turned to me and said "no, YOU ARE." We laughed and went on with our night.

A couple days later Daniel followed me on Instagram. He would like my posts and i would like his. He even commented on one and said he remembered the area where i lived and remembered the stinky lake haha

Then i posted a selfie on insta...

The irony kills me!

And that's how it all started. We started messaging daily, calling, face timing etc. Our chemistry was undeniable. I had to see him in person. I wanted to know if he was actually as perfect as he seemed. So literally I told Jess and she said okay let's go and we left that very weekend. Our first date was amazing. We felt so natural instantly. We didn't follow the norm, I met his whole family the first date, I drove a couple hundred miles to see him and even got lost for over 2 hours while crying on the phone with him...good times

 Did I mention I got a spray tan to try and impress him...? yeah...

A short couple weeks after going back home to Utah i packed up my stuff and moved to Arizona to be closer to him. We knew we were meant to be, there was no question. I love this man so much and how lucky am I?

Fall is Here

 Fall is here and we all know what that means! Fall make-up trends! Wahoo! I was actually practicing my hair and make-up for my Bridal pictures, what do you guys think? Do i look like a Fall Bride? :)

Our Home

We didn't waste much time when it came down to decorating our home. We both love having a home that we feel comfortable in yet is also speaking our style. So we made a trip, or three to IKEA. After spending most of our paycheck there we took everything home and begun the process of creating our home! But i will say IKEA has some of the best deals. I don't usually impulse buy, so we both made sure we were getting the best buy. Boy did we! I recommend checking it out if you're looking for cheap and stylish alternatives!   

Hanging out at IKEA

We got a free couch and chair from Daniel's kind Grandparents. Since they aren't the style we were going for we went on a hunt for a couch cover. As you can see we are in no way done or complete with decorating but for now this will do. The chair cover is a random blanket which is actually super comfy!! The grey couch cover we found at Target on clearance! We almost lost hope and went out and bought a brand new couch but God blessed us with this amazing cover haha :)
We got the coffee table and rug at IKEA

This is our cute T.V. It fits right in with our small apartment! we got everything again from IKEA. the Curtains just need a little hemming...

 I love this piece! We use it as a room divider between our dinning room and living room, it works great! i painted the D & M with a gold accent just because i thought i needed some GOLD :)

 My favorite is our table! We got this from Daniel's parents. It was a brown wood with dark green legs which was beautiful but didn't go with our theme. So i painted it white, and we found these chairs at Good Will! Guess what? The brand is IKEA!

 
Last but not least my vanity! This was Daniel's, Nana's vanity. I love being able to have a specific place for all my make-up and girly stuff :)

Finally after a long day we relaxed and watched our favorite show Vikings. Can't wait for the next season in February!

Fire House Subs!?

First day at work was on Wednesday. Working at a sandwich shop definitely isn't on my dream chart, but right now I have to do what i can until the time is right. Doing something new is always scary but I never thought I'd be so nervous to put mayo on bread! But guess what guys? It was fun. I made friends and actually worked really hard. Don't worry I still think having a job sucks, who wouldn't want to stay home and watch Gossip Girl marathons? Non the less, Fire House is da bomb. Let's see where this adventure takes me! :)

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Temple Tuesday

Temple Tuesday! I am not sure if that is even a thing but let's just go with it...anyway randomly I got a call from one of my favorite people (aka my cousin Jessica Rollins) she was just checking up on me since I recently moved out of her house. We've lived together for the past year or so. Basically we became inseparable, Daniel can vouch for that! HAHA! But I will make another post all about that another day. She mentioned she was making the trek from Black Canyon City all the way out to the Gilbert temple. (over an hour drive) When she offered for me to join her I didn't hesitate. Going to the temple is something I have kinda put lower on my priority list lately. What a wonderful experience it was! Going with my best friend to a temple I've never been to, and how glorious it was too!! I love to see the temple, and I can't wait to be sealed to my love in the Salt Lake temple :)

muah

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