wedding pictures {I}

our wedding photos finally came

{for some reason they got sent back to our photographer, so she dropped them off at my house and then my family finally forwarded them up here.}

today's photos will feature: dresses, rings, and pre-reception photos.

all photo credits to andrea filio.


{click to enlarge photos.}

without further ado...

more of our ring ceremony, reception, and temple photos to come...

nike goddess

pretty much describes me in a nutshell.


okay, maybe not.  but i will only buy my running shoes from nike. i had a pair of new balance my fresman year of high school when i was in cross country, but that was so like 8 years ago, totally. 


it was a big debate: 
1) get them from this online outlet store in the color i wanted and get some gym trainers for my classes {like body combat when i'm in CA, or my super sweet step class, old school i know but so fun}total is $4 cheaper, free shipping?

OR

2) get them from nike.com in my 2nd choice color that's not as cool as the above and pay $8 more and get some different trainers that would be a little better and are $12 less, and free shipping? 


so pretty much that's the big debate. and the difference is really only $4 less for a cooler color, or $4 more for a better cross trainer?


 and i went with...


option 1. 

okay so these are actually not really cross trainers {like in option 2, but i went with option 1, remember?}, but i like them and they will be good for the purpose i will use them for.

and these are my new running shoes. nike lunar elite 2.  i have the lunar elite, but these are just an upgrade on last year's model, so i am pretty pumped.

it's independence day

martina mcbride. independence day. great song.

the day's events, in the following order:

saturday: 4th of july festivities started with the stadium of fire fireworks {after we both worked til 8.30 and 9.30 pm}. we drove up a little bit on the mountain behind our house then climbed on the roof of my car.  some little kids were on their truck running up and down the hood and windshield to the top of the truck. it was so funny.

in the morning, steven had to work, teaching.

i went running and yoga-ed 

{with shiva rae in my living room}.

tennis lessons. open courts {for once}.

we polished my forehand {one of many polishings needed}

and worked on my backhand. although, i failed on my serving.

we are running low on groceries, so it was a snack for breakfast, so we were pretty darn hungry! we finally hit up cafe paesan {3rd time! so good!} for lunch.  first we went to target to get some more {60} tennis balls and a neti pot.  em met us there after work. then she took us to her other work {farr's fresh--frozen yogurt, and soft-serve ice cream and frozen custard} for some FREE ice cream. 

we're just funny

see?

i told emily i looked like a man and made her retake the picture. i think it's just a bad hair day!

em was so happy that she was FINALLY able to go to cafe paesan. 

i was rocking steven's world on words with friends.  i play it a lot, on his phone, by myself.  so then he calls it words with self because i just play back and forth with myself.  i'm keeping my brain cells alive, okay?

we neti potted and then we napped. then we bbq-ed and i cooked up some corn on the cob.

em and i went on a bike ride.  her cruiser is still in california, so she rode steven's man bike. we hit up provo's mini washington monument for the veteran's. and we sang the last verse of the star spangled banner {it was engraved on the base of the monument}. yeah, we're pretty cool.

not pregnant. just wearing a flowy shirt, okay?

and now it's time to cuddle up for a movie on our beautiful new plasma flat screen.

life's pretty darn good!

God Bless the USA.

we are so blessed to live in this free country.

and God Bless those honorable men and women that have fought and who do fight for our freedom. and Bless their families and loved ones.

reminiscing

i don't feel well.

this morning while steven was at the gym / getting ready for work and the thunder was rolling and lightning striking, i looked through a bunch of pictures on my computer.

i love doing that and haven't in awhile. plus, i think lightning struck our internet because it was down for about 16 hours. {why do i think this? because lightning and thunder hit at the exact same time. and we know by the counting rule for every second that the thunder and lightning are apart, that's how many miles away it is.  well, when they are at the exact same time and it sounds like a million gun shots all at once and you can feel it in your chest, you know it is like right next to you.}

without further ado, i bring you some fond remember whens...

 remember when we had mother's day altogether and danny and denae announced they were having a baby? first great grandchild! and now great grandchild no. 3 comes any moment now {or forcibly via induction tomorrow morning--so excited kathy and rob!}

 remember when dana graduated 8th grade and i was being mom for 8 days with these little beauts. and now she's graduated high school! yikes.

remember carmel by the sea? 

same trip up the coast, but this is in monterey. there was a reason we took this picture. it was for someone, but i can't remember.

remember bucky. we miss him.

remember when erin made me get a facebook when i told her i didn't want a "webpage" {ha, now i have a blog--a real "webpage"} and she set it up for me and made this my profile picture?

erin remember when we used to have our dance parties? or when i danced for you every night after i got back from the gym when you were laying in bed after your knee surgery? 

remember when claire woke up with a crooked neck 4 hours before we were supposed to fly to new york so she wore a heating pad on her neck ALL day?

oh, that same trip is when i met lady liberty. let her ring this weekend, especially monday.

oh and remember when we met one of my favorite men, as a statue? good ol' abe. i was looking forward to that moment the whole trip.

remember when i would study on my floor? still do, well lesson plans now. laying on my stomach is my preferred way.

remember when dana was obsessed with that peace sign shirt?

oh, remember when you got those rain boots erin?

and who could forget when it snowed like 8 inches in vegas and i couldn't get home for christmas? okay, then the passes opened up again and we were clear the next day, except it took us double the time. plus and overnight. 

remember when i got my car?

erin, do you remember when you would "fall asleep" in EVERY picture that christmas break?
{ps, lauren--that is the anthro sweater i gave you, cute, eh?}



it used to just be em that fell asleep in pictures.

oh also erin, do you remember when you ran up on the curb and i made you sit down and take a picture next to it? haha.

remember when i took you girls to la in the van. gangsta. and you tried to find some celebrities at that milkshake place? fail.

remember when we started our new year's eve breakfast at mimi's cafe tradition? and i ate too much french toast. it's just so good.

oh hey em, remember when we were opposite twins?

here's a blast from the past: adam ondi ahman. i wish i had that outfit still, or at least the skirt. do you have it dana? i want it back.

danny and denae's wedding dinner, remember that? buca's!

i miss this.

oh, last but not least, remember the ambulance turned motor home that is like massive and was parked outside the mesa, az temple during danny and denae's wedding?






steven and i need to take more pictures together. i take a lot of mental ones.

croquet.

pronunciation guide: crow - kay
steven's pronunciation guide: crow - ket
{he is so funny, i know.}

a note on croquet:

yesterday, we played a little croquet. steven and i got it as a wedding gift.  i pretty much lost. well, i was losing and then i somehow got in first for like 5 minutes and then was back at the bottom. it was fun. then we all went to golden spoon. 

a side-note on golden spoon,

or informally known as g.s.: 

i fear that our trip last night 

will be one of the last times

this summer--no more gift cards

or freebies on our stamp cards,

so we can't go as often as i'd like

{which we know is once a week.

i'd even take every other week.}

a note on yoga:

every saturday morning, i do a little peak 8 training {here and here} and then my favorite yoga class. i should say, a yoga class with my favorite yoga teacher. 

a side-note on my yoga class:

[life is not good 

when i miss that 

yoga class. 

unless, of course, 

i miss it because i'm in 

california 

or arizona 

or getting married 

or something cool like that.]

a note on tennis:

i wish i were good. steven's brother, michael pictured above, is pretty darn good for his 14 year old self. but of course, he was trained by steven as a young lad. i've been watching wimbledon while at the gym. i'm still learning the whole game-set-match point thing {which, apparently points don't even matter. it's like 15-30-40, and i'm used to points counting and going 1-2-3-4...}but it is fun to watch. serena williams is a beast. and remember how steven gave me a lesson the other day? and remember how i have like 3 tennis skirts? well, they are running/workout skirts but tennis is a workout, so duel function. steven should be home from work in t minus 3 minutes, so i better put that tennis skirt on so we can hit the courts tonight!

one last side-note on...:

steven. 

we're pretty much 

in love.

like a lot.

and i'm thinking

this week i'm going to do some posts

about our love story

and our wedding day.

just for the record.

and because i may be bored

when he is at work and

i have straightened and

cleaned the condo

10 times over.

adieu.

and a happy sabbath to you.

{that rhymes. and that is why i teach first grade. or will be teaching since i taught second.}