wedding pictures {III}

temple photos

round II

bridesmaids / groomsmen

it looks like hank is a puppeteer puppetting michael

'at a boy, michael.  i mean, spider man.

us at the temple next time.

a few thoughts on a monday.

first thought:

i wish steven didn't have to work to earn money. and i wish i didn't have to either. i wish we could just spend all day everyday together. because we are kind of in love.

second thought:

one time steven and i were folding a blanket or something like that and he told me to hold it taunt.  excuse me?  i laughed and said, "you mean tight?"  no, he meant taunt, meaning without slack.  oooookay, babe.

he always uses that word, but i've never heard it used before.  it sounded familiar, and i believed him it was a word, but i was curious to know the dictionary definition.  so like 6 months later, i've finally looked up the word:

yeah.....it's not a word.  so i looked up tight in the thesaurus. and the actual word is taut.

i emailed that picture to steven and he responded, "That's why i married you."

third thought:

i came home from work late saturday night to a sparkly clean kitchen and flowers!

did i mention i love him?

fourth thought:

thursday we celebrate our 2 month anniversary.  2 months! feels like forever--in the best way!

fifth thought:

sundays are my favorite day of the week. church and family and relaxation and food. moving away from home made sundays hard. we ichatted a lot and i just wanted to be home with them. it was still my favorite day of the week, though. then steven and i started dating. better. then em moved up here. even better. then steven and i got married. even better still! and then lauren moved up here and her and emily come over for sunday dinners and stay all night and we play games and watch a movie. and steven and i get to spend all morning together before church. I LOVE IT.

wedding pictures {II}

temple photos
{round 1}

my parents {dad's idea, i'm sure} right before steven and i made our big debut as mr. and mrs. steven hopper.
see next photo, please.

yeah, steven fits in juuuust fine.

hopper side.

hopper fam.

kendrick side.

kendrick fam/where are you michael santiago?

our wonderful, amazing parents.

more with the bridesmaids/groomsmen later.

and, of course, more of us.

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.