our love story part 2

after meeting at church our ward had a group family home evening. everyone in the ward went to JUMP ON IT, a warehouse full of trampolines =) 

i arrived a little late and by the time i had gotten there, ry had already twisted his ankle and was no longer partaking in the fun. 

so i spent the night talking to him and messing around with his friends. at the end of the night, ry causally asked for my phone number so that "maybe we could hang out" 

i left with butterflies and he left with a new number in his phone labeled "come jump in".  a joke that i would later find out about.

the next weekend, ry and his friends threw a labor day bbq. my friends and i were invited and told to just bring something to share. 

bri from breezy days and i spent the entire day before hand making my mothers famous sugar cookies.. to say we made a lot would be an understatement. i split them in two patches and planned on giving half to ry and half for the party but theses cookies did not become famous for nothing. 

sorry for the blurry pics... stolen from fb 

by the end of the party all my cookies were gone. =) and i had spent another successful day just getting to know this boy who had caught my eye.

our love story part 1

ry and i are both from california but we both had to come to utah to meet. 

at the beginning of my sophomore year at BYU, my {ex}boyfriend had just left on his lds mission. i had dated him for 3 years and was pretty broken when he left.  i went to college looking for some fun and a distraction. on the first day of church, i showed up with 5 of my best friends at the time. of course it was our first day of church in the new year so we all dressed our best. little did we know that by the end of that year, 4 out of the 5 of us would be married. 

this is the four of us who all got married. =) 

we spent most of our time during that church meeting playing a game between all us girls. we scribbled a line and then pass it to someone else who would have to create a picture from it. we were having great fun with it and caught the attention of some of the guys behind us. when the meeting ended, they came up to us and asked us what we had been writing on the paper that was so entertaining. embarrassing  horrible pictures? yeah... 

we left for our next meetings and us girls spent the next meeting talking about the cute guys we had just met. i immediately singled ry out as the cutie i wanted to get to know more. little did i know that i had just met my future lover and best friend. 

a leap of faith

ry always tells me that i need to learn to trust more. i used to think of myself as a risk-taker. but as i get older, i find myself being more of a planner. not willing to make decisions until every option has been considered. i have become cautious and it is so weird for me! some of the things coming up in our lives will require me to take that leap of faith. some of our decisions will not allow me to weigh out every option. some are completely out of my control. it is scary and exhilarating all at the same time. 

it is at this time that i realize that planning only takes me so far. it is time for me to take the only available transportation and take that leap of faith. the lord will direct me in all things. 

growing up, teeenage ages

Growing up, teenage years:
*What activities did you participate in?  (Sports, dancing, music, arts, etc.)  Explain what you did with each activity.   
in high school, i was involved in quite a few activities. i was in A.P. classes as well as national honor society and renaissance ( leadership) i also played volleyball and soccer and participated in choir all four years. Outside of school i attended seminary, which is an institute through my church that teaches about the gospel. seminary met at 6 am every morning. as i look back on all our activities i cant believe i did so many things and still kept my sanity. i was the kind of girl who wanted to do everything so i was never the best at anything. 

*How did you learn how to drive?  What kind of car did you have?
i learned how to drive by my mom. she took me out to the church parking lot and then on to deserted streets. i freaked my mom out more often then not because i thought i deserved to be in the middle of the road.it didnt matter about the actual car, it was about me. my physical being had to be in the middle. mom thought she was going to die. ;)   when i turned 16 my parents bought the toyota matrix and that became my car. it is still my mati. sure, she is getting a bit old but she was my first car. 

*Who were your friends? 
 in high school, i struggled with friends. i had friends, dont get me wrong. i had some good friends throughout my high school years. but as most teenagers, high school was full of drama and times of loneliness. i had a few loyal friends and i love them for what they taught me. 

*Did you have a girl/boy friend?  Talk about him/her
in high school i had 3 boyfriends. in my religion they advise us to not begin dating until we are 16, so my first boyfriend asked me out on my 16th birthday. we dated for 6 months. during that time we held hands, went on dates and hugged. for some reason, i never felt the desire to give him my first kiss and thus ended my first romantic relationship. 

my second relationship was full of drama. =) we had our ups and we had our downs. we were crazy about each other and drove each other crazy. our relationship was full of inside jokes and fights. he was my first kiss and the first guy i ever felt love for. we had a lot of growing up to do during our relationship and being together forced us both to do just that. we ended the relationship after 8 months to save our friendship and we have remained friends to this day. 

my third relationship started my junior year. we met through friends and he was the kind of guy who knew how to sweep a girl off her feet. together, we went through two proms, two high school graduations, two long distance relationship times (when he left for college in long beach and when i went to BYU) and finally ending our relationship after 3 years when he went on his LDS mission and i ended up meeting my eternal companion. we went through so much together and i grew into a better person by dating him. 

*What was your first paid job? 
my first paid job was as a receptionist at a podiatrist office. i started out working once a week then slowly working my way to everyday of the week at two different offices. it was a great first job that taught me how to be organized and helped me to develop good customer relationships. 

while the hubby is away.

i am off track right now which means my incredibly hectic schedule has become quite a bit less hectic. i have been off track now for 2 days... and i have spent those two days in the house. sure i went out and ran some errands and i have been working myself back into shape but for the most part, i have been home. ry, however, has not been here! that boy is so busy and i admire his willpower.  

anyways. i am sitting here while ry is off snowboarding. so while the hubby is away, i plan on watching a chick flick, eating some popcorn and drinking my weight in pepsi.. ok i am not actually going to drink that much pepsi. but you get my point. 


i am getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow. gross. i am not looking forward to it. maybe if you are lucky and i am drugged enough i will post a pic on the blog =)

him & her

him: cereal
her: toast

him: comedy
her: romantic

him: surf
her: beach


him: mexican food
her: mexican food 


him: nonfiction
her: fiction

him: camping
her: hotel

him: adventure
her: adventure


him: weights 
her: runner


him: california 
her: california 

him: baker 
her: teacher 

him: walking dead
her: walking dead/ vampire diaries

him: impulsive 
her: planner 

him: in love
her: in love 

xo,
A 

wafflely wedded

this made me laugh so hard. i love it. i let out a little giggle during our wedding ceremony, thank goodness i controlled myself.