i have a problem...

... called curiosity.

i am working on not being so curious.

you know, waiting for information to be volunteered instead of asking.
like with husband.
i like to ask him when i don't think the answer is coming soon enough.
silly.

i should just be patient.

so i put this new patience to test yesterday when husband told me he had secret errands to run today.
i asked what they were and he said "i can't tell you! its a secret!"
and he had a cute look on his face.

shoot dang.
now i really really want to know.

blah.


in other news... it seems so weird that one year ago i was moving out of one apartment to go home to get married. sheesh. i never would have guessed that one year later i would be getting ready to go to my BEAUTIFUL cousin Erikas wedding and have a little baby coming.

sheesh.

good thing nobody told me that they had a secret about that.
it might have killed me.

what? another wedding?

yes its true.
my dear bestest friend/cousin erika noel is getting married!!!!

you may remember her from here or here...

we have been friends for my entire life and all but nine months of hers. yup thats right. she is only nine months older than me.

i'm not sure who has these pictures but we have one of us when we were very little. i think i was less than one and she was probably barely learning how to walk. i was in a walker and she was kissing me on the cheek. its adorable. we have another one of us in completely matching outfits when we were about five. we even got to go to high school together for a little while until she moved with her family to st. george.

she went on a mission and while she was gone i got married. sad day because we had planned for our whole lives that we would have a sleep over the night before either one of us got married. i was totally bummed that we couldn't do this but guess what? NOW WE CAN!!! and here is the even more awesome news. pending the temple scheduling, or course, she is thinking of getting married on... get this... AUGUST 14th!!!!!! the same day i got married last year!!! it must be fate. i'm so so so excited for her. she is going to make on beautiful bride.

love you george huhheck!!!!! (haha inside joke)

wedding fun

So Darrell's little sister Dani got married to our best friend Tyler on June 1st. We, of course, went down for the festivities and they had such a lovely day. It was fun to get to be there and see them and how excited they were and it reminded me of our wedding day and how exciting it was. My oh my. It was also fun to spend time around Darrell's family and get to know them even better. They got married in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple in South Jordan. I had never seen the temple up close but it was lovely inside and out. I also really enjoyed hearing the marriage ceremony again. Its beautiful. I didn't cry at my own wedding but hearing the ceremony again while sitting next to my handsome husband made me tear up just a little. The wedding was also super fun because I got to see my best friend ever Pyper and her husband Kyle!!!I'm sure I've mentioned this story before but Kyle and Pyper and I were all best friends in high school. Pyper and Kyle started dating after we graduated. Kyle went on a mission where one of is companions was Tyler. When they all got home Pyper and Kyle were determined to get me to go out with Tyler. When we finally did do something Tyler brought along Darrell... haha funny funny circle.

Anyway, the wedding was fantasically beautiful and I'm super excited for Dani and Tyler to start their new life together!

In other news. I get so frustrated with my stupid job. So my family is going to Mexico. I've known this since like January/February-ish. Knowing that June is a busy month for vacations I think to myself "I should request that time off just in case other people do." So I do. Walmart is ridiculous. I talk to my assistant manager who approves time off requests and let her know that I'm leaving the country and I need that time off because I won't be here. So what happens? The requests don't get looked at until last week and on that weeks schedule that is posted last Monday, I'm scheduled to work on Friday. Halfway through our vacation. Um, okay? Yes. Please let me come home from Mexico so I can just work one day. What a joke. Luckily one of the supervisors was very helpful... (i maybe cried just a little to her) and a lady at work was very nice and switched me. PHEW.

nine

Dear Husband:
Thanks for marrying me. And thanks for an awesome nine months. Can you believe how fast the time has gone by!!!?! I guess that only makes sense since I have spent it with my very best friend. You're pretty great. I love you.


And in honor of our nine months, here are nine things I LOVE about you!!!


1. I love the way you look when you get off work and take off your bandanna. Adorable.
2. I love the way you walk super speedy like.
3. I love it when you hold my hand just because.
4. I love the way you laugh when you laugh really hard. 
5. I love how the little things keep you entertained.
6. I love the way you tend to fall asleep with out even realizing it at any place and/or time.
7. I love when you get word vomit. Its great. I could listen to you always.
8. I love how you help me out when I don't ask... even when I don't notice.
9. I love that you are my best friend and that I get to do EVERYTHING with you if I want to. I want to. Always.


Love, Lady

So I found this picture and I love love love it. I don't know what was happening but the look on Darrell's face is priceless. I must have said something mean because he doesn't look too thrilled with me (but I sure thought I was funny... that's for sure).

dancing

dear dad:

do you remember when i was little and you would help me stand up on your feet and we would dance around the kitchen? it didn't matter what the song was, we would just dance?

do you remember when i started getting older and you taught me how to waltz? we weren't very good but we sure could count to four...

and then i took ballroom dancing in high school and suddenly our dancing in the kitchen became much more complex and dangerous... some of the chairs could have gotten hurt, but it was still fun and we got even better at counting to four!

then there was this one night where you danced with me. and i loved it. and i wouldn't trade that moment for anything in the world.

thanks for the dance... i love you dad

{always}

here we go...

So I thought I would explain what all those pictures that posted were of!!! So after Darrell and I left our reception we went to clean my car that was so generously decorated with an inch of rice and other such lovely items to clean up (don't worry, if you're reading this I will get you back... thanks for the decorating tips when babysitting) and needless to say, I was a little starving and alot ready for a delicious hamburger. So we set off to McDonalds and got ourselves some super tasty Big Mac's and french fries and headed off to a resort at The Canyons up the canyon at Park City. Our room was great and the hotel was super duper nice! (Thanks Mom and Dad!). Since I had to start work the next Monday, we decided that it would be a good idea to do something cheap (or free) for our honeymoon and then do a fun trip some time later this year or next. But Park City was great. While we were there we saw a Mustang car show on Main Street that was pretty freakin sweet and we also ate at some super yummy places. I sure do love Park City. It makes me happy on the inside. We left on Sunday afternoon and returned to my house to pick up my makeup bag that I had left there but once we saw the enticing stack of gifts in the dining room, we couldn't help but open them! That was pretty fun. Then we headed back up to Logan to get ourselves somewhat settled in for the night so we could be ready for work the next day. So Tuesday we went up to Bear Lake to Darrell's cousins cabin where we stayed the night, ate rasberry shakes and watched a scary movie right next to the wall covered in windows (and lots of stuffed animals.) It was super fun to be able to run away with Darrell and do something a little different. Anyway, so far life has been super wonderful and we are just having a blast spending all sorts of time together, laughing and loving!!!!!

pictures... more to come

pictures

dear logan canyon:
you are beautiful

dear darrell:
i love you and how silly we are when we accidently wear the same pj's

dear pyper:
you looked beautiful on you wedding day

- - - bliss - - -

I have wonderful news! After almost three whole months of searching, I FOUND A JOB!!!!! Its true. Though nearly impossible to believe, its true. I have one. Unfortunately... the mandatory training starts the Monday after we get married but that's okay... I guess in the long run having a job is much more important.

Anyway, so I was at the job testing for qwest today and I couldn't help but think how terrible it would be to have the job of telling people that they didn't pass the test. I couldn't help but over hear mr. examiner man guy tell people they failed. He told them all his computer showed him was if we passed or failed. But he did mention to one of the poor suckers who didn't get the position someting about the possibility that he didn't pass the test because he could have failed the personality part of the test.REALLY?!!? He failed the personality test? What does that even mean?


Examiner: I'm sorry, but you have failed the personality portion of the exam.
Testee: But...but...but... what does that mean?
Examiner: It means that you have no personality.
Testee: ...oh... (tear)

Yeah... that's a little awkward. But the good news is that apparently my personality passed the test... good news mostly because I don't think I could take the kind of blow that comes when you find out that you are completely lacking a personality along with the oh so terrible news that I didn't get the job. So happy times all around. I have a job and a personality.

On a completely different note...

Last week, July 16th to be exact, my very best friend Pyper got married to one of my other best friends Kyle! They got married in the Draper Temple and I am so excited for them! And excessively jealous of them. I take comfort in the fact that in only 23 days I too will join the ranks of the married and will no longer have to be envious of them. How splendid. But I digress... Pyper looked absolutely beautiful and was so happy! I couldn't help but be happy for her. The other exciting news is that my other besty from high school, Mark, is getting married this week. Tomorrow in fact, to none other than Kyle's cute cousin Andrea. I know, small world. Once again, I'm so excited for them but soooooo jealous.

At Pyper's wedding, Mark mentioned how funny it is that all of us are jumping on the married train this summer and I don't think that I would have it any other way. If they were to be getting married and I wasn't... I would, well I don't know what I would do but it wouldn't be good. I would probably cry lots and lots and my face would get all puffy and swollen and I would probably eat my weight in slightly melty chocolate ice cream which Mark said he would have brought me... and slowly I would grow to look like a giant ball of fat and some how my voice would begin to get lower and lower until I sounded like a man. With something stuck in my throat. And people would come to visit me and it would go something like this:

Visitor: How are you feeling today Emily?
Me: I'm feeling okay, I guess... did you bring me ice cream?
Visitor: I'm sorry, I forgot...
Me: (crying) YOU SHOULD LEAVE... GET OUT!!! GET OUT!!! GET OUT!!!

So basically, it just wouldn't be good.