The Latest and Greatest!

Apparently I'm not savvy enough to get the video link/function/thing working so I'm posting these pictures the old-fashioned way....one by one by one until you are all so sick of pictures you can't stand it anymore!!! We got our engagement pictures back from Angie last week (she's such a good photographer, I love it!) and we look ravishing so I thought I'd brag for a couple minutes about how they turned out! We've already picked our invitation photo out too!! That simplifies....pretty much nothing, but heck it's cute right?!





Just to be sappy and gross!


















Isn't he just so cute?!

Life is a Countdown

My birthday is tomorrow. I'm officially leaving teenager-hood to become a bonified adult, just in time to get married. What differences there really will be I'm not sure. Essentially I plan to continue in my ways until the day I die so what does one more day mean, right? I'm still going to love Elvis more than anything, rock out to The Beatles and remember the most amazing night of my life was with Erin and Martha at the Beach Boys concert. I don't think those are childish at all, but hey, that's just me. I'm really not sad about turning 20 because honestly people, we all get older every year. It's the same story that never changes, days turn into weeks, that turn into months, that turn into years and yet people seem to forget this and always seem shocked that every day that passes means they are getting older. Stop freaking out people, everybody else in the world is getting old too. Think about it, we have birthdays until we die so at least you're not at that point yet! Party it up, play lots and laugh even more! Personally I plan on spending my birthday running around like a mad woman....yes, I guess I'm officially a "woman" now, yuck. Ethan will actually be in town, you're surprised I know (me too), so we get to take our engagement pictures. And fortunately for us we get to take them at 7:30 in the morning!! Lucky us. After that we get to run around looking for ties for the guys to wear at the reception. Wahoo for me. Then after all that running I get to ditch Eth and go to my bridal fitting!! I am actually rather excited because I absolutely LOVE my dress! After said fitting, I'll meet up with Ethan again and look for tuxes for him. So Happy 2oth to me.
On another countdown note however, there's only 49 days left until we get married!! It's totally insane! I know what you're thinking, barely over a month and you're just doing engagement pictures now?! Well, meet Kylar. I'm kind of a last minute-throw together-hope it turns out alright kind of person. You'd think I'd have learned my lesson after 20 years of projects gone wrong, or barely scraping by. However, I haven't. I'm fairly confident in this one though. I've got my mom to help and I'm pretty sure that's going to make the difference. Plus hi, everybody else that my mom has helping us plan everything, has done a million and one of these events. Soooo I'm fairly confident that everyone else knows what their doing!

Don't Worry, Be Happy

As I was doing my usual morning perusal of friend's and family's blogs I came upon a post by my sister-in-law Melissa. It was a website giving the number one songs on any given day in history. I subsequently looked up my birthday and discovered that the number one song on September 19, 1988 was "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin. I love that song and really needed to hear that. This simple phrase encompasses so much in 4 words and can brighten anyones day. I needed to be reminded of that and to remember that no matter what happens, don't worry, be happy. "That's the beauty of life," as my dad says, "it's always changing!" We can't control it, we can only deal with what we've been handed so no matter whatever is going on in your life, paint a smile on that face, buck up, as a certain song says, "Life's what you make it, so let's make it Rock!" and Don't Worry, Be Happy.


Slap a smile on!

I'M ENGAGED!!!

It's finally official!!! Last Tuesday, the 12th, Ethan popped the question!! It was totally cute!! He had just arrived in Salt Lake midnight Monday the day before but I didn't get to see him for very long. The 3rd season of Prison Break came out on DVD last Tuesday so after work I hurried down to Ethan's house so we could go to Wal*Mart and buy it. When we got back to his house we made taco's and watched the Olympics for a little while. We watched the first episode of Prison Break and then Ethan wanted to go on a drive. Salem has some very pretty places and views so we drove up to the golf course and were looking down over the valley and all the pretty lights. Ethan's really cute and had created a playlist of songs that we really like and we danced in the parking lot and when Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley came on...welp, he got down on his knee and that was that!! (anyone who knows me understands the song choice!) In keeping with me being a wacko I didn't even cry!! I just started jumping up and down!! Obviously I said yes in the midst of all this and then we drove back down to his house to talk to his parents!


Ethan's friend Natalie that he bought the ring from!
Right before driving back to his house! Not a very good picture, but there's a ring on there!
Also not a very good view but I tried!! It's a princess cut in a suspension band.
Look at how cute he is!!

Layovers!

This is a lot of pictures, but since I haven't updated for a while I figure I'm entitled to gush! A couple weeks ago Ethan had a 20 something or so layover in Salt Lake City and my boss, Jeannie (only the sweetest person ever) let me have the afternoon off to go play with him!! We went to the Gateway and saw tons of people from the American Idol tryouts and just interesting people in general! Then we went to dinner with Melissa, Curry and their kids. It was really fun to play with them! After we didn't know what else to do so we went up to the State Capital and took random pictures!! It was really fun!


Rawr!!

Peace and Love!



Just being dorks!

Us being dorks with the Buf-flag-o!!

Lazy Days of Summer!

With Ethan traveling all the time we don't get to do too many exciting things so when he does come home we jam pack as many things in as we can, even if its just going to Costco or the mall and walking around. Basically anything that makes it feel like it's just normal and he's not traveling around all the time.

Us at the Orem Owlz game!

You can actually see us without the glasses...Ethan can rock them, but me? Not so much!

This is one adventure that Ethan actually missed out on but it's all I talked about for a week! We had a kitten in our apartment! I don't know the whole story, Marissa found the kitten in out bathroom and when I got home from work I was super confused because pets are definitely not allowed in our apartment, but we kept it for a while! I think our other roommates brother Ty actually put the kitten in our apartment without telling us. He was just so cute! Marissa named him Ziggy and it fit him very well!!


He was soo playful, he rarely cuddled, but when he did it was so cute!

More Random

I really don't have that much to say lately...Hopefully I'll come up with something exciting soon...for now, here's some more random facts and questions...

Here's what you do: copy the list, and then bold the things you have done

1. Slept under the stars
I loved sleeping outside with my dad and looking for constellations (which we usually made up!)
2. Changed a baby’s diaper
Gotta love babysitting!
3. Watched a meteor shower
Does a shooting star count?
4. Climbed a mountain
Course of! I live right by them!
5. Held a tarantula
Not on your stinking life!
6. Said “I love you” and meant it
Everday!
7. Bungee jumped
No, and I don't plan on ever doing it either, so there!
8. Visited Paris
Not yet, but Ethan promised he'd take me!
9. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
Well not for that reason, but I was up all night!
10. Gone to a huge sports game
Does an Olympic Hockey game count?!
11. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
Well technically dad grew them but yes
12. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
That usually happened right before apartment prayer when Emily started laughing...
13. Had a pillow fight
I lost horribly...
14. Built a snow fort
How else am I supposed to stave off impending snow ball fights!?
15. Taken an ice cold bath
Well, I showered out of a bucket in Africa and that was freezing!
16. Ridden a roller coaster
Oh my laws I can't get enough of them! I'd spend everday at Disneyland/California Adventure if I could!
17. Loved your job 90% of the time
I currently do!! I love working at the Bank!
18. Gone rock climbing
I was terrified and on the verge of tears the entire time!
19. Visited Ireland
This is another place Ethan promised he'd take me!
20. Bench-pressed your own weight
Um, no but I do actually love to bench press!
21. Milked a cow
Thank goodness no, our cows are beef cows!
22. Alphabetized your personal files
I try and alphabetize pretty much everything...
23. Ever worn a superhero costume
Ethan won me a batman cape while he was at training in Atlanta...
24. Lounged around in bed all day
Usually only when I'm sick or wallowing...
25. Gone scuba diving
Does snorkeling count?
26. Kissed in the rain
No actually....
27. Played in the mud
I no longer wear those clothes..
28. Gone to a drive-in theater
I did with my friend Kadie when we were like 12 but I'd love to go again!
29. Done something you should regret, but don’t
Um, no I don't believe so
30. Visited the Great Wall of China
No and I'm not really heartbroken about that one
31. Been in a movie
YES!! I was in a Disney Channel Movie!!
32. Made cookies from scratch
That's the best way to make them!
33. Got flowers for no reason
Ethan's really cute about buying me flowers
34. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
No but that's not a bad idea
35. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
No but I'd love to move to another city so I can experience something different
36. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
37. Helped an animal give birth
No, but I watched....that was gross enough
38. Been fired or laid off from a job
I wasn't formally fired...they just sort of started not scheduling me...
39. Broken a bone
Oh laws, where do you even start with an opener like that?! Let's just say several...multiple times
40. Ridden a motorcycle
Another thing I loved doing with my dad
41. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
I speed but I'm not that bad
42. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
I don't canoe...
43. Eaten sushi
I'd rather die
44. Gone back to school
Every fall!!
45. Changed your name
Nope, and I'll never have to either!
46. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
No, but someday I hope to
47. Dyed your hair
SEVERAL times....not always the same color either...
48. Rocked a baby to sleep
Once again, you gotta love babysitting...I used to rock Tavyn to sleep all the time
49. Raked your carpet
That's just plain strange
50. Worn a mood ring
Hellooo, my brother is Curry...we had several
51. Ridden a horse
52. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
Yeah if desserts count...I don't cook for many people
53. Gone to a Broadway play
And walked out 10 minutes later...
54. Been inside the pyramids
I've never even been outside the pyramids...
55. Shot a basketball into a basket
It's not exactly life changing...
56. Danced at a disco
How old do I look?! I'd have loved too though if I was that old
57. Brought an old fad back into style
I've been trying to bring back the 60's since I was born!!
58. Eaten caviar
Once again...I'd rather die
59. Published a book
Another something I'd like to try someday
60. Pieced a quilt
61. Made a hole-in-one
Golf is Lame
62. Gone roller skating
C'mon, who hasn't?!
63. Learned to surf
And I loved it
64. Visited Africa
And I'm going back some day!
65. Learned how to take a compliment
Yeah right, I can't do this at all
66. Written a fan letter
Yes, and as embarassing as it is, it was actually to Paul McCartney....I'd write one to Elvis but it'd be a little hard to send it to him!
67. Been a boss
I can boss-y...
68. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
Hello...total epitamy of elementary school
69. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
I fed geese with my grandma once when I was little and they tried to eat my feet...I swore that off right then and there!
70. Ridden in a limousine
Stretch Hummer...prom my senior year...best thing ever
71. Attended the Olympics
Latvia Hockey Game..I was in 7th grade
72. Can hula or waltz
Both....at the same time!
73. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
Not exactly my generation, but I did it!
74. Been stuck in an elevator
I wouldn't handle that well...
75. Thought you might crash in an airplane
I think Ethan's going to every time he goes to work
76. Laughed till your side hurt
Everytime I talk to Erin
77. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
I think so but others don't necessarily
78. Been a cashier
Gotta love working retail!
79. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
I didn't exactly see it...I think my stomach was erupting out my mouth behind a tree on that trip 80. Kept a blog
How do you think I'm doing this?!
81. Ridden in or owned a convertible
Best car of my life!

Well that was fun!