Don't Drop the Soap!

I've been having a moment of silence
for the stressed sickly comatose state of my brain.

My friends were really worried about it
so they threw me a thermometer theme party!

And these thermometers were extreme!

Instead of having one round part on the bottom like this....

The theremometers had two round ends and they were all turned upside down.
I know it sounds kind of weird, but I just kind of went with it.

I guess they were feeling bad for my sick stressed out brain
so I got double the thermometer power!

And we had EVERYTHING thermometer.

Thermometer balloons, thermometer straws, a thermometer cake,
I even had a veil with two headed thermometer sequins all over it!

Talk about good times.
I'm feeling much better!

They called Derrick and asked both of us Q's about each other and for every one I got wrong I had to chew a HUGE piece of bubble gum.

Derrick thought it was hilarious so he kept giving off the wall answers so I would get them wrong. Just for that. I'm wearing my lingerie over my G's on our honeymoon. And then when he acts like it isn't hot I'm locking myself in the bathroom and calling my mom.

Haha, who's laughing now, chump?!

And then a very sweet couple we know threw us a Couples Shower!

This is the only pic I have.

The guys we invited were kind of freaked out about it,

(especially my dad)
but it turned out to be way really awesome freaking fun blast!

We got lots of marital advice.

One of the best ones was about fighting naked.

It turned into this big joke and I don't think

Derrick's parents thought it was very funny.

They had the whole unapproving/awkward laugh goin on.

I know some couples who fight for weeks.... Ew.

And THEN Derrick's Mom and his sisters threw me a shower

and my sisters threw me another shower!

Here's a pictorial tribute to them both.

So, lots of showers means lots of

presents, laughing, shrieking out, awkward silences, hugs, pics, perma smiles...

Gotta love it. :)

Hey Everybody, Come See How Good I Look!

I know you probably need a pace maker now because
you almost died over how hot we are.

It's tough being dead sexy.

I have to give Tina some credit too.
She's freakin awesome
Check out her blog here

The "Grand" Engagement

Day One

We got off work and went to eat at the best China place on the planet!

Then we started driving...
I couldn't stay awake fer nothin!
I think Derelict was feeling the same way too, so we stopped
in the Fillmore Beaver area and got a hotel.
And that was day one.


Day Two
We wake up way too early and start driving some more.


And then "in the twinkling of an eye"
We were at Kolob Canyon of Zions National Park.

Not much to do here, but drive. It's beautiful though.
Even Derrick can appreciate it's natural beauty.

Here he is... touching the butt crack.

After Kolob Canyon we drove down to Zions

and had lunchy at Oscar's Cafe.

It was so stinkin cute there!

We got some awesome sandwhiches with sweet potato french fries.

I was in heaven.

Then we got ready to go on the scariest/longest hike of my life.

Here I am about to pee my pants cuz we are going to climb to

the top of that freakin mountain.

I got whooping cough a few years ago and I would cough so hard
that I would throw up. Like, with no warning.

One time I was driving in crazy traffic in Orem to get my oil changed. It was seriously taking me a half hour to drive 10 miles.

I started coughing and

!!BLECH!!

Puked all over myself.

Needless to say, I was pissed.

Anyway ever since then, when I reach the point of overexertion

I dry heave like crazy.

So... here we are about an hour into the hike

after a massive dry heave spell.

This hike is nuts.

You get to the point where the drop offs are so crazy that they have a

chain going up the rest of the mountain that you can hang on to.

Grown men have gone off of the cliffs and fallen

over a thousand feet.

And I saw people with five year olds doing this hike.

What is wrong with people!

We finally made it to the top!

It was worth it, but I won't be doing it again for a

long freakin time.

We saw this butterfly on our hike down.

We were hammered so we only hiked around a little bit more.

It was a fun day.

Day 3

We woke up way too early again and

we made it to the Grand Canyon.

We went to a place in the trees

and that's where Derrick proposed.

Our Sacred Grove

It was perfect. He got down on one knee, I said yes,

we hugged, I jumped up down like a little girl,

we made out in the great outdoors,

text everyone and their dog, took some more pics,

drove through Zions one more time,

and headed home on Monday morning!

Bring on the wedding planning Madness!!!

I've Been Knocked Up.

Yup, I can't suck it in anymore.

My hands are kind of in the way.

I thought it would add emphasis, but it really just covers it up.

We couldn't be more excited to be having a little bundle of joy!

And if you look really closely on that left hand you'll see...

Baaaaaah!

We're Engaged!!

{I'm not really prego. I just ate a HUGE burrito.}

Stay tuned for the trip/engagement deets