One down... endless to go

May 2, 2009 started the best year of my life! Why you ask?!

• That's the day this handsome man asked me to be his girlfriend!
• That's the day we sat on his couch in the wee hours of the morning talking about our childhood, our dreams, how we wanted to raise future children, where we were at in our lives and why, what things we wanted to work on and change.
• That's the day Bruce jokingly said, "Shoot, what am I waiting for?! I should just ask you to marry me right now!"
• That's the day we both laughed and knew in our hearts that we would spend forever as one!

I know this post is a few days early but oh well. Since my birthday has rolled around we have had a few one year marks. The 18th- me inviting him to my party and spending like 6 hours together. The 25th- our first kiss. Now on to May 2nd- One year together!

I am extremly blessed to have Bruce in my life. I tell him all the time that he is my movie man! You know how you watch movies and think man I wish my boyfriend/husband would do that!!! Well, since I've been with BJ I've yet to watch a movie and say man I wish I had that. I have it all!! T-59 days until I am forever sealed with me best friend! Through all the ups and downs and turns and twists and bumps and grooves I know that he will be standing right there next to me holding my hand! I couldn't ask for anything more!

22 years old

I'm one year older... and I think wiser too!!

Bruce took me horseback riding! I love going horse backriding!!!

We got to go through this HUGE pipe!! For me that was the coolest part!!

You can't really tell but my horse was the slowest. We were lucky enough to get just me, bj, and the cowboy! I was at the back and we just took our time! The wildflowers were in bloom and it was breath taking!!

My 21st year of life was something I have been looking forward to since before I can remember! I'm not sure why, but i always thought life the way i wanted would start at 21. Boy was I RIGHT!!

• I fell in love with an old friend who quickly became my all time best friend ever!
• I moved back out on my own and after many bumps I got my very own apartment!
• I got a full time job at a high school working with teenagers and little kids. Best job ever!
• I became engaged to the best friend and have started planning out our lives together!!!
• Signed up for classes at ASU

What more could a girl ask for?!?! I always said I would be married at 21. I didn't hit that mark but whats a few months! Dad asked me what I wanted now that I made it to what I've always wanted. I didn't know how to answer. I have forever been dreaming about my life at the age of 21 and where I wanted to be. I made it! I'm here! I've passed it.... now what?!? Then dad went on to give me his wise thoughts. I've always figured I'd be married and starting my family. Now I am getting married and since the only things left on my list is to graduate from a university Bruce and I can plan out our life and have shared dreams together!

Forever and Always!

Bruce and I got tickets from his dad to go to the suns game. we were 14th row from the bench. This is without zoom. Games are so much more fun in real life!!!!!!!! I don't think I have ever been to a game without working it! We had a blast!

I have wanted an orange nash jersey for i don't know how long! I told Bruce we should get one with a tax return money. He was all for it!!

You can personalized it now too! We have been saving up to get soccer jerseys with forever and always on the back and when we saw we could do this we went for it!!! How sweet are they?!?!?! we love them! We play basketball more then soccer and they were right there so we think it was worth it! =]

Bruce's parents went to Vietnam for 2 weeks for business and we asked for a silk robe. When i remember i'll take a picture of bruces. His is the reason we wanted one. The got me this one which is the girl one. I love it! Its soft and the perfect robe.

I like that is red and simmers green!! Its amazing! You prolly don't think much of this but wait til you see bruces!!

K8E!!!

My Friend from high school got married! We went to the shout house which is like pianos playing and they sing any song you request (with a tip we found out). I bought her the shown nightgown. When she opened it she said, " OOOO can i wear this with jeans??" I said," sure if you want but its a nightgown." Then we all laughed. I guess if you wear silky strappy shirts this would be a shirt. I don't so I knew it was something to sleep in. IT was a classic K8e thing to say!!


We now have a picture at hers and bres like this... sad to say bre might not be at mine to take this picture but we'll see. we all have been friends since freshman year! Thats almost 8 years people! Its crazy! We all played a sport together at some point. Freshman and sophmore year was basketball for all three. Volleyball for me and bre. Track for me and k8e. then soccer for me and k8e. Its thanks to k8e that bruce and I hung out after my birthday party and got the whole dating rolling! I love these 2 girls!!!

Sleep over weekend!

Since I moved into my own apartment, I invited Jess and Brooke over for a sleep over! After the fair they made pizza dough then hung out while we went to a wedding. We came back and ate pizza then started the wedding cake! I told jessica we would attempt to make a cake to see if we could do it.
I bought cake pans and cake decorating kit. It took 5 cake mixes to get this. We bought frosting and fondant. We finished it around 2 am! We also went hot tubbing while it all cooked. What do you think? Think we should be cake boss???
This was what we were going for. Looks alike huh??? =] I think so.... and no we wont be making our own cake.... needless to say! =]

Renaissance fair

Bruce and I donated blood and we got free tickets to the Renaissance fair! Bruce had never been before!! I gave him the quick this is what I love here and made him do all those things. When we first got there this lady was shooting marshmallows at us. It was pretty funny. We kept walking and i was telling bruce they always have cool stuff you want to buy we we just look.
Then we found this baby! Its a MARSHMALLOW cannonpulte sp?? It handmade and you stick the marshmallow on it and it will fling long or short distance. We got free amo and could go back for more. We had fun trying to hit people and everyone figure what it was!!!! ( Bruce and i later had a marshmallow fight at the park for FHE! We have the best park cuz they have fake rocks you can climb in under and on top of!!)We only watched one show but it was SOOO FUNNY! it was a pirate show and the best one to show Bruce just how good they are. The shirts they were selling made us want to buy them! The one bruce wanted me to get said on the front with a treasure chest, "Nice chest!" and on the back it said with the treasure chest open, " But the booty is even better!" hahah we thought it was funny!! The other one looked like the state patrol shirt and on he back said "booty patrol" We were out of money so didn't get them. But they were awesome!


I didn't remember this part of the park before. They had a place set up like a village from back then and they were making food and the king and queen came to eat. They had a real blacksmith making stuff. They had a food area where they thought you how to cook. This lady had REAL WOOL and was REALLY spinning it into yarn! IT WAS AWESOME!!! It looked like how they would be living. They had kids running around playing and "parents" yelling at them to do chores. The bowed to the king and served him. It was fun to watch! and I sooo couldn't have lived then!

I told bruce about the wax hands and he was all for it!!! This my all time favorite part!

He liked to doing it. He picke how to have it colored. They now give you a perservation kit so you can fill the mold and if the wax comes off you have like stone hands. Its pretty sweet!!Of course we took him to jousting! While we waited for it to start guess what the kings court was playing?!? Bochee ball sp? The game we play every year at thanksgiving! I thought that was cool! Bruce enjoyed every minute of it! For lunch we all had soup bowls! I had bruce eat a icee on top of an orange and i got a pickle while he ate jerky. Jesscia and Brooke came with but they didn't seem to enjoy it as much as we did!!!