Bridal Veil Falls

On Wednesday, Doran and I went to Bridal Veil Falls in the Provo Canyon. I had never been here before, so it was really exciting for me. There is a large, shallow pool of water at the bottom that we sat and put our feet in. It was fun to watch the little kids play in the water and just talk. Because this summer has been so busy, little dates like this help me get through the week. I am so grateful for my hot husband :) and for his wonderful heart. He always makes me so happy

so beautiful....

:) (yes my hair is VERY dark).

Summer and Birthdays!

I'm so behind on posting updates. The truth is, this summer has been so hectic. For once in my life I can say that I can't wait until this summer is over! I'm counting down the days. Currently I am working 35 hours a week, taking 7 credits in school, and going to my internship (at Child and Family Services) twice a week. I'm gone from 5:30 a.m. until AT LEAST 6:00pm every day. I don't like growing up. I don't like it one bit.

Doran has been my superhero. He is working very hard and putting in his 40 hours a week at work. However, he doesn't have class and is usually home by 2:30 every day. This means I always get to come home to a sparkling clean apartment and dinner. It's hard for me to switch roles with him like this, but I have to admit it, if he didn't do it, it probably wouldn't get done.

July 7th was my Mom's birthday! We were able to go up to Smithfield for the 4th of July weekend and spend some more time with my family. Weekend getaways to Smithfield are really helpful in helping me clear my mind and enjoy life before another crazy week starts again. I am so grateful for my mom who is such an amazing woman. I look up to her more than she could ever know. She is such a strength and support in my life. She is always there when I need her, on good days and bad days, and she always knows just what to say to make me laugh or to make me feel better. I love her and I love every second I get to spend with her. She has always been an amazing mother. I want her to raise my children, because then I know for sure that they will turn out alright. :) Happy Birthday Mom! Thank you for everything! You couldn't be a better example to me. I love you!


So yesterday, July 8th, was Doran's birthday. He turned 24! I owed him the world since I've been so busy. I put every stress aside and tried to make it a wonderful day, where he would know how much I appreciate him and how much I love him. It started out with both of us going to work around 6am. I surprised him a couple hours later with 2 dozen doughnuts that I took to his work for him and his coworkers. I then had to go back to work and then had 2 classes that went until 2:35. I rushed home so I could enjoy as much time with him as possible. I gave him a gift (a medical game for the wii) and we sat and played that for a while. We then enjoyed a tasty meal at Tucanos.


Crazy eyes....

Nothing makes my man happier than some Tucanos meat. Of course we can only afford to eat there when one of us has a birthday (because then we get a free meal for one of us). We enjoyed it very much. :)



We then ended up going to a movie (Grown Ups), which was really funny. We had more adventurous plans for the day, but we abandoned them for something more relaxing where we could just be together.






We also went to the store and bought Doran some new running shoes. He was very happy about this gift, which would have been more exciting if I picked them out myself. However, I had no idea where to even start!

I bought Doran a cake from Albertson's. Some wife right? However, I did buy some green frosting to write Happy Birthday on the cake. This is not as easy as it looks, and turned out sort of sloppy, but he didn't care. He ate it anyways.






We then took a quick nap before I had to go to work at midnight. I'm sad his birthday is over. I love spoiling him. He is seriously the most amazing man ever. He does so much for me, and I couldn't even begin to thank him for everyting he's done.

We've been married for over 10 months now. It feels like yesterday, but then again, it feels like we've been together forever. Isn't that the way it should be though? When I was single, I would always say that I didn't understand how people could get married after such a short time of knowing each other. How is this possible? How do you know you want to be with them after a few months? Well I knew after such a short time with Doran that I could never, ever be without him in my life. And I was right. He is the most amazing man I have ever met. He makes me so happy every day. He came to me at the perfect time and swept me off my feet. I love him so much and am forever grateful for his kindness and humor that makes me smile and laugh every day. So happy birthday to the most wonderful man in the whole world. Forever doesn't even seem like long enough. I want to be with him for 2 forevers. Maybe that can be arranged....

Happy Birthday Husband!

Minute To Win It....

There is a new show on NBC called Minute to Win It. Doran and I have only seen it once at my parents house, but it is a really fun show where the contestants are doing simple household games in 60 seconds to win money. All the games are posted online so anyone at home can do them. So for date night tonight, Doran and I decided to play our own minute to win it. We chose some of the popular games and went and got the supplies.

The first one we did was probably our favorite. We had to use a straw to suction up an M&M and balance it on another straw. The pictures explain it all.

We then did "Stack Attack". We had to stack 36 cups into a pyramid and then unstack them and put them back into one pile. It was a lot harder than it looks.

The third game "Penny Hose" required us to grab two pennies that were at the end of panty hose. One penny in each leg. You had to put your arms through and grab the pennies without help from your other arms.

This last one is called "Tipsy". You have to balance 3 soda cans on their bottom edges. You have to open the cans and drink half the soda in order to get them to balance though. This one definitely hurts your tummy....

We played some more but didn't take pictures. It was really fun and pretty cheap. It was a great break from finals. Eh... Finals. We have both been busy studying (well, Doran more than myself). We can't wait until this semester is over and we can move on to the summer and better things. We are doing good though, just busy and enjoying the married life. We definitely have fun with each other, which makes school life so much better. We can't wait for summer, especially for vacations and some sun! It's been extremely snowy and rainy this month. This is the first week it has cleared up. We had a great picnic yesterday and got a little bit of sun to stay on our skin. Hopefully we will get a lot more of that this summer. Well I better get back to studying... or not. :) Have a good day!

Got Eggs?

Doran and I started our Easter celebration a little early this year since we are going up to Smithfield for Easter. We decided to be kids and dye Easter eggs. It was tons of fun. We picked up different kits including Tye Dye and Camo.... The eggs turned out awesome.

The top row of eggs are mine (Jill's). The Bottom row of eggs are Doran's. I think they turned out cute! :) You are never too old to dye eggs.


He got really into it....


I love my adorable husband.


love....


The dark green egg with the face on it is the Carter egg... in honor of my new nephew that was born today! Heather had a new baby boy this morning, little baby Carter.....

So cute and perfect. I can't wait until we get to meet him. Congrats Heather and Ryan and Blake! :)

Home is Where the Heart Is

The past few weeks we have added a few new additions to our apartment. And no... not babies or pets... but pillows and flowers! I love decorating! I've done a couple cute home crafts, added new pillows to our couch, and a new flower by the TV. Here are pics!


Bamboo from Ikea. Super Cheap! :)

Thanks Mom for the cute vase! I love it!

I copied one of my Mom's decorations. I love the way it turned out!

Teal pillow from Tai Pan.. $7! Brown round from Wal Mart $5!

I made this for Relief Society. They needed someone to make the demo so I did it. It was super easy and really fun to do.

We love our tiny apartment and decorations always make it feel a little more like home. This week has been crazy busy with tests... but I think it's starting to slow down. We are as happy as can be and are excited to celebrate our 6 month anniversary on Friday. Hope all is well!

School is a DOOZY...

I havn't blogged lately because nothing exciting has been going on in our lives. School is pretty much taking over, keeping us up until 2 in the morning and waking us up around 7. However, I never blogged about Christmas so I can do that. For Christmas we went up to my parents house in Smithfield, Utah. We spent a little over a week up there and enjoyed the company of my family. It was so nice to get away from Provo and relax for a little while before starting school up again. We also got the chance to take family pictures in the freezing snow! And then some in our house. They turned out cute... I love my family...

Valentine's day was good, but kind of a bummer considering my husband was not feeling too well. He did make me breakfast in bed (french toast) and wrote me a beautiful letter. Then we went to church (where we are primary teachers for the 6-7 year olds, LOVE IT) and then went to babysit his sister's handsome twin boys. By this time Doran was feeling much better, however, the second we got back home he got sick again. We decided to celebrate Valentine's day today with dinner and a movie. We've gone on lots of little dates in the past few weeks, so I think that makes up for it.


So there it is... the life of two busy college students. We are having so much fun being married and I can't believe next month will mark our 6 month anniversary. Doran is a wonderful husband and I feel lucky to be married to him. It wasn't a big deal to me that Valentine's Day wasn't a spectacular event this year because Doran treats me like it's Valentine's Day every single day of my life. I am constantly coming home to flowers and candles, notes in my notebook, post-its on the mirror, and smoothies in the freezer. So I guess I'm pretty lucky, because every day is Valentines day to me. :) Happy Blogging!

A Lot To Catch Up On.....

I know I havn't updated in forever, so I'm going to do a quick post of our last 5 months. Doran and I had a wonderful summer planning our wedding and getting excited to start our lives together. We were married and sealed forever on September 5, 2009 in the Salt Lake City Temple. It was a beautiful day and we were so grateful and blessed to have so much family in town for the wedding. It was the perfect day! We spent the rest of our weekend at the Little America hotel in Salt Lake. It was so much fun. However, we had to back at school on Tuesday so the Honeymoon was short lived.


Since we got married, we've been enjoying every second we've spent together. It's really hard to spend lots of time together with both of us going to school and working. So for my birthday weekend (November 1) we spent a couple days at the Zermont Resort up in Midland, UT. We really enjoyed our time together and a weekend away from Provo. The highlight of the weekend was going snorkeling in the Crater. The Crater is a natural hot spring inside a cave. It was so much fun to swim around and watch scuba divers below us.

Thanksgiving break was WONDERFUL! The day before Thanksgiving we went to the David Archuleta concert in Salt Lake. It was a birthday present from my wonderful husband. We both loved the concert and loved the start of a wonderful break. We spent Thansgiving and the day after with all of Doran's family at his sister's house in Midvale, UT. We had absolutely wonderful food and were showered with gifts of homemade jam, homemade spaghetti sauce, apples, and many other goodies. We got to open our Christmas gifts as well which included a beautiful wreath for our door. Doran and I both participated in Black Friday and were able to get decorative pillows for our bed and a new plasma screen TV. I would say we were pretty successful, but tired. We very much enjoyed hanging out with Doran's family and with all our wonderful nieces and nephews. On Saturday and Sunday we hung out with my family. Doran was able to finally meet my Orme grandparents and we enjoyed cheering on the cougars during the long football game. We love our families and feel so blessed to have them in our lives.

Until Christmas, we are just finishing up our classes and praying that we do well. We only have one more week of classes and then finals. We can't wait until Christmas and to see my family again. So until then, Merry Christmas to everyone and I hope you are all doing well! Love ya!