Thursday, January 22, 2009

Thanks to Stephanie

So this blog I dedicate to my WONDERFUL cousin Stephanie who has been literally bugging me for MONTHS to do another blog and i promised her i would do one (finally) tonight. So here it is. I am in my second semester at BYU and it is cold. there is snow all over the ground that just won't melt or go away (which makes for mighty slippage when walking). I'm taking a lot more classes toward my major, which i finally decided on doing psychology. not only is it going to be the easiest track to actually graduate within a reasonable time frame, but i really enjoy it too! so once again i have tons of homework and am super busy. My latest adventure however, i want to inform mostly Stephanie and give her a detailed report on my most recent story that i feel like telling right now because i still to this day (not like it really has been that long) am super duper excited about it!!!



i just thought I'd put him in there because i just love to look at him. he is AMAZING!!! (I love Carey Elwes btw)

On Saturday i was recruited to go with my friend Shaina Johnson to go look at wedding things at a Bridal Fair at Thanksgiving Point so she can get an idea about plans for her wedding and also to look at Wedding Dresses. So i ran home (because I'd spent the night at Todd and Kristie's house Friday night) and i quickly changed into my Blue sweat pants and a thermal short sleeved t-shirt with a blue tank top on (sorry mom it really didn't match very well) but that's OK because i covered it all up with my white Tinkerbell hoodie.

We (me, Shaina, her fiancee David Richardson, her sisters Amber and Chelsey Johnson, and also Justine Winsor) arrived at the barn where it was held. we watched Shaina and Amber sign in and print off a paper in order to get in free. well, I'm no dummy. i didn't want to pay to get into a thing just to help my friend so i signed myself up thus becoming a blushing bride myself.

just so everyone is aware... my wedding is on July 11Th (year not mentioned purposefully) and it will be in the Las Vegas Temple. =) I also picked out my husband but i will not disclose any names. if you need to know i will tell you in person in a self-destructive note.

I got a sticker that said "bride" and it is an amazing empowerment.


I walked around looking and Shaina and the rest got distracted registering for things so Chelsey and I took off on our own with our own bride stickers. We talked to Dj's and caterers and so so so SO many Photographers!!! We got a big white bag that said Bridal something or other and got many papers and magazines to put in it. I have discovered that it is highly favorable to give brides chocolate. Everyone was handing it out. it's a free "hey come indulge. don't think about how you're not going to fit into your dress at ALL with all those calories you're consuming!" but it worked for me. Indulge i did. =) They also had a lovely section where you could get your hair done as a type of "practice" for the big day. Yes, you guessed it. I got my hair done all Bridely. it was so much fun!!! i got asked so many questions about my wedding, and my dress, and what plans i was working on and concerned about, how HE proposed, when the wedding was, where it was, how we met, et cetera et cetera. (said with the King and I accent.) all of those stories (Chelsey can attest to this fact ) i made everything up on the spot and never faltered. AND i kept it all straight. What can i say? it was a BLAST!!!!

Naturally my parents were informed of this as i progressed in my wedding plans in case anyone was concerned.

So we spent a good hour to an hour and a half there and i was LIVING IT UP! i LOVE being a BRIDE!!! I'm considering doing it professionally. i am now introduced to Bridal fairs and i am going to become a menace !! hey, it you have lying talents such as mine, why waste them?! (plus free food, cake samples, sparkling martinelli's, and CHOCOLATE!!!).

After that we went to lunch at Olive Garden and then went to look at Dresses. (i did not try any on however, i decided to leave that until my appointed time.)

but i really really loved this dress!!!!!!



So afterwards we went back and i decided that i would change my facebook status to "I LOVE BEING A BRIDE!!!" and i meant it just for Shaina and Chelsey and amber but i got such great responses that i left it up for a while!! ha ha it was great!!
Chelsey and I - - notice the amazing "Bride Sticker"


Shaina and I analyzing dresses. She loves the one still on the Mannequin though. She's trying it on this Saturday.

And the icing on the cake (ha ha did you catch that?) is that i won something!!! i won $300 toward laser hair removal!!! ha ha it's so much fun!!!!!!

I LOVE BEING A BRIDE!!!