Happy 23rd Birthday To My Brian!!!

Today Brian turned the big 2-3! Happy Birthday babe! We started the day off with balloons and breakfast at Gandolfo's followed by a full day of school. Then his parents were so awesome and took us all to Chili's where we got to enjoy the fabulous chocolate molten lava cake! We then finished the day off with a couple rounds of Settlers and of course my Bri Bri won both times! And so to honor this wonderful man I thought I would share one of my favorite memories involving him: It was winter time with about a foot of snow on the ground. Me and Brian were walking out of his house and I decided to be sneaky and attempt to throw a snowball at him. Now before I tell you what happened, you must know that I had tried this about a dozen times before and never once hit him. So I sweetly call out Briiiaaan... he turns around and BAM! The snowball hit him square in between the eyes! So hilarious because he had glasses on which got all covered in snow so he couldn't see. The best part of this story is Brian's reaction, he just stood there. I'm cracking up, dancing around trying not to pee my pants and Brian is just standing there stunned! This may have been one of those stories where you had to be there, but let me tell ya, it was funny! Love you Brian!!!

Home Sweet Home... Kinda

So Brian and I are getting married on October 10th and we're in the process of finding a house! In the meantime, I needed a place to stay without getting into a contract so I decided to rent out the basement of one of my dad's houses in Orem. Now, I lived there when I was younger and it seemed nice enough, so I thought it would be quite enjoyable... I was wrong. As we walk down the steps to this humble abode I notice there is duct tape holding one of the windows together. Hmm, I'm pretty sure that's not normal. We walk into the kitchen, it needs a little paint job, ya know, 10 or so spiders here and there, the living room seems okay with the exception that the carpet is so dirty I can't walk barefoot on it... no big deal right? Next is the bathroom, just a few more spiders and a showerhead that looks as though it's coming out of the wall, which by the way only sprays the window unless I hold it. Last but not least... my room. It honestly isn't that bad, it just needs a paint job, blinds, and a little spider spray and I should be good to go :)



Notice the two steps in the closet... yep I'm livin' the good life! :)
Hopefully just another month and I can quit checking everywhere for bugs! On the plus side, it feels good to be back in Utah :)

Brian John Woods

This is my future husband Brian Woods. He is a salesman for Apx alarm and a dang good one too! For the past four months he has been knocking door to door in Baltimore, MD selling security systems. I am so proud of him for staying motivated and having a positive attitude! This summer has been crazy, and although we both can't wait for it to be over and get back home, it has been quite eventful. We have had so many memories packed into this summer, some great and some depressing. Everything including our fabulous trips to New York and DC, the Saturday night dinners compliments of Apx, buying a pimped out ford focus, Sundays at the pool, that stinkin' ford focus dying in the middle of the street, knocking doors in the blazing heat (I don't know how you do it babe), living in a hotel for almost three weeks, selling that ford focus for a crappy price, getting our butts kicked in the ocean, and many many more! None of this would be possible without my hard working Brian. Thank you so much babe, I love you lots!

Rehoboth (whatever that says) Beach!

Today Apx spoiled us once again and made it possible for us to go to a beach in Delaware. Although I'm not quite sure how you pronounce that word (Rehoboth), it was A LOT of fun! Brian had quite a time body surfing the waves and I enjoyed the traditional sand burial... it actually felt kinda relaxing :)
We had so much fun with all of our good friends including Mark and Paityn, Becky and Brandon, Kami and Ryan, Ashley and Jason, Tasha and Ryan, and Stephanie and Aaron!

We had so much fun, but as we all know, the beach is very tiring so we didn't quite make it all the way home... well Brian didn't :)

*What happens in Intercourse stays in Intercourse*

I recently visited Amish country in Intercourse, PA with Stephanie, Angela, and Krista. We saw some real live Amish people and walked around and saw all the shops with the fun crafts and specialty items. We had some homemade ice cream and like true tourists, hunted for the sign that said Intercourse so we could take a picture by it...pervs! :) It was great being goofy with the girls!

Hello New York!!!

Recently Brian and I were lucky enough to go to New York City twice! The first time we went with Ashley and Jason, and two weeks later went with Cody and Krista. Holy FUN! Between the two trips we were able to see so much: The Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Central Park (where our engagements were taken), The Statue of Liberty, Canal Street, and a very adventurous journey on the subway... yikes! We ate authentic New York Pizza, folded in half, and saw street dancers pop, lock, and drop it, not to mention the many souvenirs we acquired. Thank you Brian! I love you lots!!!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

After watching "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," the girls got inspired and decided to embarrass our guys at dinner by looking fabulous in 80s clothes! The leggings, big hair, and blue eye shadow were all present... our moms would be so proud :) The looks on our guys faces were priceless!