I will shortly.
In the meantime, enjoy this picture of FIJI!!!
August 2018
6 years ago
Sunday, July 31, 2011
wedding...its coming
I know. I know. I need to blog about the WEDDING and HONEYMOON and MOVING TO VEGAS.
I will shortly.
In the meantime, enjoy this picture of FIJI!!!
I will shortly.
In the meantime, enjoy this picture of FIJI!!!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
the past two months
Obviously I have been slacking at the blog posts. Its not for lack of exciting things, because there have been lots of exciting things.
1. Graduation. I graduated with my second bachelors degree! WOOHOO! I can't believe I pulled of Magna Cum Laude...I lost a little motivation there at the end going to school full time, working full time, and having to do clinical! The graduation celebrations were very fun and festive! Jeffrey came up and we had a family dinner prepared by Mom and Dad over at John's house. The food was great and we had red velvet cake (almost the winner of the wedding cake, but lost out to carrot). We had to call it an early night because my graduation was at 8AM the next morning! Mom, Dad, Jeffrey, Grams, and Lani all made it out to the graduation. We had a delicious lunch after that!
2. Bridal Showers. I had two very fun bridal showers! The first one was at a restaurant! How classy is that!? It was really fun seeing people that I don't get to see very often but that I love and respect so much! The second one my friend Becca gave. She did an amazing job making desserts and decorating her apartment! I felt so loved by all my friends!
3. Dress fitting, bridal pictures, and other wedding plans. After many dress fittings, the dress fit...and then I took my bridals. See mariawoodphotography.com if you are interested. My roommate Cassie came along and was an amazing help fixing my train just right!
4. Vegas Trip. My roommates Shay and Amber roadtripped it down to Vegas for a fun memorial weekend! We laid by the pool, ate chocolates, laughed, and talked. We rode the big shot and saw Le Reve. It was amazing!! The show was an hour and half but felt so much shorter! We were second row and could even see their facial expressions. The car ride was also enjoyable singing to every song we heard!
5. Moving...I have been slowly moving stuff for the past 2 months down to vegas. Now the last few things are left. Packing is hard for me because I feel like I need things out-such as towels, blankets, deodorant...how can I pack when I am still using these items!
6. Last Day of Work. I decided that I am going to be a little on the picky side and try to find a job that I love. It makes work so much more enjoyable when you are excited to be there and love the people you work with. I loved my co-workers at my last job. I grew to be such good friends with them. Some of them even came to my bridal shower. I will really miss some of my patients too. It was hard on my last night saying goodbye to the long-term patients. I wanted to cry when the sweetest little lady was saying how much she loved me. I told her that there would be other nurses here to take care of her, but she just kept saying that no one cared for her like I did. It makes all the hard work worth it when you know that someone appreciated you. I always brought her in applesauce to eat in the mornings (read 4:30AM) and then would help her situate her baby doll in bed. (It is pretty precious seeing an 80 something year old care for a baby doll like its a real baby. Or seeing one elderly person pushing another person in a wheelchair on a walk).
Jeffrey has been up a few times which is always wonderful! Since making my decision to marry him I feel like I love him more deeply than I did before. He is truly my best friend and companion. Through thick and thin, I can always count on Jeffrey. Just a little story...the day of my bridals my roommate who had been planning to help out with the pictures had to cancel last minute. I called/text a bunch of people to see if anyone else could come help. No one could. One roommate I never heard back from. When Jeffrey got to my house I just cried and cried that no one could help and that I needed him to come to the shoot to help. I had really hoped that Jeffrey would not see me in my dress until the wedding, and that is why I was crying so much. Jeffrey just said he would love to help and would situate my train and whatever else I needed. While I went to get my hair done, Jeffrey went to pick up my bouquet. Even though this was a little thing, it reaffirmed to me that Jeffrey will be by my side forever, no matter what. LUCKILY...while I was getting my hair done, one of my roommates got back to me and said she could make it to the photo shoot! She was amazing! I was so thankful and she was so complimentary of me and great! She helped me into and out of the dress, situated it for the pictures, carried the train, and did whatever else the photographer needed!
1. Graduation. I graduated with my second bachelors degree! WOOHOO! I can't believe I pulled of Magna Cum Laude...I lost a little motivation there at the end going to school full time, working full time, and having to do clinical! The graduation celebrations were very fun and festive! Jeffrey came up and we had a family dinner prepared by Mom and Dad over at John's house. The food was great and we had red velvet cake (almost the winner of the wedding cake, but lost out to carrot). We had to call it an early night because my graduation was at 8AM the next morning! Mom, Dad, Jeffrey, Grams, and Lani all made it out to the graduation. We had a delicious lunch after that!
2. Bridal Showers. I had two very fun bridal showers! The first one was at a restaurant! How classy is that!? It was really fun seeing people that I don't get to see very often but that I love and respect so much! The second one my friend Becca gave. She did an amazing job making desserts and decorating her apartment! I felt so loved by all my friends!
3. Dress fitting, bridal pictures, and other wedding plans. After many dress fittings, the dress fit...and then I took my bridals. See mariawoodphotography.com if you are interested. My roommate Cassie came along and was an amazing help fixing my train just right!
4. Vegas Trip. My roommates Shay and Amber roadtripped it down to Vegas for a fun memorial weekend! We laid by the pool, ate chocolates, laughed, and talked. We rode the big shot and saw Le Reve. It was amazing!! The show was an hour and half but felt so much shorter! We were second row and could even see their facial expressions. The car ride was also enjoyable singing to every song we heard!
5. Moving...I have been slowly moving stuff for the past 2 months down to vegas. Now the last few things are left. Packing is hard for me because I feel like I need things out-such as towels, blankets, deodorant...how can I pack when I am still using these items!
6. Last Day of Work. I decided that I am going to be a little on the picky side and try to find a job that I love. It makes work so much more enjoyable when you are excited to be there and love the people you work with. I loved my co-workers at my last job. I grew to be such good friends with them. Some of them even came to my bridal shower. I will really miss some of my patients too. It was hard on my last night saying goodbye to the long-term patients. I wanted to cry when the sweetest little lady was saying how much she loved me. I told her that there would be other nurses here to take care of her, but she just kept saying that no one cared for her like I did. It makes all the hard work worth it when you know that someone appreciated you. I always brought her in applesauce to eat in the mornings (read 4:30AM) and then would help her situate her baby doll in bed. (It is pretty precious seeing an 80 something year old care for a baby doll like its a real baby. Or seeing one elderly person pushing another person in a wheelchair on a walk).
Jeffrey has been up a few times which is always wonderful! Since making my decision to marry him I feel like I love him more deeply than I did before. He is truly my best friend and companion. Through thick and thin, I can always count on Jeffrey. Just a little story...the day of my bridals my roommate who had been planning to help out with the pictures had to cancel last minute. I called/text a bunch of people to see if anyone else could come help. No one could. One roommate I never heard back from. When Jeffrey got to my house I just cried and cried that no one could help and that I needed him to come to the shoot to help. I had really hoped that Jeffrey would not see me in my dress until the wedding, and that is why I was crying so much. Jeffrey just said he would love to help and would situate my train and whatever else I needed. While I went to get my hair done, Jeffrey went to pick up my bouquet. Even though this was a little thing, it reaffirmed to me that Jeffrey will be by my side forever, no matter what. LUCKILY...while I was getting my hair done, one of my roommates got back to me and said she could make it to the photo shoot! She was amazing! I was so thankful and she was so complimentary of me and great! She helped me into and out of the dress, situated it for the pictures, carried the train, and did whatever else the photographer needed!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Engagement Photos: Preview
Hello there. We had the amazing Maria Wood take our engagement pictures this weekend! She posted a little preview for your enjoyment! Please, head over to her website and take a look!
She is awesome!! I love working with her and the pictures are exactly what I was hoping for! She is also going to do my bridals/wedding in Seattle! I can't wait! She is based here in Utah, but is totally open for travel...so if you are looking for someone I would totally recommend her! I met Maria at one of my best friends weddings, Becca. During the reception I noticed how awesome the bridal pictures were that were up and asked Becca who did her pictures! Then I got to chat with Maria at the reception....long story short, I booked Maria and I have been so happy since!
So go check them out and then comment about how cute Jeffrey and I are!...obviously I am a little biased...I think he is the handsomest man in town! :-)
She is awesome!! I love working with her and the pictures are exactly what I was hoping for! She is also going to do my bridals/wedding in Seattle! I can't wait! She is based here in Utah, but is totally open for travel...so if you are looking for someone I would totally recommend her! I met Maria at one of my best friends weddings, Becca. During the reception I noticed how awesome the bridal pictures were that were up and asked Becca who did her pictures! Then I got to chat with Maria at the reception....long story short, I booked Maria and I have been so happy since!
So go check them out and then comment about how cute Jeffrey and I are!...obviously I am a little biased...I think he is the handsomest man in town! :-)
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
IM GETTING MARRIED!!
Well, as most of your already know, I am ENGAGED!! Yes this has been a long time coming and I feel great about it! I love that we have dated for a long time and that I am sure about this next step!
So it is brag time about Jeffrey. Just so everyone else can know how wonderful he is. Hopefully he will not be embarrassed as I boast his accomplishments! First, he is such a hard worker. He never loved school, and most people told him that he was not good at it. (I wouldn't like school either under those circumstances) But he went to college and rocked it! He worked hard in his classes and got really good grades! He graduated with a business management degree CUM LAUDE! He worked hard and deserved that recognition! He is so smart at math and even tutored during college! He is an active learner. He wanted to start a garden, but was not sure how to go about it in the Las Vegas heat. He spent time researching about what would grow and when to plant. Next he is a handy-man. He can fix everything and he is always willing to help! He helped my Uncle Joe fix my grandma's disposal. He knows how to fix sprinkler systems and fixed my grandma's and showed my sister in law how to fix theirs. He won't call his landlord when the toilet breaks, he will head down to home depot, get the supplies and then fix it himself! My head light was out, and it was really tricky on how to get it off to replace the light bulb. With the help of my brother in law via the phone, Jeffrey was able to figure it out! Jeffrey is service oriented. He gives rides to several different people to church and to family home evening. Even when they do not live close to him and it is not that convenient. He is always happy to do the dishes and he is really good at them too. (I am so glad because I think dishes is one of my least favorite chores) During Christmas we had already picked out lots of presents for my parents, but Jeffrey wanted to get one more to make sure they knew how much we appreciated them. Lastly, he is a great breakfast maker! Jeffrey makes my favorite waffles from scratch! On Valentine's day he made pancakes for all his siblings (from scratch) and even added food coloring to make them pink! He makes good eggs, bacon, and sausage. He never forgets juice either! I love it when he makes breakfast!
Hopefully you have caught of glimpse of how wonderful and good Jeffrey is. I am really excited about spending the rest of my life (and eternity, yes we will be sealed in the Seattle temple) with him.
So here is the engagement story and a few pictures!
It was no surprise we were getting engaged because we had already picked the ring out together. But Jeffrey was waiting for the right time. He asked my Dad for permission (or something like that, permission, blessing, I don't know exactly what he said) over Christmas. Which was kind of funny because we were all just waiting for them to come out of the office! They went in when we were all hanging out in the family room so it was totally obvious what was going on. My brother in law Adam snapped a picture just as Jeffrey walked out of the door. It is priceless!
So Jeffrey asks me on a date for Friday night and says to be ready by 4:50. Of course I was ready on time...but 4:50 rolls around and there is not sight of Jeffrey!! He was trying to pick up his brother from baseball practice, but the practice was running long! Anyway...Jeffrey finally comes and picks me up and we are off. Long story short we get to this look out place in Las Vegas where you can see the temple and the strip. It is so pretty when everything is lit up. This is "our" little spot we like to go. So we pull up there and of course I know what is about to happen. Jeffrey turns on some music and then hike up the hill to get to our spot. The sun is setting and Jeffrey asks me to dance. We like to dance-we dance in the kitchen, at the park, wherever! So we are dancing and Jeffrey tells me that he loves me and wants to spend eternity with me...and a few other mushy things... He then proceeds to get down on one knee and ask me to marry him. (His brother in law Dustin was there to snap a few photos, but we just got a few because Jeffrey was so fast. He was down on one knee one second and standing the next!) Anyway, I say yes! and then Jeffrey answers back Thank You. I don't know what other guys say, but thank you was so funny to me! That is something funny I will always remember about the proposal. So then we take some pictures together and head off to dinner! We went to dinner at the Grand Luxe Cafe and we had a celebration! We got fun drinks and delicious food! Seriously, my food was SO SO SO good! It was just fun to be together and i kept looking at the beautiful ring on my finger! After dinner we headed to the New York New York hotel to go on the roller coaster! I LOVE rides, always have, and hopefully always will! As we were walking off the roller coaster we found some change and played my favorite arcade game ski-ball at "coney's island" at the hotel. And that was the night. We headed home after that and hung out with the family.
A few days later when I returned to Provo, he sent me flowers! The ring is gorgeous. It is a simple solitaire and I love it. It could not be more sparkly. Pictures don't even do it justice-it practically glows in the dark! And it just feels right to have something on my finger. I don't know if i can explain it, but my finger feels naked with out a ring on it. Like it just belongs there!
Dancing
Popped the question! I said YES!
So there you have it! We are getting married in the Seattle Temple on June 24th!
So it is brag time about Jeffrey. Just so everyone else can know how wonderful he is. Hopefully he will not be embarrassed as I boast his accomplishments! First, he is such a hard worker. He never loved school, and most people told him that he was not good at it. (I wouldn't like school either under those circumstances) But he went to college and rocked it! He worked hard in his classes and got really good grades! He graduated with a business management degree CUM LAUDE! He worked hard and deserved that recognition! He is so smart at math and even tutored during college! He is an active learner. He wanted to start a garden, but was not sure how to go about it in the Las Vegas heat. He spent time researching about what would grow and when to plant. Next he is a handy-man. He can fix everything and he is always willing to help! He helped my Uncle Joe fix my grandma's disposal. He knows how to fix sprinkler systems and fixed my grandma's and showed my sister in law how to fix theirs. He won't call his landlord when the toilet breaks, he will head down to home depot, get the supplies and then fix it himself! My head light was out, and it was really tricky on how to get it off to replace the light bulb. With the help of my brother in law via the phone, Jeffrey was able to figure it out! Jeffrey is service oriented. He gives rides to several different people to church and to family home evening. Even when they do not live close to him and it is not that convenient. He is always happy to do the dishes and he is really good at them too. (I am so glad because I think dishes is one of my least favorite chores) During Christmas we had already picked out lots of presents for my parents, but Jeffrey wanted to get one more to make sure they knew how much we appreciated them. Lastly, he is a great breakfast maker! Jeffrey makes my favorite waffles from scratch! On Valentine's day he made pancakes for all his siblings (from scratch) and even added food coloring to make them pink! He makes good eggs, bacon, and sausage. He never forgets juice either! I love it when he makes breakfast!
Hopefully you have caught of glimpse of how wonderful and good Jeffrey is. I am really excited about spending the rest of my life (and eternity, yes we will be sealed in the Seattle temple) with him.
So here is the engagement story and a few pictures!
It was no surprise we were getting engaged because we had already picked the ring out together. But Jeffrey was waiting for the right time. He asked my Dad for permission (or something like that, permission, blessing, I don't know exactly what he said) over Christmas. Which was kind of funny because we were all just waiting for them to come out of the office! They went in when we were all hanging out in the family room so it was totally obvious what was going on. My brother in law Adam snapped a picture just as Jeffrey walked out of the door. It is priceless!
So Jeffrey asks me on a date for Friday night and says to be ready by 4:50. Of course I was ready on time...but 4:50 rolls around and there is not sight of Jeffrey!! He was trying to pick up his brother from baseball practice, but the practice was running long! Anyway...Jeffrey finally comes and picks me up and we are off. Long story short we get to this look out place in Las Vegas where you can see the temple and the strip. It is so pretty when everything is lit up. This is "our" little spot we like to go. So we pull up there and of course I know what is about to happen. Jeffrey turns on some music and then hike up the hill to get to our spot. The sun is setting and Jeffrey asks me to dance. We like to dance-we dance in the kitchen, at the park, wherever! So we are dancing and Jeffrey tells me that he loves me and wants to spend eternity with me...and a few other mushy things... He then proceeds to get down on one knee and ask me to marry him. (His brother in law Dustin was there to snap a few photos, but we just got a few because Jeffrey was so fast. He was down on one knee one second and standing the next!) Anyway, I say yes! and then Jeffrey answers back Thank You. I don't know what other guys say, but thank you was so funny to me! That is something funny I will always remember about the proposal. So then we take some pictures together and head off to dinner! We went to dinner at the Grand Luxe Cafe and we had a celebration! We got fun drinks and delicious food! Seriously, my food was SO SO SO good! It was just fun to be together and i kept looking at the beautiful ring on my finger! After dinner we headed to the New York New York hotel to go on the roller coaster! I LOVE rides, always have, and hopefully always will! As we were walking off the roller coaster we found some change and played my favorite arcade game ski-ball at "coney's island" at the hotel. And that was the night. We headed home after that and hung out with the family.
A few days later when I returned to Provo, he sent me flowers! The ring is gorgeous. It is a simple solitaire and I love it. It could not be more sparkly. Pictures don't even do it justice-it practically glows in the dark! And it just feels right to have something on my finger. I don't know if i can explain it, but my finger feels naked with out a ring on it. Like it just belongs there!
Dancing
Popped the question! I said YES!
So there you have it! We are getting married in the Seattle Temple on June 24th!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Breakfast of Champions and Other News
I LOOOVE Wheaties. I am ALWAYS in the mood for a bowl of Wheaties.
I bought 10 boxes for 17 dollars! Is that a steal or what! I wish I had bought 20 boxes at that deal!
4 nurses were laid off at my facility. I am so grateful/thankful that I still have a job. I still love working nights- besides that fact that I now have trouble sleeping at night. (I can sleep anytime during the DAY though) I feel a lot of job satisfaction too. I feel like I really get to make a difference in people's lives. I try really hard to spend a little time with each patient talking with them about other things besides medicine and treatments. Being a nurse is a really hard job too sometimes (almost always)-physically and emotionally. It can be so stressful and you don't get to go the bathroom or eat and your back and legs hurt all the time.
I bought some songs on iTunes with some giftcards I got. Its really fun to have new music to listen to! Speaking of music-I got a keyboard for my birthday! It is very fancy and has its own stand!
I got my face lasered for some left over acne scarring on my cheeks! I have been wanting to do it for a long time. They don't really bother anyone else, but they bug me. A few years ago when I was having a particularly bad bout with acne I got a blessing. It wasn't about my acne, it was just a back to school one, but I remember one part talking about how my face would heal completely and look like it did before I was having acne problems. I was kind of surprised about that being said because I was not expecting it. Anyway, the point is it's amazing how life works and that all these years later I am now actually fixing those scars! One treatment down...a few more to go.
And lastly...I am in love. Just in case you were wondering.
I bought 10 boxes for 17 dollars! Is that a steal or what! I wish I had bought 20 boxes at that deal!
4 nurses were laid off at my facility. I am so grateful/thankful that I still have a job. I still love working nights- besides that fact that I now have trouble sleeping at night. (I can sleep anytime during the DAY though) I feel a lot of job satisfaction too. I feel like I really get to make a difference in people's lives. I try really hard to spend a little time with each patient talking with them about other things besides medicine and treatments. Being a nurse is a really hard job too sometimes (almost always)-physically and emotionally. It can be so stressful and you don't get to go the bathroom or eat and your back and legs hurt all the time.
I bought some songs on iTunes with some giftcards I got. Its really fun to have new music to listen to! Speaking of music-I got a keyboard for my birthday! It is very fancy and has its own stand!
I got my face lasered for some left over acne scarring on my cheeks! I have been wanting to do it for a long time. They don't really bother anyone else, but they bug me. A few years ago when I was having a particularly bad bout with acne I got a blessing. It wasn't about my acne, it was just a back to school one, but I remember one part talking about how my face would heal completely and look like it did before I was having acne problems. I was kind of surprised about that being said because I was not expecting it. Anyway, the point is it's amazing how life works and that all these years later I am now actually fixing those scars! One treatment down...a few more to go.
And lastly...I am in love. Just in case you were wondering.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
christmas, work. school.
I had 1 month off from school. PERFECT...oh wait, I have a job! It was really nice not having to go to school, but reality hit as I could not take off for home for all of my school break. I had to work! Somehow I was lucky enough to get Christmas Eve AND Christmas off!
We had such a great time! I loved spending time with my family and Jeffrey for the holidays! One of the high lights was rock climbing with the fam! I think that maybe it should be a new tradition!
School starts in a couple of days. One more semester to go until I have a bachelors of nursing! I am really glad I did it when I did. I have no regrets, but I am anxious for it to be over. It is going to go by fast! April 29th (graduation) here I come!
My birthday is in a week. I will be 24. Did anyone picture me being where I am, at 24? I certainly did not. Life is amazing!
Picture: Jeffrey and I on Christmas Eve right after an Elf left us PJs!
We had such a great time! I loved spending time with my family and Jeffrey for the holidays! One of the high lights was rock climbing with the fam! I think that maybe it should be a new tradition!
School starts in a couple of days. One more semester to go until I have a bachelors of nursing! I am really glad I did it when I did. I have no regrets, but I am anxious for it to be over. It is going to go by fast! April 29th (graduation) here I come!
My birthday is in a week. I will be 24. Did anyone picture me being where I am, at 24? I certainly did not. Life is amazing!
Picture: Jeffrey and I on Christmas Eve right after an Elf left us PJs!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Thanksgiving, school, work
I headed down to Las Vegas for Thanksgiving. It was such a fun break from school and work! All of the Salls siblings were there-so it was a full house, but tons of fun! We saw Harry Potter and Tangled, played tons of games, talked, cooked, ate, read, went black Friday shopping, and went on Saturday night date.
We went to the Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay hotel. It was so fun! There were so many cool sharks and fish. I loved reading the descriptions about each of them. My favorite part was the jellyfish though. I tried to get a good picture of that, but no luck. They had a purple light shining on them and it was so beautiful and captivating.
Picture is not the best quality...trying to get the stingrays in the background=over exposed photo.
Today I finished my last final for the semester. Only one more semester to go until I have my bachelors of nursing! I am so glad I decided to do it. I have so many ambitions, and I am glad that I am one semester closer to checking this one off my list! This past semester went by really fast. I had the best group and we worked well together and rocked every assignment. It was probably my favorite experience with group work in my entire 2 degree college experience. I have probably had other good experiences, but this is just the most recent. Usually group work is not my favorite, but these ladies were awesome! We were all committed to doing our work!
Speaking of work...I have been working a ton! Although I am really really tired, (so tired people are commenting on my looks) I really like it. I am excited to be using my knowledge and learning so much at the same time! I have also discovered, at my particular facility, I really enjoy working the night shift! Surprising I know! I have made some new fun friends at work and it makes the time pass so much faster! I look forward to seeing my patients and laughing at all the funny things that happen while I am there. My schedule has worked out so I can continue to volunteer at the free clinic! I have been there since the beginning of August! I have really enjoyed working with my co workers there and helping people in my community.
We went to the Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay hotel. It was so fun! There were so many cool sharks and fish. I loved reading the descriptions about each of them. My favorite part was the jellyfish though. I tried to get a good picture of that, but no luck. They had a purple light shining on them and it was so beautiful and captivating.
Picture is not the best quality...trying to get the stingrays in the background=over exposed photo.
Today I finished my last final for the semester. Only one more semester to go until I have my bachelors of nursing! I am so glad I decided to do it. I have so many ambitions, and I am glad that I am one semester closer to checking this one off my list! This past semester went by really fast. I had the best group and we worked well together and rocked every assignment. It was probably my favorite experience with group work in my entire 2 degree college experience. I have probably had other good experiences, but this is just the most recent. Usually group work is not my favorite, but these ladies were awesome! We were all committed to doing our work!
Speaking of work...I have been working a ton! Although I am really really tired, (so tired people are commenting on my looks) I really like it. I am excited to be using my knowledge and learning so much at the same time! I have also discovered, at my particular facility, I really enjoy working the night shift! Surprising I know! I have made some new fun friends at work and it makes the time pass so much faster! I look forward to seeing my patients and laughing at all the funny things that happen while I am there. My schedule has worked out so I can continue to volunteer at the free clinic! I have been there since the beginning of August! I have really enjoyed working with my co workers there and helping people in my community.
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