The Honeymooners

After we spent Christmas in Georgia, we headed down to Orlando, Florida for a couple of days of relaxation in the Sunshine State. An extra hour or two was added to our drive down due to the high volume of crazy College Football Fans. One night we walked around Orlando's Tourist District (somewhat similar to the Las Vegas strip) We even grabbed a little icecream in the 80 degree weather. Before heading back to our hotel we were approached by a man carrying a small alligator advertising for Gator Land. (A couple of posts back- in the summer Spencer and I went to the "Alligator Farm" in St. Augustine-- one alligator farm of large lazy reptiles is enough for a lifetime.) Speaking of Gators, on our way home we made a pit stop to Gainesville, FL- HOME OF THE SWAMP and the FLORIDA GATORS. This was probably Spencers most enjoyable part of the trip. He doesn't really care for the Gators, but he DOES love football.

We Got Hitched!

About a month ago, December 19th, Spencer and I were married in the Salt Lake Temple. I have just now found some time to sit down and post a little update about our special day. First, I would like to thank everyone that made the effort to come to the wedding- what a HUGE effort it was. The amount of snow that fell that day had to be some sort of a record. It took us 3 hours to get from Salt Lake back to Provo, which is usually a 40 minute drive. Incredible. The pictures don't give the day justice. You just cant feel the wind coming at you completely horizontal, or the the snowflakes that were the size of quarters. Despite the nasty weather that just happened to hit Temple Square the minute we walked out of the temple- it was the best day ever. It would have been nice to have the time to touchup some hair and makeup, but the weather just would not let up. The pictures here on the blog are just a few from my dad's camera, some taken from the photographer can be seen HERE (Just click into the site, then on the tab CLIENTS, and the password at the bottom is: salmon) Thank you to everyone that helped out on this special day. We Love You!

But Who's Counting?!

It is 16 days, 1 hour, 11 minutes and 27 seconds until Friday, December 19, 2008 at 11:00:00 AM (Salt Lake City time)

Options, Options and More Options

Well even more options have arrived for your enjoyment. We had some more engagement pictures taken here in Utah and have them up online for all of you to see. After entering the SITE just click on CLIENTS and enter the password: Spencer. Perhaps we'll just send a little business card with a link on it as oppose to a picture?

Oh, and don't mind this deadly attractive picture of my younger brother Nathan. It's from when we were in Florida this summer-- actually right after the locals told us to get out of the water because of the "Night Sharks". I just hate it when a post doesn't come with a picture...

Engagement Pictures

Spencer and I have been busy with making plenty of decisions regarding the wedding... maybe a few of you can help us out with this one... We're trying to decide which picture to send out with our invitations...

Picture A

Picture B
Picture CPicture D

Keep in mind there is always PHOTOSHOP. We could always remove the logos from our clothing and remove a few loose hairs here and there... If you didn't like any of the possible picks above, you could also take a look at some of our other options. We are also scheduled to take another bunch of photos later this month, but based on your reviews we might just go with any of the 4 options above.

This is such a big decision to make, for someone very indecisive like myself. For some people this will be the only picture they'll ever see of you and your future spouse. For others this is the first picture they have seen of you in perhaps 10 years. You want the picture to show the best of all three parties. Me, Spencer, and the Ring... hahaha Ok maybe not the ring. Sometimes those pictures are cheeseballish. So enlighten me with your opinions of engagement pictures. The ones on the website happen to be numbered so be sure to let me know your favorite picture(s).

Thank you for your help and contribution to this big decision of ours.

A Perfect Proposal

I guess I've been too caught up in "being engaged" that I haven't really had much time to update my blog... well maybe I've also been busy with wrapping things up at home, driving cross country, moving into my apartment in Provo, some slight wedding plans, and starting a new semester at BYU. But I did promise that I would update my blog at a later date with a post containing some more details about the actual proposal, so with out further delay... (oh and sorry for those of you that have heard this multiple times before...)

Well, Spencer arrived on a Tuesday, and I think about the next day Lisa asked him and I if we wanted to play some stick throwing game on Friday down by the Chattahoochee with John and Lindy. Interested in the game, I simply agreed without any further questions. Friday came and for some odd reason I decided to dress up a little more than the usual scrubs for work. When Spencer saw me that day he kept on asking me what was the occasion and I just replied "I don't know, but you're acting really weird about it so remind me not to ever dress nice again..." Spencer was concerned that somehow his little proposal plan had leaked... The day proceeded with Spencer being asked to run errands here and there for people in the office (mostly these "errands" got him out of the office so he could pick out the perfect spot for his proposal along the Chattahoochee River). The long Friday afternoon came to an end and somewhat grumpy and tired we went home from work. About two hours later Spencer so nonchalant reminded me that we were going to play games. He even asked me to call Lisa to see if we needed to bring anything. (We ended up bringing a cooler full of waters which is seen in the pictures) Completely unknowingly we arrived at the river. I called Lisa when we parked so that she could give me directions to the playing area. Little did I know this phone call actually let her know we had arrived and for her and my dad to get into position for our arrival which included setting up the blanket with roses and the scrapbook Spencer had made. We arrived at the dock and I just kept on asking Spencer, "WHAT IS GOING ON?" somehow he convinced me to sit down and read the scrapbook with him. After it was complete, he smiled and pulled out a ring -- I couldn't look at him which is seen in Figure 2. (WHICH I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET WHEN WE WENT BACK TO SCHOOL) Completely shocked I just looked at him and said "You are so weird, you are so weird..." over and over again. Not the most romantic thing I could have said... We hugged and embraced and kissed a little (and Spencer whispered in my ear..."YOUR DAD IS IN THE BUSHES...") hahahah. It absolutely was a PERFECT PROPOSAL. We spent the rest of the night eating Chinese food, getting in the Chinese mood while watching the opening ceremonies for the Olympics and calling people. So the wedding is set for December 19th at 11:00am. And yes, for those of you wondering school ends on the 19th. So hopefully I won't be writing any finals in a big white dress. Mark your calendars- we hope to see everyone there!



*My dad is shown in that last picture, with his arms scraped up from thorny shrubs along the river. Classic.