My First Trip to Mesa Falls and More!

Hey friends and family! 

First of all, the wedding is in ELEVEN days! Woohoo! I am so excited to be married for eternity to Steven. He's the best! 

We are both very excited!

Second, I got my hair done! I got it all brown again because heaven knows I would look back at my ombré hair and hate myself for having that in our wedding pictures. 

I got my hair done and that meant I needed a picture

Baby ducks! They're growing up so fast! *tear*

Tornado warning in Rexburg? What. 

 Lastly, Steven took me to Mesa Falls for the first time! It was so beautiful! I love my Idahome!

Never a dull moment with this guy!

There was a little Inn there with some cool taxidermy and some furs and things! Pretty cool! 

Overall, it was a great week(ish)! This week is finals and next week is the wedding! Almost there!

Fourth of July!

Hello friends and family! Last week was a fun one because it was Independence Day (*screeching eagle in background*)!

Before I talk about our Independence day festivities I just wanted to share this little picture from a walk around Nature Park with Steven.

Look at these cutie ducks!! I am super scared of birds, but ducks hold a special place in my heart. These guys were just going from one pond to another. There are tons of ducks around here and there are a ton of little babies! SO CUTE. 

I was able to make some time on Friday to attend the Rexburg temple. It is SO beautiful! And it was such a great experience. I just love going to the temple. I always want to be there! (bummer that it's closed on Mondays because I was totally ready to go again!) 

Anyway, the 4th was super fun! Steven and I went down to Blackfoot to spend time with his parents! It started off with a BBQ at the Porter's (not related to me at all, but nonetheless real life Porters!) which was super fun and 100% delicious! 

Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures at the BBQ. BUT I do have these pictures of Steven and I right after the BBQ! 

So patriotic!

Blackfoot sunset

Blackfoot has some pretty amazing sunsets! This was right before Steven set off some fireworks (illegal? maybe! Awesome? definitely!). After we set off most of the fireworks we found at the Park's home we watched the Blackfoot firework show from the comfort of the trampoline in the backyard.

Overall, it was a great weekend! I am so thankful for all of the people who gave their lives to fight for our independence and freedoms. I feel so blessed to live in this beautiful country and to enjoy the freedoms given to us. 'Merica baby! 

Road Trip!

Hey friends!

As I'm sure some of you saw, this was kind of a big weekend for me! It all started with a road trip to Utah with Steven!

We were so excited for our first road trip together!

Huner and boredom made this picture happen

My little trooper

Once we got to Utah we headed straight to my niece's baptism! It was beautiful and it was so good to see some family! I got to give a little talk on the Holy Ghost too, I hadn't ever spoken at a baptism until then! It was a really fun experience! I am so proud of her and her decision to be baptized! Also, it was kind of cool because Steven finally got to meet some of my family in person! Hooray! 

Onto the next part of the trip! Saturday morning I had the opportunity to go through the temple for the first time. We went to the Oquirrh Mountain temple and it is BEAUTIFUL! 

So so pretty!

What a guy! He carried all of the purses and temple bags around while we were taking pictures.

I had my main man there with me and it was amazing for him to be there for such an important event in my life. He's the best!

I was lucky to have my big sister Meredith there with me too! She has always been so loving and welcoming to me in her home while I have been so far away from mine.

Dani was also able to make it! She has been a huge help in helping me feel ready for the temple!

Steven's parents were also able to come down to Utah to be there with me in the temple and that was amazing!

 I was so blessed to be surrounded by people who love me and who are supportive of me this weekend. I can't express how thankful I am for them and for all of the others who have congratulated me and shown support for me! 

I love this picture. I love this man. 

This was an amazing weekend in Utah. I am so excited to have started a new chapter in my life and in the gospel. I am so thankful for the temple and all of the wonderful things that happen inside of it. I love all of you and I am so thankful for all of your support and kind words. You're all amazing! 

Update on Life

Hello all! I found myself with a little free time today, so I thought I would update you on what's been going on!

Wedding plans are going swimmingly, I'm nearly finished putting addresses on envelopes!! Get excited because they will be sent out in a couple of weeks!!

Here are some pictures from my week:

Holy YUM. 

We have this AMAZING caramel apple shop in a nearby town, Rigby. Steven and I decided it was time to try it, so we got a Rocky Road apple... YUM. 10/10 would recommend! Seriously people, this was SO good. 

So Idaho is a desert, but we have been getting insane amounts of rain in the past month, I thought this was kind of a cool picture! It was really nice and sunny behind us and in front of us was super dark and rainy!

Steven and I have been watching a lot of basketball lately! The finals were this week and Golden State won (woohoo!). We are big Steph Curry fans, he is super funny sometimes, and this was one of our favorite moments of his.  

That's all I have for you this time, folks! Enjoy!

Lions, Tigers, and Bears! OH MY!

Hello friends and family! Here is a little snippet of my last week!

On Friday my classes were canceled and Steven got off of work early. Having time together during the day is precious; it doesn't happen often. So we decided to make the best of the day and go to the zoo!! It was such a fun day and it was so amazing to be able to spend time together without being worried about school or work!

Here are some pictures:

Yup. He's all mine.

These goats were hilarious. There was a little baby one that was just screaming the whole time (for an example of funny screaming goats click HERE)

Old man monkeys!

Sleepy tiger! 

Their beauty didn't mask their horrid smell

Beautiful birds of paradise! He was angry and ruffling his feathers. Sorry guy. 

Llama that looks like a big pile of brown

Overall, it was an amazing day. I'm so glad I got to have it! I hope you enjoyed this post! I know I enjoyed writing it and thinking about how much fun I had with Steven and the animals!