Some Sad Goodbyes

After four years and about a million job titles, I finally had my last day at the Center for Teaching and Learning today. It was bittersweet because I'm glad to be getting married and moving on to new things, but I'm sad to leave my job and all the friends I've made there. It was a great place to work.

It was also like the saddest ever tonight when we went out to dinner with some of my roommates and their men. It has been so much fun living with them and we've had some great adventures. I am really just so sad to be leaving them. :( But I'll be back and hopefully we can reenact the evening in the fall.

Provo Canyon Adventure

Saturday was kind of intense for me. I had three finals to take and got to campus at 7am. But I came home and Quinn came over and brought me this:

He baked me my favorite, apple pie! Jill helped, of course, but he said she made him do most of it. It was a delicious pie! I've never had a better one. :)

Then we went for a drive because it was a nice day and we ended up at the trailhead for timp and found it was a bit snowy, so we just played catch in the parking lot.

And, of course, took a bunch of selfies.

This one's my personal favorite. :)

Then on the drive home, we had a wildlife siting! We saw these huge birds walking across the street, and while they're probably nothing special, we were pretty stoked, so we, of course, took some sweet pics.

Countdown Update

1 day until I go through the TEMPLE and my BRIDAL SHOWER

2 days until bridals/groomals and we get our marriage license
3 days until Sammy, Chase, Kelly, and Devin arrive in California
4 days until WE GET MARRIED!!

Some Updates

Update #1: I'm blonde! I apologize for the less-than-awesome hair-do, but I had to be on campus at 7am this morning and I was not about to wake up half an hour early to make my hair pretty.

Update #2: Also, the weather for the wedding day is looking superb! Let's just hope the rain that is meant for Sunday doesn't get anxious and join us at the reception.

Update #3: Countdown Update!!

1 day until I take my LAST FINAL and we move to California

2 days until I go through the TEMPLE and my BRIDAL SHOWER
3 days until bridals/groomals and we get our marriage license
4 days until Sammy, Chase, Kelly, and Devin arrive in California
5 days until WE GET MARRIED!!

One Week!!!

Countdown Update!

1 day until my temple recommend interview with the stake president

2 days until Mallory arrives in California and my last day of work
3 days until I take my LAST FINAL and we move to California
4 days until I go through the TEMPLE and my BRIDAL SHOWER
5 days until bridals/groomals and we get our marriage license
6 days until Sammy, Chase, Kelly, and Devin arrive in California
7 days until WE GET MARRIED!!

Please Please Please

Make it so the forecast is right and doesn't change!

How to Get a New Fiance

Just have your old one shave his beard and get a hair cut.

Countdown Update!

1 day until I go blonde

2 days until my first final of the semester

3 days until my temple recommend interview with the stake president

4 days until Mallory arrives in California and my last day of work
5 days until I take my LAST FINAL and we move to California
6 days until I go through the TEMPLE and my BRIDAL SHOWER
7 days until bridals/groomals and we get our marriage license
8 days until Sammy, Chase, Kelly, and Devin arrive in California
9 days until WE GET MARRIED!!

The End Is In Sight

For the semester I was engaged coming to an end, I'm actually not doing too bad. I think I'm going to somehow manage to pull off mostly As (as long as I finish out strong--which might be the most challenging part just because I'm so distracted). So, anyway, here is another list for you (well, mostly for me) of the things I have left to do before I'm done with school for the semester:

1. Listening Exercise for Organ class (Wednesday)
2. My organized binder for my practicum class (Wednesday)
3. Classroom Management final project (Thursday)
4. Hymn Project 5 on the organ (Saturday)
5. Myth, Legends, and Folklore final (Saturday)
6. Organ final (Saturday)
7. Old Testament Final (Saturday)
8. Senior Seminar Conference Paper Presentation (Monday)
9. My practicum final (Tuesday)

Only nine more things out of the bagillions that I've done this semester. Not too shabby. The end is in sight! And luckily, my finals won't be too hard, except maybe one. 

Countdown Update!!!

1 days until my LAST DAY OF CLASS

2 days until I pack up all my stuff and clear out of my house

3 days until I go blonde

4 days until my first final of the semester

5 days until my temple recommend interview with the stake president

6 days until Mallory arrives in California and my last day of work
7 days until I take my LAST FINAL and we move to California
8 days until I go through the TEMPLE and my BRIDAL SHOWER
9 days until bridals/groomals and we get our marriage license
10 days until Sammy, Chase, Kelly, and Devin arrive in California
11 days until WE GET MARRIED!!!

Vance and Melissa

Next up was Vance and Melissa's wedding. We got in the car after Eric and Gini's and kept on going south until we hit California (around 6am) for Vance and Melissa's big day on Saturday. It was a perfect day and a beautiful reception!

Jill and Kyle getting Becca ready to be the cutest girl of the day.

Me and my cleaned-up-a-little mountain man. :)

Cousins!

These two geniuses were having Rubik's cube wars to get
 them pumped for the big day.

I got to hang out with Becca and Amanda while Vance and Melissa got
sealed. We weren't invited. :(

Here are a bunch of the folks from Melissa's side of the family who had to wait outside as well chillin' by the fountain.

Becca was being so stinkin' adorable!

We got to meet up with everyone again after the sealing.

Pres. Redd is in this picture. He's trying to hide behind my head, but you
can still see the top of his head.

Paige and her mad photographer skills as Vance and Melissa were coming out of the temple.

Waiting for all the pictures to be taken at the temple.

The reception! It was so pretty! :)

First dance! :)

Check out that blingin' chandeleir. 

I love this kid on the floor next to them. Not sure how
he got there.

Daddy-Daughter/Mommy-Son Dance. They danced to "You Raise Me Up." Very classy. 

It was such a fun day and we're so glad we got to go down for it! And, of course, it made us excited for our own big day in less than two weeks! Yay! :)

Congratulations, Vance and Melissa! :)