Soccer, Weddings, & EASTER!

I already need to get better at this whole blogging thing!

The title of this post describes our lives the past few weeks pretty well. Parker and I came across this amazing deal! The Utah Pass of all Passes!!  

For only $29 we get season passes to all Seven Peaks water parks & venues!

$15 food credit to Seven Peaks!

4 Real Salt Lake Games! (this was the reason Parker 

wanted the pass ha)

Tickets to Bees games..

Tickets to the Rocky Mountain Raceways...

And a ton more fun things!

We are so excited! Even better.. all of our friends & both of our families got the passes as well.

I CANT even wait for SUMMER!!!

We have already been able to take advantage of our passes :) I went with Parker & some of his brothers to a RSL game last week! I had fun with the boys! For Parker's bachelor party one of the things his friends got him was this jacket! He finally got to put it to use! How cute is he?!

On Saturday Devery & Eric got married! Dev & I have always somehow ended up dating friends.. it's so funny to us that we even ended up marrying friends! I absolutely love Parker's friends though. I feel so blessed that he has had such good guys in his life! AND I love all of their wives. It is so fun that we are able to get together all the time & do fun things & go on trips together! Anyways, their wedding was beautiful! I wish I had better picture, but these are the ones I got! We are so happy for them & SO jealous that they are in Cali soaking up some rays this whole week!

 Of course, Parker and I hit up City Creek in between the Luncheon & Reception!

 Love this handsome boy so much!

Then there was EASTER! I love Easter Sunday so much. Parker & I teach the 7 year olds at church!

He is SO cute with them. 

They adore him & love when he teaches!

We went to my parents for Easter this year. 

If you know my mom you know that she 

goes ALL out for every holiday! 

We watched my cute nephews play with their 

baskets & then we all opened ours! 

My parents are so sweet. We got yummy treats, some of the essentials, & gift cards 

to some of our favorite places! We are so excited!

I am so grateful for my Savior and for all that he has done for each and every one of us. I am also so very grateful for the atonement. I have been blessed with such a loving family & such a sweet, supportive, humble, and caring husband!

XOXO

Honeymooners!

I know this was a few months ago, but we had TWO of the BEST trips ever & I want to always remember them! We were fortunate enough to be able to go on two honeymoons! We stayed at a hotel in Park City the first three nights we were married. The Chateaux At Silver Lake was one of my most favorite places I have ever stayed. I’m sure part of it had to do with the fact that it was our honeymoon, but it was gorgeous! It wasn’t really ski season so the hotel was practically empty. The hotel has a cabin feel to it.. It sits high up on the mountain so you kind of feel like you are in the middle of nowhere, except for a few other lodges around it.We relaxed all weekend long! Watched movies, made food, cuddled by the fire, & of course hot-tubbed all hours of the day! It was the most relaxing & perfect weekend! It was back to reality for the next month, studying lots & getting ready for finals.

 The day after finals we left for our cruise! Our ship was the Norwegian Epic. Neither of us had been on this cruise line, but we LOVED it! The food was pretty good, the shows were amazing! Our room was lovely, & the best part.. UNLIMITED ice cream! If you know us well, you know that ice cream is our absolute favorite thing ever.. besides each other of course. Not only did they have the ice cream machines with the chocolate & vanilla & cones, but they had TWO ice cream stands that had at least 10 different flavors each day as well as different toppings you could put on them! We were in Heaven. We left out of Miami & over the next 7 days we went to St. Thomas, St. Maarten, & the Bahamas! Talk about beautiful! The pictures don’t even give them justice. The one thing I do hate is how much the ships rip you off if you book excursions through them. We weren’t about to let them get us! We wanted to just do our own thing off the ship & if we found something we wanted to do then we would go for it. Turns out that even though the weather was gorgeous & for the most part sunny.. there was a small part of each day that was a little cloudy, sometimes windy, and occasionally rained a little. We decided to walk around the islands, shop a little, & hit up the beaches. Best decision! The beaches were sooo pretty! We played in the water & just relaxed! Knowing we would be coming back to snow made us so grateful for the warm weather & sunshine!

 Waiting for our plane!

 So grateful we were able to stay with friends in Miami!

 For Christmas this year I did a 12 Days of Christmas for Parker!

 Sunsets were so pretty!

Our first stop!

 Drive to the beach!

my handsome lover!

Second stop: St. Thomas!

 There were Christmas decorations on all of the islands & on our ship, we loved it!

10th Day of Christmas!

Last stop!

 :)

 Building my grave...

We flew home Christmas Eve, just in time to celebrate the holidays with both our families! Just thinking about these trips makes me want Summer so much, especially after the beautiful day today! Only a few more months, hopefully less!!

Here it goes!

I've gone and done it! I have officially joined the blog bandwagon!

Mostly because I have the worst memory imaginable & I'm hoping this will help motivate me to jot down some of our experiences, adventures, and memories!

A LITTLE ABOUT US...

Parker & I met at a cabin in August 2010. I like to think it was love at first sight :)

(Parker is on the far left. Kind of cut-out. What a babe!)

Our first date was a few months later. December 4 to be exact. I'm not sure it really counts as a date, but it was the beginning of us. We joined a group of friends for some delicious hot chocolate & a walk around temple square!

Side story: Our friends thought it would be funny if Parker did a "fake" proposal since so many get engaged there. Parker got down on one knee, popped the question, we smooched, & everyone cheered. We even got it all on video! Little did we know...

We were inseparable from this day on. Cheesy, I know! But so true.

Since I'm trying to play catch-up..

Here are some of our favorites before we got married!

Parker proposed September 3, 2011! We went on a hike up Bell Canyon to some beautiful waterfalls! On the way down he wanted to show me "this really cool view"! He blindfolded me (I still had no idea) & took me to this big rock that over looked the whole valley. We got there just in time for the sun set. It was gorgeous! Since I hadn't made up my mind on my ring he proposed with a yummy ring pop :) It was perfect! 

We got married in the Salt Lake Temple on November 17, 2011! I can honestly say it was the best day of our life. Everything about it was absolutely perfect! Nothing beats being married to your best friend & getting to spend forever together!

"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."

- Robert Heinlein