Hmm...

Yes, I know...it's been a while.

Yes, I feel bad every time i think about my poor abandoned blog.

Yes, I will write you a blog right NOW!

I've had lots of things I've been meaning to write ab

out.  Here:

1) My house was BAD--I mean ugly, sick, and smelly.  But don't worry, it's better now.  I have some before and after pictures though just so you can see. 

One wall in the living room.

Then

Now

The corner of the living room

Then

Now

Outside

Then

... Coming soon!  I don't have a "now" picture yet and it's too dark to take one right now...

Now

My kitchen! 

I don't have any before pictures, but I'm sure you et the point of what it USED to look like.

More of the kitchen.  I made that little rag thing.  Inspired by Adell (Camille's sister).

Kitchen again.

Okay, here's the bathroom before.

And here it is.

What's that?  You like my little curtain?  Thanks!  I actually made it myself!

2)  I went to the races out at Manzanita Speedway.

There's the track.  The cars are so fast and my camera is SO SLOW so this picture isn't nearly what it could be, but that white blur on the track is actually a car!

Here's my coworker Doris and her man Jimmy.  We went with them and it was a BLAST!

Here I am with Tanner.  He didn't want to have to take a picture.

3) As I just mentioned, Tanner hates taking pictures.

Last Sunday while playing Settlers I wanted to take a picture.  

This is what I got.

I reverted to bribery.

Then finally, with the help of my brother Brandon (and his natural talent of being hilarious)  I got a decent picture.

4)  The other night I lost a filling!  

I was flossing and it just came right out.  Shoddy workmanship...

I was upset!  As you can see...

5) I bought some flowers a while back.  

I have a good assortment of colors and they make me feel so fancy!

That's it for the most part.  Well, that and I'm more than half way done student teaching!  I graduate in about a month and a half!  Crazy...

I went to the zoo today

Today at school [I'm currently student teaching] I went to the zoo. We didn't go to the Phoenix Zoo, but the World Wildlife Zoo. It took almost an hour to get there--it's way out in Litchfield park, I mean who even goes out there? To be honest, it's a sad city the zoo aside.

My mentor teacher and I took 4 of the most rambunctious boys in the class so that none of the parents had to. They were actually pretty well behaved all things considered.

Even though I was a chapparone and my primary obligation was watching after 4 boys, I enjoyed it. I saw really cool animals up close, rode a cable car over the whole park, and got to feed a manta ray!

I didn't take this picture, but I did get to see a white tiger like this--it was probably his cousin or brother...

All in all it was a good trip. I even used a Camelback for the first time. I was 100% hydrated all day long!

3 Months Ago I Went on a Honeymoon

It's true. I got married--which you already know--and proceeded to go on a honeymoon. Let me show you.

*** Once again i had more pictures I wanted to add, but the stolen internet here at my house is a bit faulty...***

We spent our first night in Scottsdale in a fancy pants hotel. When we checked in I was still in my dress and Tanner was still in his tux. When they realized we had just got hitched, they upgraded our room!

Here we are on our first full day married!

And Tanner with a huge plate of nachos. He was SO EXCITED when he saw how big the plate was!

I had a couple pictures from Disneyland I was going to post, but i guess I'll have to wait until the internet is more cooperative.

Sorry it took so long!

Yes, I know it's been a while.  Sorry.

I am now a married woman.  That there is me and my husband.

I figure it's HIGH time I update this blog of mine.  So here are some wedding pictures.

{in a strange order.  For some reason my computer is being difficult and it's easier to just post them out of order.}

Tanner went to get the garter, but pulled out a dinosaur {Stegron} instead.

Stegron is a plastic dinosaur that my friend Seffen and I pass back and forth as a joke.  Steffen is on his mission, so I didn't see this coming AT ALL.

As you can see, I was laughing so hard.  

Thanks to everyone who made that happen :o)

Cutting that cake.  {That my sister-in-law made. I love how it turned out!}

Me and two of my BEST friends: Chelsie and Camille

The formerly mentioned best friends decorated for me and it turned out like a dream!

All of it was just so fun and fallish.

One more shot of the beauty...

 

Here's all my family--immediate as well as extended.  And a few friends as well.

I usually despise kissing pictures, but I just love this one!

Me and all the girls.

Boy acting tough and me in obvious disgust...

The nieces and nephews.

Outside the temple right after we got married!

The first picture of us married-fresh out of the temple.  And check Tanner's stance; he looks like he's ready to conquer the world!

Nice...

My parents have a picture JUST like this from back when they got married.  My brother and photographer {that's one person, not two} decided we needed to get one just like it :o)

No comment.

Man, my husband is a hottie!

One of my favorites.

... A sweet little moment...

My handsome husband again.

That's me!

And me again with my nice bouquet.

A up-close shot of the back of my dress.

And we left through a tunnel of sparklers!

It was a dream come true!  I dare say the best day of my life {despite how cliche that is, it truly was...}  Thanks a MILLION to everyone who made it happen.  All the help I got from so many people really means a lot to me.

The End

** Photography compliments of my brother**

A cankle and a sort of post

I opened my blog with the intention of posting wedding pictures. But as soon as I did I realized that my external hardrive--which is holding all those pictures--is currently at my parents' house...

So I decided to give you a sort-of post instead.

I have a *cankle right now. It's terrible! I feel like an elephant.

It's not as bruised, or swollen as it was a few days ago...

...but still, nobody wants a cankle!

* * *

But on a better note, I have most of a kitchen!
Last night Tanner and I opened the gifts from our reception and got to start putting stuff away in the kitchen. It was quite fun!

Below, you can see my very nice toaster, canisters, and spice rack! {And very bright window...}


~Wedding pictures coming soon~

* Can-kle: noun. A sight common among the morbidly obese. The point at which one is so obese that there is no thinning of the leg between the calf and the ankle, which creates a sense of fusion between the two. Consequently "Cankle" comes from the fusion of CAlf and aNKLE.