Making Stanley

This is the image we found online to carve our pumpkin with. We knew with our mad pumpkin carving skills, our pumpkin would turn exactly like the picture. And it did, if you use your imagination...
Isn't he gorgeous! Joseph named him Stanley. By the way, Casie colored the fish in the background that is on Joseph's fridge.
Okay, we will give it a better try next year but for our first Halloween together, it isn't too bad.

Home Sweet Home

Joseph and I found our place to live once we are married. It is really nice and perfect for us. We got some furniture this past week including a microwave, couch, two chair, dining room table and chairs and a box spring. We still need to buy a mattress, nightstands, coffee table and some more decorations. Yesterday, I found Halloween stuff on sale and I bought some to save for next year. Now, I LOVE thinking of how I am going to decorate our apartment! Here are a few of my ideas!

What Being Engaged Has Brought Me...

Here is my schedule of most days as an engaged girl:
6:30 wake up and get ready
7:00 eat breakfast with Joseph
7:30 leave for work
8-12 work at BYU
12-1 lunch with Joseph
1-9pm class/studying
9-10 Joseph normally has something going on at school or we go to the Temple
10-11 eat dinner FINALLY
11 sleep!
Wake up and do it all over again

When does wedding planning take place you may ask? NEVER!!!

That is why I am excited for Conference weekend. Our weekend starts at 2pm on Friday and will last until Monday morning! I get to tie 250 ribbons onto our invitations AND stuff the envelopes!

However, there are other reasons I am excited for General Conference to begin:
Family meals with Joseph's family for 3 whole days
The potential announcement of new temples (probably Wisconsin this year- just kidding)
Elder Holland's talk- always a good one
Laughing at funny stories that the General Authorities tell
Birthday celebrations (in case you have forgotten, my birthday is in 5 DAYS)

Is now announcing...

The 2nd release of Avatar!!!

Just Kidding...

In case you don't know yet, Joseph and I are engaged! Joseph proposed to me Friday night in the most romantic way I could ever think of. He made a crossword puzzle with all the clues talking about reasons he loves me. When I finished that, Joseph told me he had one more game for me. He turned the sheet over and made a hangman game. The two words I had to figure out were "Marry Me." I started freaking out and asked him if he was serious. At that point, Joseph got down on his knee and asked if I would marry him. We haven't stopped smiling since...
I am so happy to finally be able to tell the entire world that I am marrying my eternal companion and am so happy and estatic. We will be sealed for time and all eternity on December 18th in the Manti Temple. We cannot wait to begin our eternal marriage together.
Here are the few pictures I have of the beautiful ring Joseph gave me (and he knew I liked it because I took a picture of it when we went ring shopping and showed him it everyday).

Trying New Things

The world has failed to tell me that having a boyfriend has perks. The biggest perk by dating Joseph is his push for me to try new things. These are some things I have tried recently because of Joseph:
- Blueberry Pomegrante Chocolate Ice Cream- I like the chocolate part
- Pineapple- DISGUSTING
- Bean Taco salad- delicous
- Playing Ticket to Ride and Boggle- AMAZING
- Taking the back roads from Nephi to Provo- it was beautiful
- Playing goalie at FHE soccer- SCARY
- Watching Star Trek, the movie- Pretty good

And it has only been two months! Wonder what else I will try with Joseph around... Maybe trying new things is okay.

Trip to Salt Lake

Two weeks ago, Joseph and I went to Salt Lake City with Joseph's brother, David and his wife Erin. We went up mainly because my friend had her wedding reception in the evening. We went to This is the Place Monument and also Temple Square. It was very enjoyable to spend the day walking around with no strict or set schedule. We could spend as much or little time at any place that we wanted. Sarah's reception was beautiful and great to see some family friends. This is the Place monument was cool. I can only imagine Brigham Young announcing that this would be the place to settle. I always love going to Temple Square and seeing all the sister missionaries hard at work.

Pictures

This is what my last few weeks have been like: Camp and seeing Joseph. These pictures show why I am SO HAPPY and SO BLESSED!

Joseph and I travelled to the Oquirrh Mountain temple because the Provo temple is closed for cleaning. We finally took a picture together! Joseph is just amazing and makes me the happiest girl alive! Oh and by the way, we did not match on purpose! It was a complete coincidence.

This is the outside of the Oquirrh Mountain temple. It is so beautiful inside and out.
One of my campers, Petra and I smiling together right before our big cook out!
This is camper Meagan and I. She was by far, one of my favorite campers this summer! She made me laugh so much when we pretended to be ninja princesses together!

The rest of the summer is full of relaxing, sleeping, moving to Provo again, seeing Joseph A LOT, and making homemade meals again!