Tagged!

I have been tagged by Camille! It is raining here today, so I am grateful for a little fun to chase away my rainy day blues!

What was I doing ten years ago?

Hmm...... Ten years ago I was eleven and just ending my 5th grade year. Graduating from Elementary School, I thought I was pretty cool. Camille and I were in the Talent show singing Lollipop, I was the MC for the Talent Show and of course made a fool of myself! That summer was full of adventures with Shaunie and Nicole living next door always willing to play. Of course with Shaunie and Nicole we loved watching Days of our Lives ( did we even understand that show back then?!?) and cooking smores in the microwave! I have to say my life was full of fun memories that year!

What was I doing one year ago?

Almost exactly one year ago I was just starting to date my soon to be husband (it was a good year!) Going to school, working at State Farm , and loving my college ward and the friends I was making! We were always up to something fun floating rivers, having BBQ's, laying out, camping, and playing in the park.

5 Snacks I Enjoy

-The problem with this one is I enjoy ALL snacks- but I especially love....
1. Coldstone Ice cream, specifically Cheesecake with Raspberries & Graham Cracker Crust
2. Wheat Thins Chips
3. more recently discovered SMORZ cereal
4. Dr. Pepper
5. Spinach & Parmesan Bagel

5 Songs I know all the words to

1. Me & You by Kenny Chesney
2. Lost in this moment by Big & Rich
3. Turnip Greens by Billy Currington
4. Would You Go with Me by Josh Turner
5. Umbrella by Rhianna

5 Things I Would do if I Had a Million Dollars

1. Buy a house
2. Buy a car for Zachary and I
3. Buy a plane and a pilot so I could go to Washington whenever I want
4. Put a lot of it into savings
5. Buy something nice for everyone I know

5 of my Many Bad Habits

Well you all know I don't have any bad habits so I guess I can skip this one.....ha-ha J/K!
1. Biting and picking at my nails
2. Voicing my opinion too often
3. Procrastinating studying until the day I HAVE to take the test
4. Blogging while I am supposed to be working ;)
5. Saying I am going to go running, and never go

5 Things I like Doing

1. Anything and Everything when I am with Zachary
2. Walking outside
3. Hanging out with my Family
4. Shopping with Friends
5. Reading books especially Sophia Kinsella - so funny!

5 Things I will Never Wear Again -at least I hope!-

1. Poofy bangs
2. Plain leggings that go down and around my feet, with neon colored socks over!
3. Pastel colored overalls
4. Short Shirts & Shorts
5. Pigtails with long hair that shoot straight out the back of my head ( still cute for little kids I think though!)

5 of my Favorite Toys

1. My Computer
2. My ipod
3. Books
4. Bop-it( dumb, but so addicting!)
5. My Camera

That was fun and kind of challenging! I tag Mikell and Jo- Can't wait to see your answers!

Memorial Day Weekend with the Fam!

This past weekend we went to Utah and met up with all of my family. Kristin flew in from California, and all of my family drove up from Washington, it was so fun for everyone to be together again ( We missed ya David!) We spent the weekend attempting to accomplish some wedding things, but mainly were able to just hang out with each other. On Sunday we had a BBQ over at Zachary's brothers house, so a few of our family members got to meet which was really fun! I meant to get some pictures of that, but I forgot...hopefully next time I will remember! I love when all of the family can be together, and just laugh so hard you can't breathe. There was one night when we were all sitting in the Hotel room talking about old memories, everyone was laughing uncontrollably, Zachary thought we were out of control. I am sure there are a few things my family does that makes Zachary think we are out of control. For example, while we were in Utah we went to go and pick out Zachary's wedding band, and of course the whole family comes along. We got it at this little Jewelry shop, and so as Zachary and I walk in we are followed by my 6 family members, you could just see the jewelers face say "oh gosh, here we go..." As we are picking out the wedding ring EVERYONE in my family wants to input what their favorite ring is and why we should get it.....it was pretty hilarious, I think it was the Jewelers first experience in having a WHOLE family come in just to pick out the grooms wedding band! It was so fun to play with my family, hopefully it is not too long until we can go to Washington and visit!

The highlight of our weekend was getting to see Sister Bleazard at Temple Square!! It was so fun to see her and talk to her and glimpse into a day of her life as a missionary!

Admiring the Salt Lake Temple

All of the Girls
(Kristin, Kari, Carmen, Kendall)
What a relief it was to finally find the perfect dress!! Picking out the Wedding Dress was definitely a family affair, I am sure the workers all thought we were crazy!

The non-shoppers attempt at entertaining themselves. I think we spent way more time at malls than any of them care to think about! At least they got some fun pics while they were waiting around.

Lava Hot Springs Fun

This past weekend Zachary and I went to Lava Hot springs. It was fun, and definitley an adventure! It is this little Hot Springs facility that has different pools varying in temperatures ( hot to cooler...etc.) It was so warm out though we could barely stand being in the hot water! It was better as it cooled off into the evening. After the Hot Springs we ate dinner at this place called "The Chuckwagon Restaurant." It was this little tiny restaurant decorated with wagon wheels everywhere, the food was definitley some "homestlye cookin'" and it was really good! I think my favorite part of the whole night was the restaurant's glasses. They had litttle glass cups that were in the shape of a boot. They were pretty cute. So if for any reason you are up at Lava Hot Springs ( why you would be there I don't know), I would definitley suggest the "Chuckwagon Restaurant" for some fine country dining!

Zachary and I at the Chuckwagon

I look a little crazy in this photo.....I was trying to convey my excitement about the glass boots!

A close-up

Zachary's 26th ( dang he's old!) Birthday BBQ

Last night we had a BBQ for Zachary's birthday. He turned 26 years old, and claims that all wisdom was gained with his new age, I guess we will have to see.....As Zachary's birthday was coming up it was a great time for me to reflect and focus my attention solely on him, and the reasons why I am so grateful to have in my life. Everytime I think about marrying Zachary I am absoloutley beside myself and feel so blessed to spend the rest of my life with him. Not only do we get the opportunity to spend the rest of our lives here on this earth together, but for eternity, which is well, Amazing. For those of you that know Zachary and myself both on a personal level you would know that we are quite an unlikely match. I am, I guess you could say uptight....? Zachary is probably my exact opposite, he is so laid back and ....easy. He couldn't be more perfect for me, he really is like my second half. Without him I think I would go crazy! Zachary always knows exactly what I need to make me feel good about life, and bring me back to what is really important. I can only imagine what happiness married life will bring me!! It was so fun to have all of our friends over to celebrate Zachary's birthday, it is those times that make me sad to leave Rexburg. I do have to admit I won't miss the weather, on Saturday we got up early to go to the Temple and it was SNOWING outside!!! Anytime it snows in May I think there is something seriously wrong! There are so many good friends that we have made here in Rexburg, it will be sad to leave this part of our life behind....... I think we will be coming back to visit every once in while( I hope!)

Zachary and I eating our deliecious meal, we had Hamburgers and Hot Dogs and BBQ Chicken, Potato Salad, and Italian Pasta Salad( which was amazing, thanks Nat!)

My Best Friend Nataley and Zachary's roommate Tanner

Zachary and a few of his Football Buddies

Zachary and I with his birthday cake. I am not trying to brag(well maybe just a little.....) but I was delightfully pleased with the way his cake turned out!

Spending time with the Johnson's

Isaac & Hannah are Ryan and Jamies. Most of the time we stay at their house so it has been fun to get to know them over the past year! Zachary and I love to play with them and their little brother Reid when we're down in Utah.

Josie is Neil and Johanna's daughter, she is so cute and VERY active, I just love when I get to play with her!
Zachary had a game in Utah this weekend, and a lot of his family was able to come and watch him play! It was fun to have someone to sit and talk with. The weather in Utah was BEAUTIFUL which made it so enjoyable to sit out and watch the game. I attempted to do some wedding dress shopping this weekend, but didn't have much luck! I just wish I could find exactly what I wanted....it is not proving to be an easy task though! Hopefully I am able to find one soon because the wedding is only getting closer! I posted some cute pictures of Zachary's neices and nephews, they are so fun to play with, I can't wait until we are living in Utah and can hang out with them all the time.

Easter Weekend in Washington

Easter Egg Fun

It was so fun to be home over Easter weekend and spend the holiday with my family. We spent the weekend watching movies, playing games, and eating entirley too much! Zac and Collin and my Dad got the chance to play some golf on Friday while my Mom and the girls did some shopping! Saturday night we dyed Easter eggs! Zasc was loving his life- who knew he would love dying easter eggs so much! He made some beautiful "creations!" On sunday morning we had an Easter egg hunt outside and of course Zac and I participated with all the kids, we might as well live it up until we get married! At church we had to teach the lesson to the 10-11 year olds and it was quite the experience! I think kids that age are getting smarter, but it was a fun experience for Zac and I to teach together. On Sunday afternoon we went over to my Grandpas and had dinner with all of the family, it was fun to play and spend time with everyone.

A little grocery cart fun with Collin and Kedall!

Lazy Weekend

This weekend has been nice and lazy! We are both finishing up the semester and were relieved to have a weekend filled with nothingness!
We love watching 24 and have had opportunity all weekend to get a few episodes in. Zachary plays for a padded football team here in Rexburg called the Madison Lions, and had a pre-season game today. It was a beautiful day out and fun to go watch Zachary do his thing on the football field. He plays reciever and really loves it, watching him play has converted me to football(just watching of course)!