Halloween!!

Dan and I love Halloween! It's one of my favorite holidays, probably because there are so many fun festivities to go with it. This year, we got to do so many classic Halloween things, such as... *Going to a haunted mill *Hosting a Halloween party *Enjoying pumpkin dip and ghosts in the graveyard dessert *Hosting a pumpkin carving party and carving pumpkins *Drinking cider and eating homemade donuts *Watching LOTS of scary movies *Dressing up in costumes *Decorating our apartment *Eating pumpkin frozen custard (even better than ice cream!) Well, that's all I can think of right now! We're off to a ward Halloween party now. It's crazy it's almost November, soon we'll be getting ready for Thanksgiving!

Wedding- Behind the Scenes...

My wedding day was magical, beautiful and more amazing than I ever imagined it would be! I posted my favorite wedding pictures on Facebook last month, but as I was looking through all the photos taken, some that really stood out to me were the more candid, behind the scenes shots. They help me fully remember the day, and everything that went into making it so special, like...

The many times my mom had to fix and adjust my veil

Kids being kids (not sure what they are doing here :)

Touching up my makeup before the reception

My sister Kersti helping me re-curl my curls

Dan and his brother in law, Darin, getting ready

My mom helping my brother tie his tie

Dan's brother and best man, Rob, getting his son Cade ready

Dan's brother in law, Chad, bringing in the favors

Diane setting up the flowers

Dan's aunt, Jayne, and his cousins' grandmother, Janet, assembling the cake!

One of the pictures where not everyone was ready

Pictures of pictures being taken :)

Such a perfect, incredible day!

My Beautiful Strawberry Bridal Shower!

On Saturday, I had the most perfect bridal shower! My matron of honor and future sister in law, Meg, hosted the party and did such an amazing job. A big thank you to her and all my bridesmaids as well as my mom and Dan's mom for everything they did to make it so pretty, yummy and special!

 I'll post more pics on facebook once Dan's sister Katie sends me the photos she took, but here's a little sneak peak now from what my mom took.

The beautiful strawberry mantle! I love the vintage plates and embroidered strawberry napkins.

Visiting with friends and family!

My beautiful bridesmaids... from left to right, Laurie, Linnea, Kersti, Meg, Kaitlyn and Jenny.

I really did get "showered" with presents :) I got so many fun and awesome things for our apartment, including this adorable Brita water filter. I need one of these for obvious reasons...

With my cute and precious fiancé after the shower. He even wore red to match the strawberry theme :) I'm sooo excited to marry him!! XOXO

Such a fun, perfect day!

NCLEX

I graduated from the BYUI nursing program in December, but I was not officially a Registered Nurse until I passed the national licensing exam, the NCLEX. I had prepared for it all through the nursing program and then studied as much as I could this semester. I was really nervous since this test would have such a big impact on my life. I could always take it again but I really wanted to pass the first time. As it got closer and closer to my test, I was still scared but also felt like I was as ready as I would ever be. The night before my test, Dan gave me a blessing of comfort which meant a lot to me and helped me feel more relaxed. The closest testing cite is down in Ogden, UT and the only appointment time was 8am, so I left around 3am to drive down. I felt calm and confident as I took my test. An hour and 40 minutes later, the computer shut off after I had completed the minimum 75 questions (the test can be as long as 265 questions, the test just ends when the program feels you have either shown a pass or a fail). I walked out of there feeling good because I felt like I had done pretty good, and I drove home. I started to worry during the day though. I was afraid I had gotten a lot of the questions wrong and that's why the computer shut off at the minimum. Two days later, I paid to see my quick results and this is what I saw...



I PASSED!!! I was SOOO happy!! I can't believe I'm finally an RN after all the time and work I've put into it. Also, if you go to the Idaho State Board of Nursing, you can look me up. It's pretty cool :)

Birthday girl :)

Today I turned 22!! It was SUCH a fun perfect day thanks to Dan and his and my families. After church, he made me his amazing Cajan Chicken Alfredo for dinner. Mmmm soo good!!

I was banished back to my place after while he did his birthday magic. When I came back, he had set up all my presents and the table looked so festive!

Birthday cuteness!! We made my favorite carrot cake the night before and it turned out perfect. My mom made it for me my 1st birthday and I've loved it for as long as I can remember.

After munching on chips, dip, m&m's, punch and hummus, it was time to open presents! I was so excited and got soo many awesome treats and surprises :)


I really liked this coat and Dan's mom searched all over to find it. It turns out they had it in the Idaho Falls mall, it must have been meant to be!!

I blew out all my candles so hopefully ALL the birthday wishes I made will come true!

Yummm!! Enjoying the cake...

I had such a fantastic birthday and thanks again to everyone who made it so special and magical!! This will definitely be an exciting year for me!! XOXO

Worst blogger...

It's been awhile since my last post so I just wanted to do a little update. Dan and I are out at BYUI which is soo fun! I love having him out here with me finally! We're busy with classes and I'm studying to take the NCLEX, the national nursing board test. I can't believe I turn 22 in less than a week. That seems so old to me haha. I'll have to do a birthday post soon :)