Sometimes.... I forget!

Starting April 24th 2010 (yes I know that is in the past) through August 20th 2010......

......25 of my friends are getting married.

Some of these friends would be categorized as "old friends." No they are not old in age, and no they did not become "outdated friends." They are the ones that you were best friends with in 4th grade, talk to them about 2 or 3 times a year, but you still completely and entirely want them to be happy.

Some of these friends would be categorized as "new friends." They aren't version 2.0 of the old friends, they are just the friends that I met a little further in my life. I may have only been apart of their life for a year or two, but I still learned so much from each of them. Again, I still completely and entirely want them to be happy. Eternally happy, just like the old friends.

Some of these friends would be categorized as "closest friends." They are the ones that have been there through my happiest moments and my saddest moments. I feel like I have shared those moments in their lives too. And again I still completely and entirely want them to be happy. Eternally. Forever. Always

Here are some pictures of the already or soon to be eternally happy couples;

I love weddings. I love marriage. I love the marriages that include weddings. I love how every wedding is different. Different colors, cakes, dresses, invitations, reception hall, decorations, registries, pictures, flowers, shoes, time frame, personalities. Different families, budget, circumstances, and situations. Talking to people about their wedding is like Thanksgiving to me. (Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.) I love the different smiles, I love the cloud nine walk, I love the stories, I love the proposal, I love the "IM ENGAGED" text, I love the rings--Yes even the guys ring. I love talking about where they are going to live, how much that costs, how much everything costs, when they want kids. I love sensing the nervousness, the unknown, the curiosity, the anticipation, the butterflies, the love. I love seeing the "87 days left" on twitter or facebook, blogs or gchat! I also love how they are pretending to think that 87 days is not that far away when really... deep inside... it seems like eternity.

In short.... I love it all. It is truly so special and really one of the most exciting times in any single persons life. (Pun intended)

With all of this said. Sometimes I forget. I get so wrapped up in talking about where they are going on their honeymoon, what their dress looks like, how they are doing their hair (or his hair for that matter) and what I am going to be eating at their reception (thank you for feeding me). Even when I say, "So... where are you getting married," and I here the answer, I forget.

Why do we forget? Is it bad that we forget? I think so. We sometimes pick where we want to get married based on how pretty our pictures will be, but do we remember whats inside. I'm not pointing fingers. This is based off of myself and my thoughts. I forget. Maybe you don't. But this a good reminder to me.







(Notice how the girl is always on the left. Hehe. Funny!)

Yes the wedding is fun to talk about and the colors are fun to see. The dress is fun to pick out and the eating is quite.... tastey. But those 20 minutes, in the temple are the most important. It doesn't matter what we wear to the temple or the colors of our bridesmaid dresses. It doesn't matter what flavor our cake is or what our invitations look like. It doesn't matter how big our ring is or how many people come to see us on our perfect day. The gifts and the day is nice, but really if it were rainy, and our dress didn't fit right... if no one came to our reception, and the food tasted bad... if it were cold outside and no pictures were taken, it wouldn't matter.

The moment you walk out of the sealing room you become a new family. For a moment you are the newest unit in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Through the atonement you are able to be sealed to your one and only for eternity. If you keep the covenants you make with Heavenly Father, endless blessings will flow upon you and your new families' head. Once you step out of the sealing you are one step closer to returning home to your Father in Heaven. Now that is exciting! That is amazing! That is important!

I am so excited for all those who have or soon will start their own family. I am excited for those who have not found their one and only and will soon embark on that special journey. I am excited for the older married folks who still have eternity to spend with each other and... I am excited to spend the rest of eternity with my one and only. I am so very blessed! He is amazing and I am more in love with him now than I was 9 months ago. I can honestly say that I have never been happier in my life!!!! Life is wonderful. Happy Weddings everyone!

UnrOaNigzEd

Unorganized!!! Right now, I am unorganized. I HATE being unorganized. Right now, Landon is unorganized. That makes me feel twice unorganized. Is there such a thing as bi-unorganized or how about di-unorganized? I bet the word unorganized isn’t organized enough to even have a prefix with bi or di in front of it. Ok ok… Moving on.

(Right now this is the inside of my brain :). Hehe. It is also a picture of when Landon & I re-arranged the bedroom)

Like I said above I hate, hate, hate being unorganized. The only time I am truly stressed, is when I am unorganized. When I am truly stressed I end up with 4-5 cold sores on my left upper lip. Today... I have 5 cold sores.

Let me give you some examples of my unorganization.

• There are 3 full boxes of junk from my office and from Landon's house that our sitting in are office.
  
  
• Some of our pictures fell off the wall while we were in AZ and I haven't had time to pick them up.
  
  
• We have food, but only rice & noddles :).
  
  
• The tape on my calendar is stuck on vertically, not horizontally... and yes that bothers me :)!!!!
  
  
• Landon and I haven't been to sleep earlier then 12:00PM for about a month and a half now.
  

(This is just one late night! Landon, Logan and I sleeping under Lacey's tent the night before her wedding day. We were very good watch people if I do say so myself!)

• Because of the lack of sleep we have been getting, I have picked sleep over making lunches for me & Landon. Now we are hungry, sleepy, and ornery. Well I guess as ornery as Landon gets :)! Which really is a half frown for about 2 seconds.
  
  
• I have had 28 projects on my TO-DO list since the beginning of April and I have only finished 2 of them! 2 OF THEM!!!! I keep asking myself, “How can this be?” I feel like I have been working SO hard and I can’t even check off a single item. Yes I am one of those people that finds great relief in a little check mark.

Here are some things on my to-do list

Example 1: “Landon’s Truck (Registered, Cleaned, and Oiled)”
I can’t check that off because though we have completely registered the truck(YAY), half cleaned it, we still have yet to oil it. Sad.

(Yes Landon has truly become a UTAHAN!!! YAY :)

Example 2: “Landon’s Suit (Dry Cleaned) & White shirt (Bleached)”
Yes we did go and get Landon’s suit dry cleaned, but we have not yet bleached his white Sunday shirts.

(Look how good his suit looks! Notice Lacey's darling bridesmaid dresses, as well as Logan's new suit!!! Looking good Logan)

Example 3: “Landon’s Social Security Card”
You would think that since we went to get his card we could check it off, but last time we tried to do that, the card was lost. So I have to wait for our Dear Friend the Mr. Mail Man to hand us that tiny piece of paper to be able to check this one off.

Example 4: “Deep Clean & Re-organize our Home”
Yes I deep cleaned the kitchen and our family room. I re-arranged our bedroom. However, I haven’t had time to clean the baseboards in the kitchen, vacuum the family or finished re-decoration the bedroom. Man! I haven’t even started on the office or the bathroom.

(We LOVE our apartment!!! Love love LOVE it!)

Example 5: “Ask Landon on a Date!”
This is the worst one. For 3 reasons. First I haven’t asked him on a date yet. Second, how pathetic is it that I have to put that on my to-do list. And third, I accidently crossed it off. I CROSSED IT OFF! How could I have done that? Now I have to remember that I still need to do it, plus I don’t even get the satisfaction of crossing if off when I actually did it. I guess I will have to do the good old fashion, “Write it down even though you already did it and then cross it out to get satisfaction” way. Don’t laugh. I know some of you do that too!

Well, I guess the next thing I will put on my To-Do list is “Get Organized!” Sad to think that I won’t be able to cross that one off my to-do list either. Maybe I am doomed to a life a half-organized person. I can see it now…. People will stare. Pointing will happen. Whispers will be heard. “Look mom… there is that half-organized girl!!!” AH!!!!

Well enough for now. Landon and I are home from Lacey and Cory’s perfect day!

(The sealing was incredible as well as Lacey's endowment! Both incredible moments! Cory warned us, but he was right, he really is a cry baby! :)! Landon & I loved being there with them!)

(This is one of the only picture that Landon and I took together. First time wearing heals :)! Ha! It was such a great day!)

Landon is workING, volunteerING, shadowING and schoolING. I am just workING and hopefully doing a little organizING. Life really is wonderful! Just an UnRoGaNiZeD wonderful!