Gosh Dang It

I love this boy & I love being married. 

we spent the four of july weekend down in Salina Canyon at cameron's family property. 

we drove down after work on friday. by the time we got to the property it was pitch dark. we turned our headlights, and with the help of cameron's grandma, set up our tent in the dark. 

we love our tent. we have cots and lots of space (thanks mom & dad!)

by the time our tent was set up, our car battery had died. opps :) 

we woke up before the sun on saturday, 4-wheeled to the lake, and spent the morning fishing. we didn't get any bites the entire weekend, but we got to spend lots of time chatting by the lake. 

later that day we took a 4-wheel ride throughout the little valley near grandma & grandpa horrock's property. cameron took me to the tree he carved our names into for the first time. he carved our names in it on july 4, 2010. who would have guessed we'd be married three years later? I am so glad that we are. 

we had a great dinner and cuddled around the campfire. we talked about church & politics with his grandparents & parents. my two favorite topics. we made super gooey s'mores and saw a satellite in the starry sky. it was a perfect night.

the next morning we went fishing, rode 4 wheelers in the rain, and packed up to go home. it was a great weekend with the best boy. 

Grateful

I am so grateful to know who I am and to have the gospel in my life. I am grateful for my temple marriage and for the wonderful man I share it with.
There is so much happiness in living the gospel.

Cameron & I spoke in church last sunday. I spoke on obedience and he spoke on the priesthood. It was our introduction to the ward, and was so fun. A true miracle happened that morning. Our internet hadn't been working the entire week. I went to my parent's house to write my talk, but forgot to print it. I came home after taylorsville dayzz and realized I hadn't printed my talk. Our printer is a wi-fi printer, and without our internet was completely useless. I couldn't find the the cord to just connect it to my computer, so, at midnight, I began handwriting my talk and at 2am I gave up. I had only written a page and a half of the talk. I still had four pages left. I decided I would just wake up early, drive to herriman to print my talk, and make it on time to 9 o'clock church.

I woke up four hours later and got ready to drive to my parent's house. For some reason, I had the feeling I should try to print my talk. I got my laptop out and low and behold, my wi-fi worked for long enough to print my talk.

I sobbed. I am so grateful for miracles, even the small, silly ones.

Our talks went well. We have a wonderful ward and are very welcomed.

The stake president was visiting our ward that morning. It was so great to meet him. After hearing us speak, he invited us to talk in stake conference in the fall.

Let's hope my printer works then :)

SHOUT OUT

Chloe Nguyen, our fantastic wedding photographer posted some photos on Facebook from our big day. We haven't gotten them all back, but we got enough to remember what a special day that was. It was the most amazing day of my life, and our photographer was better than I could have ever imagined. She helped make our day that much better.

Seriously, if you have a wedding coming up, check her out. She was well priced and completely professional. I adore her.

bridesmaid love. 

oh, and this guy is pretty great. 

Meow Meow

this is Stockton. He's our baby & we love him dearly. 

Date Night

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Cam cam & went out on a little post-sick date night. Now that we live on the east side we're close to lots of new things, like Mimi's. The Mimi's in murray is literally 5 minutes away from our little home. After a little convincing we (me convincing him that it wasn't just a girl place) ended up at Mimi's for a late night dinner. We both had chicken & laughed. 

It's weird...date night is SO much better when it doesn't include a door step scene. We just go home together and snuggle on the couch.  

Marriage is the best. 

Saturday Night BBQ

be-bo-bop (shandy being a robot)

we be cute

the boys & their basketball

fixing chel's car

Cam cam got a BBQ for our wedding from a sweet lady in his mission. Since it arrived he's been dying to try it. This past weekend, we finally got the chance to break it out. We invited Shand & Aust over to BBQ and have a little date night. Chel called that afternoon to see what we were up to and ended up driving all the way from provo for a hamburger (I love no school chelsea). 

The guys BBQ-ed and we chatted the night away. I love that aust and cam get along so well. It's fun to have couples friends. Who knew, out of all the boyfriends the long lost missionary would be the one to click with Austin so well. Cameron & Austin are two peas in a pod. I absolutely love that.

It never ceases to amaze me, with my friends, how we can go months without seeing or even talking to one another (with everyone at a different school and all) and yet, put us all together and it's like we've never been apart. I can't wait for all the adventures this summer has in store with all of my lovely friends. 

Sundays with Husband

driving to church

blurry kisses

Sundays are a wonderful day. They are the only day of the entire week that both cameron & I are off work. They are the only day that we get to spend every second together.

We love sundays.

Today was an especially great sunday.

Cam & I slept in until 10:30. I snuck away & made blue berry muffins for breakfast.

We ate muffins and cuddled. Then got ready for church.

We went to a dear friend's (Bri Hill) homecoming. I am so proud of her & her service. She is such a wonderful young lady and has so much going for her. I also got to see her parents whom I just adore. I look up to the Hill family in so many ways and am so grateful I have grown up so close to them.

After church we had dinner at cameron's dad's house. We laughed and ate great food. 

Now we're at home. Cameron is doing the dishes and we're about to cuddle & watch seinfeld.

I haven't blogged since I got married. I promise I'll post all about my wedding, honeymoon, and lovely apartment. Marrying cameron was the best decision I have ever made. He makes me happier than I could ever express. I am so happy to share a home & a life with such a wonderful man. God has blessed me with more than I deserve and I am so very grateful.

Newlywed life is great.