In the last week and a half, Mike and I have been to White Sands three times! Judging by the amount of sand that was sitting in my car…it was pretty obvious! It is one of those wonders that you have to go to in your lifetime. Every time I go there, I want to run barefoot across the dunes like a little kid.

This past weekend Jen and Wayne came into town and we did a photo shoot at White Sands. Mike and I didn’t get a lot of wedding pictures with just us and we have been dying to go to do a shoot at White Sands, so we flew Jen out to take some…..and she did amazing! Here are some from her shoot:

In my last ward, I visit taught a girl that I hardly knew without a companion. I only met with her a few times, but this girl is seriously my hero. She goes on so many adventures..its crazy! She has this attitude about living life to the fullest and making each day exciting and brand new. I swear she has been to every continent and can speak different languages.

Anyway, go check out her blog. She is such a fantastic person and totally motivates me! I really look up to her in the sense of making sure that I just don’t sit around doing nothing. Nothing can stop you! My favorite quote is by John Bytheway and its:

“Don’t obsess over what you can’t control. Live life at the top of your lungs!”

I’m glad I have Megann to remind me of that and how I want to use that as my inspiration in life.

Here is her blog if you want to check it out:

http://megannwilkerson.blogspot.com/

I know its so cheesy to blog about why you love your husband so much, but really I can’t help it. So if you don’t like it, here is a warning, don’t read this post! 🙂

I have been very homesick, but my husband has been such a great support. Here is just some of the reasons why I adore him:

1. When we say our prayers together, he always gives me a kiss right afterwards. One time I tried to jump up and got scolded for not kissing him.

2. He bought me a really nice mountain bike and makes me feel like I am the best biker ever even though I hardly can make it through a ride!

3. He texts me every night on his way to work to tell me he loves me and that he thinks I am the best wife ever.

4. When I get tired of cleaning up and leave something out, he puts it away for me.

5. He always makes sure to tell me I look pretty, even when I look like a drowned rat.

6. He lets me wear his socks when I can’t find mine.

7. He hugs me a lot. He has the best hugs.

8. He has yet to break a promise that he has made to me. When he says he is going to do it, he has.

9. He makes me laugh until I cry every day. He has so many “zingers”. Along with this, he makes up songs about me that crack me up.

10. Today, I watched him jump up when he was asleep and look around the room in panic. I asked him what was wrong and he said “he was looking for me”…

I have to stop here because Mike has to have a reputation to maintain and I may have tainted it a bit 🙂 But these are just a FEW things I thought of and there are many more for just me to enjoy. Thank you Mike!

It’s still in the works..but here is what we have all set up in our house. Poor Mike… wife came in and took over! Haha

If you have ever lived with me, you would recognize this room as a setup of my old room. I like to call it “Noodle’s room”…(my pet garter snake is in there)

The sitting room.

The cool pictures and paintings we got…

The dining room…

My picture set up…

The kitchen.

The other view of the kitchen.

So cute….I love my nephews..

Showing off the dress.

Here we come!

The boys.

So happy. 🙂

The girls.

Poor Brittany all by herself…

The rest of the posse…

Brad and Christa at the buffet…

Just SOME of the boys…

I love PEDICURES.

Mike and I are finally married! YAY! I’ll fill you in on everything after I get everything packed up and moved down to good old Las Cruces, New Mexico! I’ll start collecting pictures too!

Thank you everyone for all the love and support! It was a wonderful weekend!