2 Months

2 months from today, at this very minute (7:42 PM) I'll be at my reception, officially as Mrs Z. I can't wait to be sealed to my sweetheart for time and all eternity. I love him so much. And that's all folks.

Can we just enjoy how adorable this photo is?

I love my boys.

9 Months Old!

This little sweetheart is 9 months old today!!! I can't believe he'll be 1 this summer. It saddens me because that means he'll be two soon which means Evan will be 3..... It's just sad. I wish my boys could stay little forever and they're not even my kids!!!

Evan was over last night for a bit, and tonight I get to play with this little warrior!! His parents got married on this very day 3 years ago!! I'm so grateful for their example! They're my best friends, and I love spending time with them, especially when it's the four of us!! They are such amazing parents to Sawyer and he is so lucky to have them!! They love him so very much.

Sawyer is the most loving baby ever. He can be a little hard when he cries, over the silly things, but what kid doesn't do that? I love when he snuggles. I love when he gives you that heart melting smile. He loves Brady and I'm pretty sure Brady loves him too! He holds Sawyer all the time and I love it! :) Sawyer is so cute when he talks, and is SO close to crawling. Sometimes I set his toys a little bit away from him so he has to come get it ;) I know, I'm so nice.

Anyway, this boy makes me smile so much. I'm so grateful to be his aunty! I love him very much and enjoy watching him grow!! Love you so much soyboy.

Oh, and happy anniversary to my sister and brother-in-law!!

The Year I Saved Easter

So basically, we didn't have an Easter. I didn't wake up to a basket full of sweets, nor did I get to find plastic eggs filled with more sweets. We didn't dye eggs colors, or help my nephew find eggs.

We didn't have eggs this year. But do not fear!! Luckily I was able to get some last minute candy the store had, and made an Easter morning possible. Hahaha, it was super cheap but fun. I think my nephew only cared about the candy, as did I. My cousin Riley had a farewell talk this morning, so we got all dressed up and headed out to hear him speak on this lovely Easter day. The weather has been perfect all day, in fact, I think at some point I said, "It is so hot!!" Which I never thought would happen.

We had Easter dinner at Brady's house, and opened eggs with a bill inside. Josie was the lucky winner and got the $50 bill! Brady and I both got $5. But hey.... that's five dollars richer than yesterday.

Now I'm home, enjoying the evening of my Easter Sunday, just wishing it was conference Sunday instead, and putting together engagement props... which are THURSDAY!!!! Yes, ladies and gents, we're getting professional pictures done on Thursday and I couldn't be more excited!! Our photographer has been so amazing, she deserves so much because of how hard she works. She's so passionate about what she does, and you can tell she actually cares about the people and capturing the moment instead of the networking, money and popularity. Check her page out here.... Have a good week :)

I Said Yes To The Dress!!

It happened.

I found my dress.

I SAID YES TO THE DRESS!

I'm so happy and I'm so excited.

I'm grateful for those who were there for me during this time. It was such a happy experience, much better than the first wedding store I'd been to. The place is Gowns by Pamela, and it's by appointment only so I was the only person there at the time, with the girl helping me and it was so nice because I didn't feel like I wasn't being taken care of.

They mix-match dresses instead of just one who dress so it was fun to try different tops with different bottoms, or matching stuff, different sashes... it was just so fun! :)

After we cheered, and hugged and took lots and lots of pictures, we finally made our way to the door to eat for dinner. We went to Village Inn and I had hot chocolate. It was yummy.

Very happy day.

No sneak peak :(

But you'll be happy because when you see me in it on my big day,
[hopefully] you'll see how pretty it is!

Countdowns

So basically, I love countdowns. I haven't posted a lot, so I thought I would show a bunch of countdown for things because it's exciting and there is so much to look forward to! :)

1 Day until I look at more wedding dresses.

5 Days until I start my new position at work.

5 Days until Spring break.

1 week until Spring! :)

3 weeks and 1 day until ENGAGEMENTS!!

3 weeks until General Conference!

1 month 2 weeks until 3 MONTHS LEFT.

2 months until Spring semester is over!!

2 months until Summer semester starts.

2 months until we choose invites.

2 months 1 week until BRIDALS!

3 months until 1 month left!

3 months until we send invitations out.

 3 months 1 week until I GO THROUGH THE TEMPLE!

3 months until the first day of Summer! :)

3 months 2 weeks until WEDDING DAY!!!!

3 months 2 weeks until Vegas!!! :)

4 months until Independence Day!

4 months until Sawyer turns 1 year old!

 5 months until my 21st birthday!

5 months until Fall semester starts.

Of course, there's a few little things in between, but those will be blogged about when we cross that bridge. I'm so excited for all this wedding stuff to be over. But I'm also having fun picking everything out! and enjoying my time with Brady! :) I'm so excited for summer. I'm really enjoying this nice weather, and leaving work when the sun is still up! :) Anyway, exciting stuff.

Until next time...

Things Are Good

Whelp. I don't really know what to blog about. It's sad that I haven't been blogging as much. VERY UNUSUAL. But that's alright. I'll just give you an update and post some random pictures. Sound good? alright. :)

I played with playdough the other day. Of course, it was Evan who wanted to play it. I don't like the smell of it, and not the touch either but I wanted to have fun with him. I had this playdough cake making thing, so we played with it for a bit.

Here, maybe I'll share some photos from bowling.

• I've been reading this really awesome series. The first book is called Shatter Me. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! Such a good book. I also got a nook, so I've been doing some e-reading. I'm feeling really torn. I love the smell of a book, the new pages, being able to turn the last page knowing I'm finished, but I love being able to read it on my nook. It's really fun :) After I finished that in about a week (I'm a slow reader) I started on the half book called Destroy Me. It's all about different perspectives in this one. It's getting crazy!!! And the next book available is called Unravel Me and I'm just really excited to read it!

• I am now halfway through the semester. I'm so excited. I can't wait for summer. I'm going to take 1 online class in the summer, which means I hope to be graduating next Spring. It's taking me longer but this isn't a race, and I'm just proud of myself for enduring.

•  I also got a supervisor position at work, which is just fabulous. I have wanted one for SO long and I can't believe this will be my first supervisor position! I feel grown up! ;) BUT. It's 40 hours. (I know, I'm crying too) so that will definitely be a change for me, but I know it will benefit me in the long run, and help Brady be able to go to school full-time.

• I finally got the border on my quilt, going to finish it to display at the wedding :)  

• Speaking of weddings, I've got some great surprises for the video we're going to display, AND we're for sure going to do a photo booth. So many sure you come, take crazy pictures with awesome props!! :) And of course, SAY HI. I'm going to search for a dress next week and I'm so excited. WOOHOO!! :)

• My nephews are the sweetest thing. I seriously have a weakness when it comes to buying them clothes, toys, candy, clothes, toys..... I spoil them but it's so great because I love it so much.

• And last but not least. I JOINED A GYM. Oh I can't tell you how excited I am. I've been DYING to get back into running, and so I finally joined a gym, thanks to my dad, that is really close to my house and it's 24 hours. I've been going consistantly this week and I'm so excited! :) I am working really hard to build up my endurance in running, control my breathing better and getting toned!! :) Woohoo!!!

Anyway, have a great week! :)
IT IS ALMOST GENERAL CONFERENCE TIME!!!!!!!!!

Valentine's Day

My Valentine's Day was a pretty good day! I was lucky enough to get work off but I still had to go to class. So that was boring and went as slow as ever... Something happened at Brady's house that we had to help take care off (tons of water everywhere) so we spent most of our day at his house. We left to my house to watch some Fringe and just relax. I wasn't really in the best mood ever and I felt so bad but relaxing and just being with Brady was nice. We made some caramel shortbread but I didn't each much cause it's so rich! Brady made it a lot on his mission so he was pretty excited to make it for me :) Sawyer came over and so we played with baby and watched him. He was a good baby so it was nice:)

Brady gave me a pretty funny card, some chocolate and beautiful roses. He's the first boy to ever give me flowers:) So it was pretty awesome. He got a new computer that came with a free nook so he let me have it. I'm excited to start using it! :) I am really glad he's home for this Valentine's Day instead of me opening a package and just hoping the next 10 months go by faster. I can't believe that was me only a year ago... GAH! Anyway, very happy, happy day :)

I'm So Happy

I am so incredibly happy with my life right now. I am so blessed. I'm so blessed with the family that I have, the relationship I have with my Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ, the best friend ever, and the best boyfriend ever. I have had a tough time with relationships and letting it get to me but I'm working on getting over that and just really enjoying and appreciating the people who are in my life right now.

This morning I had more extra time to read the scriptures than I usually do. I've been slacking a bit, but I'm not perfect and at least I'm reading them. I'm grateful for the comforting words that I continue to read every single day. I can do this. I can do hard things.

Brady. Oh man. I can never say it enough. I love Brady so much. He is the most important thing in my life. He is so sweet. I love his smile, and how he kisses me on the cheek, only a million times a day. I love that he tells me I'm pretty, sporadically throughout the day. The way he answers the phone when I call him, and I love love LOVE how close he lives to me. He's still the same gentleman that caught my attention almost 3 years ago. I'm so glad that he has found a job that he really enjoys, and is excited to start school in the Summer! I'm so excited for this year :) It will prolly be a big one for us, both individually and together :) He is my best friend. My better half. My soulmate. My companion. He is the best person I have ever known. I love him so much.

I am also very grateful for my best friend. She is so amazing. I miss her so much, I haven't seen her as often as I used to but she still means the world to me. She hasn't left my side in my trials and my successes. I never want her to forget how much I appreciate her and all that she does. I will never forget her, no matter where our lives take us. I will always go to her first. I will always keep her in my life. She is my best friend, my other half, basically she's my sister. We have done everything together in life, and I'm so grateful to have shared so much with her. I love you so much Abby, thanks for everything.

And last, I'm very grateful for my family. They are amazing people. I am currently taking a Marriage and Family Relations class, and we've been talking a lot about families and what they mean to us, and what we consider to be "family." I love that I'm never going to be alone. Friends come and go, people in our lives come and go but family is forever. I will always have them and I'm so grateful that they love me unconditionally, and that I can always be myself with them. I'm grateful for my parents, who made the decision to be sealed in the Lord's Temple. Their example has influenced me so much. And their decision has made me happier than any decision they've made. I love my family so much. Especially my little guys.

I love my life and I am so grateful. I'm so unbelievably happy right now. I couldn't ask for more and I will always thank my Father in Heaven.

That's What I Love About Sundays

My weekend went pretty great. Fast, which I hate, but they always come so I know I'll get another weekend soon. Saturday Brady and I spent some time at his house, running to the grocery store, date night at Wendy's and some storage wars watching.

This morning I decided to curl my hair, which I haven't in a while. I went to church and we learned about baptisms, and then I left to go to Sacrament with Brady. I love going to church with him. We left early because I wasn't feeling well and I so badly needed a nap. We went back to his house where I fell asleep and he played on his gameboy.

When I woke up, it was time to eat dinner. Today is his moms birthday so we had dinner with his family. Yummy pork and bread! Of course, salad and potatoes were added but I don't like either of those. Dessert was jello, and I absolutely hate jello. So I had none of that. After, we played a game of pictionary and sang to his mom. We left after the game to head to my house to see my sister, bil and nephew. We played bang which was really fun, my mom played for her first time. It was just a really relaxed Sunday and I loved it :)

Baby Ellie :)

Tonight we went to visit my cousins and their adorable little girl born just about a week ago. She's so cute! I think she looks a lot like her dad! I forget how tiny newborns are. Sawyer came along and he just looked so big next to her, and he's only 6 months!! I love babies. They're a lot of work, and I can't even really say that cause I'm a mom, but having babysat babies, and just being around them and working around them, they're hard work, but they're SO worth it. I love my nephews so much, and now I'll add little Ellie to the bunch. She's so cute and I'm so excited to watch her grow :)

Summary '12

Here's to 2012! I can remember going to Orem with my bff Jenna, to party it up at UVU Newphoria and having the time of my LIFE. And I remember coming home with SO much excitement for what this year was about to bring, and now it's over. This year went by EXTREMELY fast and I can't believe it, but like 2011, I'm pretty excited for what's in store next year :)

January - Partied the new year at UVU Newphoria with my bff Jenna. Brady 11 months left. Lots of baptisms at the Temple. Letter writing. My first little black dress. Squad (aka Karlee) got married and I was lucky enough to be a bridesmaid. My first day of Spring semester at SLCC. Roommate weekend with my beh fren Abby. I dyed my hair 2 colors for the first time in 4 years. Lots of letters and packages. Babysitting Evan.

February - Brady 10 months left. Set a reading goal. Valentine's Day craft. Lots more of babysitting. A lot of cruising and endless hot chocolate/pies at Village Inn with beh fren. Sister found out she was having a boy! Made it to 299 days left! Exploring studying places with Abby. Farewells. Packages. Institute. LADY ANTEBELLUM CONCERT!!! Ladies night out to see the Vow. Evan turned 1.

March - Obsession with Justin Bieber (still going). Catching up with old friends and making new! Brady 9 months left. More babysitting. Cousin Andrew came home from his mission, locked my keys in my car, while running for an hour, nobody at the airport could help us. Dinner with the roommates. Facetime with Jenna. Sunday walks at the Temple. More letters. Power outage at work. Mormon drinks with Abby. Baptisms at SLC Temple with some friends. Dying from my classes and getting ready for finals. Discovering the cutest bookshop ever. Eating a 6 pound pizza that too 30 minutes to cook. YWGC with sisters and mom. Prep for GC.

April - Brady 8 months left. My birthday twin from Germany came to visit! Temple trips. RSL game with co-workers. Easter. Babysitting some more. Silverlake trip with Abby; made an awesome music video. More letters. Spring semester ends. Bowling and RSL game round 2 with co-workers.

May - Brady 7 months left. Visit Ty & Skye's new house; bonfire. Linsey's baby shower. Mother's Day. Mommy/Daughter date for finishing school. 200 days left. Bloggy-blog turns 2! Free pony for Evan. Seminary graduation for sissy. Lots of letters. Roommate weekend with sissy. Hogle Zoo. Chocolate milk Tuesday/Lasagna with bff Jenna. Pictures of Brady from a friend! Jess graduates high school. Summer semester starts.

June - Brady 6 MONTHS LEFT!!! Brady & I together 2 years!!! :) American Fork Canyon with family. Left Wejo after a year and entered my new branch, Sandy! Matt & Morgan's wedding. Lots of letters. First trip to City Creek. Tried on Tiffany's ring; only $54,000. Vern's wedding. Bubbles' wedding! Chasing Chance concert/visit to Orem to see Ash! Calling in RS.

July - Brady 5 months left. 4th of July spent at swimming pool with family. 2nd nephew born! Cold stone with bff Jenna. Crafting and lots of visits to see new nephew. Sleepover with Evan. Going away party with some awesome MG's. Bee's game with necklace. Gilbert's first death. Remembering good times. Bought my Macbook Pro; best purchase ever.

August - Brady 4 months left. AAinga's wedding! Painted my room pink. Lots of late night ramblings and thinking things through. My 20th birthday! Cousin Tia's wedding. Birthday package. Birthday dinner with Abby (twice; celebrating our Aug. birthdays together). Work party at RSL game; first jersey. Evan in nursery for first time. First day of fall semester. 100 DAYS LEFT. Found out Brady's homecoming date.

September - Brady 3 months left. Dyed my hair; got layers. Friend in England finds Brady; takes picture. More letters. Lots of spiritual experiences. NSPW 2012. Nervous for Brady to come home. Brigham City Temple Open house. My first, live college football game; GO UTES! They  beat BYU 24-21; bought my first UofU shirt. Bff Jenna has beautiful baby girl; go visit. Plan to graduate in 7 months. Level 5 at work. Joseph Smith (Briley) comes home from mission. RSGC with beh fren Abby. Music & the Spoken Word/tour of GCC and Temple Square with friends.

October - Brady 2 months left. Brady's 21st birthday! Surprise package. First official 5K. More letters. Spending lots of time with nephews. Pictures taken for Brady's birthday. Tswift cd Red came out; loooove it. Finished the BOM. 3 years for Andy. Halloween/carving pumpkins/trick-or-treating. Sam comes home from mission. MRI - nothing to be concerned about.

November - Brady comes home this month; 3 weeks; 21 days. Said goodbye to Gilbert; welcomed new car (still no name). Final letters from Brady. November thanks. My last letter to Brady. Presidential race; my president still never changed. Breaking Dawn pt 2. Weekend visit to Orem to see Ash. Very.Last.Letter. Poster making. Baby shower for Skye. Finished sticker poster; thanksgiving day. Yummy food, lots of family; lots of nervous/anticipation/anxiety. LOTS AND LOTS OF CRYING. Cute new outfit. Drove to the airport; saw my sweetheart for the first time in 2 years; bawled my freaken eyeballs out. (He is STILL so cute). Spent the fabulous weekend with Brady (and every night after that). Festival of Tree's with family. Went to airport to welcome home Quinn!

December - Brady is home :) First family Christmas party together; won in bingo. Brady's mom engaged. Made my airport video. Jessica's Birthday. Morg's reception. Brady's homecoming talk. Temple Square with Ziegler's. Ward christmas party. Hanging with friends. Lots and LOTS of Fringe watching. Ice skating. Started the BOM again. My family Christmas party. Quinn's homecoming talk. MoTab Christmas concert. Cousin Justin's homecoming talk. Christmas Eve with Brady/my fam. Christmas night with Brady. Andy's birthday. Great things to come at work :)

And tonight, Brady and I will just spend our time together and watch 2012 go and never come back, while we welcome 2013 with open arms :) There is a lot in store this new year for me, Brady and the both of us together. We're really excited and we look forward to what the Lord has planned for us. I'm so grateful I can finally start this new year with Brady home, he is such a blessing in my life and by far the best thing to happen in 2012. I am so happy with my life right now :)

Happy New Year!

Christmas 2012

Christmas was fabulous this year! We all woke up around 8 AM and had breakfast first and then opened gifts. That never happens at my house. For as long as I can remember, I was always the one getting up to ask my parents if we could wake up at 7 or even 7:30! And this year, we all just woke up individually.

My nephew is so cute and it was so fun to watch him open all his gifts and love each one more than the last one he opened. Sawyer was so cute. Loved the wrapping paper! I got a sewing machine, jackets, money/gift cards. It was a good Christmas. My family loved all the gifts they got! We had lunch with my dad's side of the family and had fun just talking and enjoying each others' presence. I later went with Brady to his family Christmas dinner at Granny's at it was a lot of fun. He got me the cutest gift and I loved it! :) I love being with him and his family. We ended the night watching fringe and just snuggling.

It was a good Christmas and definitely better than any past Christmas. Instead of opening a package, I actually got to be with Brady and it was fabulous. I'm so happy he's home and I cannot say it enough!

We got each other jackets.

Pretty necklace Brady got me.

It was a great Christmas and I'm excited for next year! It came and went too fast!

As Of Lately

Basically, It's been over a week since I've blogged. I don't have too much to blog about right now. When Brady was gone, I had a lot to blog about. Letters, feelings, excitement, and I did a lot of things. I'm not saying I don't do anything now that he is home, but I spend all of my free time with him, especially now that school is out. I think we just enjoy spending time with each other watching Fringe, and playing Bang! with his siblings. So, as of lately, this is what we've been up to :)

 Brady never smiles. But it's okay. At least I can get him to take pictures with me :)

 Brady has really funny apps on his phone that allow us to make ourselves look silly. Sometimes it lets us swap faces. Now those pictures are funny!

 Then Brady and I spend the evening with our good friends Quinn (who arrived home from his mish 2 days after Brady) and Katie from high school. We go see the lights downtown, my legs about fall off, and then we play kinect sports, aka bowling. Then we eat some yummy chocolate, watch Quinn throw the bowling ball on the ground while attempting to bowl professionally. Katie ends up winning since she took a bowling class, and I beat Brady only by a few points :)

 Then Brady and I head on over to my ward Christmas party. Evan comes along and I just hug that boy so tight and kiss him all over his cheeks. He's such a stinkin' cutie. He's getting so big!! We eat ham, and yummy rolls. Evan tends to run around while my parents talk to neighbors. Eventually everyone who is my friend on Facebook makes their way to Brady and I to congratulate him on coming home and tell him they feel like they know him because they've followed our 2 year journey. He smiles, kind of laughs and doesn't really say anything. Some ask him questions, some shake his hands, and others just talk to the both of us. I love that I have supportive ward members and those who have followed a long, it really makes me happy :)

The next night Brady and I decide to play kinect sports, and we do track & field. HOLY COW. Talk about exercise. It kicked my butt, but I won the discus over Brady so that's pretty cool. My mom wins an iPad mini at her work party, so we test it out by facetiming my mom, sister and nephew. He's really cute and his reaction to seeing himself is funny. I love my family :) After facetiming, we head on over to my house and watch the Dark Knight Rises. Which is always freaken awesome. BATMAN IS THE BEST. Then we retire for the night, only to see each other the next day :)

I love my life right now :)