Happy Almost My Wedding Day

Today was the day Brady and I had originally planned to get married.

Before he even left on his mission, we talked about it.

And throughout his entire mission it was,

May 2, 2013

I'm not sad about it. Though I wish I was getting married today. June just seems SO far away, even though it's NEXT month!! I've got so many things to do this month and next!! I'm so excited! :)

I've got a bridal shower coming up this month, dress alterations, bridals, end of school semester! Summer break starts, and all the little things I need to do to bring my wedding day all together.

I remember having the discussion when Brady was home if we should get married in May, and deciding it was too soon, so we decided on June. I remember being so sad because June was SO far away. But I knew we needed that time to prepare and get to know each other again.

I'm grateful now, that we are waiting until June.

Funny story, June was the only month out of the whole year that I DIDN'T want to get married in. And look at me now, I'm getting married in June.

It's going to be blazing hot, but warm and cool during the reception.

And we're going to VEEEGGGAAAASS for our honeymoon :)

So we'll be dying of heat, but that's okay!

We may even make a trip to California to spend the day at the beach :)

I'm so excited!!!!

Let's look back at some old photos,

and how young we were.

Happy almost my wedding day!

Oh I love this boy so much.

Staying Positive

Today I decided I would be positive, happy, and be a better person than I was yesterday. A lot of this thought change came from my Temple prep class the night before. I was on a spiritual high and I just knew that I needed to start surrounding myself with the Holy Spirit and be a better person everyday, and keep God in my life, ALWAYS.

SO. In honor of that, I wore happy colors. Check it out:)

 I had work.
The sun was shining.
It was a beautiful day.

Carigan: Target\\Necklace: Rue21\\Dress Pants: Maurices\\Boots: Forever Young Shoes

Yes, I still take my own photos. Someday I'll have someone take them for me. I love this cardigan, especially because it gets cold at work, but I felt like it went very well with my necklace. Fun, bright colors :) Happy day!

I have felt overwhelmed with my job, and unsure of what I wanted to do as far as work while I'm reaching my career goal in school, and after wearing positive colors, the sun shining, and my Savior helping me, I had a great day and I feel good about where I'm at. I'm happy with my life, and making choices mentally that will make me healthier. It was a good Monday!

I even went to the gym and ran for 35 minutes. That's a long time for me! ;)

Spiritual Thoughts Sunday

I had so many wonderful, spiritual thoughts come across today, and I wanted to share them. Have any to add? Let me know and we'll start making this a weekly thing together! :) I've also borrowed some awesome quotes from some friends as well!

• "The Temple is sacred, not secret; and we treat it that way."
• "Our will is the only thing we have to give back to Heavenly Father."
• "I didn't come half across the country to eat dinner at your house; I came to preach the gospel."
• "Nothing but the best for the Lord." - Joseph Smith
• "The Lord knows all; He will give us every change to get us Home."
• "If we don't know/accept it ourselves, then we can't be effective missionaries."
• "Life is one big group project and we've all gotta help each other to help achieve eternal life."
• "Even when we don't deserve it, Heavenly Father ALWAYS blesses us."
• "Sacrifice is only sacrifice when it's difficult."
• "As I become more Christlike, I become more like me."

What a beautiful Sunday it has been. I have felt the Spirit so strongly. Brady and I had Temple prep tonight and I learned so much about the Plan of Salvation. I thought I "knew" about it, but tonight showed me that I really need to study up on it and its relationship with the Temple. Beautiful Sabbath.

It's gonna be a good week!

Toodles! :)

A First For Everything

This is big.

For me.

I've always wanted to be a fashionista.
Which leads to a shopping addiction,
yet trying to bargain shop.

So ladies, and gents.
Here is my first
"Fashion" blog post :)

Necklace: Boutique\\Blouse: Nordstrom Rack\\Skirt: Old Navy\\Shoes: Forever Young Shoes

I love this outfit. So cute and so fun. I felt really pretty wearing it. I even asked my fiance if he liked my blouse and he said, "Sure." So basically, he loves it. ;) It's really light-weight, and I love the black jewels on it. I wasn't sure about my owl necklace but I feel like it added some fun to the outfit. The black skirt is extremely comfy, pencil skirt might I add. It goes with anything, and I got it for a great price! The shoes are fun to wear since my fiance is so tall; complete excuse to wear heels (I'm already tall). Oh and my thick, curly hair came from my dad's side of the family. In case you wanted to know.

What are you wearing today?

Let's share our favorite stores!

Also, thanks to my sister for taking this picture.

Its fabulous.

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.

I'm Back

Don't worry guys.

I'm back in the family.

I love my iPhone 5.

In fact, I've never been happier.

I love Android, don't get me wrong.

I miss the swipe text.

I miss how big the screen is.

But it's okay.

The iPhone 5 is longer, which I like.

Brady keeps teasing me,

"Why? For a 5th row of apps?"

UH... YEAH!

But honestly, I love Apple.

This phone has joined my

Macbook Pro, iPad, and iPod.

Feels good to be back in the fam.

Gold

This post is a good happy one :) I was so excited to blog about it.

I have been struggling a bit with silly little things like school and my job.
I started on some medicine that I should have taken a while ago, but it's helping.

Today was such a good day! I went to school (and yes, I stayed in class), we have THREE WEEKS LEFT! I couldn't be more excited. I decided to take summer semesters off and just go Fall, Spring so that Brady can do summer semester. ANYWAY. I felt really pumped in class today. I had my homework done, and I was determined to do better on this up coming test than the last one. I got to thinking about where I really want to be in my future as far as education.

My goal is to attend the University of Utah.
I bleed red. I know.
Receive my Bachelor's of Science Degree in Psychology
Get accepted into the UofU's School Counseling Master's Program,
intern at a high school and hopefully one day become a high school counselor.

I really have this passion to help kids in their high school years. Those years are so crucial, socially and its so important, to me, that they have someone to talk with or have help with schooling needs, at all times. My counselor was that person for me, and I'll never forget it. She helped me more than anyone in high school and I'm SO grateful for her. She wasn't just there to switch my classes, or keep me on track for graduation. She was there to help me when I cried, when I couldn't face my friends in the hallway, or the stupid boy who broke my heart. She would give me advice, counsel and guidance on how to live happy, regardless of what is going on in my life. She saved me. She truly did. And because of her, I only hope to be somewhat as good as she is. She's my inspiration.

SO, at work I gathered all the information I'll need for transferring and the classes I'll need to declare my major in Psychology for my BS. AND an extra honor certificate they offer to Psych students. I also received information regarding the Master's program. I feel so on track with school. I know exactly where I'm going, what I'm doing, what it takes to get there, and how long. I'm so determined to do amazing in school, better than the previous semester, always. It's such an incredible feeling having this accomplishment in the future.


Next,

I went to the gym tonight, which added to my "this-is-the-best-day-ever" feeling :) I walked hill intervals for 10 minutes, ran at speeds of 4.5/5.0 for 10 minutes (the first in a long time), I even hit .5 miles at 7 minutes!! That's a record for me (asthma probs) and I biked for 10 minutes doing hills as well. Lets just say my legs were basically jello. I then lifted some weights and used the circuit machines. I went home after about 45 minutes and felt great, had a good dinner meal and showered.

The name of this post is a song I listened to while running. It's called Gold by Britt Nicole. I thought to myself, "how perfect is this song? especially listening to it while I'm running?" It was happy song, and helped me realize that even though I want to lose weight, and have asthma, I'm still worth more than Gold. Even if I'm not the skinny one in the gym with toned arms, and a flat stomach, I'm still worth more than Gold. And I know my Heavenly Father would agree.

Today was such a happy day. A good one. And for that, I can say I honestly felt like more than Gold today :)