my dear frenemy.

i have a frenemy (friend + enemy).  now and then, this frenemy appears in my life.  it had been awhile, until last week.  you may ask, who is this frenemy? you may also think, i really could care less, just go on with the post.

anyway, my frenemy is the gym.  we truly have a love/hate relationship. i hate dragging my behind over to the gym, but i know i need to go, especially after weddings/holidays. thankfully, chris is also trying to get back in the habit of exercising, so we push each other until we finally end up there. (three times since thursday! hooray!)

however, we're too cheap to buy a membership at 24 Hour Fitness, or Gold's Gym, so we go to the totally free and totally packed BYU gym.  that's part of why i hate it.  the only time when it isn't packed is at like 9 on friday night. i always watch like a hawk to score one of the four nice ellipticals. i could go on the treadmill, but then shin splints appear again, especially since i'm just getting back into the routine.

good thing about the byu gym: awesome people watching.  the awkward freshman girls in packs of 6 (no lie, saw that tonight), guys trying to act cool and so buff, and the random attempts at flirting make it a little more worthwhile.

we just started going again, after not going since early november (oops) and i'm already up to 2.6 miles.

holla!

that's my accomplishment so far. also, i ended my workout listening to Baby by Justin Bieber. don't hate.

P.S. i joined a sweet site - loseit. It helps to keep track of what you're eating, how much you're exercising, etc. and it's totally free! thanks to the Yellow House for helping me find it.

no more bangs and hallelujah!

I got a hair cut on Saturday. My hair was starting to get past my bra strap on my back, and that's really long for me.  I didn't want to get it cut before the wedding though. Plus, I had a 50% off coupon (I love coupons and sales. They are my BFFs.) to David Douglas Salon here in Provo. Sweet!  Since sophomore year of high school, I've had the side swoopy bangs, but they are no more.  I've been growing them out, and with the hair cut, you can't even tell I had bangs because she blended them in. 

Also, I've had a hallelujah moment.  Last week, I had two job interviews with Sears (so exciting, right? but hey, i need da monies), but being hired was contigent upon agreeing to work one Sunday a month.  I know that's not HORRIBLE, because it's not every Sunday.  But it would prevent me from attending my ward, and I didn't feel great about it. So, I turned down the first job offer I got.  I almost didn't because it was like my twentieth place to apply to.

However, this morning I checked my email, and I got an email from a lady who needs a nanny.  I contacted her almost a full two weeks ago, and I had long given up on that.  I mean, it's a sweet job it seems like - pay is $10-12 an hour! That's unheard of in cheap Provo.  They did get a girl, but she backed out because school was getting too hard.  So, she wants to set up an interview soon. *fingers crossed, arms crossed, toes crossed*

Celebrity Sighting!

I saw Joseph Smith on Saturday!

No, NOT this Joseph Smith:

Rather, I saw THIS Joseph Smith:

AKA Nick Whitaker

You might also know him from other things, such as Brigham City (the little scared deacon), or random Disney Channel stuff that I've never seen.

How did I see him? Well, on Saturday Chris and I went up to Salt Lake to meet with our photographer one last time, to view an awesome slideshow they put together.  Go to Still Timeless to view their amazing page. Anyway, after that we went to Farmington to have dinner with Chris's parents. (Being fed is the best). As we were leaving, Joseph/Nick was in my in-law's lane with his dog.  Probably having him go potty in their yard, but that's a different matter.  He is a neighbor though.

His hair is pretty long now and has blond highlights.

Awesome, right?

Wonderful Wedding!

So, as pretty much every single person who reads this blog knows (since it's mostly family), I am now a married woman!  The last few weeks have been crazy and busy, but it was all totally worth every second. 

Here's a rundown of what has happened in the past two and a half weeks.

• I received my endowment
• I was sealed to my amazing husband
• Chris and I spent a few nights in the nicest hotel either of us have ever been in
• Chris and I went on a cruise
• We attended my brother-in-law's sealing
• We went home to MA
• Put on an open house
• Had time to be with family for a couple of days, minus Erica and Spencer :(
• Flew back to Utah
• Opened wedding presents
• Working on finishing moving in and organizing the new apartment
• Took back multiple gifts, and got things we actually use
• Started classes
• Had a job interview

Thankfully, I'm not tired whatsoever, and I loved the break, even though we were on about 7 different planes throughout the break. I will hopefully update more about the cruise and the wedding day itself, when I have all the pictures up.  For now, here is a sneak peak from the temple pictures! (It's also one of two that I've seen from the temple.)