The Start of My New Beginning

Well lets just say 2014 certainly did not let me ease back into life. The day after New Year's Shaun and I went to the mall and both found rings. That's right peeps I found the guy I want to spend the rest of my life and beyond with. Shaun use to work at Morgan Jewelers so this guy knows his rings. He found exactly what I wanted with a design that makes me so happy. I could just sit there and stare it all day. Apparently I have freakishly small fingers, they have to make and order the ring in a size 4. But we both found rings we love. I seriously can't believe I am getting married!! The decision wasn't difficult at all when deciding to marry Shaun. He is my best friend. My better half. 

Because of my obsessive need to plan ahead and over plan, I decided to go dress shopping with my sisters and my mom before we all separated for work and school. Lets face it, May will come up unbelievably fast. I've always wanted this bonding experience ever since I was a teenager. Granted Shaun and I had looked at dresses a few days before so I already kinda knew what I wanted. I met up with my sisters at Sweetheart Bridal and tried on a bunch of different dresses. Kristi and Kalli immediately started going through the racks finding dress after dress for me to try on. 

I can tell you that wedding dresses are heavy! There are also way to may options to choose from. However, I knew I didn't want a cupcake dress at least so we did avoid those ones. But we did eliminate white and went for ivory. My mom helped me in and out of the dresses which was a blast. To be honest I odn't think I could have done it on my own. I did get really good at jumping up and down to pull the dresses up though. One day they will make dresses for short people. The prices were where I wanted them to be and the staff were extremely helpful. After trying on many dresses I had it narrowed down to three. After trying them all back on again I walked out in THE dress and could just tell again it was the favorite. I battled between two of them but could tell by my mom's smile, which one it should be.  Its been said that you should feel like a princess in your dress. I did!! Now I just have to find heels to match. Oh I love excuses to buy new shoes.

THE DRESS

 

Carrie was having a blast too!!  

 

Kitchen Adventures

Shaun and I have--shall we say--unique schedules. We promised each other we would do 2 dates a month and a trip to the temple every month. After driving and driving around for a while we were starving and stopped to get some mexican food at a place by my house. We showed up and they were packed full--I forget how crazy the weekends are. They came back 10 minutes later and offered to let us sit in the kitchen. It was so loud we couldn't talk very easily but we got great service and watched the crazy kitchen people go crazy.  But I got to sit across and admire this guy. 

My weeks off of work are usually packed full these days but I love simple moments that help me relax. Jack and Enzo are getting along beautifully and make me laugh with how they play together. 

 

Carrie is such a girl and loves to walk around in heels. I must admit its pretty impressive!! Oh I'm going to miss these guys when they move. 

INDEPENDENT!!!!!

When you become a flight nurse with Eagle Air Med they have orientation set up and you are labeled as Non-Independent. To become Independent it requires the non-independent individual to sit down with our Chief Flight Nurse and our educator. They then ever so kindly sit down and have you list of protocols and procedures off the top of your head. After the one on one discussion, they put us through a scenario. Can I tell how badly I DESPISE scenarios? Needless to say I finished!! It's officially official now! I can now get paid more and have more flexibility in my schedule! Most importantly, the cloud over my head is gone and I can now focus on other studies and learn what I want to!

Ice Castles

I love days off!! Especially when Shaun and I can have them at the same time.  My schedule has been a little crazy lately and I only had 3 days in between my weeks off.  Yeah, its not long enough trust me. But lets just say we crammed a lot into 3 days. The best day was Tuesday. Shaun took time off and we headed up into Park City.  I've never seen the outlets so empty. After we stuffed ourselves with Cafe Rio we headed out to Midway. I've had a bunch of people tell me about the Ice Castles. What could be better than playing in the ice with my man? Though we did have to sit in the car for a bit. Apparently, the lights only come on at night so we simply watched the sunset sink into the mountains. 

 

 

One thing I would recommend is dressing warmer than we did! Granted I had an awesome coat on, but my heels didn't do much to keep my feet warm. Luckily, Shaun kept the rest of me warm through the whole adventure. We had fun getting lost in the small tunnels and taking pictures of the ice under different colors. 

Oh I do love this crazy boy of mine. He keeps me laughing and lets me take all sorts of crazy pictures of us together.  Plus, its fun to make him jump when my lips are cold. 

The moon decided to be bright and shinny during our adventure. I love the light it brought to our pictures. Shaun brought out his artistic side and took a bunch of pictures playing with the moon. 

Yup Olaf decided to photo bomb us. Crazy Snowman!

Yeah my butt was wet and cold after sitting on here but it was worth it!! The rest of the night was spent relaxing and eating Thai Food--that we are both addicted too.  I can't wait for another date night. Next time we will definitely dress warmer!!