Honeymoon

For our honeymoon we were fortunate enough to be able to go on a seven day cruise! We weren't too fond of the idea at first, but then a few close friends really sold us on the idea. Our cruise took us to Montego Jamaica, The Grand Cayman Islands, and Cozumel Mexico.

That Getaway:

Our getaway wasn't really a true getaway. After leaving the reception we drove the three minutes to our apartment, and realized that I didn't have my purse. So my mother and sister drove our to drop it off...thanks mom... THEN we found that we didn't have our marriage lisence for the cruise. See, since I'm only 20 and Nic was only 24, legally we couldn't be in the same room, unless we had our marriage lisence. Great.... Anyhow, after a few phone calls and huffing and puffing we were able to secure the marriage lisence. Phew...

Boarding:

The next morning we found ourselves in Galveston, Texas staring at the huge carnival ship debating whether it was as big as it was on T.V. (It was) The weather was pretty dreary dreary, but nothing could bring us down. We arrived a little early so we were able to go through all of the check points fairly fast, and guess what We didn't even need the darn marriage lisence. Oh well. So after getting our picture taken we started the long climb to board the enormous ship, and soon found ourselves three stories high in a glass ramp connecting us to the boat. When we were within five feet of the boat, one of the workers asked the elderly lady to back off of the bridge, first calm, then a little panicky. Then we heard snapping sounds. The worker then started yelling "Everyone get back!....Ladies and Gentlemen you have to get off the ramp now!"

The boat had started to move forward and was dragging the boarding ramp with it! People started screaming and were pushing to get back to the building. Nic and I were towards the front of the line, which meant that we were in the back to get back to safety. The floor literally started seperating and we could see the wet concrete three stories below us. When we finally made it back to the building all the older people were panting and the younger crowd was crying. Nic was one of the last ones to get off, either I just left him or he was trying to be heroic.

Anyhow, about thirty minutes later they let people start boarding again, but only ten at a time now. We made it safely on, and were lucky enough to enjoy the rest of our honeymoon : )

Tying the Knot (Words Included)

Just to let everyone know, more than three hours went into this blog...I haven't decided if its just sheer dedication or idiocracy. On the other side, I don't think anyone knows how good it feels to get it done! Even though its just pictures, its a great accomplishment.

Now onto the wedding:

Our wedding wasn't set until four o'clock on that friday afternoon at the San Antonio Temple. The morning was full of jitters and dazes, everything just felt like a dream. (Its been the only day of my entire life, that I didn't feel like eating or drinking) Nic and I had agreed that we would not see eachother at all that day previous to the wedding. Well, Hobby Lobby had other plans... Out of six or seven Hobby Lobbies in San Antonio, we both ended up at the same one, at the same time. Bad luck?

I think not! The wedding ceremony was wonderful, the reception was BEAUTIFUL and the people were incredible. I think it's safe to say that we're both pretty happy that we decided to
tie the knot, most days ; ). It's the most incredible feeling to be able to wake up to my best friend every morning.

Tying the Knot

October 2nd 2009

Some Serious Catch Up

So it's been six months since my last update...oops. What can I say I'm a busy girl being a newlywed and all. I don't have pictures for this particular post, but they're soon to come! I'll just say that the wedding was absolutely wonderful, and so was the honeymoon. Thanksgiving and Christmas were just as great! Pretty much, life is good.

Graduation Anyone?

So, Nic's younger brother Austin graduated about a month back. His graduation was incredible compared to mine. I actually got completely depressed throughout the program. My graduation was so....worthless. I guess when you only have 290 graduates, and a really REALLY small budget, things just don't flow so well. I guess the only thing that matters is that I graduated. Anyhow, I really enjoyed it, and realized how much I've been missing all my life. Congratulations Austin!

Try two...

Catch up!

After two months of delay, I'm finally ready to put some pictures up of our Golfing/Engagement spree. We love to multi-task.

Before we left, compliments of Tiff! I still had no clue!

He played surprisingly well, considering how nervous he was : )

Look at that form!

I'll be honest, I wasn't too shabby...I only hit one house.

When he finally popped the question at the 18th hole, I think its safe to say we were both happy campers...or golfers : )

Our Story

As I said in my earlier post, I got engaged a little over a week ago! We have the best fairytale story, can't be topped. We met about two years ago in Albany, Georgia. I was going to school and living as a college student, and he was a missionary serving in the area for our church. I wish I could say it was love at first sight, but I can't. I still remember that first night, it was volleyball night, and I did find him attractive, but nothing more. We just talked to eachother when we ran into eachother nothing big. Eventually he got transferred to a small town called Thomasville, which happened to be my hometown. Even though we were nothing more than friends, (or so I thought) I was pretty dissapointed, but it faded within a few weeks. Whenever I went home for the weekends, I always made it a point to talk to this missionary, partly because he was a friend and partly because there was no one else to talk to in my ward. Eventually I moved back for the summer, and that's when I realized that I really liked this boy! I don't think I did too great of a job on hiding it. I knew he was the one, and I let everyone know, except him of course. : ) He still had a few months of his mission left, so patience was tested to the fullest! He went home to Texas on October 29th and I got a phone call from him on the 30th. After a few flights back and forth we decided a move needed to happen. So here I am, living with one of his sisters, Tiff and her family! She's the one that got me started with all this. After a few months of figuring everything out, I got a bright sparkly ring!