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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Honeymoon to Kauai

Here are a few of the many pictures of our honeymoon in Kauai... finally! We absolutely loved everything about our honeymoon. It was so nice to get away from everything, especially school. It was Nick's first time to Hawaii and my first time to the island of Kauai- we had a great time exploring the island together!

Probably one of our most favorite parts of our honeymoon was staying in the Grand America in Salt Lake for two nights before we left for Kauai. Everything about the hotel is beautiful!

Picking up our bags at the airport after a LONG day of travel

Since we were staying on the Northshore, there was alot of rain and a little sunshine. But we loved it anyway. We were lucky to get a couple hours of sun on the beach!

The only downside of Kauai- ROOSTERS! They're everywhere. I used to think that roosters only made noise when the sun came up... but I was proved wrong. They especially like to be noisy in the wee hours of the morning when you're trying to sleep. And one other thing I learned: you can get fined $500 dollars if you kill one. I almost despise them as much as pigeons. haha.
On Wednesday we took a boat cruise tour down the Napali coast and it was absolutely amazing! Apparently we chose a great day to go, because the captain said he hasn't been able to get that close to the rocks for two months because the surf had been so high. We were only feet away from the cliffs- we loved it!

We saw a whole "pod" of spinner dolphins. Unfortunately we couldn't get a really good picture of one jumping out of the water, but when they do, they spin! Hence the name. We got to watch them for at least 15 minutes- so cool! We also saw several whales out in the distance.. but just like the dolphins, we never got to snap a picture while one was jumping!


On Thursday we spent the entire day lounging at the pool, which was wonderful of course. We stayed at the Hanalei Bay resort in Princeville and they have an AWESOME pool, complete with waterfalls.

One of the most hilarious burger joints that I've ever been to. My personal favorite on the menu is the "double slopper." Sounds super appetizing.... ew!Most of the time we were chasing the sun. We spent a lot of time driving to the southshore which is typically more sunny than Princeville. We found a great beach in Poipu... also where Nick got his first "bad" sunburn, resulting in peeling skin which he had never experienced. psh. I can't even count how many times I've been sunburned!


The lighthouse near the north shore

One of our great finds was "secret beach." Lots of waves, great whale watching, and not very many people. It was great!


Our new favorite restaurant in Hanalei. Marissa and Dan and his parents gave us an awesome giftcard and it was seriously our favorite dinner of the entire week. They grow all of their own fruits, vegetables and herbs. Their fresh fish is wonderful! Postcards is highly recommended.

Here are a few views near our resort in Princeville. The views were stunning!

This was the view right outside of our front door- we got to see it everytime we left the condo!
After church on Sunday we drove to the west shore to Waimea Canyon. It's definitely unlike anything else I've ever seen and different than any other part of the island. But beautiful nonetheless.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Bye Bye Bella....

My beloved Saab, Bella, died today. Good news is she kept me safe. What a good car:)

I had just dropped Aaron off in Salt Lake to pick up his car at the dealership and we hit 5 o'clock traffic going back to Provo on I-15. Traffic was stop-and-go, but we were going about 40-50 mph. The cars in front of me stopped pretty quickly, so I stopped just a few feet away from the truck in front me. I looked in my rear view mirror and saw the car in back of me NOT slowing down at all- just a little frightening!
Next thing I know, I'm slammed twice, my airbags are out, and there's dust everywhere!


Turns out the guy in back of me had turned his head to switch lanes and just didn't see us stopping... resulting in a Saab sandwich. Poor bella.


Anyway, the good thing is I only have a tiny scratch on my nose from my sunglasses, some airbag burns on my arms, a stiff neck... and some nasty bruises on my legs.
But other than that, I think I'll be in good shape for the wedding this Saturday. Things could have been alot worse!



The frontal damage

The back damage

You'll be missed, Bella! I loved you while I had you!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

More Engagement Pics

We got the cd of our engagement shoot back last week and we really like them! Brooke did an awesome job.
Here are some of our favorites:












Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Engagements

Here's a preview of our engagement shoot with Brooke today at the Capitol in Salt Lake. 
Her work is amazing! You can see more of it at blushbybk.com.


Wednesday, January 28, 2009

2 decades and counting

That's right! I have "officially" graduated from my teenage years. And honestly, I don't feel any different. But it will definitely be nice to say that I'm 20, not 19. 
Nick surprised me and got all of our friends together for a birthday dinner at Iggys. It meant so much and was so much fun to have everyone there. They even got me a birthday cake! And Nick also brought me a bouquet of my favorite flowers. 
My whole birthday night was awesome- it was better than any present I could have asked for:)




Saturday, January 3, 2009

It's official...

Nick proposed on New Years Eve at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. He took me to the Gold Room, a small room on the east side of the building that looks right at the Temple, where we'll be sealed on March 21st.
Even though he said it was about his "plan C" to propose there, I thought it was absolutely perfect.



.. and I think the ring is perfect too:)
This is for you, Marissa. I hope it's a little better than my cell phone picture!

Afterward at the New Years Eve party in Salt Lake at the Gallivan Center.

Michigan with the Potters

I was lucky enough to get to spend part of my Christmas break with Nick in Michigan. Both his brother and brother-in-law are at school in Ann Arbor at Ave Maria Law School. It was fun to get to know his brother's family who I had never met before. We had a great time playing lots of games together and exploring downtown Ann Arbor.

We walked around the campus of Michigan State Law- an incredible building that is about 150 years old. It reminds me of Hogwarts!



Nick's brother-in-law Tyler on the left, and brother Kasey on the right

Christmas in Dubai

Our family decided to take a last-minute trip to Dubai over our Christmas break. It was quite a change from our traditional Christmases in Logan, but we loved every minute of it.
A few highlights:

Incredible shopping malls.. complete with enormous Christmas trees, ice rinks, indoor skiing, and any store you could ever imagine.



Skiing inside a giant freezer when it's 70 degrees outside


Incredible architecture
Being at the beach in December
Off-roading through the sand dunes

Camel ridesSandboarding

and an Arabian Christmas Eve dinner