September 25, 2012

I remember...

 sleeping in until 9:30 and waking up to rain, 

my sister and I making funny faces at the videographers camera thinking it was on while she was doing my hair and make up,

eating a cracker for breakfast,

Jacob coming to the door to take me to the temple,

holding hands as we drove on I-15, all smiles,

giving gifts to each other in our last minutes of being two separate people,

 walking into the temple feeling the spirit and being welcomed by all the cute temple workers,

signing my name for the last time as Olivia McCall Mabey on our marriage license,

 not wanting to be apart from Jacob as we went our separate ways to change.

I remember sitting with him in the Celestial room waiting for our sealer,

walking into the sealing room and feeling so much love for everyone there, 

I wish I could remember all that was said, but I do remember the spirit was strong.

I remember getting ready quickly and having to wait in the brides room because Jacob wasn't ready yet,

I remember coming around the corner and seeing Jacobs face as he saw me in my dress for the first time,

walking outside of the temple as one and seeing ALL of our family and friends waiting for us,

my sister spraying my hair with hairspray before anyone could hug me,

the weather clearing up and it was BEAUTIFUL,

I remember how happy I was as we walked around the temple and took pictures,

getting stuck in traffic on the way to the reception and laughing the whole car ride,

eating one bread stick before people started arriving,

seeing old friends, making new friends, and having conversations with all the people Jacob and I both love in the receiving line,

I remember waltzing with my dad,

while dancing with Jacob everyone in the room seemed to disappear,

the sparklers being lit while Jacob was still changing... ha ha. Funny story,

I remember all the love and happiness we both felt..

But most of all I remember how I felt for Jacob that day and it's no where close to my feelings for him now. 

Now here we are one year later. So much has happened in a year. Some great, some terrible. Boy, am I grateful that I got to go through it all with him by my side. No we aren't perfect, we have disagreements, we get upset, we don't always have a clean house, but we are learning and growing! It's going quite splendidly, if I do say so myself! 

Happy one year my love, life without you would just be sad. I can't wait to see what this next year has in store for us, as well as the many more years to come!

After all, we do have for, well,  ever.

our wedding video

xoxo

-O

daisy

Have you ever heard about a website called Puppies for Rent? If you are interested about what they are go ahead and click on that link. But here is a little info from their website.

"Puppies For Rent LLC is a humanitarian-minded company founded in Provo, Utah. Our mission is to help three distinct groups: puppies who need to find homes, students and others who are currently incapable of owning a pet, and those interested in adopting a puppy.

Our puppies come from families who adopt them initially but cannot keep them, accidental pregnancies resulting in puppies that need loving homes, or rescue organizations. As such, one of our primary goals is to find wonderful homes for each one of our puppies.

As an organization, we believe that adopting a pet is a large and important decision; a dog will become a new member of the family. Puppies For Rent provides the opportunity to see your potential pet in its future home to help avert adopting a puppy and realizing shortly thereafter that the particular puppy is a poor fit for your home or lifestyle. Rather than expecting future owners to go and pick out a dog after only extremely limited interaction, we provide the chance to get to know a puppy’s personality and to see how the puppy behaves with your family before deciding to adopt. All rental costs do go towards the cost of adopting the puppy."

Pretty cool right? As much as we have wanted a dog, our fourplex isn't allowed to have pets. On labor day J and I decided we would rent a puppy to play with as something fun to do for the day. Unfortunately our reservation didn't go through and we didn't get to see the pup. I emailed to ask what happened and after finding out there was a glitch in their system they offered a free rental.

We decided we would rent Daisy for two hours the following Saturday. We both had completely detached ourselves from wanting her and were excited to play with her for a little bit! Plus, it said she was a small dog and both of us are wanting a medium/large dog in the future. This way we wouldn't get attached!

At twelve o'clock the doorbell rang. As we opened the door the unthinkable happened... our hearts melted. She was ADORABLE! We INSTANTLY fell in love with her. 

The website described her as "a fluffy cuddle muffin" and she definitely lived up to that description. I took her and she immediately cuddled into me. My heart was now a puddle. She was the best puppy I had ever seen! She didn't bark and she was SO calm!

After just 10 minutes of being with her, we hopped right into the car and drove straight to J's parents house. {They're our landlords} J's sister and mom instantly fell in love with her and saw what we saw. She was MEANT to be ours!  {also, her tail was wagging the entire time she was with us, she loves us!}

After about an hour of J's wonderful sweet talking his dad AGREED! We could keep her!!!!! 

Pictures don't do her justice! We are pretty sure she is a shih tzu, small poodle mix. Her coloring is brown/red with some black and a white patch on her tummy! :) 

We are absolutely THRILLED and can not wait until she can "officially" be a member of our family! We have contacted the organization and are just waiting to hear back. 

HUGE Thank you to my in laws!!! 

Please pray that no one else has asked to adopt her so we can bring her home! I can't begin to explain how well she fits in our family, and how much we love her.

xoxo

september

is it really you?

Time goes by all too quickly. This is my favorite time of the year!

It's when everything starts to change. Some of it good, some of it hard, but all of it exciting and wonderful! A year ago I thought this month would never come. I was caught in a whirlwind of pictures, announcements, cakes, colors, flowers, planning, and love. 

Now you're trying to tell me it's been a whole year since that happened?

As I was driving to campus to pick J up, I noticed yellow leaves starting to dance on the road. I decided to roll down the windows and felt a whisper of cold air. Oh how I LOVE Autumn! It's the season of GOOD!

I always find myself happier with the crisp air brushing against my skin. I find myself wanting to be outside more. Bundling up in blankets or sweaters. Watching football games while sipping hot cocoa. Listening to the trees have conversations with the wind. Witnessing the mountains paint the most beautiful pictures. 

I love the smells that come with it as well. So many good scents to keep the house smelling magnificent!

It's all things pumpkin, corn mazes, and leaves! THIS is my Christmas morning... 

and it's wonderful!

So welcome Autumn! I 

hope you'll be as good to me this year as you so blissfully have been in the past. 

xoxo