Vegas Bridal Shower

Have to love my Mom for getting us our tennis rackets, Jeff really was so excited when I told him we got some.. It was totally his idea to register for them! For those of you who don't know... My mom loves her some tennis, so thanks mom for keepin' it in the Family! We're excited to play.. you against Jeff and I! Ha ha

Ok is this not the cutest apron EVER?! I love it and it makes me exicted to cook just so I can wear it... or have an excuse to!

This darling cake was made out of towels and lots of sewing pins as the bead work. One of my best friends made it for me and she was so excited about it! thanks Julie... LOVED it!

And of course... what would a Bridal shower be without some of this! I got quite a bit actually and it was all really cute! May I remind you Kram's was wrapped in a loaf of bread with a quote that said "Because Man can't live on bread alone" So funny!

Thank you Holly so much for all that you did! Not only did you throw me a bridal shower you made sure everything was right on our wedding day! You're awsome! I really do have the best family ever!

I also have everyone else to thank that came and thought of Jeff and I as we prepared for our Amazing wedding! Thanks for all the love everyone!

My oh my what a week

My heart is full today with love and appreciation for my family.It has been one heck of a week!

On our way home tonight Jeff and I got in a discussion about how precious every moment really is.

There have been a couple unexpected events to make us bring this discussion up one of which happened today (The other is not my story to tell but what an amazing family... my thoughts and prayers are with you as you go through this difficult time). The past two days Jeff has been in a softball tournament, one of many I have been to... today was by far the worst. In their third game of the tournament a member of the opposite team came up to bat and hit a ball straight at our pitcher, hitting him right in the face. I'm not sure how many of you know much about soft ball but, some guys can hit the ball dang hard. Imagine the sound a ball makes when it is hit square on... that was the same sound it made hitting this man's face. A sound and sight I never want to experience again. He was rushed off to the ER and then we found out he was going to be life flighted to Salt Lake because he was bleeding around his brain.

This shook Jeff and his team up pretty bad because nobody really thought it would be that bad. To make things even worse the team acted as though he deserved it and when the game resumed talked even more smack, just firing our guys up!

We are home now and the latest news we got was that he was doing better, both of his eye sockets are damaged, his nose was shattered, he has a bad blood clot in his forehead and we are still waiting on when surgery is going to be.

Luckily there was a delay in the games becasue of the incident so Jeff and another team mate were able to make it back to the hospital to give him a blessing as they were loading him up!

How greatful I am for the priesthood and that I have an amazing husband that cares so much for others. He sent out the bulk text to the team and they decided to fast and pray for him and his family tomorrow, how blessed we are to have the faith and knowledge we have! I love my husband and am greatful for him more than he will ever know! I also hope the Johnson family knows they are in our thoughts and prayers!

I hope that by writing this I can let go of the images I have had in my head all day of this poor man's face and the puddle of blood left behind, I also hope it motivats pitchers to wear masks so things like this don't happen to another fmaily.

Much Love..

Bridal Shower in South Jordan

So my sweet sister-in-laws all got together and threw me a Bridal shower. I had the chance to meet lots of new family and got a ton of cute things! The woman figure was made by one of his Aunts and it consisted of an ironing board, mop, broom, bowls, towels, and lots of kitchen utensils. Another one of his Aunts made the boquet and inside that was kitchen towels, wash rags, place mats, wooden spoons, and other utensils! What a creative bunch and such cute ideas.

Thanks Amy, Karen and Laurie for the awesome shower!

Sweet Kids!

Ok so my sister-in-law keeps reminding me that my blog is long over due for an update! Well she is right, not only that but, there were things that happened while we were planning our wedding that I need to write down! So... I dedicate this post to my brother's two kids, they keep me and everyone else on their toes and provided me with a few good laughs... after all first you get married then you have a baby!

The weekend after I got engaged I went home and went dress shopping. I had some of the closest people to me come and one of them was my sister-in-law. My brother had been working up here in Utah so the little one's got to come as well. Well Holly has two sisters that are pregnant and due a month apart so the kids have been learning about how the babies are in their tummies and all kinds of stuff.

We had mapped out a few bridal stores we wanted to go to but the second stop is where I found my dress. While I had it on we were talking and my nephew says to me "Aunt Jenn when are you going to have your baby?" Caught off guard, I couldn't help but laugh but had to tell him I wasn't going to have a baby. He then corrected me and said "You're getting married then you are going to have your baby"

A month or so later I am at my mom's house and she was watching the kids. My niece comes over to where I am and lifts up my shirt and pats my tummy and says "baby!" I stated laughing and told her Aunt Jenn doesn't have a baby in her tummy. I was just about to go through which of her Aunts did when my nephew pokes his head around the corner and says "you will soon Aunt Jenn!" Again laughter! Nothing gets past these kids I love it!

These are just a few things that have come up a few times during the wedding planning, and although I can't wait to have kids I do think we will hold off for a little while!

Holly and Jordan~ I give them mad props, their kids catch on to everything and each have such strong personalities! What great parents you are and teaching your kids about getting married first then having kids!

As for Julie and Jessica I am so excited for them they will be wonderful mom's and its fun to see so many babies that are going to be around in the family!

Engagements

So it has been a couple of weeks sense we actually had our engagements taken but planning all this stuff takes a TON of time... cut me some slack!

Jeff and I decided to just have my mom take the pictures for us to save time and money. I will admit I was a little difficult to work with at times and a little less than happy at times but we ended up getting some cute pictures! My mom did a fabulous job, she always knows how to deal with me and for that I love her!

I also owe a thanks to Jeff's mom for getting us into the reception center to use their yard for some of the pictures, we got some really cute ones all around that place! Thanks susan for coming along and being patient with us as we continued to snap away!
These are just a few pictues from that day, I'm sorry I'm still trying to figure out how to put them on here better and I deleted one but oh well!

By far my favorite is the one of me mocking Jeff and his muscles! he is a studd I love you jeff!

Time to come out and say...

We're Engaged!



I'll start in the beginning of our story... pre-proposal. Wednesday night I was at his house and things were just feeling weird. I ended up leaving and following we had a talk about what was going on. I told him I felt like we were "off" and that it was making me uncomfortable. He replys to that and says "we're both just really stressed out, I'm sorry i've been in a rut lately." Now let me tell you this is not something you want to hear from a guy that you are talking marriage with! I then proceeded to tell him about other things that have been missing lately like how he doesn't do things for me like he use to... so after a few tears and being scared to death because he was in a "rut" and we're not even married yet, I fell a sleep.
Thursday morning I'm at work chattin with the girls, doing what I do all day... and in walks one of his friends with a dozen roses and balloons. Instantly I feel a severe guilt trip for opening my big mouth and making him feel he needed to do this!!
The rest of the day continues as usual, we have a lunch together, talk about how far we were going to run, and what we needed to get done that night.... Until about 5 min. before we close. In walks another one of his friends, new purse in tote! (Thanks Bucky for being man enough to walk into a bank with a purse! You're a good man!) As he walks it up to me he tells me it is talking to him, confused for a min I asked him what the heck was going on and what he was talking about. But when I opened the purse I found Jeff's GPS with a little note. The note said "plug in the coordinates, I'll see you in a minuet. love you"
So, being the obedient nervous-as-all-get-out girl friend, I did as I was told and followed the GPS up the canyon. I found him waiting outside a steak house called Milts but when I got out he told me to get back in my car, again I did as I was told (This doesn't happen much!) He then put a blind fold on me and drove me farther up the mountain. Once we pulled over he helped me get out of the car and walk for as long as he could handle then decided it would be quicker if I got a piggy back ride... now we were cruzin! I was then placed on a 4-wheeler and let me express my instant fear, this guy has only driven a 4-wheeler twice in his life, not a comforting feeling being blind folded and trying to tell him how to turn it on! So funny and so out of character... this is why I love him! Once we got it started we started another trek even farther up the mountain, I swear we were riding for at least 20 min until we got to our final destination, he will say i'm exaggerating but it was FOREVER! He again gave me a piggy back ride to get me up the stairs and once at the top after 5 min of tellin me to promise I wont peek took off my blind fold. We exchanged a few kisses and sweet moments (no need to embarrase him) the left me standing until finally he told me I could open my eyes... when I did this is what I saw...

with him on his knee in front of me! He then gave me his speech (so cute) and went to grab the box...

So as my sweet man tried to open the box and be smooth... he decided to rip the whole lid off, hindges and all! I couldn't help but die laughing but once he composed himself and somewhat put the box back together he asked me If I would marry him!

Of course I said YES! I can't wait to spend my life with him! (don't worry i'm not going to get all mushy...) but I truely do believe he is more than I could ever ask for!

After the proposal we ate some chocolate covered strawberries, drank some sparkling cider, and watched the rain begin to come down...

This is after he proposed, give me a break I had a t-shirt for a blind fold, wind, and rain all before I took this picture, thats kind of the view, if we were't blocking it! :)

and this... this is the after math of us trying to get back down the mountain with rain stinging our faces, my make up everywhere, and mud... oh the mud!

He did an amazing job, so thoughtful and sweet! I love you Jeff!

Hawaii and a new beginning... to blogging!

So I decided to start blogging becasue there are some things that have happened and are coming up that I'm going to want to remember!

A couple of weeks ago I was able to go to Hawaii with my mom and one of my best friends Ange. Some things in life just lead you to a breaking point so I decided It was time to go away. Ange has been there for me through a lot and of course my mom has as well so the three of us enjoyed ourselves on a much needed vacation!

These are just a few pictures from our trip! The classic sunset, beautiful, the three of us above the clouds and one of the active Volcanos, zip line photo, and just a shot of one of the many beautiful scenes of the ocean.

I'm not sure how to fix these pictures but I'll figure it out eventually! The trip was a blast and I'm so glad I got to go and relax with people that are close to me! Thanks mom and Ange for the amazing trip!