1 Year!!

This weekend was our 1 year annivesary. I know everyone says it goes so fast, but i felt like it was just perfect. Not too fast but not too slow. We made alot of memories together over the last year. I love remembering the songs and smells of when we first moved into our apartment and unpacking our stuff and starting our lives together. We have done alot of fun things together over the last year...we went on a cruise for our honeymoon to the caribbean, we went to Hawaii, Oregon, Idaho, and many trips to Wyoming, and this weekend we went to Moab. I had always wanted to go but I had no idea it would be so cool! I was seriously in aw of the huge rocks and arches and it really just made me feel a sense of how we are just one small part in this great big earth. The weather was about 65 which felt amazing after being cooped up all winter. It was so fun to get away and spend time together and it makes me so anxious for SUMMER. I am so grateful for Tyson and all the things we have been blessed with and experienced over the last year and I look forward to forever with him! Love you babe

Ode to Dan

As most of you know my Youngest brother Daniel is on his mission in the Philipines and I was reading his latest letter and It just makes me realize how much I miss him. I miss his humor and quarky personality. He is doing good but says the language is really hard. He actually doesnt speak the same language they teach in the MTC. Just reading about his struggles and trials makes me just proud of what is he doing and how much sacrifice and patience it take for a 19 year boy to do what he is doing. I am proud of him and Love him

Yep thats me

I just wanted to show you all a flashback of my childhood.....No words are necessary

Valentines Day

Well the picture of us isnt actually from Valentines Day but it is pretty much impossible to get a picture of the two of us without Tyson making some clown face so this is one of our engagement pictures.

We celebrated Valentines on Friday, I made some flowers for some guys at Tysons work and Tyson had me make an extra one without me knowing and he brought it back home to me! Then we had Cafe Rio, watched a movie and had Fondue. It seems Tyson and finally learned what you are supposed to do on Valentines. Ever since we started dating we usually end up getting into a fight on Valentines, mostly because I always have higher expectations than someone should really have for Valentines, but this year he done good! We had a great Valentines. Thanks babe..I Love you.

Cha-Ching!

When I was in high school i worked at the Dollar Tree my senior year for about 2 or 3 months. A few months ago my mom called me and told me we got something in the mail saying that an employee was suing the company and depending on when and how long you worked there I would get part of the settlement $200-$400. Well I figured I would get $200 since i probably didn't make more than even $400 dollars when i worked there and I thought who knows if I would even get something anyways. Well a few months past and i kind of forgot about the whole thing until my mom called me hysterical last night and told me that something came in the mail again and this time it was a check!!!......Not for $200, not for $400, but for $1000!!! Its like a dream come true. Every time I go to get the mail i always think about how great it would be if there was a check for me that was totally random and unexpected instead of just bills and junk mail....and it really happened!

Bad only getting worse

This Morning started out bad....and only got worse. We slept in, or atleast I did, until about 9. Tyson went to go play basketball at 10 and I was supposed to go get a facial at 11. So about 10:30 I got ready and left. Looked in my purse about half way up the walk way to get my keys...and they were inside the house, which I just locked! So since our landlords live upstairs i called him to have him come unlock it. He didnt answer, so i thought i would just knock on their door instead. They have a sign over their door bell that says please knock because they have a little baby. So i knock on the door and after about a minute, no one came. So i knocked on the door and wait another minute and still nobody came. I could hear people inside so i said screw it and i rang the doorbell. After about another minute two kids come look out at the blinds at me and waved and then ran to tell their mom i assumed. About 5 minutes went by and STILL nobody came to the door, so i rang it again. FINALLY the nanny answered the door but she didnt have a key and told me that our landlords were busy and could not come to the door. So i waited outside in the cold, I even climbed down the window well and try to break in through the window to no avail. Finally my landlord called me back after baout 20 minutes and unlocked it. By that time it was 11 so i hurried and drove away. Went about 2 blocks.....and you guessed it I GOT PULLED OVER!!!!!! If i hadnt been so distracted about how late i was and how i had locked myself out and how freezing cold i was maybe i would have seen the cop sitting there with his radar. So i got a ticket for $90 bucks! Sweet morning. I did still get to have my facial but it was hard to relax after such a sucky morning.

Later that evening we went to Sports authority and bought a pull up bar and some resistance bands. Tyson and I are going to start the P90X program and start working out! I am so sick of being soft and lazy! So maybe after I see some results i'll post pictures but until then that would be just too embarassing. I can do about 2 pull ups right now and only like 2 push ups haha. I am so pathetic. We are excited to get in shape though...or atleast we hope.

Welcome 2009

I know this is a little late but I got my camera cord back and I just had to blog! yay! This is from new years. They always have a new years eve party in my parents stake and well...I wouldnt say they are rockin'. So we decided to make some fun of it! We wanted to wear some of my moms old 80's prom dresses but we couldnt find any, so we settled for some of my old prom dresses and added some special touches. Everyone thought we were nuts and kept staring at us but we atleast had fun! Plus it was nice to know I could still fit into my high school prom dress after 5 years. Booya!

Valentines!

Valentines Day is just around the corner and this year I am taking advantage. I have worked at a flowers store for the last 3 Valentines and this year I am opening up shop in my house! For any of you who want GORGEOUS premium roses, lilies or anything else order now! You can email me at Brideandblooms@gmail.com or call or text 801-830-8597. Delivery is available if order is placed early enough. So hint to your husband to check out my blog and spread the word!! I am charging $30 for half dozen and $60 for dozen. They can be roses or Gerbera Daisies. These are premium south american roses that last for weeks. Other flowers are available upon request as well. Dont wait til the last minute! You can also check out my business blog http://brideandblooms.blogspot.com/ and pay online with a credit/debit card! (Please call and place order first. )

Lost Cord

Well I would update my blog but I lost my connection cord. I took it with me to Oregon so I could blog during Christmas and I thought I put in back in my suitcase, but now I cant find it...so it could be awhile before I get some pictures and updates....:(

Black Bouquet

December was a great month for Weddings and this turned out to be possible one of my favorite bouquets yet. Its black bacarra roses, tinted calla lilies and stephanotis. The reception was on new years eve and so the theme was black and silver! It turned out so gorgeous and it was so fun to make! Thanks Janna!

Christmas Day

Brian Sleeping...if you look on the floor you can see that we all got Bananas in our stocking...oh yum!

Chelsea and Anna

This Christmas we went to Oregon to my Parents house. It was so nice to see my family and have a break from everyday life! Brian, my oldest brother who also lives in utah, drove with us and then him and Tyson drove back the Sunday after Christmas. I got to stay a whole extra week and new years! (Which in my opinion, New Years is SO overated!) Christmas day we just relaxed and played games and ate lots of food. Christmas is also my youngest sisters Birthday. So Happy Birthday Anna. It was so nice to have a break and I am sad its almost over....

Stallion

We Had the Missionaries over for dinner at my parents house while we were in Oregon and it brought back a sweet memory for Tyson. He Loved having to do his sweet side part. What a stallion

Winter Wonderland

For Christmas this year Tyson and I went to my parents house in Oregon. We were orginally going to leave Monday night and drive through the night to get there on Tuesday morning. When we heard there were going to be several bad snow storms we thought it might be wise to leave early. So we left Sunday morning early and made great time up until Boise. We saw about 9 cars flipped over on the side of the road, one of the accidents we even pulled over and helped the guy get out of his car before the paramedics got there. It was pretty scary! After Boise the snow and weather was so bad we had to go about 35-40 miles the rest of the way. We drove for about 13 hours and then had to stop at my aunt and uncles house in Bend, Oregon (about 3 hours away from my parents house) to spend the night and drove the rest of the way the next morning. Total it took us about 17 hours (with normal road it takes about 12). Oregon has had the worst snow storm its seen in about 40 years. Although its gorgeous through the mountains, its not really that fun to drive in. And I am such a nervous passenger in the snow. I told Tyson to slow down the whole time, I couldnt even watch, he would just tell me to sit in the back and lay down and dont watch. HA. All I can say is I am SOO glad Iam not driving back. My poor husband has to go back earlier for work so I will flying and he will be driving.

Thought you should know...

This is a wedding I did the weekend before Christmas. I started working with this couple back in about April and from the time we started to what the actual centerpieces and bouquets looked like were nothing the same! I learned some valuable lessons and it was the largest wedding I have done yet! I mostly wanted to post these pictures to congratulate myself on being finished and to let you know just how much works goes into wedding flowers. At the time I didnt know how I would get all of it done or store it all. (See fridge picture) but I did! It was a great learning experience for me...Congratulations "Ow and Ko" Wedding.

She's a Hammond

Okay so sorry these pictures are so small, all the small ones are from someone elses cameras. Apparently I was too busy doing all the decorating and everything else to take pictures. I really should have taken more pictures on my camera though. Oh and if you were wondering, yes i did the bouquets and centerpieces!

Old Lady Lingerie

I dont know how to flip it around!

Crazy Lady!

Here is the Final Outfit, we had her hold the cat for extra affect.

Last weekend I went home for one of my Best Friends weddings, Amber. My flight came in on thursday, the night she was having her bridal shower. At first I thought my flight came in after and i was going to miss it and the day before i left i checked my flight information and realized i was going to make it to the shower after all! I am so glad i did. My mom came up with a great alternative to the gum/question game since its a little overdone. Instead of gum we had every guest bring a crazy or unusual item of clothing and every question she got wrong she had to layer on top of each other. The pictures done even do it justice, it was funnier than i would have ever thought and i would recommend it for every party ha! At the very end she picked a bag that had old lady lingerie and it was HUGE. She pulled it up on over leotards, oldman jumpsuits, fred flinstone costume, poodle skirt, goggles, santa hat, scuba gear, and everything else she was wearing. She was such a good sport about it too! I'll post the video of her actually putting it on. Best game I have ever played at a bridal shower!

Girls night out

Okay so this is a little out of order but I still wanted to post it. Thanksgiving seems likes forever ago already but on Thanksgiving night the outlet malls in Park City opened and Midnight and they were having awesome sales so the Wakley girls went on a little adventure. We only planned to be there a few hours and before we knew it it was like 3 AM! Alot of stores had stuff at 50% and we only made it into like 4 stores in 3 hours because there were so many people. I didnt think people were as crazy as us to go but apparently I was wrong. Oh and on the way back we got a little snow surprise too. I would post pictures from Thanksgiving but this is all I got.

Familyness = Happyness

This last week my family came out for a quick trip to drop Dan off at the MTC. Posting these pictures kind of makes me sad cause I miss him already! We were lucky to have the fabulous Leah Wright take our pictures. I admire her work so much. It was SO cold that day that we took pictures! It was so nice to see my family and even better...I get to back to Oregon this weekend and see them again!

HGTV!!!!

Pretty much all I did today was watch HGTV, I always knew we had that channel but I never took the time to watch it. I have always loved interior decorating and I thought my house was cute until after I watched makeovers all day. Seeing everything they do though and their tips just makes me want to go out and re-decorate my house! Oh my husband will LOVE that...Actually it just makes me wish I had a house to decorate and paint! Until then I'll just store all my ideas. For those of you who have homes I hope this inspires you too

Happy Birthday Babe!

I think this is the best picture I have been able to capture of Tyson since we have been married! It was pure luck so dont expect it again anytime soon
This one not so much luck...I have been really lazy about blogging because really after sitting all day at a computer at work i dont really feel like coming home and plopping down in front of the computer again...But Tysons birthday was Mon. the 17th and here are a few pictures from the fairly uneventful day :( I was sick on his birthday and didnt even make him a birthday dinner, I felt like a horrible wife, and he also was at school late and had a basketball game, so to him it was just another day so I wanted to share a few reasons of why everyday with him is so special to me and why I love him. #1 I love that he gives me a hug and a kiss every morning before he leaves to work. #2 I love that he can always make me smile, even when i am raging mad at him. #3 I love how he is literally a human furnace and always lets me stick my freezing cold feet on him #4 I love that he always takes the garbage out to the curb, always! #5 I love how everytime we leave a hotel room, airplane, or anywhere that we are not at home he asks me atleast 50 times to make sure I got everything #6 I love when he shouts things from the other room in anger and excitment when watching sports even when nobody is around #7 I love how his sisters adore him (even though they may not admit it, i know they do) #8 I love how he wears his slippers and sweats anytime after 5 PM. #9 I love when he calls me sweetie. #10 I love how he can fit into his 3 little sisters AND his wifes clothes! And one of these days babe I am going to give you the best birthday surprise ever and fly you to Hawaii.....one day! I love you babe, Happy Birthday!