Classic Skate

So Corey got me out of the house last night. We dressed up and went to Classic Skate. I lasted about 45 min with out falling. Corey rocked it and had a blast. I'm not saying I didn't have fun, I did, I just didn't last as long. 

I've gone a couple of times and each time I've landed some pretty nasty blisters. I've gotten really good at bandaging out of control blisters. Good mom skills so to speak. Just ask Whitney about the worst Classic Skate blister. Oh fun times!

This was my first experience with Classic Skate that wasn't a blind date and it was definitely worth the $4. 

Spring

So I'm reading my friend's blog (click here) about the great things of spring last night. I'm way excited for Spring too! Running in the sun instead of the indoor track, being married, no more school, maybe a little garden on our balcony and the hope of more time for leisurely reading/writing (yeah right!) are all things I'm looking forward to this spring. And then I stepped outside this morning and scrapped the ice off my windows. Joy. I'm getting tired of winter; it just needs to go away.

Two more months until graduation and 109 days until the wedding!

110 days to go!

16 weeks sounds better though! It still seems so far away even though I know it's right around the corner. Right now I'm looking ahead to graduation. It's my half way mark so to speak.

We had our engagement pictures taken this weekend by my old roommate, Joanna. Check out her website (rubysunrise.blogspot.com) We should have them in a couple of weeks and I'm so excited to start playing with announcements!

Cor and I went to a family ward on Sunday with the Liggets (his boss' family). They have 4 little girls and and brand new little boy and they all absolutely love Corey. It was very cute to see Corey playing with them while trying to make sure they keep quite.

Back to the Grind

Colorado was amazing. It always is. Think about it family, cards, movies and good food spells way fun weekend. We got a lot done for the wedding including finding all of the guys' shirts, Cor's ring, table set up, and discussing how all of it "should" go down.

We made it back to Utah on Tuesday morning. We had parked my car at Diamond Parking and my car got a free car wash before we left. Our flight was even 30 minutes early. I went straight to work dreading the test I would have to take after. My plan of course was to go straight to the testing center to get it over with. I had to take Corey his luggage first and to my surprise he had cooked me an amazing dinner. The surprise wasn't that it was amazing, he's a great cook. I had asked him to grill an extra piece of chicken when he made his dinner so I could eat when I was done with the test and I got chicken, season potatoes, green beans and pasta. How spoiled am I?

And then I had to take another test on Wednesday. I went straight to Cor's after (because I practically live there) and he made an amazing salad and king ranch chicken. The salad had everything in it and king ranch has easily become our favorite.

A big thanks goes out to Cor for helping a stressful week fun. I got tests and papers done and tonight I can rest easy. Tomorrow I will go shopping for a new outfit for our engagement pictures that we are taking on Saturday (pray for it not to rain or snow!)

We Made It!

We're in Co safe and sound. I was really worried we wouldn't make our flight. We decided to try out a park and fly and Cor had a test to take after class so it made me really nervous. But Cor was done earlier than expected and the park and fly worked out great!

We made it to the gate with about an hour wait before boarding started which is perfect timing for me. So now I can destress and enjoy our weekend.

Our Story

Let's kick things off the right way and share a little of our story. We met a little over a year ago here in Provo. We hung out a couple of times by chance but didn't really think we had much in common at the time.

Just a couple of months ago we started hanging out a little more. I stocked him for his phone number. I succeeded but he didn't know who was texting him. It took a couple of days to figure out but he caught on and asked me out on a date. We went to DQ for ice cream and I was completely comfortable with him so I decided to go ahead and let him know I was interested... which means planning things to do with him not actually telling him of course. I didn't have to try too hard since oddly enough he was interested in me too!

We spent about a week getting to know each other better while doing homework, watching tennis and cooking, my favorite activity, before we held hands.

Believe it or not we took things slow! I know getting engaged after 4 months is on the fast side but when you know...you know, and I knew after a month. I think Corey did too but we both took some time making sure.

We got engaged on New Year's eve. It was the best possible way, for me at least, to get engaged. I know you're probably thinking, "That's what everyone says." But really it was perfect. First of all, I've always been the romantic type. I will normally deny this but for the story's sake I admit it. Due to my romantic ideals I have always wanted to kiss someone on New Years. And in 22 years it has never happened. Until now!

I flew into Denver and Cor picked me up. We went back to his place where he had the living room set up for a dinner for two. He claimed we were having a Christmas dinner since we weren't together for Christmas. We ate, exchanged gifts, and then he asked if I was ready for dessert. This I was definitely not expecting. Already Cor has surprised me with dinner and now dessert too? Yes, I am spoiled. The heart shaped cake he brought in looked great, but what I didn't see was "Jes will you marry me?" written on top. I also didn't realize he was on one knee until he actually asked the question. So I was surprised and I absolutely loved it!

And the rest as they say is history...I've never really liked that saying but now that I really think about it it makes sense. History is written down, remembered, most of the time even cherished but there is always something moving forward...always a future. Ok, little tangent over.