Tara and Jordan

Remember The Originals?

Well, you need to read this before reading the rest of this, and look at these photos.

So once upon a time this motley crew of miscreants found themselves separated for a time. Each of the seven boys wandered to far off places like Argentina, Korea, the Baltics, Toronto, Paris, Mexico, and Albania. They each placed their bets on which of us girls would get married first and who would be last, all losing miserably when they came home to find us single with excitement of finally seeing them again. Months went by and then a year. Friendships were rekindled and suddenly a small flame was set ablaze when Tara and Jordan were left alone one fateful night in Arizona.

After a small dramatic shuffle, many skype dates, a mission postponed and then called off, many nights sleeping on my couch and then finally moving back to Provo, Tara and Jordan got engaged. You can imagine our excitement to have two of our group fall madly in love with each and eventually get married just this last November. My favorite part- having The Originals (plus a couple) all back together road-tripping home to Arizona for a quick weekend trip for the wedding. It included late night calls to keep the boys awake while driving through deer country, a whole day spent in heels and Sunday clothes, decorating the hotel room, wandering around Walmart in Chandler trying to find champagne glasses, trying to make small decisions with 9 different opinions, creating our own dance party at the reception, playing with candle wax, lots of honeymoon jokes, lots of pictures, hot-tubbing and back massages, breakfast with the family, and so much more I can't even remember it all.

I cannot say that is has been crazy having friends get married. It really isn't. It's fun and baffling. Baffling in the sense that "that just happened." Nothing about "oh man I'm getting old" or "when is it my turn?" It's just fun to see two of my greatest friends fall in love and start a family together. Here are some photos from the temple.

Everyone waiting outside; don't worry we really were having fun-

When the gorgeous couple came out-

The Originals all back together, finally, after two years! Love them oh so much

The boys being awesome like always

Best friends forever

At the reception; being madly in love

Professional photos via Jessica Drew Photography (whom we went to school with. Check out her site)

The younger half

During Thanksgiving break my younger sisters and I went out to the Riparian Preserve by the Gilbert Library to have a friend of the family take a few photos. It was kind of a last hoorah for the single girls before Rachie got married a month later.

We should be American Eagle models

Late night thinking; again

It always tends to be very late when I feel like writing. Half the time I don't even know what I want to write about, I just want to. I should just start giving myself topics or subjects and write each night, but I'm too tired to think of anything specifically at the moment.

Life has been just grand lately. Very full and busy, I am working around 30 hours a week, loving my job and the people I have met. It is the daily customers that make it all worth while. Knowing that I can expect to see them come in on Thursday nights for cheap soda refills, and planning and seeing others in the Subway line for lunch. Everyone I work with is just fabulous too. A couple of us have had a quips but I try my hardest to get things resolved so that work isn't loathsome.

I'm also finally back in school full time. I hate admitting to new acquaintances that I was out of commission for a year and a half because I feel like their opinion of me will shoot down. I imagine them thinking that I must have not been responsible enough or that I still am not. Let's be honest, I wasn't ready for school, but I am now. Does that make me a bad person though? Does that make me less of an adult now? I'm trying and I think that is all that matters. At least I didn't take myself out of the game.


Speaking of school- I love it. I love getting dressed up, all ready to learn and acting like a student. It is so much fun for me to walk around on campus with my backpack and headphones in. Some days I still feel like a little girl playing dress-up. The big fake glasses have added to my fun these last few weeks. I tell people I wear them so that everyone will take me more seriously, but honestly I think people take me less seriously in them. It's fun :) My favorite part about a new semester is getting new notebooks and pens. I have flashbacks of watching You've Got Mail and wondering what a bouquet of pencils would look like and what tape really smells like. I get nostalgic in the bookstore and wish I could just buy the whole place and have an absolutely wonderful study room all to myself with drawers full of school supplies all organized excessively. Everything in its own place all sectioned out and tucked neatly away.

Beyond school and work life is good. So many fun things to do with my friends and roommates and a lovely visit from my family this week. I will miss them when they go, but getting homework done will be a bit easier :)

Sometimes I feel like this. Just standing here waiting with my chest open. Letting my heart spill out. Nothing but a cavity in my soul for someone to fill.

New found love

Thank you Fern for showing me this!