Each of the weddings we attended meant road trips for us, which are always entertaining and fun. It amazes me that we can talk for hours and never run out of things to talk about it. The first trip was to good ol' Herriman, Utah where we were able to see our good family friends, the Allsups. We were able to witness Tean and Aby's sealing and it was absolutely beautiful. We spent the weekend with them, which is always the best. They're like family and it's so fun catching up with them every time we're in town.We also got to meet up with Alora and Jared while we were there. Our double date was hilarious and fun- we were laughing the entire time!
Then a week later we road tripped again, but this time with Nicole and we headed straight for Boise. We went to Boise for our beautiful old roommate, Rachel's wedding. It was my first time actually in Boise and it was so fun! I'm so excited to move there in January. I just got such this cool feeling like this really is going to be our home. Isn't there something just so exciting about that?! I love knowing that I get to adventure with Austin forever. It's seriously the best thing ever.
Oh, but Backstory time! So Nicole and Rachel and I met in Fall 2014 when we all became roommates at the Ivy. I was fresh off my mission (literally like maybe three weeks) and I had one hope: that my room roommate would not be an 18 year old, first semester freshman. Jokes on me cause that's exactly what happened. The Lord definitely knew what He was doing when He sent me Rachel though. I needed her. But really we needed each other. We got so incredibly close that semester. She was like a little sister, but so so much more. We became best friends and affectionately still refer to each other as bae (and by the way, we started doing that before it became a weird fad thing and ruined it. Ugh). Oh and by the way, these two beautiful women drove the ENTIRE WAY FROM IDAHO TO ARIZONA AND BACK IN ONE WEEKEND FOR MY WEDDING. I seriously couldn't ask for better friends.
Although Rachel left after that semester and never came back to school, we kept in touch and saw each other a few times. Then like I said, her and Nicole drove to Arizona to my bridesmaids and spend that weekend with me. Funny enough, she actually got engaged the day before Austin and I did. That's a funny story for another time. Anyway, going to Boise that weekend and being there for her, especially in the sealing room was an incredible experience. I love seeing my friends get sealed to their best friends. That promise of forever is the most special thing in the entire existence of anything. Just thinking about it warms my heart. And that day, in the sealing room, I bawled my eyes out. It was such a spiritual experience. As hard as it was for me to give up Rachel back to Boise however long ago, I'm so happy that she found Paden. They're perfect for each other. I just can't believe my baby girl is married! Ahh! But I love it and I love that she's so happy.
Amidst all the fun and traveling, we bought a car! We looked around while we were in Utah for Tean and Aby's wedding, but nothing really seemed promising. Austin saw a posting for exactly what we were looking for at a car lot in Idaho Falls so when we came back here on Sunday we swung by to look at it and decided it was worth coming back to the lot to check out. They were closed the next day since it was Memorial Day so Austin went back the next day. He test drove it and updated me about everything while it was happening. We felt good about it and the next day we walked out after signing the papers to take our new car home! Welcome to the family, Bertha! Sometimes adulting is hard, but it's a lot more fun when we do it together. Going through life with Austin makes me happy.
Speaking of being happy, I just realized that Austin and I have been together almost 8 months! It's crazy how fast time flies. I was looking through my phone at the pictures I had sent my mom and I found a screenshot I had taken of one of mine and Austin's first flirty conversations together. It made me laugh looking back and comparing then to now. I'm so glad he waited for me and chose me. It just amazes me at how I always seem to grow in my capacity to love him more and more. I wouldn't change anything. Although I don't believe in soulmates, I do believe that Austin is the perfect one for me. Somehow he manages to look past my many flaws and just love for who I am. I am crazy, and thankfully because of my stupid birth control once upon a time, he has seen me at my absolute worst. As in the worst that I've ever seen me, and we were only engaged, and he still chose me. He said something the other night that really got to me. We were just lying in bed cuddling and talking and I just told him how much I love him and thanked him for everything he does for and he just looked and me and said, "I'm just trying to be the man you deserve." My heart seriously melted in that moment. This man works harder for us than anybody I know. He works at least 10-11 hour days and sometimes even works upwards of 15 hours in a day. He never complains and no matter how sick he's been, and since discovering that he has a parasite being sick is no small matter, he still gets up and goes to work the next day. And he still loves me. We're coming up on 3 months and he still loves me. He is so much more than I could've ever hoped for and imagined. And to be honest, sometimes I don't even think I deserve him. Which is not entirely the best thing for me to say, but to put it in perspective, it just seems like he's always doing everything for me or us. He inspires me and I want to be more like him every day. I don't know what I did to deserve to be so blessed, but boy, I wouldn't change it for the world.
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