25 days!

In 25 days I'll be MRS. SHAW! I can't say I'm thrilled about the "Mrs." part - that'll make me feel so old - but I can't wait to be married to Nathan! In all honesty, I don't think much will change except for...well, the obvious ;)...but it will be so nice to know that no matter what happens here in this life, we will be able to be together FOREVER!
I'm getting really excited for the wedding DAY, too. I've been planning this since last September (and thinking about it since our one month anniversary, haha) and it's going to be so great to see it all come together. I think some of my favorite parts are the little details that make our wedding so unique to US. For instance...

• Camp Colton used to be an outdoor school - that my dad went to
• it was also the location for the first wedding I ever photographed with Adams and Faith
• since we don't drink, we're having an Italian Soda bar instead
• Clayton's "Ring Bear"
• the white rose in my bouquet as a tribute to my Grandpa

I'm trying to talk my mom into retiring early so that she and I can start our own wedding planning business. Seriously, I think with her organizational skills and my knowledge of what looks good (thanks Art degree!) we'd have ourselves a business.

25 days!

PS: on a more somber note, EVERYONE should download the Into the Wild soundtrack..."Society" and "Guarantee" will give you some perspective.

almost there!

One month from today, Nathan and I will be getting married! Seriously - our sealing time at the temple is 11:00 on August 23rd! This morning, Nathan and I went to the courthouse to get our marriage license, the wedding dress has been delivered, bridesmaids' dresses are here, lingerie is on the way (hee hee) and I've got final hair appointments made - it's official, we're really going to get married!

into the wild

I always knew I was in love with Christopher Johnson McCandless...more with the idea of him than him as a person...after all, how can you be in love with someone you never met? Someone who died when you were just a child?
But now...I know him...he's the wildest, most untamed part of me that longs to be free and untouched. The part of me that would succumb to wanderlust if I wasn't so deeply committed to the life I have.

Read the book.

Watch the movie.

And try to deny that you've never felt those same feelings.

Happy Birthday!

Well, my boys are 3 months old today! And wow, are they terrors - running at top speed around and around the house, climbing up everything, unrolling the toilet paper, then going back and shredding it, and climbing into every cardboard box and plastic bag in the house. They jump on me when I'm trying to nap, pounce on me when I least suspect it and seem to think that my legs are meant to climb up...But it's all worth it when they hop up on my lap, purring, and want to nuzzle my neck - or when they wait at the door for me to come home. I'm so glad we adopted these little miracles and that they're such wonderful kittens!