36 days!

My lovely dress
I can't believe that it's only been ten days since I wrote last. I feel like things are going so slow! I just want August to be here already...But, of course it isn't happening.

This past week, I got my dress back from getting altered. I was a little scared leaving it with a lady who had a house full of nik-naks and a creepy blown up picture of Marie Osmond, but it turned out well. It looks gorgeous and fits perfectly (uh.. for now, I should probably go on that diet I've been promising myself so that it will still fit in a month!)... My advice? Don't judge someone for their poorly decorated home, even if it does have creepy glass dolls everywhere.

My invitations also came in last week. They are darling, if you ask me. They were a huge pain to make, though. Each of them (450...) had to have a band that says "Erika and Tyler" folded (by us) on them. It took forever. Be expecting yours soon! :)))

My bridals are scheduled for a week from yesterday (July 1st)... I can't wait to get my hair done and put my lovely dress on. I'm sure it will be a very emotional day for my mom and Melissa. We haven't really been able to spend time with just us three for a while, so it'll be fun having them there to cheer me on.

Tomorrow the "wedding planner" is coming over to look at the yard where my reception will be held and also to make final decisions on the decorations we will be making. It's so crazy to me that everything is finally falling into their places. I am so excited that I can hardly stand it!

I'm sooo grateful for my parents and all of the effort (and money) that they have put into planning my wedding. They are such amazing people, and I am so lucky to have them as parents. My mom is so much fun to be around during all of this planning. Along with making sure that I look great on my wedding day, she has also made sure that Milo, Issy, Eli, Audrie, Lyla, Olivia, and Royan (whew, that was a lot) look great, too. They'll probably be the cutest ones at the wedding, let's be honest.

Oh and... That isn't really my dress. I just put it there because Tyler likes to "sneakily" look at my blog. He won't even let me tell him a little bit about my dress... Don't worry Tyler, it's completely opposite of that.

46 days

Yup, that's right. In 46 days I'll be a married girl. It may seem like it's coming right up, but to me it is going soooo sloooow.
Everyone keeps trying to tell me that being engaged is so much fun... I would have to disagree. I wish that I could just get married already! Waiting and I don't go well together.

The other day, I found a list that I wrote in young women's 7 years ago. The list was about the things that I wanted in a future husband...(What else would YW have me write about?) My list was compiled of 30 different things that my future husband had to be. When my leader read the list, she told me that they were all great but that I shouldn't expect to find someone who was everything on my list because I would just be disappointed. Well, turns out, she was wrong. Tyler is all of these things and more. I really lucked out.

Here is my list:


1- The same religion as I am. A worthy priesthood holder. I want someone who is worthy to take me through the Temple.
2- Amazing smile. Straight teeth.
3- Taller than me.
4- Accepts me for the person I am... Despite mistakes I've made in the past.
5- Likes animals (my dog better like him)
6- Inspires me to be a better person.
7- Good with kids. Will make a good dad.
8- Strong testimony of the Gospel.
9- Thinks education is important.
10- Knows what he wants out of life.
11- Pretty eyes.
12- Plays the guitar.
13- Good cuddler.
Someone who I can fit perfectly into their arms.
14- Can make me smile no matter how bad of a day I had.
15- Makes me laugh until my stomach hurts.
16- Looks at me in the eyes and makes me feel special just by that look.
17- Makes me feel beautiful... No matter what I'm wearing.
18- Good family background.
19- Kisses me soft and sweet.
20- Can make any situation fun
21- Doesn't take things TOO seriously (unless they need to be)
22- Treats his mother well.
23- Treats MY mother (and the rest of my family) well.
24- Looks past my outer appearence.
25- Loves me for the person I am.
26- Encourages me through everything.
27- Strong opinions.
28- Isn't afraid to tell me when I'm being stupid.. But, will say it in a nice way.
29- Returned missionary with a strong testimony.
30- Unselfish.

I love him so much.

I'm engaged!

Yup, it became official on Saturday...Even though most of you knew before then, haha.

I had so much fun this weekend meeting my future in-laws. They are all great and so much fun.
Tyler and I flew into Oakland on Friday night. His parents picked us up, and took us into San Fransisco because I was pretty fascinated by the "Full House Bridge", aka the Golden Gate Bridge. We went to dinner at a place called Max's and it was so yummy, but reeeally expensive. We got some cheesecake to go, but I never did get to eat any of it! Then, they took me to drive over the bridge. I seriously was so excited. As we were driving up all the hills in SF, I was searching for THE Full House house, but it was no where to be seen, man.

When we got to Tyler's hometown, we got all settled in, then Tyler took me on a little tour of the town and showed me all the cool hang out spots when he was younger.

On Saturday morning, we woke up at 5 am and drove to the beach! It was SO pretty there, I was so excited to stick my feet in the sand. Too bad it was like -4363564 degrees. We were FREEZING! But, we decided to stick it out and have the picnic anyway. We ate bagels and fruit as we watched the sun rise. It was so amazing. Then, he got out some roses...We were playing the whole "he loves me he loves me not" game, and inside my rose was my ring! He got down on one knee and told me how great I was (which, I already knew of course! Just kidding) and asked me to marry him. I said yes, of course.
Then, he got out some glasses that his parents had packed for us. They were the glasses that they had their first wedding toast to, and they wanted us to have them. It was so sweet.

After that, we went to the farmer's market...SO COOL. I had a lot of fun watching all the weird people.

We ended up going to his nieces softball game, where I met his sister. She was so great. I liked her from the second I met her. She's 17 years older than me, but we got along great.

Later that day I met his brother, who was also great. He has two little girls and a baby boy. They are all DARLING. It was actually one's baptism, so it was cool to be there with the whole family. Afterward, we went back to his house and played. Okay, I played... Everyone else was talking but the girls wanted to play, so of course I couldn't pass that up.

On Sunday, we went to church and I met a million people and was really really fake. haha, but luckilly I made it through. We went home and my future nieces were all there. We played kitchen, again. We also ate dinner, where Tyler's brother decided to give me the present he had made me... A giant dinosoar poo he made me! I was honored, to say the least.

So, yeah my weekend was great and I can officially say that I'm engaged now! Yipeee. Let the planning begin..

Christian. He refused to smile, so we made faces instead.


I'm making the exact same face. haha. These girls are cute though, and so smart!

Oops. I haven't written in a few days. ahah. It's okay. I don't think anyone even knows my blog url yet! hah. It is finals week, so I have been sort of busy (okay, not really... but it sounds like a good excuse!)

Today was a good day (well, so far!) I substituted. It's always fun to see those cute kids. They make me laugh with all their little comments like how "the statue of Liberty is on top of every temple." hahah. So cute.
Above are a few pictures from today. We were getting ready to go home.

Today was a good day. I did absolutely nothing. I had no school and no substituting. It was nice to sleep in and just be lazy all day. Although, I'm sure I'll be sick of being lazy once finals are over and I have until June to be as lame as I'd like. We'll see.

The highlight of my day today was when my dogs Mac and Leo got out. It was so funny, there were four cars and one person chasing them. Mac came into the car nicely, but of course, Leo wouldn't give in without a good fight. He ran all over, making sure that everyone was chasing him. It was really funny to watch, but not so funny to participate in.

It's pretty sad that the best part of my day was because of a couple of dogs who decided it would be funny to run away. But, I guess it's the little things in life that make it worth living.

I'm new to this whole blogging thing. I'm not exactly sure what to even write in one of these things. But, I thought that I should give it a try, since everyone else seems to be doing it. Yeah, I'm a follower. hah.
So that this blog doesn't turn into some huge story about my life, I've decided that I will (try) to write about something good that happened each day.

Today's great thing that happened was that I received flowers from one of my good friends. It was a big surprise, and it was nice to know that someone was thinking about me. He even made his own little vase (that didn't stand up... Oh well, it's the thought that counts, right?) with a little note around it. I feel so lucky to have people in my life who genuinely care about me and my happiness. Although the flowers had no purpous, they really made my day brighter and that much more great.