Mexico, Oregon, Lagoon and Provo Canyon!

So here's a little bit about everything we've been up too since we've been married!

First things first, Mexico!

I remember, it had not even been 24 hours since we had gotten engaged when David's grandpa pulled us aside and made us decide where we would go on our honeymoon. Our choices were limited because it was a timeshare and most places were already booked, but we were able to find this great resort in Mazatlan, Mexico. Everyone was worried about us going with all the problems they're having there, but it was actually really wonderful! Perfect actually! We were able to eat delicious food, go ziplining, parasailing, horseback riding, and really just relax. It was great!

The view from our room at the resort

Parasailing-- so much fun!

Our favorite restaurant, they gave us hats to wear and free cake in celebration of our marriage!

 We stayed in Mexico for a week, and from there we flew into Portland where we spent a week with David's family. It was really fun, we went on a couple of hikes, took a day trip to the coast, and on Friday we had an open house for all of David's friends and family who couldn't make it to the wedding in Utah. It turned out beautiful, it was fun to be able to wear my dress again and get my hair done a different way, below is the photo evidence!

A hike we went on to a pretty waterfall!

We got to go to the Portland Temple, so pretty!

Us at the open house!

After the wedding festivities had finally ended, we headed back to Provo for real life to start. The first few weeks have been kind of interesting since David doesn't start school until tomorrow, but I started back up at work almost immediately, but we've definitely already done some fun things! We were able to make a quick trip down south for my baby sister's high school graduation, we got to go to lagoon this past week, which was fun, but I think its safe to say I'm getting a little old for all the super spinny rides, haha. Then this past weekend we were able to camping, just up Provo canyon for a night, but it was alot of fun! We got to use all our new camping gear and have a huge fire, and it was just nice to get away from real life, even for just a night. Especially since David does go back to school tomorrow, and I'll be working more hours due to a promotion and the fact that my boss just left on maternity leave, so things will be pretty crazy for a little while, but it'll still be wonderful just being together with the love of my life. :)

Until next time!

The glorious wedding!

I'm back! This time as Mrs. David Robinson, which is good because now my blog name actually tells the truth. :)

I must say that our wedding was exactly what I wanted it to be and so much more. I had so much support from family and friends, some who flew a very long way to come and see me, and I am so grateful for all of their love and their help in making my fairy tale come true! I could talk and talk about how the day went with everything, but hey, pictures speak 1000 words, and I'm sure they can explain things a lot better than I can, so here we go!

            The Venue(s):

 The actual wedding ceremony took place in the LDS Bountiful temple, and it was absolutely amazing. It was such a beautiful atmosphere, and just such an amazing spirit that made everything that much more special, especially with all my friends and family around when I married my sweetheart for time and all eternity!







The luncheon/ring ceremony/reception was at the Canturbury Place, also in Bountiful. My grandpa performed a small ring ceremony in front of everyone who was able to attend the luncheon, and he gave some great advice. My daddy was able to walk me in and my brother was the unofficial last minute ring bearer (cuz it honestly didn't cross my mind til like 5 minutes before!) But other then that and the fact that I almost put David's ring on his right hand, it was wonderful. The food was great, and the reception was lovely. It was so fun to be greeted and congratulated by all my friends and family!

The Flowers:

Carnations have been and always will be my favorite flower, and I discovered these deep purple calla lilies on my search for flowers in my colors. (which if you haven't guessed by now were deep purple and silver). I fell in love with my bouquet the moment I saw it, and the rest matched perfectly!

The dress!

I found this dress at the first store I tried, which was nice, because I don't handle sales people very well. I walked in with my mom and sister, saw it on a mannequin, and just kind of knew. The one they had for me to try on was like 4 sizes too small for me, but I fell in love with it regardless, and luckily the only one they had available was in my size, so I'm pretty sure it was fate. Haha, it's kind of hard to see the details with it being white and in the sun, but the top had a really pretty collar with beading all around and the body had rouching all the way to the gown, which poofed out with a pretty train and made me feel like a princess. :)

The families. :)

My momma,  her husband and my siblings!

My daddy,  his wife and my siblings!

David's family!

All of our families were such a huge help and support! David's came all the way from Oregon, and mine from Southern Utah. It was so wonderful to have everyone there and have them all get along! ;) Haha, I knew they would, but it's so great to have  families so willing to come together for such a great occasion!

The Bridesmaids!

From left to right, there's Brooke, my old roommate and super great friend, who threw me a wonderful bridal shower; Heather who flew in from Texas, and made all of the bridal parties beautiful jewelry; me, and then my two sisters Tess and Shelby- Tess flew in from Wisconsin and Shelby skipped school for the event, and Brenna also flew in from Texas was an unofficial photographer and source of wonderful support. They were the best bridesmaids anyone could ask for! Thanks so much girls!

The Groomsmen!

From left to right there's Steven, David's older brother; his cousin Nathan; The most handsome man alive ;) David's younger brother Eric; and his two good friends Alex and Josh. Alex flew in from Oregon, and Josh drove from Arkansas to make it! They were all a bunch of fun, definitely the comic relief for the day, so thanks boys!

The Handsome Groom!

It's not like I'm really all that biased, but I must say this boy looks sharp. He had gotten a not so great haircut a couple of weeks before and was worried about not looking his best, but I think he's the cutest boy I've ever known in my whole entire life!! Here's the proof. :)

And finally.... The happy couple!

I literally have hundreds of pictures to choose from, but here are just a few of my favorites to end things off. I'll be back with details about the honeymoon and life after marriage, but I feel like the best day of my life deserved its own post. :) Thanks so much again to everyone who made it possible!

Holy cow.

Those words are really the only ones I can find to describe not only has time flown by, but also about how many awesome things have been happening! I'm pretty sure everything is still sort of surreal. I mean, there's no way that I can actually be done with college. Or getting married in 5 days, haha. Don't get me wrong, I am definitely excited beyond belief, but it is absolutely crazy how fast time has gone by.

As I just said, I did in fact graduate last weekend! It was such a good time. I had my mom and stepdad come, as well as my dad and stepmom and my grandparents! It was a jam packed weekend for sure, I finished my finals on Wednesday afternoon, packed to move all that night. Thursday, my mom and I went to Bountiful to finalize wedding plans and made it back barely in time for commencement, which was actually really good! I felt so proud when they told all the graduates to stand up and everyone clapped! It really made me think of what I actually accomplished, and I got to finally just enjoy the fruits of my labor I guess you could say. The next day was convocation, where I actually got to walk, which was great too. A bunch of us went out to Rodizio grill afterward to celebrate, and then we went back to bountiful to go to a bridal shower that my dad's family threw for me! I got lots of great things for my kitchen and my apartment in general!

Speaking of apartments, that brings me to Saturday. I got up super early, finished cleaning and packing, and then my whole family came out and helped David and I move into our new apartment! It's just this cute little place on University Ave, not too far from campus, and basically, I've fallen in love with it already. This week since I haven't been as busy, I've been able to unpack and organize mostly everything, and even though its small, its mine! A place that I can actually decorate the way I want, a place that has my bed and my couches, well, our bed and our couches ;). Its just so great. The only downside is is that night David left and went back to Oregon for the week, so I've been by myself for the week, and he won't be back until Wednesday night :( But it's okay, because this past week went by really fast, and this week is going to be so filled with friends and family coming into town before the wedding and last minute plans. But I am so excited with the way it's coming together, and although I'm worried about everything going smoothly, I just know that I'm marrying my best friend, so at the end of the day, it will have done everything I needed it to do. :) And boy am I ready for my week long honeymoon in Mexico!

I probably won't be back to post until after the wedding, and then I'm sure it will be nothing but pictures of us two crazy kids all over each other in love, so prepare yourselves. :)

And a big big thanks to all my family who came to graduation and helped move and came to the bridal shower! I am so grateful to have so much love and support from all my friends and family!

The next time you'll hear from me, I'll be Mrs. Robinson. ;) yayyyyyy! :))

5 weeks and counting!

Time flies when you're having fun... or when you are insanely busy!! The latter has definitely been true these past couple of weeks. I can honestly not believe that March is all but over, I was so worried that it was just going to drag on, but now I'm worried because it went by way too fast, and I still have so much to do! Luckily I have a lovely mother and wonderful fiance who helping just so much! My mom came up from Southern Utah for the 4th? time I think this past weekend to help with wedding stuff, and we did get a lot done! The biggest stress relief though is that my dress fits! And quite perfectly if I do say so myself! I am very tempted to post a picture of it, because I am just so excited, but alas, I'm more excited to impress a certain boy 5 weeks from today. :) My mom and I also met with our wonderful wedding planner Elysha, and pretty much figured out all the little details for the reception, which is also very thrilling! I really think its going to turn out exactly how I imagined, if not better! So everybody reading this should come if you can. :) Speaking of which, invitations also got sent out this weekend, which is definitely another relief. My mom and grandma also threw me a bridal shower which was so great with all of their family. I am so grateful for all the support and love I have coming from them!

Now with wedding stress a little more under control, my shift has focused to trying and finish school, which is really only 2 weeks away! Classes will end a week from Wednesday, and then 4 finals and a walk across a stage will be all that stand in the way of me being done with school! It's definitely going to be a bittersweet experience. After all, I've been in school for the last 20 years of my life, and then all of a sudden, I'll be done! Definitely very exciting, but a little bit daunting because I have to accept the fact that I'm an actual adult; no more hiding behind the student title for me, haha.

There's also a few more fun things to look forward to even before graduation and the wedding! There's general conference this weekend, which is also just wonderful. David was able to get us tickets to the Saturday morning session, and then we'll be heading to my family's for Easter weekend! (Yay for easter egg hunts!!)

Well, I should probably get back to studying and finishing the last of the projects I have due, but I must say before I go that this is just such an exciting time of life! I have friends going on missions, getting married, having cute little babies and just everything! It makes me so happy to be able to share in their happiness and I'm so excited to see what life has in store!

Until next time!

and so it begins!

I always used to tell myself that when I met a boy and got engaged, I would start a blog, because I wasn't too fond of posting all this lovey dovey cutesy stuff all over facebook for everyone to see. This is nice because the people who want to read all about the life of the soon to be Robinsons, can, and I'm not annoying the whole wide world with pictures and stuff, although I still may do that from time to time. :)


So where to begin, where to begin. Perhaps with our story? Some background info is always nice! David Scott Robinson and I met at a church function right before the start of fall semester- I was about to start my senior year and he had just gotten back from serving a 2 year church mission to Concepcion, Chile. There's really nothing too exciting about our courtship, it was basically a whirlwind of fun and romance- the point of the story is that we became best friends and fell madly in love! (awhhhh, right? I think so, at least :) The picture on the right is the first one we ever took together, and it is absolutely adorable if I do say so myself.

The big M word starting coming up not too long after we started dating, which was exciting, but scary. It was always in kind of a joking sense, more of a what if type of thing, and then somewhere in there it kind of just transitioned from if, to when. I don't remember exactly when it happened, but there came a time I just knew that he was my prince charming and that I wanted to spend time and all eternity with this silly boy who loves to mountain bike and eat lots of food all the time. :)


He must've felt the same way too, because while visiting his family in Oregon over Christmas break (although he was super sick), he popped the big question! And even though I had dreamed about this day since I was little, it was absolutely perfect, better than I ever could've imagined. On New Year's Eve, he took me to downtown Portland to visit with his big brother Steven and his Aunt Jan and to take me to OMSI (somewhere I've always wanted to go) which was just a great day in general, but as night time approached, things started to get a little weird, in a good way of course. After taking me to dinner at this AMAZING little Italian restaurant downtown (and letting me order whatever I wanted :) I had assumed we were going back to Eugene, his hometown, to ring in the new year with his family, but instead, he took me for a romantic walk down by the river that runs through Portland, a walk that ended at a horse drawn carriage that was waiting for us! I was floored with excitement and caught completely off guard. We rode around on the main streets, feeling like royalty as we waved and wished a happy new year to all the intoxicated people walking to and from various parties, and I had this ridiculous grin that I couldn't wipe off my face, as you can see in the above picture. As the tour started winding down, David suddenly got really serious, and almost nervous, but I would be too if I had to figure out how to get down on one knee in a carriage! He succeeded though, and asked me to help him complete his new year's resolution of starting a family by marrying him. I happily agreed, and we drove home to his cheering family. It was definitely the best New Year's Eve I'll ever have!

Now nearly 3 months later, we're in the middle of wedding planning, I'm trying my hardest to finish out my last few weeks of school without totally going crazy and David is trying his best to deal with my crazy self; I must say he's doing quite well. :) We're getting married on May 4, and that day just can't come soon enough! I must take a minute and also say that I am just so grateful that things have played out this way! I don't know what I did to deserve such a great guy, but I am so happy he's mine! After all, just look how cute he is! I'll try and update this fairly frequently, I have a feeling that I'll need a new hobby once school is finished and I'll actually only have one job to worry about instead of two, and this is probably going to be it!

Until next time! :)