1 year :)

1 year of marriage to my best friend.  I'm so happy that the good decisions we make in life lead us to where we belong. I like to believe in fate because it's more romantic ;) haha! There's no doubt in my mind I belong with Benjamin and the longer I'm with him the more I realize how lucky I am that he's my husband.

This is when he first noticed me and fell in love at first sight....hahaha not really but it at least got me that first date I believe :)

Our first picture together. Awww. This was three weeks after we met and I thought it was a big deal that he wanted me to come to his graduation. Haha! I remember I was SO embarrassed when I accidentally sent a text to Ben intended for my mom that said, "Well I guess Ben likes me since he wants me to come to his graduation" hahaha...what a dork!

Right after he proposed...I was more nervous than he was and couldn't believe it was actually happening!! Haha. He planned the best day up in McCall Idaho.

Official! I'll never forget how happy I felt in the Temple that day after I was sealed to Ben for eternity and to have so much family and friends there.

and last but not least...

(Insert picture from our anniversary celebration last night) Haha! Somehow we forgot to take one...my bad. I did take one really cheesy one of our rings next to the candle on our table but there's definitely no point in posting that! We went and ate at Roy's in San Diego and my dinner was sooo delicious...poor Ben wasn't quite as happy with his. We decided we're going to stick with our favorite place Flemmings from now on...you just CAN'T go wrong there. 

We'll have to take a picture together tonight since today is our actual anniversary. It's just gotta be documented right? 

Ben's Blog

LaRee has told me that this blog is "OUR" blog and that I should post to it. This was in response to me saying that I should start my own bored Mormon housewife blog. So here is my first post as such, a bored Mormon housewife. This has been on my mind a lot lately and really makes me so grateful:




There are three more episodes that are just as touching, and one involves a fight with a cougar. ENJOY!

Gazing...ohhh man

This guy Braco is a professional "Gazer"...Okay just watch this video at least up to 3:15sec to see what all the fuss is about. 

These

People

Are

Serious!!!!

Hahahahahaha! Ben says we are going to a Braco gazing session. I think not...but maybe. Hahaha.

Last weekend...

Last weekend was a lot of fun. I got to see my best friend Paige who was visiting her family for the weekend. I met up with her and we were supposed to be "shopping" with her mom and sister but really all we did was talk. It was great :)
Then Ben and I got to hang out with his sister Kelsey and her whole family who live in Yuma and my mother-in-law Evaly who flew in from Boise to visit too. They stayed in a hotel by us and we went out to dinner at our favorite mexican restaurant Cafe Coyote in Old town San Diego. The next day we went to see the Midway museum with the whole crew. It was great to hang out and I love seeing my nephews!
After the midway we ate lunch and then Ben's family headed out of town and we headed for little Brooklynn's 1st Birthday party. It was fun to see old friends and hang out with my family. Brooklynn looked so cute! The party was tie-dye theme and she was all decked out in the cutest outfit her Grandma made. Ben and I made tie-dye cupcakes for the party and they actually turned out really great! We got a little competitive with the tie dye frosting...he was really good at it I have to admit.
Here's some pictures from the Midway...

The newest Bloomers employee!

This past week after spending the week before unpacking and working on projects for our apartment I finally started looking for a job.  Ben thought I gave the weakest effort ever....maybe I did but I was easing myself into it haha. Well my "hard work" paid off! I'd like to believe my new job was destiny. I had found a job post on craigslist for a floral shop assistant and was determined to get that position. After sending my resume I didn't hear back from anyone for two days. I then tried to find the floral shop myself and went to three in the area with no luck...turns out there's a LOT of floral shops around La Jolla. The next day I decided to just call every floral shop in the area and ask if they were hiring a shop assistant. The third shop I called said they were hiring and I was shocked! I told them I would bring a resume by later and then the owner called me back and asked if I would just come in for an interview...um YES. After talking to the owner for a few minutes I realized that they weren't even the shop I had seen on craigslist and she told me she thought it was so weird I had called because she was just thinking about all the details for the position this morning. We both agreed it was destiny and after chatting for a bit she offered me the job!!! I was so excited, the owner was so excited, and Ben was RELIEVED. Haha. I couldn't believe I had found a job so fast, but I am VERY grateful. For the first time in my life I'm actually excited about a new job. 

Ben just informed me that I can't write a blog post without pictures...so....here's some pictures of random stuff since we moved to California :)

 Awww Ben and Jordan taking a wittle nap together. Haha!

 Rachel all ready to go to homecoming. So pretty :)

 Travis turned 31! And he's excited, can't you tell :)

 Aidan thanking/attacking Jordan with his new Thor hammer they got him for his B-day

 After shock of being attacked by Thor!