In case you haven't noticed....

I stopped blogging a long time ago because I:

-went on an LDS Mission to Germany for 18 months.
-came back and didn't have a desire for technology for a few months
-went straight back to a stressful school semester
-got engaged and married within 3 months of each other.

So I'll be documenting my new life adventures with my husband on our new blog.
allieandbradywebb.blogspot.com 

Come by and follow us there to see what we're up to these days! I've uploaded my old blog there, but stay tuned for new posts and pictures to come!

eShakti Dress Review

I recently received this dress from eShakti.com to review and share my opinion about.

Since I'm leaving tomorrow (last minute blog post...maybe) to go on a mission, all of the clothes that I've purchased recently have been specifically for my mission.

So I've been looking for longer skirts and dresses and things that are versatile to be worn with multiple colors during multiple seasons.

So, I wasn't able to grab a picture in the dress, but it really makes me look good and I really love it! 

I picked out this little lovely number and decided to get it custom sized. It arrived and I was more than excited to see it! It is really cute! I love it! The best part though...is that it fits me because it was made exactly to my measurements!

Here's what I think is so great about the dress:
-It is exactly my size.
-I was able to get the length done longer so it fits missionary standard! I'm so excited to be taking it with me!
-It's really light and flows very nicely. I wore it this past Saturday to a wedding and it was hot outside and hot inside the venue! But I didn't feel like I was being smothered by my clothing. The fabric stayed nice and cool! I think that will definitely come in handy for my mission.
-I love the style of the dress! The buttons down the front, the capped ruffle sleeves, and the pattern are all perfect for me! It fits my style and my body all at the same time!
-It's just a really great dress! I love the way it looks, feels, and I definitely love the custom styling!

Usually I have to compromise when it comes to shopping. I end up choosing something I don't entirely love just because it fits my body. Or things don't seem to fit quite right even though I love the style.
But eShakti makes it so nice for me because I don't have to settle. I don't have to choose between fitting well and looking good. I love all the vintage inspired styles that they offer on their website. I love  anything vintage and retro!

So if you are looking for a great dress or any other customized piece of clothing, eShakti is the place to go! They have the most amazing and beautiful things! You are destined to find something that works perfectly for you! And that is definitely more than just peachy!


I received this dress from eShakti, but all opinions are mine. 

eShakti Special Offer and an Update!

As of lately I've been super busy getting things ready to leave on my mission! I can't believe that I have about 21 days left until I enter the MTC! I'm headed to the Germany Frankfurt mission to serve for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for 18 months! I'm working for one more week and then it'll be full speed ahead into craziness! I feel like I've got too much to do and not enough time! But once I finish working, it'll be a blast filled with birthday celebrations, goodbye celebrations, and so much more!

As part of getting ready, I have been buying things left and right. Skirts, shoes, rain coats, luggage, and  so much more. And it has been seriously hard to find things that work the best for me. Not only am I picky, but it's hard to find things that look good, feel good, and fit just as good. Something that I'm super excited to introduce today is an exclusive offer from eShakti.com just for my friends, family, and readers! 

Here's the scoop:

 you can get

20% off*

 when you shop

 from February 26th to March 20th! 

Just use the promo code: LELLSNL

Here's what I love about this: 

-You can customize any of their pieces for your size. You can measure yourself and get your exact fit in an amazing style of your choice! 

-You can add length, change the sleeve, or change the neckline on almost all of their designs! 

-You get an perfect item for you at a great price! And with this exclusive offer, you get an ever greater deal on fabulous clothing! 

There's so many great things about eShakti. I really love everything they offer. Because for once, it's nice to know that I don't have to worry about fitting into a generic size of clothing. I can get something that is made exactly for me and I love it! 

They have tons of choices perfect for any occasion. I recently picked out a dress that I got custom sized with length added so that I can take it with me on my mission (review to come soon!) and they have a new line of bridesmaids dresses which I adore!

I hope you all find something that you love from eShakti and use this great offer, because it doesn't get better than this, and it doesn't get better than customization! Happy shopping! 

*Code has to be entered in the 'Promotional Code' box. No Minimum Order Value. The discount code is not case sensitive. The code can be used any number of times until the validity period. This code can be clubbed with any other gift coupon or gift card in the same order. This discount code is not applicable on our Overstock category. Not applicable on previous purchases. 

2012 in Review!

This is the first picture of 2012.
 But our friend wanted in on the couple's action too. HA!

January:  We started the year off right with kiss and then jumped into crazy semesters at school. I took 13.5 credits and Brady took 12 credits while we both were working. We would sneak in date nights on the weekends and had a few adventures up in Salt Lake City at the Jazz games. New Year’s resolutions were set and followed….for at least January.

One of the Jazz games we went to! 

February: We celebrated Valentine’s Day this year as two people actually in a relationship. The year before, we had just barely started watching dating so we watched The Bachelor with Brady’s family. This year I was spoiled with roses and other lovely gifts, dinner at my favorite restaurant, and tickets to The Vow. We also went to another Jazz game that month. 

Birthday Dinner at Tucanos! 

March: I turned 19 in March! This meant a lot of celebrating. Brady and I celebrated by going to Tucanos and by watching one of my favorite movies, and then getting spoiled with gifts from Brady. We also spent some time watching rugby games with my family. We went to The White Tie Ball at BYU and saw Alex Boye perform there. Then we celebrated our ONE YEAR OFFICIAL Anniversary together! I made dinner for us, and then we played some rugby together at the park, followed by movie watching. We are huge movie watchers. 

April: I survived finals and finished the semester! Whew, was I glad to be done. We spent some time watching the Jazz in a playoff game and enjoying more of the warm weather we were having. Brady worked on his mission papers.

Jazz playoffs! I decided I needed to be properly dressed and
made an investment in a jersey. Best money spent.
 The look on Brady's face when he saw it, was priceless. 

May: Brady finished his semester the first week of May, and then finished his papers! He left a week later to go on a family cruise to the Caribbean, while I stayed behind working two jobs for the summer.  I partied with my amazing roommates and we found ourselves in the biggest prank war ever.

Right after Brady opened his call! 

June: Right at the start of the month, Brady’s mission call arrived! We were anxious! He opened it up to find out that he was going to the California San Bernardino Mission in October! And he would be learning Spanish! I couldn’t be more excited for him! I also started playing on my ward’s co-ed softball team! It was fun to have something to get me playing again.

July: We spent the month boating and camping, and enjoying the sun. I spent a ton of time at the pool. We watched fireworks at our favorite park in Cedar Hills and spent a ton of time taking walks, watching sunsets, and stargazing. We enjoyed the time we spent together not stressing out about doing crazy things, knowing that it would soon come to an end. I loved the lazy summer evenings we spent together!

Drive-inn movie with Brady's family at the cabin. 

August: We spent some time with my family up at our condo in East Canyon. We even went fishing with Brady’s Dad and Grandpa which was so fun!  Then school started back up at the end of the month, and Brady’s birthday shortly followed after that. I spent the day at school and then rushed up to go to dinner with Brady and his family. Gotta love Tucanos for birthdays!

September: This month brought more school for me, and Brady counting down the days til the MTC. Brady’s farewell was the second Sunday in the month and he gave a great talk. Then we went to the family cabin one weekend for some adventures at the drive-in movies, four-wheeling, and lots of game playing. My little brother also got baptized! But I also happened to total my dad’s car and got in a huge accident and hour before the baptism! Then we filled the rest of the month with some of our last dates. We spent a day in Park City, and day at a Bee’s baseball game, and then we had our very last date seeing Pitch Perfect. I was a very lucky girl to get to spend so much time with my man. We had so many adventures that month....and of course I forgot to get the pics from Brady's phone before he moved them of his computer and packed up all his stuff. 

Cheesy handshake. Our faces are so ridiculous.
Probably the funniest goodbye ever. 

October: Brady went into the MTC on October 3^rd. After being tricked into dropping him off with his family, we said our last goodbye with a handshake and a wave goodbye. Three days later, the age change for sister missionaries was announced and my decision was made. I always wanted to go on a mission, but I felt like 21 just wouldn't have been the right time for me between school and Brady coming home. I started my papers in the midst of mid-terms, knowing that I was making the right decision to go now.

November: My papers were submitted the second Sunday in November, and my call showed up exactly a week and a half later! But, ironically, my family spent that entire week in Las Vegas for Thanksgiving so it sat in my mailbox for three days waiting for me. We got home to open it two hours later with my family and friends; I've been called to serve in the GERMANY FRANKFURT MISSION! The exact same mission that my dad served in 30 years ago!

After opening my call, with my close friends with me! 

December:  Brady arrived in California the first week of December and was learning so much. The last two weeks of school flew by. Between homework, studying, final projects, and work….I was a little swamped. My sleep schedule was so messed up after I finished finals. Christmas brought a bunch of surprises and I also was present for Brady’s phone call to his family! It was so good to talk to him! We spent Christmas with my sister and brother-in-law here from Boston in our newly finished family room in our basement, a dream of all of ours for a really long time.

2012 brought many changes but many blessings too. I was so blessed to be able to attend school, have a steady job all year round, and to be surrounded by amazing friends and family. I’m truly blessed and grateful for all the learning experiences I had and all the curve balls that were sent my way. It was great to learn more about myself and strengthen my relationship with that amazing boy of mine this year. I head out March 20^th to the MTC and then I’ll be off to Germany after that. It’s crazy to think of how fast things changed for me, but I couldn't be more excited and more anxious to serve a mission! I’m excited to see what a mission has in store for me and for Brady. We’re so lucky to be sharing this experience together. And it sure has made waiting so much easier. For 2012, life was definitely more than just peachy. And I know I can say that for 2013, life will be more than just peachy too! Happy New Year’s everyone! 

I've fallen of the face of the social media world....

So here's the thing.....

.....Brady went into the MTC on October 3rd. Crazy it's been two weeks already. I've just been so busy i haven't had time to put up the awesome pictures from that day....

.....school, work, and other things have taken up all my time.....

......I'm going on a mission! Yes, I'm going on a mission. It'll be about two more weeks before I can get my papers submitted....but i'm still busy filling them out and getting ready....

.....so for now, I don't really know what i'm doing with my life besides that fact that i'm going to be leaving for eighteen months.....

.....that's enough for now. More details later.....or not...maybe....just depends on things.....and on if I can motivate myself to post things.....

.....I'm going on a mission! That is more than just peachy enough to keep me happy for an incredibly long time.....so i'm all good.

Here Comes Goodbye

We made each other promise not to listen to this song for so long. Mainly because we knew it would come, and didn't want to be sad. It's a song we both love yet we both hate at the same time. Today I will give my last hug to Brady for two years. Tomorrow I'l watch him walk into the MTC and give two years of his life to the Lord. I couldn't be happier. But the reality of saying goodbye is here....so here comes goodbye. I love you Brady, see you in two!

It's Better to Look Up

Things haven't been the greatest lately. I got in a car accident on Saturday (which also happened to be my fault), I had to give my car to my dad (because I totaled his car in the accident), and then I haven't had a huge amount of motivation this week (even though I have to study for my mid-term coming up). It just hasn't been peachy, and Brady leaves in six days. I just haven't felt like myself this week.

But then on Tuesday, my best friend came down to Provo and convinced me to go donate blood with her. We laughed and talked about everything. It was just like old times. (No, literally it was. We used to donate blood together all the time) Her boy is also on a mission, and so it was really nice to have someone who knows how I feel right now. But anyways, after she left, I just felt so much better. I felt like things were so much better, and I knew I could keep going. She reminded me of the important things and helped me forget things that don't matter.

Then on Wednesday while I was waiting for one of my classes to start, I texted Brady and he asked me how my day was. After I told him, he texted back with just a whole bunch of sweet things. It's like he just knew that I needed it and he just helped me see the positive things about my day instead of the negative ones. Which also included Brady coming down and taking me to dinner. Hooray for Wednesday date night!

So after having a hard time seeing the good in things this week, I was reminded of one of my favorite talks from the October 2011 conference. Elder Carl B. Cook tells the story of how he felt so overwhelmed after his first week of being a general authority. He talks about how he was standing in an elevator leaving the church office building and someone asked him what he was looking at? He recognized the voice as President Monson, when he replied that he was looking at nothing, President Monson said while pointing upwardly "It is better to look up!"

It just reminded me to look up and keep my eyes on the most important things. I can't change what happened last Saturday. I can't change the fact that I don't have a car this week. I can't change that i'm overwhelmed and can't handle it all. But I can look up. And I know that when we do look up, and we keep the eternal perspective in mind, things are so much better. I know that it's these times when I feel like this, that I just need to look up and ask my Father in Heaven for a little help. And it's when I do that, I know things get better. I know that when we let Christ into our lives he can heal our broken, hurting hearts. And I'm grateful for that knowledge.

So here's my goal for the next little while....look up! Stop focusing on the bad things that have been happening lately, focus on the good. I'm so blessed and I'm so grateful for all of the amazing things in my life. I have an amazing best friend, I have an amazing boyfriend, I have an amazing family (who are the most supportive family in the world!), and I have an amazing Father in Heaven who is looking out for me and is always there for me. I'm just going to focus on the good for now....well i'm going to try at least. That is more than just peachy.

The Lucky One

I probably could watch this movie a million times over and over again. I love this movie so much. So much that I read the book before it came out in theaters (good story, but I like the movie better), so much that I went and saw the midnight premiere showing of it and managed to drink a very large soda and eat ridiculous amounts of crazy good popcorn (i'm a little crazy about movie theater popcorn), so much that I dragged my boyfriend to go see it with me after I had already seen it (he's a good boyfriend, he didn't even put up a fight), so much that I bought this movie the week it came out (and then proceeded to also download the ultraviolet version onto my computer so I can watch it at all times). I also have the majority of the soundtrack on my computer downloaded. I think i'm a little obsessed. But all in all, I just love The Lucky One. That is more than just peachy for now.

Music I Can't Stop Playing Lately

Music has been so bittersweet for me lately. Some songs make me so happy and remind me of Brady, while other songs make me so sad, I start to break down. It's so hard to listen to such a happy love song, but it doesn't make you feel that way. We've had a few evenings where we both end up sad while listening to our favorite songs in the car together........what am I going to do after he's gone when I can barely stand to listen to stuff and he hasn't even left ye? But either way, I love music no matter what. Sometimes, you need some sad music. Sometimes, you need so crazy music. Most of the time I just need to listen to music. So here's what's been playing over and over again for me lately:

I love this girl. She opened at a Peter Breinholt concert I went to two weeks ago, and she's a amazing. Her name is Ellee Duke and she's really talented.

A Little More Like Thee by Mindy Gledhill. I have this one on a church mix that I gave to Brady and it has become one of our favorite songs to listen to.

Hunter Hayes just says it perfectly in this one. Another favorite of mine and Brady's. It's nice to have a boy sing this to you and for him to mean it.

Feels Like Today by Rascal Flatts. Of course I put a Rascal song on here. haha! I probably could put a million of their songs on here. I know it's an older song, but I love it so much. It always puts me in a good mood. Also, I've been listening to Secret Smile of theirs. But not listening to Here Comes Goodbye. I've told myself I'm not allowed to listen to that one.

I Will Wait by Mumford & Sons.
Trouble by Coldplay.
She's So Mean by Matchbox Twenty. I'm so loving their new album.
Home by Phillip Phillips.
It's Time by Imagine Dragons.
Blood by The Middle East.
Anna Sun by Walk The Moon
Stolen by Dashboard Confessional.

Here's a new one that I literally just discovered and I love already! I love Tyrone Wells, I can't believe that I missed this song of his!

And finally, here's one song that I couldn't handle listening to the other day, but I so love this song. Ron Pope writes the perfect love songs. He's amazing. I love this one of his.

Music always has the power to make my terrible day amazing. It really has helped me have More Than Just Peachy moments multiple times and it's helped me created many memories. I love it!

Why I Love Fall

1) Boots. I love boots. Fall means it's officially time to pull them out of the closet and start wearing them again. Even better, it means it's time to buy new ones. haha! I won't be buying any right now since college is expensive  but I do have my eye set of some fabulous brown boots at Steve Madden.
2) Sweaters. The majority of outfits I wear consist of a sweater. But with the temperature cooling down, it now means that I can wear more long sleeved sweaters which I love. I love curling up in soft fabric. It's so comfortable. I can't wait til I get to pull out my coats too! Alright, pretty much I love everything about fall fashion. It's my season for sure.
3) Pumpkin Bread. Anyone ever had Kneader's? I love it.
4) Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the shape of pumpkins. Chocolate marshmallows in the shape of pumpkins. Any candy in the shape of a pumpkin is just instantly amazing.
5) Apple cider and hot chocolate. I love warm drinks. Literally, I curl up in blankets, sweaters, and watch my favorite movies while sipping on hot chocolate.
6) Soup. Okay, i didn't intend for all of these to be about food. That was an accident. haha! But I love soup so much! When I was growing up, my mom made homemade soup all the time. We would come home and she would have soup on the stove. It was so amazing. I love eating soup and the warmth it spreads throughout my soul. Lately, I've been making soup and freezing it so I can have it whenever I want.
7) Leaves falling on the ground. I love the sound of a crunchy leaf being stepped on. So I step on a lot of leaves. I also love throwing them and getting in fights with leaves. I also love the colors of the trees and how they change. Living in Utah means that we look at a lot of mountains. It's so beautiful to see how the landscapes change during the fall.
8) BYU football season. You know it's fall when the games start. I love going to the games. My family has had season tickets for awhile now and it's always a blast to go!
9) Halloween. It's just a fun holiday.
10) It leads to winter. Which I also love. And the holidays. Which I love even more.

One reason why I don't like fall this year:
1) Brady leaves for his mission. Time is flying by. He leaves in three weeks exactly. I feel like he just barely got his call. But I know that he is doing the right thing by going on a mission. And after this year, when fall comes again in 2013, I will love it again, because he will have been gone a year, and it'll mean he'll be home in just one more year. I know he's just going to be an amazing missionary. That is what is more than just peachy lately. And we get to do lots of fun stuff one last time before he leaves. I have lots of things to post about, just waiting on pictures. We're going to have some adventures this weekend too! I can't wait.

Fall is kinda my season. I pretty much love everything about it. Every sudden gust of wind, every leaf that falls off a tree, and every cup of hot chocolate i'm going to drink, makes me happy. That is more than just peachy.

Sometimes I'm Dumb

Bob Harper scares me. But as he says "You love me! Say I love you Bob! Then it will be easier!" 

Sometimes, you do stupid things and buy a Biggest Loser workout dvd. All because you need to get  back in shape, and thought it was a good place to start. Sometimes, after you do one workout, you realize it was not such a good place to start. One workout down. A few more to go. But seriously, this better get easier. Otherwise someone might not ever make it out of bed again. haha! And so sometimes I think to my self, i wouldn't have to start all over again, if I didn't ever stop. So this time, really is my last first time starting back up again. That's right. I'm getting back in rugby shape. So I can do one thing....play some rugby again. That is more than just peachy right there. And sometimes, it will not be peachy during the painful workout, but it will be peachy in the end! Summer was not good to me. Time to change that nonsense. And I think i've said sometimes, enough times for one post. Goodnight world. Let's hope I can make it out of bed in the morning. #soremusclesrule

Happy Birthday to Brady!

Since I am the best girlfriend in the world, here I am, a week late writing a happy birthday post to my man. For some reason, this week just hasn't been a good one for me blog-wise. I don't have the motivation to write stuff down after taking notes all day at school. But I really have some great stuff to share and will be posting some fun things within the next few days.

Happy Birthday Brady! Yes, your birthday was a week ago, exactly. But that's okay.

I can't believe it was our second year of doing birthday things together. Last year, we went to dinner with your family. But I was stuck in Provo, in a cast, and you had to come get me so that you could spend your birthday with me. This year, I was stuck in class. UNTIL 5. So you, once again waited on me, so that we could go up to Salt Lake with your family to go to Tucanos. I rushed to Cedar Hills from Provo, right after my class got out, and then we all went up to Salt Lake for dinner. Tucanos is the best place for birthday dinner. It's amazing. I love it. I'm going to miss going there with you. Especially because you took me there for the first time. It's not the same without you. We attempted to take a good picture, but ended up with many goofy ones. But that's okay. Because I'm starting to like the goofy ones more and more now.

Then we made our way into Hollister by accident. haha. :) Okay, not really by accident. Mainly because I wanted to go in there while we waited for your family. I love shopping a little too much. I probably shop a little too much. But I love shopping even more when you are with me. Not because I want you to buy me things, but because I value your opinion. I like it when you tell me things look good. Because, I dress for you, so i definitely like knowing what you like. But most of all, I love the sweater that you bought me Thursday night. Once again, you catered to me on your birthday! You are so sweet. It's absolutely perfect. And i'm going to wear it a lot. 

I know it isn't always easy. Sometimes things just don't work out. We both work. We both have insane schedules. We live 14.8 miles away from each other (soon to be 601 miles). But you have made it easy to be in a relationship. You let me be myself. You make it real for me. You love me, make me laugh, and inspire me to strive for greatness. You help me dream big, you help me see the good in everything, and you helped me write a future for myself. I'm grateful for this. Not only are the person who loves me for who I am, but you are also my best friend. The person I could tell anything to. The person I could come crying to. The person I could wait forever for. You are my person. It's just that simple. Thank you. Happy Birthday Brady! I love you! 

I don't remember how life was more than just peachy without you. You've made it more than just peachy. You've made my life a fairytale. 

Goodbye Summer...Hello Fall!

School has officially started! Yay! I know, weird to be sounding excited about that, but I really am. I have seven classes and 12 credits. So that means two substantial classes and then lots of little classes. I'm hoping it won't end up being full of tons of work. I really need an easy semester. 

I spent the weekend doing fun things. I got a few snow cones (I love them! Can't get enough of them!), went shopping with my mom and grandma, and spent some time with Brady. My sweet mamacita was so great and got me some new school clothes! New jeans and new shoes. Oh how I love my vans! And today I finally found the glasses I wanted and got them ordered! 

 

Not a super crazy weekend, but I think it was a good way to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall! 

I'm going to miss the nights I stay out late swimming with friends, the late movie nights (where I usually end up asleep on the couch), and being able to have Brady come over or I get up and go to Brady's all the time.

But, i'm ready to learn, grow, and enjoy school. I know it's not going to be easy, because school definitely has never been easy for me, but I know that in the end it's going to be all worth it. So here's a  few of my goals for this next school year (hopefully by posting them here, i'll remember to work harder on them)

1) Be more organized. No more losing papers, confusing notes, and messy bag. 

2) Study harder thus getting better grades. In other words...get awesome grades! 

3) Get involved! I want to join a club this year. 

4) Get into the business program. 

Goal #4 is more long term, that is my major goal this year and it's going to be a year long thing that i'm going to working on, but I think that my other goals can help me achieve my big goal for the year. 

Life is more than just peachy! School is more than just peachy! This year is going to be great! 

Oh! And it's almost time to pull out my sweaters and boots! Can't wait! I love fall! 

This Week

Monday: I spent Monday working, cleaning, and the enjoying the evening with my good roommate Susanna. We ventured out to Brick Oven for their free root beer on monday night special. Oh was is delicious! I'm not super huge on their pizza, but I will definitely order their pizza in order to get their homemade root beer! Then we hung out and watched tv while working on a little decorating project for our place! I can't wait to show you guys the finished project!

Tuesday: I got sick. I felt so gross when I woke up, so I called in sick and spent the day resting. Then Brady, came over and made me feel so much better. He picked up Cafe Rio for dinner and we had a good time watching Two Weeks Notice. I love that movie. We spent the night talking, laughing, and enjoying each other's company. I'm really going to miss the long talks and laughs we have together. That boy knows how make me feel so much better. He's amazing.

Wednesday: Work. Then I hung out with Brady...again. haha! We spent lots of time together. We had a chill evening so we got a late dinner and then chilled at his house. We ended up having another long talk which was good. I love that boy.

Thursday: I worked, then spent time hanging out with my new roommates at my apartment before heading home for the night. I needed to do some laundry and take care of a few other things. Good thing I came home. So far, me and my little sister have gone and gotten snow cones, I've rode my bike with my dog sitting in the basket on the front of it, and now i'm watching a movie with my little brother who went to bed and then woke up again. haha! My mom is out of town and my dad is asleep not feeling well. So i'm glad i'm here to hold down the fort. My little brother came out in his footy pajamas. He was a little too excited to be wearing them! haha! He loves them. And my dog loves them too! He was chasing my brother around trying to bite the feet of his pajamas. All I can say is, I love my family.

I'm so ready for the weekend. I'm excited to go get new glasses tomorrow! I have my eye set of some cute Ray-Bans which will hopefully become mine. :) I know I haven't done anything crazy for this last week of summer, but it's been great. It's been More Than Just Peachy to me for sure! And hopefully I'll be able to fit in a few more snow cone runs! :)

Happy Birthday to One Amazing Man!

August 21st marks the 85th birthday of the beloved prophet of my church. President Thomas S. Monson is such an amazing man! It's had to describe how much I love him. Everytime this man speaks in conference or a fireside, he just happens to say exactly what I need to hear. He is truly inspired and I know he is called of God.

On Friday night the church held a celebration in his honor. It was a concert at the conference center with many amazing artists and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. I was lucky enough to get tickets and so were my parents! So Brady, my parents, his mom, his brother, and his little sister all came to the concert.

We rode up with my parents and had dinner with them at Kneader's before the show. And then we went to the Cheesecake factory with Brady's family after. We were not planning on eating with them. We were just going to visit....yeah....one ginormous salad and one slice of cheesecake later.....we were stuffed....and Brady and I split the food. haha! It was just too hard to resist the yumminess. I can't wait to go back to that restaurant. It was a good/bad night on the food front. ;)

Some of my favorite moments of the concert were when:
1) Rebecca Luker sang All I Ask of You from Phantom of The Opera.
2) Dallin Vales Bayles sang Bring Him Home from Les Miserables.
3) President Uchtdorf and  President Eyering offered up tributes to President Monson.
4) Let's just say I enjoyed the entire night. It was so great! There wasn't a single moment that I didn't enjoy.

I'm so grateful that President Monson has been a part of my life. He is such an amazing man and I look up to him and his family so much. I'm grateful for his sacrifice to spend his life serving our church and our Heavenly Father. I'm grateful for the inspiring messages and lessons he always shares with the members of the church, and with me.

I just hope he will be around for a long time. It's hard to imagine time without President Monson. This is one amazing man. Happy Birthday. I know that because of him, my life has been more than just peachy.

Brady and I after the concert with the SLC temple behind us. It was such a great evening. 

Missions, Messes, and Marriages

Brady spent the last weekend visiting his mission area with this dad. Which left me with lots of free time. I spent Friday with some friends venturing to Village Inn and then spent Saturday with my family and working on a project which will be complete soon. Can't tell anyone what it is yet...but it's pretty great! Here's what I've been up to since then:

1) My best friend's boyfriend and good friend of mine and Brady's had is mission farewell this past Sunday! Brady got back back just in time for his fareweill! We were so happy to be able to spend some time with him before he left. We spent some time hanging out with friends and his family after church. Talk about awesome! These Samoans know how to throw a party! Great food and fun! We spent three hours laughing, eating, and playing volleyball together. I'm really going to miss our friend and I can't wait for him to get back so that we can double with him and Brook again!

From Left to Right: Brady, Me, Kelsi, Jared (the missisonary), Brooklyn (his girl), Mariah, Annie, Taylor, and Dallin. The last time we'll all be together for awhile! 

2) Monday was my apartment's cleaning check. It was nuts. Basically all of us had spent the weekend away with our families and we had left the place in a huge mess. We all came back within five hours before the cleaning check and spent all of that time cleaning like mad people. It was exhausting. I'm so glad we passed. I'm even more glad that they are going to replace the carpet in our bedrooms! Yay! We need it so bad. Now, we just have to be good and keep the apartment clean until the new roommates move in. I'm sad i'm going to be losing five great roomies. I love them so much! But i'm excited for the new school year to start and for the opportunity to meet some new friends.

3) My old roommate Kaitlyn got married on Monday! We rushed up to SLC after we finished our cleaning check to go to her reception! I'm so happy for her! I had a great time living with her! I'm really glad we got to be roommates! We all took dates to her reception and had a fun time exploring temple square and Salt Lake that night. Brady and I love spending time together in the car. We were the odd couple out that ended up in our own car. I'm glad we did though. We always have something to talk about and time flies. I'm going to miss our long drives and deep conversations.

From Left to Right: Jake and Jessica, Devin and Josie, Katie and Tom, Sterling and Maraika, Me and Brady

Katie, Me, Kaitlyn, Maraika, and Jessica. So happy for her! She looked stunning! 

4) Last night Jess, Josie, and me all ended up at Walmart buying movies, junk food, and lots of other things we probably don't need. haha! We also made a stop at Panda Express before finding ourselves at home watching The Prince & Me. This also prompted queso making and chocolate eating. Oh goodness...did I feel sick! But it was so much fun! I'm going to miss these girls so much! 

5) I'm currently sitting on my couch doing absolutely nothing. Well not nothing, i'm watching my third movie of the day with my roommate Josie. It's only 11:20 am so far and we've already watched How to Train Your Dragon and The Lion King. We're now starting The Invisible! It's one of my favorites! Who knows what we'll do next! But seriously, taking a day off feels so good! 

Summer is almost over. It's been a good one. It's been filled with adventure. And i'm determined to enjoy the rest of what's left of it. Life is more than just peachy! Enjoy it! 

A Few Things About Me

Here's a few little things about me. Some weird. Some crazy. Some normal. Either way, this is me. A

1) I'm a list maker. Always making lists and checking things off of them. 

2) I love music. Always listening.

3) I'm a semi-germ-a-phob. (Is that even a word?) I'm crazy about some things and cannot stand it. Other things don't bother me at all. 

4) I have naturally curly brown hair. This makes for amazing bed head. Waking up brings many laughs and frustrations. I'm not always sure what to do with my hair. 

5) I talk in my sleep. Most recently my ramblings have been "You guys can have my spa samples!" and "You guys are so mean!" both were said to my roommates late at night, and both of them I have no recollection of happening. 

6) I love buying movies. I'm always looking through the 5$ movie piles at stores. 

7) I'm a  piler. Laundry piles. Book and movie piles. Piles of paper. I consolidate piles and clean up then start again. 

8) I'm habitual in what I order off a menu. Once I find one thing I like at a restaurant, I cannot order something different, mainly out of fear of ordering something new and then hating it. 

9) I'm OCD. Things must be center, coordinate a certain way, and sometimes if things just don't look right, i'm just not happy.
10) I love watching the food network. I watch it all the time. That and wedding shows on TLC. And an occasional dose of reality TV.
11) I could eat BBQ for every meal.
12) I love blogging. But sometimes I get too lazy to actually post anything.
13) I love Brady! No one has ever made me as happy as he has. No one will ever be able to make me laugh as hard as he has.
14) I'm a klutz. I fall off my bed, slip on the floor, and fall on my face on a weekly basis....at least.
15) I love the outdoors. I spend my time dreaming about snowboarding, water-skiing, and visiting the beach. I crave sunshine all year round....which yes, leads to fake baking...but only in the winter. ha!
16) I'm one of those people who talks in a weird voice to my dog. Oh how I love that little fluff ball! I love dogs. See my pinterest and you'll understand more.
17) I'm scared of the unknown. Also have a few very irrational fears. Oh and I'm afraid of failing.
18) I'm a blog junkie. I love reading other people's stories and experiences. I read a few too many probably. But I love it.
19) I'm addicted to hashtags. #ridiculousiknow #yikes
20) I dream big and love even bigger.
21) I laugh very loudly...even at the littlest things. I love laughing. It just makes everything better...unless if you are the only one laughing at something. I learned how to laugh at my craziness from an early age.
22) I cannot eat certain things with a metal fork. Plastic silverware is the way to go. I know...weird.
23) I can talk incredibly fast when needed, it's just a matter of understanding at that point.
24) I'm outpsoken. I have to watch what I say around people, because sometimes my bluntness can be offensive.
25) I'm lucky i'm in love with my best friend.

Adventure on August 1st!

Yesterday was one long adventure. The day started early and ended late but every moment was really great!

1) Brady and I had to go up to Salt Lake for an insurance meeting for work. We left at 7:30, meeting started at 9 and then ended at 11:30. I'm really liking learning all this stuff about insurance and working in insurance. And, I get to work at the same office as Brady a couple days a week.

2) After the meeting, little did I know, that Brady wasn't planning on going back to work. He wanted to have an adventure. So we did. We started out by driving around Salt Lake having no idea where we were going. We ended up driving around downtown admiring the unique architecture of places, driving around the University of Utah (not my favorite place, definitely one of Brady's favorite places), and then up at the state capitol. We went on a self guided tour and enjoyed exploring the place.

Replica of The Liberty Bell 

Brady really loved that lion. It was a necessity that we take that picture according to him. 

3) Then we went to City Creek to try window shopping. I didn't have any money to spend, but we ended up there anyways. Let's just say...i'm a weak shopper. Even when I say i'm not going to spend money, if I find cute shoes on sale for a good price....yikes. I'm in trouble. I resisted the sale items at H&M but then found the best shoes at Vans. I wanted them so badly. Brady was the strong one who convinced me not to buy the shoes. We left shortly after that, because i'm a girl, and will shop given the opportunity regardless of money or not. haha! 

4) The we made our way back towards home, but not without a stop at Ikea! Sounds so random, but really yesterday was an adventure day. We did whatever sounded fun at the moment. We started our trip by getting lunch at the restaurant there and then made our way through the show rooms. I love that place! Brady may have not liked shopping at City Creek, but he definitely loved shopping at Ikea. He speaks his opinion more openly about furniture and home decor than he does about clothes I want to buy. lol! We loved pretending that we were picking out furniture for our first apartment. We share the same style when it comes to this stuff, so I have a feeling that when we do decorate our first apartment together, it's going to be very easy. 

5) After Ikea, we headed home. I went to my parent's house and Brady went back to his house. I put together the lamp I bought at Ikea and Brady took a nap. haha! We both needed a little rest before going back out to continue the adventure. 

6) After our little break, we went out to dinner with Brady's mom and sister. Cafe Rio is always amazing. Love that place! Then we went back to his house. Got in a huge tickle fight, the winner is still undecided because we had to truce after both of us ended up on the floor. I love tickling Brady, don't love getting tickled back as much! haha! Then we watched Crazy, Stupid, Love. I love that movie! Then we headed out for a short drive before calling it a night. 

The day was packed with activities, lots of laughs, and lots of fun! I loved just doing whatever we felt like. It was great! We have lots of ideas for our next day like this, which i'm thinking will included a trip to the zoo. :)  It's great to just enjoy the days we get to spend together and not stress about having to stick to a schedule. I loved it! It was not just day a more than just peachy moments, it was a day spent making memories as a couple together. August 1st was good to us. 26 days til school starts. Time to make the final summer list and enjoy the time left in this one great summer! 

Little Things

I love weekends! Nothing beats a fun weekend! This past one was an eventful one for sure! Well..not too eventful. I would have to say that it was the little things that made my weekend so great. So here's to the little things that made this past weekend so great! 

1) Friday night date night with Brady! He spoiled me and took me out to Outback for some ridiculously great steak. Followed by Olympics opening ceremony watching and Sherlock Holmes watching. I really do love nights like that. We always have lots to talk and laugh about. 

2) Saturday was spent grocery shopping, pizza eating, and more Olympics watching.The best steal of the weekend was cheesecake and fresh raspberries from Sam's club. Oh how I love that store! Never walk in there on an empty stomach or else you'll come out with cheesecake, chips and salsa, and one massive block of cheese. 

3) Saturday night was spent with Brady. Oh how I love spending time with that boy! We made Frito Pie for dinner and then watched Monsters Inc. That's was Brady's choice. Of course there was lots of talking, laughing, and tickling mixed in with that movie watching. 

4) Sunday was spent church going, dinner making, and more Olympics watching. I really love those Olympics. I think my roommates were a little freaked out that I was glued to the t.v. waiting for the women's gymnastics to come on, but when they finally did come on, it was so great! Talk about great! Gymnastics + Cheesecake = One Happy Allie! 

5) Late Sunday night was spent laughing with my crazy roommates. You would think that six girls around the age of 21-18 would be able to handle themselves at night. Oh no! Craziness is always around when you mix six girls and one bathroom. So I was at the sink washing my face and getting ready for bed. And while I was doing so, my roommate comes over and pants me! I scream so loud that we all fall the ground laughing! Meanwhile, I've got soap all over my face and in my eyes and can't see. We all then proceeded to attempt to pants each other. No success led us to attacking Jess with a spray bottle of water as she tried to escape to her bedroom. We're nuts. I'm so sad they will all be moving out soon. 

6) As I'm sitting here writing this post, i'm watching You've Got Mail. This is seriously one of my favorite movies. I never get sick of it. I could watch it everyday. It makes me happy. 

Little things can add up to one great weekend. They surely did just that this weekend. I'm so glad I have great roommates, a great boyfriend, and great movies to make my weekend great and help me get ready for another work week. Here's to another week of More Than Just Peachy moments, because having a week like this past weekend is definitely something to be hoped for. 

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