The process of getting hitched

If you think getting married just entails showing up on the day of the wedding... you are WRONG. Not only is planning the actual wedding hectic, but on top of that there are a million other things to do. You have to join bank accounts, get your credit cards changed into joint names or your new name, change your driver's license, get a new social security card, and change your name on so many records that it is almost endless. Before the wedding you also have to get a marriage license, which is simple but still another little thing to do before the big day. Dylan and I went down to the City Hall office on December 30, 2008 to get our marriage license. It's actually quite simple. You go in, meet with one of the lazy lazy workers, show proof of ID, and pay $25 to get a little certificate that says you can get married. That is all. We took this picture outside to remember the day we got permission from the law to make it official.

Little Moments

Yes, marriage has it crazy moments sometimes. The kitchen is a mess, the living room has school books all over it, and the bedroom door is falling off the hinges (literally, we have a shoe rack that is making it come out of the hinge). BUT- last night is just one of the reasons that it is all worth it. I fell asleep much earlier than Dylan, as I usually do, and as he was crawling into bed as I was half asleep I felt a little kiss on my cheek and him whisper "Good Night. I love you babe." I fell asleep shortly after thinking how lucky I am to have such a sweet husband:)

So this was Christmas....

Ok, Ok I know. It has been over a month since I posted. AND over two months since Christmas. But, I decided to take some advice from my good friend Natalie who once was writing about her past Thanksgiving in her journal almost 6 months later in July, just so she didn't "miss anything important". So, Christmas was spent in New Mexico. This above picture is Dylan and I driving home to the most amazing place ever. Both of us look at our best, but were excited to go home.



Christmas Eve was spent with Dylan's parents in Old Town. They decorate the entire downtown plaza with luminarias (for those non-natives that is a bag filled with sand and a candle). It was so fun to walk around and look at all the lights and luminarias. I love New Mexico, and especially for Christmas. The next day was spent opening gifts with our families, and then with eachother. We ate dinner with my parents, and then went to see Benjamin Button with the Carlisles. The night ended with some "cocoa motion" cocoa. Overall a great Holiday. That was pretty much it for our Holidays since I didn't take anymore pictures. Stay tuned for more of January!!!

Home Sweet Home!

Over Christmas break, my mom, Gina, took me to Utah to round up all my belongings and move them into my new apartment in St. George. Not only was it a snowy, blizzardy mess (no, I will not miss the weather in Provo), and we had to move my massive amount of stuff down 4 flights of stairs in the snow and ice (it took FOREVER), we made it to St. George safely. Needless to say, we were excited to get to the new place and unpack, when we found a little surprise. Our ceiling had caved in at a spot in the living room from a leaky pipe. There were no major damages, no ruined belongings, and a very helpful maintenance staff to assist us.

Welcome to the Carlisles.... well almost.

Welcome to our new (well almost) married life together. The realization that we are getting married in just a few weeks (well literally 14 days from now) is finally setting in. I am excited, not nervous, and don't let anyone think you have to feel that way when you are engaged. It is not a time of nerves, it's a time of anxiousness, and there is a BIG difference.
I have realized a few things since being engaged:
1. No time for facebook.....
2..... ok well I guess that is all I have realized, but it is an important think to realize.
I, Jessy, will be doing most of the "blogging" since I think that is typically how it goes... following the trend of getting married then creating a blog. It is very cliche in the Mormon blog world, but we all know that we love stalking each other on the internet, so here is one more blog to add to your stock list:) Enjoy!