miraculously, my mom's mom called me one day in september/october and said she had a diamond ring from her mom's mom (my great-great grandmother's wedding ring) that i could have if i wanted. oh, i wanted! she sent it down and i loved it. this is one of my most precious possessions, a ring that's over 110 years old, passed down through my family, with a matching wedding band cory and i designed to fit the antique ring-past and present. cory also has a gorgeous wedding ring from his maternal grandpa-white and yellow gold, and it goes beautifully with my rings. we have such wonderful and generous family members and i love the stories of our rings. so since i've gone on about rings, you guessed it-we got engaged!
i knew when we dropped off my ring to get sized and when it should be done and i was anxiously awaiting that ring's arrival on my finger! i had no idea how cory would propose, i think we had a temple date set for saturday, april 21, 2012. it was wednesday, october 26 and my roommate and i were going to meet cor at his roommate's basketball game. cory says we took forever, but i maintain it wasn't me, because if i thought i was getting engaged, i would've put more effort into my outfit (black v-neck, long burgundy cardy and moccs), and thus more time into getting ready, therefore, it probably wasn't me. meanwhile, cory was at the smith fieldhouse talking to my dad on the phone, asking for permission to marry me (i guess he had been waiting all day to hear from back from my dad). alyssa and i arrived at the SFH and i kinda knew something was up because cory, my t-shirt and gym shorts-loving man, had on a sweater. the one he wore on our first date.
not soon after we arrived, cory told me we were going to go pick up some pizza (yuck) and instead drove us to the provo temple. HMMMMM.
we parked and walked in the dark around the temple for what felt like foreverrr. i just wanted him to propose! finally we got to the east side and sat down on a bench and cory said some sweet things (that will remain our secret) and "didn't kneel because i wasn't sure if you'd see me" which is plausible, but also, implausible because there were lights. regardless, he slipped the ring on my finger, we probably kissed and then we hopped in his 1970's VW bug and proceeded to pick up his favorite bacon pizza (yuck, again).
i remember sitting in his basement and the two of us calling everyone we knew and sharing all the details and it was just so great and i didn't get any homework done but my professors said it was okay.
my mom came out a few weeks later-the first time she'd met cory in person!-and we looked at reception venues and found the one we liked that same day (the old meeting house in murray). the next day, after class, mom and i went wedding dress shopping and i found tons i loved! i found one late at night at abella bridal in provo, and it was so simple and oh, was going to be on super sale on saturday morning at their sample sale for...$250! i was adamant about not having a veil but mom found one there with beautiful floral embroidery and it was just so pretty. however, we went up to a shop in salt lake city and i found this gorgeous straples dress with tulle on the bottom and embellished with fabric flowers all over the top. i loved it, but was not in love with the fact that i'd have to get sleeves added or wear a jacket. it was a tough decision, but saturday morning, i was the first person in line at abella (an hour before it opened, probably) and got my gorgeous dress and veil! we then went to the old meeting house and took care of some details. after that, wedding planning was pretty much a breeze. we had about six months total, we had my mom with her color-coded binder and etsy!
the hardest thing about being engaged was having to say goodnightgoodbye every night. cory was a sweetheart and walked me home every night. also, registering for our wedding was quite the challenge as cory and i are both very stubborn and have certain opinions about things. however, most everything in our lives is because of a decision made together, which drives me crazy when i'm decorating our house, but it's also nice to know that cory doesn't resent anything because i frivolously purchased it.
december 2011, i had a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL bridal shower thrown by my mom's best friend, jan, at our neighborhood clubhouse. i will never be able to thank her for all her hard work and the gorgeous details. she made these pretty yellow invitations with vellum and little studs. there was a cute advice book when you walked in which i love! we had a yummy luncheon of croissants and chicken salad, fruit, vegetables, punch and special cupcakes made by a family friend, and probably more that i've forgotten! i was so spoiled and am so thankful for sweet friends and family who made starting a life together much easier and less expensive!
we spent christmas with both families (traveling on christmas morning to meet cory's family for the first time). january, we did engagement pictures and february we finalized wedding details. in march we went to cedar city/st.george our third trip of the two semesters (thanks granny and dorothy for always putting us and our friends up!). in april, my girls hailey and lauren threw me a fabulous bachelorette party/brunch and it was so fun and cute! they put so much work into it and i'm so grateful to them for thinking of all the little details (the sparkly sprinkles on the cupcakes).
then...WEDDING WEEK!
Monday, September 22, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
our story series: the summer apart and reunion
the very next day, i got home from class in the evening to great harvest pumpkin chocolate chip bread and the ensign magazine (lds.org) on my doorstep. man, that boy moves fast. the next day, we went on our first date which included deseret bookstore, in'n'out, toy story 3, red mango and utah lake. cory and i bonded over the fact that we both wore old spice fiji deodorant-a thing of the past, since being married makes you poor and your husband coupons and buys you old lady deodorant...and i learned of his love for in'n'out-california boy at heart, and now my favorite fast food place ever. we cried during toy story 3 at the dollar theater and then feasted on fro yo with mochi at red mango. and of course, utilizing his ubiquitous apple products, showed me all the constellations through an app on his iphone. i also neglected to mention how i started off the date by saying this wasn't going anywhere because i had a missionary. cory didn't really let that stop him.
from october to april, cory was definitely one of my closest friends, as were his roommates and my roommates. we both dated other people, but it always came back to cory. there were so many fun dates to temple square, out to eat, divine comedy...we watched endless movies and shows at his apartment, went shooting, went hot tubbing. neither of us really thought of our friendship as something that would evolve into a long-term romance. i mean, cory had lots of girls he could and did date, and i was still waiting for a missionary.
in april 2011, i left to go home for the spring/summer, while cory stayed in provo to work on the grounds crew. i remember driving in my brother's honda civic with a broken cell phone (not my fault-always SPRINT's fault), using my mom's green slider cell phone to text cory.
maybe it's because i got an iphone and was finally worthy of cory's true love, maybe it was the distance, maybe it was just time...but we began to communicate in excess. i mean, facetiming, skyping, using voxer, texting, calling, facebooking, tweeting. i began my internship in june and i remember my co-intern asking if we were dating because cory and i talked all the time. cory had mentioned dating in may, but i shot it down, as i did not want to date long-distance. yet, when you have that desire to share even the stupidest details of your life with someone and stay up half the night video chatting for hours, your relationship grows whether you like it or not. so, in early june, i began calling cory my boyfriend (and vice versa-like it wasn't just me making up this couple thing).
honestly, it didn't feel weird or new or different because we already knew each other so well. i don't know when i fell in love with cory. i surprised him over the fourth of july weekend, one of my greatest successes! i had a free flight from southwest and managed to get a day or two off work and told cory, on sunday, july 3, that i wasn't bringing my phone to church or that my mom wanted them turned off, and hopped on a plane to SLC (he could track my location with that one app and i never knew how stalkerish he truly was). he was so mad at me for lying :) my friend darcy picked me up at the airport and then she and i went straight to his door where we rang the doorbell a bunch of times and FINALLY he came and opened the door and looked at me and turned around! he was so surprised and i think it took a little bit for it to settle in. we had a bbq at his apartment for the holiday and laid on his floor to watch movies cause the AC was broken and it was SO hot. it was not so bad leaving, knowing i would see him at the end of the next month.
we started talking about marriage in july, and of course, cory began talking about getting a dog and posting all sorts of pictures of dogs on my facebook or texting them. he left for a family vacation for two weeks to glacier national park and yellowstone. it was such a treat to talk to him. he called me from the middle of a forest, collect, and i remember walking around work in the middle of the afternoon, outside just loving the chance to hear him. in august, i went with my family on a trip to europe and that was really rough because nobody cared about wi-fi, except me and my sister. so a few times that week we would get to use my dad's blackberry or a hotel computer to send emails to our boyfriends :)
back to utah for school...and the chance for cory to meet my dad and brother and aunt! and to learn how the hatches love red iguana. by the beginning of that semester, we knew we were getting married, we just didn't know when-december or april. i told my mom in september and for nearly a month, she asked me every day if i was engaged yet! it was such a fun time of trips to zion national park, camping, shooting, big bang theory and curry take-out. we took astronomy together and went to basketball games, all while looking for wedding rings.
from october to april, cory was definitely one of my closest friends, as were his roommates and my roommates. we both dated other people, but it always came back to cory. there were so many fun dates to temple square, out to eat, divine comedy...we watched endless movies and shows at his apartment, went shooting, went hot tubbing. neither of us really thought of our friendship as something that would evolve into a long-term romance. i mean, cory had lots of girls he could and did date, and i was still waiting for a missionary.
in april 2011, i left to go home for the spring/summer, while cory stayed in provo to work on the grounds crew. i remember driving in my brother's honda civic with a broken cell phone (not my fault-always SPRINT's fault), using my mom's green slider cell phone to text cory.
maybe it's because i got an iphone and was finally worthy of cory's true love, maybe it was the distance, maybe it was just time...but we began to communicate in excess. i mean, facetiming, skyping, using voxer, texting, calling, facebooking, tweeting. i began my internship in june and i remember my co-intern asking if we were dating because cory and i talked all the time. cory had mentioned dating in may, but i shot it down, as i did not want to date long-distance. yet, when you have that desire to share even the stupidest details of your life with someone and stay up half the night video chatting for hours, your relationship grows whether you like it or not. so, in early june, i began calling cory my boyfriend (and vice versa-like it wasn't just me making up this couple thing).
honestly, it didn't feel weird or new or different because we already knew each other so well. i don't know when i fell in love with cory. i surprised him over the fourth of july weekend, one of my greatest successes! i had a free flight from southwest and managed to get a day or two off work and told cory, on sunday, july 3, that i wasn't bringing my phone to church or that my mom wanted them turned off, and hopped on a plane to SLC (he could track my location with that one app and i never knew how stalkerish he truly was). he was so mad at me for lying :) my friend darcy picked me up at the airport and then she and i went straight to his door where we rang the doorbell a bunch of times and FINALLY he came and opened the door and looked at me and turned around! he was so surprised and i think it took a little bit for it to settle in. we had a bbq at his apartment for the holiday and laid on his floor to watch movies cause the AC was broken and it was SO hot. it was not so bad leaving, knowing i would see him at the end of the next month.
we started talking about marriage in july, and of course, cory began talking about getting a dog and posting all sorts of pictures of dogs on my facebook or texting them. he left for a family vacation for two weeks to glacier national park and yellowstone. it was such a treat to talk to him. he called me from the middle of a forest, collect, and i remember walking around work in the middle of the afternoon, outside just loving the chance to hear him. in august, i went with my family on a trip to europe and that was really rough because nobody cared about wi-fi, except me and my sister. so a few times that week we would get to use my dad's blackberry or a hotel computer to send emails to our boyfriends :)
back to utah for school...and the chance for cory to meet my dad and brother and aunt! and to learn how the hatches love red iguana. by the beginning of that semester, we knew we were getting married, we just didn't know when-december or april. i told my mom in september and for nearly a month, she asked me every day if i was engaged yet! it was such a fun time of trips to zion national park, camping, shooting, big bang theory and curry take-out. we took astronomy together and went to basketball games, all while looking for wedding rings.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
our story series: the introduction
every couple has a story. here's ours:
autumn 2010, my roommates and i were settling into our new lives as sophomores at regency apartments in provo, utah. one of my roommates tara and i had roomed in building one during spring term and spent several weeks with gaping holes in the kitchen ceilings due to a mold outbreak and although we got a month of free rent (i hope the cancer's worth that $100 later in life), we requested having our contracts moved to building two for fall/winter semester. i don't know why we thought that building two would be better, or safer, but ultimately, our move precipitated many wonderful friendships and marriages. so roommates, tara and i say "you're welcome".
it was halloween and half of our apartment-tara, katie and i, had been assigned new home teachers (lds.org) who set up an appointment for that day. earlier that afternoon we all dressed up in white shirts, jeans and colorful cardigans and took "roommate" pictures up in sundance. yeah, that's a thing BYU girls do. our home teachers were two roommates from promenade 17, adam and matt. only adam was busy that day, so one of the other roommates, cory, came over with matt. normally these visits are about 30 minutes or so, but i recall them staying over for several hours. they asked us lots of questions including our favorite foods, and i remember us all saying things that started with a "p"-i said pumpkin, tara said pudding and i don't remember what katie said. they chatted, matt played guitar, we laughed and then they left.
however, cory left behind his keys (probably on accident). immediately katie snatched them up and ran into the back hallway with them as she heard cory come back for them. he searched everywhere and beginning to panic, left empty-handed. we, being the sweet girls we are, made a batch of jell-o and stuck cory's keys in the jell-o mound. YUM.
later that evening we dropped of the jell-o at cory's apartment and i'm pretty sure he was mad/disgusted/relieved. i mean, holding someone's keys hostage in a gelatin dessert is a pretty cruel trick for halloween. i remember him coming over to our place because as katie and i walked back with him to his apartment, i was holding onto katie because i can't see in the dark, and cory grabbed my hand to help me too. and so then i grabbed katie's hand to make it less weird (for me, since cory doesn't really think about social implications like i do). we went to adam's room to sort through his extensive movie collection for a scary movie and returned with "secret window". so it was about six girls in our apartment and cory as we watched that weird movie and he sat by me and played with my hand (BOLD for meeting that day) and tried to show off his new ipad to me (something i could care less about). after the movie finished cory left and my roommates and i sat and talked about him and how fresh he was, by our somewhat inexperienced standards :) in retrospect, i realize that is just how cory acts-authentic and impervious to social norms.
he left with the promise of a date for two days later.
autumn 2010, my roommates and i were settling into our new lives as sophomores at regency apartments in provo, utah. one of my roommates tara and i had roomed in building one during spring term and spent several weeks with gaping holes in the kitchen ceilings due to a mold outbreak and although we got a month of free rent (i hope the cancer's worth that $100 later in life), we requested having our contracts moved to building two for fall/winter semester. i don't know why we thought that building two would be better, or safer, but ultimately, our move precipitated many wonderful friendships and marriages. so roommates, tara and i say "you're welcome".
it was halloween and half of our apartment-tara, katie and i, had been assigned new home teachers (lds.org) who set up an appointment for that day. earlier that afternoon we all dressed up in white shirts, jeans and colorful cardigans and took "roommate" pictures up in sundance. yeah, that's a thing BYU girls do. our home teachers were two roommates from promenade 17, adam and matt. only adam was busy that day, so one of the other roommates, cory, came over with matt. normally these visits are about 30 minutes or so, but i recall them staying over for several hours. they asked us lots of questions including our favorite foods, and i remember us all saying things that started with a "p"-i said pumpkin, tara said pudding and i don't remember what katie said. they chatted, matt played guitar, we laughed and then they left.
however, cory left behind his keys (probably on accident). immediately katie snatched them up and ran into the back hallway with them as she heard cory come back for them. he searched everywhere and beginning to panic, left empty-handed. we, being the sweet girls we are, made a batch of jell-o and stuck cory's keys in the jell-o mound. YUM.
later that evening we dropped of the jell-o at cory's apartment and i'm pretty sure he was mad/disgusted/relieved. i mean, holding someone's keys hostage in a gelatin dessert is a pretty cruel trick for halloween. i remember him coming over to our place because as katie and i walked back with him to his apartment, i was holding onto katie because i can't see in the dark, and cory grabbed my hand to help me too. and so then i grabbed katie's hand to make it less weird (for me, since cory doesn't really think about social implications like i do). we went to adam's room to sort through his extensive movie collection for a scary movie and returned with "secret window". so it was about six girls in our apartment and cory as we watched that weird movie and he sat by me and played with my hand (BOLD for meeting that day) and tried to show off his new ipad to me (something i could care less about). after the movie finished cory left and my roommates and i sat and talked about him and how fresh he was, by our somewhat inexperienced standards :) in retrospect, i realize that is just how cory acts-authentic and impervious to social norms.
he left with the promise of a date for two days later.
Monday, September 8, 2014
i measure my life in weeks now!
cory's training was extended an extra month, so instead of being apart for just six weeks, it's now ten weeks! and i'm now 22 weeks pregnant, with only 18 to go. which means 16 weeks until christmas and six weeks till my birthday....it's all about the weeks, people.
that being said, i have so much to look forward to and i'm trying not to focus solely on the future. we had a great fast and testimony meeting (lds.org) at church yesterday where many people expressed feelings related to the passage of time and living without regrets. for me, that means savoring these weeks of relaxation and the lack of stress! i've never had a time like this in my life and it's so foreign, but i'm really trying to appreciate the openness and spontaneity each day can bring. even if it's just making a meal or going to target :)
updates on cory: he is still in indiana and will receive his placement around the third week of september depending on his sales. he is loving what he is doing, so i'm SO grateful and happy because he is still by himself in the extended stay living off costco salmon or leftovers from his lunches. when we found out he'd be staying for another month, cory got some tickets and flew up to minnesota for labor day weekend to be with his clingy wife and needy dog.
it was kind of weird picking him up at the airport and holding him again! it'd been a month and how could holding someone's hand, that you've held millions of times, feel so new and different? we went to the minnesota state fair with my family, which is legendary. it's all anyone talks about and it's on all the news outlets for months. it covered many blocks and was mostly food, and rides and typical fair things. we actually stayed for fourish hours. we got sweet martha's chocolate chip cookies (not as good as their reputation) and then erik ate a corndog, dad ate alligator on a stick, cory ate deep fried reeses' and shared cheese curds with me. apparently the day we went had record number of people-over 200,000 attendees! it was intense.
we got tacos that night from my favorite place here-la taqueria la hacienda and cory and i finally started the latest season of "parenthood" which he forbade me from watching until we were together. sunday, we went to church and then went swimming! sienna loves when cory is here because he actually plays with her and encourages her to swim. i usually do everything in my power to keep her out because she always splashes me and sometimes gets me with her sharp nails. mom always spoils cory with his favorite foods, and made him a huge breakfast on saturday and his favorite meal of salmon and homemade mac and cheese on sunday. everyone has to suffer through that weird combo for cory. even though i love those two things too, it grosses me out thinking about eating them as a meal.
monday morning was sad cause we knew he'd be leaving, but we went to the outlets where ainsley works and cory and erik got some good deals like $19 oakley swimsuits! i actually had gotten cor one the week before, and we got another cause they were such a steal. amongst other things, cory also got his first bow tie that weekend :) before he left we had a "last supper" so to speak, where of course, cory got wonderful steaks grilled for him. all in all, it was a sweet weekend and i'm so grateful he spent the money to come up here. we miss him so much!
update on ash: and baby: i stopped throwing up when i came up here (with the exception of three times) and i've felt pretty good during this second trimester! my body's exterior is definitely changing-rounded belly and all. i'm more tired and sometimes i eat a lot more than i usually can (a whole chipotle burrito bowl in one sitting, foks!) and other times, i don't have much of an appetite. i consistently go to the bathroom about three times a night and i HATE side sleeping. i'm pretty sure it aggravates lower back pain too, which is another side effect of pregnancy, which since i'm not super far along, isn't bad yet. my sense of smell is killer though. i want to be nesting, but i don't have a home yet! i've got all our rooms planned out and have bought pillows and am going to reupholster my mom's kitchen chairs (cause we get their dining set, woohoo!) and have made a fabric-covered magnet board. a few more projects and i should be set till the beginning of october!
baby bump pictures
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| fourteen weeks-at the extended stay! |
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| 15 weeks-used in our pregnancy announcement |
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| 21 weeks at my parents' house |
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