More Wedding Plans...

Well the date is now official!!! We called the Salt Lake City Temple and made a reservation for February 13 at 11 a.m.! Later that evening, we will have a reception to celebrate! So make sure and set that night apart, so you can all party with us! Everything is coming together just perfectly and we are very excited!

We're Engaged!!!!!

So the first day started off great with a fishing trip and then it couldn't have ended better! I was showing Katie around Hereford, the town that I grew up in and then we took a walk on a bike trail next to the Gunpowder River. It was really pretty with all the trees around and then I asked her to marry me! She said yes, thank goodness! She is so great and I am so lucky to have her in my life and I'm so excited to marry her! Here are some pictures of the engagement:

Fishin' With My Girl!

Well Katie has arrived! I'm so excited to have her here in Maryland. Our first day started off with a nice fishing trip. I love to fish, but Katie has never gone. So I had to introduce her to this great pastime! Here are some pics of our experience!

Katie was the winner! She caught the only fish and the biggest! Way to go Katie!

Beautiful Ocean City Maryland

We are home! Richard and I came home for about a week and a half to be with our family and to do some fun things. So far it's been pretty exciting! The day that we flew in, I had to go to the doctors to check out a wart that I had gotten frozen off in Provo. It had gotten really infected and the doctor gave me antibiotics through an IV. I happened to be allergic to this antibiotic which caused bumps to appear on my body. So then I had to get a shot of steroids in my butt and a shot of benadryl in my arm. So that was a great time!

Then the next day we left for the beach in Ocean City! We had a great time there as we enjoyed the beautiful weather, the sand, the ocean, the miniature golf and the Boardwalk! Here are some pics:

Within ten minutes of setting our stuff up on the first day at the beach, a wave came and soaked all of our stuff! Mom's cell phone didn't survive.

Just chillin...

Miniature Golfing

More miniature golfing

Mommy and Daddy enjoying a much deserved vacation

Dad working on his architecture skills

The waves weren't too big but they were enough to body surf and use the boogie boards

So that was our little trip to Ocean City Maryland. It was what we all needed! And Katie is coming tomorrow night, so we are gonna have plenty more to blog about! We have a lot of fun things planned!

Sunday Night Tradition

Recently, my roommates and I have started a new Sunday night tradition. My roommate served his mission in England and he brought home a sweet board game called "A really nasty horse racing game." Basically you each have your own horse and you place "bets" on who you think is going to win the race. So if you bet on the winning horse then you can make a lot money. But what makes it "really nasty" is that there are cards that can change the whole pace of the game. With one card you can kick certain horses out of the race or make them go slower. So sometimes it can get pretty intense if someone kicks the horse out that you bet on to win. It is not uncommon to yell and stand on your chair as you play! Come over and play sometime!

I Was Tagged Again!!!!

Ok so this time I'm supposed to be things that I love...so it here goes! (I am 22 so that's how many things I put down!)

I love my Heavenly Father. I love Jesus Christ. I love the gospel. I love Katie. I love my family. I love to fish. I love the play basketball. I love movies. I love puzzles. I love to play soccer. I love to play solitare. I love the color blue. I love not going to school. I love to work with missionaries. I love to read the scriptures. I love to travel. I love to spend time with friends. I love the sun. I love to ski. I love the people of Bolivia. I love the beach. And of course, I love to blog!

A New Outlook On Life

So today at church our Bishop showed us this clip. As you watch it, think about how it makes you feel. When I watched it, it made me feel so small and insignificant. But what is so amazing is that we have a Heavenly Father and an older Brother Jesus Christ who love and know each of us! They know each of our personalities, our trials, our weaknesses and our strengths. They smile when we are happy and they cry when we are sad. Even though we are such a small part in this universe, we are not small by any means to our Heavenly Father and Older Brother!