Honeymoon!

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Cozumel, Mexico
Ocho Rios, Jamaica

We just arrived in Texas about an hour ago, beginning our honeymoon adventure. Since we got married mid-semester we decided to take out honeymoon a month and a half later! We are going on a 7 day western Caribbean cruise that docks out tomorrow. We will be going to Jamaica Cozumel, and the Cayman Islands, sounds fun huh! We are way excited. So I will say we will not be able to blog for a week, so dont put us on probation like David and Jenny are on, we have a good excuse!!

Our Love Cups

Josh and I went over to David and Jenny's house Monday night for dinner, which was awesome and for family home evening! It was so much fun, the last couple of times we have been there Josh gets in the car and says I feel bad for keeping them up so late, I just love talking to David and Jenny. Well for family home evening David read bits and pieces from president Faust's ensign talk, Enriching your Marriage, and also talked about the book The Five Love Languages. The book talks about the 5 different ways people show love, and how you may show love a different way then your spouse. So you may think you're being way considerate, but they might think you're nelglecting them, or not showing them the attention they need. It says you show love the way you want it to be shown to you, and sometimes spouses just need it expressed differently than one another. It is really interesting, and something we never thought about. So then Jenny had this idea where you write down all things you would love if your spouse did for you and put them all into a jar. So we all did that. So now at the beginning of each day I pick one from Josh's jar, and he picks one from mine, and we make sure to do that little thing sometime throughout the day. We thought this was such a good idea, we had to blog about it. I think everyone should try it, it really has been pretty fun. Not only is it fun to see what note Josh picked out that day but it makes me notice the other little things he does for me that I might of just over looked before.

Our T.V.

So finally here it is! After a month and a half of being married and no t.v. we finally decided it was time... We decided to go with a Costo purchase (which i know David and Jenny approve of). It's the same one that John and Emma have but of course smaller! It has been a lot of fun having it. We have watched probably 5 movies since last Saturday, i know we addicted now! When i told Josh I was going to blog about the T.V. he didn't want me to say we were taking it back. We think it might be a little much, and a little bigger than we need right now, but Josh knows football is right around the corner and already loves it too much to not want to take it back... so we will see.

Our Life

So since we are on probation, we thought it would only be fair to blog twice in the same day. You would think life would slow down, but the errands list is always long, and there is always something to get done. I still have a few things I have to get done for school, but asfter Tuesday, I'm done! Josh is about to start finals, so he is crazy busy and in the libraby all day.

This is just a picture after an 8-5 day of clinc... Josh took this picture because he thought it looked like I had shoulder pads in my jacket! But this is our life!

80's Dancing

Okay so i know we are on probation, but we had a little bit of an excuse. We have not been able to get Internet at our house for almost 2 weeks, so not only have we not blogged but we have not been able to see anyone other blogs. I decided it was getting to be a really long time, so i came over to the Belmont house and decided to blog

Last Thursday, a group of us decided to go 80's dancing. It didn't end up starting till 10:00 in Salt lake, so by the time we got there and danced for about 30-45 min. It was already past our bed time. It was so much fun, but kind of embarrassing because we realized we had not stayed out that late since before we were married. It really was a blast, but i think the best part was finding the clothes and getting ready.

Look at our killer outfits!

The gang! Crazy boys!

IT'S ONE MONTH

I can't believe a month has come and gone since we were in Texas getting married. We are still so happy and so in love as that day. I love him so much and am so lucky to be with him. Josh and I were excited to celebrate our one month of being married on Tuesday! After our day at school we went to Outback, which was so good, and then went over to our friend Shannon's house and played a game called guitar hero! It is so much fun, and we played for a couple hours. Josh and I had only played once before this night, so we played on the easy and medium level-- but you should of seen everyone else on the hard and expert level. It was amazing! Josh and I were inspired at how good everyone and were thinking about getting one to play, now that we have time to. Here is us rockin out, or at least trying! Look at my cute husband of one month!

THE GAME

So last night, Ohio State matched up with Florida for another championship game! We had a little party over at the Bunkers, with the family and a few of Josh's buddies! Sadly, Ohio State lost to Florida again in the National Championship. At least this time Josh wont be bumped for a few days, for one because its not football, also because this time Ohio State was predicted to lose, and mostly because as much as he does not like Florida he really does not like Noah, and yesterday, he had one of his worst games, only scoring 8 points! He said last night, as much as i love Oden and Conley I think I hate Noah more(that's pretty bad)!! So as sad as loosing was, it was fun to hang out with everyone!

~Not a fun blog, but with the new rule we didn't want to get kicked off!

OUR HOUSE

So now that my brothers, and sisters have started blogging, i am now getting in trouble from them for not blogging. First David called and told me I was not good at blogging, then Christy called me and told me she was mad at me for not blogging, and then she told me that she talked to Emma earlier and she said she was sick of pulling up my blog and seeing my wedding dress... I guess now I have to be better! Well the big horrible test is now over! I had a lot of support from everyone, Christy and Emma brought over dinner the night before, with balloons and a bad full of stuff that was needed,( like breakfast, snacks, drinks, brain-food) you know the works! Then David and Jenny brought ice cream, which if you know me, was perfect. Then I got phone calls from the whole family, and our friends wishing me luck, and what i think helped the most was that i found out i was on 9 prayer lists, Josh gave me a blessing, and I was in many prayers that morning and night. So if i didnt pass, i dont know what else would of helped.

These are just fun pictures when we moved into our house! Josh and I scored a California King bed, that is half water bed, so these are the water tubes (or whatever you call them) that go in the bed. I guess he got too tired just carrying one at a time, so then the task started! Dane was nice to come over and help us move all our stuff, and then had fun seeing how many of these water tubes they could carry at one time!
These are our killer blue couches. We were able to rent them from the apartment complex for ten bucks a month, which is a great deal, but its funny the first time we sat on them, you dont sink at all, and the back of the couch reaches about the middle of josh's back, and then if he lays down he hangs off almost a foot... it was so funny when he sat on them for the first time! I guess I will have to say we are lucky to have these couches now because before this, we didnt have any furniture and we would put a suitcase down on the ground and put a blanket over it to make it our nice table cloth, and thats what we ate on for the first couple weeks, but i guess that's part of it!

the wedding

I know, I know, you would think that something as big as getting married would make us make a post, but we have been so crazy busy this week... Shannon would not stop getting off my case until I did, so I figured it was time! Josh just had his big test week, three tests in three days. Crazy i know... i don't think he did as good as he had hoped with the crazy month we had, and missing school a few days he thinks he did okay! Being married is so much fun, I never thought that the two of us could get any closer, but i just love Josh to death, and we have so much fun together. It has been so nice to be able to go home with each other, and not have to say good night. This is just the dress and veil, all ready in the closet... my mom got it all steamed, cleaned and together for me before I got back to Texas!This was our project the night before... Kambria, Sandra, Lindsey, Me, Brittany, John, David, and Brian were all in an assembly line rolling silverware for the reception. This is were my two and half years of Olive Garden skills came in!

This is my mom the morning of the big day, she woke up us girls that morning with wedding/love songs, and she made us blueberry muffins and brought orange juice for breakfast, isn't she so cute!! Just waking up for the big day!! Time to get ready! I had Lilly do my hair, and then Lindsey my sister do my make-up... They both did such a good job!
Were Married!!!

Our first kiss publicly as Mr. and Mrs. Petersen!
Here are just some of the pictures that were taken on my camera, when i get the others I'll post them in an album for y'all to see! This was seriously the best day ever, the weather, was perfect, the flowers were perfect and we had so many people there that we cared about. I am so grateful to be a Petersen, and to be a part of there family, they mean so much to me, and i cant express how lucky I am to be loved by such great people, and most importantly, Josh!

I can't tell you how grateful both Josh and I were to have everyone fly out to Texas, and all the work that went into this day. The person we have to thank most is mom... the tent set up, the food choices, the cakes, the flower arrangements, the D.J., the photographer, the video-o-grapher, helping pick the dress, the bridesmaid dresses, the tiara, the veils, the carriage ride to the hotel, planned out the schedule (which everyone loved) and I'm sure many other things that went on behind the scenes were all planned by my mom. I am so grateful for her and my dad, and for everything they have always done.

Engagment

Josh and I had such a great chritmas, probably one we will never forget... Josh surprised me on chritmas night, by flying down to Texas and proposing that night. I had no idea he was coming, it was all a surprise to me. Pretty much both our families knew in late October or early November. I guess thats a good thing because you know they can all keep a secret. So the big day is on March 3rd, in the Houston Texas temple. I know we are doing it so fast, we are 5 1/2 weeks away and it seems to far for us. We are so excited, and both stressed at the same time. We are planning the wedding, while Josh is in one of his hardest semesters at BYU, and then i take my big test to get my dental hygiene license 3 weeks after we are married. Its good because it keeps us busy but the only times Josh and I really get to see each other is while we are on the library studing together. Its a fun time, and Im excited and grateful for the people that are spending the money and making an effort to come be with us on this day, it really means a lot to both of us! I told you i had no idea, did you notice that I was in my pajama's....

*Thriller

I thought because I had a little time today I would blog some of the things we have done that I have pictures of. I always love looking at ya'll pictures so i thought it would be fun for ya'll to see what we are doing when where not at school. Because we decided to go tricker-treating with Collin and my nieces and nephews in Pleasant Groove on Halloween night, we thought it would be fun to go see the Thriller a couple days before. Its a dance performance, shown at the U of U, that they do every year around Halloween time. It was so a lot of fun, and something different to do on the weekend. This is everyone that went after the show getting something to eat at the "Pie" border="0" /> This is Josh playing with the camera, i guess he was a little bored!

Our Date

So this last week Josh had a very busy week. He had three tests, and i dont think he did anything out of library other than eat and sleep. He was there all day every day. He has not recieved his scores yet but I'm sure he did great. He and I are both so busy with school, so I thought I would try and keep everyone updated. Everytime I make up a blog I save it so Josh can edit it, but now he says just send it, so this is what's new... It was one of our friends birthday's and so his girlfrind ask us to double with them. We went and ate dinner on the Roof (the resturant that looks over the Salt Lake City temple) and went on a carriage ride around downtown. It was fun to get dresses up and go out, we all had such a good time. I'm sitting at our table, what a view huh!!