random things

Last Saturday was super saturday for our relief society :) Here is what I made:
reversable thanksgiving/christmas blocks:

(my christmas letters got a little messed up cause i originally forgot to put one of the letters in...but it gives it character, right?)

cute magnets:

I also made an edible christmas wreath out of cornflakes and marshmallows.....but tommy and i ate it :/ ...lol

And while I had the camera out, i figured i take some pictures of two good looking people ;)

Didn't I marry the cutest boy ever?!

Happy Halloween!

For Halloween, Tommy and I weren't planning on dressing up until the last minute. But on Saturday night we realized we were out of time and needed costumes. We decided on 80's exercise enthusiasts. I already had leg warmers, converses and bright blue weights, so we made Tommy some leg warmers, got me some leopard print leggings, and both of us got oversized shirts and sweat bands :)

Here are our costumes:

On Sunday night we went over to our friends' (Bryce and Beka) apartment for a fun Halloween party. They had another couple over to and set up a mystery dinner (Don't worry, neither Tommy nor I were the murderer...Bryce was...) with delicious food, and then we played 13 Dead End Drive (Beka's brother found it in great condition at a thrift store...sweet!), and watched Hocus Pocus, the best halloween movie ever! It was a fun night! ...but we didn't get any trick or treaters :(

For the dinner, we were in charge of dessert and made these deliciously spooky pumpkin and eyeball cookies:

Yum!

Apartment Makeover

When we moved into our apartment, we cleaned and put in furniture, but we never really decorated it. A few weeks ago, we got sick of it. It was ugly and boring, and we like having people over, so we decided to revamp. One Saturday moening, Tommy and I took all of our remaining Walmart cards from our wedding and bought some fun stuff for our house. We then spent the whole day redecorating. It looks so nice now! We got a couch cover (which makes a huge difference I have discovered), more funiture to keep us organized, decorations for the walls, and things to cover up our storage spots. Here is what it looks like now:

Here is our walkway going from the front door to the kitchen, before it was a file cabinet, all my homework and printer pile up on a chair, and all of our workout equipment under the piano with nothing covering it, and just the calendar was on the wall (which we should probably move...). Much Improved!!

We bought the utility table to hold some random items and put a cool bowl from Costa Rica on the bottom shelf for our keys and wallets. I also made the little curtain around the piano to hide all the exercise stuff. I made magnet boards out of different sized cookie sheets and pink spray paint and made cute magnets for them to for some wall art :)

Here is our nice corner:

This was terrible. We just had some boxes and junk hanging out behind the chair and Tommy's coffin-looking guitar case leaning against the wall. All of the decorations on the coffee table were crowded together on half our kitchen table. So we bought this table to display them and I made a little curtain for it so all our junk can be hidden there. It got crumpled in this picture, so imagine it actually laying smooth. We ordered 3 canvases from CanvasPeople, which turned out awesome :) The vinyl quote was already there, but that was it.

And here is our entertainment area. We got a couch cover (it was a really ugly couch), bright curtains ( the other panel of each color are on our bedroom window), and a bookshelf for our movies and Tommy's homework so that they are not all piled up on the floor. It looks so much cleaner and brighter now!

I wish I had before pics so you could see how much it has changed. Our new apartment just looks so much nicer when you walk in and is much easier to keep organized, and we're not embarrassed by it when people come over. It's great!

Fun Stuff

Last weekend Tommy and I went with some friends to Denver to go to a haunted house. First, we stopped by Boondocks to hang out for a while. Boondocks is a fun place in Denver with an arcade, bumper boats, go carts, laser tag, mini golf, and foot courts. We played laser tag, which I had never done before....i lost badly.... and mini golfed. Then we played some aracade games until it was time for the haunted house. The haunted house is called the Asylum, our friends had gone to it last year and said it was really scary. They have professional makeup artists and everything. So we were really excited. It wasn't as scary as I expected but it was really well done and a lot of fun. We'll probably go back next year.

The weekend before, Tommy's parents and Grandparents came for a marching band competition that Tommy's sister was in at UW. Tommy's grandparents took us out to Perkins where I tried green bean fries for the first time. Tommy's whole family loves them and so they said I had to try them. They were delicious! I would recommend it if your ever at Perkins or TGIFridays or wherever they serve them. Anyway, last week we wanted to try making our own. This is what they looked like:

They were pretty good, but I'm still working on perfecting my recipe.

Have a good weekend!

I LOVE Halloween!!

Tommy and I both LOVE Halloween, so we decided to keep it going all through the month. THis weekend we decorated and carved our first pumpkin. We want to do at least a pumpkin a week all month. Plus we will have lots of pumpkin seeds!! WE also made a Halloween station on the Xbox last.fm that has songs like the witch doctor and monster mash, etc. It's so fun! Here are some of our decorations:



We are celebrating all month with Halloween PJs!!

Our window with cute little ghost and pumpkin candle holders:


Creepy Cobwebs all over the house:



Our first pumpkin! and adorable scarecrow greeter:

Locks of Love

About 2 years ago I made a plan to not cut my hair until I got married and then right after I got married, I would donate it to locks of love. Well, yesterday I finally got to cut it all off! I went across the street to a hair salon and I donated 10 inches of hair. And since I donated it, I got my hair cut free. Sweet!

Before: (Back in June, and you can't even see all my hair lol)

After:

I Got To Marry the Coolest Guy Ever!!

On August 12, 2010, I got married!! Tsutomu and I flew to Hawaii by ourselves on August 11th, and were met at the airport by Susann Warren, who took us to her place to spent the night. We got to see the whole Warren family (2 parents, 9 kids, ages 2-16)...it is crazy at there house, but so fun! The next morning, while the kids were in school or at a babysitter, Royd and Susann took us to the temple (about an hour and 20 minute drive from their house). We were scheduled for 12, but they told us to come an hour early, because they thought there was a specific thing we needed to do first, but we had already done that the weekend before so we didn't need to do it again, so we were just super early. Luckily, we didn't have to wait long. We waited in the little waiting room for just a few minutes, and then got to go in. There was one other marriage going on that day (I was hoping we'd be the only one) and they were at 11 so they were being sealed about when we got there. Because everything was taken care of and we weren't waiting for any guests, we got to go in as soon as they were done. The Kona Temple had a nice big bridal room with a closet and couches and a vanity, but I almost didn't get to use it because the other bride's stuff was in there and one of the male temple workers told me to just go into the locker room, but I was glad that the matron took me in there regardless, The other bride's stuff was just in one corner, and i put mine in another. It worked out perfectly because I finished getting dressed and was coming out right as she was coming back from the sealing room, so we got to meet each other, which was neat. She was so pretty!

After that, we moved to the sealing room and ...got married! It took about 30 mins and was amazing, I really liked our sealer, but it was funny when he couldn't pronounce Tsutomu, and his wife (the sub matron for the day) was trying to correct him but she was saying it wrong too, so we were all talking at once trying to teach him the right name lol. He finally got it and thankfully said it right for the actual vows. It was really nice, before I was a little nervous, but as soon as the sealing ended, I just felt so happy to be married to Tommy!! Because we went in early, I was worried we would have to wait forever for the photographer, but I just took my time touching up my make up (I think everyone was a little annoyed at that but oh well lol) and then we took a while to figure out how to attatch my veil. Luckily, the temple has bobby pins to use! They think of everything :). The matron was so nice and funny, she helped everything go so smoothly. When I was getting ready for pictures, she kept telling me I needed to go be with my "sweet husband" Then I was trying to answer, and I was like "My hu..hu... what?" It was too weird to say husband. I 'm used to it now though :) I wish I could remember her name, but it was something really different. I believe our marriage certificate will have the sealer's name on it though, and she is his wife, so then I will know their last name! Anyways, by the time I was done getting ready, the photographer was there, and we're aren't sure how long he had been there, Royd just went out to put something in the car and saw him outside, so it worked out perfectly. He took a lot of pics on the temple ground, and then took us over to a beach about a mile away and took a lot of pics there. He did such a good job! Anyone interested in getting married Kailua-Kona, HI should look up Photography by Glen (Dohie)!! It was a lot of fun. Then, we went out to lunch at Taco Del Mar, which is like Qdoba, fancy huh? but it was delicious!! After lunch, the Warren's took us over to Tommy's Aunt's house. I got to meet a few members of his family, and they were so nice. They all seemed really happy to meet me and really supportive about the temple and everything. It was really nice. On our last night in Hawaii, we got to go out to dinner with almost everybody. Only one of his Aunts and her husband had to work, but all their kids and grandkids were there. It was so fun! I love his whole family.

Ok, well that is all about our wedding day. I will post more about our honeymoon later, and also more wedding pictures. But in the meantime, here are some pictures!!! :D

More Wedding Plans!

So here is what we have decided so far....

Kona, HI Temple on August 12th

Reception in Gillette on August 20th

Colors: Kiwi/lemongrass green, apricot/burnt orange, gray/silver (we can't decide on official names)

Flowers: I definitely want hibiscus, I am thinking of going for an eclectic style and just throwing in all my faves: hibiscus, dasies, tulips, lillies, mostly orange, some white with some green mums and other doodads thrown in for fun...wouldn't that be cool?

Cake: We want a cupcake tower with white and chocolate cupcakes with probably gray frosting with alternating orange and green embellishments. We are getting a palm tree cake topper.

Dress: I don't have a dress yet, but hopefully we will be going to Utah in a couple of weeks to go dress shopping. Right now I am trying to decide if I want a big, formal dress that will really be bridal and I will be able to wear for my actual sealing, or a more beachy, fun, knee length dress that will be easier to transport and will cost less, and will show off my legs and I could get cute shoes to go with it. I wouldn't be able to wear the short dress in the temple, but because it's cheaper I could buy it for my pictures and buy a temple dress that I will be able to wear all the time instead of just once. Tommy's not wearing a tux, just a suit, so that might look weird with a super formal dress. I don't know... Anyway, here are ones I like online...

We are flying to Kona on August 11th and going straight to the marraige license place. They only do licenses at certain times during the day so we have to get to HI super early! We are getting a little worried because we haven't bought our tickets yet... Oh well, soon we will have money (we spent all of ours on the resort) luckily we both have good jobs and will be making the big bucks in a couple weeks :) Then, we are staying at the Warren's house for that night (no idea how we are getting there because it is an hour and a half away... you have to be 25 to rent a care :( ...maybe we will just fly into their town instead...) They are coming to our wedding, so we will be riding to the temple with them. We hired a photographer in Kona who will be coming to the temple and then taking us to a beach a mile away... sweet! We are staying for the week and then coming back and doing our reception. You all BETTER be there!!! ...please!