We are getting married in 17 days and counting!!



I am so excited I can barely stand it! Things are wrapping up as far as details go so all that's left to do is wait. My bridesmaids have their dresses, Alli and I finished my veil, we decided on a beautiful hairstyle (bonus: it makes my hair look SO thick, which is a major bonus since I don't have hair...I'm sure many of you remember me when I was young and my serious lack of hair was all over the place), the invitations are sent, and all the little details are falling into place. I still need to go pick up my dress, which I'm going to do next weekend. I. Can't. Wait.

After living alone this summer, having Colt gone more often than not, working in hell (sometimes referred to as Lin's), having a lot on my mind, and just being overall lonely, it was amazing to have my Mom come down here for a few days to visit me. She came in celebration of my birthday week. She came with me to my dress fitting, so I wouldn't have to go alone (it fit perfectly, by the way). We made cheesecake for Colt's birthday and spent most of our time playing wii fit and watching Harry Potter. She helped me pick out jewelry for the wedding and prepare to go to the temple. It was an amazing week. I had so much fun with my Mom and I'm not sure if she will ever know how grateful I am that she came to visit me this week. That is the best birthday present I could have ever received from her. I love my Mom!

I know it has been forever since I have blogged, but I finally have the internet in my apartment so I can now blog whenever I want, instead of when get time to go to the school.

Yesterday I was having a really bad day at work. My coworkers were making fun of me more than usual, my customers were all rude and yelling at me, my schedule for the next week was horrible. It was one of those days that reminded me why I dislike my job so much.

After being at work for 6 hours I got a break and went outside to call Colt and vent. I (of course) started crying on the phone to him because I was so frustrated with everything. I went back inside and a few minutes later found that I had a text from my brother. It said "You're a good sister. I love you." I then started crying out of happiness and love for my family. Corny, I know, but I'm so grateful to have a family that loves and cares for me. My brother rocks!

I am finally back from my 3 week long tour of the North West. We went to Salt Lake City, La Grande, Seattle, Orcas Island, Everett, Lincoln City, Cottage Grove, Coos Bay, Medford, and Davis. It was a very...interesting 3 weeks. We got to do a lot of fun things like sail in Seattle and visit the space needle. Speaking of Seattle, I have renamed Pikes Place Market, it is now called fruit heaven. We went to the redwoods and spent some time on the Oregon coast.

Colt and I are in the redwoods with our good friends Dave and Marlayna. This was us being rebellious and being 10 minutes late.

Other than doing those fun things, we spent our time driving (and driving and driving), performing, setting up theaters, getting yelled at, dealing with team romances and drama, missing our friends, never having any free time or alone time, eating gas station food, living out of suitcases with host families, skipping meals, and never sleeping.

It was a fun trip, but three weeks was way too long and I was definitely ready to come home. I did have a break down in the middle of it, but thankfully Colt was there to make everything better. The trip was bittersweet for me because I know that this is the last team I will ever be on. I have danced since I was 5 years old, and trying to imagine my life without dance is really hard, but I am moving on to bigger and better things!

Now I get to look forward to going home this weekend with Colt. I am so excited to go to my bridal shower, hang out with my family, and go to Matthew's farewell. I can't believe he is leaving so soon, but I'm so excited for him!

I HATE moving! I have put off packing and organizing for a while now, and today I decided I should finally start getting ready to move. I took everything off my walls, took my curtains down, and started packing things. Now my room looks bare and lonely instead of being full of pictures of my friends and family, and I can't stand to be in it. It doesn't feel like home anymore.

The worst part is that I'm having a hard time being motivated to move since I'm moving into an apartment by myself. I love my new apartment and I'm so excited to get married, but I'm dreading a summer of living by myself with my fiance 5 hours away. I'm used to having my best friend in the room next to me so I always have someone to talk to. I'm going to miss living with her and it's not going to help being alone. I'm just trying to remember that at the end of this summer I get to marry my best friend in the whole world and then I'll never have to live alone again.

3 finals left and then no more school until August!

This is a picture of my wonderful trip to Disneyland with Colt and some friends. I got my ring while I was there, and I'm currently so tired that I have nothing else to post about the trip. It was a blast though!


I know I need to update my blog more, but at the moment I'm just so sick of school, work, and ballroom that I'm too worn out to write anything. Maybe when finals and concert are over I will be able to have a life again.

So I said I would post more wedding details and here they are. This is a picture of my ring. We bought it yesterday, but don't have it yet because it had to be sized. They said it would be ready on April 10th. I'm very impatient. But I love it and I'm so excited for it to come!