Our Little Home

Chad and I spent the first two weeks of marriage decorating our little home.

To the right is the desk that we fought for. When we moved in, our management said that they were out of desks. We pay for a furnished apartment, so i kindly debated with our management for either a desk or a monthly rent discount. Needless to say, we got a brand new desk (the other tenants have old dingy desks). Now, Chad does not think that my type A personality is all that bad, but he still stands by the fact that it can be embarrassing. (Eg. discount on Macys dinnerware because of little scratches --needless to say I got 10% off --I am my mother's daughter)

To the left is our beautiful bed.

It is really
important to Chad to have a comfortable bed.

This bed is fully loaded:

• -400 thread count sheets
  -Extra soft blanket (forgot what it's called)
  -Down comforter
  -Beautiful bed spread
  -BIG pillows
  

We love our little bathroom - minus the incredibley loud fan - most of all we love our beautiful shower curtain. We also have a toilet cover and rug that match the shower curtain. Chad likes to step out of the shower onto our soft rug :)

Below is our little kitchen. We love to

cook so its nice to have room all to ourselves.

Lastly, above is our little living room/TV room. We were given lots of cute little decorations from our wedding.

A closer look is given below so that mom can see the decorations!

We love living together and coming home to our little apartment!

The Beginning

Chad and I were married December 30, 2008.

It was a perfect day. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!

Sleep...who needs it!

Chad and I have gotten back in the swing of late night studying, early rising, and still failing quizzes :) College life is always full of these uplifting moments.

I think it is the third week of school or something, and we are feeling it. Between Chad's many labs, class, work and homework, and my TA jobs, subbing at the clinic, classes and homework, we are busy busy!

On a happier note, my mom came into town this past weekend and helped with the wedding plans, and by helped I mean she did everything hard and I just tagged along. Moms are the best! It is now only 3.5 months away until we get married, so we are really excited for that, but still trying to get through the chaos of it all.

Also, we are in the recruiting processes (or trying to be) for internships (Chad) and a job (Danielle), and hope that during all these crazy economic times, we will still be able to find good employment.

Since I am writing this BLOG to get away from the monotony of homework, but will now have to stay up just that much later because of it, I must return.

School Schmool!

Well, Chad and I are back in school and enjoying and enduring the challenges that come with that. He has a pretty rigorous schedule with work and his many lab hours, and I am actually forseeing a lighter schedule than I am used to. What can I say, senioritis much??

Because school makes our lives pretty boring, there is not much to say except that we are excited and grateful for our educational opportunities, even more excited for football season, and trying to avoid the awful sicknesses that spread through BYU campus. We are currently both fighting off the beginnings of nasty colds. Gotta love Utah weather I guess. One day its incredibly hot and the next its FREEZING!

...Off to do homework :(

Summer is Ending...

Today is the last day of my internship! I have a whole bunch of mixed emotions, but I am really excited to not commute everyday. I loved the people that I worked with and am really going to miss them.

On a happier note, Chad and I are leaving early tomorrow morning for Colorado to visit where Chad grew up. We are so excited, so hopefully we have fun news when we get back!

Engaged!!!

Saturday August 16, 2008 Chad proposed!.

It all started that morning...

Chad and I spend almost all of our free time together, so when he was too busy to hangout and did not want help cleaning for his apartment checkout that morning, I knew something was going on. I was bored on a Saturday morning without him, so I decided to get my haircut and meet up with him later.

He told me that he planned a date night and that I needed to dress up, so I got really excited and called my mom to tell her that I thought that, that night was going to be the night he proposed, and proceeded to get ready.

Chad called me to tell me that he was on his way to pick me up, so I went outside on the grass to wait for him. Then, he walked up with a beautiful rose and told me we were heading to Kiwanis Park (where we had our first kiss). He had a blanket and chess in the back seat of the car, and said that we were going to play chess at the park for a little while. At this point I thought it was a done deal.

Once we arrived we starting walking and I could see in the distance a blanket covered in rose pedals, and I started to get really excited. We sat down on the blanket and there I found a dozen roses (they were beautiful).

He then got down on one knee and opened a ring case...BUT to my shock the ring inside was a cheap Walmart ring and he began laughing really hard. I hit him on the shoulder and called him a dork. He said that I should have known that he would not make the proposal that obvious. I needed to be surprised (foreshadowing)...

So, we layed down on the blanket and played some chess. After I lost (I always lose :( ) He said that since we were all dressed up, we should still go to dinner. I agreed and started to cleanup all of the rose pedals... I turned around while cleaning and found Chad on one knee holding a different ring box. I was in shock. He opened it up and said, "Will you marry me."

I thought I would cry but in actuality started laughing because I had been tricked TWICE. I said yes and then we went to dinner at Tucanos.

He's a schemer but I love him!

The couple soon to be...

Chad and I are getting married December 30, 2008, and are so excited.

Please visit our wedding website for more information: wildeandpharo.weddings.com