Remembering 2011

2011 was a wonderful year for so many reasons! It will forever hold some of my absolute favorite memories and events! Here is an over view of our super fun 2011! 

January 

 I started the new year celebrating with my favorite girls :)

 As soon as I got back to Provo this boy and I spent a lot, a lot of time together!

  Sundance Film Festival with these lovely ladies! 

 I got a job 

I was officially accepted to study abroad in London for Spring term.

February 

 Laren turned 22 !!

 We celebrated our first Valentine's together! 

We made a trip to Oregon and Laren met the whole family! 

He also asked my dad if he could marry me and we officially began discussing wedding plans with my family!

March

 March 5th 2011: 

We enjoyed watching BYU win the conference championship

Laren took me out to ice cream for our 3 month anniversary

We decided to hike Y mountain and to my surprise and excitement he proposed and I said yes!

 Alichelen came to Provo for Springbreak and some dress shopping :)

April

 I made my first trip to Colorado to meet Laren's whole family.

It was quite the adventure and included getting a little stuck in the mud!

 Engagement Photos

I turned 20!

Winter semester ended.

Found a wedding dress

Laren and I said goodbye for 3 months!

I headed to London for 2 months!

May - June

 Taught primary!

 

 Made two wonderful friends :)

Came home to find these beautiful flowers all the way from the U.S.A

Traveled the United Kingdom

Witnessed the Royal Wedding

Showed my parents, sister, and niece around England and Scotland.

Eventually found my way back to America!

July

 The 4th of July was spent at the lakehouse

 Laren and I were finally reunited!

 We spent the 24th of July in Colorado

 lots of time was spent with this little cutie!

I went back to the pool for my last summer in Veneta

Managed the whole long distance relationship thing

August

 Katie finally came to Oregon!!

We took a bridesmaid trip to the beach

 The soon to be husband came too :)

I went through the temple for the first time on August 9th, 2011

We got married!

Everything after this in August is pretty much a blur.. we were just enjoying finally being married!!

September

Ｉ　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｈａｖｅ　ａｎｙ　ｐｈｏｔｏｓ　ｏｆ　Ｓｅｐｔｅｍｂｅｒ，　ｂｕｔ　ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ｆｕｌｌ　ｏｆ　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ　ａｎｄ　ａ　ｎｅｗ　ａｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ　ａｎｄ　ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ　ｕｓｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｂｅｉｎｇ　ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ！

October

 Ｗｅ　ｇｏｔ　ｔｏ　ａｔｔｅｎｄ　Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ　Ｃｏｎｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ　ｉｎ　Ｓａｌｔ　Ｌａｋｅ　Ｃｉｔｙ

 Ｍｏｍ，　Ｓｈａｎｎｏｎ，　Ｈａｌｌｉｅ，　ａｎｄ　Ａｂｂｉ　ｃａｍｅ　ｔｏ　ｖｉｓｉｔ　ａｌｓｏ！

 Ｗｅ　ｈｅａｄｅｄ　ｔｏ　Ｏｒｅｇｏｎ　ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ＯＳＵ　ｖｓ。ＢＹＵ　ｆｏｏｔｂａｌｌ　ｇａｍｅ

Ａ　ｈｏｕｓｅ　ｄｉｖｉｄｅｄ！

November

 Ｗｅ　ｖｉｓｉｔｅｄ　Ｍａｎａｓｓａ　ｆｏｒ　Ｔｈａｎｋｓｇｉｖｉｎｇ

 Ｉ　ｒｏｄｅ　ａｎｄ　ｄｒｏｖｅ　ｍｙ　ｆｉｒｓｔ　ｆｏｕｒ　ｗｈｅｅｌｅｒ　ｅｖｅｒ。

Ｗｅ　ｖｉｓｉｔｅｄ　Ｔａｏｓ，ＮＭ　ａｎｄ　ｈａｄ　ａ　ｇｒｅａｔ　ｔｉｍｅ！

December

 Ｏｕｒ　ｆｉｒｓｔ　Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｍａｓ！

Ｗｅ　ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅｄ　ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ　ｓｅｍｅｓｔｅｒ！

Ｗｅｒｅ　ａｂｌｅ　ｔｏ　ｓｅｅ　ｏｕｒ　ｆａｍｉｌｉｅｓ　ｉｎ　Ｏｒｅｇｏｎ　ａｎｄ　Ｃｏｌｏｒａｄｏ

Ｗｅｎｔ　ｔｏ　ｍｙ　ｎｉｅｃｅ　Ｍａｉａ’ｓ　ｂａｐｔｉｓｍ

Ａｔｔｅｎｄｅｄ　Ｌａｒｅｎ’ｓ　ｃｏｕｓｉｎ　Ｎｉｃｏｌｅ’ｓ　ｗｅｄｄｉｎｇ　ｒｅｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ

２０１１　ｗａｓ　ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ　ｔｏ　ｕｓ　ａｎｄ　ｉｔ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｆｏｒｅｖｅｒ　ｈａｖｅ　ａ　ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ　ｐｌａｃｅ　ｉｎ　ｍｙ　ｈｅａｒｔ。Ｉ　ａｍ　ｅｘｃｉｔｅｄ　ｆｏｒ　２０１２　ａｎｄ　ｗｈａｔ　ａｄｖｅｎｔｕｒｅｓ　ｉｔ　ｈａｓ　ｉｎ　ｓｔｏｒｅ　ｆｏｒ　ｕｓ！

Ｗｅ　ａｒｅ　ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ　ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ　ｔｏ　

Ｇｒａｄｕａｔｉｏｎ

Ａ　ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ　ｉｎｔｅｒｎｓｈｉｐ　ｉｎ　Ｃｈｉｎａ　ｆｏｒ　Ｌａｒｅｎ

Ｇｒａｄ　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ　ｆｏｒ　Ｊｅｓｓｉｃａ

ａｎｄ　ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ　ｅｌｓｅ　ｌｉｆｅ　ｔｈｒｏｗｓ　ｏｕｒ　ｗａｙ！　

Ｈａｐｐｙ　Ｎｅｗ　Ｙｅａｒ！　

Ｌｏｖｅ　ｔｈｅ　Ｈｅｌｍｓ

( Please ignore the switching of fonts.. I am on Laren's computer and hit a button and hit changed my fonts and I can't figure out how to change it back... oops!)