Hello 2014 Thanks for the Fun 2013

2013 is definitely a year to be remembered. 

Outside of getting married which was obviously 

one of the biggest events of my life,

this year has been wonderful to Ty and I. 

I was looking up fun family traditions and one of them was to write a letter

to each year thanking "it" for the memories made. 

I loved the idea so here we go!

Dear 2013, 

You had quite a few fabulous surprises up your sleeve this year. 

Thanks for that.  I am a big fan of surprises. 

 The first surprise was my sweet Mr. B proposing at the top of a beautiful mountain on January 12th . 

The words he said there brought me to tears.

That was very good way to start off the year. 

Then the planning started for the big day!!

We had a short lovely engagement and were married in the 

St. George Temple on a beautiful clear day.

March 16, 2013

will forever be a special day for us. 

Because of school we only were able to make a quick get

away to Vegas for our 1st Honeymoon..

(Yes we had 3)

My wonderful mother bought us a 2 night stay at a little resort place in Vegas

and through all the planning I thought she booked the hotel and she thought I did. 

So.... on the way to Vegas I decided to call the hotel and double check...

Yup.. no one had booked the hotel. 

Thank heavens for Hotwire and cheap deals.

We hurried and booked a couple nights and the classy Riviera.

The trip was definitely one to remember. 

There was no microwave for the food that we brought to eat sooo

we spent most of our meals at the Mcdonalds across the street.

To top off our sweet little vacation I forgot to bring

1- My toothbrush

2- My make-up

3- A hair tie

4- A brush

5- A razor

Needless to say Ty is a keeper and was definitely thrown into reality quick. 

Honeymoon round 2 was much better.  

We were able to use the hotel that my mom had bought for our real honeymoon and

we had a splendid time. 

Finally it was May and our REAL honeymoon was here!

Third time is the charm I guess. 

 We loved our cruise and would go on another one in a heartbeat!

We loved relaxing, eating way too much, and Ty loved competing 

and winning any competition he could ;)

In August we were able to go through the temple with my brother Ethan

for him to go on his mission in Chesapeake Virginia.

It's been so amazing to see him grow through his letters. 

He has such a sweet heart and I know he is blessing many lives on his mission.  

He grew up so fast! 

School started in August for Ty.

Along with classes and homework came the inevitable football intramurals. 

I love watching him play and I'm probably the only wife yelling from the sideline. 

This year their team played so well! 

It was so fun to watch them make it to the top and win the tournament. 

Nothing too exciting happened between October and now but 

this year was definitely full of wonderful memories. 

We had a wonderful Christmas morning Skyping with Ethan and opening 

sweet presents from each other.  

We are excited for a new year together and I am sure it will be full of 

surprises and new opportunities.  

We loved 2013 but feel very blessed to have another great year together. 

Thanks again 2013, we couldn't have asked for a better year. 

Love, Me and Mr. B