Sharing is Good!

We did it! Brady and I FINALLY got married last week on November 3rd! It was such a perfect and beautiful day! Everything went smoothly, and I couldn't have asked for it to be any better! Thank you SOOO much to all of you who helped to make it such a special day for us! We just got back yesterday from our honeymoon in Oahu, Hawaii and it was amazing! It was hard for us to leave the warm weather, but we're happy to be home and getting ready for the holidays! Woo hoo! So anyway, now that we're officially married, I thought it was only appropriate to make it our blog instead of just mine. Brady will be so happy I'm finally sharing! He blog stalks me all the time and has kept asking for me to add him as partial blog owner. I told him not until he made the committment! ;) (He wants to join my facebook too...but that's still iffy!) So...welcome to the new Thorn family blog! (He he he he...that sounds weird!) We've only been married 1 week today, but we are already loving it so far! Last night was our first official night at home when I didn't have to leave...and it was so lovely! I'm still in the process of making myself at home and moving all my stuff in, so I'll post more when I'm more organized. I will post pics of the wedding when I get them (which probably won't be for awhile), my new digs, and honeymoon pics very shortly! So here's to sharing blogs, homes, and hearts! Thanks again everyone! We love you all very very much!!!

Groomals!

I just got my "groomals" back yesterday, and I love them! I don't know how I'll ever decide which ones I want printed! Here are some for you to look at and give me your opinion on which ones you like best. If any of you are looking for a photographer...Vanessa Millecam is the bomb!

He Never Said It Would Be Easy...He Only Said It Would Be Worth It

I normally don't like to post things that don't have pictures to go along with them. Mostly I just feel like people would rather see those instead of read my ramblings! However, I need to make this post to get it out into the void, and there's just no happy, fun picture to go along with it. Sorry! Anyway, people keep asking me about my wedding plans and where we're getting married, so I thought I'd just put it out there to everyone at once. As most of you know, Brady and I were planning on getting married in the Salt Lake Temple. Because we've both been married before, Brady had to get a sealing clearance and I had to get a sealing cancellation, so we've been waiting on that before making a final plan. I got my letter back this past week. They canceled my previous sealing, but they won't let Brady and I be sealed for 1 yr., so we're going to have to have a civil ceremony at Heritage Gardens. You can imagine my shock! It is the weirdest thing, and neither of us can even begin to understand it. The only real explanation we've received is from Brady's mission president who said the first presidency is doing that a lot now, because so many people keep getting divorced and remarried, and don't take their covenants seriously. I guess that makes sense...but still! Any of you who know either of us knows that definitely wasn't the case! We're both perfectly worthy to go to the temple, we can do sealings for other people, but WE can't be sealed? Needless to say, I was a complete wreck for about a day. Then Brady, being the rock in my life that he is, helped me to calm down and realize that the important thing is that we're getting married, and we just need to move forward. It hardly seems fair after all the two of us have been through, but we have to have faith that the Lord has his reasons for everything. So there it is. When you hear I didn't get married in the temple, there is no need for speculation. It is what it is. I think we'll do a session together the night before we get married, still enjoy having a fabulous wedding day celebrating our love for each other, and look forward to next year when we can finally be sealed for all eternity. It will be an awesome anniversary present at least! And it's like Brady says...we get to have 2 celebrations! He he he! :) He's just the best. He's so positive and never let's anything cramp his style. So even though it won't be exactly what we planned...we still just can't wait for November 3rd! :)

Engagement Pics!

It's almost here!  Brady and I are less than 1 month away from our special day!  I can't wait!!!  We're so freaking excited!  I hope the next few weeks go by fast!  But at the same time...I still have tons to do, so maybe not too fast! ;)  We got our engagement pictures back this weekend and they turned out so good!  Our photographer is amazing!  You should check out her website! www.vanessamillecam.com  She was so cute and made us a little video of our pics!  Here is the link!  Hope you all enjoy! :) http://video214.com/play/F7V355QNozQkz4I1Kv3Emg/s/dark

We're Engaged!!!

I'm sorry it has been so long since I've posted! And really I should've had this post up a week and a half ago! I've just been so busy! Anyway, for anyone that hasn't heard, Brady and I are officially engaged! I am so excited!  I just couldn't be happier! 

How did he do it you ask?  Well...he took my family and I up to Sun Valley for the weekend as a nice little get away.  The night we got there, after we got all settled in, Brady took me on a walk to "show me around".  It was such a beautiful night!  There was music playing, the grounds were lit up by soft lighting, and there were ponds and streams everywhere!  After awhile, we stopped and sat in two little chairs by one of the ponds.  We started talking about our future, and Brady was saying all of these nice things. (Don't tell him I said this, but he even got choked up.) Then, he asked if I was ready to go back to the condo.  However, when we stood up to leave, he told me to hold on a second.  I turned around, and he was getting on one knee...tears in his eyes, ring in hand.  Well, obviously I said yes!  How could one refuse such a man?!  So we went back to my family, got some dinner, and spent the rest of the weekend celebrating! But it doesn't end there!  The day after we got home, he met my parents and I for dinner, and when we went to leave, instead of his car being parked there, he surprised me with a Range Rover Sport! I was totally shocked! I didn't even believe him for about 5 minutes until he gave me the keys!

Brady is seriously the best guy ever.  He is so loving and kind to everyone.  He is always happy, positive, and so much fun...it's pretty hard to get him down! He works so hard and has such an unwavering testimony, and he's the only person I know that can calm me down or cheer me up in an instant.  I just couldn't be happier, and I am so lucky and grateful to be marrying my favorite person and best friend.  I can't wait to marry him on November 3rd!  I love you so so much Brady James!!! :0)