2 months to go!!

I should have updated everyone on the date as soon as we decided, but I didn’t. We finally made the decision to tie the knot on…(imagine drumroll) August 6^th. We will be sealed in the Mount Timpanogos Temple, and then we will live happily ever after. That’s how it works, right? You know, there are things that I really look forward to about getting married.

a) I get to be with my Best Friend forever.

b) I won’t have to say goodbye to Scott at the end of the day, every day.

c) He gets to wear a ring too (show the world that he is taken)

d) We will get to know each other even more (learn how to push each other’s buttons)

e) Scott will be upgraded from ‘Fiancé’ to ‘Husband’

f) My home will be his home

g) Have someone to tickle my back

Things that I don’t really look forward to about marriage

a) Twice the dirty laundry (my least favorite chore that cannot ever be escaped)

b) I will no longer have my last name. For some reason there was a sense of pride that came with that last name…

See look, the pros totally out weigh the cons. I love my life.

Family: I would love to have anyone come out for my wedding but so many of you live pretty far away so I don’t expect it. Also, for anyone planning on coming we will be doing a Roast the night before the wedding (the evening of Aug 5^th) so if you want to participate you are totally welcome to. Also, I need addresses so it would be great if you would email me or facebook message me with your address so I don’t have to hunt it down later.

I'm Engaged

This time I am the one who is engaged. It’s even facebook official, thanks to Kelci. So here are the answers to all the questions that I have been getting. I will put headings on all the pieces of the story incase you just want to jump to the how he proposed.

Our Story

I laugh because we have what I consider to be the ideal BYU relationship. Growing up in Provo I always swore that I would never be one of those typical Provo girls when it came to dating. I didn’t even want to go to BYU because I felt like that was too cliché coming from Provo. Boy, am I glad that I did now that I look back on the last couple years. Me and Scott met Freshman year at a Service project at BYU on January 2st, 2008. He went to high school with my roommates and they invited him and his roommate Nick. We saw each other everyday after that for almost 6 months. We officially started dating on March 2, 2008. Then on May 6, 2009 he left on his mission to Japan. We wrote almost every week (we probably missed 15 letters between the two of us). He came home on March 17, 2011 and we started dating again. I guess it doesn’t quite follow the real trend for a BYU girl. If that was the case then I would have been married before he got home, and probably had a kid by now.

Getting the Ring

We went ring shopping a couple weeks ago, and picked out what ring we liked. Scott’s dad is friends with the owner of a jewelry store in Provo so we when to him to get a deal. We ordered the ring and they told us to come back in a couple days to look at the wax model to make sure it is what we wanted. When we looked at the wax version we made a couple changes to how it looked and then sent it off to get made. They told us it would take about a week to get it back. Then they called and pushed it back a little further. Scott wouldn’t tell me what the new date would be so I felt like they extended the finish date by FOREVER. Then on top of that we had to have it shipped out of state so we could save some money on the tax. So it got shipped up to Wyoming for my dad to ship back to us. I guess this was a bigger hassle than we bargained for. When the FedEx guy showed up he said that he needed Scott Robinson to sign for it and that he would need ID. Luckily they were able to call the manager of the FedEx store there and explain the circumstance. My dad was coming to Utah anyway so instead of shipping it back he just brought it to us. Me and Scott were sitting in the car, and we were both dying to see the ring so we opened the first box, and then the second box, and then the ring box’s box, finally we get to the ring box. What does Scott do? He tells me to shut my eyes while he looks at the ring. As much as I really wanted to look I closed my eyes as he told me how shiny and pretty it looked.

Getting Engaged

Me and Scott are your typical working students. We work, go to school, and sit in the library all day studying. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with Spring classes because they go twice as fast as classes during the regular semester. We just finished round one of midterms so we haven’t had much time to do anything. Usually we try to do something ‘fun’ when I don’t have to work the next morning (this means I can stay up later that 8 or 9 at night). This week I had Friday off so I knew Thursday was our night to go out. Since we already had the ring I figured that there would be a good chance that this is when Scott would ask me. I had been bugging him all week saying things like “I don’t care how you propose, you can just ask me”, or “You know, we could get engaged right now, if you want to”. Just stupid things trying to figure out when in the world he was going to ask. Thursday we finished up our classes and we went to the library to do some studying. Then I asked him what the plan was for the night. He said that we should go out to eat and then go to a movie. My response was “… and then?”. He just smiled and said “and then I have a surprise for you”. Really he was going to make me sit through a dinner and a movie? Lame!

We went to PF Changs for dinner, the place we went on our very first date, and also on our first date after he came home from his mission. There was a date night special thing where we got soup, an appetizer, 2 entrees and then a mini dessert for each of us. Dinner was great and I was anxious just to get the movie over with so I could get my surprise. Scott got up to go wash his hands after we ate, and I debated whether it would be fair for me to pay for dinner or not. I decided that Scott would be pretty upset if I did. Scott had just sat back down at the table when the waiter came up with the check and the fortune cookies. I was way confused because there were 3 cookies on the plate the he brought. Which probably was good, I was too worried about there being 3 cookies that I didn’t realize that they weren’t wrapped. Me and Scott both grabbed a cookie and he cracked his and put the fortune face down, and then looked at me like, “you go first”. So I opened up my cookie and the fortune said “Amber, will you marry me?” Next thing I know Scott is on his knee next to the booth we were sitting at with the ring box asking me to marry him. Of course I said yes! A few minutes later the waiter came up and said “Are we celebrating?” He opened up a bottle of sparkling cider and poured them into some champagne glasses for us. It was way cute, and I no longer have a boyfriend… he’s been upgraded to my fiancé.

Scott has been in my life for 1216 days so far and I am looking forward to the many more ahead of us!

Wedding Bells

Picking a wedding date has been harder than I thought. Before he left we picked the date August 6, 2011. It was more of a joke, but the more we joked about it the more serious the idea became. That date just seemed perfect. It was before school started for most people, so it would be good timing for anyone who was coming out of state to be here. It was August so the weather would be warm, possibly even hot (I really don’t like cold). My wedding pictures would have color to them instead of a white background. Scott’s little sister got engaged a few weeks ago and her wedding is scheduled for August 12th. That is only 6 days apart (incase you couldn’t do the math). Which I feel bad for his family, having to do 2 weddings in less than a week, that’s really stressful. Luckily they only have one daughter getting married, not 2. I think that we will be able to handle most of the stressful stuff about our wedding so they won’t have to worry about it. August 19th is still in the running, but as of right now we are leaning toward August 6th. If you have an opinion on my date, lets hear it. I will finalize it soon.

I think that covers everything so if you have any other questions or things that you want to know just comment and I will either do another blog post or write back.

Pictures

Engaged!!

I know that all of you have been dying for me to put up another post. It has been over a month since I have updated this blog and I don’t know how many times a week I get asked if I am engaged yet. Well, I hate to burst your bubble but I am not engaged. But…

Scott’s little sister Heidi got engaged last Friday. I am way excited for her and Steve. Since I don’t have a story of my own to share I will tell you theirs. Friday was their 9 month anniversary, so what better day to get engaged. Here’s the 411 on Heidi and Steve. They met working BYU grounds together last summer (I think). On one of their first dates, the one where Steve asked her to officially be his girlfriend, they had a picnic in the middle of a roundabout.

Friday Steve called Heidi and asked if she wanted to go to lunch. They went to Costa and got some food for take-out. They took it to the roundabout for a picnic, and Steve’s roommate was already there, making sure that the bum that was living on the roundabout wasn’t going to ruin their picnic. Could you imagine showing up in some confined space and having a bum just sitting a couple feet away? Luckily the bum wasn’t around. Then they realized that they didn’t have any utensils to eat their food with. Heidi suggested that they go back to his apartment, and grab something to eat with. Then Steve said, wait guess what I have as he pulls nothing from behind his back. (Not being in the situation I can laugh about it, but I don’t know if I would be too happy if I was expecting a ring, and he faked me out) Heidi felt the same way, when she was telling me the story she told me that she hit him. Then he said he was sorry and asked for a hug. After they hugged he bent over and she was wondering what he was trying to pick-up… He pulls out the ring… and the rest is history. (She said yes, obviously)

Scott had just pulled up in front of my house when I first got her text that said “I’m engaged!”. I ran out to see if he just got the same text as me and see if he knew already or if he had just gotten the same text that I did. He had just gotten the same text that I did. Which makes me happy to know that I am on the same level as Scott is. I was way excited for her, she deserves it. She is one of the cutest girls I know. She is beautiful, and talented, and super nice. She has an amazing voice, and she is so happy all of the time. She’s just super cute. She is a couple years younger than me and Scott.

I don’t know Steve too well, but here’s the scoop on him. He is tall, and thin, and has dark hair. I think he is German. He is better at playing video games than me. He worked on BYU grounds. He is from Ohio… He eats morethan everyone else at dinner (not meant to be an insult). He’s pretty funny, and has a fast wit… Pretty sure that’s all I really know about him.

CONGRATS Steve and Heidi!!

Here are some pictures that I pulled off of facebook... just look how cute they are.

He's HOME!

I hate to let everyone down, but I really don't have a lot to say. The past couple of days have been very... unexpected. I would have never imagined the chain of events that have happened. I don't even know where to start. Everyone keeps asking me for an update of some kind or another, and I don't know what to tell them. There isn't much news other than the fact that Scott is home, and he is doing well. I apologize about all of the phone calls, texts, Facebook posts, emails and such that I have ignored, but I have kinda just been in my own little world for the last couple days.

I am pretty sure I was still in shock that Scott was home until yesterday. Everything still feels like a dream sometimes. I never thought the day Scott would come home would ever get here, and now that it has I have a hard time believing he's really home. When I am with him, I still constantly look up from what ever we are doing to make sure he's really there, and he REALLY is there. It sounds kinda funny writing it, but I just don't want him to ever leave again. I am really happy, he makes me really happy. I love him.

Other than that there really isn't much of a story here. Grandma, I know I promised a picture, but I haven't gotten around to it. Maybe I will today, or tomorrow.

February as a whole

I feel like a total slacker, I mean honestly how hard is one blog a month? It isn't even like I am doing much these days. Just the same ol' thing I do everyday.

I really like my job still, I used to dread going to work, but with the job that I have now I don't dread. Sure, sometimes I don't really feel like getting out of bed at 1 in the morning, but I don't know anyone who doesn't have those days. I get great benefits, I am insured, I will get some of my tuition reimbursed, I already have 3 days worth of Paid Time Off, I just got a referral bonus from someone getting hired. It's nice that work doesn't stress me out, that is the last thing I need.

I am not a huge fan of my general Chemistry class anymore. I used to like it when we first started classes. I love the teacher, her makes class entertaining, and understandable. I just can't quite get it when I am sitting with a list of known measurements trying to get a final result. I need more practice, but have no time to practice.

Organic Chemistry on the other hand is my kind of Chemistry. I love that class. I just took a mid term in that class. I was well above average, in fact I got an 'A'! All those people saying 'you think this is hard, wait until you have to take Organic Chem' they are full of it. OChem is fun, and logical, and it just makes sense.

Dance, oh how I love to Dance. Me and Nathaniel are getting pretty good at it. In fact we just competed on Friday. We took 1st place in the Quick Step, and 3rd in the Waltz.... now before you get all excited and start praising me let me give you a little more information. We were the only ones to compete in the Quick Step. Not too hard to get 1st when you are the only ones dancing. Pretty much it was us doing a solo for a room full of experience dancers. The worst part, we just barely learned the routine, so... I am pretty sure we made more mistakes than we made correct steps. The waltz is what I love. It is what we are good at, but we competed against two "experienced" couples. By experienced I mean, they dance on the UVU ballroom team. Not fair for us newbies to go up against them. It was fun, and that is what matters.

Scott is still retarded... he doesn't have a release date, but if my math is correct (and math is one of my stronger talents) than he will come home around April 14th or May 26th depending on what transfer her decides to come home. He is applying to the BYU school of business, and the application is due at the end of June, meaning he needs to come home to take his last prerequisite for the major. He wrote BYU asking if they would let him waive that class, and as far as I have heard he hasn't heard back yet. I am secretly hoping that they say no, and they make him come home earlier. I say that I am not upset about it, but lets be honest 6 weeks is a long freakin' time. Sure it isn't long compared to the 2 years he has already been out, but when you look forward to something for so long, and then have it possibly be postponed there will always be some degree of disappointment. I haven't ever been pregnant before, but I imagine that is how you would feel at the end of 9 months, and then the doctor saying you still have a few weeks to go. My situation isn't as physically uncomfortable, but emotionally I think it could be kinda, somewhat comparable.

Honestly, not much is going on in my life. I will try to be better on keeping this blog updated, maybe even post a few pictures. I love my life, but I could use a few more hours in my day :)

It has been a while

I'm sure you are all wondering if I am surviving my hectic schedule... my response to that is you have no need to be concerned about me, I dropped 3.5 credits which leaves me at a very doable load of 13.5 credits. I actually enjoy my schedule a lot. Last semester my schedule was the opposite as I have now. I am not the type of person who will call out of work because I am tired. So starting my day off with work, even if it does mean waking up at midnight, means that I will have a much more productive day.

Last semester, I fell into a terrible habit of sleeping in, and missing my first one or two classes. Now that isn't really an option, I go to work, then I go straight to school. Which give me a lot of time to study and get caught up on things (hence, this blogpost) Every semester I have never been able to attend any TA hours or go to any study groups because I always went to work and wasn't available until after it was pretty late. But now... I have so many options and I love it! Plus I love ALL of my classes (minus one) which is a pretty good ratio. I hated my first Chemistry class. All the material was new and foreign to me. This year I am taking two Chem classes and so far I am really enjoying it. There is a certain satisfaction in taking a concept that is new, and getting it (it also increases the satisfaction when you are one of the people in the class to have it 'click') I am a science person, and my first Chem class at BYU made me forget that. It is good to know that I am still smart, that feeling rarely comes at BYU.

My social life, has come and gone. To be honest, I kind of like it this way. Some of my past friends always expected certain things from me, and sometimes it is hard to live up to everyone's expectations (or even harder, living up to my own). If I have a job, and I am in school then chances are I do't really have a whole lot of time. I like people, don't get me wrong but I get enough interaction at school, work, and church.

First Day of Class Analysis

I am super excited for this semester. Have I ever mentioned how much I used to love to dance? Dancing makes me happy. Dancing is my feel good drug. Sure, that is the only class so far that I have had this semester, but I think that it will make me happy. I am in such a good mood, plus I have a guy friend in that class which kind of makes everything better. I can practice, get really good. I think at the end of the semester I might even compete with him. That would be awesome. I competed a couple years ago, and I loved it. I will practice really hard and we will get really good. I think that dancing will help me relieve some stress because I have a couple really heavy classes in my schedule this semester. I am actually taking 2 dance classes this semester, both latin and standard ballroom bronze level. I am absolutely stoked that my schedule finally allows me to take classes that I want.

My next class is ASL... okay, this is how I am going to cheat the system. I am actually really good at ASL. The class is 4 credits, and really how hard can a level one ASL class be when you are fluent? Can you say GPA boost? Because I can, and I look forward to it. It really is quite amazing what a 4 credit A can do to your GPA. :) I just hope that I will feel the same way when I finish the class today. I really am not worried about understanding the material, I am just hoping that I don't have to do a bunch of busy work like writing papers and stuff... So I just finished with ASL. This will be the easiest class I have ever taken in my life. Today we learned like 5 words. Who, What, Where, Name, My... Oh and we learned how to count to ten. I know I am going to get super bored but heck... an A is an A.

My last class of the day is my cell biology class. I am actually really scared about taking this class because I didn't do so well in the prereq for the class. I hated molecular biology. I think this class is mostly about reading scientific journals and explaining how they came to the conclusions that they came to. At least that is the impression that I got from the syllabus. I am crossing my fingers that I just so happen to know someone in my class so I can have someone to study with (more so have someone to teach me the difficult principles on a one on one basis). This is one of the classes that I am more worried about. I suppose if I don't know anyone then I could get out of my box and introduce myself to someone. I wonder if having a study buddy actually helps. Maybe I should just become good friends with the TAs and attend all of the extra study sessions. Wow, I am already freaking out and I haven't even started the class yet. Turns out that this class is going to be HARD!!! I need to get nice and friendly with one of the TAs... that's the only way I am going to pass.

Worst part of today... I am now $486.05 poorer. Because of my stupid books!