Best. Day. Ever. August 13 2011.

A little video of our day:   http://vimeo.com/27951460

Married life is THE best. So good, that I've been too busy loving my new husband that I never even posted about our wedding! But now that I finally have the pictures, it's time!

    I never thought I would get married, I never thought I would find someone that I thought was just the best looking man in America, and I certainly never thought I would find someone that I would want to be glued to forever and ever. I happen to have a small problem when it comes to making decisions, I am that lady who stands in an aisle of a store for an hour trying to decide which color of water bottle to buy because I just know if I choose the pink, someday I'll wish I had chosen the blue. But here's the thing, I love David, he is the funniest, sweetest, smartest man in the universe, the easiest choice I ever made was to say yes to marrying that perfect creature! 

     August 13, 2011, I woke up at 8:30 in San Diego. I was so so nervous. No, no, not about getting married! But about how my hair would turn out! You see, I had nothing to be worried about when it came to marrying that little cutie, who is now my husband (booyah!). Actually, after my hair and makeup were all done, the only things I was worried about were taken care of, and I was so calm. Unfortunately, I didn't give David that same luxury because I was a liiiittle late to meet him at the temple. Oh, I also forgot my phone at the hotel, so he couldn't get ahold of me........ But, once I finally showed up, it was perfect. 

     The San Diego Temple is The most beautiful place on Earth. As a little girl my favorite primary song was "I Love to see the Temple," I wanted to be married in the temple more than anything in the world. I'm kind of crazy, and very superstitious which is why every time I held my breath in a tunnel, every eyelash kissed and thrown behind my back, and every time the clock turned to 11:11, my wish was the same. I would repeat in my mind. "I wish that someday I will be married in the temple." To me, the being able to go to the temple is like having life insurance. No matter what happens in life, if you are worthy to enter in to the temple, everything will be ok. As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, we believe that by being married in the temple, David and I are sealed together for time and all eternity. And let me tell you what, I am SO glad that I have eternity to be with my David P, just for this lifetime is not enough.

Walking out of the temple, right after we were married.

We were just a tiny bit happy... Hooray! Just call us the Parker's!

                                              I love my cousins!... and aren't they cute?

Even Derek showed how proud he was!

                                   Even my mission cousin's made it to the wedding! Love them!

David played me a song that he wrote for me. Could the man be any cuter?

The San Diego Reception-

                                                                 Candy Table. Yumm.

                                                               

Moscow Reception-

Thank you Mom P and Dad P for the most perfect wedding of all time!!

The GREATEST Four Months

The last four months have been a lot of fun. Lauren and I got married on August 13th and have been living it up since. We are with each other ALL day long because 1) we want to be with each other ALL the time 2) all of our classes are pretty much the same 3) this means we do the same homework, have the same tests, and I have a built-in study buddy 24/7! We even have the same calling at church-we team teach Sunday School. We are a couple that loves to just be together-and we are blessed to have that luxury!  These are a few pictures of life with the greatest girl!

Grace sent Lauren and me some great bookmarks that double as great hair clips.



She is just SO excited to have a cute bookmark-FINALLY



Savannah took us to the Taylor Swift concert- the best night as I'm sure you can tell.

At the San Diego Zoo!

As Lauren's birthday approaches, I wanted to surprise her with this blog post about all the wonderful things that I love about her.
1) She loves to be funny-and when she gets on a roll with her songs, Elmo impersonations, and dance moves-WATCH OUT!




Lauren enjoying a football game!  You know she's having fun when she closes her eyes and doesn't say a word...




2) She is the greatest at making me feel important and building my confidence.

3) Her cute little smile

4) Her beautiful hair

5) Her beautiful BLUE eyes

6) She's so positive!

7) She wants to do what's right

8) She always tells me that we could live in our little old rented house forever and she'd still be the happiest-haha

9) She's so cute, loving, funny, and sweet that I have forfeited many a basketball game or football game to watch toddlers and tiaras or some other TLC masterpiece-THAT is how cute, loving, funny, and sweet she is!

10) She's the greatest cook in the world!

11) She is the best at being a good example for me.

12) And most importantly- I know how much she loves me

Christmas shopping!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lauren! LOVE YOU!

Love, David

we miss eachother x infinity million!

After we decided that we would be getting married in August, David and I decided that we would both go to our separate homes to work for the summer. It seemed like the best idea at the time, being that David has an awesome job down in California, and I am working at a surgery center as an anesthesiology technician. We knew that we would miss each other, but what we didn't fully realize is that long distance love is comparable to eating 17 cupcakes by yourself -it seems like a good idea in the beginning but then you end up sad- with a constant stomach ache, wondering what you were thinking! Because the ache can't be cured until we get to be together forever and ever, for now we just try to remedy our long-distance-blues with a myriad of methods- the favorite method: surprises! Here's the latest- a love package:

yes, yes, yes. it was crammed full of love.

Because David loves treats, i made a candy version of our love story:

A story of two Nerds who fell in love,

The first time I saw you I thought Hubba Bubba! Break me off  a piece of that mr. Goodbar! Yet, you were with a few Sour Patch Kids. So I played it cool, not wanting to be a Butterfingers, and let you slip through my fingers! If I had 100 Grand for every time your were on my mind since then, boy-oh-boy would that be the biggest PayDay of my life!! Fast forward to January, our Snickers could be heard all through the class, as our love grew and grew.... Although we didn't pay much attention in class! I waited around for you to make a move, but you decided to Take 5 million bazillion days! Just as it was getting down to Crunch time, you decided to take your hobbies to the Xtremes. After your Roll-up on the sidewalk you were pretty hurt- just in time for me to swoop in & fool you into thinking what a sweetart I am! Apparently my plan worked as we fell more in love, creating a relationship of complete bliss! You may snicker at this, but now I love you Mounds and mounds! In fact, I would even fly to the Milkyway for you! Mostly, I just can't wait until Franklin joins our family so we can be called the 3 musketeers!!! (this is just a little inside joke, it's not real!) I just wanted to send you this package filled with my love, just so U-No I love you to Pieces!

the front of the pillowcase I made

and the back.. just lauren and david taking part in a little chemistry!

also included, a hundred love notes

since i made it, i had free range in the design process :)

but look! he loves it so much he wears it to work!

Other surprises include... this blog, a squirrel named Shellman, love letters, recorded original love songs.. and dances. Because those reading this are mostly family and a few friends, here's a small sample to help you understand our love in a whole new way: 

4th of July!

Listen, there have been fireworks from the beginning-- we're used to them! 

David came up to the lakehouse in Coeur d' Alene for 4th of July weekend! We had the greatest time playing at the lake- even if the water was cold enough to instantly freeze an otterpop!

the only thing that could make the lake house any better- david p!

this is what love looks like.

for every little psycho, there's an equally strange goofball.
and they belong together.

i love him. so i dance for him. often.

he would never dream of throwing me in that ice water.

but i will gladly take him in with me!

surfing it up the way only a Californian knows how

pyramid of joy!

favorite. i just love these kayak-er's!

watching fireworks with our people.

bridal shower!

Last Tuesday Ricki and Sarah threw me a bridal shower in Moscow! It was so fun to see everyone and David and I received the nicest gifts to get our new life together started off right!

Everyone gathered at my house

David was on Skype playing a game where we both had to answer
questions... we did less than mediocre.

My good friend Carma, and so many others made the trip to Moscow

I loved seeing everyone.

Sarah, Me, and Ricki- the bridal shower throwers!