Genevieve + Arthur = 8.15.08

Today Arthur and I went to his parents house to give his sister a violin lesson. His other younger sister was there and she asked to come stay with us. We agreed, and headed back to our house in Eagle Mountain. While we were in the car, his sister found one of our wedding albums behind Arthur's seat. She pulled it out and was looking through it. When she was done, I spent some time flipping through the pages. It was funny to think that I hadn't really looked through them since I put the album together. I realized that I had never really shared my wedding video or pictures with most of my family and friends.

So, I uploaded the video and wedding photos for you to see. The video was shot by my friend Katie and then I edited it. Unfortunately, I had to reduce the quality because Blogger will only take 100MB in size... so you get the pixely version.

I really enjoyed making this video and it helps me remember the day, because I really can't remember too much of it. I had stayed up the night before packing, cleaning and enjoying a "bachelorette party" with Katie. Don't worry, we didn't party too hard... ;)

Here's the video and slideshow for you to see. Before you push play, just know that I say "HELLO!" really loud in the first few seconds. After that, you can turn your volume back up. If you'd like to see larger versions of the pictures, you can click on them and Photobucket should open in another browser. Let me know what you think!

Music in the video:
First song: Winter in August from Nanny McPhee Soundtrack
Second song: I Do by Jewel
Third song: Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole
Last song: Standing Still by Jewel

The First Day of Fall

Hurray! It's the first day of fall! Fall is probably my favorite season because it's cool enough that I can layer, layer, layer. I also don't have to deal with snow and I still have many sunny days left until the snow falls.

One of my first dates with Arthur was driving up the Alpine Loop and seeing all of the trees with their fall color. This is a video I took last year when we went again. It was so beautiful! I hope you enjoy. :)

My Husband Arthur: The Survey

I am filling this out to see how well I do. He will probably read over this and then tell me which ones I got wrong. ;)

1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
If he's with me, then we're watching America's Got Talent, The Office, Ace of Cakes, Challenge or any other food/home show.
If he's by himself, he's reading the news on Wii, he's playing Wii, or he's watching the news or Survivor.

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
Ranch

3. What's one food he doesn't like?
Tomatoes

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order?
If he's really thirsty, then water. Otherwise, Coke. He'll sometimes order a tea at Thai places.

5. Where did he go to high school?
Jordan High. He had lots of girlfriends. And a cool tan car.

6. What size shoe does he wear?
13

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
Fish

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
Turkey sandwich

9. What would this person eat every day if he could?
Turkey sandwich, which he does. Just kidding - he would eat shrimp and crab everyday if he could.

10. What is his favorite cereal?
Fiber One. LOL

11. What would he never wear?
Anything pink.

12. What is his favorite sports team?
He doesn't follow sports.

13. Who did he vote for?
Obama

14. Who is his best friend?
Me. Or his fish. Or his cousins Fawn and Shy.

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do?
Crunch ice, make messes and not clean them up, be sick

16. What is his heritage?
He has Native American in there somewhere. ;)

17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake?
He likes most cakes, but he usually goes for anything with peanut butter on it.

18. Did he play sports in high school?
No

19. What could he spend hours doing?
He does spend hours doing these things. Putting his arms up to his shoulders in saltwater fishtanks and playing outside in the garden.

20. What is one unique talent he has?
He is the most level person I know. He never "freaks out" and screams or gets extremely upset. He is very consistent and that helps me feel secure. I love that he doesn't change very often. I like that if everything else is changing like crazy around me, he will still be who he is everyday. That is a big reason why I married him.

Peppermint Tea

My husband is fantastic. I feel like a leper today. I have been sick with this cold for 4 days now and I woke up coughing and sniffing and generally just not happy. My husband made me a cup of peppermint tea and now he is making me a breakfast of steak, eggs and hash browns. The hash browns have onions in them, but that is ok, I will still eat them.

The peppermint tea is my favorite because it doesn't make me sick like peppermint hot cocoa does. It tastes just like peppermint hot cocoa but without the nausea afterwards. So awesome. I may bring home an entire box of peppermint tea tomorrow.

I will now share with you some cool pictures of peppermint tea that I found:
You're Welcome.

Shiny Desires

Last year for my birthday, my Fiance Arthur and I celebrated it by having a local vacation. Local vacations are weird because you leave your house and go to a hotel and stay just a few minutes from where you actually live.

Arthur and I had been dating at that point for nearly 3 years. We had talked a few times about getting married, but there weren't any concrete plans yet. I kept pestering Arthur about what he was going to get me for my birthday.

One random weekend before my birthday Localvacation, I asked for some kind of hint. I was so excited when he told me that my gift was "shiny" and "something I've always wanted". I knew it had to be a ring.

The last night of our Localvacation, we were hanging out in the Grand America hotel room he had gotten for us. I opened my presents and I kept looking for a little ring box holding the shiny gift I'd always wanted.

I opened the last pacakage and it was a Sony Digital HDD Video camera. The metal was so shiny. It was something I had spotted at Best Buy a few months back, and I had told him that I really wanted a video camera for a long time.

So, I ended up getting exactly what the hint told me it was. A shiny video camera I'd always wanted. I was so mad!

Don't worry, I eventually got my ring. :)