maybe i will make it to the end of the semester after all....

Because even though he is literally going NUTS drowning in homework.....

Jake went to the store tonight to buy me popsicles and jello. :)

It's all that I want to eat when I am feeling sick. Everything else makes me feel even more yucky.

And to help make the rest of the semester go by.....

Earlier this week my roommates and I were bored, cause Jake was doing homework in the library lol. And so we decided to make this countdown chain to countdown how many days until I get married! Lol we are so silly.

And then Jake dropped by to surprise me real fast when he finished his homework! :)

There were 80 days, I think. I'll have to recount and catch up. I haven't taken any loops off yet.

But I am super excited because I am marrying the sweetest guy ever. :)

three day weekend!

On Friday Jake and I went to his parents house for the night and we watched The Time Travelers Wife and The Notebook. I'm not normally into chick flicks but I'm glad that when I am in the mood Jake is willing to just go with it lol. On Saturday we went to the Bolejacks house to visit Ben. We made pizza and talked and goofed off. Ben is way fun to hang out with. Then Saturday night my grandparents, Ben, Heidyn, Destry, Jake, and I went to the Ice Castle in Midway. That was where Jake proposed. It was super pretty and super fun! On Sunday Jake and I drove to the Mouritsen's house and went to church with Heidyn, Destry, and unlce Hugh. Then we went back to their house and ate yummy food and played my favorite game ever- the new Guess Who. Then Jake and I picked up Ben and went back to the Hathaway's for dinner. It was way yummy! My grandparents totally spoil me. On Monday Jake, Ben, and I met up with Ben Pugh and his friend Hannah for lunch! That was fun. We went to Applebees. Then Jake and I dropped off Ben and we went to his sister Monique's house. She is so funny and awesome and her kids are fun to be around. After visiting with her we went to Idaho Falls to say hi then we came back to Rexburg!

Here are some pictures of the weekend!

Ben makes a mean pizza!

We were playing Guess Who. I love this game!

My favorite girls :)

My favorite person. Lol

Ben and I at the Ice Castle

Heidyn and Destry at the Ice Castle

Isn't it pretty?

Yes, it is.

The whole group!

Heidyn, Des, and I!

I am so mad that I didn't get any pictures of Ben Pugh and Hannah! I don't know what I was thinking!!

By the way, on Monday Jake and I called the Bountiful Temple and we are getting married on June 3 at 9:15 in the morning! We also went and saw an apartment. We both loved it. I move in April 15. Jake moves in june 5! I am very VERY excited.

valentines day!

From Jake:

To Jake:

and:

I hope everyone had a great Valentines Day! :)

my knight in shining armor

Jake surprised me for valentines day! I just have to get all cheesy for a second and say how lucky I am! He is SERIOUSLY the nicest guy I know. He is so thoughtful of everyone and so friendly to everyone. The perfect example, last semester my roommate Aimee and I had our birthdays like a week apart. And this was when Jake and I had very first met so we weren't dating yet but he knew that Aimee's birthday was in a few days so when he brought me flowers and before he took me to his house to go horseback riding he also brought Aimee a birthday card! It was really funny I can't remember what it said... But she still has it hanging in our room above her desk! I just think that was sweet of him because he knew it was her first birthday away from home and that not many people knew about it so he wanted to make sure she got something. There are tons and tons of cute little things like that that he does all of the time but the point is I am so lucky to have a guy like Jake.

So first Jake surprised me by showing up to my sacrament meeting to watch me sing in the ward choir, which is not at all a big deal for me to do, so that was really sweet of him. And he had to teach in his priesthood class today so he ran over when his class was finished. Then he went to his sacrament meeting and I went to my other classes then I went home. When I got home this is what I found...

So of course my roommates grabbed their cameras immediately haha :)

Here's the play by play of how it went from there....

This is the greatest action shot cause it shows how quickly my roommate Dani grabbed her camera... This is not posed! My mom would be SO proud of Dani's mad camera skills.

It said, Once upon a time in a kingdom far away, (go open cabinets by the sink)

There was this poster in the cabinet! In a kingdom far away...

there was a beautiful princess whose name was Rachel, but her friends called her Princess Lola! She was the finest in the land and no ordinary prince could meet this gorgeous princess because she was saving her heart for the one she knew deep inside was the one for her. There was a rumor throughout the land (of Louisiana...) that across the land to the west there was a fine prince that would like to meet this lovely princess Lola. This rumor was started by a friend (Isaac) to them both, he knowing how perfect of a couple this stunning young prince and princess would make. (Look under the keyboard)

A picture of Isaac, his brother in law, the friend in Jake's story who introduced Jake and I.

It just so happens that Princess Lola was soon going to travel to this far land to look for her future prince. When she arrived there were so many handsome young men to choose from, but she remembered the one she had seen before. (Look in the microwave)

This is the first picture I saw of Jake, Isaac showed me. The other two guys are Jake's two younger brothers for all you single girlies out there. ;)

So she prayed that her prince Jake would find her. Now Prince Jake, he was on a quest. For, you see, ever since he saw Princess Lola's picture he said to himself, "I know in my heart that I must meet Princess Lola someday." He had to fight to win the heart of the beautiful princess and he knew it would not be easy. So ever since that day he saw her picture he was off fighting witches, pirates, dragons, and furious monsters so he could collect "100's" of thousands of dollars so that he could take care of her and win her heart. (Go look in the cleaning closet.)

A cute bag...

With lots of 100 grands! haha get it? and my favorite lotion and the movie The Notebook! jake knows me so well!

But while he was on this major quest a magic little bird came to him and sang him a beautiful song. This song informed Prince Jake that Princess Lola was in trouble and could not find her way through the woods. (BYUI campus) So he hopped on his magnificent white stallion (his car is white and he has horses!) and rode to her rescue. (underneath the kitchen table.)

Looking like a stud about to ride on his magnificent stallion haha

Meanwhile, Princess Lola was lost in the woods trying to find her way through. When all of the sudden that same beautiful little bird came and sang a song of hope telling her that the Prince of her dreams was on his way! (Isaac is the bird. He told Jake I was lost here and then he told me that Jake was on his way to show me around.) As the Princess was about to give up and believed that the Prince would never come she saw a shimmer of white on the horizon. As their eyes met for the first time a spark lit in their hearts that began to grow. We must meet again they both promised each other as they parted that first meeting. And that they did until true loves first kiss prevailed! (Look above the window.)

The heart says kiss me.

Then, in one single moment a few months later, Jake realized that fighting dragons for money could never buy Princess Lola's love. Only the love he showed her could win her heart. (Look in the stack of videos.)

He definitely has won my heart!

Then my roommates turned on some Michael Buble and we danced to it. Lol we are definitely at BYUI. I know.

It was the best Valentines Day ever! Thanks Jake! :)

the 411

A lot of people have been asking about Jake and I. So here's what's up. :)

Okay the confusing part- Jake's older sister Kiralee married Isaac... Whose older sister Anna married my uncle Jon. So my mom's little brother's wife's... little brother's wife's... little brother... Is Jake. I met Isaac at Jon's house over Thanksgiving break my senior year. He told me that Kiralee had three little brothers who were all my age and that one of them would be on his mission, one would be living in Utah going to school, and one, who just got back from his mission (well, in September 2009) in the West Indies of the Caribbean, would be in Idaho going to school. I guess Isaac also told Jake about me and for a while he just kinda played with us and teased us haha and then Jake and I added each other on facebook and we chatted a few times. But it was just awkward! So I came up here for college in September and it was a few days before classes started and I was stressed out because that's what I do best. So Isaac and I were chatting and I was telling him how I don't know where my classes are at all and he called Jake (without telling me and to my horror) and told him that, "a little birdie told me that there's a cute girl in Rexburg who is lost and needs help feeling welcome at BYUI." So a few minutes later Jake called and said he was on his way and would be here in 30 minutes to give me a tour of campus and help me find my classes. I panicked!! I thought it was just going to be so awkward and I think I was mad at Isaac for even calling Jake. But he showed up and walked me to each of my classes and helped me find all the important places that I should know about. He was cute, funny, easy going, and nice. Then we went to Craigo's and had dinner. Conversation totally flowed the whole night and it was not awkward at all. It was fun! That first weekend just a few days later was my birthday. Isaac also mentioned that part to Jake. So Jake asked if I wanted to go to Idaho Falls with him that coming weekend to ride horses and go swimming. Of course I was all for it! So that Saturday he picked me up and we had the best day! It was great! His mom made a yummy cake for me and we rode horses for a few hours and then swam and goofed off in the pool and talked in the hot tub. I think it was that weekend when he first held my hand too.... Cheesy, I know :) but fun to look back on! So that next week I had two or three other dates set up. One with "science guy" I still have no clue what his name is but he sat by me in science and I was too nice to say no. One with a 27 year old guy who was actually really nice and we had a fun time but it was just weeeeird. And then I cancelled the third date. I just wanted to be with Jake! So after that first full week of school and after those dates I had, Jake and I decided to make every Tuesday our date night. Cause he was off track and so he lived in Idaho Falls and worked. But every Tuesday after work he drove down here (or would Rexburg be up here from IF? Idk.) and we just found fun things to do! And every weekend after that we were together in Utah, IF, Boise, Yellowstone, Rexburg, and we just had so much fun all the time! So he just really needed to meet my family. I've met his... Ten siblings, seven sibling-in-laws, and 26 nieces and nephews and a few of his aunts and uncles. So he wanted to meet my family and I wanted my family to meet him. So he flew with me to Baton Rouge for Christmas. And I have a different post about how that went. But it was a lot of fun and it went really well. Now he is on track so we are both at BYUI and it is awesome seeing him everyday. So that's where we're at and who knows where it's gonna go but I am very happy and we are just taking it fun and slowly day by day. :)

new years resolutions!

Some things I want to work on or accomplish this year...

1. Blog 2-4 times a month.

2. Limit my daily facebook time to 10 minutes.

3. Get to bed by 9 or 10 pm Sunday-Thursday.

4. Pray on my knees every am and pm (not missionary style).

5. Read my scriptures every day and actually study them (mark in them and look things up).

6. Write in my journal at least a few times a week.

7. Have only kind thoughts towards my roommates this semester.

8. Exercise a little every day. More on the weekends.

9. Eat healthier!

10. Floss every day.

11. Read a non school book a few times every week (working on The Work and The Glory series and some Jack Weyland books).

12. Attend the temple every Thursday with Jake.

13. Get all A's and B's this semester.

14. Send a letter to someone once a week (a gma or gpa, missionary, friend, old bishop, sibling, cousin, etc.).

15. Have a treat for my girls every month when I go visiting teaching.

16. Go to devotional every Tuesday.

17. Vacuum the nasty dorm carpet every day.

That's it for now!