Falling Water and Kentuck Knob

So Saturday my roommates Kathryn and Corinna and Corinna's co-worker Jocelyn and I went up to Pennsylvania to see the architect Frank Lloyd Wright's homes. It was a lot of fun to see how the houses were built right into the mountain side and incorporated the land around into the home itself. When most people would see a huge boulder in the middle of where they would like to build a house, they would say it's a problem, but Mr. Wright said it was a challenge. In the Falling Water house he used the boulder as the center-most part of the house, and it's completely built around the boulder. It was awesome!

This is the front door of Kentuck Knob. The house is completely made of stone with flagstone on the floor throughout the house. He said it made it so that you could have warm feet and a cool head. I touched the flagstone with my foot-it was cold, so whatever.

We weren't allowed to take anypictures inside, but it was really cool.

Proof that the house is made of stone-an 18 foot drop off from the living room.

Two views of the land where Kentuck Knob is built. These pictures don't do justice. It was BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Falling water from afar. It's amazing just to see it.

There is a terrace off every room of the house.

This is a plunge pool where the residents (when they still lived there) dipped every morning as a nice way to wake up. Talk about brisk in the winter!

The four of us in front of the house-literally. The lady taking the picture didn't try to get the house in the view. Oh well!

Ugh...Life

I suck. There was this whole thing that was really funny that I was going to blog about, but none of the links were working, so now nobody gets to find out about it. I get to keep this secret all to myself and laugh. People will look at me funny because I'm sitting around laughing-all by myself, and nobody will know what to say. Poor Kevin. Trying to help me over Facebook IM, and everything. Oh the patience of that man. He's amazing. Trust me though-it was good. It was from the Onion. You would have liked it. 

Engagement Photos in the Cherry Blossoms

So Kevin and I went and took our engagement photos this morning, and since he's at the priesthood session of conference, I actually have time to update my blog. If I don't do this now, nobody will ever see these photos (except for those of you on Facebook or if you receive an invitation). So now is as good a time as any. It was so windy this morning, but we had to get it done this morning because the Cherry Blossom Festival is currently going on, and today was the big parade downtown and we needed to do it before the hoards of people came. I didn't put all the photos up, just a few of my favorites. We had a good time, even though I was freezing!

Murder in Margaritaland

So this past weekend my two roommates and Kevin all participated in a Murder Mystery Dinner hosted by one of our friends from church. It was titled Murder in Margaritaland. It was a lot of fun. Kevin was a wealthy old man named Thurston Howard III. He had a girl friend who he bought everything for, and tragically, that was me-Candy Cotton (does this sound like real life at all...?). My roommate Kathryn was Izzie Islander-a local girl in love with the bartender and Corinna was Sgt. Lord-the friend of the man who owned Margaritaland. We had a ton of fun. My character was cheating on Thurston with the bartender-who got murdered, and Kevin was a prime suspect seeing as how my infidelity was exposed. Alas, it was neither one of us but it was the life guard of the resort. Thank heavens I got to keep my Thurston (and also his money!).

The 4 of us: Izzie Islander, Candy Cotton, Thurston Howard III and Sgt. Lord

Candy Cotton

Candy Cotton and Thurston Howard III

Thurston Howard III

"Oh Thurston, I need you, I want you, oh baby oh baby"

What a cantankerous old man

Chatting it up with Kylie Cocktail

Hearing the final results



The entire group

I won for best costume. My prize: a margarita cup

Kevin's gettin' hitched

So it's now officially official. Kevin and I have a date. He called the temple today and set the date.

AUGUST 1st. Yay!!!!

We're getting married at 1 o'clock in the afternoon in the Washington DC temple. All are invited to come on out if you so desire. We'd love to have anyone and everyone.

There will be a reception afterwards with tons of dancing (and yes that includes Kevin!). Kevin knows that he has to dance, so with that said-watch out. Thank you all for all your support and love. Hope to see you there!!!!

Why is life so busy?

Why is it that I only seem to have time to blog once every 2-3 weeks? If it is even that often? My life is crazy busy and I don't even do that much. I work (granted I do work a ton-I'm gone from the house 11 hours Monday-Friday!) but then that's it. My church calling doesn't keep me busy, my school work doesn't keep me busy (because I don't have any yet), and yet-I still don't have time for anything. And now I'm trying to plan a wedding. Sheesh. Where does the time go? Life is crazy. But fun.

My Christmas Vacation

Christmas and New Years has come and gone. I've been so busy with things, that I haven't been able to catch everybody up on my life. Aside from the engagement that is. Kevin came home with me for Christmas this year, and we had a lot of fun. We spent three days with my mom, and three days with my dad. It was short, but sweet. Here are a few pictures of that trip.

Here is what Kevin did almost the entire 4 hour flight to Denver. He was awake for about the first and last 1/2 hour. I was bored.

Here is Kevin with two of my nephews, Tanner and Brayden.

My family decided to have a Sudoku tournament. It was with my dad, two of my brothers-Mo and Chris, and also me and Kevin. My dad kicked everybody's butts.

New Years Day I went to the temple in DC and low and behold, my best friend from college who is currently serving her mission in the Baltimore, Maryland mission was at the visitor's center!

Corinna, Celeste and Kathryn at the temple to see the beautiful lights.

Kevin and me in front of the temple