One year!

Wow, it has been really long since we last updated, but what else is there to say besides the fact that we are entirely CONSUMED by school and work. I promise, nothing else super interesting is going on.

We have loved married life. I can't believe it has already been six months! Blows me away... every day! Here's what has been going on in a nutshell:

We had our first Thanksgiving and first Christmas together all within the first 3 months. It was fun to hang with the fam and eat 2 dinners each time... BUT I swear I will NEVER do that again. I couldn't even eat for 3 days afterward!
In January, we started The Biggest Loser- Duncan edition. The "love weight", as we like to fondly refer to it, needed to come off. I don't know what it is, but I asked other married couples and they said the same thing (or maybe they were trying to make me feel better)- that they gained weight after marriage. Well, luckily my husband still loves me even though I became a chunker!

In February, we went and visited my Grandma and Grandpa Spear in Colorado Springs. It was a needed break from school and nice to get together with family. We also got to see my Uncle Paul and Aunt Mary and my cousin Jake... He's grown up so much! That night we ate yummy fondue!! Actually, we ate yummy food all weekend! Thanks Grandma :) Love you!Attempting to feed Jake.. He's so cute!

Taylor and I have been working super hard in school... Taylor with his mechanical engineering and me on nursing- I got to do my OB and pediatrics rounds this semester. I LOVED it. I am going to have a very hard time choosing a capstone because I just love babies and kids. They are so fun to work with! Thank heaven this semester is coming to a close.

Disclaimer: here comes the cheesy part.

Taylor and I met on April 24, 2010... tomorrow it will be one year since our first date!
Taylor- Thanks for a nothing-short-of-amazing year! I never would have thought the day I met you that we would end up here. I can't believe we're married! I think I say that to myself everyday. I have loved living with you and learning more about you everyday. You always make me crack up... mostly at the dumb things and I think you like the fact that I laugh at ALL your jokes :). You also really know how to make me feel special and needed as a wife- even when I don't like to fold laundry! I'm grateful we're sealed for time and all eternity and look to many more years and years together. I love you!

New Post: We got married :)

Gratitude

I’m not sure if I would call this a form of “PDA,” because in fact it is a public display of affection (thank you Carly for always making sure we’re behaving appropriately in public haha)… but the past 6 months of my life have been too incredible to not share with the world…

I can’t help but feel gratitude for meeting the most amazing person in the world to share the rest of my life with. It’s an incredible phenomenon when each individual in a relationship becomes a better form of themselves when together. That’s when you know it’s meant to be. Recently Becca and I have been through some pretty stressful and tough times… and I know had I been through such trials before I met Becca I would have handled them completely different.

Since being back in the swing of things with full-time school and part-time work for the both of us it’s been tough to squeeze in our usual carefree fun time. But even being by her side while studying like crazy for Nursing and Engineering school helps me fall deeper in love with her each day.

Now most people who know me well know that I love my Utes. On a number of occasions I have been known to throw some pretty big fits when the season doesn’t go my way, as was the case with the Utes this last weekend when the football team lost for the first time in a couple years to the Oregon Ducks. But when the Utes lost this weekend I pouted for a couple minutes, walked over to Becca, got a big hug and kiss from her, and my world was back at peace. Now that’s magical… really. Ask my family, and they’ll agree that it takes a special person to have THAT kind of effect on me.

Moral of the story: I’m more than grateful for Becca in my life, and it’s crazy to think that in less than 3 weeks I will have made the most important decision of my life. Growing up I always imagined there would be some sort of cold feet or doubt or fear or something! But since the beginning, the idea of marrying Becca has never been anything but the best decision I’ve ever made. I love you Bex and can’t wait to start forever with you!!!

-Tay

Promised Update

It's been awhile since I updated the blog!

Things have been going really well! We've sent out our invites and are just finishing up on some last minute details. We're getting so close! We're now at 24 days! I can't believe it!

Both Taylor and I have started up school. It's a busy and crazy time! We now spend a majority of our nights studying together. It's a good thing we're both in school cause I don't think I'd be able to focus on homework let alone have the desire to do any! I've also begun clinicals this week. It's been a great experience so far. I have learned so much, walked many miles (literally), and gained a lot of experience. I have also had sleep deficit.

I've had fun the last couple of weekends with bridal showers. It's fun to get together with close friends, family, and those you love to celebrate such a fun/happy time! Thanks to all those who came and for the lovely gifts!

My dress is coming along! I have bridals next Wednesday (a week from today). The bottom half of my dress has been attached.. It is so beautiful! I love it... My seamstress has been hard at work going off of a picture I showed her. She's amazing! No pattern or anything!

University of Utah Football has also started! Taylor and I went to our first game 2 weeks ago... it was so much fun! It was fun to watch Taylor because he has so much passion for the game and it's good to get away from school work during those times. I'm glad he bought me season tickets for my birthday so I don't have to miss out when we're married! I would be sad if I got left home alone! We have great seats, too. We're in the 38th section (pretty close to the 50 yard line) in the 14th row.. we're in the MUSS!!! It's great to be in the student section where we're all singing and cheering during the game. It's a workout! Taylor tells me it's bad karma to sit during a game except between quarters and at half time. I listened. :)

One last thing.. I would just like to thank my future in-laws and my current family for all the support they have given Taylor and I. While I'm sad in a way to be losing my Spear name I'm so super excited to be a part of the Duncan clan. Love you guys so much!

[pictures to be added soon] xoxo

Updates soon!!

Sorry no recent updates have been made! I'm getting all my pictures together and promise to post soon! Now that school has started, life has just gotten a little busier and crazier!

Loves xoxo

She is Love

Have you ever found a song that you seriously
just can't get enough of, but you know that
everyone around you is just sick and tired of it?
She is Love - Parachute.  I am in love with this
song... but mostly with the girl who makes it so
applicable to my life...

I've been beaten down,
I've been kicked around,
But she takes it all for me.
And I lost my faith,
In my darkest days,
But she makes me want to believe.

They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
She's all I need.

Well I had my ways,
They were all in vain,
And she waited patiently.
It was all the same,
All my pride and shame,
And she put me on my feet.

They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
She is love, and she is all I need.

And when that world slows down, dear,
And when those stars burn out, here,
Oh she'll be there.
Yes she'll be there.

They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
She is love, and she is all I need.
She is love, and she is all I need.
She is love, and she is all I need.

She's all I need.

What we've been up to...

Since the engagement, life has seriously been a whirlwind. It feels like each day drags on but in retrospect, I can't believe we've been engaged for close to a month!

We spent July 3rd with the Duncan side of the family... It was such a fun day! We went boating at Utah Lake and I attempted (and eventually succeeded!!) at getting up on a slolum (sp?) ski! The weather was perfect and it was fun to hang with the fam! Even baby Kyson (2 mo) came along on the boat! Talia (almost 2) was adorable and loved splashing around in the water and holding the flag while everyone was skiing. It was neat to finally see Taylor able to ski. I didn't get to see it in Lake Powell cause of an injury he had but he was so impressive and got some good rooster tails!

That night we had dinner together as a family and then did some fireworks of our own. Talia played with her "spawklers" and had the cutest reaction when they told her she could hold one all by herself! We then went and bought some fireworks of our own and put a little show on in the neighborhood. They were nothing big, but it was still a fun way to celebrate!

A couple of weeks ago, Taylor surprised me with tickets to The Fray concert. Jacques Mannequin performed as well as a band called Miece. They were nothing short of AMAZING! It was a perfect night.. still in the 90s (silly Utah weather!) but bearable enough to throw our blanket down for a great concert! The coolest part was when he did a cover for Kanye West's "Heartless" in an acoustic version. We also had fun hanging with the newly-weds Mike and Alyssa Nelson and our engagement buddies Matt Latimer and Christine Garcia (they got engaged the same day as we did!)

For Pioneer Day weekend we went up to Grandpa Bailey's cabin (Taylor's Grandpa). We had fun horseback riding, ATVing, hiking, and hanging out with the family! At one point, Taylor and I were riding Bucks and Beau and my horse took off in a dead run through the forest in an effort to find Taylor's horse... apparently, their inseparable... but it scared me half to death! Luckily, I didn't fall off! Taylor then took me up Gardner's Peak on an ATV ride. The whole way up was extremely rocky, but when we got to the top there was a beautiful field full of wildflowers and it looked out over the valley.. It was gorgeous! These are pictures of Talia and Sadie my future nieces up at the cabin.. They are so cute!

My cousins, the Lundgreens, also came to visit over Pioneer day weekend so we left the cabin on Saturday morning and spent the day with them in Park City! Taylor had his first ever Alpine Slide experience. The scooter was probably about 2 feet too short for 6'6" Taylor!