Happy Birthday to Us // Welcome Toby

So one time Jordan and I had birthdays!! Actually that one time was 2-3 months ago... Man, I have really been slaking in the blogging game. But anyway I have finally gotten around to blogging about what we both did for our 21/25 birthdays!  My birthday was in August, and the day started by getting woken up by my sweet husband with the cutest box of donuts I have ever seen. My man knows me really well and knows I would much rather have donuts than cake! 

The rest of the day was spent going to lunch at the Habit, and then shopping at City Creek and then ending with dinner at Alemexo. Seriously it was perfect! Jordan spoiled me! 

Those chocolate shakes tho. Habit has quickly become one of our favorites. 

Then I was surprised by my family who made me the cutest cake and balloons to celebrate!! My sister Ava is the craftiest person I know, and she MADE those balloons. Seriously, she puts me to shame.

I mean, COME ON! Some one wife her. Quick. 

Jordan's birthday was in September and now it was my turn to spoil him! For his birthday we both had school. So I woke up early and made him breakfast! Then when we both got home from school I surprised him with his favorite meal from his childhood. Chicken Blintzes. Man it was delicious. Then we took a scooter ride (a birthday present to both of us from my parents) to a movie!! The real surprises for Jordan tho came before and after his birthday! I surprised him with tickets to see a live star show up at the planetarium in Salt Lake! He was like a kid in a candy store playing with all that space stuff. 

Of course the night wouldn't be complete without another trip to the Habit. 

Which brings us to the biggest surpise of the them all! The weekend before Jordan's birthday I got a text from my parents that said, "Would you kill us if we got this for Jordan?" with the following picture.

I said OF COURSE NOT. We then hatched a plan of how we would surprise Jordan with him. Luckily for us, Jordan had a vocal point show that night and would not be home until late. So I went and got all the things he would need, and then waited at my parents house for Jordan to come over. Below is the video of Jordan seeing him of the first time. 

We named him Sir Tobias Winston Churchill, or Toby for short. He is the absolute cutest dog there has ever been and I might be a little more in love with him than Jordan is. 

He is the laziest dog there has ever been. This is a result of a 10 minute walk around our block. 

 Welcome to the family Toby.  

Surviving Term 1.

Honestly, this term FLEW by. It was liked we started school and then suddenly it was time to submit grades. But I am proud to say that I have successfully survived TERM 1! Only 3 more to go... I owe my success this term largely to 3 great TA's, 1 amazing husband who was willing to help me stay up to write lessons, all the members of my department, the gallons of Dr. Pepper I drank, and last by not least my Erin Condren Planner.  Orgnization was everything, and often times I was planning lessons the night before. So having a great planner that would help me organize the countless meetings and tasks I had to do each week was essential. The Erin Condren planner was the perfect way to keep my life strait! 

They have so many cute designs, and you can personalize them as well!! Each month has its own page, and then there are weekly pages! 

The planner comes with tons of cute stickers and labels so you can not only organize your schedule, but your whole life! You can get your own Erin Condren planner by clicking HERE!

I am so glad to have that first term under my belt. Now, on to the next one. 

Don't worry! I still love you!

I know what you are thinking.... What happened to our good friend Zoë who was a good blogger??  Well I will tell you what happened, I started teaching!! And it is taking up all of my time! I love it so so much, but after a long day teaching/grading/writing tests/making copies the last thing I want to do is blog.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE blogging! And I would blog everyday if it didn't annoy everyone I know. But school started, and suddenly I was four weeks in and a month behind on this guy!  I am sorry for the lack of posts! More are coming!! I have several great ones planned, and I got a great camera for my birthday so that will really up the blogging game!! 

Classroom selfie. Don't worry, I am still alive!

Wedding Recap: Bridals

This last week for our Young Women's activity we threw a reception and all the young women's leaders were asked to come in their wedding dress! It was so fun to put that bad boy back on!! But it reminds me that I needed to do another wedding recap!! 
I took my bridals in my grandparents home. We were planning to do it outside, but it was very rainy, so inside it was! I LOVE how they turned out!! All pictures were taken by Valory Jean Photography.

I got my dress from Alta Moda. It was seriously a dream! They are great, because they know how to work with LDS brides. Believe it or not, but my dress was sheer, backless, and had cap sleeves when I tried it on! They got the designer to add lining, and the long sleeves! It was custom made for me! They are amazing, and so great at knowing what designers can and cannot do. I would recommend it to anyone!!