I'm going to be an Aunt!!! (Well, sort of...)

Last Saturday I threw a Baby Shower for my beautiful pregnant friend Katie! I love her so much--she is going to be an amazing mom! I remember in high school, Katie and me talking about our futures and how we would have kids together and they would grow up and play together--well Dallin and I are not quite to that point yet, but hopefully sweet Kapri will still know to call me Aunt Jacque.

We had a really good time with old friends and new friends--all sharing our love and support for the Momma-to-be. Here are some pictures from the shower!

Katie with her mom and sister

Jerrica, Janz & Whit

Ashley with her adorable baby Ryder

Jesse, Jasmine and Britt

It was so fun decorating with pink and yellow for a little baby girl!

We had a tasty brunch that turned out great (after a few speed bumps...)

Favors were caramel and chocolate covered pretzels from Rocky Mountain Chocolate factory--they were so nice to do the white chocolate pink for me!

Busy Summer...Busy Fall

At the end of summer I thought for sure our busy schedule would start to die down, but I was wrong!! Between school, work, and trying to spend time with family and friends it seems like I don't have a chance to breathe some days! These past few weeks were busier than ever, but also the most fun. We started off our adventures by going to St. George with my family to watch Caroline run the marathon! It is her second one and she did so awesome with a time of 3 hours and 11 minutes (even though she got the swine flu just 3 weeks before the race!) It was so fun to be down there for Conference weekend. It reminded me of growing up--we went every October to watch my dad run the marathon. I think he had enjoyed watching his daughter do so well. She qualified for the Boston Marathon so we will all be going there in April to cheer her on!

From St. George, we all headed down to Lake Powell!! We had a great time, despite the COLD WEATHER! The water was warmer than the air so when you were wakeboarding it felt so good to fall...after 5 minutes your hands and feet started going numb but we all soldiered through and got some great water! Thank you Mom and Dad for letting us go :)

All bundled up on the boat!

Wakeboarding!

My mom cut off Dallin's head but it's still a cool picture...:)

The siblings

high school musical 4: the berry/cerva children (Dallin didn't quite make it...)

(...and then Kate sort of struggled. )

After four fun-filled days in Powell we headed home for Kate, Caroline, and me to get back to school and for everyone else to get back to work. Thursday and Friday were filled with midterms for me so I studied and studied morning until evening. Dallin and I had tickets to the Brand New concert Friday night but it was cancelled due to illness! Bummer...On Saturday morning we woke up bright and early to meet the Cerva's in Las Vegas!! We flew in about 8:30, ate a delicious breakfast at the beautiful Wynn Resort where we stayed, took Hailee and Savannah on the New York New York Roller Coaster (they road 3 times!), spent 6 hours at Fashion Show Mall shopping for Christmas Presents, went to a delicous Italian dinner, then headed to the 9:30 show of Beatles Love. It was so amazing! The Cerva's were so nice to fly us down to see the show--Dallin and I both love the Beatles so of course we had a blast. We got back to the hotel a little before midnight, woke up early Sunday morning to catch our flight to Salt Lake and by 10:30 in the morning we were home! We slept the rest of the day to recover from the past two weeks of crazy travel...We are so grateful to have such loving families who include us in these fun activities. Thank you!!! As for our lives currently, midterms are never ending for me, work is going well, Dallin is doing great at work and getting ready for school Winter semester! Love to you all!

The simple things in life...

I'm sorry I am not a frequent blogger and that my posts are random, I will try to be better. On my mind today: I don't know why I love getting flowers so much, but I do. I love how they smell, I love how they look...and I also love the thought behind them when you receive flowers. They are a simple reminder that life is beautiful and that you are loved. Dallin has always been so good about getting me flowers at the best times. Two weeks before he left on his mission I went to Lake Powell for a week. I came home to find the most gorgeous bouquet and letter waiting for me to welcome me home. That was so meaningful in those last few days we had together. The next time I received flowers from him was when he picked me up from the airport after Jess and I went on an adventure to Mexico last Fall. Since we've gotten married, he has surprised me with flowers on many different occasions. Once, during our stressful unpacking and organizing of our apartment.

Again, during my super busy finals week

(which was also the week I gave up Diet Coke for good!!)

And then most recently this past weekend, because I have come down with a horrible cold and have been miserable trying to keep up on school and work.

I love having the flowers on my table for a couple of weeks--they keep me cheerful with their bright colors and beautiful smell. I am grateful for a husband, who may not understand why I love getting flowers so much, but does it anyways because he loves me. I love him for it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!

We rented out the party room at Momentum Climbing gym and spent the night rock climbing with our friends. It was so much fun! I am a birthday fanatic so I am so glad we got to do something fun to celebrate Dallin's birthday.

Dallin and I climbed til our arms and legs couldn't hold us any longer!

Jake & Kaily

Jess and Joey

Chad and Kolbs acting tough

Dallin and T-Bird eating in the party room

Joey happily helping Jess climb

Kaily did so awesome overcoming her nerves--she went to to very top every time she climbed!

Goofin' off together :)

Despite the swine flu scare, we went to Mazatlan, Mexico for our honeymoon and had a blast! (And came home swine flu free) Thanks so much to Jess, Pam & Bob for letting us go down!!! It was such a relaxing week...

Gorgeous sunset...

See that little red parachute up there??? That's Dallin!!!

We went shopping at all of the little shops...

...and as usual I bought way more than I should have---but it was all so cheap!

Dallin loved the guitarist who would serenade us at the restaurant during dinner.

We got a kick out of his tip jar

Adios from Mexico!

Here are some of our wedding photos! Married life is going great--we are busy busy, but loving life together. Thank you to all of our friends and family who supported us through these last few months--we love you!!!

Our friends and family after our Temple Sealing

The happy couple!

Soaking it all in...

Our reception was that night at Rice Eccles Stadium--This was our huge picture wall when guests got off the elevator.

The Berry's

The Cerva's

My Bridesmaids with the lucky groom :)

My Bridesmaids, Jr. Bridesmaids, & Flower Girls---all SOOO beautiful!!

The handsome Groomsmen

Dallin designed the amazing cake. He did such a good job.

Our first dance as husband and wife

I loved the dance floor with the surrounding lanterns--and the dancing was so much fun! The Groomsmen were definitely the life of the party!

All the girls rocking out :)

Our Wedding day was so amazing. I have never felt so happy in my life. The Temple Ceremony was beautiful and the reception was such a fun celebration to kick off our lives together. Again, thank you to our families and friends that were there to celebrate such an important occasion in our lives.