i need you.

here are the pictures i promised you.

oh, how i love him.

photos by raeportraits.

across the universe.

hello world.

contrary to popular belief.

i.am.alive.

i have been out of commission for a little bit but it is only because i have this thing called a husband that i have to feed and take care of and stuff. no he isn't a baby, but i do enjoy taking care of him and loving him all the days and such.

well, let me catch you up on what is going down in our town.

we still live in af. we just can't get away. at least not yet. it is convenient since i work here, and that is why we are still here at the moment. we live in the upstairs of an old, old house. it's small, yet cozy. and very original and hard to decorate but we've tried to make it our own the best we can. i don't have any pictures or i'd post them. sorry.

our wedding was AMAZING. we had the most relaxed day. our families were all there. our best friends were there. our best wedding photographer was there. we ate great food. and just had a great time. and now we.are.one.

we went to the NYC for our honeymoon and stayed busy the whole time. it was a little crazy, but we didn't have all the time in the world, which we would have liked, but it's all good and it was simply the best. we saw m.'s favorite band play, saw the typical sights, saw phantom on broadway. spent a lot of time shopping. walked a lot. and i mean a lot. ate delicious food. and a lot of red velvet cake. and watched a lot of cake boss at the hotel. awesome.

we came home to a new bed. thanks to my parents. thank you very much! and i legally changed my name. hello l.k.p.! yay! the saturday upon our return was our open house, which was super fun and again, there was great food. and so much of it. if you didn't come, we're sorry you missed out on all the good food. if you feel the need to get some for yourself, go to braza grill in murray. you won't be disappointed.

well. let me end this post with this.

married life is the best ever.

waking up with that big bag of hunka hunka burnin' love next to me is wonderful.

making him breakfast while he shaves is the best.

listening to him write songs and him asking me to sing with him and being so happy that i did, is the cutest thing ever.

arguing about stupid things that then laughing at how stupid they are is hilarious.

him picking me up from work is the greatest way to end a long day.

making dinner together makes the food taste so much better.

cuddling with him while we sleep even though it's about a million degrees makes my heart so happy.

knowing that he is mine. forever. is bliss.

there is nothing better than being married.

alright friends. i've got a husband to get to.

xo.

linds.

ps. i took ten minutes trying to put up pics.

it didn't work.

next time.

proms guys.

penny lane.

i wish i lived on penny lane.

instead i live on center street in american fork.

and i no longer have internet access, which is the reason for why i have yet to post anything regarding the wedding.

but let me assure you that all is well and that 25 days from now,

i will be

lindsey porter.

hooray.

until next time my friends. send me your address or something.

and i will send you an invitation to my wedding.

much love. from me to you.

xo.

linds.

flying.

it's finally here. the day you've all been waiting for.

august 11.

m.pie and i will be one.
words cannot describe how excited i am.

as you may have guessed, the wedding plans are cruising along rather nicely.

of course, there are still about a million and a half things to do, but they'll get done. and everything will be simply lovely.

as for now, we've got to find m. a suit. and a ring.

until next time.

we're engaged. and you're great.

xo.

linds.

all you need is love.

and a ring.
and a date.
and a dress.

and i have all of that.
cause i'm getting married!

yes, it's true. i'm officially engaged to the one, mason t. porter. i honestly about to burst i am so happy.
do you want to hear the story?
alright, here we go.
so it started on friday, may 15. we had a date planned. a secret date. and "the best date of my life" is as m. described it to me.
i went to his house (because is without a vehicle) and he grabbed the picnic basket and we were out the door.
we went to what we had thought to be adventureland park, behind lone peak high school, but as it turns out, it has a different name. regardless of the name of the park, that is where we went.
we set up our picnic blanket near the lake, and in the middle of a whole bunch of gnats. we couldn't get away from them, but they left us alone after a while.
the first course: chips and salsa. mango.
second: apples.
third: sandwiches. no mustard on mine. he remembered.
beverage:
we talked for a while and it started to get cold, and m. had to blow his nose so he went to the car and got some tissues and in the meantime i got bit on the lip by a mystery bug. my lip got swollen and red and super attractive. yum.
m. kept talking about climbing a tree. something i hadn't really heard him talk about but only a few rare times. i gave him some ideas of trees around town, but none of them were good enough, so we decided to take a drive up the canyon.
we drove up to tibble fork and told stories of adventures in the canyon and had some good laughs and then headed back down.
we stopped at a picnic area and walked around for a bit and followed a trail that led us to another parking lot (lame). so we went on a adventure of our own and ventured across the bridge and hiked up the mountain. good thing we were both wearing our best hiking shoes (not!). it all worked out and when we were nearing halfway up the mountain we decided to stop. m. was on much higher ground than me standing next to a tree, when he pulled out a knife. suprise! i didn't even know he had one! he told me to come up, so in my trusty boots, i did and together we carved L + M into the tree. he carved the L, i carved the M (it took me a really long time).
after we finished with the carving, we went a few feet below where we were, onto level ground and talked for a bit. and m. was really worried that i was going to fall down the mountain so he was holding me real close. cute.
after a while of talking i gave him a kiss and thanked him for the best date ever, and he said "you're kissing me and i haven't even asked you yet!" my reply "haven't even asked you what yet?" (i'm way good at english. haha). he got the ring out and said "i haven't even asked you: will you marry me?" my eyes were welling with the most joyful tears and i said "of course i will". we just stood there for the longest time and i was in total disbelief.
i am still in disbelief that we're engaged! to be married! do you even believe it?! eeeek!
we've been best friends for six years. can you even believe that. it's perfect if you ask me. completely and utterly perfect.

we are way awesome and didn't take any pictures after the proposal, but here is one of my ring, just for you.

amazing, eh?

more pictures to come.
but in the mean time, let the wedding plans begin!

and thanks for reading.
xo.
linds.

it's all too much.

i just wrote an entire blog post.
and was completely disgusted with myself.
all i did was whine about this and that and blah blah blah.
i'm a woman, alright. and yes, we all deserve to let it all out every once in a while.
but i will not do that here.
that is what my pillow is for.
and that is where all my blah blah's and whines will stay, eh? yay.

i will though, tell you all that i am in
l.o.v.e.
with a certain
m.t.p.
and let me tell you a secret.
i think it's probably going to last a while.
but shhh.
he doesn't even know it yet.

alright my secret keepers.
until next time.
lets all just keep this on the dl.
and lets be friends again.
i'm sorry i've been a away.
i blame in on my 8-5 job.
being a grown up totally blows.

xo.
linds.

love you to.

dear blog world.
sorry i totally suck at writing to you right now.

life is freakin nuts! in a good way.

because i'm missing him right now,
here is a song for my m.pie.
because it's true what it says, you know.

home is wherever i'm with you.

x.

linds.