Wedding Pictures

We finally got our wedding pictures back.  They turned out lovely.  Bryce is a little sick of me saying "Come here!  Look how cute we look in this one!!"  But it has been fun reliving the day a little through the pictures. 

Here are just a "few" of my favorites:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I just need to decide which ones we want to print.  It's so hard though, I love so many!  I think I'll just have to have fifty pictures from my wedding day on my walls.

-Kami

Happy 4th

Our day was lovely.  It was so nice to have a day off right in the middle of the work week.  We had a breakfast of pancakes eggs & bacon with our ward first thing in the morning.  After breakfast we headed to Morgan to watch the parade and spend the day with my family.

The only let down to the day was there were no fireworks in Morgan due to all of the wildfires in Utah.  So instead of fireworks we had snowcones and watched Hugo with lots of cuddling.

Our first 4th of July being married was kind of perfect.  Holidays spent with your best friend are hard to beat.

-Kami

As of late

Things have been pretty busy in the Leishman household as of late... 

We have been having picnics & flying kites,

Discovering a few good finds at thrift stores,

Making homemade pizzas every Saturday night,

Swimming at pine view,

and taking trips to the temple.

Life is busy but oh so good. 

-Kami

The Little Basement

It is so true what they say about married life...you kind of fall off the face of the earth for a while.  But don't worry I am back and we are all moved in, getting into a routine, and finally feeling settled.  For those who haven't had a chance to come see the little basement we are renting I thought I would give a virtual tour.

First when you walk in is the kitchen.  Here's the stove/oven where the magic happens that keeps Bryce happy :)

Below is the open shelf I chose to store our dishes on and underneath the shelf is my beloved owl cookie jar (I pined for at anthro for over a year and finally broke down and bought) and Eliza the kitchen aid.  Eliza made her debut a few Saturdays ago with whole wheat bread and I will just say she can mix like a hero.

Next is the dining/living room area.

Dining area:

 

 

Hand embroidery by me.  The small one if you can't read it is a quote from Wuthering Heights that says "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."

My chairs!! Oh my chairs.  I love them so much. Possibly a little too much :)

The Living Room area:

 

Close up of my rug I got on clearance at Urban Outfitters for a steal:

Couch Pillows:

Reading Corner:

Bookcase Bryce made me for Christmas:

Close ups:

Hallway Wall:

Next is the bedroom.

I am so happy with how our bedroom turned out.  Most everything in it was made by us.  I made the pillows, duvet cover, and nightstands.  Bryce and I both made the headboard.  It was so fun to see it all come together when everything was finished.

My Nightstand:

 

Bryce's Nightstand...haha

We stained the nightstands and headboard to match my cedar chest my parents gave me for graduation.  It sits at the foot of our bed but I couldn't get a picture with everything in it...so you get the idea.

The corner of our bedroom that was lonely so I added this:

Next, the bathroom.

Shower Curtain from Urban Outfitters:

The last room is the spare bedroom.  Here is my little corner with my sewing machine/craft supplies.  The other corners you can't see have things like Bryce's tools, and all his clothes in the open closet, since mine fill up the closet in our bedroom :)  This room still needs some work but it is getting there.

That about does it unless some of you want to see more detailed pictures like my pantry and the inside of my fridge.  If you insist I can do that.  We love having our own little place.  Life is so good, you guys.  And not to be a cheese or anything but married life is definitely as good as everyone tells you it will be.

-Kami

A bit of a Quandary

 

It is two days before my wedding.  It would be entirely false if I told you I was completely calm and ready for this whole "I do" situation.  My mind is buzzing, buzzing I tell you!  I feel twitchy and anxious, but I should mention also very, very excited.  I have not slept much this week.  It is just nerves, people keep telling me.  It couldn't possibly be the copious amounts of caffeine I am consuming to try to counter the tidbit of anxiety and exhaustion I am feeling? Most definitely not, I confirm to myself. Possibly the cosmos disagree that this isn't the case, because this morning when I hurriedly went through the drive through for a much needed diet coke fix the drink I was given, I noticed after I had driven away, was most assuredly NOT diet coke.  It was a terribly disappointing start to my morning.  So there is still a sad drink in my car, full to the brim of sickeningly sweet syrup.  I just can not drink it, if it is not diet it is much too sweet.  I blame my mother, she is the one who introduced it to me, after all.

My thoughts keep finding themselves turning to the future.  It is a strange thing, the future.  I'm sure it is something we all consider often.  When I was a young girl I used to always try to picture myself as a "grown-up".  I wondered what I would look like, where I would work, and what kind of person I would be.  I think my childhood self would really like who I have become.  I mean, I am terribly fun and witty, I still have a slightly abnormal obsession with Disney princesses, and just yesterday I finished watching Justin Beiber's documentary Never Say Never.  Yes, take that and appreciate it childhood self.  It was pretty rad. (I even still use run-on sentences just to make you feel a little more comfortable around me).

When I pictured myself I never pictured myself past the age of twenty-one, and especially not married because that was simply too much for my nine year old mind to wrap itself around.  Do you see why this is a bit of a quandary?  I have never really thought about what is past this point in my life.  I mean, of course I vaguely contemplated the notion that I would one day be married and eventually have children and the whole familial sphere that comes with it.  But I should clarify, when I say vaguely contemplated, I mean the thought "Oh of course one day I'll be married" zipped through my mind for oh, maybe.... 2.897 seconds.  So I'm not really sure how to take these next steps.  No one ever taught me how to be married! 

I am a planner, through and through.  Also a list maker I should throw in.  I need a clear destination and a specific plan how to get there set in place.  Otherwise, I am a complete mess.  Just ask Bryce.  He teases me that I couldn't answer his proposal properly because I had not "planned" it as part of my day when it happened.  He is only a little right about this.

So I am making a plan as we go, starting a list from advice I have been given on how to be married:

*Hold hands often.  (Bryce is really good at this.  He probably just likes it because I put on lotion after every time I wash my hands.  So they are always really soft and smell good.  Yeah, I'm sure that's it, I would like it too.)

*A piece of toast does not quite cut it as breakfast for a strapping young man, even if it is completely sufficient for myself.

*Make serving each other your highest priority.

*Never speak negatively about your spouse or complain about them to anyone.

*Sometimes just pretend you think Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, or whatever is really cool.  It will teach him to pretend your clothes, design, and shopping magazines are cool also.

*Pray together.

*Say thank you often.

*Back tickles are included in the vows, I'm sure of it.

*Go on dates often, and, ahem, keep the spark in your relationship.

*Say I love you as much as you can and show it through your actions.

*Sometimes the unknown future, when it is discovered, is the most beautiful.

*Always remember that you knew without a doubt you were married to the right person, at the right time, at the right place.  So when times get hard you can fall back on this and know that you are able to get through it together.

I think this is a good starting point.  I at least have a plan for the next week.  Get married, honeymoon, move in to our apartment.  I can handle those things, past this point is a little hazy; hence the self-treatment through list making & planning.  If you have any advice feel free to share.  I'm sure we will need it and my list could use a few more bullets.

-Kami