Husband Time

I am taking pictures tomorrow of my dear friends' baby and then, I have a date with Adam in the evening! Yay! It's going to be a wonderfullerific day!

Check out Adam and my blog!

http://mormonsinlove.blogspot.com/

I hope you like it!

I Was Right

Adam IS the best husband in the world.

Mom's Birthday and "New" Camera

Adam had an old film SLR that he's letting me use until I get a new one. So I took it to my mom's birthday party first thing. We went to Pizzeria 712 in Orem. Delicious!

4 Days.

4 days until the big day. I must say, this is quite exciting! I have a lot to do though, and my room is a disaster. I'm tired of not having enough room for anything. Luckily, in 4 days I will only have one roommate and we'll have an awesome apartment all to ourselves. It's not going to be big or anything, but it'll be nice to have more room to put food. (My roommates have all the cabinets except for the one that holds the dishes, and I have a shelf that I bought so I could actually store my food. Keep in mind that that's only two of my roommates that have all the cabinet space, and they share food.) Don't get me wrong, I love my roommates, but they do bother me a lot.

Superman moves into our apartment today and tomorrow I move in all of my stuff. I'm going to be spending the night at my parent's house for the week to avoid temptation and to keep us safe. ;) And with all of my stuff at our apartment, it will be perfect.

So 4 days to do everything that I need to do. And there is SO much!
Anyway, I'm out.

Annie T.

Pictures for Lindsey

The pictures are in order from more recent at the top and older at the bottom:

























If anyone is confused, these pictures are for Superman and my photographer. She's putting together a slideshow and I had a bunch of pictures on my computer I wanted on the slideshow. I hope you enjoy looking!!

Also, they're in order. The more recent ones are at the top and the older ones are at the bottom.

Adam Bruce Wing...

Will you marry me?

Little Things.

You know, it's the little things in life that make it amazing. Like when I'm around Adam, it's like we're magnets and we're just drawn to each other. No matter how hard I try to sit up straight and not touch him, by the end of two minutes I'm clinging to his arm or somehow giving him a hug. Our bodies fit perfectly together (in a non-sexual way! We're not married yet!!) I love it. He is so amazing and some of my favorite moments with him are when we just relax and cuddle. We don't even have to talk and I feel like I've grown to know him so much more. He isn't the man of my dreams because he surpasses what I even thought I could dream, and he isn't the love of my life because I can only love him for forever and nothing less. As of right now, we have 39 days until we get sealed together for eternity and I can not wait. It's an amazing feeling knowing you get to marry your best friend and be with him for forever. I don't think I could live without him by my side or the knowledge that he'll always be by my side. The temple is an amazing place where I can fully dedicate myself to my Heavenly Father and Adam. It's going to be incredible, I just know it is. :)

The Sweetest Thing

My heater was broken in my apartment. My room is the room with the least amount of ventilation and it faces the west so at night it traps all the heat and becomes an oven. So sometime during the night I got up and moved to the front room so I could get some sleep. When I woke up I just laid on the couch and was slowly getting ready to get up. I heard a car pull up in our parking lot and made note that whenever I hear that sound, it wont be Adam's car. About a minute later I hear this tapping on the door, a pause, and then the door opened. I thought that it was going to be one of my Thai roommates' friends, because that's what they do. Knock and walk in. But this person paused and took a little while to shut the door. I opened my eyes and looked at the trespasser, and to my surprise it was my wonderful fiance' Adam. I was so shocked! He was supposed to be at work! And yet here he was standing in my living room looking devilishly handsome with milk and a tub of breakfast food.
"What are you doing here?!" I exclaimed.
He smiled and said charmingly, "I'm here to make you breakfast!"
I was overwhelmed by how amazing he was. There just was no way on this planet that I could ask for a better future husband. It was so sweet! I almost wanted to cry.
So as I got ready for work he made me strawberry pancakes, eggs, and ham, as well as do some of my roommates' dishes. I didn't know what to say or do. I was overwhelmed by the amazingness standing in my kitchen!

I love him. I cannot wait until I am married and sealed to him for time and all eternity. He's going to be the best husband and father anyone could ever want.

Just 48 days away.

Annie T.

The Story of Dating. (because if I don't write it down now, I never will)

My side of the story tends to be a little more complicated than his, but it just makes it that much more interesting. At least that's what I believe...
It was a rehearsal that I had been waiting in anticipation for. I remember really wanting to meet whoever played Antonio because I knew we would be spending a lot of time together. I was hoping it would be a tall, handsome, confident man that I would fall head over heals for and we would get married and have lots of babies together. I don't know how to describe it, because I wanted all of that in a joking way, but I also was way opposed to even starting a relationship with ANYONE. But in walks in this man, with his quiet confidence, and his missionary style. I was a little angry because he wasn't what I expected, and I was even more determined not to like him. That first rehearsal went well. I even remember what I was wearing (only because I kind of got in trouble for wearing a dress when I'm supposed to be playing a boy.) I was dainty in my yellow dress and long, light brown hair. He was strange in his missionary get-up and to me seemed a little awkward. Don't tell Adam, but that "awkwardness" was really quite endearing to me, which then, in turn, made me more set on not liking him. I mean, how dare someone be endearing to me when all I want is to be left alone in peace until I was much older! I avoided anything that would result in a friendship, and then a relationship.
But one night, he caught me walking home all alone in the dark. It wasn't that big of a deal. I lived really close to the school, I was almost home, but he was a gentleman and would have none of it. After much debate, I finally gave in and got in. He drove me that last little bit and I thanked him and got out. As I walked up the stairs I though to myself, "And so it begins..."
From then on I was even more cautious. I was beginning to be more drawn to him and it was like pulling two heavy-duty magnets apart whenever I tried to avoid him. I was always floating towards him.
And then the dreaded thing happened. John, our director, saw that we weren't friends on stage, and since our relationship is crucial, we needed to fix it. So through a clenched jaw I asked Adam if he would go over our scene with me before rehearsal. The scene felt like crap to me and I hate settling for mediocre. He agreed and we met early for a rehearsal. I was trying to be indifferent but still trying to be friends with him. He kept asking me questions, and the fact that he was interested in my life made me more attracted to him. By this time I had already learned that he worked at the MTC and that's why he was always dressed like a missionary. That's what made me really believe that if I were to fall for someone in the cast, it would be him. Again, I tried to avoid it, but we needed to be friends. Plus its against my nature to not be friendly. Our true friendship started when dress rehearsals and the performances began. By then I had a little crush on him. I couldn't resist! He was just so cute when he got so excited about anything church related, and how he always was smiling his charming smile, and how he was so nice to everyone. I shared my feelings with a girl I work with and confided in her my feelings and how badly I didn't want to like him. It was just too early!!! And I was begining to believe that he liked me too (I learned later that that assumption was wrong.)
We kept going over our scenes and I became addicted to talking to him and being around him. I now not only needed to go over our scenes, I wanted to go over our scenes. He made me laugh, and though he didn't know that he was, he was breaking barriers of comfort for me. The more he tore down, the more I liked him. Then the day came of our matinee and we were becoming good friends. He cornered me and the dreaded question escaped his lips, "Do you mind if I take you out to dinner before the show tonight?" My stomach jumped and surprisingly I said, "sure."
I began kicking myself and once I got home I called my mom and told her all about it. She assured me it was only a date and that if I went it didn't mean that I was going to marry him. So we went to OutBack Steakhouse, I had the most delicious sandwich known to man, and had a really great time. But it was too much fun for me. When he dropped me off at my apartment later that night he told me that he hadn't had that much fun on a date in a long time and that we should do it again. I was so scared and replied with a joking, "I'll have to think about that."
On closing night, I informed my friend from work that I thought I was over him. She saw the show that night, henceforth saw him, and cornered me at the end of the show and told me, "I think you should go for it." I was taken by surprise, but I thought about what she said and realized she was right. I shouldn't be fighting so hard to get to know a really great guy that made me feel like a million bucks. I was a stupid, stupid, girl. I tried so hard to make it up to him. After the date I tried avoiding him and making him believe that I was just interested in being friends. I knew that that night I needed to turn up the flirt-o-meter to let him know that I was interested in that second date. That night was a late night. After we striked the set, we went to Ihop and stayed out until four in the morning. Adam sat by me and that made me happy. I was still a little worried because I'm just weird, but I kept telling myself that it was going to be okay and that if we started dating it didn't mean we were going to get married.
We went on that second date, had a blast sledding, watched a Muppet's Christmas Carol, held hands, and met his roommates after I had taught him how to make proper hot chocolate.
There you go! That's how it started. Sorry it was so long, but it was quite a journey!

I'm so glad that it worked out in the end. :)

Annie T.

I've got to get this out there!

Is it just me, or am I the only one who recognizes that Taylor Swift is highly overrated? I mean, her songs are catchy and stuff, but the lyrics are weak and very childish, the chords she uses are repetative and something we hear in every song written by a ten year old, her voice lacks any personality, passion, or range. It's really quite annoying actually. Here are some of her lyrics just so you can see how ridiculous they are:

"He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
the only thing that keep me wishing on a wishing star."

There you go. Who writes that!? I mean c'mon! Anyway, that's my little rant.
Have a great day and I am sorry to any Taylor Swift fans, or even Taylor Swift herself. It's nothing personal. Really.

Annie T.

An Affair to Remember: Featuring Donny Osmond

When it comes to Family Home Evening, sometimes I just want to spend time with my actual family, and with me living outside of the house, I don't do it very often. So when I saw an opportunity and had a desire to do so, I seized it like a cat seizes a mouse. We decided to meet up at the mall in the food court. Now bear in mind that I am a college student and when I hear "meet in the food court" I automatically assume there will be a moment where my parents will feed me. So I didn't eat beforehand with said assumption in mind. As we start walking past all of the food stands, my heart sunk, but I was willing to accept the consequences of not clarifying. When my mother found out that I hadn't eaten yet, of course she freaked out and insisted that she buy me something. We got something to eat and my dad and my brother took off to do their own thing. I do feel the need to note that my dad needed to exercise for this weight loss challenge thing that his work has going on, so he's at the mall to walk really fast laps around the entire place, over and over again.
While my mom and I are eating she's explaining to me that my younger brother is having a really hard time with his psychosis (he has some problems and it's complicated but serious.) When he calls us and we discover that he is all alone in GameCrazy we get worried and quickly go to meet him. Meanwhile my dad isn't stopping for anything as he plows his way a second time through the mall. With my mother's explanation of the seriousness of Andrew (my younger brother)'s problems, my eyes were glued on him to make sure he was doing alright. He asks my mother if he could get a little something for his Nintendo DS, she says no, and we slowly leave the store. Another good point to this story is that I am wearing my fiance's bright red jacket that I stole from him, so no matter where I go people can see me. It's very noticable, but since it is his, I love it.
We walk out of the store and my mother turns to me and says, "did you see who was in there?"
I shake my head. "No, who?"
"Donny Osmond was in there. He had a little girl drapped over his shoulder!"
Of course I'm shocked. I mean, how could I miss that!?! I love Donny Osmond and I had an opportunity to meet him and I totally screwed it up!! How dare I!? So I start freaking out saying that we need to find him. I NEED to see Donny Osmond! I'm kicking myself so hard that if I had a pair of balls they would be black and blue from the destruction I was inflicting on myself. We walk slowly into RadioShack, I'm on the lookout, and my little brother is totally oblivious to the seriousness of the situation.
My mom calls my dad, tells him that we just saw Donny, and coincidentally he was right where my dad was! I got that he was somewhere by Mervyn's or some other store, and I wanted to head out. I try to get my brother to leave, but he's talking to some lady about something that he can't buy anyway, and just totally off in his own little world where he can't decifer that this is a DIRE situation. Finally, I get him to leave, and right when we get out I meet my dad going the opposite direction just walking as fast as lighting. Obviously I was going in the right direction.
We didn't go very far when I saw him. The God of broadway and music. He was playing with his grandkids who are so super adorable, and just enjoying the company of his family. That was good enough for me. I just wanted to see him. I mean, it would have been nice to get a picture with him and all, but I didn't want to disturb his family time. So my mom, me, and Andrew start walking back to meet up with my dad, but to my dismay, my mom was slowing down right where Donny stood!!! Oh the horror!!!
"Exuse me," she says. "My daughter just loves you and was wondering if she could get a picture with you."
"Sure." He was so nice. Nice = Cool.
I start spitting out apologies, and how that I go out once with my mother and she does something like this, ruining a good man's time with his family. (Okay, not exactly those words, but you get what I mean.)
So, I got the picture. It was awesome. He even touched the small of my back, which means I can never wash that bright red jacket EVER again.
Unfortunatley, after we found my speed-walking Dad, we had to go back the way we came and passed Mr. Osmond again. That was actually the moment when I realized the obviousness of the red jacket, and I tried my best to hide my face, even though it's not my face he would remember. It's that bright red jacket he would see! Poor Mr. Osmond! He probably thinks I'm a stalker or something!
During the whole dramatic event I was texting my fiance and letting him know just the general information. My adventures could not be explained over text! They were just too good to make them stoop to such levels! I assured him that I would call him and tell him everything, and true to my word, I did.

So that's it. My "affair" with Donny Osmond, which really wasn't an affair at all, but more of an adventure ... an embarrassing adventure. But I got a picture with him! And that's all that matters. Right?

Annie T.

P.S. Donny's really super nice in person! I mean, who would stop and take a picture with a girl wearing a men's, bright red sweater!? That's so awesome!

My Mom.

My mom helps me everyday. Yes, there are times where we clash like all mother/daughter relationships, but she is one of THE most caring, loving, and genuine people that I know. She helps me to strive to be a better person and because of her, I am who I am today. She tries so hard to be better and more loving, and I just stand amazed at her abilities. She is my best friend and has been so throughout my entire life.
Right now life is changing. Fast. And sometimes I think she feels left behind, and that makes me sad. Just because I have found someone to cleave unto and love, does not make me love her any less or need her any less. I love her with all of my heart and will always be indebted to her. Her Christlike attributes inspire me on a daily basis and I am so glad she is my mother and I get to be sealed to her for eternity. I hope she understands how much I love her, and how much she helps me. Without her, I wouldn't exist. Literally and figuratively.
She has always taught me to never settle and always strive for the best. Now that I'm older, I haven't settled. I've gotten the best.
Both in parents, and fiance's.

I love you Mom!!

Wow, I'm engaged!!! To the most AMAZING man no less!

I love him so much! I am so excited to marry him! I've said it before, but I'll say it again; he's the love of my forever and I cannot wait to spend eternity with him. The Lord has blessed my life so much and I have found myself filled to the brim with happiness! I cannot imagine my life going any other way. This life is so unexpected but I really wouldn't have it any other way. If you want to see this man that I adore, I have posted a picture. I hope you enjoy!

The Road Less Traveled

Although life brings you heartache, it brings you a lot of joy too. Nothing in this life has turned out how I expected it to. Everything from love, to school, to friends, to even family has been twisted and churned into something new and different than what I wanted. Take school for example! I thought I was going to go to SUU for a long time there, and look at me now! I'm a student at UVU! And that happened after a lot of different options came across my path. It's funny how the Lord works.

And love.
That right there is a different league that is entirely of its own.

Lets face it, I never thought that I could fall in love again. When I had, it was too hard and too painful an experience for me to live through. I was a zombie in a very much alive world.


And here I am. I've done it again.

But this time, it is more beautiful, more true, more real, more perfect than before. It's made the other Love dwindle in it's sadness and diminish it's great power over me. I've experienced things I never thought I would experience and things I was determined not to feel, think, or touch.
But that's what's happened.

I've figured out that when I sat down and told God all of my plans for the future (like how i wasn't going to get married for a long time, I was going to go to Yale for grad school, and how I wanted to live in New York and maybe even try the film industry) He laughed and gave me Adam.

And THAT has made all the difference.


Annie T.

Humpty Dumpty (aka Joaquin Phoenix)

This is very sad! I really liked Joaquin Phoenix as an actor and person and he's just gone downhill! But it sure does make for a good laugh!
Here's a video of highlights of him on David Letterman. Let the night of February 11th, 2009 go down in the history books of hilarity!




Oh, silly Joaquin.

Annie T.

"How do I love thee?"

I love Elder Holland. He is my favorite, and he is now my home dawg. I'm just saying.

The End.

Annie T.

Twelfth Night; Or What You Will

Basically, to be an actor you need to have either a lot of stamina or just excess amounts of hours to sleep, both of which I have none of. But it is so much fun and I do love doing it with all of my heart. Plus, doing the show gives me an opportunity to spend time with people I love, and that rocks.
Right now I am performing 12th Night with my University. We just relaunched it at a new venue and everyone is already ready for it to just be over. I am playing the part of Sebastian, and before you go back to reread that sentence, Yes. I am playing a boy. As a boy. Not as a girl playing a boy, but on stage I am a boy. Some people's brains explode at this point, but just trust me. In real life, I am very much a girl, but on stage, to the audience, I am a boy.
I'm not going to say I play the part very well, but it really has stretched me and I have learned a butt load doing it. If you don't know what 12th Night is, Google it, because I'm sick of explaining a show that everyone should already know. :)

Until the next weak attempt to blog, I wish you every happiness in the form of gumdrops, rainbows, and ponies.

Annie T.

Oh, how confused can we be without a guiding light.

Can I just say that the music scene is just a little askew? We celebrate music without any point or reason to it. Lets celebrate some lyrics today, shall we?

"Through The Dark"
KT Tunstall

As I walk away
I look over my shoulder
To see what I'm leaving behind

Pieces of puzzles
And
Wishes on eyelashes fail

Oooooh!
How do I show all the love
Inside my heart

Well this is all new
And I'm feeling my way through the dark

And I used to talk
With honest conviction
Of how I predicted my world
I'm gonna leave it to to star gazers
Tell me what your telescope says

Oh what is in store for me now?
It's coming apart

I know that it's true
'cause I'm feeling my way through the dark

Try to find a light on somewhere
Try to find a light on somewhere
I'm finding I'm falling in love with the dark over here

Oh oh what do I know I don't care
Where I start

For my troubles are few
As I'm feeling my way through the dark
Through the dark
I'm feeling my way through the dark

I hope this was enjoyed by all.