Perfect fit~

When my darling Aunt B passed away I was given her china.  It just happens to have a picture of wheat grass on all of items to the set; at the time I remember feeling super cheated and that my sista got the "good" stuff.  Now I know exactly why.... Nate is a Wheat!  Well, I guess I should say his mother's maiden name is Wheat.  Kind of fun, huh?

Just a lil FROST!

Nate and I decided to add a lil sparkle to my engagement band :)  If anyone asks though it is "being resized", ha ha.  In the mean time I get to wear his mother's ring!!!!  This ring folks is kind of a BIG deal in my life.  It may sound entirely stupid, but the very first time I tried it on the thing slid on my finger like a glove.  For those of you who do not know, Nate's mother passed away when he was 22.  She had suffered from complications of diabetes for a long time.  That being said I never had the opportunity to meet Janice Wheat Jorgensen and get her approval.  In my head when the ring fit me it was as if she was saying, "yep, I approve".  The past couple of days I have been so honored to wear her ring.  I have showed very few people it because being allowed to wear it is like my little connection with my mother-in-law :)

Engagement Party!!

Nate and I wanted to share our proposal pictures is a special way with our friends and family.  We decided to throw an Engagement Party at Annie and Joey Hedberg's house on August 14th.  It turned out PERFECT!!!  Nate's dad, Ken and Propasi, were there along with his aunt Jeanette and cousin Summer (with lil Lily).  We both are so grateful for everyone making it so very special for us!

A part of our world!

Here are some super fun pictures from our trip to Disneyland!

Back to reality :/

Last Friday Mikey, Di, and I surprised Nate at his work all packed and ready to head to California for his 31st Birthday.  I had packed his red suitcase full of his stuff for the trip and he thought his brother had been taking his stuff.  When he was telling me what he thought was happening I was laughing so hard that I had to mute the phone.  The trip was awesome and we had a fabulous time with each other.  The night we got there we had some good laughs about our room, The Alamo.  We also ate at this really good Indian Restaurant.  On Saturday we woke up early and left to Disneyland and stayed until midnight :)  We enjoyed the most delicious food that day.  Nate kept commenting on how great of detail D-land puts on everything.  We ate corndogs, chicken fingers, lots of coke, and turkey legs.  It was so incredibly crowded, but we were still able to ride a lot of rides (Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Pirates,m Haunted Mansion, California Adventure, Indiana Jones, Tower of Terror, Little Mermaid, Carousel, Star Tours, and watched the most amazing water and light show at California Adventure called, "World of Color".  On Sunday we had brunch with Jess, Jon, Bentley, Megan, and her fiance' then went to the beach.  That night we ate at Jessica's hotel, Zimbalya.  Monday was spent at Downtown Disney and just roaming around.  We all concluded this day that Nate nor I had used the restroom the entire time.  It was an awesome time!!!

Last night the most hilarious thing happened that in the far future we will truly laugh about.  Nate yelled at this chick for hitting his car with her car door.  Come to find out I know the girl.... quite well actually :D  It is Bridger's wife, not Bridger Thomas, but Garn.  Nate was so cute and called Tasha to apologize because I thought that was the girl he yelled, but nope it was Chels.  Too funny!!!  PS sorry Chels and Bridg, Nate really is the sweetest guy in the world... he is just kind of protective of his stuff.  He is an extremely hardworker and takes great pride in his BRAND NEW car! 

I cannot wait to marry Nate Jorgensen for eternity!  He is my best friend in the whole world.

ABA

Let the planning begin

Who would have thought wedding planning could be so stressful.  Nate and I are learning quickly how important it is to maintain structure and unity even with added pressure and stress from outside influences.  Prior to the wedding plans him and I had never really had a fight.  Unfortunately, that is not the case anymore... he he, J/K.  In all honesty though it can be super stressful and that is why him and I decided to take the weekend off and go up to Deer Valley!  We went to The Oakley Rodeo on Saturday night and last night we went to a concert, Thriving Ivory.  OMG it was amazing, we got to meet the band and take pictures with them!  Today we went to Lagoon and rode some rides and then went to Mo and Matt's for a bbq followed by The Sugarhouse fireworks with Tucker.  It was a fabulously perfect weekend with my best friend!

my life begins!

On June 17th, 2011 I became the happiest girl in the world!  My best friend, Nate Jorgensen, proposed to me ON The Empire State Building in NYC.  You might want to grab a tissue for this one it is a real tear-jerker.....

Nate and my story began on November 11th, 2010 when my good friend Ann Parris decided to line me up with her co-worker.  She had warned him that I had the reputation of being a man-eater and assured him I was a total sweetheart, but that I had just been burned and was therefore extremely guarded.  Her and my friendship even took several months to form into sisterhood.  Nate called me after I had finished helping two good friends by being "Vana White" at a tree festival in Layton.  While I was at the tree festival he had left me a message requesting that I call him back and when I did I got his voicemail and left a rather lengthy one informing him of this crazy black lady at Wal-Mart trying to beat me up for letting her butt me in line.  It was totally weird!  He later called me back and from that first initial phone conversation we both later said how we felt something there.  Our first date was set for November 17th and was to be a double date.  We ate at a delicious Indian Restaurant called Tandoori followed by WiseGuys Comedy Club.   I remember Nate was so incredibly nervous at dinner and barely ate two bites of his food.  At the comedy club we decided to sit in the very front (apparently this is a bad idea unless you like to be picked on).  Of course the comedian found fun in it being our first date and all.  There was also another couple that was all dressed up and the little dude had a gift for his lady, but it ended up just being a promise ring.  The date in my eyes was complete fun and very enjoyable.  From that day forth I do not remember not talking or seeing Nate.  We had our first kiss on the Eve of Thanksgiving.  And he even attended the sales with me the day after Thanksgiving.  On December 31st at the Bird residence Nate and I declared our love for each other!! 

Alright enough backround information let's get to the good stuff!

On the 13th of June I left on a redeye to New York with my mom and brother.  I was super excited to go to my favorite place, but also scared of how much I was going to miss Nate.  Wednesday was spent at Central Park and Times Square.  On Thursday I begged my mom to look at wedding dresses with me (even though I was not engaged, a girl has to in NYC:)  On the way back to the hotel my mom laughed hysterically when I told her that I had teased Nate by saying I was gonna be done if one more 12 year old got engaged before us.  (I came up with this "12 year old" statement when my gorgeous 2nd cousin Kourtney got married on June 4th).  My mom simply said, "Amanda, I can assure you Nate is taking his time with this."  My heart sank into basically my toes and I decided that the 11-11-11 wedding date was probably not going to happen and that I needed to accept that.  The next morning my brother had to get to the airport and meet his wife because she took the redeye out.  The plan was to let her sleep for a few hours and then we would head to The Empire State Building and use the Groupon (ya, I totally fell for it) tickets Britt had bought.  The weather was kind of sketch, so I decided a nice simple braid in my hair, with no make-up, and a baggy sweatshirt would be fitting for the day's festivities.  My mom was putting her hair in curlers and my brother was looking extra sharp as well.  Both of them did not want to clue me in on anything, so neither of them questioned my appearance, ha ha.  As we were walking to catch the bus to take us into Manhattan I had mentioned that my mom must have put a little extra something into her coffee that morning because she was zipping right along.  On the bus ride over Nate had sent me a text asking what was on the agenda for that day.  I replied to him, "The Empire State Building.... see ya up there babe!"  I then told my family how funny I thought I was with my comment because I knew Nate was at work in Utah.  At this point Britt thought that the surprise was spoiled, but in all honesty I just was being funny.  From March until this point I had teased Nate about various locations he could propose to me. 

After finally arriving to 34th Street I needed to use the potty (go figure) and get myself a drink, so I decided to go into SBUXcluelessness (thanks to my darling mother) wore off and I realized Nate was PROPOSING TO ME at that very moment.  My biggest dream was finally coming true, I was going to be someone's wife, a mother..... A million thoughts were going through my head.  Not to mention a bazillion cameras that kept going off around us.  I remember us kissing and the feeling of knowing I was going to MARRY MY BEST FRIEND!

In all honesty I do not remember what Nate said, nor what I replied with.  I actually had to verify later that I did infact say yes to him.  The ring slid on perfectly and has stayed on my finger ever since.  On 11-11-11 at 11 AM I will marry James Nathan Jorgensen in the Salt Lake Temple for time and all eternity.  I cannot wait to start a family with him and grow old by his side.