Getting Married?

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My dream wedding dress is hanging in my closet and my first fitting is this Tuesday.  It’s a Tea-length dress and that’s about all that I’m going to tell you.  -You’ll just have to wait until August 3rd for pictures!

Just last weekend Alex Masterson asked me to be his wife and I said, “Yes!”  It was a perfect proposal with sunflowers and sunsets.  My fiancee is a wonderful romantic, and our engagement evening was perfect.  He had me confused all week as to when he was going to propose.

On Friday evening he told me that we were going to Salt Lake. On the way to the freeway, he asked if I wanted to see a little spot on the mountain that he’d been telling me about since we started dating.  I said “Yes” and wondered if this would be it!

We got out of the car and started to walk quickly up a little hill.  Alex told me that we would come to a fork soon and that he was going to take one way, while I went the other. He reassured me that we would meet on the other end.  The moment I saw sunflowers down my side of the fork, I knew he was going to propose.

I walked my little path, completely nervous.  This was the moment!  The moment that I had dreamed about my entire life!

There were little symbols on the road, representing different stages from our relationship.  The soup can represented the Andy Warhol exhibit I had asked him to; the post cards were from when we were far apart over Christmas, Sam the dragon car-pet!, a starbucks cup from our first date at Barnes and Noble with our names on it and the sock monkey I gave him for Valentine’s Day.

At the end of the path, up a little hill, was Alex on one knee.  We were looking out onto the valley and the sun was setting.  He took my hands and told me a story about me and the sun and then he asked me to marry him.  I said “yes” and hugged and kissed him.  I hugged our friends who had helped him and we all smiled and laughed for joy.  Alex then gave me a box with my favorite piece of cake from a dessert place in Orem called the Chocolate.

That night, Alex and I went out to Texas Roadhouse for dinner and I was too excited to eat. I think we watched a movie too, but I can’t remember.  All I know is that I was happy and in love with my ring.  But most of all, I was and still am in love with my Alex.

I want to thank our wonderful friends, Kristen Jensen and Michelle Sutterfield for making such a wonderful evening possible.  Thank you so much to Michelle for her stunning photography!  We love you ladies!

Here’s to converting this blog into a mushy Alex and Sariah party! -Don’t worry, you’ll still get posts from everyday living, but we’ll have to throw in a few family stories now and then, because that’s what we’re doing, we’re becoming a family, a Masterson family. xoxox

 

 

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Mark’s Morning Mourning Bash!

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BYU had some frozen rain a while back, which led to the death of Mark’s front tooth.  The evils of an icy sidewalk overcame Markus Melville III that morning on the way to school.  With just one innocent slip, he plunged headfirst into the depths of despair as the frigid concrete triumphantly took a whack at his beautiful right, front tooth.  Needless to say, Mark did not make it school that day and found himself instead, across the street, at Cougar Dental.

After reviewing the tragedy with him weeks later, I came to find that Mark’s poor tooth had suffered the ice-storm’s worst, as it was proclaimed dead at the scene.  I was crushed for our dear friend and knew that the only answer to ease his pain would have to be a funeral.  A moment where we could really share in his pain and sorrow and hopefully relive the smiles of what it was like to have Mark’s tooth alive and well just weeks before.

We gathered at the home of Sir Melville one Saturday morning at what was facebookedly proclaimed: Mark’s Morning Mourning Bash; where we discussed Jan Terry and all of our favorite teeth.  We then were graced with a beautiful poetic eulogy in honor of Mark’s tooth, written by Alexander Masterson (Stay tuned for the coming ode).

The mourning continued with a cereal bar of sorts including any and all dry cereals, complete with every percentage of milk.  Mark also displayed an artistic rendition of his beloved tooth friend in the form of a white piece of paper shaped to look just like his tooth.  All those in attendance included Markus Melville III himself, poet: Alexander Masterson, Kristen Jensen, NaTausha Kittler, Bryton Beesely, Cameron Haas, and of course yours truly.

 

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6 Month Countdown [Issue 4] Stairs of Death

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I climb a mountain of stairs, every morning on my way to class and call them the stairs of death.  I’ve learned over time that I just have to take it slow or I will lose my breath.  It was difficult at first, learning to let every person pass me as I made my trek. –> I’m usually the fast walker…the one passing them; but not when it comes to the stairs of death; I’m the weak one then.

The best part about climbing the stairs of death is walking back down them after a long day.  Sometimes I want to run, but I just never do…I’m not sure why.  Maybe because I’m too tired from walking up them before and spending the whole day at school.

 

 

But I must tell you that the one morning that really made my day -even though I still had to climb the stairs of death; was when someone put up this poster: “Tired of Stairs?  Think of it like this…climbing up these stairs 12 times is like climbing to the top of the Eiffel Tower.”  So that means that each week I so totally climb the Eiffel Tower.

Still not ecstatic about the stairs of death…but at least I only have two more months left of climbing till graduation!

 

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Which “Wich” Would You Pick?

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All Christmas break Alex and I had planned on going to “Which Wich?” when we got back.  All I knew was they made sandwiches and Alex knew that sandwiches were my favorite food. –it’s cheating I know…but I can’t ever make a final decision.  So after stopping by a wedding reception (typical BYU student activity) we set on our way to “Which Wich” in Orem, Utah.

I’ve decided that it’s now one of my favorite places.  Let me take a second to explain just exactly how the place works: You turn the corner and on the wall is a menu with several different types of sandwiches: turkey, breakfast, vegetarian…and below that are brown paper bags with red sharpies.  Each bag is numbered for the general type of sandwich and below are various options of condiments and sandwich style to make your meal your own.  You could even ditch the bread if you wanted and have it put in a bowl!

I was looking for something light that evening, so I went with the Vegetarian and Hummus, then marked my additional toppings.  Alex picked Huevos Rancheros and we both got Avacado. –is it just me or is eating avacado trendy all of sudden?  Then we turned in our bags and sat down to wait for the orders. It was late in the evening, so not many people were around; but I admired the bright atmosphere, complete with flatscreen TVs and copies of the daily newspaper.  When it was time for bon appetite, I was satisfied.  –Besides the added mushiness from the guac…I guess being trendy has its downsides…

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In the wee small hours of the morning…

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I think about this guy and smile. :]

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Monterey, C-A

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This Christmas we tried something different, we took a family trip to Monterey! I went kayaking for the first time, explored the Monterey Bay Aquarium, strolled down Cannery Row and even saw the Hobbit.  The jellyfish were my favorite, both at the aquarium and in the water just below our kayaks!  I didn’t bring my camera so you’ll have to take my word for it on the jellies in the ocean, but they were super cool!  They were sea nettle jellies and they were orange.

My favorite part of the Hobbit was how they included the same song the dwarves sing in the original cartoon version of the film.  On the trip I had my first mani-pedicure, tried grits for the first time and apple pie with cheese on top too! -It sounds gross, but I actually liked it.  It was really great spending time with my family and living in the little town of Monterey -even if it was just for a few days.  The shops are quaint and the ocean is so close.

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Home Again

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Life in Sacramento is sweet and good.  It’s chilly but the palm trees make up for it.  Mom and I went to the mall today for some browsing fun.  Bath and Body Works almost got me to buy that $5 lotion but I didn’t give in. “Ha!”  Did I get a pair of BOBS?  Yes I did.  Love ’em or hate ’em, I don’t care.  Mine sparkle aaand they’re orange.

 

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Adventure Recap!

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My super cool library fort to study for my Business Finance Midterm

The ever cool media pass
First Snow
Candles we lit when the First Snow took the power out