well, hello!

Holy cow. Has it been this long? I mean, really? A month and a half? How disappointing. I apologize. Wow.

We've been up to a lot: settling into our new place, I got a job (same market niche, different company) and started Sept 30 and have been working lots, Jason's been working crazy go nuts hours lately and we've been out of town almost every weekend. Needless to say, my internet availability at home has been minimal. BUT we have been having a good time! I hope to upload appropriate photographic representations of what we've been up to.

But first, as promised, wedding photos! In keeping with tradition, the ultimate repository of photos will be on my picasa site ( http://picasaweb.google.com/laura.pugmire ), in the album "Our Wedded Bliss", but also in keeping with tradition, here is a lovely sample.

To come: Las Vegas photos, Kalai photos, photos of our apartment, Sacramento photos (congrats Rebecca and Cameron) and probably some other randoms, including Jason's new love (besides me. Ahem.).

Love you all. And I lost your links because of redoing my background (decided white was best), so post me a comment, why don'tcha, and I'll add your link back to my beloved sidebar.

xoxo!

fotos!!!

Finally, they are here!!! There is a ridiculous amount of photos on my picasa site: http://picasaweb.google.com/laura.pugmire . Just phase 1 since I still need to compile photos from the wedding day, but you can find an album of The Honeymoon and also our Trek West up there, which are quite fun. Here is a sampler:

honduras

I just found out from my first companion on my mission that the temple in Honduras is having some setbacks... see her post here:

http://the-savage-family.blogspot.com/2008/09/honduras-needs-you.html

And if you could keep the temple in your prayers... temples and miracles are often connected, but require the exertion of our faith and prayers. A temple in Honduras means infinite blessings for the people of Honduras and Nicaragua and the surrounding areas... it means they don't have to save up for a year before they can make the trip to Guatemala to be sealed to their families.

Gracias, amigos.

anti-postal

So. I know it's been a while. A LONG while. But I have happy news: I am back!!! We got internet this morning and it is glorious! So... soon to come:

• Lovely photos of the wedding
• Lovely photos of the honeymoon
• Lovely photos of the cross-country drive
• Lovely photos of our apartment

And et cetera. I will have to compile them all, now that I have internet, and get them up online. Yay!

In the meantime, this is what I have been up to:


...Being a sloth! I sleep in, I buy furniture, I clean things, I open boxes, I cook food, I buy insane amounts of stuff from Target. I am a domestic diva. Who knew?!? And I even finished a book. These Is My Words, by Nancy Turner. Fantastic book.

Now that I have internet, the job search begins... I don't know whether to be excited or mourn the passing of my days as a sloth.

Stay tuned for pics!

Love to all.

news!

I'm moving!

See details: http://jasonity.blogspot.com/2008/06/jeeoooooorrrb.html

So sad to say goodbye to Boston.

SO happy for Jason.

p.s. Thanks to all of your for your wonderful advice. I am taking extensive notes.

t minus 1 month

So. One month from today I will be getting married.

BIZARRO.

One month from right NOW I will probably be laying in my bed, staring at the ceiling, wondering what I am getting myself into, but also probably so excited I could pee my pajamas.

Married friends: do you remember what this felt like? A month away and not sure if you have time to do everything and get it done right? Any words of wisdom for the experientially-impaired? How do I keep sane in my last month of engagement?

Not-so-married friends: you know this feeling of having WAY too much to do and WAY too little time to do it in? How do you, in particular, find balance?

I read this quote the other day: "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom in life consists in the elimination of the non-essential."

All: I loved this quote, mostly because it's something I strive for but don't quite achieve. How do you learn to let go of things and leave them for another day? How do I decide what's essential and what's not? How do I let go of guilt when I don't get all the things done that I wanted to or felt like I should for that day?

Virtual penny for your thoughts.

how to get happy in the next half hour

I read this article online today... super good!

Check it:

http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/package/0,21861,1734800-1809876,00.html

And then go have a bunch of yogurt pretzels.
That was my happiness package of the day.

DELICIOUS.

drunk call

A few months ago, one of my coworkers told me about how when he and his friends get smashed, they try to make sure one of them is not super drunk so that he can prevent the others from "drunk calling" their ex-girlfriends or girls that they have crushes on and saying stuff that is ridiculous.

I could've used one of those preventative persons last week.

Tiredness and I make a dynamic combo. After a couple weeks of going to bed late and getting up early, I was both sick and tired. One night I got home late--again--and Jason and I decided it was too late to try to see each other, so we read scriptures over the phone and then I went to bed. I say "we read scriptures" but I mostly fell asleep on the phone--both while Jason was reading and while I was reading. Yes, I fell asleep reading aloud. Incredible. I was wasted.

We said good night, apparently (I have no memory of this) and I fell asleep for realz, with my light on as always. An hour later, Jason looks at his phone and it is on silent but ringing, and it's me calling. It's 1:04 in the morning. He answers: "Hello?" I say an exuberant but slurred "Good MOHRGNING!" He's like, "Um, what do you need? Are you okay?" - totally confused as to why I am calling and not saying anything. I respond, "Mumble mumble mumble mumble." Jason: "Um, what?" Me: "Mumble mummbbblle..." Jason instructed me to go back to bed. "Okay," I say. "Bye!" He looks at his phone confusedly and replies, "Bye..." waits for me to hang up... I do. Conversation over.

The best part is that I remember about 2 seconds of this experience. I remember being on the phone and saying "Good morning." I must have dreamed that it was the next morning and Jason was calling me to wake me up, as usual... but then, how did I grab my phone, open it, and call him? UNKNOWN, my friends. The mystery of being drunk that will never be solved. I have made my first drunk phone call. Drunk on lack of sleep. Drunk on LOVE. Hahahahahaha. I'm a dork.

But it does make for a really funny story.

lahv, the sequel

Yup. Tis true. Jason gave me the best present for my birthday yesterday: he gave me his heart. (aghhhh, CHEEEEEESY!)

He also gave me a beautiful ring! Here are some photos:

Among the lilacs in the Arnold Arboretum

The ring! It is gorgeous!

Take 2: side profile.

What is a Laura and Jason photo shoot without a crazy shot? Seriously.

Dear friends at my birthday picnic

Happy birthday to ME! Such a fun day. Such an eventful day. Such an unforgettable day. Ahhh, it is good to think about spending eternity with my best, best friend.

The big day is Saturday July 19 in the Seattle temple. That day can come as fast as it wants. :)

fo-tos!

HERE THEY ARE, the much promised photos! Of course many more can be seen at my picasa site:
http://picasaweb.google.com/laura.pugmire
You're welcome to browse through those, they're fun.
Some of my favorites from the Utah trip:

J and I on Sunday afternoon. Oh, sunshine!

This is my favorite picture EVER of my sister Melissa and her husband Ammón. I LOVE them.

Yay, family! Mom, Grandma, Melissa, Ammón, Dad, Me. Congrats Meliss!

I LOVE THIS PICTURE. My grandma adores Jason.

Aw, we so cute. :)

My goodly parents. They are rad.

Ma girlz... Mad Mordigan and Tawni.
And a little of the deliciousness that is Cafe Rio.
Love you ladies, thanks for makin time.

I wish we'd taken photos at Joy and Pace's... (thanks so much again guys, and I LOVED seeing everyone who came!) and I wish I'd remembered to take my camera in to my grandma's birthday bash... maybe Melissa will post photos? (gentle urging... oh so gentle... ha)

It was a pretty awesome trip. Just the best trip ever of all time. My cousin's sealing was beautiful. It was SO fun to spend time with so much family, who I love and miss. I saw old roommates and friends from Boston and BYU alike, met the people Jason loves and who so obviously love him, and just generally enjoyed a smooth, natural, comfortable, amazing trip.

I love everything.