wedding extravaganza

In case there is any initial questioning, NO. This post has nothing to do with my personal love life. Today was meant for others' love lives. I went to a bridal shower for my new friend Amanda, and then I attended a wedding reception for my dear friends, Mark and Brittany. I had cupcakes and M&M's and really good punch. I also had the fantastic benefit and privilege of going to Five Guys burger with my friend Robert! YUM. It was fantastic. I also had more cupcakes and more really good punch. At this point, I started to feel a little sick but oh well. They were amazzinggg. I made some new friends--Lacey and McKensie. They are so lovely. I'm glad I met them. I'm really exhausted, but it was fun to see my friends so happy.

I had this assignment today to create a poster on different types of advertisements. I meant to do it early today, and tried very hard, but the site was down for my class. ALL. DAY. LONG. It was extremely stressful and frustrating. However, I finally got it finished and turned in (with only half an hour left till it was due). My favorite ad I found is posted below. This one was for comparative advertising (where two products are compared side by side--for those who weren't aware. ha.). I was pretty stoked when I saw it because it's a common debate I think. Which one is your favorite?

this is not a joke.

so maybe you have heard...i'm engaged! YES! the rumors are true :)

the lucky man is austin jarrell. we know each other from when we were way young up until high school. we went different ways, but fate brought us together through facebook. i know, i know. it's sort of cliche to say that, but it's true! we started talking, reminiscing, confessing crushes, etc. before long we became the best of friends and talked and skyped as often as we could. after much discussion, i ended up going to visit him in vegas last night (i got there pretty late). but he had this whole night planned out to make sure the trip was worth it. and seeing as vegas is most alive at night, it worked out pretty well. we went out to eat at in-n-out (it's one of my favorites and is kind of a luxury to me since i'm so far away from it!) but we got it to go because it was such a nice night and he didn't want to eat it inside. we drove to this place that was kind of far from the city and was set up on a hill. it overlooked the whollllle of las vegas and it was beautiful! we started talking and having a good time eating our yummy burgers and perfect fries, but things turned serious pretty fast. we talked about how different things are since high school (duh) and how much everything has changed since we started talking a few months ago. we told each other how much we cared about the other and how close we were. then like out of know where he tells me he loves me! an incredibly peaceful feeling came over me and i just knew i had to say it back because it was true for me as well! ah it was so amazing! he kisses me (oo la la it was perfect!) and pulls out this rock of a ring. umm hello!? it was gorgeous! it is gorgeous still! i started crying, like the big baby i am, and he asked me to be his wifey. (he didn't say wifey though. i just like it better than just plain old wife.) duh i said yes (that's why i'm posting this!) and we had a pretty fantastic rest of the evening! it was wayy too late to call anyone though. i'm so happy though! it was so so perfect! i'm moving to vegas at the end of the summer (after i graduate) so i can be with him and get married and live happily ever after! i hope you come! (i'm not getting married in a drive-thru chapel either!) here's me and my perfect ring!

sorry it's blurry!

i'll post more pictures later. :)