three day weekend!

On Friday Jake and I went to his parents house for the night and we watched The Time Travelers Wife and The Notebook. I'm not normally into chick flicks but I'm glad that when I am in the mood Jake is willing to just go with it lol. On Saturday we went to the Bolejacks house to visit Ben. We made pizza and talked and goofed off. Ben is way fun to hang out with. Then Saturday night my grandparents, Ben, Heidyn, Destry, Jake, and I went to the Ice Castle in Midway. That was where Jake proposed. It was super pretty and super fun! On Sunday Jake and I drove to the Mouritsen's house and went to church with Heidyn, Destry, and unlce Hugh. Then we went back to their house and ate yummy food and played my favorite game ever- the new Guess Who. Then Jake and I picked up Ben and went back to the Hathaway's for dinner. It was way yummy! My grandparents totally spoil me. On Monday Jake, Ben, and I met up with Ben Pugh and his friend Hannah for lunch! That was fun. We went to Applebees. Then Jake and I dropped off Ben and we went to his sister Monique's house. She is so funny and awesome and her kids are fun to be around. After visiting with her we went to Idaho Falls to say hi then we came back to Rexburg!

Here are some pictures of the weekend!

Ben makes a mean pizza!

We were playing Guess Who. I love this game!

My favorite girls :)

My favorite person. Lol

Ben and I at the Ice Castle

Heidyn and Destry at the Ice Castle

Isn't it pretty?

Yes, it is.

The whole group!

Heidyn, Des, and I!

I am so mad that I didn't get any pictures of Ben Pugh and Hannah! I don't know what I was thinking!!

By the way, on Monday Jake and I called the Bountiful Temple and we are getting married on June 3 at 9:15 in the morning! We also went and saw an apartment. We both loved it. I move in April 15. Jake moves in june 5! I am very VERY excited.

IN A CASTLE!!!

This weekend Jake and I drove down to Utah! We went to the ice castle in Midway with Grandma and Gandpa Hathaway, Ben, Heidyn, and Destry. While we were there Jake decided that it was too pretty to pass up. So he got me alone in one of the tunnels and proposed!! Ben saw us walk in there and kinda followed but stayed back and took pictures, which I think is pretty sweet! Then of course grandpa took tons more after. :)

Jake and I at Midway Ice Castles!

Jake and I reenacting the proposal :)

One of the many pictures taken afterwards!

We are so so happy :)

Showing off the ring!

I love it so much it's perfect in every way! :)

Ahh I'm engaged!!! :)

valentines day!

From Jake:

To Jake:

and:

I hope everyone had a great Valentines Day! :)

my knight in shining armor

Jake surprised me for valentines day! I just have to get all cheesy for a second and say how lucky I am! He is SERIOUSLY the nicest guy I know. He is so thoughtful of everyone and so friendly to everyone. The perfect example, last semester my roommate Aimee and I had our birthdays like a week apart. And this was when Jake and I had very first met so we weren't dating yet but he knew that Aimee's birthday was in a few days so when he brought me flowers and before he took me to his house to go horseback riding he also brought Aimee a birthday card! It was really funny I can't remember what it said... But she still has it hanging in our room above her desk! I just think that was sweet of him because he knew it was her first birthday away from home and that not many people knew about it so he wanted to make sure she got something. There are tons and tons of cute little things like that that he does all of the time but the point is I am so lucky to have a guy like Jake.

So first Jake surprised me by showing up to my sacrament meeting to watch me sing in the ward choir, which is not at all a big deal for me to do, so that was really sweet of him. And he had to teach in his priesthood class today so he ran over when his class was finished. Then he went to his sacrament meeting and I went to my other classes then I went home. When I got home this is what I found...

So of course my roommates grabbed their cameras immediately haha :)

Here's the play by play of how it went from there....

This is the greatest action shot cause it shows how quickly my roommate Dani grabbed her camera... This is not posed! My mom would be SO proud of Dani's mad camera skills.

It said, Once upon a time in a kingdom far away, (go open cabinets by the sink)

There was this poster in the cabinet! In a kingdom far away...

there was a beautiful princess whose name was Rachel, but her friends called her Princess Lola! She was the finest in the land and no ordinary prince could meet this gorgeous princess because she was saving her heart for the one she knew deep inside was the one for her. There was a rumor throughout the land (of Louisiana...) that across the land to the west there was a fine prince that would like to meet this lovely princess Lola. This rumor was started by a friend (Isaac) to them both, he knowing how perfect of a couple this stunning young prince and princess would make. (Look under the keyboard)

A picture of Isaac, his brother in law, the friend in Jake's story who introduced Jake and I.

It just so happens that Princess Lola was soon going to travel to this far land to look for her future prince. When she arrived there were so many handsome young men to choose from, but she remembered the one she had seen before. (Look in the microwave)

This is the first picture I saw of Jake, Isaac showed me. The other two guys are Jake's two younger brothers for all you single girlies out there. ;)

So she prayed that her prince Jake would find her. Now Prince Jake, he was on a quest. For, you see, ever since he saw Princess Lola's picture he said to himself, "I know in my heart that I must meet Princess Lola someday." He had to fight to win the heart of the beautiful princess and he knew it would not be easy. So ever since that day he saw her picture he was off fighting witches, pirates, dragons, and furious monsters so he could collect "100's" of thousands of dollars so that he could take care of her and win her heart. (Go look in the cleaning closet.)

A cute bag...

With lots of 100 grands! haha get it? and my favorite lotion and the movie The Notebook! jake knows me so well!

But while he was on this major quest a magic little bird came to him and sang him a beautiful song. This song informed Prince Jake that Princess Lola was in trouble and could not find her way through the woods. (BYUI campus) So he hopped on his magnificent white stallion (his car is white and he has horses!) and rode to her rescue. (underneath the kitchen table.)

Looking like a stud about to ride on his magnificent stallion haha

Meanwhile, Princess Lola was lost in the woods trying to find her way through. When all of the sudden that same beautiful little bird came and sang a song of hope telling her that the Prince of her dreams was on his way! (Isaac is the bird. He told Jake I was lost here and then he told me that Jake was on his way to show me around.) As the Princess was about to give up and believed that the Prince would never come she saw a shimmer of white on the horizon. As their eyes met for the first time a spark lit in their hearts that began to grow. We must meet again they both promised each other as they parted that first meeting. And that they did until true loves first kiss prevailed! (Look above the window.)

The heart says kiss me.

Then, in one single moment a few months later, Jake realized that fighting dragons for money could never buy Princess Lola's love. Only the love he showed her could win her heart. (Look in the stack of videos.)

He definitely has won my heart!

Then my roommates turned on some Michael Buble and we danced to it. Lol we are definitely at BYUI. I know.

It was the best Valentines Day ever! Thanks Jake! :)

update! 1/22-1/31

Two weekends ago Jake and I drove down to Utah and stayed at Grandma and Grandpa Hathaway's house for the weekend! I am so lucky that Jake is willing to drive me there to see my family whenever I want. He's a sweetheart! So on Saturday morning we went to my cousin Julie's house for breakfast! I was SO THRILLED to be able to see her and her cute family because I haven't seen her since she was engaged and now she's not only married but has a kid! And Jake hadn't met any of the Sant side of my family yet so I was happy that he finally could :). Julie and Tyson were so awesome they made us a delicious breakfast and we talked and talked and then went downstairs and played pool and talked some more! :) I got to love on Abby as much as I wanted. She's such a happy fun little girl! She adorable!

Abby and I :)

Julie and I! :)

The boys Tyson, Jake, and Ben playing pool!

All of us had a ton of fun, thanks Julie! :)

When we left their house we went to my great Aunt Marilynn's house for a family luncheon for Logan. It's always fun to see family who I don't get to see very often. The teens all went downstairs and made the boys sit through Mammamia :) Heidyn, Destry, and I all love that movie, and that's all that matters, right?? Haha I have to admit I was a little bummed that Jake was so bored by it! I think it's a great movie to watch and sing along with. :)

I didn't take and pics at Marilynn's.... I don't know what I was thinking!

The next day we went to church with Logan and watched him give his farewell talk. He did a great job! After that Ben, Jake, and I went to Uncle Hugh's house for some food. I'm so proud of Logan and his decision to serve a mission. He is doing to be great!

Jake and I at Uncle Hugh's house

Ben, Logo, and I. We just need Heidyn in this picture and it would be like it's always is! The four of us are so close.

Logo and I. I'm gonna miss this guy!!

The next weekend on Friday my friend from Washington, Megan Vogitlander, came over! Besides Ben Pugh she's the first person from Washington that I have hung out with since moving!! It was awesome. But I was a failure and didn't take a picture!!! :( But she was here and we had a blast talking and catching up on everything. Then we watched the first Pirates of the Caribbean and then she went home. My roommates and I watched the second one and slept out in our livingroom.

The four of us, Rachael Bennett, Aimee Philips, and Dani Chapman and I!

On a tangent, I really like my roommates this semester! Aimee and I roomed together last semester and decided to stay roommates this semester. We have a few differences... But we get along :). Rachael is SHY and NAIVE. She is good to have around. Dani is HILARIOUS. I'm really glad she's here. She is so funny and inappropriate (haha) and I adore her. She cooks and bakes yummy food an braids my hair like every day and she is super witty and awesome.

Dani and I!

Jake and I spent Saturday in Idaho Falls. We went snowmobiling through the mountains he lives in. It was such fun!!!! And while we were out we went to the campground that his family kind of made for the summertime and we found a HUGE porcupine!

The beastly porcupine!

About to head out!

Jake was trying to teach me how to get some air when I get to the top of a steep hill! I think the best I did was like a foot and a half.... Not too impressive but that's fun enough for me. :)

On Monday for FHE we did a couple games from Whose Line is it Anyway? It turned out way awesome and funny!

Mike and Aimee did one where they were two girls getting ready for prom and they had to pick up a line on one of the papers on the ground and say it in the sentence they were in the middle of... it was hilarious they were so freakin funny!

This is our FHE dad Austen, our FHE mom Julia (Mike's girlfriend... Mike is the guy in the picture above. And I just want to point out that I so called that they would be dating the first time I went to FHE. I was right! Lol.), and my FHE mom from last semester, Melanie! These three were doing one where there was a bachelor (not pictured but he was played by our FHE brother Christoff who is from France. He speaks French and it's cool.) and he had to ask the other three dating questions and guess who the other three were... Like Melanie was a girl with tourettes, Julia was a drag queen, and Austen was a cheerleader.... So I'm terrible at explaining it... But trust me it was funny. And after asking everyone two questions each he guessed what everyone! Well I think he guessed that Julia was a Vegas Hooker... HAHA. But he got the other two right! It was so hilarious!

My awesome Mammamia sent me a box with Valentine decorations and cupcake decorations! I have a picture of the decorations for the apartment and when it gets closer to Vday we'll make cupcakes and I'll put up pics of them! Cause the sprinkles and everything for them are SO cute. I'm excited. :)

These blocks are super adorable! They say xoxo, kiss, love, and hugs! and that mailbox had yummy smarties and bubbles in it! Of course I'll also have to put up pics of us blowing the bubbles and seeing how many we can fill the apartment with :) haha. Thank you mom!!