Newlyweds.

David and I have been married just over 50 days!

It is remarkable how quickly time flies, and that in a few weeks we will have been together for a full year.  Life with David just seems so right.  I don't know how else to explain it.  It's easy, complete, and happy.  I was a little concerend about having someone else living in my house... I've been on my own for so long, but it was one of the easiest and most natural transitions.  So far, so good!  50 days!

David completes me in a way that is remarkable.  We are so incredibly different, but so very alike at the same time.  He does the simpliest things that mean the world to me.  Here's some of them...

• David does the dishes.  I cook, so he cleans.
• If I work at 7 am he gets up early and puts my breakfast in a brown paper bag because he wants to see me leave with food in my hand, EVEN if I keep oatmeal at work.
• He is very organized so it is the best silent reminder to keep my things picked up.
• He is the most gentle kind spoken person, even when he's frustrated.
• We have a plant, Shirley is her name, and he waters her every morning on his way out the door.

I know you probably look at those and roll your eyes a little bit, but they mean the world to me.  I have lived by myself for sooo long that having another person to help keep things picked up, is amazing!  David is DEFINATELY the cleanest person I've ever met, so it's more like he is helping keep all my stuff cleaned up, but boy, having to sets of hands helping is way better than just me! 

We haven't done too much since we got married. We got married on May 16th, and stayed in Poky that night. I thought we were going directly to Salt Lake for a long weekend but I was surprised with an AMAZING hotel in Park City.  I mean this place was complete with a washer and dryer, full kitchen, and HOT TUB on a balcony over looking the resort!  That day we wondered the city and resort and made homemade pizza.  The next morning we packed up and headed to Salt Lake.  We went to the zoo, the Aquarium, went shopping, and just hung out.  I can't tell you how nice it was to be on our own... no parents calling to make sure David got home, just us.  Do whatever we want.  It was much needed. But way way too short.  We headed home on Tuesday ready for a busy week.



Photobooth from the new Aquarium



Checking out wing spans at the zoo... I seriously do have monkey arms.
 

The morning after our wedding David and I had the prompting that we needed to turn our phones back on... within five minutes of them starting up we got the call that David's Grandma had passed away the morning after our reception.  We were so grateful she was able to be there, and was with family the night before she passed.  So when we got home, both of us went back to work Wednesday, had a graduation party that night for his sister, thursday was graduation, Friday was spent with family that was in town, Saturday was the funeral, Sunday was spent with family again, and back to work Monday.  So the week before and after the wedding, were enough to drive us a little nuts to say the least.  

Our wedding was a perfect one. We had a few little mishaps that happened the day before, and day of.  But, it makes for some great stories.  Here's a few.

• David made us 1 hr late for setting up the reception, and we had limited time.
• My sweet, sweet David showed up 30 minutes late to our own wedding... after I threatened him the day before.... His dad takes credit for this, but not the best way to start the day.
• All of my brothers and sisters weren't at the temple, so we decided to do family pictures with my side of the family at the reception, but my nephew got sick so we never got family pictures.
• My dress I wore to the temple got something on it we couldn't get off so a beautiful spot was on the back of it.  
• My mom wasn't in the temple with me, so my Grandma Packer (my mom's mom) was my escort.  Well the sealer spoke to the moms... but mine wasn't there, so after the sealing at the luncheon a guy from David's ward came up to say congratulations, then said, "So I noticed your mom wasn't in the temple, is she dead?"  Yup.  I got asked if my mom was dead.  She was standing right behind him.  So that was fun.
• By the time the reception was over, I was so hot, felt trapped in my dress, and beyond frustrated. I just wanted OUT of that dress, and AWAY from all those people. It's funny to think about how grumpy I was.

We are beyond grateful to be back to normal life!  Well as normal as life gets.  We are constantly bouncing around from Princess Parties to family get togethers, to the gym to date night.  We like to be busy and were good at it. We absolutely loved having a long weekend together!  Even though we're married we feel like we dont see each other often enough.  So the long weekend was just what the dr. ordered. We slept in, watched movies, ate good food.  We enjoyed every minute of it!  We can't wait until the 18th so that we can head up to Washington and spend a week at the Beach House with my family.  It will be so nice to have a get away before school starts!  We have a long road ahead of us with jobs, and school! 

Well theres our little catch ya up to date!

Hope you all had a wonderful forth!



I was Princess Anna from Frozen for a party



David and I heading out to go swimming before the rain crashed our party.



David's Family somehow convinced me to ride a bike 50 miles with no training.
The first time I got on a road bike was a week before, went on two rides, 12 mi, then 23 mi.
Then I rode fifty with his little sister on a tandem bike. BRUTAL.



Our festive 4th shirts!  'Merica!

XO,

Mrs. Covey

P.S. This month we also hit our 1 year mark from our first date! One year ago we were both 20 pounds lighter, and I had a sprained ankle!  Huzzah for better, fatter times!