APRIL

Well folks, it has been 45 days since my last post.  HOLY FREAK, 45 days?!  Where in the world did that time go.  And the even crazier news, my sweet David and I only have 21 one more days until we are sealed together for time and all eternity.  So much has been going on around here, and most days I cant decide if I just need to cry, take a nap, be heard, or walk away.  Whoever decided you needed all this fancy wedding nonsense... take me to them... we need to have a chat, or just let me slap them.  So much has been changing around here, so here is the scoop.  Sorry for the bullets, they are the easiest way to get it all down and making sense.

- I got the job!  I have officially started a new job in my office. I now can say I only have one desk, one boss, and office life is great!  Well mostly. I found out about a month ago that the position was mine.  I was able to move back to my new desk, but I was having to maintain the other two desk while I worked the new one.  I always said that my previous job was WAY too much... because it was two jobs that had been morphed into one.  Well three jobs, proved to be too much.  Starting Monday the 28th, the new gal starts and I could not be more excited.  I'll be able to relax, focus on one job, and go home without being completely mentally exhausted. 

- David got the job!  David just got a job at Key Med ( a closed pharmacy), he is one of their drivers and is making great money and is working awesome hours.  I'm so proud of him, and am so grateful he is enjoying what he's doing.  He will work there for the summer, and will cut hours back once school starts up in the fall.  Now we just have to figure out how to get him to and from work..

- We are on the car hunt!  My handsome man needs a car... one car really wont work for us once we get married.  Our schedules conflict too much to be able to only have one car, so let the games begin!

- Our wedding invitations are being sent out this weekend.  After quite a nerve racking moment for a bride, last minute we had to switch where we were printing our announcements, and had to do it online... without seeing a test print or knowing what they'd turn out like.  After a heart attack, some intense prayers, and saving 150 dollars.  We are beyond thrilled.  Talk about beauties.  You should be excited to see what they look like. :)

- Because planning my own wedding wasn't enough for me, I offered to do the flowers for one of my very dear friends weddings.  We let them copy my idea and we made them feather boutonnieres and they turned out AWESOME.  We also made hair pieces for all of the women, that was a big Ole prayer on those two... never done that before!  And to top that all off, it took over one of our last free weekends before our wedding, AND I had to wear a dress in a specific color... a color I didn't own, nor could I find.... so i had to make a dress.   WE looked awesome though.  David was my saving grace that week, and despite a few nice sized fights, due to stress, we are happier then ever.   Word to the wise:  Try not to help, or be in a wedding when yours is a month away.  Too much stress.

Seriously though... didn't we look amazing?!


 

 - 2nd Place!  My adorable little volleyball team placed 2nd this weekend. We lost our final game by 2 points, and I will blame this loss on the loser of a ref we had.  She decided what we were doing was illegal half way through the second game.....I yelled the words "WHATEVER"  threw my hands in the air and walked off.... anyone who knows me knows that the words whatever are dangerous with me.... that means I am BEYOND pissed.   But oh well, we did amazing, and I'm proud of my girls.


Well guys, those are the big things from the past month.  It has been so crazy.  Full of love, laughter, tears, fights, and being beyond tired, but I wouldn't change it for the world.  Just the other day, David and I were sitting on the couch, scanning pictures and his 16 year old sister was asking us questions, about half way through our conversation she asked if we had fought yet.  Both of us wide eyed, laughed and said, "Yes." in unison.   She said, "Well when was the last time you fought,"  we both looked at each other and David said, "Oh, maybe a week ago, maybe less?" She looked at us, completely stunned that we had fought just a week ago and she hadn't known.  She asked us if it was awkward when we were fighting, and how  do you get over it and more, and I was so happy, and proud of our answers.  I just remember us telling her that it wasn't awkward to be around each other when we fight, but we may just want our own space for a minute to cool off.  We told her that we were actually happy when we got through our first fight, because that meant we knew we could work through things.  We told her that we would be more scared if we didn't fight, because that meant we weren't telling each other everything.  We said that we knew that a fight was just a disagreement on an idea we both had, but it in no way changed the way we feel about each other. My David was so wonderful in that moment as we talked to his sister, and I couldn't help but be proud. I love that man.  And I love how he handles things. 

This last month has turned me into a crazy person, and he still loves me with all that he is.  I have never cried so much, never had such knotted up shoulders, gained so much weight, or had so many grey hairs pop up on my head.  And he just sits there and holds me.  He can tell when I need a nap, and he'll rub my back until I fall asleep and then wash my dishes.  He is never short on compliments and is always my perfect person. The other day as I was getting ready to take him home, I started bawling, like can stop tears...but for one of the few times in my life they were pure happiness tears. I get him. forever.  I can never repay my Lord and Savior for placing this wonderful, gentle, sincere, happy, tender, funny, calm, warm man in my life.  All good things in life are worth waiting for. I just had to wait for him a while longer then I had expected.

I am blessed to call him mine.

by the way, we got this puppy!

Marching through March

Holy smokes!  March has been one heck of a month, and we are only 11 days in!  So many things have changed. 

1- David had his birthday, and turned a whopping 22 years old.  (yes I feel old)

2- David decided that the best thing for him at this time was to withdraw from school

3- I went down to Provo, for that handsome man's birthday, and we ended up bringing him home a few weeks early.  Mind you everything he owned, PLUS a bike was stuffed into the trunk/backseat of my toyota corolla.

4- David moved home, and is on the job hunt.  If you know of ANYTHING in Poky that will work with a school schedule, please, PLEASE, let us know.

5- I applied for a transfer in my office.  There will be no pay increase, and I will be on the same level, BUT, I would only have one desk and only one boss. Right now I have 2 desks and 4 bosses.  I'm hoping that if I get this my overall stress level will go down.

6- We are t-minus two months away from the wedding date, and I feel like I am not prepared even in the slightest.

7- My ring is gone... again.  This time it went black AND some diamonds fell out, so we are at square one again.  A beautiful cz amazon sterling silver ring is on it's way to my doorstep as we speak.  I tried to find something kinda  close to my original, and found that, well, I had a unique ring.  But I settled on something and honestly will be thoroughly pissed when I find out that this holds up better than my actual, expensive, ring from a jeweler. (NEVER go to Samuels.. word to the wise)

8- Since David has come home, we will not be making the trek down to Provo come fall.  David has decided that he would LOVE to attend ISU, so we will stay in my current apartment, and I will continue to work (hence the attempt to switch jobs... I had my heart set on only having to keep going with it until summer, I cant make it any longer than that)

SO much has happened, and has been decided in the last week, but I cant wait for the next 66 days to be done so that I don't have to send David home anymore.  The nights get harder and harder.  I wish he could just stay there with me.  I really love him, and want him with me all the time. Is that too much to ask?!  We spent 6 1/2 months apart for heavens sakes :)  Soon enough.

Until we know more.

Love,
The Covey Clan

Frustration

 

 

 

 

I have no idea how to put what I'm feeling into words...

or rather, NICE words.

So I wont even try.

 

But I'm just going to say this.

I love the man pictured above.

I love him with every fiber of my being.

The last 6 1/2 months we have lived three hours apart,

it has been so incredibly hard,

but such a BLESSING.

 

Because of this,

David and I have had to learn to cling to each other emotionally.

We have to talk EVERYTHING out.

Things ALWAYS get misconstrued because I'm not with him.

we FIGHT just like every other couple...

BUT, because of this we can just get physical to get over it.

We have had to learn how to tenderly take care of each other's feelings without being there.

I'm so GRATEFUL for this.

I believe because of this we cherish each other more.

We have learned more about each other than most mormons who are engaged.

We know eachother's feelings, thoughts, passions, frustrations, ect.

How BLESSED are we?

 

No matter what ANYONE says or does,

they will NEVER pull us apart.

 

This week we have felt like a few people are trying to do this.

They may not be meaning to, but it still feels like it.

and to you I say,

IT WONT WORK.

 

I love him, and he loves me.

The bond is more than just a physical one.

Sure, he's fun to kiss, but we LOVE to talk.

we know EVERYTHING about each other.

I'm curious to know how you can think a 10 month relationship,

and 6 1/2 of those being long distance can work without communication.

because to me, that would be a waist of time.

If I wanted purely a physical relationship, trust me I would not do long distance.

 

People,

I'm baffled.

I'm frustrated.

I feel belittled.

 

Thank you for your concern, now back off.

 

He picked me.

AND

I picked him back.

 

AND to top it ALL off, I sprayed like an ENTIRE spritz of perfume in my eye today.

I have NO idea how.

ya

 

Only a few more months and  we can settle into home.

I'm so excited.

 

 

END RANT

 

Happy Tuesday.

 

:)

 

 

 

 



86 days.

Engaged life is good, folks!

I'm not sure why people say it's hard, or weird, we have completed three months of this engaged business and it's wonderful!  I mean, it will be infinitately better when we are actually married, and when we actually live in the same town, but hey we can't be too picky, right?  We get to see each other roughly every other weekend.  Some months we see each other more than others.  Right now it's great because we've seen each other a lot... but I'm scared that might start to change since volleyball games are going to start happening soon.  But things are good.  We talk every night, via skype or the phone, and always make sure to at least send a few texts during the day.  Some weeks are easier than others, and lets be honest, most are extremely hard.  It's awful not having him here, but it makes our weekends that much better.  It's weird to think that I'm planning on marrying a guy that I'm away from more than I'm with.  The next 86 days can't go by fast enough.  I miss my best friend every day, and can't wait until i can sit down and actually see his face when he's had a bad day, or to have him not feel guilty about not being in town to help me with things.  It's so not fun when he's sick, or I'm dying of cramps (guys, seriously, last month tried to kill me) and neither  one of us can do a thing for the other.  If you are in a relationship and your guy lives in the same town as you, take advantage of it please.   BUT, despite all that, honestly I love that guy. 

We've had an eventful few months.  Wedding plans are falling together effortlessly, which is amazing.  And of course, people are driving us nuts when it comes to plans, and we've had some minor set backs when it comes to my ring, but we're making it work.  We finally have a new ring, same style, but a different ring, and that was stressful, a few tears were shed during the month I didn't have a ring hahaha. We tried to take our actual engagement pictures and the wonderful rain, mud, fog, bad light combo ruined that... so next week it is!  But we do have a few teasers!  One of my friends enjoys taking pictures, and just wanted some practice shooting couples and we gladly volunteered!  So now we have her teaser pictures and then we will have the ones we pay for!  I'm equally excited about both.  Here's a few :)

the moral of the story is, I'm very in love with him.  He is amazing.  he treats me like a queen and is always there for me, even when he's in a different state. I could not ask for a more perfect man for me.

Jumping on the bandwagon!!

TAKING STOCK


Making: a mess... my house needs to be cleaned.  I run, run, run constantly, so things just get thrown places.
Cooking: nothing... I haven't had a home cooked meal in a while. Once again, run, run, run.
Drinking: an outdated free cherry coke.... yeah.  wonderful. the water bottle broke.
Reading: this question isn't really relevant to me, but I've been reading Bossy Pants. :)
Wanting: My ring to stop being dumb.  I guess something happened when they sized it, and now it's turning black, and they can't figure out why.
Looking: at my thighs, thinking, "Girl get back to the gym" haha
Playing: I wish the piano... I haven't played in months.
Wasting: time
Sewing: I have 3 articles of clothing for other people that need to be finished, but I did make a Christmas stocking and an adorable monster hoodie towel for a sweet little girl.
Wishing: David lived in Pocatello. I hate it.
Enjoying: texts from him.  He is the most kind hearted sincere person I've ever met.
Waiting: to get off work so I can take my ring in, find black shoes, do laundry, and go to bed early.
Liking: that I've had such great success serving dinner to make some wedding money.
Wondering: how miserable I'm going to be when I get my wisdom teeth out.
Loving: the fact that this year has done a 180 degree spin.  It's gone from worst year ever, to happy. I love David, and I love how happy we are together.
Hoping: I can do wedding, reffing, and volleyball without being over stressed.
Marveling: at how gracious God can be.
Needing: my man by me.
Smelling: my space heater.  It smells like new heater and I'm grateful for it!
Wearing: taupe colored boots, red jeans, black baggy long sleeve shirt, and a red and black scarf.
Following: my usual.  I'm a blog stalker
Noticing: how long it feels when I have to get my ring fixed.  It feels like an eternity without that thing on.
Knowing: That the Lord has blessed me.
Thinking: I should clean my room tonight, but not wanting to.
Feeling: in love, but lonely.  I can't wait to come home to him.
Bookmarking: wedding ideas.  Let the games begin.
Opening: Amazon packages.  New sperry's for David and a killer skinny tie.
Giggling: over my co worker's cheery disposition.  haha She's never this chipper
Feeling: sleepy, exhausted, overwhelmed and my feet hurt.

The Beginning of Our Happily Ever After...

Well folks, it has happened.  David and I are engaged!!
We could not be more STOKED about this.
I think it's safe to say that both of  us are on cloud nine to say the least.

SOOoooOOOOoo... want to hear the story?! 

Alright, fine.  I'll share.

So this was Friday, November 29th.

David came over pretty early that day and we did a few things around the house, involving Christmas of course!  Now I knew that David had a ring, and I knew that he had talked to all of my parents, but, he had told me that he wasn't going to do it until around Christmas, and that I'd just have to be patient (which I wasn't being very good at).  If I would have thought about it, I would have realized the sense of urgency in asking my parents that week.. but I was trusting David in the December comment.  So anyways, we decorate the christmas tree.... more like he helped me set it up, and I'm too big of  a perfectionist to let him touch the decorations so he watched a movie ;).   We just hung out at home, ate pizza, and then David entertained my neice and nephew (by hiding colored weights around my house and playing hide and seek hahaha) while my sister and brother-in-law worked on fixing the sewing machine.  This took a few hours and when it was done my sister invited us to go to the light parade. Little did I know, this threw a wrench in his plans. But, we went to the parade and FROZE to death while watching the parade that seemed to last forever. I'm absolutely positive it felt 100x longer to David. But after the parade, we went to David's parent's house to just visit for a few.  Somehow, David got me to help make the decision that it was a good idea to go up to the top of Red Hill and drink hot chocolate in the blistering cold. So we go.  I hike this mountain in boots with a three in heel. wonderful.  So we get up there and it's windy as all get out, and I'm wrapped in a blanket and he's pouring hot chocolate.   He has his arms wrapped around me and he starts asking me a few questions.  He says, "Whitney, do you have any idea how much I love you?  Because I love you, and want to spend the rest of forever with you.  Are you ready for this?  Are you sure you want this?" ect. ect. I agreed with him and kissed him.  We got up and he got down on one knee.  I looked at him with wide eyes and said, "This is a joke.  You're totally not going to do it right now." (mind you, this whole evening I was thinking, "what if he proposes?" No he wont.  he's just trying to trick you.) I said that because he kept hinting that he wanted to trick me. He just looked at me and said, "Are you ready to go?"  So I kid you not, the ENTIRE hike back down the mountain, I am going on and on and on and on and on about how he had NOT fooled me and that he was going to be just like the little boy who cried wolf and that when he was actually going to do it I wouldn't believe him, ect, ect. It was pretty comical for him I'm sure. He was walking in front of me and I remember hollering, "Hey Buddy, why don't you turn around and shine that light back here so I can freaking see!"  Yes after all this, he still wanted to propose.... haha.  So we get to the car and he opens my door, and I reach over to unlock his, like I always do.  I turn back around and David had opened the jockey box and was pulling out a ring box. He knelt down on one knee and said, "Whitney Lynn Talbot, will you marry me?"  I was in total shock and surprise.  My hand was over my mouth and I was crying. I grabbed his face and kissed him, and hugged him, and forgot to say yes. haha so I quickly said! "Oh I'm supposed to answer! YES!"  I got up out of the car (after a fierce battle with trying to untangle myself from the blanket I was in) and gave my fiance the biggest of hugs and kisses that ever was.  Him sliding that ring onto my finger was the most perfect moment of my life. I could not have asked for a better day after thanksgiving.  We went back to my house, grabbed my phone and I began telling those who I had to tell first.  We decided to go to my parents and tell them in person.  When we got to their house, they weren't there, sooo I called my mom, no answer, my dad, no answer, my mom, my dad, my mom, my dad... no answer.  So we hunted those people down.  We found them at Kiwi Loco and I yelled "You never answer your phone when I need you!" then gave them a hug.  David's family knew it was happening so, we went back there and filled everyone in. 

I could not have asked for a more perfect surprise, or a more perfect man.

I am the happiest girl alive, and I will be happy forever.

I love you David.

Our Christmas tree.  It's all maps, and ornaments from places I've been.
The "I'll Be Home for Christmas Tree"

Feast your eyes on this beauty.  And so you know. I didn NOT help pick this out.  David did that on his own.
GOOD JOB BABE!!

This was right after I got it sized.  It was the strangest feeling to not have it on my hand for 48 hrs.
I was pretty pumped to have it back, and David wanted to see it back on my finger.  



Here's to our, Happily, Every After.

 

Merry Christmas,

from the future Covey Family.

Happiness

Finally.

I mean I was happy before, but now I'm constantly on cloud nine!  I feel like time is flying by!  Well David and I have happily hit our five month mark, and things could not be going more... AMAZING.  No, things aren't always a walk in the park... there's distance, and he gets frustrated over this, and I get frustrated over that... but we fight good.  We stay calm, and we figure things out.  But we always agree on big decisions. Which makes life easy.  Hopefully that will continue.  Things are looking promising with us, and big plans are starting into place. We are just happy, and excited for adventures we can take together.  We try to see each other in person every few weeks, if not more.  And we call or skype most nights, depends on work schedules and such.  We do what we can.  Being in different states is not for the faint of heart.  But honestly, for us, and the stuggles each of us have, distance is PERFECT for us.  Trust me, we are super excited for that distance to end, but honestly, right now, while we are still not married, it is ideal for us. So we are trying to see the blessings, but it still is a constant struggle.  The past months have been so crazy!  Here's a brief description of the last little while.....

I seriously love this cheesy grinned man, so so much.

We took a trip to Seattle!  We went up to support some friends, and while we were there, we stayed with my family, and they helped me give David the Tour of Seattle... 48 hr version :)  We left early on a Thursday morning, got there that right in time for dinner with my family, and Bestemor and Grandpa.  We went shopping after and found David a jacket.. since he didn't own one. The next morning we woke up early and hit up pikes place market and just mozied around the city, showing David things he'd need to see for a true seattle experience.  Saturday we decided to take a slower start to the morning, and we ended up going and walking around the Space Needle, and then we went to my grandparents boat house to relax.  This was David's favorite part of the trip... and mine too.  I love it there and it was a blast to see him mix right in with my family perfectly.  Here are a few pictures from the trip.  David has most of them. ;)

David rowing us around on lake union. 
This picture caused so many rumors it was ridiculous.

Thought this was cute.  Thank you Subway lady.
his and hers sandwiches.

 

ya I know.. boring pictures.   I'll find more later.

 

 

 

My next adventure was Halloween.. and we all know I cant pass up an oppurtunity to dress up. So here ya go! 

Edward Scissor Hands

 

 

 

Anyways.  This is a random post.  But, here at least is a quick catch up of me.  In love, happy, and ready to get out of Pocatello.