married 3 weeks and lovin it!!

Jared and i have been married 3 weeks today.. It has been so busy getting back into the groove of things, getting back to studying everyday for school and back to work for the both of us. Life is great and i married a wonderful man. Jared does the dishes and vacuums and even does the laundry!! I could not ask for more.. He is my best friend and i love spending my days with him. Here are some pics from the temple.. hopefully soon we can post some from the reception..

Jared and i coming out or the temple!! We finally are married!! My amazing bridesmaids!! these girls have saved my life so many times!! they look gorgeous!! Trae is the man and he was not about to miss out on a pic with his fav auntie!!
SO many friends and family there.. We felt so loved!!

Classic Wedding poses, you can never go wrong!!

The world revolved around jared and i for the day and Jill found a great way to portray this!!
My nieces were so thrilled to be taking this picture!!

I love this pic of the rings. Jill did such an amazing job!!

Jared and his groomsmen.. They are all lookin good..

This was so fun taking!! I think i look like a cupcake!! Good idea Jill!

The Ika clan ready for another family pic!! We need to take one every chance we get!!

Classic picture i am thinking we will hang on the wall in our place!!

This is another fav.. there are so many amazing picture its so hard to choose!!

Jared had SO much fun!! He was so excited to be almost done with pictures!!

Mr and Mrs Marshall

Jared and i were sealed for time and all eternity in the Draper temple at 9:16 AM with a record for the draper temple of over 90 people with us in the sealing room. I walked into the room looked at my mom sitting with my dad both with tears on their faces and i lost it. I cried through the rest of the Sealing. I am so grateful to have married my best friend and to have eternity with him. Jared was such a great sport with the craziness of the day. We had such a great day words can not describe it. Jill was my photographer once again and i was so grateful for her and all she did for me.!! i know when the pics are ready they will look amazing!! The reception/luau was amazing. We had so much fun and so many people there to share our day with us. There will be more pictures to post soon. Married life is great!! I am married to an amazing guy and my heart is overwhelmed with emotion i am afraid i can not put into words.. I love you all!!

Down to 2 days!!

Yes, everyone its true!! We are down to 2 days!! I am so excited and so READY for this wedding to be here. I need a break and this honeymoon/ mini vaca is something i know we are both looking forward to.. To sleep and just relax sounds almost to nice!! I am going to admit I am scared to death to take a break from studying when i know I should be. Jared has asked me not to take my books with us on our honeymoon, but i have not promised anything yet. I may take them and never touch them, but then i can say the effort was there to stay up on my reading (which is 13 chapters for one week of pharmacology and Med Surg). I am honestly barely keeping up as is so we will see how this wedding and honeymoon go!! We are going to the Homestead and staying there 3 nights in the honeymoon suite.. We are then heading home so i can go to school and take two tests.. But at least there is a honeymoon!! I have 3 weeks off in August and we are thinking we may head to Disneyland as Jared has never been there and all of you who know me and my family, we are OBSESSED with Disney!! So i am going to take him to the happiest place on earth if we can escape!!! Next time i write i will be married!! hope you all make it to the reception!! Love you all!!

Happy Birthday Jared!!

Today I want to wish HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Jared!! he is a trooper i must admit! Jared runs all over town with me trying to find things for the wedding, he is putting up with my OCDness of cleaning (yes i am a germ-a-phobe), and still makes me laugh everyday!! This poor guys is not getting much of a birthday since i swear every penny we have is going to the wedding, but we will make it up in years to come!! Jared is truly my best friend. He is so loving, willing to help anyone in need and always looking for ways to help my days run a little smoother. I could not ask for more. He is so much more than i deserve. I know he is going to be a great husband and a wonderful father. I am so blessed to have him in my life and I can not wait till saturday to be sealed for time and all eternity!! I am marrying my best friend, yes he is a clutz and makes the most random burp noises!! But that is why i love him, he is not afraid to be himself and always keeps me on my toes!! I love you Jared and i hope you have a wonderful day!!

First comes love then comes BRIDALS!!!!

Well, here are some of my bridals!! Jill once again did an amazing job!! i just kind of put them randomly on here so forgive the mess of this post.. I am trying to figure out the formatting of this!!

Jill and I and my long time friend Mary ventured out to the Tahitian Noni Gardens to do our "photo shoot". I loved it all!! There are so many pics that i love i have a hard time deciding what to put up!! Wedding is next week, and it feel so great to say that!! I am so excited for it as i know my amazing fiance is!! I am one lucky gal. Jared is so good to me. Even though i am not a mom yet he still bought me a rose and made me feel special on Mothers day!! For those of you wondering what i have on my feet they are truly flip flops!! Like i would wear anything else!! They are adorable and Jared has to hide them from me so i don't wear them everyday!!

Miriam and baking!!

I have had the week off of school. I have not had to work much this week since the census is low at the hospital. I am going insane with boredom. I had looked at Shelley's blog and I decided I wanted to make the cookies she made look so appealing. I am not a baker at all, but this recipe Shelley posted was so easy!! I even had the chance to use my "magic bullet" that i received as a bridal shower gift to blend the oats!! This is an amazing recipe and now i just need some people to come on over and eat these cookies so i do not eat them all!! I can't wait for Jared to come home and see my amazing skills!!! Now if i can only figure out what to make for dinner every night!! I am starting to run out of ideas.. but maybe i can hold off on dinner with these cookies!! Thanks again Shelley for the recipe!!

Friends....

I am blessed with such amazing friends!! I had a bridal shower yesterday and was showered with gifts and so much love!! i saw friends i have not seen since graduation from high school, friends that have come in and out of my life and friends that are as close as family and of course my sisters were there (as they are for everything in my life). As i was driving home i was thinking how grateful i am and i just started crying in gratitude for the blessing of friends. Each one of the girls there i know had many things to do that day, but they were there to celebrate this time in my life and i am so grateful!! I have friends that have stuck by me through some hard times and i am so grateful for them!! I know i would be lost without my girls and i want to thank them again for everything!! I am once again sending a shout out of thanks and love to my girls!! You all have touched my life in so many ways and i am blessed to call you my friend!! Thanks for everything i love you all!!!