I love tag!

Actually, playing tag gave me anxiety the older I got. I was a pretty boring scaredy-cat child. Maybe Todd and I will need to start Jensen Tag.

Anyway, so tag--Ariane tagged me, which is why she's one of my favorite people. It's like a rite of passage into the blogging world. Yea for me.

10 years ago
- Holy crap, 10 years ago I was a senior in high school. Wow, time flies.
- I was getting ready to go to BYU; I had started flaking on high school because I was already accepted into college.
- I was spending lots of time with high school friends I knew I probably wouldn't see again.
- I was beginning to flirt with a boy who ended up being a huge waste of my time.
- OH, and exactly this time 10 years ago I was in Maui. I wish I was still in Maui.

Snacks I enjoy
- Anything with grease or salt. Like fries. Or Lay's chips. Or pizza.
- SweeTarts
- Popcorn
- Dove chocolate. Only Dove.

Five things on my to-do-list today
- Do actual PR in my job (it's so exciting to be using my degree!)
- Go to the temple
- Clean the bathroom (like that's gonna happen)
- Put a new bag in the vacuum so I can clean our nasty floors (see above)
- Write more thank-you notes

Things I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire
- Like Ariane, I would hire a maid. I'd also hire a personal trainer and cook. Not because I don't like to cook, but because I'd love to have someone else make me healthy meals.
- Pay off the house, buy a few more in select locations (Paris, Maui, Maine)
- Buy shoes for every outfit, then get outfits to match some fantastic shoes
- Invest invest invest
- And in non-selfish fashion, I'd open a foster home for kids. And I'd get an in-house attorney or two to keep the kids away from their terrible parents.

Three of my bad habits
- I've become a nag! To a husband who doesn't need it. Eeek!
- I've realized I stop listening to people long before they're done talking to me
- I'm totally impatient

Jobs I have had
- File girl
- Secretary
- Public relations account manager
- Executive secretary
- Financial analyst

Things people don't know about me
- I don't like crying in public, but I'm a totally emotional person. Sometimes at random times. A sure thing during Grey's Anatomy.
- I have a soft spot for books that are a bit too gory. It's a total guilty pleasure, and will haunt me one day.
- I watch lots of television. Lots. But mostly I do it while I walk on the treadmill.

The best day of my life

And here it is, the wedding post.

We had such a great wedding. The day was beautiful and clear. Being sealed in the temple was beyond words. Having so many friends and family to share the day with us was awesome. And the reception was such a fun party.

I love love love how my wedding dress turned out. Better than I imagined. Hannah is truly amazing. The back was such a fun idea, and I love how she integrated the gold color. For someone who dislikes gold, I definitely took a liking to it for the wedding. Random.

Don't we have cute bums! (well, I do. You shouldn't be looking at Todd's.)

I am glad I was the fifth child in my family to get married, because after each wedding my mom realized the things she was willing to do on her own, and those things she was willing to pay someone else to do.

Growing up I always thought church gym receptions were the worst things. Until Maren's wedding, when I saw how beautifully someone could decorate a gym. Layna is incredible. I loved how the reception looked--it was very Italian villa meets Mardi Gras; totally what I had in mind and then some. And she put a chandelier in the middle of the room! I loved it.

We had purple table cloths with olive runners, and very simple yet elegant centerpieces, and candles (fake but so cool) on the tables and throughout the room. The whole room was just perfect for our personalities and the vision I had for the room. And if I do say so myself, the colors were phenomenal.

Our caterer was also great. She makes the best food I've ever had at a wedding. She put the food in the center of a room in a square, like a buffet but arranged so you didn't have to wait in line if you only wanted more meatballs. It was very cool. Natalie, the caterer, likes to make the food match the reception decor, which is so cool, and it looked so nice.

Try as we might, Todd and I didn't get to eat. Fancy that. We did get some of the lemonade with cucumber, which sounds weird but was SO yummy. And the coolest thing about the food--Natalie made a bag for me and Todd that had several pieces of all the food, so we got to try our food and also have a midnight snack. It was awesome.

And yes, I stayed strong in my "no wedding cake" policy. And we also had rootbeer floats, also like I wanted. We even did a toast.

Mexico (el honeymoon)

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So yeah, honeymoons are totally necessary. Whether it's going to Mt. Charleston for 2 nights, or a long vacation, it's so nice to have time as a couple, and to wind down from the wedding.

We went to Puerto Vallarta and had a great time. We stayed at an all-inclusive resort which was so nice. All our food was paid for, so we just got to pick from their five restaurants (and room service!) for all three meals. It was so nice not to have to worry about it.

We had the honeymoon package, but we didn't get much for that except a cool "honeymooners" sash on our door and these cute towel thingies.

And for the most part, we just chilled. We spent an afternoon in Puerto Vallarta, shopping and walking along the ocean and being tourists. They have a cool old church that is kinda the site in Puerto Vallarta. The top of the church looks like a crown. It was beautiful. I liked this picture because in the left side there's a pinata. I'm a dork.

Our hotel had a private beach, which was so very nice. And being there in an offseason was also great, because the beach was never crowded. At all. And it was 80 degrees every day, so it was perfect.

We could hear and see the ocean from our room. I love the sound of waves crashing onto the sand; it was so loud we thought it was the wind. I loved that.

One day we went whale watching on a sail boat. That was very fun. There were only about 35 people on the boat, which was nice. I get motion sick very easily, but being on a sail boat was fine. I took three Dramamine over nine hours, but I was amazed how well I handled the boat. Sailing was great. And it was nice to be on such a small boat, because every time they saw a whale (or the sea turtle or huge sting ray) they just turned the boat and followed it. We greatly enjoyed it.

The sail boat took us to a small island where we snorkeled for an hour. I've forgotten how much I enjoy that type of thing. We took an underwater camera, so this shot it kinda crappy because I had to scan it (although the scanning affect on this picture is kinda cool). But here's us right before we were done.

We spent a lot of time on the beach, reading and napping and getting free non-alcoholic drinks. Totally my kind of vacation.

Pay it forward

Friday I went to the Social Security office to change my name. I love how my area is one of only three areas in the United States where you have to go to the office to do this--everywhere else you just mail in the information. LAME. The federal government is so useful.

And the office is far away and not close to anything, including freeways. And happiness.

So I got there and was given number 619; they were serving number 427 or so. Luckily I had just come from a business trip so I had a book. I hunkered down and waited an hour.

I would randomly chat with the woman next to me, who was there registering her baby (registering babies, in a "free" country. Sheesh.); I told her how cute the baby was, we talked about hospitals and marriage, our places in line, etc. She was number 551, so as that number got closer I kept congratulating her.

As she got up to leave because her number had been called, she tossed something onto my lap. "I didn't want to miss my number," she said, "so I took two just in case." I looked down and there, smiling at me (if paper could smile), was 552. The next number.

How awesome is she?! I thought that was the coolest thing, and it made my day. And saved me probably an hour and a half.

So yeah, my Social Security office friend rocks.

P.S. I promise to post wedding pictures by the weekend. Promise.