Proposal Video

I know a lot of you have read my proposal story, but Logan's talented sister Emily has recently gotten into videography. This is her first recording, put together, video. She's got some serious talent and I'm excited to tag team with her in the upcoming year with photography.  Here's a link to the video. It is 15 minutes long. But it's definitely worth it :)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4620318900246

And the countdown begins

Less than 2 months until I get to marry my best friend.

I know my brother Jared is probably rolling his eyes and making a gagging face at this, but I'll continue anyways.

 Don't worry, none of the pictures posted here or on Facebook are for the announcement; I couldn't ruin the surprise for those ones!

It was fun to take pictures with Logan. He knows me too well. I really wasn't planning on taking a ton, but we did and then some. I apologized to him for that, but he simply told me he knew we would because of the photographer in me.

Thanks Emily (Logan's little sister) for taking them for us!

Right before we took this one (above) he looked at me and said, "We are taking engagements pictures!" And I told him, "This must mean we are getting married."

I'm so excited to marry this boy. He has stolen my heart entirely. 

One quick little story-

April 25, 2012- I took Logan out on a date and when we were in the car, he said something I usually say. I called him out on stealing my saying and he called me out on stealing his yellow light driving game. But he then said, "Maybe you will steal more than that one day." (I wrote that one down so I wouldn't ever forget it)

Yes Logan you were right; I'm stealing your last name.

 He wasn't expecting me to hit him with snow, so when I did, this was his response as I was covered with snow :)

There isn't too much left to do. Plans are coming together. I am not looking forward to typing up all the addresses for announcements, but that is one of the big things left to do. Wedding planning isn't that bad. I think I kind of enjoy it actually. It's been awesome to see things come together for us to start our future together. When we were registering at Target it took awhile, but it was fun because these are things we liked to put in our apartment/home one day. And the countdown will continue for the next two months as we continue to learn to love each other more and try to be the best we can be for one another. Love you Logan!

All things {MERRY & BRIGHT}

Merry Christmas!

Sort of, it's a little late I suppose; better late than never I suppose.

This holiday season I have enjoyed working at American Eagle and helping others find Christmas gifts for people. I finished my Christmas shopping a few weeks ago and I was able to just enjoy these holidays with Logan and family.
The Peterson family had a Griswold Christmas party and yes I will admit I had no idea who the Griswolds were until this. We had dinner, went caroling, and had a white elephant gift exchange. Logan and I made it out good with a Jamba gift card and a Mt. Dew with a cute Christmas glass. Hope those cherry cordials were delicious Davis! :)

Christmas Eve we stayed up late watching the Nativity and then Elf. It was so fun to watch with the little girls as they laughed and laughed. After the movie ended, they set out cookies and milk for Santa hoping that in the morning the glass would be empty, the plate missing cookies, and presents out from Santa.
Christmas morning started early for us as Katelyn and Kylie were up and ready to go at 7:30 in the morning. As the girls went over to the tree, sure enough Santa had come during the night.
If you asked the girls what they wanted from Santa, they always said remote control spiders, and oh Santa is good :)

Christmas Eve

Tarantula- Kylie's spider

The other spider is a wall climbing spider. Gross, I know.

The rest of Christmas consisted of opening presents (I GOT A RED KITCHENAID!!!!!!!!!!!), Christmas breakfast, and having a nice big lunch with the family and Grandpa and Grandma Clark. After lunch, the kids went out to play in the snow and Logan came down. We switched presents and boy... I am one spoiled girl.
Logan is full of surprises and so when it comes to the honeymoon, he has been very secretive. Well, part of present was stuff for it so he told me where we are going. He blindfolded me and had me smell a candle. It was coconut. He asked me what that reminded me of and I said Pina Coladas. Then he had me open my eyes and he gave me chocolates that said...

 HAWAII!!!!!!!
We are cruising to Hawaii...
Yes, I had a slight freakout. And then he put a flower lei on me.

He still had to open his presents and then he told me he had one more surprise for me. I was told to put on shoes and a coat.
He covered my eyes with his hands and walked me outside.
A few months ago I had mentioned in passing how I really wanted a beach cruiser bike with gears, because they are cute and I don't have a bike.

Logan picks up on the smallest things and he acts on them. It all makes sense to me now why he kept taking me past the bikes every time we went to Walmart. Thank you Logan! :)

We finished the night by going to Le Mis with his family. It was good; I cried, a lot. The message of it is inspiring and it is a good one to see just take tissues!
I hope everyone's Christmas was merry and bright and spent with loved ones.
Keep the season alive all year long!!

Right on "Target"

There's a lot of fun things that come with being engaged:

trying to find housing, engagement pictures, registering, and finding out/realizing/understanding how much you really love someone.

So far this week Logan and I have done a lot of housing stuff (it was a little frustrating with the managers being gone, etc). We were going to take pictures, but the weather was a little tough (cross your fingers I will have some to show you by the end of the week). 

But registering.. yes. That happened. And it was hilarious. It was really fun and exciting to look at things to help Logan and I start out together. I've looked at different things before, but to have Logan there holding my hand and letting me know what he likes and doesn't like. We still have to register at Wal-Mart, but I think it will be an adventure and a half for that one!

After taking the first serious one, we tried to take it again because Logan thought he blinked. We couldn't ever get another picture. I could not stop laughing and Logan couldn't stop laughing at me.

I'm excited to marry someone who will laugh at me and my absolute craziness.

Wedding planning is fun and crazy, but it's fantastic when Logan and I let who we are be a part of our wedding. This is one of my favorite things about Logan; he is himself and has been from day one with me. And I have never felt a need to be anything but completely myself. This is why we are wearing tennis shoes for our wedding...

We customized Nike Frees with our colors and topped it off with Mr. Petey and Mrs. Petey on the tongues.

Ok.. One more little sappy moment about Logan. Over the past few weeks I have been reminded over and over again as to why I love him and why he is right on "target" for being the man of my dreams. He notices every little thing I say or mention. One day I let him know I was really craving pancakes. We then went and ate some breakfast for lunch at Me N Stan's in Rigby. It was really good! I ordered pancakes to find out that they were the size of my head or bigger. And because I have a slight obsession and love for anything raspberry he ordered a raspberry milk shake for me :)

Logan makes me laugh more than I ever have. After we registered, we headed over to Chick-fil-A for dinner and we laughed and laughed. He continually puts a smile on my face from his little text messages to his sweet smile and wink that is just for me;

He doesn't get frustrated at me when I sleep through the first 30 minutes of the Hobbit.

And he even let me pull a hair out of his face that was bugging me, that is true love!! 

Enjoy these Christmas days!

A Few Fun Things

The past couple weeks have been filled with some fun times with my nieces and nephews, crafty time, Christmas shopping (I'm all done!!), the business side of photography, and the always wonderful Logan and Michelle time.

Babysitting the boys- playing in the bounce house

Ice cream with the kiddos

I made some rice bags with Carrie thanks to Pinterest. You stick your feet in and it makes them stay even warmer than normal ones. Logan likes his feet to be warm- so do I, especially with future events coming up ;) - so I made one for him out of some awesome blue plaid flannel and baby blue minky. He told me he has already heated up around 20 times and I gave it to him on Wednesday. Here's a link to directions for you to make your own! Super easy and cheap :) You can make 3 when you buy half a yard of each fabric. And PS, we used 4 bags of rice. We left a little slit in the top part and added rice to that one too! 3 bags in the bottom part and 1 in the top part!

http://www.craftsewdesign.com/2010/12/foot-warmer-tutorial.html

One of my favorite things about Christmas is our stockings. My mom made ours and they are HUGE!! Every Christmas Eve we would take them off the banister and put them out in the room where we would want to have them in the morning. For some reason that is one of my favorite memories. I have always wanted to make my own stockings for my own little family. So next year Logan and I will have our very own HUGE stockings to hang up. I'm still working on mine, but I'm using his this year too. It was really fun and I'm excited with how it turned out!

I love photography.

I have been doing it as a "business" for a few years now, but I never knew what I really wanted to name it until recently. Michelle Fowler Photography is now....

I have been working with a graphic designer- Traci Huntsman Design- to get the look I wanted and to make it all professional and things like that. I'm SO pumped about this upcoming year. It's going to be busy and a real good one! And the best part about all of this is that I have a fiance (I love saying that) who is so supportive and excited for me. He loves that I get so excited about it and he is learning the ropes and photography terms too; as we looked through some pictures the other day, he pointed out that a picture had bokeh and I wanted to burst with happiness. Logan really does put me and the things I love in high priority in his life.

BYU-I Fall 2012 semester is over and I couldn't be happier. Logan will now be 15 minutes closer and no homework until April! For those who don't know, I am deferring Winter semester. This will give Logan and I time to finish up all the wedding planning, get married, honeymoon, and start our little married life together before we go back in April. 

Logan helped me practice writing Peterson so I will be prepared to sign that instead of Fowler in a couple months. A few people have asked me how being engaged is; it is wonderful. Being engaged to the right person, knowing you are getting married in the temple, and get to spend the rest of eternity with them is such a good feeling. Every day I do fall more in love with him. I love all the little moments and silly things we do together. I'm just excited to share my life with him :)

Hobbit midnight premiere

Next week we are going to try to conquer all this housing madness, registering, and engagement pictures. It will be quite the week!

Enjoy this holiday season and remember it only is around once a year. Put down the credit cards, shopping bags, and hustle and bustle; simply enjoy the true reason for the season and the loved ones you get to spend it with!!

Hospitals, Kidney Stones, Chocolate Shoes, and {the Perfect Proposal}

Logan and I are getting married. It's official :)

There are quite a few people who have wanted to hear the proposal story and I don't blame you, he is in a hospital gown in the picture!

I need to start this story a few months ago. On May 2 this year, Logan went to the hospital for kidney stones. I received a text from his mom explaining what was going on. I was in the middle of my classes and I couldn't skip, but I knew exactly where I wanted to be. I wanted to be there with him. As soon as class was out I was there. The next day I only had one class; I took advantage of that and spent most of the day in the hospital with him. We talked and laughed, he slept and I studied. I called my sister-in-law during the day to tell her all about Mr. Logan. While we were talking she told me I sounded different. She told me how she felt there was something different about Logan and I agreed. As I walked back into the room, he asked me why I wasn't wearing my chocolate shoes (He's funny on medication). He had been dreaming about me and chocolate shoes.

Later that night, my roommates came and brought me food, phone charger, and a blanket. I was determined to stay the night with him on that little fold out chair, despite the fact that hospitals usually give me anxiety and I don't like being there. I walked out with my roommates to their car and told them what was in my heart- I was in love with this boy. I knew it, and I knew I could easily spend the rest of my life with someone like Logan. I didn't share those thoughts and ideas with Logan for a long time, but since then I have. I also explained to him that it was there at Madison Memorial Hospital in room 2005 that I knew I could marry him.

May 2012

November 29, 2012, Logan proposed to me in room 2005.

Around 4:45 I got a phone call from his mom; she explained to me that Logan was in the ER because of kidney stones and it was really bad. She asked me if I wasn't working it I could come up there because he would really appreciate it if I was there. As soon as I set the phone down I was flying around my house getting things pulled together to stay the night in the hospital. I had my charger, clothes, toothbrush, blanket, everything! Tami called again and asked if I had left, I was just about to leave I told her, but I needed to call my mom to tell her where I was going.
I am an emotional person and I was bawling when I caller her. She told me to calm down, everything would be OK.
I hopped in my car and zipped towards Rexburg.
When I was almost there, my mom calls and asks if I was OK and where I was. I told her I was close to Rexburg. I assured her I would let her know what was wrong when I got there.
Knowing Logan was in pain was awful for me. I didn't want him to be in pain, so when I walked into the hospital I know that the front desk could tell I was worried. I asked what room number Logan was in, they told me they would have to call up to his room to make sure he was taking visitors. I really start freaking out in my mind thinking that he is in so much pain he isn't taking visitors. They told me he was in room 5 on the second floor.
The elevator door opens, I push the second floor button and I seriously waited FOREVER for the stupid doors to close. The nurse said to take a left and another left and the room would be right there. As I approached it I realized this was the same room from his previous visit. I thought it was kind of cool because it has an awesome view of the city, but honestly that was all that I thought. I knocked quietly in case Logan was sleeping, I come in hearing his mom's voice stressed explaining the situation to someone else. This adds more stress to me, thinking how much pain he is in. His sister is in the chair with her new camera playing around with it.
I walk to his bed and took his hand; he was under the covers in a hospital gown. He asked me how I was feeling. I told him probably better than you and that I was sorry he wasn't feeling good and leaned down to give him a kiss. He told me his feet were cold (this isn't unusual) and asked me to grab his slippers out of the box.
As I opened the lid to box I see the ring and chocolate covered shoes.

I shut the lid quickly and looked over at Logan. He was getting out of the bed and walking towards me. Logan reached into the box and grabbed the ring box. He took my left hand and started telling me how he wanted to spend forever with me. He knelt down and continued to tell me how he loved me. Before he even asked me, I leaned down to kiss him. Then the question came, "Will you marry me?"
 We hugged and celebrated and ate some cute little chocolate shoes. And yes, I was completely shocked

 Logan's dad, sister, sister's boyfriend, nieces, and my mom were all in the bathroom and were there to watch us get engaged. The hospital staff was so kind and wonderful and yes, they were all in on it. Logan had this set up with the hospital administrator and now we will be in the newsletter for the hospital! And Logan is the sweetest. He wanted to propose where I had fallen in love with him. It was perfect and more than I could ever ask for. He is more than I could ever ask for. Logan has been such a big blessing in my life. He is my everything. I'm so excited to star this new adventure with my adventure buddy, best friend, and FIANCE! I just like the way that sounds :)

To share some of the plans-
We will be married February 23, 2013.
We will be sealed for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls Temple.
And I will become Mrs. Peterson :)

November 2012

This is the beginning of my new adventure

Gratitude Greatness Finale

Day 27- I'm grateful for memories. There are many moments that I hold close to me and I like to think about them often. Tonight I was able to reflect and thing on how my relationship with Logan came to be and how it all is just right. It was meant to be. Yes, cliche I know.

Day 28- I'm grateful for the Forgotten Carols. I love this show. It puts me in the Christmas mood and I get so excited after it. This year there were many messages that I felt personally touched me. If you ever get the opportunity to go, I highly recommend it. I know that the true meaning of Christmas isn't the presents and gifts; it is about the Savior. I am grateful for the blessing the Savior is in my life. He truly is the greatest gift.

Day 29- I'm grateful for today. It is a day I will never forget. A new adventure was started in my life tonight. And I'm so excited to share all about it (post coming soon)

Day 30 (it's past 12, so I can say the 30th)- I'm grateful for Logan. Logan is absolutely 100% the best thing that has happened to me. He has taught me patience (I'm still working on that one). And I know that I have never been so happy, he has made my life feel complete. He is wonderful, spectacular, and incredible! I'm so excited to start this new adventure with him.  Logan does more for me than I could ever ask for.

I hope all of your Novembers were full of grateful moments! Welcome to the Christmas season :)