One Year Update

Time flies when you're having fun!

I can't believe we've been married almost a year now.

So many things have happened, and I have hardly any time for updates.

Here goes nothing...

March 6, 2010 - Jared and I were sealed in the Seattle temple!

It was the best day of both of our lives.

Here are just a few of the hundreds of pictures:

Seattle Temple

Finally - Mr. and Mrs. White!

The beautiful bridesmaids - all of my sisters!

The handsome groomsmen - (missing Colton)

Both families

After our wedding, we headed back to Tampa and left on a cruise to Mexico and Grand Cayman.

We had such a blast. We brought a disposable, waterproof camera with us to take pictures. Unfortunately, when we took it to get developed, the film was blank. This left us with very few pictures from our honeymoon.

Just boarded the ship!

Jared's hole in one on the top deck!

Headed to dinner on the ship!

Cozumel, Mexico

Happy honeymoon dinner! They sang and danced for us.

After the honeymoon, reality struck. We went full-swing until the end of that semester.

Over the summer, we had quite the vacation. We traveled up north and met Jared's family in Palmyra, NY, where we saw the Hill Cumorah pageant and other church history sites.

The Palmyra Temple

The chapel at the Peter Whitmer farm

The Peter Whitmer Farm

The Grandin Printing Shop - Book of Mormon Publication

From NY, we drove to Pennsylvania to spend some time with my family. My parents held a reception in our honor for my family who wasn't able to travel to Seattle in March. It was fun to celebrate again. Here are just a few pictures:

The bride and groom.. 4 months later

Dance party

The girls I never see, but always love

Me and my sisters - so fun!

Jared and me - showing off our moves

The reception was a blast. It was the fun of a wedding celebration without the stress of actually getting married. We had so much fun. After the reception, we went back to FL and didn't have much to look forward to until September. In September, we traveled to Snowbird to see Jared's family. Each year they all meet in Snowbird, UT and have a relaxing week. We definitely needed it - It was so much fun to spend time with our family, especially our nieces and nephews! Out of our whole week there - these are the only two pictures we got...

Our trip to the Salt Lake Temple, I'd never been! So fun!

The other lovebirds in front of the Salt Lake temple - love you both!

After snowbird, it was back to the books for us both until winter vacation. In December, I graduated from the University of Tampa with my bachelors in Accounting. What a relief! What I didn't realize is that in the near future I was going to decide to go right back to school again to get my masters. In January, I began my masters program, but not without enjoying being a college graduate!

I got my diploma!

My sweet parents came to support me!

And my sweet husband!

As a graduation/christmas present, Jared took me to Disney World. His brother Jud came down for a week, and over the weekend the three of us went to Disney World. We had so much fun! We did three parks in one day. I made both of them ride roller coasters that they didn't think they'd live through - they loved it! What a blast! I want Jared to take me again...

I love fantasia; the flowerpot broomsticks were so great to me!

Jared watched a documentary on the tree of life and felt a connection to it.

Jared, Jud, and me with Mickey!

On the Buzz Lightyear ride... It broke down, so we had a great picture opportunity!

The castle at Christmas! So pretty :)

After our fun in Florida, we headed up to Pennsylvania for Christmas. We spent two whole weeks with my family. It was so great to be home for so long. I don't remember the last time I was home that long. We had so much fun. I don't think I've ever played so many games in such a short period of time. Everyone was home, and it was so great! Unfortunately, we failed to take any pictures. From PA, we flew out to Boise, ID to see the White/Lee family. Jared's parents drove out to Boise with his brother Jud, and we stayed with his sister Bergen. She just had triplets so it was a mad house, but we loved every minute of it. The kids were so great, especially Jada. She was so much fun! We had so much fun, we didn't want to leave.

Our precious niece, Jada

All four of them! I miss being there so much!

Uncle Jared and Jada - Jada just woke up...

So sweet!

Now that the trip is over, we're back in Tampa. And that brings us to now. I just started my Masters of Science in Accounting program at the University of Tampa, and Jared is still working on his Masters of Fine Arts degree. The good news is, he graduates in May! And I graduate in August! Then we'll be off to a new adventure, who knows where, for Jared's PhD program! I'll try to be better at this blogging thing, but there's usually a million and one things to do. I hope you enjoyed catching up with us :)