I found this pic and realized that I had never put it up! It's a pic of my good friend Tiff and I at her wedding reception (I know, I know she's been married for almost 6 month now but I had to put it up cuz she looks so beautiful!)
Congrats Tiffy!!

Awesome Music Video, Check it Out!!

Colman's Birthday

Happy 24th B-day Colman!!

Pizza Partay

Our really good friends Colman and Carlie and us had an awesome home-made pizza party, here are some pics :)

Mama Mia Pizza Ria

The best part was that we got to go see 17 Again after dinner! It was so funny, and no I didn't just go to see it b/c it had Zach Effron in it, although that was a plus. Even Dom liked it, and he is SUPER picky about movies.

My Birthday!!

I know this is 2 days late, buuuut I thought Id better share with everyone how my birthday went!

So, it started out with school (yuck, well actually it isn't that bad but who really wants to go to school on their b-day anyways??)

But, then I went and got my hair done! I had them put a ton of blonde highlights in b/c that is how my hair was when dom and I met and I missed it, plus, its going to be summer soon (hopefully... In rexburg it seems like winter all year long), and my hair alway lightens up to almost a blonde (really light brown) not to mention I was getting super bored with my hair.

Then, Dom and I went to Idaho falls and went shopping!!! It's been a while so this was pretty exciting for me :) I ended up getting three super cute shirts, a scarf, a necklace, and a super cute dress (pics to come...)

By the time we were done shopping, we were getting hungry soooo, we decided to go to Johny Carino's (it a lot like olive garden) b/c I had never been there before and Italiana sounded really yummy (although I have been spoiled with real italian food so it might not have been as good now, thanks Dom for spoiling my taste buds!)

So we get there, sit down and after 15 minutes order our food. Then the fire alarm goes off! It keeps going for 15 more minutes, so we decide to leave. Don't worry we didn't dine and ditch, but the noise was so stinking loud that it was ridiculous.

I think the most exciting thing about my b-day was that I GOT A KITCHEN AID!!!!!!! Thanks to mom and pops! I absolutely love it!!!! Yes, I know... suuuper spoiled. (pics of this to come soon too).

It was such a fun day. Thanks to everyone who called to wish me happy birthday! And especially thanks to Dom for sacrificing his time to go shopping (of all things) with me :)!!!

You know it's good when it gives you goose bumps!

I found this on a friends blog and absolutely LOVED it! 

I hope you will too!

A Night Out

Between studying and working, Domenic hasn't had much spare time to do, well anything really, except study so tonight was a special treat. We decided to kick off General Conference by going out to dinner with some good friends of ours , Carlie and Colman. It has been a while since we have gotten out and a nice juicy burger was sounding really really good so we headed over to Red Robin! Anyways, we had a really good time, and took some goofy pictures. They are of course out of order but I still haven't gotten good enough, or had enough patience to put them into order. anyways, I hope you enjoy them, we had a blast!

What is a picture without dom pulling a goofy face?

Carlie drinking out of both of their cups

Carlie and Colman

Dom and Brit

The Gang

Feeling Better

Alright, so it has been 3 weeks in the making, but I really think that my mono has bit the dust. It was kind of interesting because I had been feeling horrible and super tired every day for the past 2 1/2 weeks and then all of a sudden this last Sunday I felt completely normal! I even got up an hour and a half before church (for all of you out there who have church at 9 a.m. you know how hard that is) and got ready! I even wore make up which was something I hadn't done since I had gotten sick (it is amazing what some foundation and mascara can do for you, really).

I was trying to figure out why and how I had experienced such a miracle and got better so quickly, but then Domenic was talking to his family Sunday evening and they told him that they had been praying for me and even FASTED for me that Sunday! Mystery solved. I feel so blessed to part of the gospel. I have been blessed so many times it is super hard to even imagine there not being a Heavenly Father. We are so grateful for the faith of others and the blessings we receive because of them.

It is also really convenient that I got better just in time to take my finals! Thank you Heavenly Father! It also means that I get to help Domenic with his monstrous work load and start being a wife again in stead of a zombie, good news or bad news, I'm still weighing the pros and cons of both :)

To all of you that prayed, fasted, etc. for me, we really really appreciate it all! Thanks a bunch, your prayers have been the best medicine.

Life as of late

I am so so sorry I have been slacking big time on my blogging, especially since I have been harassing my sister to post on her blog more frequently (sorry Keitra). But, I do have a legitimate excuse.

Besides the fact that there is only 2 weeks left in this semester and Domenic is SUPER busy with tons and tons of homework and tests, I happened to be lucky enough to somehow, don't ask how because I have no clue, catch mono, get a bladder infection, have a late visit from the crimson tide, and have an enlarged/ over-active liver that is super painful.

So needless to say, my life has consisted of sleeping and peeing constantly for the past week straight. 

Why do I tell you this? Probably because I am super bored not being able to do anything all day and feel like a zombie, but also because of something Dom said to me while I was feeling the poopiest. He said, "well brit, what do you think we are supposed to learn from this?", and my immediate response was probably not the most kind, but went something like this: "sometimes we don't have to learn from things Dom, things JUST HAPPEN". 

After having too much time to sit in my bed or on the couch and try to think, I really do believe that there is wisdom in what he said. Even if we can't see a reason for things happening the way they do, it is still so important to have faith that our Lord and our Savior know, and we should find comfort in that. Simply believing is enough to pull you through the worst of times, the times when you feel the most helpless, and completely lost. It is a source of optimism and hope that things can, and will be better.

It is time to stand up

For more information and commentary on the recent controversy over HBO's "Big Love" and showing of LDS Temple ceremonies, please visit this link to LDS.org where you can read The Church's stance on this topic.