my secret revealed...

i know, i know...

i sort of disappeared off of the face of the planet once i found mr. right.

but, can you blame me?

we search our whole lives to find our mr. or mrs.

so who could blame me that i spend every waking minute with him.

(well, that or 24 little midgets)

so, lots of you have been asking who this mystery man is and why i haven't blogged a single second about him.

well now you know the why...

here is the who...

he's my UTE fan equal...

he's a wanna-be velociraptor...

(here he can be seen sneaking up on his fellow apatosaurus hiding in the sunflowers)

he's the world's most THOUGHTFUL man...

he's my twin and soulmate...

(truly the boy version of me... scary!!)

he's a little-bit country...

(kinda sexy)

he's my teammate...

he's my partner in goofing off...

he's a little bit crazy...

he's an excellent smoocher...

(Jules, the PDA is for you.

i hope this is censored enough)

he's just downright cute...

he's my funny bone!

he's my FIANCE!!

but most importantly,

he's about to become my soul-mate FOR-EVAH!

(just a little sneaky peak of the wedding day garb...)

and I LOVE HIM!

here's to 28 more days.

check back soon

for a new and improved STEPHENS blog!!

to the boys of 639*...

(*just thought it was about time for an update, boys...

sorry for the delay.)

as the crowning event of summer 2011,

smash and I decided to have one last hurrah

and planned a trip to SoCal to visit our

old roomie and BFF Steph!

it was the perfect way to end the summer...

waiting forEVER for our rental car.

bonfire at Huntington

mama Steph and baby PJ

day trip to Balboa Island

if you're my sibling, you understand this...

paid a little visit to the Boyer residence...

(love you Janer!)

we took a little ride on the ferris wheel...

best $3 ever.

Friday night game at Dodger Stadium

and Dodger Dogs!

yes, it was that cold that night...

took a little "me date" to the temple on Sunday

and what Cali trip is complete without a trip to Sprinkles?

my favorite family ever.

miss you!

auntie jayner and PJ getting our cudds on...

thanks for the fun trip, S&S!

love you both!

S-E-A-ttle

Surprise!

i bet you never thought you'd see me again, did you?

(whoever YOU are these days. Nana.)

a few weeks ago, smash and i spent a few days visiting our cute friends Ilene and Eric in their hometown of

Seattle, Washington

and can i just say

i lawwwv it there.

here's a photo breakdown of our amazing trip...

Wednesday

space needle

(cause who doesn't want to be a real tourist, right?)

Pike Place... my heart's one true love.

we were riding a pig.

don't ask old men who don't blog to take your picture of you on a pig, cause they always forget to get the pig in the shot.

the Experience Music Project

Kirkland waterfront

Thursday

snoqualmie falls

rattlesnake ridge hike

Friday

mount si hike

(pretty much on top of the world!)

mariner's game!

(those were our seats!!)

Seattle skyline

Saturday

ferry to Kingston for clam digging

walking on fire in Aurora

(proof below. watch the vid!)

no burn on those feet!

Sunday =ed church, lunch, movies, and game night!

Monday

kayaking Lake Washington

at Agua Verde

and of course... the gum wall

i couldn't have asked for a better vacay.

thanks ilene and eric!

we LOVE you.