Whaaaaaat?

Guess who came home last night?!

Miss Hillary Ann!

Finally home from her 4 month service abroad!

And who greeted her at the airport?! none other than her best friends, and family of course. 

We were so excited waiting for hill to come out. Our little hearts were pounding like she was our missionary. We just love each other is all. 

She had no idea we were coming to meet her there, so she was definitely surprised when she turned the corner to see us all standing there. And because she didn't know we would be there with cameras, taking all sorts of pictures, she also didnt have a spec of makeup on. But she was beautiful, as always of course. 

We're so excited to have her home!

And she is so excited to have her car...

haha completely candid. 

After we got home, we all sat around at hills house and talked about Ecuador for a couple hours. We also got some presents. Hill gave us each a cozy blanket especially picked out with the colors we requested. She's the best!

And most important event of the night...

Added stickers to the poster of course!

I'm so happy to have Hill home. I can't wait to have my bestie in Orem with me.

And even though I didn't get home last night till 2 in the morning, and I had to wake up for work at 7, picking her up from the airport was worth it.

selflessness

Since I got engaged, all of my money goes into the bank.
Straight into savings, or used for marriage related things.
Although, I do find marriage shopping fun, my inner Nordstrom online shopaholic  has begun to slip out here and there.
The new twist on the addiction that makes it all okay is, now I'm addicted to picking out cute stuff for the future hublub.
Which is basically selfless.

And in all honesty, he needs some clothes.
He hasn't bought himself a winter coat since before his mission, and he is 25!
And I'm pretty sure I see every shirt cycle through within 2 weeks.
He is going to freeze his little buns off if I don't donate to the cause!

Plus, I ALWAYS make my selections from the sale department okay!?

So the census is, pure, selfless, necessary service.
Momentary guilt, gone.

A Borup Day

Saturday was a Borup day.

Zane and I spent all day long with my side of the family, and they kept us busy. 

First we had my cousin Mandy's baptism at 11. Her older brother, and my cute cousin Tyler got to baptize her, and it was pretty special to be apart of the event. Zane got to participate in her confirmation, which was also really special. 

After, we celebrated with the family, and ate the most delicious homemade tacos. 

Definitely gave Del a run for their money. 

This would be beautiful Miss Mandy

After we managed to all nap for a little bit, and then we were up and on to the next item of business. 

My cute mom made an appointment at "The Chocolate" for some taste testing for my wedding. 

Needless to say, it was delicious. Their sugar cookies are my newest obsession. I think The Chocolate will replace Yogurtland just fine for the winter season. 

You can try them for yourselves at my reception.

Isn't my boy so dang cute?!

After the chocolate we made a trip to Roberts, and Home Depot. Bought a few marriage necessities here and there, and then we were off to BYU. 

It was my sisters first appearance in the improv comedy show Laugh Out Loud.

So of course, the whole family went to support. 

We had a lot of fun, and Bri did such a great job. Who knows where she got the desire, or the talent, but she's got it. 

She was a little unsure if she was glad we were there or not

We love each other lots. 

The first picture of the new full fam-bam. 

It was a real busy, but perfect little saturday. 

7 months

I believe I have mentioned how much cuter my cousins are than your cousins.
But, I took two little girls out to the park on Friday and I just couldn't even handle all the cuteness, so I am telling you again.
My cousins are cuter than yours, and here's some proof.
Get ready for adorable overload.

We fed the ducks too

Megan refused to pose for any picture, except for this one, with her hand in her mouth. 

Mikelle took this picture, she's a regular old photog

Love these little girls

Brooke Date

I have the best boy ever.
After I've had a rough night, full of unnecessary tears, Zane takes me out on a Brooke date.
Which means he chooses activities that he knows I really want to do, regardless of how he feels.
We ate at Five Guys, cause he knew I was craving it.
Then took me to my favorite place in the world, Yogurtland. Even though he says it smells like estrogen.
And then to finish it off, we went and saw Footloose. A pretty much girl movie he knew I wanted to see, that I absolutely loved!

He knows how to cheer me up pretty quick. That's why we're gettin' Hitched.

Family Night

Zane's professor gave the class a Halloween break yesterday. So I was pretty excited that Zane could finally come to a Borup family night!

Family night with us consists of eating out, and occasionally, a small church related thought.
Last night was strictly eating out.
(A truly adult way to celebrate, proof I'm ready for marriage?)

PF Changs hit the spot. 

Did I once write the search for my "hot" wedding bod had begun?? weeeell. 

That apparently was a lie. 

{not completely my fault due to the fact ALYSHA LANHAM is the worst personal trainer ever :) }
Zane still thinks I'm pretty though, so it's okay.

We took a picture of the occasion in the bright bright sun. 

We then watched "Drag Me to Hell", one of Zane's favorite horror movies, with some of the O'Gwin family. 

Nate left 1/3 of the way into it, he didn't want bad dreams. 

I, on the other hand, stuck it out the whole time just to discover it had the worst ending EVER! 

But I still think you should watch it.

56 days and counting peeps. 

It feels like home to me

Have I mentioned we bought ourselves a little home?
As in, we've begun renting what we refer to as our home.
Well, we did.

I realize I am pretty much on the ball, or maybe a bit past the ball, when it comes to the whole wedding, and marriage situation.
So what if I had a wedding dress before I had a ring? And so what if I found myself a little home two months before I have a husband?

The extremely early bird catches all the worms.

Heres a little peek.

Living/Dining Room. My favorite room of the house. 

Lots of natural light, the wall color, carpet, and light fixture, all fit me just fine.

The itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny room we call our kitchen. 

It might be small, but I love it all the same. 

The bathroom, that yes, we have already begun decorating. 

Kohls was having a good sale okay!? It's a work in progress. 

The bedroom. It needs some serious lighting, but we like it. 

And the best room in the whole little house.....

Ta-Da! The CLOUD room. 

We are pretty sure the previous owners had a baby... and as adorable as it is, the clouds have got to go. 

And last, my little porch/deck/backyard. 

Picture twinkle lights, a bench, and lots of flower pots.

There it is, our first home. All it needs is a little TLC. 

We are excited to start painting, and cleaning and planning, and moving over the next 2 months.

Come January, you can come visit the O'Gwin's anytime you'd like. 

 Everyday is like Christmas Eve thinking of all the happy things to come.
Zane literally can't sleep at night lately. It's pretty cute. 

Breakfast

It's 7 AM, and I only got 6 hours of sleep, thus I'm falling asleep in my cubicle...

So this is my breakfast.

Yum.

when I grow up

After Matt Nathanson, and watching this video....

I have never wanted to be a rockstar more in my whole life. 

completely realisitic career goal, I know. 

Forget Justin Bieber, I have converted. 

I don't know if I want to be him, be his best friend, or marry him.

Or maybe I just want to go to a 30 seconds to mars concert...

But because Zane reads this blog, and I promised to keep all men objectification strictly for Zane, we will go with I just want to be Jared Leto's best friend. 

(Zane, you showed me this. It's your own fault.)

I think I'll watch this video one last time before I take a little nap. 

*crossing my fingers I dream I'm a rockstar*

A little halloweeny

Last night we finally got into the holiday spirit. 

Nothing says halloween more than carmel apples and carving pumpkins. 

Reese's Carmel Apple. You've gotta try it. 

My too cute hubby to be. 

Helping the boy finish his pumpkin

Yeah.. the black eyes look a little funny. 

Probably the best I've carved my whole life. 

I'm feeling ready for the holiday season now!

Can't wait to spend it with Zaner. 

Matt Nathanson

Way back in the beginning of August, I bought some Matt Nathanson concert tickets for Zane's birthday.
I remember the day I told my mom, I was buying the tickets about 3 months in advance, and she said to me, "That's putting a lot of faith in your relationship, isn't it?"
And now look at us, the concert has finally arrived, and not only are we still together but betrothed :)
Life is funny sometimes. Not really in a ha-ha sort of way, but a beautiful coincidental kind of way.

While we waited outside The Venue, some slightly tipsy, but friendly 40 year old divorced mom sisters started to make friends with us. They kept saying over and over how cute we were, sometimes they would clutch my chin while they said it.
They kept telling me I looked like Mena Suvari too. Except I mostly don't, see?

Well, I thought it was funny, but I think Zane was getting a little irritated, especially when they continued to tell us, "Just don't get married!"
I held up my ring. They asked us how old we were, and freaked out a little bit when I said I was 19. And then asked us if we were getting married in the LDS temple, and we said yes, and yet again they were disappointed.
When they got distracted with hitting on the younger boys in front of us, the sweetest couple behind us, a little older than the drunk sisters said, "Don't listen to them. We're going on 25 years, and I got married the week before I turned 19. When you find 'em, you've just got to hold on."
Zane and I thought the whole interaction was pretty cool.
And who do you think we listened to, the drunk , divorced, 40 somethin women, hitting on 20 somethin boys? Or the happy, nice, married couple out on a date night to a concert together?
No contest there.
It's baffling to me that the world doesn't see it the same way...

Anyway, we did finally make it inside. It was such an amazing concert, one of the best I've been to in awhile.
Matt, as Zane calls him, is a really talented artist. He put together some really cool medleys. And surprisingly, kept the concert really clean. No swearing, and hardly any references to sex.
Also, Fun Fact for you, Matt Nathanson's drummer is from little old OREM!
We thought that was neat.

After the concert we got some "Brinner", as the O'Gwin's say, at Village Inn and then went to bed.
It was a  much needed perfect date night.

And here is a little glimpse for ya...

Sorry it's kinda loud in there, so the sound is basically terrible.

Other Than Zane

Last night I went to dinner with my best friends.

Everyone, except for Hillary in Ecuador, was able to come! It was a lot of fun to have everyone together.

Not that I don't LOVE spending time with Zaner, it just never hurts to have a little girl time. 

I am so grateful for my beautiful grilfriends.

More proof that I do spend time with more people than just my fiance, I went on a walk with my cute sis and pooch today. 

We decided we are going to go on a walk every Friday afternoon, starting today. 

Even though poor Dallas is getting old, and was limping the whole time, she still seemed to love it. 

It was some good QT! 

And don't we look gooooooood??

I did wear socks with my Toms. Not sure why that happened.

Buddies

Cool little bush home, and uuh isn't my pooch the cutest!?

Happy Weekend!

Werk.

I have a job.

I work at a lovely little place called Mozy. 

We do computer backups. 

Basically, you call us to secure the information on your computer. So when it crashes, or you throw it at a wall, we can restore everything you lost. 

Pretty neat stuff. 

And basically what I do is, when your credit card is canceled or expires, I call and e-mail you until you update it. 

It's a glamorous job to be sure. 

Pros:

-My boss is pretty relaxed, and so is everyone else. 

-I get paid 12 bucks an hour, not too shabby.

- I get paid once a week.

- I've got a sweet badge with my picture on it to get me in the building.

-I get my own cubicle, Career dream accomplished!

- I get some almost cool free stuff, or as my boss calls it, "swag"

For example...

My Mozy mug, and my slightly inappropriate company T-shirt. 

Cons:

-Sometimes people don't want to give me their money, so they aren't super nice. 

-I have to wake up at 6 every stinkin' morning, which I am beginning to think may be the reality of the rest of my life... 

Did you guys know it's pitch black, and freezing at 6 AM?? 

I didn't. 

All the fall temperature drop means to me, is when I leave work at noon, I don't look completely ridiculous in the UGGS and scarf that seemed perfectly appropriate when I woke up that morning. 

The people who work the the afternoon shift, walking in with sandals and shorts on, look at me funny as I walk out into the now 80 degree sunlight bundled like I still live in Logan. 

Freezing cold and tired, I still consider myself lucky to have a good job.