This one time, We got Engaged. May 17, 2008

I love LOVE, I love being in love. I don't care what it does to me.

On May 17, 2009 Caleb picked me up to go on a date. I was very excited because hanging out with Caleb is fun no matter what. I didn't know what was in store for that date. 

He took me to Thanksgiving Point to walk around the gardens. It was a beautiful day with perfect weather. As we were walking and talking I noticed something further up the path that looked out of place. Tied to the arm of a bench was a blue paper blowing in the breeze. 

I wandered over and looked at the paper. It was a note that Caleb had written when we went on our first date. It was a journal entry of our date, and how he instantly liked me. I felt exactly the same way. It was so adorable. I still was puzzled. Was he asking me to a school dance? We graduated awhile ago, so that couldn't have been it... 

(This is not us... We thought it was a cute picture, so we were going to pretend like it was us.)

We continued walking through the gardens. I was so immersed in the treasure hunt, that I almost didn't stop to really look at how beautiful the scenery was. 

So, Caleb and Courtney had come to the gardens a few days before to map out the setting and to get a feel for where they were going to place the notes. Then the morning of our date, Caleb drove to Ogden to ask my mom if he could marry me knowing full well that she couldn't keep it from me if he asked her any earlier. 

While he was asking, Courtney and her friend Dave placed all of the notes around the park. 

At some point we lost one. I think someone must have taken them down, regardless, I got the point. We made a full circle and came back to an amazing waterfall (apparently largest man made in all of N. America). As we walked  I was looking all around for a blue piece of paper. I finally spotted one, and when I picked it up it had that days date on it, but it was empty. 

Caleb then grabbed a rose from the flowers that had a beautiful ring attached to it, and got down on one knee and asked if I would marry him. 

And my response? "Shut up! Shut up!?"

He finally had to ask, "So, is that a yes?"

Absolutely it was a yes. 

Spring Break, 2009

Spring Break was so anticipated for both of us. It was nice to get away from work and school and leave the cold and go to the happiest place on Earth. We have been a few times this year, but haven't really taken any pictures to show for it. We took off Wednesday, after Caleb got done with work, and met Rachel and Aaron and Johnny in Provo and took off from there.  The car ride is definitely not my favorite part, it takes 9 hours, but it is worth it. We have so much fun every time we go. 

We had to get our classic, In front of the castle picture. So, here it is, proof that we were at disneyland. 

Background for this picture. Some how awhile back, Caleb said he was hungry. We were sitting in our apartment and I turned to him and asked him if he was a "Hungy Bear." So whenever either of us are hungry, it ends up coming out as being a hungy bear. 

When we were on the train at disneyland we passed the HUNGRY bear restaurant and decided that we HAD to eat there. 

At some point we all went our separate ways, and Caleb and I rode the Indiana Jones ride by ourselves. Later when everyone got together they wanted to go on that ride, and we were more than happy to take Julia's baby, Jacob. I hadn't been on any of the rides in Fantasy Land at all yet, so we decided to take the baby and go on some rides with the baby. We picked Snow White and he was so good the whole time. I didn't realize how scary of a ride that one is, and he looked so nervous! It was so funny. 

Checkers was the hit of the trip. Whenever we were stuck in a line, Caleb would pull out his phone, and they would play checkers on it, wherever they were. It was so captivating for them. 
Johnny, me, and Caleb all rode together on Mr. Toads Wild Ride. I think we were the biggest people that ever tried to cram three people into one little cart. It was pretty squishy. 
Overall we had a wonderful time. DisneyLand has become one of my very favorite places to vacation.  What a fun Spring Break we had. It was great to see Julia and Steven and baby Jacob, and to be able to play at the beach house and hang out in the warm sun.

Happy New Year!

I've come to realize that posting blogs with mostly all pictures gives a much better representation of what has been going on. I can't possibly explain any better then my pictures can...

All of these photos are from December 29, 2008 at the Bodell Christmas party. The Bodell's are Calebs family and its a big family.  
This was from the Chicken Dance... Yes, the chicken dance, like the one you do in Elementary school and stuff. It was fun. 
This was the Chipmunk dance, or squirrel dance.. I never can remember. But I wanted Aaron do to this dance at my wedding reception so bad. 
Aaron got volunteered to teach me the dance.. This is how excited he was about it. 
James and Maydene Bodell. 
Cute Bodell cousins. They were so cute, all night. Sweet little girls. 
Caleb's fierce look. I love this picture.. His eyes look so blue. 
This is Dylan. He was so funny.  He was in the corner for something, and was so sad. I kept trying to get a picture of him being sad, but every time I was about to take a picture, he looked up and smiled. 

These aren't in the right order, but this is Christmas Eve. Everyone got BYU pajama pants, and the baby was in BYU apparel too. 
This is the baby. This is Jacob Douglas Davis. He's Julia and Steve's baby. Mine and Caleb's first nephew.  Very exciting, and we couldn't ask for a cuter little baby. 

Anyway, I should be caught up now. We start school on Monday, and we are pretty excited to be getting closer to the end. I have 3 semesters and Caleb has four. So the end is in near! Wish us luck!!

Christmas Eve Sledding

This was my first Christmas away from my family, so it was interesting, but Caleb's family was really great, and we had a blast. On Christmas eve after we got back from our drive, we all searched the house and found any warm clothing we could.. While we waited for everyone to get ready we took pictures in front with the snowman that was built a few days before. 

Caleb and I kept finding interesting places for the pipe to go...

Can't take a normal picture.. 

This sled was pretty scary.. It was like a bike thing, and it went super fast. The snow there was also pure ice. 

This is Julia, and this picture is pretty cool. She was going so dang fast. 

Our first Christmas Eve. Very cute. :)

Last, but not least, the triple chin picture. It was getting dark and our camera wasn't working, so the picture of us going down together didn't turn out, so Caleb and I posed to make it look like we were going down. Obviously it just looks creepy and weird. 

Christmas Eve Odds and Ends...

Christmas Eve.. 

Caleb and I went on a drive on Christmas eve for his work, while we were in Provo. Any chance I get to pull out the camera and play is a great time. So this is from Christmas eve... Before the festivities started. 

 I've always been pretty mesmerized by icicles.. I don't know what it is about them...

This is somewhere on the road from Provo to Payson, on Christmas Eve.

Caleb took this picture Christmas Eve morning. Very cool. 

Lava Hot Springs

Lava Hot Springs


The day after Thanksgiving I rolled out of bed at 5:00 in the morning, and headed to work. After work Caleb and I headed to Lava Hot Springs for his birthday weekend.

We spent two days there, it was a lot of fun. The town isn't real big, and there wasn't a lot to do other than hit the hot pots which we did twice a day. 

The pizza place on the corner has been a favorite of mine since I was little and I was really excited to share it with Caleb, and I had been craving it for months. It was a really fun weekend. 

There are a lot more pictures of the cute little Lava town, but they are on my little camera, and I will have to upload some of those pictures later. 

Our Very First Thanksgiving- November 27, 2008

Wow, I can't believe its already January. Over Christmas Julia, Caleb's sister informed me that I needed to update my blog. So, here goes, so this may be a holiday overload for those reading this.

Thanksgiving was a little different this year than I've had before. For starters, my brothers were at my dads. Which isn't unusual, that happens every other year. The unusual part, is that it was at my uncle Matt's house, weird because it has always been at Grandma Frosts.  Also, my two sisters were at their in-law's houses, and my mom was sick. So I was the only Cotton there. It was fun though, it was smaller than we are used to, but it was interesting. 

I love hanging out with my cousins. They always make me laugh so dang hard. Its cool that they are all growing up now. 

This is a photo of Savannah, Mckenzie, and Shantia.

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Little Tommy. Matt's son.

I tried to get some pictures while everyone was eating, but those never work... And I was really hungry. 

Thought I would throw this gem in here. This was right after we ate. Savannah usually

is a very beautiful girl. She looks possessed..