Update

So, life is pretty wonderful. I think that is all that I really need to say to capture how amazing and good life is. I am so happy. I can't think of a time in my life ever that I have been happier. Blogging isn't obviously something that I keep up with, but I do think it is fun, and I have now added Caleb as a blogger, so we'll see if he ever wants to use this.
I know I'm a little late at posting, but we did get Married, almost a whole month ago. Time sure flies. It still is so weird to write my name as Becca Hicks, or to say: "my husband." It almost catches me off guard sometimes and I have to really stop and think. I do like it though, even though sometimes the thought of having children that will be known as "redheaded Hicks" isn't the most comforting thought. Poor little guys. :) (and no, we aren't have kids right away.)
We live in a cute little basement apartment about five blocks from campus. School started two weeks ago for me, and while I had good intentions to walk every day, I love to sleep in, and almost always have to have Caleb drive me to class, or else I am late. I am working on it though. I love Ogden. I think it is starting to grow on Caleb too, a little bit. There are some times where we worry about getting robbed, but we live right near the mountains and it's always a gorgeous view.
We have started to attend our new ward, and I still sometimes forget to respond when someone addresses me as "Sister Hicks." I actually look around for Pam, Caleb's mom. Anyway, I like the ward a lot. There are some quirks, but every good ward has a little bit of oddities. It is what keeps church interesting.
Caleb and I bought a camera, as a wedding present, and we are both getting pretty interested in photography. The camera travels everywhere Caleb goes, and he is fascinated with learning photographic techniques. I'm sure you will be seeing more of his lovely pictures in the future. I do not, however, have any pictures to post for the world to see just yet. You can see some pictures from the wedding on Rachel's blog. :)
That's all I have time for today, but I wanted to update everyone a little and let you know that we haven't died, although we are in Ogden, we are just busy, busy, busy!
Oh and thanks again for all the support with the wedding! We had a truly perfect day. Except, Aaron... You didn't do the dance... SO mad. :)

Bridal Pictures!

Rachel Barth, Caleb's sister took my bridal pictures on Friday evening at Memory Grove in Salt Lake. It was a beautiful evening, not too hot. We pulled up to the park and had to change on the side of the road, while Julia, Rachel, and Brandy held up a sheet while Pam pulled my dress over my head for me. It was quite entertaining, and I imagine that if any of the people who owned the homes we were in front of were in their living room they would have gotten quite a sight.  We walked into the park and there were brides all over the park. Seriously, it looked like a bad romantic comedy. It was really funny watching brides because you could see different types of personalities as you waited in line for a spot. There were the brides that were just so excited and following around their photographer and there was the bride who was very demanding and ordering where to hold the sun reflector. 

Anyway, when we got their, I was a little bit skeptical because I'm not crazy about cheesy poses and things of that nature. The first place we went was to a stair case where I sat down and I was quickly shown how to pose correctly. 

We walked around for awhile longer and took pictures wherever we went. It was kind of a fun experience. We finished right as the sun was setting and headed back to Provo, but not before going to The Old Spaghetti Factory. It was a fun evening. 

Wedding!

Caleb and I are getting married in a little less than four weeks! August 9th to be exact and we couldn't be more excited. Things are coming along very nicely, even though I am currently unemployed, long story. We sent out our announcements yesterday, which is a huge relief to get those out of the way. 

I'm pretty excited to be married to Caleb. He really is everything that I've ever wanted in a best friend, and husband. He understands me and has more patience than I could ever possibly hope for. He's perfect for me. 

It seems that everyone keeps in touch through blogs, and soon we will be moving to Ogden, which is close to my family, but a little further from Caleb's, so even if he refuses to join the blogging circuit, I'll keep it going for us, just so that we can keep everyone up to date. 

Lately, I've been spending a lot of time at Pam and Michael's house, one reason because I am unemployed and the other because I don't really know my roommates very well, and it gets kind of awkward sometimes. It has worked out quite nicely recently because sadly, a beloved cousin, James Bodell, passed away so I have been able to be here to do whatever I can to help. 

Pam and Caleb are going to be flying out to attend the funeral and I am going to stay here and take care of Grandma Bodell for the weekend while everyone is away. I sure enjoy being able to help anywhere I can. I never got to meet James, but my heart aches for my new family. 

I wish I had a funny story or something to leave everyone with, but I do not, I'm kind of a boring person lately. However, I do have to say, since I have been lame I have had a lot of time to read, and I've been reading "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer, the same girl who wrote the Twilight Series. Anyway, for anyone curious, it's weird at first, but I am obsessed. Everyone should read it. :)

Life is pretty amazing.

I decided that I should join the Blog-Fest. It seems like the best way to keep people updated on everything in life. Life has taken some pretty crazy turns in the past little six months that it is worth letting people know about.
In early January I decided to give up for awhile on the whole dating scene. It was just incredibly frustrating, and I called my friend Courtney from the Ponderosa who I had grown quite attached to and vented to her about the stupidity of the male gender. She understood completely. I told her about how I would be swearing off men for awhile. She told me that I couldn't do that completely until I had a chance to see her cousin.
She told me that she had pictures of him on her facebook and that I should check him out and then maybe go on a date. He definitely was cute. I told her that she should tell him to take me out. I sounded a little desperate, but let's face it, it is ridiculously hard to find a good looking boy who has morals and treats people with respect. So.. She set me up.
On Monday evening after a long day of class my phone rang. I usually make it a rule to not answer phone calls from numbers I do not know, this comes from multiple times of answering unknown numbers and then having to speak in church the following Sunday, lesson learned.
For some reason I picked up the phone and there was a deep voice asking if I was Becca. Indeed, I was!
We talked for awhile and joked and got to know each other. It was pretty fantastic, meeting this new friend Caleb and learning about him. He said that he had tickets for a Jazz game on Friday and wanted me to go with him. I had to work, of course, but I instantly rationalized getting fired by calling in sick so that I could go to the game. I love the Jazz!
He joked and said that he was sure that I would have to "Pencil him in" and I said, "No way! I will Permanent Marker You in!" and that is exactly what I did!
We texted that whole week with sporadic phone calls in between and each message that said "Caleb" in the inbox gave me butterflies. When Friday came around I was SO nervous. I kept telling my mom that I was going to freak out. I didn't know what to wear, I was nervous, my hair was ugly, all the standard girl things that can always go wrong.
We met at Barnes and Noble in the Gateway and I paced around while I waited for him to show up. LATE! He was late.. Strike number one. (Although, he wouldn't be making any other strikes, ever) We had some time before the game and we went to temple square. I heard the sister missionaries saying how cute we were together and I wanted to hold his hand and I wanted to date this boy. I grabbed Caleb's hand first. It felt normal.
I don't remember the Jazz game, I vaguely remember even going. I just remember sitting with this amazing blonde boy and knowing that he was stealing my heart.
That was only the first date.
We went our seperate ways, back to Ogden for me, and back to Provo for him and it was hard for us to be apart. I met his whole family on Sunday where I braved the drive and had dinner with his family. It was nice. That night, when he was walking me out he gave me a sweet kiss, and I didn't want to leave. I loved hugging him, and it was just perfect. :)
The rest is history.
May 17, 2008 he took me to Thanksgiving Point and asked me to marry him. (More details to come, or see Courtney's blog! HA) I said yes of course, after freaking out and saying, "SHUT UP! SHUT UP! (Out of excitement of course) and now we are getting married August 20,2008 in the Timpanogos Temple.

We couldn't be more excited..
Courtney sure did a fantastic job.