Life happens. And some of it is good.

Hey there. Wow. I don't even know how time can pass so fast. It feels like I was just here, boppin along with this blog, almost getting somewhere. You know? Well, life does that to you. You think you've got a handle on things and then  BAM KAPOW !!!!!!!!! haha. Yeah, I said kapow. So, I think the last time I did a successful outfit post was in... July... Can't remember. Anyway, on the 8th of August I was married. Hence, the disappearance. It has been crazy. Here are some photos of what has been going on in the past couple of months. Does this count as an outfit post? ;)

Engagement with my silly dude who really hates getting his picture taken.

Black shirt-Target, Jeans-Charlotte Russe. I highly, highly, greatly recommend pants from Charlotte Russe. They are my favorite. Move over American Eagle!!

Another engagement with my dude in the grass that hurts and itches when it pokes you in the butt...

At our reception. We had it the day before the wedding. I thought it should be important to emphasize the temple. Plus it is WAY less stressful. 

Dress- The Perfect Dress

This is on our honeymoon. We went to New York. We went to a Yankees game. It was fun. :)

Me at The Met (or is it the AMNH?). If you go to New York, go to this museum! It is so awesome. Even if you hate museums....cough....

Shirt-Kohls, Pants- American Eagle, Sandals-DSW, but not that you can really see my sandals, huh? 

Well, there you have it. The most condensed version of my life in 5 pictures. If you really want to know more, just post a comment or send me an email at Daffodilcats at gmail.com. I would love to hear from you! Especially if you are getting married or engaged or you have questions about marriage or what a marriage/marriage ceremony is like in my church. Or you can go here.

okay love you bye!

sorry!

Hey, sorry for the disappearance... I got married. Weird. haha... And school has started. And I'm working... but don't worry! As soon as I get used to life and let it sink in I will be back to blogging. with pictures and stuff. yeah...

So I got married in the Jordan River Temple about two weeks ago! So crazy. We went on our honeymoon to New York. It was so fun. We stayed in Manhattan. We were about three blocks away from Times Square, to give you an idea of where we were. A very, very vague idea. New York is SO HUGE. This was the second time for me to visit and the hugeness of New York still overwhelmed me.

We moved close to downtown Salt Lake. Let me just say, for me, it has been so hard living away from home. I miss my mommy. I miss my kitties and my old bed that sometimes felt like cement... I miss the area and the sites and sounds I was used to. So, to battle my homesickness and all the new changes I am using FAITH. I'm also going to the temple. The key to the temple is going over and over again...Being in the temple is unlike any other place on the earth. Prayer is also an important tool to use.

Well, that is all for now! See ya soon...

Once again...

Oh, hey there.

I changeth my hair, once more. It is basically black. In a few days it will wash out to a regular ol' dark brown though. I didn't ask for black, so this isn't the finished product. Haha. If you ever think the hair you've just gotten done will be the same color in just a week, well, I am sorry but that will never happen. That's my advice this time around for you and for me. 

fashion blog/personal journal

This might get kind of personal :)

Lately...Since I've been engaged it has been a struggle to be happy or excited, especially about being engaged or getting married. I generally don't get excited about much, just because I guess it's a safeguard. I have had continuous family disappointments throughout my life, resulting in, I guess, a jaded testimony of the family. And where does the family unit start? With marriage. So, I've also had a less-than testimony of marriage as well. I've always known temple marriage is the best, and it is also a commandment to be married and have a family and I do believe in keeping all commandments. Even when my testimony is not up to par, I still know what is right and I follow through with that. The gift of just knowing what is right has kept me on the straight and narrow, through all times in my life. I am very grateful for that. (Wonderful friends have also supported me.)

Anyway, to get back on track, I have been bombarded with an almost bipolar temperament lately. I've been relatively happy and fine, and then all of a sudden every choice I am making concerning the near future becomes clouded and wrong and I'm left bawling my eyes out, confused and clouded. I was texting my friend about how I couldn't and wouldn't get married and how families don't work. She text me back, "Megan, Families Can Work". I love her emphasis and could hear her voice telling me this. She then asked me if I had prayed and thought I should go to the temple. I put the phone down and tried to quell my clouded and scattered mind and sat there for a while just struggling with myself. I wanted to pray but I just didn't feel it. I breathed and waited and finally I got up and went to my room and just poured my heart out. I said everything I was feeling, even while feeling angry and upset and scared. I didn't hold back. When I was done I felt I should read out of some of the old Ensign magazines I found while cleaning my room. I read out of the June and September 2011 issues.  (guess they aren't that old :P) The article, The True Path to Happiness by Quentin L. Cook helped me so much. I felt the truth in my heart as I read. Other talks that helped were The Latter-day Saint Concept of Marriage, Building My Eternal Marriage, Repentance and Forgiveness in Marriage, and so far, Setting Their Sights on the Temple articles from the September 2011 Ensign. It helped so much to read and to sit and think about what I really wanted.

It will still be a struggle to move forward because building a testimony takes time. I know that I must work on it or else I will fall again and doubt myself and the teachings of the church. Life is a struggle, but, 2 Nephi 2:25 says, "Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy" (emphasis added). 

I will continue working on my testimonies and on being happy and hopefully the next time a 'sad attack' comes I will be stronger and more able to bear through it with my strengthened testimony.