Engagment photos

Here are a few of my favorites, however if you would like to see more, go to www.taralynnphotography.com client login: jessica & josh. Tara my cousin did an amazing job with our pictures!!

Updates

Well I updated my background, then added a count down so now I guess I have to write something.... So there you go! OK just kidding. Christmas eve I spent the night with Josh's family and it also happened to be his aunts b-day, having a birthday right after Christmas I understand the frustrations of getting lost in the holiday season. So after a wonderful dinner, and realizing that no one had made her a cake, I made her a nice little cake for her birthday. Christmas was great, now that we are all older it just seams to be a day of sleeping and relaxing which is fine by me!! It was just a wonderful day to reflect on the birth of the Savior. Then the 26 was my 24 birthday... I feel old, but only when I see younger people :) It was fantastic. I had the best birthday ever! My ever so loving little brother made me a cool Oreo cake, pictures to come, and my mom made BBQ RIBS they were fantastic! Then my family was there and so was Josh's family and it was a great time to just be together. Then new years came and went while playing Rock Band with Josh, my sister and brother-in-law, after which came watching The Incredibles with Josh waiting for my parents to come home which didn't happen til 3am!!! My mom NEVER stays up past 11:30 let alone out past that time! The Holidays were great and now I fear that the planning of the wedding is going to have to start at full force, not to worry I love it!... I just don't like the whole full force part :)

Just for Clarification

Well it has been brought to my attention that some seem to think that I am marrying Josh as well as his two kids... Those kids in the pic are my niece and nephew... not my future step children... While I love them dearly, they can stay with my brother and sister-in-law :) just thought that I would clear that up for some of you...

The BOY!!!

Well his name is Josh Ricks, he is the most amazing man ever!!! And he can put up with me!!! We all knew it was going to be a chore to deal with my dramtic states, but ladies he has passed the test with flying colors. For example, the first week of Birth Control was... well let's say it wasn't pleasant, but he was caring and kind and just wonderful and I was not so kind and not so wonderful to him and to my parents lets be honest, as my friend Erin says... "you were flipping out that week" Not to worry, all is well now!!! and guess what he is still wonderful! Well now you have seen him, well kind of this picture was taken after raking leaves with the kids, so needless to say it's not the most flattering picture of me, but he still looks pretty cute :)

The Dress

So here is the DRESS!!! Can I tell you that it was a pain to find, but we found it! I drove all the way to Logan Utah to find it. Don't tell me if you don't like it cause at this point I don't care. Just kidding hopefully none of my "faithful" readers hate it. :) Of course these pictures aren't doing the correct amount of justice :)

The ring :)

I know you are all wanting to see pictures of him... but we don't have any that I can post right now:) But here are pictures of the ring.. and I'll get pics of us up soon... I promise :)

Getting Married!!!!

Well I am getting married!!!!!!! The date is set for March 21, 2009. Lets start the story on Friday on my way down to Utah with my father. Josh called me to let me know that he was picking up the ring, I already knew it was done... I had designed my ring, so the week before I had tried on a wax mold, and he told us then that it would be done of Friday. Later in the day he had shown it to a few people in his family and they were all giving him advice as to when and how he should do it. Confused and stressed, he called me and was just talking about his thoughts as to when he should do it. He was nervous about losing the ring, so he wanted to do it ASAP, but he also wanted to do something special.... and his thoughts ran on. Finally I told him "Josh, I don't care when or how you do it... but I don't want to hear about how you have my ring and I don't get to wear it" (of course I wasn't angry, just a little tired of hearing about how he had my ring.. and he kept on bringing it up to bug me! the nerve! I returned home on Sunday and came into my home to see him and my mother sitting in the front room. I went and sat next to him and was talking with the family. Josh was holding my had and rubbing my ring finger. I looked at him and said... Josh why are you teasing me that's so not fair! After eating, he took me to a park near my home where when we first started dating we went to often to sit and chat. After arriving at our "spot" I could tell he was stalling. After telling me that he loved me, he got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife!!!... AND OF COURSE I SAID YES!!! Could you imagine me telling this whole story and then saying that I said no!!!
Josh had planned to do it on Friday, but then decided that he couldn't wait that long... :)