M is for Married

Brad and I got married on October 9th, 2009. Below are some pictures from the day.

Outside the temple.

The wedding party

Cutting the cake

Mr. & Mrs. Brad Guynn

Love.

Dr. J, Elle, & Bee

J-Ru Family

Me & Gramps

Me & Tay

AD, Me, & Mere


Me & Alli


Leaving the reception - onto Hawaii!

B is for Back

I'm back to the blogging world!!!! Don't really want to type much so I'll tell the stories through pictures.

Spent a few months planning a wedding.

Hung out with Alex in Oklahoma (and maybe put in extenstions)

Dad being a rockstar -- too bad I don't have video of him dancing!

Mere, AD and I at Conference

Sisters and Auntie at Bridal Shower in SLC

J-Ru Family

CT shower with The Moms

CT shower with the Aunts

Bridals Preview

Flowers and Shoes

The Guynn Family

The Nuttall Siblings (Taylor is super sad I'm not living in OK anymore)

elle is for lauren

Wow it has been a busy summer. Here is a picture update on what's been going on...

PS - these are not in chronological order

Last week, Brad and I met up in Dallas at my cousins house. Thank you Steph and Marcus for letting us crash at your place and visit with your family!

Saturday was a ton of fun -- we started the day off with a trip to IHOP, we went shopping, we pampered ourselves, we ate a good lunch at the clubhouse by the Ryans, we hung out with the Ryans/took catnaps, we went to Main Event and played miniature golf, shuffleboard, and pool, and finally we topped off the day with a Bond movie neither of us had seen before.

Below is Bradley and I holding our mini golf scores - (It was a close one, but I won)

Playing pool, Bradley beat me 2 out of 3

Shuffleboard - I DOMINATED at this game. Brad decided a Shuffleboard table is something he is going to add to his "Bucket List" - we had a LOT of fun!


Glow in the dark mini golf - just trying to blend in...

Brad and I, looking like he is growing out of my neck.

My fiance is so cool. :)

Speaking of fiance, look at these awesome wedding invitations I found! Yes it says "Dreams Do Come True!" Only few will know how truly precious this is, given our pretty princess past.

This is me and my little sisters at Pop's - The local scam claiming to be a Route 66 historic landmark when really it is just a few years old. However, it is awesome and has a million different flavors of soda pop.

Alli wanted to go with us so bad, she offered to pay. We took her up on her offer, as that is a rarity. She was so excited though to bring her money and give it to the lady. Added bonus was she wasn't nagging us to see how many she could have!

So I walked into Alli's room to kiss her goodnight, and I look down to see the dogs spooning! How weird is that?!?

Home grown watermelon - delicious

AD was begging me to find her a job. I found her one for two weeks doing filing, etc, for BCBS. However, due to the sketchy people that often come to the office, they require a hair follicle drug test. Both AD and I assumed that meant pulling a few strands of hair. Unfortunately for AD, it meant cutting out with scissors about a 1/8 inch width and a 1/2 inch to an inch length. Also, AD must have gotten someone new or looked super sketchy because they did it THREE TIMES! AD has THREE spots like this on her head. There are not many times I feel remorse for being a part of something, but this is one of them. I know I giggle when I say it, but I'm sorry AD. On the bright side, it will eventually grow back.

My cousins from Chicago - Kelli & Jeff & Jackson, DeLaney & Addie came to visit a few weeks ago. They also brought Calene's daughter, Krista. We had a TON of fun swimming, boating, tubing, and just playing around. The only weird thing was Addie would NOT come to me. She's the only baby who would not at all come to me, even with bribery. However, she did warm up to me on the LAST day of the week long visit, and I was finally able to hold her!

This is Kelli & Addie at Incredible Pizza

Me, Krista, AD, Alli, Jackson & DeLaney at Incredible Pizza holding up all our ticket stubs. The majority of the tickets were won by Krista, AD, and myself thanks to our addiction to the gambling games. However, the kids did reap all the benefits.

This is a picture from my trip to Utah in June. I'm pretty much oddly related to all the people at this table. OK, not really, but we like to think so.

Peace.

In May, AD and I went to watch Steph & Ryan's adorable little children for the weekend while they went to Dallas. Abby & Mark were so good the whole weekend and I love these little bugs so much!

We had a little fun with Abby's hair.

Mitch came over to visit, and apparently he and my sister hit it off pretty well...

Just kidding, this isn't what it appears to be.

Esquire Taylor Reid Nuttall & sisters.

(TayTay received his law degree from Penn State in May)

I met up with Brad in NY and we drove out to PA together for Tay's graduation. This was Bradley's first exposure to the majority of my family. I don't think he has been around with everyone together yet. My family must have been super tame that weekend as this was in May and we are still together.

HaHa I love this picture! We are wondering some of the stores off of Main Street in State College (Penn State), and Alli says "look lowie they almost fit!" and I look over to see her in these massive shoes, contemplating if she should get them. A picture had to be taken. I had her do a Spice Girl pose to make the picture more entertaining. She is just the cutest little thing!

And finally, a huge section missing is our canyoneering trip to Zions National Park. But more on that later. Oh, and I spent two weeks in New York/Connecticut and don't have a single picture!

Well, enjoy the update and as usual I'll try to post more frequently!

Love Lauren

E is for Engaged

Well, I've been a horrible blogger and this announcement is long past due, but as of October 9th, I will be Lauren Guynn. Weird, I've been a Nuttall my whole life, I don't know about this whole name transition (no worries, I will not hyphenate).

Mr. Edward Bradley Guynn and I were engaged on Monday, July 13 in New York City. To be honest, I knew it was coming. Then again, he did wait till the last day of my two week visit in New York -- that threw me off quite a bit. Here's how it happened:

Well, the story ranges in what was told, but it all starts off with Auntie Cathy dropping me off in the city as she went to pick up Uncle Gary (let it be known that Cathy did exclaim that day that she thought I would get engaged that night - pure intuition). I met Bradley outside his office and we walked down to Del Frisco's, where we had an AMAZING dinner. The real truth is that he couldn't wait any longer and proposed between the appetizer and the main course, exclaiming "Would you like this to be your last dinner as my girlfriend, or the first as my fiance?" And of course I excitedly chose the fiance option (which was a good thing because that's the only date, other than phone dates, that I've had with my fiance). He had picked the ring out himself and it is BEAUTIFUL and everything I wanted. He did an awesome job! After dinner we walked around for a little bit and then strolled up to the Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Center), where he origionally was going to propose, and where he proposed to me for the second time. We enjoyed the view and then caught a train back to CT to celebrate with friends and family.

So now here I am planning a wedding. The date was set last week to October 9th. I now realize why people have long engagements, but it's ok, I'm not too worried about it. I think the hardest part has been trying to decide on colors! Well, and find modest bridesmaid dresses. Lucky for me I have tons of help!

Brad created us a new blog and we are transitioning this one over. You can access it at http://web.me.com/brad.guynn/Site/All_About_Us/All_About_Us.html.

Love Lauren

P is for Pain

I have been in a world of pain. Twisted and swollen ankles, one bum knee, and deep cuts on both feet. More to come....

A is for Alternator

Just go ahead and call me a mechanic. A few weeks ago my vehicle was sick. Father and I decided that the cause was a dead alternator. So I called the store and went and picked up a new one, brought it home, and changed it. That's right. I changed my own alternator. Below are the pictures to prove it. Father can vouch these are not fabricated or posed pictures. I really did change my own alternator!


Doing the dirty work

the old and the new