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Story time..

Press play.

Once upon a time Mr. Hammer and I were in love denial.

I remember so clearly the moment I knew he loved me which had me questioning my feelings. (which were LOVE also) We were driving back from Ogden and I as usual was leaning over the console staring at his amazing facial features. (It sounds so silly now. ha) I believe we were in his car. Which is weird cause we drove PEG everywhere... still do. ;) Anyways... this song was playing and Tyler was singing it to me... as usual. You see this song was a regular in our drives. But this time it was different. It felt different. It seemed to overwhelm and suck the air out of the car because there it was in his eyes.

Love.

There was no more denying it. I remember feeling lightheaded. I didnt know what to do but never before had I enjoyed not breathing so much in my life! The song ended. Now what?

As we all know I am not one to mess around or beat around the bush. It is what it is. So... later that night we were cuddling watching Pearl Harbor again for the 40th time. (I really wanted to see this classic but we always seemed to end up distracted ;) This was one of those distracted moments... I was staring again into Mr. Hammer's eyes and he was staring back and he said "I wish this would last forever".

("YES! This is it!" is what is going through my mind)

Not wasting anymore time I said "Well, do you love me?". (In case any of you are wondering this is two/three weeks after we meet, a meeting of his parents, a somewhat bad 4th of July boating trip with my family, a break up and a make up. :) Mr. Hammer says.... HE LOVES ME! So of course I am like... I LOVE YOU TOO!

....Happily Ever After.

(Thank you KC and JoJo)

The End.

L

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We recently experienced the most wonderful day of our earthly lives!

I didnt think it would make that much difference in how I feel about My Mr. Hammer because I already knew I would be with him forever. Now that its real its the most amazing feeling and has changed my whole life and how I feel about him, our marriage and how I treat everyday life. There is no better feeling than to know you will be with the ones you love the most for internity!

Here is a glimpse into our day thanks to the wonderful Briar!

-L

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Alrighty peeps so I have not been a very active blogger lately... sorry. :(

We have some amazing news! Mr. Hammer is now my Utah State Flight Instructor! :) Thats right! Hes going to be getting in airplanes with people who have never been so close to an airplane before and the plan is he is to return home every night unharmed... :D we are VERY blessed and excited!

Other than that...Here is the update in pictures of some of our highlights. :)

Anniversary Day Picture!

Conference Weekend w/ the Family

(I dont think Gavin can take a bad picture!)

Jordan, Rachyl, and Mike visit/Celebrating Rachyls Birthday

We now are relive Tylers glory days with his drum set....in our dining room.

The last couple of months wouldnt be complete without a friendly fun adventure with Billy and Lauren (that is his Lauren ;)

...And so much more! As I always say... Im going to do better at blogging!! Until we meet again...

-L

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I just love that the tittle today is 111!

Todays post is about 1. 1 year. 1 love. 1 ..... :)

Wow... its true. We have been married for a whole entire year! It blows my mind. I feel like we have known each other an internity and have only been togther a week. Its amazing! There is no one else in this world I would want to spend forever wi

th and have a family with. There is no better man/friend/lover. Mr. Hammer rocks my world!

For our anniversary we went on a little trip to Denver.. too bad for you and for us I wasnt very good at taking pictures. Which is odd but we were having to

o much fun being together and not being at work!! :)

For you information. I am scared of planes. Always have been. Always wont be! :) I did so much better this time then ever before in my life. In fact I was almost ok on the ride home! I think I am the only girl who wouldnt consider my husband being a pilot as a positive cool thing on the pre-marriage pro/con list. Planes suck. :)

I have devolped a dislike for SouthWest. The only reason

I would return is for the free bags! Cause this open seating thing is just not good. I would like to pick my seat when I buy my tickets and not have to be at the airport like 5 hours early just to get a good seat. thanks.

One of the things I was looking forward to the most was taking a nap in the middle of the day if I felt like it. I cant remember the last time I had that wonderful option.

Luckily our Jets barely picked themselves up to win for us so we could walk through the sea of orange with our heads held high!

I had no idea our intoxicated people get at pro sports not in Utah. I guess this is a positive for Utah and believe me there arent many.. ;)

Thats about it for my great picture taking! I missed most of the other events. Not having kids to take pictures of kinda makes picture taking awkward... The other 3 days are lost in memories now! It was a dream 4 days! I love you Mr. Hammer

-L

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I CANNOT not believe it has been a year since we became a family! I dont even know where to begin on this last year. My heart is so full! Its amazing how much love can grow and keep growing. I still thank Heavenly Father everyday for giving me the most wonderful gift of my best friend and lover... Mr. Hammer!! I am so excited that this isnt a year down its a year gained! There is nothing I would change. AND the best part yet.. the count NEVER ends! We have internity!

-L

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Today it is October.

My favorite month EVER.

If you didnt already know it was the month I married my best friend who just so happens to be the most wonderful man on this earth who I love with the most of the best kind of endless love any 2 people have ever experienced.

It is also the month the most wonderful puppy was adopted into this family.

It is also fall. My favorite season.

Its the month of Halloween..

AND great non tourist travel! Which makes for cheap flights and non crowded places for the best anniversary to ever exsist!

There are so many more wonderful things about this month but if you are anything like me I have a hard time reading a book with out pictures so Im gonna stop while Im ahead. ;)

I LOVE YOU OCTOBER!

-L

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This post is for Janie Buckley.

Thanks for an AMAZING lunch!

I am so amazed and LOVE your positive and sweet outlook on life!

I miss you.

You are wonderful.

-L

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Lets talk weight.

I know. I know.

This is a dont even go there subject... but lucky for you this is our blog and Im writing and you can stop reading! JK I want you to keep reading! PLEASE....

Anyway so lately I have been trying really hard to loose weight and loose it right so that it doesnt come back in 2 weeks.

EAT RIGHT. EXERCISE.

What am I talking about right?! That doesnt work. You need to kill yourself in an unhealthy diet and exercise til you drop dead... WRONG! This works people!

I know this cause its been working for me! This method requires patience and diligence. It is slow but in the end you are healthy! Not starved! How awesome is that?!

In the past 3 weeks I have lost 7 pounds and am REALLY excited about it! All other times I have lost weight has been from over exercise and not enough food. And as soon as I have stopped I have gained it all back. This time I am changing my lifestyle and its awesome! I feel awesome! So I just had to share! :D

I originally opened a new post to tell you about my new found love for yoga... haha so lets get to that!

YOGA is AMAZING!

If you have never tried it and think it looks stupid... STOP. You are wrong! I used to think it was cool but what kind of work out could you really get?!.. Well let me just tell you about all the sweat and days of sore muscles I have had! It totally works!

And to make life EVEN better... I have never felt more relaxed in my life then I do after yoga. Try it. Serious. You WILL NOT be let down!

(Unless you have a weird and or physco instructor but lucky for me Anne rocks!)

This is all. Thanks for reading.

-L

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Hello the blogging world. Mr. Hammer and I are just as much in love as we were the day we got married plus even more! Today we have been married 11 months! 11 months! Thats almost 1 year! This blows my mind! This is VERY VERY happy! I to this day can not believe I found such a wonderful man and I am grateful everyday for his returning love! I will never take that for granted!

Anyways.. This past weekend was Labor Day and the beginning of BYU football season!

We went to Provo early so we could hang out with our amazing wyoming friend Darcee Lynn! It is always a good time with Darcee Lynn! See picture below for proof! :D

We always went to see our friend Billy who also gives us a good time! (sorry no picture of Billy)

Now before the beginning of the Hammers I had a very VERY large hatred for football. I couldnt see the point. I mean really?! Why would I be interested in people smashing into people and yada yada.... Well now I find myself looking forward to these games AND I cheer! Yes it is true! AND I enjoy it! :) I was even more excited about the game then I was Brick Oven. SHOCK! ;)
We had a blast watching our team win and enjoying each other and wearing matching shirts! I think that is my most favorite part of any sporting events we have ever been to! How nerdy is that?! Liking the sports so we can dress up the same! HAHA I love us! btw.. it was REALLY hot!.. Thats if you couldnt already tell by my red cheeks and matted hair! :D

BUT... The most WONDERFUL AMAZING rub it in your mommas face kind of blessing came about from this game. I was able to meet Elder Holland who was at this game! (You can see the not so great shot I got) I cant even begin to tell you the spirit that surrounds him and the joy I felt to shake his hand and look in his eyes. What makes it even better was seeing him at a football game and seeing him as a "real" person. Needless to say I know the prophets are special witnesses and I never would have the need to meet them but given the chance.... man being right there... yeah it was good. :D

Following the game we went camping with Tylers family. Which was a good time. If any of you know me I HATE CAMPING.. ALOT! But I go for Tyler and it always turn out I have a good time! Plus it was BEAUTIFUL! (see pictures below)

We camped over the weekend so we had to find the nearest church on Sunday which was an hour away. Brought back many memories of my childhood church drives. The rides home from church now are just too short. Not enough time to talk about all the good things we have just have partaken of! Anyways.. Why am I talking about the church?? Well... it was fenced it... and the entrances had CATTLE GUARDS! HAHAHA we are still laughing about the church in the middle of no where with the cattle guards! I am here to tell you.. even if there is cattle guards the church is still true. The spirit is still there. All good things are still there with the added joy of cattle guards! :)

All in all it was an AMAZING weekend!

-L

BTW.. We have been married almost a year and so we are taking a trip! :D :D :D