Wedding Pictures

Did anyone take any pictures at our wedding that they can send our way?? We had an amazing photographer and I think my cousin took almost as many pictures as he did, but we don't have any of those yet. I don't know if I can survive a whole week without any pictures to show off!! If you have any, you can send them to mortvedtwedding@hotmail.com

Thank you a million times to everyone who came and to everyone who helped in the planning process. Everything was amazing and the evening was practically flawless!!

Mrs. Mortvedt

It's almost here!!

I'm almost Mrs. Mortvedt!!

Wow...exciting stuff!! Just 4 days until our wedding!!

This post isn't wedding related!!

Although I will mention that it's only a week away!!

Instead of talking about the wedding, I thought I'd share the wonderful organizational tip we learned the other day. We had the TV on and were sort of watching a show on HGTV (Home & Garden) while we folded laundry. And then they came on with this handy tip about folding and storing your linens. "Put a folded set of linens into a matching pillow case." Brilliant!! Here's our linen closet before and after using this great method.

What a mess!!

The finished product. Beautiful!!

It still needs a little tweaking, but Aaron was making fun of me enough as it was!!

And in case you missed it the first time, 7 days until our wedding!!

Congratulations Mrs. Filipiak!!

The weather cooperated and Trishia and Brad were able to have a beautiful ceremony out at Ledges. It was followed by a very fun ceremony at Gates Hall in Nevada.



Trishia looked gorgeous and was able to give me some "real-world bride" tips so that I can be prepared for my wedding in just 2 weeks.

Wow...hard to believe that we're she's married. And I'll be married in just two weeks...

Did it happen to you??

For all of you married folk out there...

Did you have a day sometime before your wedding where it really hit you?? Like all of a sudden *BAM* "You're getting married in just 19 days!! You will officially be a wife soon!!" Today was that day for me.

• Amanda and Missy (2 bridesmaids) came over last night and helped me put together some wedding 'stuff'.
• Today I got to work and our wedding was on the "3-week" (a report they give out forecasting the events for the next three weeks). I mean, I saw the "Rule Mortvedt Wedding" in print on an official work document.
• Aaron spent his morning working on our ceremony programs, so I came home to see even more wedding 'stuff' accomplished.
• We got another wedding gift in the mail today and we used some of our shower gifts today.
• We filled out our application for Marriage License today. Although my mom objected at being deemed the 'uninterested party', because she's not disinterested, we filled it out and I wrote "Blakely JaDeane Mortvedt" as my name for after the marriage.

19 days and it really will be that day!!

3 weeks!!

In just 3 weeks I will be married to the love of my life. I will officially be Blakely JaDeane Mortvedt. What a name!! I've already had the pleasure of trying to spell Mortvedt for someone over the phone, which is not an easy task. "M-O-R-T as in Tom-V as in Victor-E-D as in Dog- T as in Tom," which is still followed by some confusion at times. I've tried signing the name "Blakely Mortvedt" as well, which is definitely more complicated than "Blakely Rule." But so many great benefits will come with the name, that I don't mind.

Just 21 more days of practice...

The Beautiful Bride

Don't I look cute in my toilet paper veil and my duct tape tiara??

Thanks to my cousin and maid-of-honor, Bethany, for planning a great party!! And thanks to all the other girls for going out with me and having a great time!!

Only 27 more days until I wear the real veil!!

Happy Birthday Roarke!!

Oh jeez!! My little brother turns 5 today!!


I know everyone says this when they have kids, or a niece or nephew, or a little brother in my case...but he was seriously just a baby the other day!!

Upcoming Roarke attractions...he'll be an amazing ring bearer in just 32 days!!

Test #2

I just got done with my second test of the week. It was quite a reminder of my test-taking style. After I read a question, I either know the answer or I don't. There's no re-reading it and then understanding or thinking about it for a while and then coming up with the answer. I either know if or have to make a wild guess, which doesn't always work out so great.

What kind of a test-taker are you??

37 days until our wedding. Oh jeez!!

Is it just me??

I am currently in a computer lab on campus. I came in here with the intention of studying for a test I have tomorrow, because it's an online class with an online textbook, so I really need a computer to study for it. But instead, I'm too distracted to study. There is a group of 3 people in here watching a program from a website called "Democracy Now." I know that this is the program they're watching, because they've been talking about it for the last 5 minutes. They also discussed that they should bring headphones if they're going to watch this again, because the sound might be distracting to other people in the lab...you think?!? Then stop watching it NOW!! I don't understand people...

The good news is, there's only 39 days until our wedding!!