The Graduate

Matt is now an alumnus of BYU and graduated with a degree in Spanish Translation. Yesterday was the commencement for everyone in the Marriott Center and today Matt walked in the Marriott Center with the College of Humanities. President Uchtdorf and Elder Nelson spoke yesterday and it was really good. Matt's parents drove from California to be there and Matt and I will go this weekend to visit his grandparents in Idaho with his dad. I'm jealous Matt has his degree and I can't wait for next April when I will walk!


After Matt walked and got his diploma!

Marriott Center with all the graduates of April 2009

Scott, Lindsay, Matt, me, Rebecca and John

Matt walking and getting his dilpoma!

10 + Reasons Why Matt and I are Excited to get Hitched

My list:

1. Start buying groceries.
2. I'm can't wait to decorate our apartment!
3. To have my best friend (besides my sister, Rachel) around ALL the time.
4. To practice and learn about cooking. Matt is my teacher.
5. Doing the domestic, wifey things: cook, clean, iron...(Matt will be my teacher.)
6. Saving money, getting a job.
7. Reading the scriptures, praying together and going to the temple.
8. Planning trips and more adventures.
9. Have the time and determination to do better in school.
10. AND everything else!


Matt's list:

1. Be with you for all eternity
2. Wake up next to you every morning
3. Come home to you everyday
4. Learn everything about you
5. Spend more time with my best friend
6. Take you through the temple
7. Costa Rica
8. Providing for you
9. Preparing each other for the Celestial Kingdom
10. Cooking for each other
11. Relying on each other
12. Spending eternity with the love of my life
13. Making babies

39 more days til....

Matt and I will be married here for time and all eternity!!! :) :) :)
The beautiful Los Angeles Temple.

Skiing and Santa Barbara/Bakersfield Trip

Matt got passes from my parents for Christmas for us to go to the Canyons this season, we forgot to take a picture on the mountain, so here we are leaving after a nice day in Park City, hopefully we can go back one more time before it gets too warm. Thanks Mom and Dad!

This is the Santa Barbara courthouse where we got our marriage license for May! We both had to be there so we did it last weekend when we were in California for a couples shower in Santa Barbara and took a day to visit my family in Bakersfield where my aunts and cousins were throwing me a bridal shower. It was such a fun weekend, I was able to meet a lot of the people Matt grew up with and it was fun to see my grandparents and family. We are lucky to have so many people who care about us!

Engagement Pictures!

Matt's long time friend, Kendra, did a great job taking engagements for us.

The Adventures of Matt and Loral Before Getting Engaged.... (Cont'd)

BEAUTIFUL Havasupai
(May '08)

Matt and I and friends made the drive to Havasupai, an Indian village in Arizona in the Grand Canyon. The hike down through switchbacks and the canyon to Havasupai takes about 5 hours and is10 miles long, but well worth it! This was the most beautiful place I have been with the clear blue water against the red rock.

Landon, Toby, Kelcey, Rob and Matt

The canyon we hiked for 10 miles. We made the hike to and from the car at night so we never saw what the canyon looked like until the morning after we hiked out.

Matt jumping off a waterfall

Me, jumping off a much smaller waterfall

Havasupai Fall

At the top of Havasupai Fall

California Trip (Bakersfield, Santa Barbara & San Francisco!)

June '08

Matt and I had the opportunity to visit family in Bakersfield when I had a family reunion. After Bakersfield we visited his family in Santa Barbara and then we were able to visit his brother Bill and his now Fiance, Angie, who were nice enough to have us for a couple of days while Matt and I explored San Francisco. We were able to ride a trolley, visit Chinatown, walk along Pier 49, eat ice cream at Ghiradelli square and take a tour of Alcatraz! It was so much fun to see family and make the beautiful drive up the 1 on the coast of California.

Golden Gate Bridge

Saying hello to the Elephant Seals Matt spotted on the drive to San Francisco

Tour of Alcatraz

Chinatown

Steepest Street in San Francisco

Riding on the Trolley

Walking through a National Park on the coast

Just a beautiful beach we stopped at on the drive

The Adventures of Matt and Loral Before Getting Engaged....

GRAND CANYON

On our way to Moab was had the chance to stop and admire the North rim of the Grand Canyon, so PRETTY!

MOAB


Delicate Arch

Landscape Arch

Double Arch

Landscape Arch

Matt tending to the fire at camp

Indian Ladder

Indian Ladder

Delicate Arch

Delicate Arch

Double Arch

Balanced Rock