This Is What I Found...

...when I walked in the door yesterday. (Plus, the entire house was clean?!)

I'm the luckiest.

It's good to be HOME again. Wedding pics to come soon!

Happy Birthday...

...to my one and only.

I love you, Peter

The Other Side

Alright boys and girls, we are back in business after a few wedding-filled weeks! We have officially crossed over to the other side. The MARRIED side.

There will be more wedding posts to come, once we get our fabulous pictures back from the fabulous Lizzy Bean of Elizabeth Helen Photography. (seriously, she is awesome. check out her stuff here.)

Suffice it to say that we are completely overwhelmed with the love, support, and generosity continuously given throughout the entire process. What amazing people we have in our lives.

Do You Know The Omelet Man?

Well I do. He's my dad. And he's the best. Look, I'll show you why:

(our mother's day breakfast feast...)

(...with fresh parsley...)

(...brought to you by chef dave!)

Thanks, pops!

Momma Knows Best

Just a bit of the lifetime of knowledge, skills, and love my Mom has given me...

(Instilled within me a love for traveling--This is Venice)

(Supports me in all my ambitions and activities, even when they aren't convenient--This is a last minute trip to NYC so I could audition and dance)

(Put away her ambitions and goals to raise two daughters--Thanks for putting up with us, Mom. It has been no small task...)

(Passed on the wisdom--and style--from generations before. Love you Grams.)

I love my Momma. Thanks for everything.

**side note shout-out to my future mom-in-law, Karen. You've always made me feel included and loved. I can't wait to "officially" join your family. Love you.

Cannot Compute Question

The wedding is close. 39 days, to be exact. Everyone always asks me how wedding plans are coming along. I'm not really sure how to answer that....

"We are working on it."

"Pending."

"Still in progress."

"Not done yet."

How much detail do they want? Do they really care that we are compiling the guest list as we speak, or that we just decided on what flowers to use and what the cake flavors are? Or are they just asking to fill in the awkward silence/conversation gaps?

I have to gage the answer based on the situation: who is asking me, how much time we have to chat, and the way they asked the question. Usually I go with a safe, vague, "The plans are coming along nicely."

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate everyone who cares enough or even remembers to ask about it. I am surrounded by people who love and support me in a humbling way. I just find it amusing that I have such a hard time answering that silly question.

In case you were wondering, things really are falling into place perfectly. All thanks to my detail-oriented mother, supportive father, advising sister, and perfect fiance'. I am a lucky woman.

Engagements SNEAK PEEK

Whenever I hear "sneak peek," I feel like a freaking Kate and William groupie....

Although we are not a royal couple, I love us just the same. We were lovin the blooming spring blossoms so we took advantage by taking some engagement pictures! My lovely friend Lizzy is our wedding photographer. She is delightful and so fun to work with. Did I mention she is totally talented?

Check out her blog here to preview the pics. Don't forget to take a peek at her other work too! She pretty much does everything. Like I said, totally talented. Let me know your favorites! (we have to narrow it down to one for the invitation...)

Reason #87...

...of why I'm marrying this boy named Peter. He works like a fiend to prepare for when he has to spend all his money on us... (sorry Pete) Yes, I work too, but Pete is (or will be) the breadwinner, so he's a hard worker.

He only has to do the gross hours one more week (4pm-2am) and then he starts his new job! With new, more regular hours! This means no more keeping him company at work because he can't have a social life. This also means severely reduced Sudoku and Jelly Belly time for me (which is probably a good thing... okay, a great thing.)

Here's to you, Pete, for working so hard. Thank you.

The Proposal

This is how it went down:

Friday, January 14, 2011, we went to Costa Vida (the first place we ate together) and then to Velour for a rockin Imagine Dragons concert. Said concert lasted 4 hours (SO worth it) and ended around midnight. (Pete was texting my sister and aunt the whole time because they were in on THE PLAN.)

We had planned to do things after the concert, not knowing it would last for so long. Pete still wanted to hang out so he followed me home in his car (20 min drive--I thought he was crazy). On the ride home, my aunt called me "just to chat." It was definitely 12:15am, but I was driving home with nothing better to do, so we chatted it up for about 20 minutes.

Peter was nowhere to be found, long after I got home. While I was on the phone with

my aunt, he called me and said, "I know you're tired, so just come outside and say goodnight." (He IS crazy, I thought)

When I opened my front door, there was a candle, a rose, and a note explaining that this was his little way of celebrating our one year anniversary. So I followed a trail of candles, roses, and notes about our history together.

This little trail led me over to a sentimental bridge I've grown up crossing since I was a little girl. As I started walking toward the bridge, Pete flipped a switch and the whole bridge lit up. He was standing there in his suit, holding a rose. There was a little table there with Martinelli's and crystal glasses. When I got to him, he handed me the rose, pulled the ring out, and got on his knee....

Needless to say, I said yes! Even though we had picked out the ring earlier, he had me believing it was still being fixed in California and wouldn't be here for another few weeks. I was totally surprised.

I loved the whole thing. It was romantic, classy, beautiful. simply perfect.

Thanks to all who helped out (and schemed behind my back...haha), and thanks to everyone for their love and support! We couldn't be happier!

The Story

I have some news. BIG news....

I am ENGAGED to be married to my perfect match. I really don't know how I got so lucky. (Well, actually I do. We give full credit to Sandra Dutson) Peter is my person: my match when I need to be matched, my complement where I am lacking. And I think I'm the same for him. I am grateful every day that he is in my life. I sure do love him.

The Story:

Nov-- Freshman Hilary is randomly assigned to stay at the Wolfley residence during BYU ballet tour to CO. Realization that their son and her grandparents were at the time serving in the same mission in Armenia.

June (ish)-- Post-Freshman Hilary receives phone call from missionary grandma who says there's a new AP named Elder Wolfley. Wolfley is her favorite and thinks the two would get along nicely...

Aug-- Returned Missionary Peter calls Sophomore Hilary. They have a splendidly long talk.

Aug-Dec--Lots of long chats, clever emails, and all-day texting between the two parties.

Jan 2010-- Peter and Hilary officially start dating

Jan 2011-- Peter and Hilary are officially engaged to be married JUNE 10!

(details of THAT event in the next post. stay tuned...)