A Married Woman!

You guessed it! June 15th 2012 was the day I married my best friend Mike!

Mike and I got married on a beautiful Friday morning in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. Just thinking about the day just makes me smile from ear to ear. The day was wonderful and so perfect!

My brother Blaine and his wife Carrie came all they way from Virginia to be present for my big day!

We had so much support and many people, family and friends, showed up to the temple to help us celebrate.

Once outside the temple Mike's mom and I had a little bit of a tug-of-war over who got to keep Mike. :)

My mom was wonderful for putting up for me during the last few months and basically putting my wedding day together.

 My daddy makes me so happy! He has always been able to make me feel good when I am down or help me to let go of a little bit of my stubbornness. He is my big teddy bear.

 

 My siblings are wonderful and have always been there for me to make me laugh and they continued to make sure I had a smile on my face during all the pictures that wonderful day!

 

My brothers really do lift me up when I'm down. It may not be graceful, but they get the job done. 

 I really can't forget my sister. She has always been an example to me and I love her so much. She did my hair for each photo shoot and got up extra early the day of the wedding to get herself ready so she could help me. So wonderful!

 

I am so excited to be a part of my new family! I love being with them and being able to joke around with them. 

I am so lucky to have two wonderful sets of parents and that Don was able to make it to the reception. 

Oh and did I tell you? I have the cutest nieces and nephews ever! poor little man had had a long day. Usually he thinks of me as his girlfriend!

Mike and I have fantastic friends and the best groomsmen and bridesmaids. Don't they look awesome?

Yeah, they did try and tear us apart, but our love was just too strong... ;) haha. 

Oh and our awkward moment... (It was Matt's fault.)

Mike and I were so excited we were jumping for joy! 

haha. Love it!

We had a wonderful day! I love my husband so very, very much! He is my everything! I have never laughed as much in my life as I have since I met my man. I have been blessed to have him in my life! I can't imagine my life without him in it. He fits me perfectly. :)

...and they lived happily ever after! 

Oh happy day!

I'm in love! I'm in love! And I don't care who knows it!

On March 31, 2012 my best friend asked me to marry him! And, of course, I said yes! Well, at first I just nodded and murmured "mmhhmm." as I was half covering my face and mouth.
Mike took me out to dinner after the priesthood session of General Conference. We decided to go to the "Trolley", a local restaurant, and get one of their amazing salads. Its a place that we have been before to have dinner and I love their food, especially the salads. When we arrived we were seated in the same booth that we were in the last time we were there. Whether that was a coincidence or not, I don't know. In any case, we had a good time together having dinner, joking, laughing and just being together on one of my weekends home from school. When it came time for dessert, the waiter asked if we would like any. I looked at Mike and shrugged my shoulders, I didn't really care if we did or not. Mike ordered some of their chocolate cake and then continued to talk to me. I couldn't say what we were talking about when, out of the corner of my eye I saw a girl walking towards us with a plate. I thought that our waiter was just busy so I didn't think much about it. Then there was a plate laid in front of me with a side of ice cream and the words, "Marry me?" written in caramel on the plate... right after that a plate with our cake, with a heart made of whipped cream on it, was laid down next to it.

I just looked at it and in my head I was like "what?! no way?" I just looked at it for a second, muttered, "no." and covered my face with my hands. I was just in shock that it was happening now.
Mike nudged me and said. "Kylie, scoot out of the booth. I've got to get on one knee."
I just stood up and then covered  my face again as he got out of the booth and dropped to one knee. The table behind us in the corner just started freaking out, nudging each other and pointing to us. My hands continued to cover my mouth as Mike said "Kylie, Will you marry me?"
AHHHHH! I just nodded my head "uhhuh!"
"No, you have to say it."
I dropped my hands and looked at him "Yes."

It was all such a blur, because the next second he was hugging me and showing me my wonderful, beautiful ring. During all of the chaos there was a dozen red roses that had been placed on the table. They're beautiful and I just loved them. I wanted to hold them all night. So I did.

 The ring is a little small, but I don't care! I want to show it off to everyone because it is so beautiful and for me it shows just how much I love my wonderful Mike!

Mike and I have decided to be married on June 15th 2012 in the Oquirrh Mountain temple! I cannot wait to marry him and become Kylie Lynae Bolen! What a wonderfully happy thought!

Back in the Burg! Semester 3!

Kayla: "Hey Kylie, Good job pushing the snooze button this morning. You do know that it is only the first day of class right?!"
And that was how I started off my third semester at BYU-Idaho. Now in my defense, I purposely set my alarm clock five minutes before I needed to get up so I could push the snooze button. It definitely helps me to get up on time. Sounds crazy, but it's true. My other defense is that I truly was tired. I had gone to bed early the night before but had spent the last month and a half going to bed no earlier than 2:00 in the morning. Not only that, but I was up the Monday before at 4:30 am and gone to breakfast and then moved all my "Junk", as my dad says, to Rexburg Idaho. Moving is always a little crazy, but it gets crazier when you have six girls all moving in together and trying to find room for all of their "Junk" as well.
I love living with six girls! Some people call me crazy for thinking that way, but heck, I am crazy. :) In all honesty I don't think I like living with only three other girls. It's too quiet and not nearly as fun. I have four other siblings and  it seemed like there was always something going on in our home growing up. So for it to be loud and crazy in my apartment is normal to me. The girls I room with are all super amazing! There is Kayla, who was a roommate of mine back from first semester. We weren't suppose to room together this semester, but I feel like it was a tender mercy or blessing in disguise that we got put together! I love her! Then there is Sarah. Sarah makes me feel better, because I'm no longer the tallest in the apartment. She is so sweet and fun to be around. Natalie would be the next girl I met; Sarah and her are really good friends. Natalie is also very sweet, fun and awesome to be around. I helped Drew carry her things in and talked to her for about five minutes before she ran out the door again. That seems to be the norm with her; she is only taking online classes right now, but is always on her way somewhere. I love her too... haha. well that is what I told her. :) Emily is the last one I was able to meet. Its funny the time we met; the bishopric stopped by to meet us and to say hi. Well he shook Emily's hand and asked her name, then did the same to me. It wasn't until after that that I realized I didn't know who was standing next to me. I turned to her and asked her name and talked to her for a minute and then we were friends! I get along with Emily very well, I love sitting and talking to her, I could do it for hours on end. She also loves "Psych" so we have watched all of season 1 and season 4 within the first two days... we need to get the remaining three seasons now.
My classes are wonderful as well. I am taking 14 credits of fun and craziness. World Foundations is really going to test my patience. Photography is going to test my skills and take most of my free time. Natural disasters is going to be interesting and I will love going on a field trip! Family Foundations is going to bring some wonderful spiritual insights as well as laughter brought on by the teacher. Country dancing is already testing my ability to do various steps and styles while trying not to laugh at myself or the guy that just stepped on my foot. :) And English 201 is going to teach me to be a better writer because my teacher is so amazing that I actually want to go to class; that is not something I often feel for english classes. As you see all those things are amazing, but that's not it. I get the opportunity to attend devotional every Tuesday! It is going to be so wonderful to receive spiritual boosts while listening to apostles and other leaders in the church and at this wonderful institution!
Oh have I already forgotten?! I got a job! It is a miracle, or at least a blessing! Jobs are hard to come by in Rexburg, and I hold one of those coveted jobs. What job is it? I am working for the ticket office here on campus. I will be a paid usher at devotionals as well as at other performances and events around campus throughout the semester. Along with that I continue to be a model for the Art departments head drawing and painting classes.
Life is crazy, but I still have time for the most important person in it; Mike! I start each morning thinking of him and end every night snuggling his bear and wishing I was with him! I look forward to ever single text I get from him and read them over and over until I get to hear his voice in the evening. It is even better when we get to Skype! I love him so very much and I can't wait until I can have him in my arms again! I would do and will do anything for him; I care about him so much and will always be by his side supporting him. He knows me so well and cares for me so completely, I can't help but feel like a princess with him. :) It is very hard being away from him at this time in life! But I know that it is going to be a short time until I get to be with him again, that thought is what keeps me going, and his love keeps me strong.
What will this semester bring? I am anxious to find out!