Our wedding website

Yes I need yet another website!!!! I know what you are thinking!!! But my blog is for a few select people...

http://www.mywedding.com/brittanydaniel

This is Daniel and I's wedding website!

I love my Daniel

My favorite person in the world!



Have I told you lately that I love you!

Life is a highway... a very expensive highway like the one they are building at Hoover Dam

My mind keeps throwing it in my face that in just 6 months from now, Dan and I will be getting married and will have a whole onslaught of new expenses that I have never had before. Health Insurance for 2, 2 peoples car insurances, car payment for 1, gas money for 2, SCHOOL FOR 2, an apartment for 2, food for 2, all of our own utilities, and numerous other amounts of things that come along.

I have seriously taken advantage of the fact that in the past 3 and a half years I have not had a car (until now), been splitting utilities between up to 5-7 girls and have had all say (for the most part) on how to spend my money. Now I have to think about, well, how soon can we be debt free and BURN our credit cards, how much money can I get back from my rental deposit, textbooks, dvds, etc., how cheap of an apartment can we get (I am getting pretty excited about these run down little holes in SLC).

I am not at all upset about the fact that I will no longer be a single vagabond moving every year from apartment to house, from boyfriend to hook up back to boyfriend as the cycle repeats itself. I look forward to the fact that Daniel and I will have a small place to call our own. I can't ensure him that we will have much, but he brings a nice comfy enormous bed into our marriage and I bring with me some dishes and a job.

So when it comes down to it, and we are scrounging around to get by and we spend most of our nights sitting in our furnitureless apartment on our large bed eating dinner off the actual dishes we own, we will have each other.

I love Daniel. I can't think of another person in this world that I could have as much fun doing nothing with, as well as everything with, than him. I have never had someone so full of life and energy and excitement as Daniel is even thou we don't always show that side of ourselves to others, we show each other.

While telling Dan some of my favorite childhood memories today at lunch, I saw so much in him in that moment of him listening to me. His eyes lit up with everything I have ever felt and his interest and love for me shown through... I am so lucky to share this adventure with him, no matter what the cost.

OK I'm done with art for awhile

So I exhausted my artistic efforts far to fast. I worked on these 2 plates and 2 bowls for 6 hours and then decided I was officially spent!

Art Therapy

My sister in law, Lisa, is going into art therapy and she and I have gone twice this week to a place here in Provo called Color Me Mine. I absolutely love it. I have had a very stressful week between friends, finals and car accidents that doing this has really allowed me to release my negative energy.This one is something I really enjoyed doing tonight. It matches my wedding colors and the design I found for my invitations. I can't wait to see how it will looked all glazed over with no pencil marks. The colors change sooo much after they are glazed.

I did presents for people on Thursday. This one is for my momma... I couldn't post any of the other ones I did because those people look at my blog...

Ice Makes Brittany Cry

I had my first mishap/accident with my car Stewie last night. I hit ice and drove the car straight into a curb. Pumping the breaks would not stop the car and the curb was the next best option. But I broke something called the lower arm control and I bent my wheel. I am very sad over this seeing as I am supposed to drive home in a week to Arizona and now I never want to drive a car again....

I HATE UTAH!

Wedding Plans

I Love Gerber Daisies!

Fruit and Flower center pieces... (ideas I stole from my friend Clarissa's wedding)

Colors will be primarily Apple Red and Lemon Yellow and the only place their will be Lime Green is where we actually have Limes mixed into the bowls for the centerpieces.

So after many many days and hours of contemplation, I decided on a very simple a-line gown with full skirt that looks very pretty with a French Bustle and I will have a thick red ribbon around the waist.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Daniel is a master Chef in the kitchen... note the Chef Coat! He is adorable.


We are thankful that we get to lounge around all day!

Welcome to the Calkins Family

The whole gang in Hawaii pre Matt's wedding. (Matt, Mark, Kathy, Dan, Lisa, Dave, & Caroline)


Mark then Caroline (Dave's wife), Dave and Dan obviously having lots of fun.

Matt and Kandace (the shorty of the bunch).

This first one is my favorite taken of the Calkins Men. (Daniel, Matt, Mark and Dave)

Daniels sister Lisa !

My favorite Brittany & Dan Pictures

We're gonna get married...

On Halloween I got engaged to Daniel Mark Calkins. It is unbelievable to me how things seem to work themselves out when you least expect it; we simply have to go for things even if they scare us. When I first met Daniel he was quite, sweet and calm and reminded me a great deal of my brother Kirk. He was a nice relief from what I was used to. Daniel came into my life at a time when I was hanging out with people who were bitter and negative and I was consumed by the same attitudes that they had. I was depressed and having difficulty figuring out what I wanted to do with my life. I pretty much kept Daniel at bay and kept him as a friend rather than anything more. He was very kind and understanding the entire time and was always asking me why I put up with the people I was hanging around with. I slowly allowed him to come in and be a bigger part of my life and now I am so thankful that I did.


Daniel had told me all day, on Halloween that he was going to have to be doing homework all night. I was frustrated with the idea of not being able to see him. I drove around after work trying to figure out what to do and finally just came home. I found Daniel walking up to my house holding a dozen roses. I knew right then that he was going to ask me to marry him. I was ecstatic and shaking. He drove me up to Rock Canyon Park in Provo and we walked down a path. He was holding a bottle of sparkling apple cider and stopped under the first street lamp on the path to hug me. As he hugged me I immediately started in with my nervous giddy laugh. He said my full name and then got down on one knee and asked me if I would marry him. I continued laughing and said of course. He then made me look him in the eye since I was pretty much freaking out.


I love him with all my heart and want to grow with him and spend the rest of my life with him. We are so much alike but also bring different strengths to the relationship. I am looking forward to becoming a part of his family and having him become a part of mine and starting a family of our own. I have never been so happy with someone in my life. He is so sweet, kind, considerate, giving and responsible. He is intelligent and has goals and I know he will be so successful. He comes from a good family and has wonderful parents who tried very hard to raise good children. Daniel and I are not perfect but we accept each other for who we are. We set our wedding date for June 28th.

Wedding Craze

Good week. Got back from Arizona and have been very busy. One of my good friends is getting engaged this week. She is uber stressed but its fun trying to help her figure out what to do with everything. She will be getting married right after Christmas in Seattle. We went to look at wedding dresses this week and when I called the store later that day a different girl answered. I told her my name and she started freaking out. I wasn't entirely sure what was going on, but then she told me her name and I started freaking out. It was Callie, whom I was best friends with from 1st grade on until she moved to Utah after 8th grade. I was shocked to have randomly found her at a wedding dress shop in Provo!

Lonna's Wedding

So I got to go home for Lonna and Shane's wedding. It was fantastic to see them and they were both soo happy! I was really glad that Daniel came with me. We left Thursday night and stayed in Vegas with his cousin. I woke up the next morning not feeling to well but decided to drive anyway. While on the freeway all hell broke lose and I got very ill (enough said). Dan had to drive the entire way stopping about every hour to let me be sick out the car door on the side of the road. It was pretty much one of the worst drives ever, except for the fact that Dan was so nice to me the entire time I was not feeling well. He would try and hold my hand as I was heaving out the window and I could not believe that he was being so sweet.

He met the entire family, which I was not entirely anticipating, he even met my grandma. The first thing Brett said when he saw Dan was "Big man!" I don't know if Brett is not used to meeting people taller than himself or what. We went to lunch with my Dad and Marilyn which I think went well. When we got back to the house my Dad let Dan drive his corvette, which I think Daniel was more than happy to do. I don't think he even cared that he would have to be alone with my Dad. Brave boy, I think I would be kinda freaked about to be alone in a car with his mom or dad.

All in all we had a very good trip.

Things are looking up

So guess what, I am finally starting to feel better. I have not been able to say that in a long time. I had some major things to figure out these past few weeks and I finally decided to stop the things that I felt were hurting me. I got some good advice and went with it. It took me breaking down to realize how unhealthy my life had become. I am still shocked how easily I have transitioned. I get tempted at times to fall back into what was comfortable, but I am already feeling so much better about life, so I would be insane to go back.

Its good to have people who encourage you to do what is healthy for you and remind you that you were not happy with the way things were. It also helps that I have new relationships right now that are helping me adjust. My new roommates are pretty much amazing. I already knew Morgy but we are getting closer as I get the chance to talk to her, and Ali and Vanessa are both breathes of fresh air to the mundane life that exists in Provo. I am not as anxious about what is going on and am doing much better at just doing my own thing a lot of the time until something comes up. Dan is also a new addition that has been really helpful. We have been friends for awhile now but I never really gave him a chance because of where I was at in my life. I am having fun with him, which is the most important thing for me right now.

No new nightmares to report!