40 things about us!

So, here are 40 things about Dustin and I that you maybe didn't know! Idea taken from a friend :)

1. We are both stubborn, we are debating on who is more stubborn!
2. I love sweets, Dustin loves savory foods
3. We both like these names for our kids...Carter, Bradley, Dillan, Kailee (now we just need more girl names)
4. We both love opera
5. Dustin and I were both in barbershop quartets in high school!
6. We both know sign language
7. My favorite flower is a lily, Dustin's is a tulip
8. Our favorite fast food is Jack in the Box
9. Dustin loves cars, Lyndsey is trying to be more in to them :)
10. Dustin and I love to go house shopping together even though we're not really looking *yet*
11. We used to want 10 kids! Now we want 4-6!!
12. We both like to go grocery shopping, though he says I get 'weird food'!
13. Our favorite number and lucky number as a couple is 13, which is why we got married on the 13th!!
14. We are both naturally dirty blonde :)
15. Our voices (singing voices) sound really good together!
16. I swam in the ocean for the first time with Dustin
17. We sing together in the car, turn the radio off and just sing
18. Dustin always brings home weird movies from Redbox and we laugh and laugh about them!
19. Both of us LOVE to cook! I love to bake :)
20. Dustin sews better than I do
21. We are pretty traditional in the way we divvy out responsibility, except when it comes to dishes, that's all his (haha jk)
22. We both have green/hazel eyes
23. We both got out of long relationships before meeting each other
24. Dustin is more outgoing than I am!
25. But I am more creative than him :)
26. We always say "I love you" "I love you more" and carry on like that. Pathetic huh ? ;)
27. We wrote the entire mission! We still have all of our letters :)
28. Dustin loves to tell jokes, I am so bad at telling jokes
29. We both love food but have very different tastes! He likes spicy and I like comfort foods!
30. He takes only showers. I take only baths. Except once in a while I shower with him....TMI?!
31. We both played in the orchestra in jr. high. He played cello and I played violin!
32. We have more inside jokes than you could imagine!
33. I am a faster typer than Dustin :)
34. But he is more responsible!
35. I am very girly but low maintenance, he is low maintenance too but probably does better and looking nice most of the time!!
36. We both love kids, but I just might have more patience!
37. We were both in jazz and choral choirs!
38. We also were both in drama in jr high
39. We are best friends, but we also each have other people we confide in, which I think makes our relationship strong
40. We both love it to be cold when we go to sleep!

Our Trip to Utah

So, Dustin and I took our first married road trip this past weekend to Lehi, Utah to see Dustin's sister (my sister-in-law) Jenny and her husband Phil and her 2 adorable kids, Carley and Bodie!

We have been meaning to take a trip since our honeymoon because the both of us love to travel and we needed a bit of a break from the mundane school and work stuff. So we opened a trip account and put a little money aside to be able to go to Utah!

We left after work on Friday, and missed the junction (haha) but still made it in decent good time to Lehi. By the time we got there, we talked to Jenny and Phil for a few minutes and then went to bed! In the morning we had yummy breakfast burritos and then headed to IKEA since Dustin and I had never been there and I was told by someone here in Boise that I 'needed' to go. It was definitely unlike any store I've seen! We bought a few things, including some cute little ice trays and a new shower curtain. We've decided when we get our new house we need to go back to IKEA because it was fun and there were a lot of good deals!



We don't know when we'll get a new house, ofcourse, but probably soon after mom and dad Wright get home from their mission. That'll be fun and I'm already keeping my eyes pealed for our 'future home'.

After IKEA we went to Thanksgiving Point and had lunch. I had a portobella sandwich and a fruit tartlet, mmm. Then we went home and chilled for a while. We went to WalMart to buy Carley an Easter dress which was fun and then out to dinner at this Hawaiin grill place!

On Sunday we went to church and then headed home! Oh, I forgot to mention Jenny cut and colored my hair for me :-) It's cute and I really like it.

Our drive home was really really enjoyable. We both talked a lot about how our marriage has really come together. I was having a few sleeping problems before but since they've been cleared up, things have really come together. Our relationship is closer and stronger than ever. We truly are best friends as well as husband and wife, which is wonderful.

On another quick note, I have been asked by some the inevitable question a mormon newlywed couple seems to get, "When are you guys having kids?" Well, I thought I'd just answer that for fun! The short answer is, not for 2 years. Dustin and I ofcourse want kids very much but beyond that we want to be ready for them. One of my goals is to get in better shape before I start having children, because I know it'll be a lot harder after that! Dustin would also like to get in better shape. And since we are going to be living at mom and dad Wright's home to take care of it, we'd like to wait for babies until we have our own home and can 'set up house' a bit more and prepare for baby. Plus we just got married; we would like to have a bit more time to ourselves before we become parents. This is not to say that I haven't been baby hungry. Just ask my employees! I am always reading some kind of pregnancy literature! But it helps me wait and also get educated which I like to do before I make any big step!

So that's our lives right now! We are happier than ever and love being married! Now if we could only keep the house clean...:-)

Thanks Jenny!

So we got our blog all cutesy thanks to Jenny! We will try and update more. Right now we are in Utah with the Capell family. We are having a great time!

Hello friends and family, I thought I'd give an update on our lives!

Dustin is still working at the bank, and I am still working at Kidlink (a preschool) as a teacher! I love my job and Dustin changes his mind a lot about if he loves his :) 

Right now our lives are pretty normal. We did get a pet ferret (we named him Cubby because his face looked like a bear cub) but he died February 2nd 

when he got very ill and had to be put to sleep. I was devastated but I did eventually get through it!! We are right now preparing to move in to mom and dad Wright's home to take it over for their mission. We're excited

 about that ofcourse! 

Dustin is right now attending BSU, he's only taking a class this semester but that is more than it seems, it's a lot of work when you work full-time as well!

In our free time we love to hang out with family and friends. It seems like free time is scarce these days!

That's about all there is to know about the Wrights for this month! We had a great Valentine's day and are enjoying the lives of newlyweds!! :) 

Until next time,

Dustin and Lyndsey

Married December 13th!

Sorry it's been a bit since I updated but Dustin and I were married for time and all eternity in the Boise Idaho Temple on December 13th. Our ceremony was beautiful and was at 9:30 am. Afterwards we took pictures outside the temple (we still have yet to get the professional pics back) Then family and friends headed over to 'Cancun', a Mexican resturaunt and we had our luncheon. It was wonderful to spend time with friends and family. Then at 4:30 pm, everyone took pictures at the reception site, the LDS church on Northview. My mom had decorated and the place looked absolutely gorgeous!

We had a wonderful time at the reception. First, the wedding party was in black, red, white, and silver which made for a pretty stunning line, and the reception was mostly done in black, white, and silver.

Aunt Debbie made our cake for us, which was a white fondant with a simple black ribbon to surround it and fresh red roses on top! She did a beautiful job!

Our first dance was Michael Buble's "You and I", followed by the daddy/daughter and mother/son dance, "The Way You Look Tonight". All of our music was jazz, which Dustin and I specifically chose together. There wasn't a specific dance but we had a few people dancing here and there and it made for very fun time!

Dustin and I both shoved cake in each other's face and I about choked, :), but got him back!

My childhood friend Lauren caught bouquet! I am excited for her because she has a serious boyfriend and we're thinking it's fate that she caught it! We didn't have a garter toss because I forgot to wear mine!

To make our reception even more special, Dustin and his quartet sang to me. It was wonderful and they did a tremendous job!

After the reception we headed to the Anniversary Inn where we got to stay in the Presidential Suite! It was beautiful and we had a great time and highly recommend this room and hotel!

I will be posting pictures from our honeymoon and writing about it soon!

Love,

Lyndsey and Dustin Wright

How we met!

Hey everyone! So I thought I'd start off our blog by writing a little bit about Dustin and I and how we met!

Way back in 2003, Dustin and I were juniors in high school. We were also consequently both choir nerds to the max. It was my first year of Capital Singers and Dustin was already a seasoned CDVE pro. Every year, the two high school choirs took a trip together to Sun Valley, Idaho where they participated in the Dixieland Jazz Festival. I was so excited seeing as I had just turned 16 and had my first official boyfriend, and was excited for a 'Choir Trip Romance'. 

The trip started like any other fun choir trip and I hardly expected it might change my life...and then the two choirs were instructed to meet at the pond to warm up for the big performance. We were asked to line up, boy-girl-boy-girl! Well I just so happened to stand up right next to Dustin. I didn't notice him at first, maybe because I had a boyfriend at the time, or maybe because I was/am a dumb blonde, you be the judge. But when we started to sing, I picked up on him right away. He was an amazing singer and I always fell for musicians. At a second glance I noticed he was cute too. He looked like just my type. But I was still a bit nervous to talk to him. I hoped he would hear my singing voice, too, which I was kinda proud of in the least conceited way possible :). The girl on his other side started talking to him, telling him he had a good voice. So I decided to chime in. Well, soon after she wasn't talking, it was just me and Dustin. Right away I knew we had a connection. 

Unfortunately, we were cut off when everyone was instructed to go onstage and sing. Borah was on one side and Capital on the other. The whole performance we stared at each other. We watched as each other's quartets sang. It was ridiculous how much we had in common! Then, when the two choirs combined he ran over and stood by my side. It was wonderful. 

Apparently, after that, he noticed that I had a boyfriend. But I was quickly forgetting my boyfriend, seeing as this handsome talented stranger was catching my attention! I never actually thought about my current boyfriend the whole trip. I saw Dustin several times from afar on that trip but once he saw my boyfriend he was distant. I never forgot about him.

Months later, I still remembered him. I still wondered what his name was, I had never known. 

I recall seeing him at several district functions but we never got the chance to speak as it were until a year later, but neither of us forgot the other.

Then the very next year I was single and so was he. At the district Mass performance we were both soloists and got to speak once again. From there it was history!!

We saw each other through high school graduation, first years away from home, and his mission. When he came home, we didn't initially hit it off, but 5 months later we were back together and happier than ever and he proposed September 21st 2007!!!

We are getting married December 13th!!!