Went to the Temple and I, got myself Maaarrrieed!

Fall Break was marvelous! I finally got to be sealed to my best friend forever! The temple ceremony was beautiful. I didn't think I would cry but being surrounded by family and friends who love Karl and me and feeling the spirit so strongly was an incredible experience.

I have so many people to thank for making this weekend so special! First of all, my incredible mother without whom none of the decorations at the open houses would have been made, photographer and videographer would not have been found, wedding dress would not have been found, the list goes on and on! She put up with my indecisive nature and truly made the whole event so beautiful! Thanks mom! Thank you daddy for being willing to make a bunch of phone calls for me to get a videographer and a photographer as well as help keep mom calm and help me to not be such an air head and make some decisions! You are the best daddy!

My new mother and father in-law did so much to make the luncheon and open house in Logan so much fun and so perfect for the day! The food was so good and the open house looked beautiful:) You guys are wonderful!

To my siblings, both Anderson and Beckert, who made the luncheon truly memorable by giving Karl and I each a fabulous kit of survival for living with one another.
My Kit for living with Karl was full of things karl "loves" (can't stand):

-A card game from Tori

-A second place ribbon from Emily

-And a butterfingers from Brent (good thing I at least love those)

Karl's kit for living with me:

-A bike horn so when I get lost (which happens a lot) I can beep it until Karl can find me from Shae

-A coloring book and pencil pad for Karl to draw an imaginary friend so that when I'm playing with mine, Dead Fred, he can have one to (Thanks G!)

-And last but not least, the fabulous book I'm Glad I'm a Girl I'm Glad I'm a Boy from Talon and Nicole in memory of an unfortunate anatomy fiasco in which I struggled with the different male and female parts on the cadavers:)

This was hilarious and I loved having you guys there to spend the day with us! For putting up with me through my moody stressed moments of the wedding planning and for helping things turn out so great! You all are wonderful!

The day was beautiful and life just keeps getting better:) I'm grateful for the temple and for the blessings it brings.

I love being Mrs. Beckert and am even doing an ok job in the cooking world (except for when I burned our lunch and made our apartment all smokey, but that had to happen at least once right?)

Life is great!Picture from Shae's blog

Focus

I am having a very hard time wanting to focus right now.

I am sitting at work in a not very busy lab and have the ability to be getting ahead in some classes, but of course...I keep thinking I can do that later, I have plenty of time later, but really, when do I ever have time later!

I think I need to fix this problem before it gets out of hand. Gah!

One thing that has been on my mind though is what an awesome family I have. I really can't say it enough! I feel like I don't tell them enough how grateful I am for them. I got to be in the temple with most of my family members on Saturday and it was the most incredible experience knowing that I get to be with them forever! They have been so great to put up with me recently terrible communication skills and lack of showing how much I appreciate everything they do!

My parents are incredible! They have given me so much! My dad gave me a last father's blessing yesterday before I get married and I don't think I told him how much that meant to me. My dad is a spiritual giant! I look up to him so much and know that I found my own testimony by following his example. My mom is a saint! She has worked so hard to make my wedding day special and never stops being there to help me out when I stress or panic or freak out. My mom is such a great example to me of faith and righteous living. I love my parents very very much:)

I am very thankful for the Beckert family for how they have taken me in as one of their own. They are some of the most genuine, kind, hilarious people I have met. I love being able to spend time with them and I am so grateful that I get to be a part of their family!

Family is wonderful! I have no doubt in my mind that we are placed in families for a reason. I couldn't survive without mine!

I am very excited to get to start my own family unit in only 5 days!

YAY!

Happy:)

I, Tara Julene Anderson am going to be
..........

An AUNT!!!

YAY for Talon and Nicole and soon to come in April

little baby Foot Anderson (not it's real name, but we love it so much it already has a nickname)

That is all

Communication

"Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person having neither to weigh thoughts and measure words, but to pour them out just as they are-chaff and grain together-knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away."
-Anonymous

Yes, I have been wasting approximately the past, oh 2 and a 1/2 hours blog stalking people (my new favorite past time) and I found this quote which I instantly loved!

I have been learning that sometimes breakdowns are very therapeutic.

I like to keep things inside, and cry about it later, but it's been very nice to have people I love around me helping me know that it's ok to breakdown.

Karl has helped me a lot with this.

Even though I know how frustrating it is for him that I can't just let things out, he is patient.

I cried in front of him for the first time a few weeks ago and he just held me and let me cry.

I could probably count the people I've cried in front of (for matters not pertaining to things of a spiritual nature) on one hand.

I am thankful that I have him:)

He is becoming the person this quote describes for me and I love that! I am trying to do the same for him. (I'm a work in progress)

In other news....

My family is coming today!

Yep, the Anderson clan will be all together for the first time in quite awhile.

I AM PUMPED!

Yay for Friday!