A quote from a favorite book of mine.

Mr. Awesome and I decided to sit down tonight and write out the list of what will go on our dream boards. We both are firm believers in goal setting and we decided if we're ever going to get anything in life that we want, we have to start mapping it out.  I did this on this very blog 4.5 years ago when I first started it. You can find that post HERE. I was surprised to see that when I went back and looked at the post tonight, of the 3 things on that short dream board post... I have 2 of them. I won't tell you which ones they are, but I will tell you one of them is almost identical to what I posted that I wanted, and the other is a close version of one of them. You decide or guess which ones I have! :)

It's fun to see that even though I didn't really put too much emphasis on staring at my blog post with my dreams on it... I still sent them floating out in space, and it helped me make sure I achieved them. Funny though, the ideas never left me and when I was able to get the things from that list that I have, I knew exactly what I wanted.  So that is precisely why our dream board task tonight is happening. We're sending our dreams out into the vastness of space and time, and we're asking the universe to help us get there throughout or journey in life together.

Tonight Justin and I decided to do just that. We made a small one for ourselves and one together.

I will share with you some of those things on our or my dream board here. This is not a complete list by any means, and it's not his personal list either. For the items on his list, you'll just have to ask him and see if he tells you.

I have 3 skills/trades that I want to master and also start selling them on Etsy or in a small shop of my own.


The courage to have red hair:

A small family so we can travel the world easily and experience all the different and great things other cultures have to offer:

And one of our favorites:


We are going to frame and hang the dream boards in our room so we are reminded everyday of what we want out of life. I am excited to look back on these lists and see what we've done with our lives. I only hope that we have no regrets when looking back!

What's on your dream board? Or what would be if you made one?

So if you can't tell I'm excited!!!

And here's why.

My photographer posted a bunch of our wedding photos on her blog. That means I get them from her soon, and I'm really excited!

To see them, click HERE to view them on her blog.

They are lovely, and I love looking at them over and over and thinking what a crazy day that was in my life. I love love, and I love Mr. Awesome, and I love being Mrs. Awesome, and I loved my wedding, and I love my photos!

Happy Thursday, indeed!


Also, I know tons of you are sad you didn't get to watch our amazing slideshow at our reception. So guess what?! I am sharing it RIGHT HERE. I know what you're thinking, "HOW DOES IT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS? This girl's blog has everything I could ever want, I can die happy!"

Well, don't die yet, but you can after you watch the most amazing slideshow in existence. Actually wait, scratch that. Leave a comment and keep reading my blog each week because I'd prefer my readers didn't die. I like you.

Here's the slideshow.

The other day a friend of mine briefly mentioned to me that she had a funny conversation with her boyfriend about how they'll be remembered when they die. Justin met him once and he was wearing a Christmas sweater, they briefly were around each other. When they ran into each other again, Justin remembered him from that sweater. The boyfriend told my friend, "I always wondered how I'd be remembered when I die, I guess it's the sweater for me."

Pretty funny to think about, but in all actuality, it is an interesting thought. I wonder what people will think of me when I leave this life? I'm not planning to anytime soon, but I am curious what other's memory of me would be if I were to leave.

I've often just thought it would be this,

"Did you hear Lana's gone?"
-- "Oh that one blonde skinny girl?"
"Yeah that blond skinny girl."

Not that being skinny or blonde is bad, it just seems like that's all people ever notice about me.  I've always wanted my legacy to be something else besides that. I want to be remembered as that insanely funny girl, that could take a room full of bored people and make them laugh and feel awesome, or cheer up a friend that needs a good laugh. I've wanted to be thought of as someone people could come to when they need a friend to talk to. Perhaps I'd like to be remembered by having some amazing talent in the arts, or business skills in some field beyond what I have now.

My point is, I'd like to leave my mark on this world in some great way that people remember me for what I did for good and that I had great character, than what I looked like.

And I guess what I'm also saying is I feel that what I'm doing and who I am right now isn't making a mark in this way. I'm not really leaving a negative mark or doing anything in poor character. I just feel like I could be doing more, or making bigger things happen than are, or than what I can even see. It's interesting to think about how much of a mark we'll leave on this world. I don't even want to necessarily be famous, just leave a legacy for those I may have come after me, or those I already know.

How do you remember me? You readers of my blog. If you had to explain me to someone, what little phrase or few words explain me as a person? (If it is that I'm that one skinny blonde, please tell me anyway, it means I have to try harder to make my mark!)

Also, how do you think you'll be remembered? I'd love to hear what you have to say, so please comment! It would really make my week if you did. Most people just read and move on, I really value what people have to say, so please leave me one!

This post wouldn't be complete without a good song from a band I'm falling in love with. You may recognize them from the song "Little Talks".

Here's another of theirs called Mountain Sound by Of Monsters and Men

We're good lookin' kids.

Today is my 3-week wedding anniversary. I'd say that's a huge milestone since Justin and I are such independent strong-willed souls. Our honeymoon was awesome, it involved relaxing, eating everything and anything, swimming, long gazes at the ocean, and of course the most amazing part... we got to receive a hug, kiss, and a ride from a sea lion named Shanna!

It was a blast and so was getting married. Our wedding day is kind of a blur to me, so I can't wait to get our photos back from the photographer!

We did NOT take as many pictures on the cruise as we should have, but we did take a lot of gorgeous ocean sunset photos. Having a balcony cabin was the best idea (Thanks Justin for being so awesome and booking us the best room on the ship!). We got lots of natural light. We were 8 levels up so the rocking motion didn't make us sick, it just made us sleep like we were dead.

Also we ate probably 7 meals a day. Shrimp, lobster tail, filet mignon, mongolian grill, deli food, fondue, sushi, fresh breakfast everyday, all the free room service, pizza and icecream you could eat. Justin even had frog legs, snails, and alligator! We both put on 5 lbs. It was SO WORTH IT!

We're currently waiting for our disposable water camera to get printed and then we'll have fun pictures of us snorkeling, parasailing and swimming in the ocean.

Until then, you just get a few awesome pictures from the boat.