triplesee

today

Cool summer evening at the park.

Kona and friend running themselves ragged.

Justin by my side. Simply sharing our day with each other.

I am blessed.

a giveaway...

not by me. one day.... soon.

a very talented friend is giveaway some of her stationary.

see the talent! you can enter here... i did.

hmmm... maybe i shouldn't be spreading the news.

so glad you are home sharon. when can we all play?

a lot personal.

justin and i received a letter.

 

(for those who aren't Latter Day Saints and don't understand, forgive me. much of the following may not make sense. information can be found here or feel free to email me.)

maybe a little background- here and... a somewhat speedy version...

we met in a mountaineering class at UVU. he was very cute and i heard him talk about rock climbing... no guts, no glory- so i gave him my number. we dated, much to the chagrin of my parents... you see josh was older (8+ yrs) and wasn't active in my church and, and, and... the list went on. they didn't approve of him, so i of course continued to date him... (aging has not affected the stubbornness.) josh and i were together whenever other responsibilities didn't interfere. he said i love you first. i waited a few weeks. then thoughts of marriage followed... (after all i am female.)

two weeks before my 20th birthday (august 10 2002) i was married for eternity in temple of the Lord to an incredible man. tall, check. handsome, check. generous heart, double check.

mr. and mrs. brereton.

we worked hard, played harder. loved with all of our hearts.

a friend once pointed out everyone who knew josh considered him "a brother," not just a friend. josh gave everything and anything he had- time, energy, and money to anyone in need. he saw what made each person amazing.

josh made me feel amazing and powerful and loved.

then, during a church youth activity, he collapsed from a heart problem. (this is a story for another day, but i will share... one day.) his family and i were blessed with 5 more weeks to spend with josh before passed away on december 9, 2002.    a day short of our four month anniversary.

years passed. i grew into myself. i learned about my passions, my dislikes and my limits.

and then came Justin. we met while working on a design project. we were friends... then we were more.

we dated for a year... then.

we were married in american fork canyon. october 5th, 2007. it was beautiful.

i love this man.

we were married civilly because of my previous sealing. but we looked forward to being sealed for eternity...

and so we jumped through hoops. did a few cartwheels. even a handstand or two... and we got the go ahead from these wonderful gentlemen.

 

The first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

And i am filled with joy at the prospect of being with Justin forever. not even death will be able to separate us. i love him with a depth i didn't know was possible... and it continues to grow. i am beyond a lucky girl. i am blessed.

everyone agrees. it is so happy, so exciting.

but my heart is also broken... in order to be sealed to justin, my sealing to josh was canceled.

i know this is the best for our future family. i know i will be (and have already been) married to justin much longer. i know everything will work itself out. but it still hurts a little. 

and so i write this... mostly for myself, but also to remember and honor my first marriage.

josh, thank you. you will always be a part of me. i love you.

justin, thank you. you are my now and i LOVE it. i love spending time with you. i love laughing with you. i love being held by you. i also love how well you understand my heart and accept the sealing topic is hard for me... thank you for being the one to ask if i was happy and understand when i shook my head and then nodded and then cried. i am enjoying "today" with you so much, i can't imagine the joy the future holds. i love you.

some sneak peak love

finally!

Featuring: Blue Skies, rub ons

the new Blue Skies line, may just be my favorite. beautiful soft colors, fun everyday/outdoor theme, and the Thickers are rockin.

Photo by: Sharon the Wonderful.

Featuring: Blue Skies ribbon.

Did I mention the amazing ribbon? 

Photo by: Kari the Amazing.

Featuring: Merrymint elements

aka. glitter buttons, glitter brads, jewel brads... glitter and jewels can be done well. at least i hope you think so...

Photo: more Kari amazingness

 

Featuring: Merrymint stamps.

and LOVIN' the Christmas thickers... i guess the addiction is taking over.  again.

Photo: even more Kari amazingness

Featuring: Junior font rub ons.

i take back anything i previously stated. the Junior line is my favorite.

Photo: more and more Kari amazingness... yes that is a word.

Featuring: Merrymint rub ons.

More stuff later... like next week. or two.

just to make you smile.

walking into work at 8:20 i can always think of the many places I would prefer to be... opening an email from my mother in law, Vesta Brereton, (Josh's mom) made me smile....

A little video of Fran & Marlo Cowan (married 62 years) playing impromptu recital together in the atrium of the Mayo Clinic. He turned 90 in February...

I wanted to find out a little more about them, and I found this... warm my heart.

Thank Mr. and Mrs. Cowan for your faith and sharing your talents so openly

My grandparents are fast approaching their 63 anniversary.... Here is to hoping Justin and I have this much spunk.

on the 7th month and the 8th day and the 9th year of 2000

at 10:11:12 am...

i was in a meeting for work. (and glad i wasn't the only one who wanted to take pictures! thanks paige.)

left to right:

Alisha (she was looking in the first picture, but it was VERY blurry. she is always cute!)
Sarah (just getting to know this girl.)
Clairice (simply wonderful. the kind you keep around for a long time- i hope.)
Lindsey (i would keep her in my pocket just to smile at me, but apparently she has other commitments.)
Jen (head only... sorry. this girl has got the talent.)
Paige (my personal idol.)
David (my very cool boss. can take it like he dishes it... which is an amazing quality.)
Courtney (i want her hair cut. please.)
and Richard (the one who you go to for a positive outlook. thank you.)

and me:

luckily we got ben's thumbs up. because you can't have a shoot of everyone at work without BEN! he is the go to man... for everything!

but i wanted one of me in focus...

thanks alisha!

back to our regularly scheduled programing

not that a regular schedule has ever happened on this blog...

but a few glittery crafty things today (don't be hatin' on the glitter until you have seen it!)

and tomorrow sneaky peaks at the new lines American Crafts is coming out with! (or at least a few of the projects I made with them...)

on with the show... (i am glad you didn't pay for this show, it would have been a rip off.)

just a layout about the stuff i currently like... You may recognize the background as the stencil for the layout about alisha. (she's still really cute.)

I simply covered the "stencil" paper in watermark ink and threw Zing! all over it.... got love messy/fun layouts.

glitter thickers! i am not a big fan of things that glitter... at first, but i had the opportunity to choose a few fonts and pick all the colors. (i LOVE picking colors.) thoughts? feelings?

i once again couldn't scrap without the amazing photography skillz of Kari. yep, with a Z... simply how cool she iz... (ok maybe iz is headed in the uncool realm, but i am comfortable there.)

glitter on a boy layout!?! not even a little boy... i know! but it looks HOT! yep, lovin' the red also. photos by the oh so talented sharon. the photos are from family photos way back when...

and more about the boy on the bike... GRANT IS AVAILABLE.     just sayin...

 

and new york. and the back of justin's head... in new york.

these pictures where taken on day five... which was spent mainly in the MOMA. (if you didn't guess.)
more on that later (maybe.)