Good food.
Dancing.
Bethany and George.
Ellen.
Ghana Reunion!
Jon in a suit.
No sleep.
Layovers.
Singing on the plane.
TCBY for breakfast.
More Dancing.
Funny conversations.
Fun memories.
Cake!
Fruit snacks.
Gold Fish.
Girl time!
People watching.
Texas was AWESOME!
Loved it.
Love them.
Love him.
Can't wait until its my turn!

I will no longer be doing this... 2 times a year. My dentist (who is in my top 5 favorite people) has sold his practice I am devestated. I LOVE the dentist. My world is falling apart. I feel the need to eat lots of sugary goods.... and not brush my teeth. Happy Thursday. Lucky for me I am going to Texas with Jon this weekend to FINALLY witness George and Bethany get married. I am SO excited. I met Beta in Ghana 3 years ago and have been anxiously waiting for this day. Hopefully this will help heal my pain.

I FOUND IT...
The dress has been purchased!!!! Check that big "to do" off the list.

Christmas:
through cell phone pictures. More real ones to come.

5 months from today I will be a married woman, I should probably start planning.

The Proposal
So pretty much I don't have time to type details, here are the highlites:
Jon COMPLETELY surprised me.
I didn't answer him for a few seconds because I was SPEECHLESS.
I had cue cards and still struggled
The ring we are having made won't be ready for a few weeks
The ring he gave me is getting resized but will move to my right hand
It was PERFECT
I can't believe he pulled it off.
The UTES won!
His sister and brother in law helped with the whole thing
He knew this would be a perfect setting
It was FREEZING!
I repeatedly asked if he was being serious
He knew not to put it on the jumbotron during the game
Apparently I saw the ring box a few days before...
I can't believe it really happened
There is video footage of this whole event
Im thankful for the footage because otherwise I wouldn't have remembered what happened
Jon was prepared for me to pass out
I finally said YES
He accomplished his goal of having it be a complete surprise
The plan is we are getting married on MAY 15th!
HOLY CRAP I'M ENGAGED!

I hope you enjoyed the condensed version. I still am trying to figure out what happened. More details to come when I remember them or watch the video again.

INTRODUCING.......

The future Mr and Mrs. Hansen.

More details to come.

I am one lucky girl...
I got a visit from a cute boy *randomly at work who didn't want to show up empty-handed so he brought me these for no reason at all. I was speechless.
*I honestly had no idea. He told me he was one his way to work. We were walking out the door to go visit a patient. My boss stepped out the door and had this look on her face. I locked the door and stepped out to see him walking down the hall with flowers and a big smile. He's the one who had a big test today. Shouldn't I be the one doing something for him? How lucky am I...

Even though you aren't quite over... I still have some pumpkins to carve, seeds to eat, games to attend, and a party to rock... Thank you October for being so good! Oh and I saw this on Facebook. The things parents will do for their children....

Dear October, Where did your friend September go? Even though you snuck up on me, I am glad you are here. Here is what I look forward to you bringing me:

  • More football games
  • General Conference
  • a VIDA reunion?
  • watching my baby brother turn one year older
  • the marriage of the final friend (and the best one... I'm the winner, I held out the longest!)
  • Possible snow
  • Crisp fall mornings
  • Possibly hearing from a grad school or two
  • more fun times
  • one month closer to 2010
  • Colors changing
  • a trip to San Fran
  • a new employee in my office (I am so excited!)
  • HALLOWEEN!!
  • and hopefully peace of mind about a few life decisions.
Thank you for coming. Please be nice to me and don't go too fast. Your other 9 friends flew by and I'm not sure I'm ready for 2009 to be over, it's been too fun! Your friend, Aubrey

I've got the travel bug again....

"The thrill of going NEW places is ADDICTIVE. You do it once, you want to do it FOREVER." -Edwin Santos "An airport is a high-way that takes us from the IMAGINED to the REAL." Too bad I have to wait until 2010 to go anywhere.... let the countdown begin. 15 weeks until 2010!

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves. -J.M. Barrie

Go UTES! It is officially my favorite time of year... utah football starts today! I will be on the field like I have been the last 2 years. Can't think of any place I'd rather be.

Update.
How much did it cost to save my leg?
Roughly...  $6215.00
Gotta love  the ridiculous price of medical care.
Lucky for me I was only responsible for 50%.
I'm extremely grateful for...
my job
crappy insurance
double coverage 3/4 of the way through this process
the small amount of financial responsibilities I have
my leg
Another reason why I love being an adult! (insert sarcasm here)
*Total cost of MY Peru trip (even though I still refuse to blame it on the wonderful country of Peru....) 
just shy of $9,000 
Worth it? YOU BET!

BUTT....
I was SO excited to see this movie. 
I dragged Jon to it (with the help of some of his friends. Thanks Hannah and Amy!) 
I have to say I was a little disappointed. 
WAY too many butt shots.
Kind of a weird story, not exactly what I thought it would be
some things that still don't make sense.
 LOVE Rachel McAdams.
Eric Bana could have looked better. 
Waste of my time?
 What else was I really going to do at 10:30 on a saturday night?
And I got to see Hannah and Amy.... 
and spend time with Jon!

Red Pine Hike
It was an amazing hike, the lake was a beautiful color and it wasn't too hot (it actually rained on us a bit but it was nice) I love hiking! It actually made me want to go camping. Oh how I love the outdoors. Sorry the picture is fuzzy, it was taken on a cell phone.

MUD VOLLEYBALL ...What a lovely invention

24 things I did to celebrate turning 24
  1. played in my company softball double header
  2. Dealt with a smoking car
  3. sat on the off ramp after my car died (thank you good Samaritan for helping me)
  4. Dealt with Jeremy- the retarded tow truck driver
  5. went BOATING!!!
  6. Learned to drive the boat
  7. ate delicious homemade pizza with my birthday hat, plates, cups, etc
  8. ate surprise cupcakes
  9. hung out with some of my favorite people (not all of them pictured)
  10. Didn't go to work!
  11. got proposed to.... by bridget, with a ring pop, we've known each other for over a year now so I think its alright.
  12. laughed.... A LOT!
  13. reminisced and listen to James' stories
  14. hung out in the hot tub and told laffy taffy jokes
  15. got the COOLEST shirt EVER!!! Thanks Rylee
  16. tried setting up a tent, the bars were broken so we weren't successful
  17. went to wendy's at 9:30pm to eat dinner
  18. played testimony bingo, my new favorite game
  19. hung out with the B-ham fam- love them!
  20. dressed up as Belle and played with Emri
  21. had tri-tip steak YUMMY!!!
  22. BASKIN ROBBINS ICE CREAM CAKE!!!
  23. laughed with my family while telling stories
  24. Hung out with this kid all weekend, aren't I lucky.

Why didn't I know this 17 days ago?July is National Ice Cream month! I LOVE ice cream, especially in cake cones. This would have given me an excuse to eat ice cream EVERYDAY. dang.Oh well guess I still have 15 days)! Everybody needs to celebrate this month long glorious holiday! Jon did take me to get soft serve cones (oh how I love the twist cones for 69 cents) at Arctic Circle last night so I guess I can celebrate for 16 days straight! Happy Ice Cream Eating Everybody!