As of now

We have now been married for 3 months and we have had the time of our lives! Oh and I went brunette! Our Friday night date nights are our favorite! I just finished cosmetology school at Aveda and plan to take my state boards and get a job! Brennen is working for our family business Charlotte Chem Dry while going to school for construction management! We just bought a new car and we are just enjoying our time together! We have a puppy Lacey who is like our child and we are so excited to take our Christmas pictures to send out Christmas cards this year!

At my graduation!

Our new car! 

Before our date tonight! 

Our baby Lacey! 

My birthday was November 23 and my wonderful husband decided to surprise me (like he loves to do) and take me on a trip to the beach! What a wonderful birthday gift that was! It was such a fun weekend getting to relax and enjoy each others company. We got to do alot of shopping and enjoy the cold but great weather!

                                         When we finally got to the beach!
 We went to the Tanger Outlets later that night and we ate at Buffalo Wild Wings. We got back to the hotel and got to relax. At 12 o'clock Brennen looks at me and yells "Happy Birthday!" He told me he thought he dropped something beside of the bed could I pick it up for him as I reached down I felt a little bag. Another surprise of course. He gave me 2 gifts cards one to Sephora and one to Urban Outfitters, he sure knows how to make me happy!  The next day we were able to go to Broadway at the beach! We went to the Ripley's aquarium what fun we had being able to look at all the fishes!

That night we decided to go to the pier, it was so relaxing being able to be out there in the quiet to enjoy your self and the beautiful creations of Heavenly Father. Hearing the waves and looking at the stars! We were able to do lots of other fun things together while we were at the beach but most of all I think that we just enjoyed being with each other!

Sunday morning we had breakfast at the hotel, it was so neat we got to look out to see the ocean! After packing up it was time to head home!

I love riding in the car with my hubby, we always have the best conversations together and we are always laughing and singing together! I don't know what I would do without him in my life! Our weekend at the beach was so much fun and I had an amazing birthday!

Ashley is my wonderful sister in law, my brothers wife. She has been pregnant this year and she was due December 9, She was going along so well the Dr. said that it could be anytime that little Naomi Mae could get here. I told her to wait off until we got home from the beach and she did. Wednesday morning November 27 at 6 in the morning we got a phone call from my brother saying that they were at the hospital and Ashley was 4cm dilated! It was time for her to get here. We got ready and headed over to the hospital. Waiting at the hospital which felt like forever with lots of visitors, around 3:38 in the afternoon she was born 7lbs 10 ounces 21 in. long! There were so many people out in the waiting room waiting to see Naomi oh how she is loved :)

Naomi Mae Shaw she is such a doll!   Nothing like spending thanksgiving in a hospital! But we are all so very thankful for this little angel. Uncle Brennen and Aunt Sarah got to hold little Naomi today!

We are so excited for Spencer and Ashley to be parents to Naomi they will be wonderful to her! We are so blessed to have an amazing family! Happy Thanksgiving!


Can't believe Christmas has already came and passed! Lots happened in the month of December, lots of relaxing and enjoying time with the family! I took my written State Board test and passed!! Thank goodness, now its time to study to take my practical which will be in January! I got a job at Cora Bella's Salon and Spa and I cant wait to start that January 22! Brennen is still working and he starts back up another semester of school in January, so we will be a busy couple at the beginning of the year that's for sure! But we are sure excited to get our life together!

Christmas time with the family was so great, we got to go visit my moms side of the family Christmas Eve which is always a blast!

Christmas Day was great being able to stay at home and open presents with the family! I had been bugging Brennen for a while to get me a Longboard but I didn't think that's what I was going to get for Christmas.. and guess what I got!?

A Longboard of my very own! I love it and I have been practicing and must I say that I am getting pretty good! 

December 27th was little Naomi's 1 month birthday! 

The Wedding / Honeymoon

Soon the day arrived that it was time for us to get on a plane and head to California! We were so excited! It was like Deja Vu getting on the plane flying out to California, this time I had my love by my side and we were flying out there to get married! I remember it like yesterday we had to wake up so early in the morning we had to take the dress and tux out with us and I was so nervous about flying it out! We finally got on the plane and off we went!

After arriving to Cali we got picked up by Brennens mom and dad we went to go get lunch with them, I remember talking about all the plans that we had while we were out there, we had decorating to do family to meet, a marriage license to get and more! A few days passed and it was time for my family to get there. We were meeting for a family dinner that night and that was the last night that I would be sleeping by myself for the rest of my life! 

I remember saying our goodbyes and going to the hotel... I couldn't sleep I was getting married the next day. I never thought the day would come where I would say that and the fact that my brother was snoring didn't really help the sleeping part either! I remember sitting down and my mom handed me a note pad and a pen. I sat there for a few minutes writing a note to Brennen that I was going to give to him before we got married the next morning. I remember writing 3 long pages about the love that I had for him and how excited I was to be marrying him and the new life we were about to start together and how I couldn't wait to start a family with him and my testimony of the gospel. Finally after listening to music i fell asleep. The next morning came and I was so excited and a little nervous it was my wedding day. I got out of bed and started getting ready. I did my make up and my mom helped me with my hair. The hotel we were staying at was right beside of the temple you could look out of our window and see angel Moroni. After packing up we headed to the temple. While we were driving up I knew it was where I was supposed to be that day. 

August 2, 2013 was the best day of my life i was sealed to my husband and the love of my life for all time and eternity. After we got out of the temple it was picture time! 

My life was perfect, I felt like I was living a dream I had just married the man of my dreams in the most sacred place on earth! That night we got to relax our reception wasn't until the next day! Brennen took me to stay at the Mission Inn that night and it was so beautiful it was like a castle, our room was huge! 

We got Jack in the Box for dinner that night! Real classy we know! The next day we had a get together at Brennens house with the family, pizza and swimming until the reception that night! It was such a fun time to hang out with the family and be with my cousin Camille and her husband Weston who drove all the way from Utah to come out to the wedding! 

That night was the reception! Cake and dancing! It was so much fun to meet everyone that came! 

Our first dance was to Love Song by 311, one of our favorite songs! I loved being able to dance with my new husband being in his arms was the best feeling in the world. Next was the father daughter dance with my dad! 

My dad and I have always had a great relationship we have so many jokes and whenever I need a friend i know I can always count on my dad to be there for me! 

Mother and Son were next! 

Cake Cutting! 

Throwing the bouquet and the garter were next! 

And off we went!!! 

We stayed in Long Beach for 2 nights! We got to open cards and relax by the pool! 

The next morning we took a shuttle to where we would load to get on our boat to go to Catalina Island for a few days! 

We finally arrived and we dropped everything off at our hotel that we were staying at and we went and rented a golf cart to drive around the island! 

It sure was beautiful there and it was so much fun! 

The weather was perfect and the water was clear I didn't think it could get any better, being with my husband on this beautiful island! 

The next day we thought it would be fun to go kayaking! 

We rented a kayak and got to go out on the water for 4 hours wherever we wanted to go! We got to see alot of different sea creatures and witness Brennen's water proof case not be so water proof! We got to lay out in the sun and enjoy the beautiful weather together. 

We had the time of our lives together on our honeymoon. Of course we did alot of shopping and ate some yummy foods too! 

Our time in Catalina was coming to an end we had to get back on the boat to go back to long beach where his parents were picking us up at. I remember going to dinner that night with his parents telling them about all the fun that we had on the island. We had to wake up at 3 the next morning to catch the plane to come back to North Carolina for the reception out here. We finally got back home and got to show his parents all around Charlotte. We had the reception here and the next day his parents had to go back to California. All of the fun was coming to an end and we had to go back to the real life of school and work. It all seemed to be okay though because we were finally married!

The Engagement

The time was coming I just knew it! I knew that he was going to ask me to marry him it was just killing me some days would come and I would think that it was going to happen and it didn't. My parents had a trip to the beach that they were suppose to take in January but they held it off and they decided to take it a weekend in March, they invited Brennen and I to go and of course we said yes its the beach! So we packed our bags and off we went! I remember finally getting there and unpacking our bags we got some Krispy Kreme that night!

The next morning came and we had plans to go to the pier, I remember getting out and it being really cold and windy mom kept wanting to take pictures of us and I just wasn't having it. We decided to go take a walk on the beach away from the pier while my mom and dad found a "bathroom" I had no idea what was going on. As we were walking on the beach picking up shells and throwing them in the water I remember just feeling at ease I was with the one that I loved walking on the beach what gets any better than that. Soon Brennen said okay I guess we should turn around and go meet your parents so we did and as we were walking back we got a little closer to the pier and Brennen said Sarah I need to ask you a question I looked at him like okay what? He told me to look up at the pier and this is what I saw 

I was in complete shock I had no idea that was going to happen! I was so excited and of course I said yes!!! 

Its a good thing I did my nails that night! :) It was beautiful I loved my ring and him and the wind, I didn't care that my mom wanted to take pictures of us now! 

Of course after that Facebook got blown up and everyone was calling and texting the both of us! We were so happy. We decided to go take some pictures at the Market Common in Myrtle Beach. 

We got done taking pictures and went and ate lunch its so hard to remember everything I was so happy all I wanted to do was be with the one I loved, my soon to be husband how weird!! We road the sky wheel that day and just enjoyed being together. We couldn't wait to start our new life together. We were so happy! 

The wedding planning began! Colors, dress, tux, pictures, cake, decor, invites, honeymoon and all the rest of the stress that came with planning a wedding! We chose August 2nd! 

I had a blast planning my wedding a big thanks my my mom and his mother who helped out a ton! School and work and planning a wedding was alot but we got through it. We had a count down on our phones and it felt like forever until we were going to get married! We got our engagement pictures taken and we soon had our invites out and on the way! 

The waiting game began I got my bridal pictures done next! 

Soon the Bridal and Bachelorette parties were being planned! We had so much fun with those! 

A big thanks to my sister in law Ashley and Sister Fischer for planning my amazing Bridal shower, we had so much fun and I got some great things that I cant wait to use in my house one day! The guys went bowling and we went and ate Buffalo Wild Wings after. The waiting was getting longer because the days were getting closer and we wanted it to come even faster.