keep on keepin' on

Since I've started my new job I haven't been able to get on here much lately but I thought I would just give everyone an update on the Burgoyne's! Speaking about my new job I absolutely love it! I've met some great friends and the owners are awesome! Its so great to finally be doing what I love and be getting paid for it! We are just busy day to day with work and school trying to manage bills and a healthy lifestyle which may I add is very hard to do. We are looking forward to May when we get to travel to Arkansas to go see Brennen's family for his cousins graduation. I cant even believe that we have already been married for half of a year our 6 month just passed soon its going to be a year which is so crazy! I also cant believe that next week on Valentines Day Brennen will have been here for a year I don't know if this Valentines Day will even compare to last years! I will remember last Valentines Day forever when he surprised me and moved down here! Its so crazy how fast time has gone! So many amazing things happened last year I sure hope that this year has just as many! We got engaged, got married I graduated school got my license and a job and Brennen is working his tail off with school and work he is such an amazing husband and Im so glad to have him in my life! I cant wait until we start a family of our own and have a little baby Burgoyne one of these days! We love getting our baby practice in with our little niece Naomi we love her to death! A week ago we were able to see Naomi get blessed at church!

I often think about the future when will we have a baby? when will we have the money to have a baby? when will we move? when will we have the money to move? when will we have the time to do this? when will we have the time and money to do that? Its so hard not to get stressed out day to day when the time is right everything falls into place. Just being busy and exhausted with life, sometimes you just have to sit back and take it day by day, life goes on and its so hard to realize that when you get caught up in everything that life throws at you. I've defiantly had to learn that just by growing up and becoming an adult. "life goes on" is something that you hear alot and its so true that life really does go on no matter how bad your day might have sucked, someone else out there had it way worse then you probably did. I know im not perfect and I can get stressed out way easily but knowing that life goes on and everything happens for a reason and im going to be okay really helps me out. The other night I was just so annoyed and I didn't really have a reason I was just irritated and it was because I was thinking about the past and the future and something that my wonderful husband told me was to forget about the past because its over and don't worry about the future because its not here yet think about today and whats happening right now not whats going to happen next week think about that when the time comes and that really helped me. So whenever you feel stressed about life which im sure is on a daily basis just remember to think about right then right now and remember life goes on it gets hard sometimes and things happen that you never would even think about happening to you but you wouldn't be here if heavenly father didn't think that you couldn't get through it! 

A little bit of love

Now I don't know a lot, I know a little bit about everything that I want to know about. Growing up school was always hard for me because its not something that I liked. I am a very hands on person when it comes to learning. Some people are just blessed to be book smart and some others struggle in that area. I was blessed to have a mother who knew how I was when it came to school. I went to Elementary school I was home schooled in 6th grade went back to school for 7, 8 and 9th grade. The stress of homework and growing up and the way I learned was giving me a few heart problems when I was in 9th grade, I decided to be home schooled my sophomore year of high school to see how that worked. It was hard to get up and learn in your pj's well not hard but actually doing it was a struggle but my mother made it fun for me, she helped me and we took the time we needed to to learn what I needed to. We did other things that helped me learn not just the subjects of school but other things that would help me in the future when I would become a mother and a wife. We did arts and crafts, sewing, cooking and budgeting. I loved being able to learn the things that I wanted to learn and knew that I was good at. I ended up being home schooled for the rest of my high school years.

 I was still able to do other things with other teenagers I wasn't a home body like people think home schoolers are. I was able to go to football and basketball games I was able to go to proms and church activities, I also was able to have my first job working for McAlisters Deli which helped me earn some money as a teenager. I was blessed to have a Popaw who bought me my first car at age 16 which got me around to all the places I needed to go. As a teenager its hard growing up you have to start thinking about what you want to do for the rest of your life as a career, you have to start thinking about getting married, if you wanna serve a mission what your goal is. Its a stressful thing being a teenager, you go through good friends and bad friends that either help you along the way or knock you down which helps you realize who you really are and what you are really worth. I am so thankful that I had / have the family that I do I don't think I would have been able to make it through those years without there love and support many late night talks and cries never knowing what was going to happen losing people in your life who maybe you thought were supposed to be in it. I always knew that I had my family to go to for anything which is such a wonderful thing because lots of people don't have that relationship with there parents or family at all.

Growing up I had it easy on the career part because being a hair stylist was something that I always wanted to do as a little girl I will always remember doing all of my friends hair and make up. I followed my dream and became exactly what I always wanted to be and im so glad that I did that. You have to do what you love or you are not going to be happy. Sometimes you have to bust your butt and in the end its always worth it. I cant wait to be able to be a stay at home mom and also do what I love on the side. Its always been a dream of mine to have an area in my future home where I can still do others hair and also be home with my kids.

Lately I have just been so overwhelmed with love for my sweet husband. Now we are only 5 months married and I don't know a lot about marriage but like I said in the beginning I don't know a lot, but I know a lot about what I want to know about and that is love. Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colors seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. 

I wish that I could show you all my heart and all of the love that I have for my husband and my best friend I cannot wait to start a wonderful family together and be able to learn and grow and always enjoy each others company for the rest of our life. I cant wait to grow old together and still share the same love that we have for each other now. Never let that go, never let anything get in your way of you and your loved one they should always come first on your list. The world is such a hard place to live in you have happiness and sadness and heartbreak you have fear and nervousness and all of these emotions in you that can cause stress and anxiety. Always know that you have your wonderful Heavenly Father to lean on when you need him the most he is always there to listen to you. I have such a strong testimony of the wonderful gospel of Jesus Christ I know that if you ask he will answer never be afraid, never feel like you do not have anyone because you do. 

The New Year

I cant believe its already a new year,I also cant believe that we have been married for 5 months! So many amazing things happened last year to be thankful for. In January I went to California and fell in love with who is now my husband. In February Brennen surprised me on Valentines Day and moved to North Carolina. In March we got engaged, April was engagement pictures and planning for the wedding that we had in August along with Brennen's 23 Birthday! October I graduated from Cosmetology School, November was my Birthday and I became Aunt Sarah (aka) Auntie Deb to a beautiful baby girl Naomi. December of course was Christmas and it was such a great time to see all of our family members! So if 2014 is as good as 2013 it will be a pretty amazing year.

We brought the New Year in by staying at home enjoying each others company and playing games! 

And of course we had our first New Year kiss!

This basically is the last week of freedom until all of our lives have to start again sadly. Brennen starts a very busy semester of school and working. I have my practical cosmetology exam coming up in Raleigh and I start my new job a week after that. Its gonna be a busy start of the new year but we are ready to get everything in order to keep on keepin' on! For some reason lately I have been on a kick about moving to California. I knew that the day would come sometime but I never really thought about it, for some reason lately it has been on my mind alot. With Brennen just starting another semester here in North Carolina yes I know it would be hard to transfer all the credits and so on and so on. But Heavenly Father works in mysterious ways, so hey you never know. No plans on moving anytime soon but that doesn't mean I cant dream about it! Ive lived in North Carolina all of my life and I am ready for a change! The warm weather is calling my name! 

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.