Lately...

School is FINALLY over. Just for a little while longer though. 21 more days until we go back to school...

This break has been absolutely phenomenal. I have seen blessing after blessing after blessing being poured upon Taft and I and our families. I couldn't be more grateful. I love seeing everything fall into place. Here is just one example.. Our landlord, Randy, who is a total angel and a HUGE blessing in our life, asked me how the apartment hunt was going. I told him we are kind of at a stand still and just waiting for this perfect, and I do mean perfect place. Orange carpet and all. He just kind of looked at me and said, "Morgan it will happen all in the right time." And I replied, "Yeah, I know. I just wish the right time ran on my time." He chuckled and just said "Not to worry, it will happen." So I go on about my week not worrying about it and knowing it will happen. At the right time, not on my time. Taft and I needed to run to Smith's Food King for something, who knows what, but we ran into a girl who lived in the apartment we were waiting for. She proceeded to tell us she us moving out! I'm thinking, "OHMYGOSH! FINALLY!!" I am beyond thrilled. The next day my Visiting Teachers, one is the manager of the apartment, and told us it is true, she is moving. I couldn't help but feel total joy and comfort. I was getting a little annoyed and impatient with my Heavenly Father. Taft and I have prayed and plead with Him to show us where the best place for us to be is. Night after night. And nothing. And finally I received my answer and the feelings of love and knowledge of me that came from Him was beyond comforting. God hears and answers our prayers. It may not be how we want them answered or when we want them answered but they are answered! DON'T EVER FORGET THAT.. please. Don't you ever forget that your Heavenly Father is completely aware of you and your needs. He is aware of your struggles, hardships, triumphs and everything in between. He loves you. He wants to bless you with every blessing He can possibly give you. I know that this is true. I have seen my prayers being answered I have seen blessings being poured down from the windows of heaven. I know that He is aware of me, Morgan Rae Lindsey Hansen. I know He loves me and I know I am a daughter of a King. I also know He loves each and every one of you. No matter what circumstance you are in. He loves you. Don't ever forget that either.

Christmas Decor

For those of you who are newly married, or decorating your own place for your first time; let me tell you it is not hard! It is a lot of fun too! It doesn't have to be really expensive either!! And those cute Pinterest holiday decorations that you pin and wish to make someday.... Get to Pinteresting people!! It is so much fun! Make a girls day out of it like my mom, sister and I have! It is giving me memories of my two best girlfriends I will cherish forever! 

This centerpiece I made for our dining room table cost me a total of $11.00 and I am using the leftover small Christmas balls and bells for our tree! 

All you need for this super simple project is: 

• Wine glasses
• Small Christmas Balls and Bells
• Candles 
• Ribbon 

Directions: 

• Put the balls into the "cup part" of the glass 
• Flip over onto your desired setting
• Put the candle on the base of the glass
• Tie a ribbon around the neck of the glass OR put it on the base of the candle

This is SO simple and so CUTE! I love this simple decoration! And it goes with any color and theme of your Christmas this year! 

All of my products are from Target

PS. Thanks for the wine glasses mom! :) 

Happy Holidays! 

xoxo, Morg

Joy to the World

Christmas time is in the air! Especially since we woke to a skiff of snow this beautiful, freezing Sunday morning! Taft got me into the Christmas spirit when he started listening to Christmas music on Friday evening! I CANNOT wait for Christmas this year! Our very first Christmas together! I know it may seem kind of cheesy but when you have your first Christmas with your husband/wife you will understand! I just love this time of year! It is the best! I just love that you can spend time with those you love and cherish.

Since before I was married I made it a point to stay close with my mom. I consider my mom one of my very best friends. And sometimes I have a really hard time leaving her house to come to mine. I've had to fight back tears more than once. I love my mom so much! And since I've been married we always try to have a girls night with my little sister. And those girls nights have turned into "crafty Saturday afternoons" and I must admit we have made some pretty awesome things! But so far my favorite is our JOY craft for Christmas!

Here is what you're going to need to make this cute craft:

• A piece of wood to fit the kind of J and Y you want to make. 
• Handy in-laws, husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin... even you! To cut the cute letters you want! 

So thankful I have a VERY handy father in law!

• A bell from Hobby Lobby 
• Ribbon
• Paint of your choice

I just used a plain red paint from Hobby Lobby

• Paper of your choice
• Glitter of your choice
• Mod Podge
• Paint Brushes
• Newspaper or protective surface for when you paint.

Directions: 

• With your cut out and sanded letters paint them a color you desire!
• Let the paint dry, then Mod Podge the torn or cut paper to your letter. 
• Put the top coat of Mod Podge to your letter then sprinkle your glitter. You can NEVER have too much glitter! 
• Make a good size floral bow with your ribbon and put it on your bell

Now you have a stinkin' cute JOY sign for your Christmas decor! 

Happy Holidays! 

xoxo, Morg

Mr. & Mrs. Hansen

I figured since today Taft and I have been married for three months today, today would be the perfect day to share with y'all our wedding pictures! eeeek! We had an AMAZING photographer! Those of you who live in Utah or plan on getting married in the Provo/Salt Lake area definitely hit up miss Emily. See her blog here! She also sells SUPER cute jewelry through Deseret Book. She is just so great!! 

Enough talking.. here are some of my favorite pictures of our big day! 

I love my dad.

Daddy & Morgan 

My Aunt Brandi and I. She is one of my best friends. I love her so much. 

McKenna & I

Me and my very best girlfriend Alex

Me and sweet Jessica 

Me and my second dad, Chuck

Me and Brade

My most favorite Uncle. 

My dad, Taft, Me, McKenna and my mom 

Matt, Taft, Me and Tammie

Our sweet six nieces & nephews

After my dad walked me down the stairs :) 

Me, my mom and my Gami 

Me, my mom and my Gami

My sweet Granny

The CUTEST picture of Taft and Bentlee Jo 

I love this man. 

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!! I hope everyone had such a fantastic Halloween and October! (Holy cow! Tomorrow is November!! Time is most certainly flying! Especially when you are a busy little bee!!) This was mine and Taft's very first Halloween together! We went to the pumpkin patch, carved pumpkins... mine wasn't very successful :( but it was such a great time! We dressed up like Flo... I mean Mo the Progressive Girl and Mayhem the Allstate guy! It was such a great time! I am so looking forward to our first Thanksgiving and our first Christmas together!!! eeek! I just love being married! Speaking of marriage... wedding pictures should be up this weekend, so stay tuned!! 

My sister being an awkward banana at Target haha

my crafty halloween wreath 

Sutherland Farms 2013

Ma and Pa Hansen

My cute hubby :)

My pumpkin broke three of our carving tools..

Taft's AWESOME skull pumpkin

Happy Halloween love, Mo & Mayhem

Hello Twenty!

So yesterday I turned the big two-oh!

First 20 year old selfie ;)

 Let me tell you something.. I don't feel any differently than I did two days ago BUT I do have some goals that I plan on accomplishing in my twentieth year of life. I have five goals I want to accomplish.. Sometimes life gets kind of crazy and they can seem unreachable but with hard work and dedication I know I can accomplish anything.

1. Graduate with my associates in May
2. Never STOP doing Yoga... EVER.
                   Seriously people I am addicted, I love love love love love the way I feel after and I am getting some sweet muscle tone because of it.
3. Travel with my sweet hubby. Even if it is just to places in the state we haven't been before.
4. Be a missionary.
     Two of my very best friends are serving missions, my husband served a mission and now I want to influence people's lives, for good, through my blog, facebook, twitter, and instagram. I WANT people to feel the happiness that I have in my life. So I am going to do the best I can to be a missionary to those who read my blog, twitter and facebook. Check out what I believe here and here.
5. Be the BEST wife I possibly can to my husband.
          It is no secret I am a princess to my husband, he treats me with the utmost respect and love he possibly can. And I try my absolute best to do the same for him, but there is always something that can be improved. My husband is the best and he deserves the best.

I'm looking forward to this new year that I have in my life! I can't wait to see what adventures life will take me on, next.

xoxo,
Morgan

Bridals

Taft and I got really lucky with our wedding photographer. She was so awesome! I recommend her to anyone! Check out her blog here. She did an absolutely phenomenal job! I am so thankful we found her! Emily was willing to work with the kind of crazy weather we encountered, some not so nice people at the site we were shooting, she makes you feel beautiful and wants to shoot you in ways you feel comfortable. Now, I'm no model, but I am sure that those are traits in a photographer you want! Someone who really captures YOU in your moment! Because, that is what really matters. 

So the day that I was going to shoot bridals the weather was CRAZY! This would be the second to last time my mother and I would commute to Utah for the wedding, thank goodness! We were so sick of that 7 hour drive that consumed our Fridays and Sundays. But in the end it was totally worth it, for both of us. During those countless hours my mom and I were able to really bond and connect. My mom has been my best friend for a long time and I knew getting married could separate us a little bit, but I talk to my mom every single day. She will always be one of my very best girlfriends. Back to the weather, it had been drizziling rain that morning, then it cleared up then got cloudy again and man was I freaking out! We almost cancelled the shoot!!! Which COULDN'T happen or else bridals would have been the day before the wedding... uh NO! (I wasn't bridzilla, but I wanted to just have that day to spend with my mom, dad and sister. It's understandable!) Thankfully it cleared up and started to rain towards the very end of our shoot. 

Regardless of the weather, nothing could keep me down. When I tried on my wedding dress for the first time I knew, I had the bridal moment you see on Say Yes to the Dress! I loved it and felt absolutely beautiful! Every girl deserves that feeling. 

The site of our shoot was at a really cute park/amphitheater. The rocks that we were able to use as a background were absolutely amazing. They added so much texture and color to the photos. This park is located one block west of the Mt. Timpanogos LDS Temple. So it was really close to where we were getting married and I just loved this location!  

xoxo, 

Morg

This is one of my favorites :)