merry & bright.

my favorite time of year went back too quick. i really enjoyed all the holidays with all my favorite people.

T H A N K F U L

i had the privilege of going to my fiance's house in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

i love colorado, but had never really spent more than a couple days there.
we flew to colorado on tuesday night and stayed until sunday afternoon. the spear house was beautiful and it was so fun to see where curtis had grown up!
we hung out with his family a lot and they are so great. we went to an avalanches hockey game, my first hockey game ever. it was so much fun and i loved every second of it.
thanksgiving was low-key and relaxing, one of my favorites. i am so thankful for the spear family that welcomed me in their home so easily.
we hung out with my friend ashley in downtown colorado. walked around, went to voodoo donut, and sushi that night.
we also got to register at bed, bath, & beyond and target while we were there. registering is not as fun as it looks haha. it is just very stressful to try and pick out items that you could potentially have for the rest of your marriage. it was overwhelming, but we can change a lot of things online so we will be fine.
all in all it was a fantastic week and i'm so glad i could spend it with curtis!

S E A S O N S  G R E E T I N G S
christmas is my favorite holiday by far. i love the decorations, the music, the traditions, just everything. this year i got home for christmas on the 21st. it is so nice to be back in a real home, with home cooked meals, and comfortable couches.
so i have to stay home for the whole winter semester (which is from january to april). i was pretty bummed when i found out i had to this, because it stinks to be away from all my friends and curtis for so long. however, i am grateful for this opportunity i have to earn money and spend time with my family.
this was kind of my last christmas at home and i loved it. we spent time with extended family as well as hanging out with the nieces and nephew. we made cookies, played games, danced, and exchanged gifts.
i love my family and i love christmas, because it reminds me what is really important. i am so thankful for everything i have and the birth of the savior that makes it all possible.

i hope everyone had a great christmas!

from me to we.

O F F I C I A L
curtis spear and hannah titus are engaged to be married. i never expected that this would be the road i would take, but i could not be happier.

on a freezing night in november curtis asked me to marry him. it was absolutely perfect in every way.
on a regular wednesday curtis, chandler, tanner, and i were just supposed to be going to big jud's for dinner.
when we were driving to dinner we all saw a christmas tree farm on the side of the highway. i pleaded with curtis that we stop and take a couple pictures by the trees. while walking to the middle of the field i saw four trees stringed with white lights, four trees covered in pictures of us, and a blanket. this was it.
i knew what was happening, but could not register what was going on. before i could react, curtis was down on one knee telling me he loved me and asking if i would marry him. i do not remember saying yes or even him putting the ring on my finger. i was so shocked.
before i could even gather my thoughts, all our friends popped out from behind trees and hugged us.
my reaction was not what i expected. i thought i would be crying or freaking out in some way, but i wasn't. i just couldn't handle what was happening. it was the BEST DAY EVER.

getting engaged is kind of like your birthday. you think you will feel totally different after, but you don't. me and curt's relationship is still the same. and that's what i like about it, because i wouldn't change one thing.

H I S T O R Y
curtis and i met in kind of a weird way >>> sometime in october of last year curtis added me and a couple of my friends on twitter. we all thought this was kind of weird, because we had never met him before.

one night in november my friend ashley and i were at this communication senior showcase when we saw curtis at a booth. it was love at first sight. JUST KIDDING it was far from it. we went up to him and awkwardly asked how he knew us. curtis told us that he met me at a party last spring (which was definitely a lie).
i had heard a couple of things about curtis in my past semester, but didn't really know who he was. i did , however, know that he was different in some way. i was not interested in him yet, but i could tell he would be sticking around for awhile.
over the winter i was at home and curt was working in rexburg. we talked alittle bit on and off, but nothing serious.
when i came back for spring curtis waited a long time before asking me out, waiting until his birthday in may to actually do it. we went to the drive ins together and i saw him every single day after that. i was lucky that i never had to deal with the "3 days" rule, because we both knew it was something after the first date.
through out spring semester we continued to date. we became boyfriend & girlfriend, said i love you, and even talked about marriage all within two and a half months. everything was timed perfectly for us and it was some of the happiest times of my life.
over the seven week break i went home and we had to do long distance for awhile. this is really when we seriously talked about getting married and i officially decided i was not going to europe next spring. it was hard to be apart, but so good for our relationship.

picking up right where we left off, fall has been a blast. curtis and i get the privilege of spending every day together. curtis met my family and i get to spend thanksgiving with his. things have never been better.

i am beyond lucky that i get to spend the rest of forever with my best friend.

4-11-15

working for the weekend.

these past three weekends have been spent outside of rexburg & they have been so great that they have made my mondays 10x worst.

J A C K S O N  H O L E 

 [yellow stone park, jackson lake, grand teton park, jenny lake]

one of my favorite weekends took place in one of my (new) favorite places. i officially got to check it off my bucket list. six of us made the small journey to jackson hole, wy for the weekend. we thought we needed to take advantage of the wonderful fall weather & before we got too lazy to leave the house.

driving the hour and a half to jackson hole was one of the prettiest drives i've ever seen. idaho/wyoming has so many beautiful mountains & trees that it made me want to move here for a second (just a second). 

jackson hole is the cutest little town with shops, bakeries, taverns, & park. everything was cabin themed with a string of lights & has anthers mounted to them. it made me want to cowboy boots & go hunting. 

saturday we had the opportunity to go to grand teton national park. we payed to get in & were able to see yellow stone, jackson lake, & jenny lake. i have never seen a better view than when we pulled over to the side of the road to see jackson lake. we also went a little ways into yellow stone park. the road to old faithful was closed, but we were able to see a lot of geysers that were pretty impressive.

i wanted to stay their forever, but thank you for the amazing weekend, JACKSON!

P R O V O

my brother & sister n law recently had a baby (piper gray), so my parents flew to utah for a week. last friday curtis, tanner, chan, & i spent the weekend with my whole family in provo. 

when we got there the four of us went out to dinner with my parents. it was great for them to actually meet curtis, so they didn't think i was just making him up. 

saturday we went to this fall fair thing called cornbelly's with the family. then just hung out at the house with everyone. the baby nieces warmed up to tanner & curtis pretty fast. my niece kate sneezed on curtis twice, so i don't know how she felt about him. we also celebrated six peoples' birthdays in my family, so we had six cakes. it was awesome. 

on sunday little piper was blessed, we had dinner, & were on our way back to rexburg. it was such a nice weekend with my favorite people.

 B E A R  L A K E

i had the opportunity to go to bear lake for a second time this past weekend and it was the best! it was halloweekend so about 18 of us headed to a friend's cabin right by bear lake. it was super pretty with the changing leaves and blue lake. we played games, carved pumpkins, rode the razor, went off roading, and had the best shakes. it was so fun! [me & curt were robbers by the way]

S I D E  N O T E: my baby sister got engaged!!! by baby, i mean twin sister, got engaged to one of my best friends tanner holmes. they had been dating for almost a year and finally decided to tie the knot. wednesday evening all of our close friends went to the dunes to hide and set off fireworks after tanner asked for her hand. things didn't go according to plan, but it was perfect! it was so fun to see it all happen. i love them so much & i am so happy for them!

autumn adventures.

i'm alittle obsessed with fall just like every other WHITE GIRL in this world. i like pumpkin flavored things, falling leaves, and leggings. that being said this is my favorite time of year.

rexburg has been treating us especially well this past month...
i moved into a brand new apartment complex that is pretty nice called mountain lofts. it also means i have 7 other roommates, which is so fun! i love them all so much.

my school schedule is kind of weird. i don't have any classes on tuesday and thursday, but it's all good because i have tons of homework.

things with curty couldn't be any better. weve almost been together for 5 months. he is going to meet my parents in a couple weeks when they come to utah. were so excited!

i got a new baby niece a couple weeks ago. piper gray titus. so happy for josh and danna!

elder holland came to byu-i to speak. he was awesome.

and now we have just been spending as much time outdoors as possible before it gets too cold to go to class.

 

things i have been so great and i feel so blessed to be where i am with the people i have.

 -lake pacsaddle-

just a casual bff lake trip.

 -3310-

just the happiest 8 roomies you ever saw.

 

 -awkward family photos-

he had wheat thins in his mouth.

 -drive ins-

we bought a couch from DI and watched maze runner.

 -relationship goals-

couples on couples on couples.

-holland groupies-

the first and last day well ever go to devo.

 

 -breast friends-

one time we took a girls night way too seriously.

 -hanna christian took some photos of us for her class & she is so talented-

seven week break.

S O U T H  C A R O L I N A
i enjoyed my 7 week break from school & am itching to head back to my second home.
being home for this past month has been so nice that i almost didn't want to leave!

i flew out of idaho falls a couple days earlier than everyone else. curtis took me to the airport, it was not a fun trip at all. it was so hard to say bye to him even though it was only 6 weeks! i flew across the country by myself for the first time ever. i wouldn't recommend it...

i got home and most of my family headed to the lake for the weekend. it was relaxing to be able to swim and lay around the lake house after a stressful semester.

then i started working double shifts for my parents' company for three weeks straight! it was so draining & i'm pretty sure i slept for two days after i was done.

the rest of my days at home were spent in my pool, enjoying authentic bbq, & hanging out with old friends.

my brother & his wife gave birth to my very first nephew at the beginning of august. i love him!

chan, carly, and i were able to make a trip to charleston for the day. it is one of my all time favorite places.

chan & i got free tickets to the amusement carowinds. we just went one morning for a couple hours and rode a bunch of rollercoasters.

C A L I F O R N I A
so right before we got to school a bunch of us hung out in southern california for the week. chan & i flew from south carolina to salt lake city with my sister n law jenn & the nieces and nephew. it was an interesting flight for sure...lets just say i have more respect for mothers after that trip.
anyways it was my first time ever visiting and i absolutely loved it. chan & i stayed with the holmes family (we love them) in corona, california. we all went to LA, newport beach, santa monica, huntington pier, everywhere. one of the first nights we were there curtis & i got to go into disneyland for free for a couple hours. it was so great to be walking around the downtown area while the fireworks went off. i never thought i would ever even go there, so my dreams literally came true. we got to go to our friend taylor's wedding in newport and go to a couple of wedding receptions. hanging out with all our friends & loading up on in n out was worth the trip. caliswag district was THE BEST.

U T A H
after california chan & i stayed in utah for a couple days to hang out with the family before heading back to rexburg.all the siblings went to the utah state fair the night we got there. the rest of the couple days we caught up with some friends and hung out with the baby nieces. i'm going to miss these provo trips when morgan & jenn move back to south carolina.

 -max fomby titus-

my first baby nephew.

 -lake murray-

 -water you doing?-

we are twelve. 

 -chucktown-

i love charleston & carly.

 -were soaring, flying-

don't let these smiles fool you, this was a struggle.

 -eternal companions-

just a little pre game action before our fall semester together.

 -huntington pier-

just a group of californians hanging out.

-in n out selfies-

in n out at midnight tastes way better than mcmidnight.

 -santa monica pier-

 -la temple-

 -utah state fair-