My Crazy, Exciting, Wild, Adventurous, Wonderful Life...

 The past month of my life has been one of the most eventful. I am so blessed to have so much! These are just a few pictures to show some of my adventures, vacations and unusual events.

 Right after Zach proposed to me. This was by far the best way to start out any month!

Disneyland with my nephew Billy! It does not get funner than this.

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 Momma turned fifty.  She is such a wonderful, beautiful lady.  I'm lucky to have her as my mom.

 I ran my first race ever! 13ish miles in 1hr 45min

 Visiting Colorado to see this stud!  He looks so good in his uniform.

 Daddy loved the airplanes

Started off as a crazy rain storm...

 ...ended in the demise of my bedroom.

The Adventure will continue. (In Billy's words "a mess")

My Love Story...

I am a lucky girl to be engaged to Zachary Marx.  He proposed to me on Friday August 2 and I said yes! 

How we met: I honestly do not remember the first time I met Zach.  He was attending the Air Force Academy and I was in my first transfer as a missionary.  We did not interact much while I was a missionary.  The second time I do remember.  I came back to visit my mission after having been home for 3 months.  The ward I had served in was having a Fire and Ice dance.  I was so excited to see the converts and members that I had worked with.  A mutual friend of both Zach and I introduced us again.  I knew that I liked Zach right away, but did not think much of it because we lived so far apart.  But sure enough by the end of the evening we had exchanged phone numbers.

How we fell in love: I fell in love with Zachie gradually.  We have so many fun memories together and Zach is just so good it was bound to happen.  

            Some of my Favorite Memories:

·      Our First Date: Roller Skating

·      Going for little runs

·      Zach made the best Italian Lasagna

·      Our first Kiss: He was leaving to go back to Colorado and stopped to visit me at work.  It was the first time I’d ever been asked for a kiss.

·      Ring Dance weekend

·      Cleaning my families boat

·      Stewart Falls

·      4^th of July fireworks

·      Disneyland with Zach’s family

·      Dodgers game

·      Riding in the Car as we drove back to Utah from California overnight

·      So so much more

How he proposed: Friday night before his summer leave ended Zach told me we were going to go on a hike.  I got all ready for a hike not expecting a thing.  When he showed up to pick me up he was dressed up nice and had bought me beautiful flowers.  I really should have picked up on something right then.  We went and had a nice dinner at Macaroni Grill.  Then we headed up the canyon to find a good place to watch the sunset.  After a fun little walk up a trail, through a daisy field and almost to the top of a mountain, we found the perfect spot.  Of course, I had to take pictures especially since Zach had suggested I bring my camera.  Then we were sitting and chatting when out of nowhere Zach froze and got all nervous.  It was real cute.  I still had no idea what was going on, until I felt his heart beating so hard.  Zach then started talking about how he wanted to be with me for a real long time.  Next thing I knew he was on his knee.  He said “Janessa Kenney, will you marry me?”  Of course I said yes.  

MISSON Continued...

Pictures from the first half of my mission!

 MTC

 Beautiful Colorado

 Thanks to all these girls for always helping us so much! Thanks for rides, dinners, coming to lessons and powerful testimonies!

 Yay Jesse!!

 Shortest hair I've ever had!

 Crazy trainer and trainee!

 USAFA

 Whoa! What happened?

 Robyn is the Best!

 Yay! Trios!! 

 Yes, yes we are! Thanks Micah

Merry Christmas Sister Kenney

mIsSiOn MemOrIeS: back to front

I had the best mission anyone could ask for.  I learned so much about life, myself, others but most importantly my Savior Jesus Christ.  These are some of my fondest memories from the second half of my mission: 

 Personality! I love you Sara Rutman

 Mission posterity love all these Sisters!

 Sister Kenney I'm driving stop taking pictures

 First thing I did when I got home: give my family a huge hug! 

Second thing I did...hit the slopes!

 Halloween: Now we are really as cool as the Elders

 "Families can be together forever"

Sister Tanner: "Whoa why are you mad?"

Sister Shepherd: "Whoa whoa, why are you yelling?"

Sister Kenney: "Why can't we all just get along?"

 Jennifer Corbett!  Thanks for all the rides girl.  We Couldn't have survived without you!

 My 2nd trainee: The first time I saw her.  Love you baby girl!

 Tough girls!  "Man up princess!"

 Finally at dinner after a long day of biking in the sun

David made it to the temple!