67 days and counting!!!

I can't believe how soon it seems like our wedding day is... it has taken forver to feel this way! And now... well I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed! hahah! 2 months and 8 days is going to go by so fast!

I still have to:

• book a photographer
• make a complete guest list
• get addresses
• finish designing my invites with Lindsay Wall (YAY!) ... they are going to be so cute! :)
• send out invites after typing in addresses and printing labels
• try on my dress & do alterations ... (p.s. it came in 3 weeks early! yay!)
• bridals
• figure out where we are going to live... yeah, we aren't sure yet.. hoping we can get into a house! We will see!
• and then all the other little things, changing my last name for bills, etc. and getting our own car insurance, getting stuff ready so I can be on his medical/dental insurance, bridal showers, etc.!

I'm way excited for all of this but wow.. its still alot to do! hahah. I'm really feeling relieved that I decided to take this semester off. I did that because I'm not totally sure if I want to continue the degree I started working on, or if I want to find something else. I just wasn't loving it. I mean... its school, and I have never been a fan lol... but I just don't find it as interesting as I thought I would, and I'm just not sure if the jobs it could get me are what I want, or if it gives me that many career choices. So I decided some time off would be beneficial to my sanity! :) haha. I hope I can decide soon what I want to do, but for now I have a lot of other things to worry about, especially if we can/ decide to try and get into a house by the end of april for the tax credit deadline.

Anyways, 2010 is off to a pretty good start and I have a feeling it will be a great year! :) I can't wait!

christmas!

My posts are always really long, so I'll try to keep it short and sweet! :) But I had a pretty good Christmas, although i had to work 6 hrs on xmas eve and xmas day! boo!

We went to as many family parties as we could, luckily some are after xmas and some are the weekend before, so we don't go completely crazy trying to make it to all of them! haha! Next year we will have to figure out a game plan for the parties and just rotate who we go and see, otherwise its a little exhausting!

James and I didn't get anything for eachother because our plan has been to wait for the Presidents' Day sales (which are always really good) and buy us a couch set for our apartment! Plus, by then we may even have James moved into one, so that we can take the couches straight there! :) So, I'm excited for it to be february so we can go buy a couch! lol! and to make a final decision on an apartment!!!

I'm sad that the holiday season is almost over, it has been a nice break, and then its back to school, work, and still quite a bit of wedding planning to do... I have a feeling I'm gonna be really busy these next few months! But it will be fun and well worth it! :)

Only 73 more days!!!! We are so excited and I hope it goes by fast! :)

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and has a Happy New Year!

oh.. and P.S. I went and bought some way cute ornaments for our Christmas tree! YAY! they are cute white reindeer that are all glittery, with red glitter noses, and green-beads as legs haha- its hard to explain, but we will have such a cute tree next year- i can't wait! oh, and I got us some cute stockings too!

87 days!!!

well... I have been counting down to our big day on facebook and we are finally down to the double-digits! YAY! hahah... this used to seem forever away, starting out with 190 days is way too long! But its finally feeling like our wedding day is gonna get here! and we are so excited! :)

Also, we went and registered at Target two weekends ago! It was really fun, but took forever! I even made a list before we went so we had focus and so nothing would be forgotten! We still managed to take a good 2 1/2 hours though! We were so exhausted by the time we got done! haha!

And.. I'm so excited about something else... something I didn't think I would EVER say I was excited about... a VACCUUM! hahah, my grandma had one that she got for like 20$ after buying something at RC Willey's and its just been in her basement for awhile, so she told me to come over and look at it and take it if I wanted to! So I did, and went right home and put it together and tried it out! LOL it was so fun! .... :)

*(not that I don't clean or anything, but I guess of all the things that come with getting married and your own place, that was something that never crossed my mind until we started thinking of stuff to register for, and even then I was more excited about pots and pans, silverware, etc... So I just thought it was funny how exited i got today when i put together my very own vaccuum! LOL )

Anyways, last night James and I went to his mom's family's Christmas party. It was so fun and reall good food! His Grandma and Grandpa just take all the adults 18 and over to dinner every year instead of buying each one a gift (because it is quite a few people now, and just easier and fun!) So we went and ate at Brickenbrackers (?) in ogden by the ogden airport, and oh yum! You need to try that place! Its more expensive i think (We did a banquet dinner so I didn't see the menu) but their yams, mashed potatoes, and chicken were SO good! (the yams were so rich though I counted them as my dessert hahah!)

Oh and another quick story! We went and looked at an apartment last night before the dinner and this apartment was so cute, cozy... but way cute! hahah, and it was just so fun finally being close enough to getting married to look at places to live! I have been thinking about where could put my decorations in that apartment and everything LOL! We are still going to keep looking, and that one is slightly more than what we would like to pay, but its definitely still on our list! yay! I can't wait to go see more and finally get an apartment! We just need to wait until about february to get real serious on actually moving James into somewhere and then moving in my stuff. He is waiting to start a new job up on base and won't start until January 4th, so after that we can get really serious about finding a place to live but its fun to start looking!

*Does anyone know of some cute apartments for around $700 a month? if so let me know! :)

HoLiDaYs!!!

I love this time of year!!! I hate the snow, and the cold, and driving on icy roads... but, the holidays and all the fun family parties make up for the crappy weather! haha.

I am especially excited for the family parties this year because even though James and I have been to each others' family parties for the last three years, this year is different...

.... this year we are ENGAGED! .........This year we are about 3 months away from being MARRIED! So I have decided this year will be even more fun! :) And I can't wait to see everyone! I love our families, they are all so fun and they are all so different from eachother, but all the parties are way fun!

* on a side note: I made James go to Target with me yesterday, because they had a "6 foot christmas tree" on sale for 20 dollars! Score! right?!... Wrong! haha I am only 5'4" and this tree was smaller than me... the box wasn't that tall either so im not sure where they got 6' from haha... anyways so there we were... sad, that the tree was a "charlie brown tree" lol..and started looking around at the decorations.

James wandered off for a minute in the christmas section and came back with an ornament it was a key, but the top of it was a heart and engraved on it was "our first christmas together- 2009" and he was like " hey! look!... next year I am going to buy you an ornament just like this one!" I thought that was so cute! I wanted to buy it but he said we should wait and have it actually say 2010 and have it be our first ornament to buy together as a married couple... how cute is that?! I love him! :)

P.S. I bought christmas ornaments last year after the holidays on clearance and ever since i have been so excited to buy my own tree since i already have a few ornaments, hahah... but I decided Ill wait until everything goes on clearance after christmas and then Ill buy my tree, but it has been hard to resist!

P.S.S. On my facebook page I have a countdown to our wedding day... i believe its at 109 days now! holy cow! I am so excited! we are almost out of the triple digits!!! hahaha

I didn't start the count down until a couple weeks after we were engaged and i think we started out then at like 192 days or something and that sounded forever away! but 109 days sounds SOOO much better! :)

Anyways... I hope everyone has an awesome thanksgiving this year!!! and the rest of the holidays too! :) I'm so thankful for so many things in my life, but mostly my family, my awesome (soon-to-be) in-laws, and of course my amazing and adorable fiance! :)

3 Years & So in Love!!

Today was our 3 year anniversary!

3 years ago today we were going on a blind date, after being set up by his mom and his cousin ashley! We went to Fazoli's and went bowling afterwards! (and i totally kicked his butt! haha)

I even got a strike, and i suck at bowling so this was a monumental moment for me :). As I walked back towards my chair, James was getting up to take his turn and gave me a hug! (i think he may have done that without really thinking about it, because half way through the hug it got a little awkward.. as in "oh whoa..ok.. i guess we are hugging... haha") That was so sweet though, and i was on cloud nine!

Then we sat in the back seat of Ashley's boyfriends truck and we all cruised the boulevard in ogden... (because thats just what you do when you have a cool truck you have fixed up and made loud and stuff! hahah)

He reached over and held my hand! Aww!..

it was the sweetest thing ever, I could tell he was nervous to do it (and of course Ashley and Kory made fun of us, when they noticed lol.)

Then, they dropped me off at my house.

Then I decided to tease him a little more about kicking his butt at bowling after telling him I was terrible at it... so i sent him a text and said something to him about it. Well, he didn't have text... ( I can't remember why) So then he had to call me to say something back. (I'm so sneaky & strategic..lol)

We ended up talking on the phone until almost 4 o'clock in the morning!!! We talked about anything and everything. Best. Night. Ever!!!

We have been inseparable since that night, and here we are 3 years later!! Can I tell you how much fun I have had since meeting him?! We have had a blast together and things are just getting better!

Some of the fun we have had:

Him giving me a promise ring on our 1 year anniversary, surprise dates and flowers, movie dates, family dinners & parties, camping, double dates, cute letters and cards, walks at the syracuse park, all of our birthdays and holidays, shopping for stuff we might want to register for for our wedding, hanging out with our families, bowling, batting cages, flaming gorge trip, and of course...ring shopping, and getting engaged on July 29th, engagement pictures, and looking forward to our wedding day (it's in 127 days! YAY!)

Today we celebrated with a quick lunch before I had to go to work. We went to this new place in clinton called "Hibachi House" it is a Japanese grill. It is really good! And the best part? it is much less expensive than Tepanyaki, (like 5-10 dollars per plate!) but almost the same, and its a ton of food! Then we went back to his house and cuddled for a few minutes and watched t.v. It was so fun and I just love being with him! He is so cute and sweet!!!

Now...If only March would get here faster! :)

TAG!

Passin the Tag Along...
What are your middle names? His is edward, and I don't have one!

How long have you been together? Three Years on NOV. 4th!!! (not married yet though) that will be on March 12... 137 days to go!!! YAY!

Who asked who out? Umm... His mom set us up so I'm not sure, but I just found out that back then before we had been set up on the date, she had a ton of the guys that we worked with (at our store in Layton and at the Ogden Hertz ask about me and ask if i was dating anyone...well, she really wanted James and I to go on a date, so she started telling them I was taken! hahaha! She finally admitted that and I think it's hilarious she waited so long to tell me, but I'm glad she made sure we went on the date!

Whose siblings do you see the most? Its even. We try to see all of our immediate family every weekend! Plus they are all younger so no one is moved away yet!

Do you have any children together? Nope, one day though, and we will be so excited for that! We have talked about having kids and getting married for a really long time!

What about pets? Definitely. We don't have any yet, but once we are actually married I want a small dog, like a tiny toy poodle (my family already has two and they are adorable, plus I'm allergic to a lot of other kinds that shed) James I'm sure will get some hunting dogs again (his ran away 2 summers ago :'( they will just have to stay outside though!)

Did you go to the same school? nope. I went to layton high and he went to Fremont.

Who is the most sensitive? I am... but there have been a few times where he has been a little teared up, but I have by far cried the most! haha

Where do you eat out most as a couple? We have a lot of favorites: Olive Garden, TGI Fridays, subway, panda express, tepanyaki, and mostly mine is Cafe Rio!!

Where is the furthest you have ever traveled as a couple? Umm... We went camping once to snowville i think... so only a couple hours away! hahah

Who has the worst temper? Probably me! haha. James is a very laid back person and not much gets to him, and when i get mad...well, its obvious, to him at least lol! (Its not ever me being mad at him, its usually traffic or something hahah)

Who does the cooking? That will definitely be me, unless it requires a crock pot or grill! (that or cereal LOL)

Who is more social? Him! He knows so many people its ridiculous! :) but I am more quiet, and I would choose hanging out just the two of us, over a group any day! (plus we only get to see each other on the weekends, so i like to have him to my self!)

Who is the neat freak? We each have our sides! hahah. Him: his truck has to be spotless! Me: I like a clean house and get grossed out by stuff being dirty (like the fridge)... lol on the other hand my car is a mess because i practically live out of it with my busy schedule!

Who is the most stubborn? I don't know... it would probably depend. I might have to say him though, but it could go either way!

Who hogs the bed? Not sure but when we cuddle on the couch he says I hog it... but I swear I'm like barely on the couch, hahaha! But to be fair I do hog the blankets in my own bed even though no one else is there to share them hahah i wake up with them like hanging off the bed on my side! lol.

Who wakes up earlier? Depends on the day and James' work schedule ( he sometimes works graveyards) but on the weekends he has to call and wake me up or I'd sleep in until like noon haha.

Where was your first date? Fazoli's and bowling at Sparetime! Then we cruised the boulevard in ogden and he held my hand... aww! :D Then, when he dropped me off we ended up talking on the phone til like 4 in the morning!

Who has the bigger family? Him by far! I have one brother, He has five! Same with our extended family, my family all only had at the most four kids... His they all had at least three kids

Do you get flowers often? umm.. not really. but its not always the same time that i do get them either, like not always on my birthday, sometimes randomly, and then when i got in my car wreck earlier this year.. so its always a suprise really, and i like that.

Who eats more? I dunno it depends, we have weird schedules, especially him. So its can go either way, but its about the same i guess.

Who sings better? I geez I don't think I have really heard him sing and I'm terrible hahaha so I don't think either of us are very good lol!

Who is better with the computer? Me! hahah... james doesn't really like to use it, except for looking on KSL, but i use it for school and work and for fun... he didn't even know what a blog was when i said i made us one! lol

Who drives when you are together? We take turns we live about 30 mins away(not too bad, but still a long enough drive late at night!), so we alternate weekends, or if one of us isn't feeling well, stuff like that...

Who picks where you go to dinner? We both do, neither of us are too picky, so it usually works out.

Who is the first one to admit when they are wrong? I don't know... we aren't married yet, and still in that "on your best behavior stage" hahah so we really haven't fought yet! haha plus we are mostly easy-going people so we just don't get into any kind of argument... lol

Who wears the pants in this relationship? He says he does... but all men think that,...but I think its equal ( i think its a macho thing! haha) plus when it comes down to it they want to make their wife/fiancee/girlfriend happy, so they don't really haha

Who eats more sweets? I don't know we each kinda go through a phase lol. one of us wants to go get ice cream for a date and the other doesn't and then we swap places! hahah

Who cries more? Me! James just won't in front of me, which I'm sure will change once we are married, and i think he would if we did ever get into a bad argument or something... and well I'm just a typical emotional girl!

What's your best day together? Just being together, visiting our families, being lazy and cuddling up to watch tv or a movie, having a pajama party after snowboarding! haha just anything as long as we get to be together we are up for anything!

Where did you honeymoon? (Haven't gone yet!) and not sure where , but I am voting so far for Vegas, because I want to see garth brooks! He just came out of retirement and so who knows if it will last and I'm dying to see it! hahah

Favorite date night? Same as best day together, adn really anything, but when he actually has something all planned out i love it, and just think its so sweet! :D

Couple I imagine us growing old like? My grandma and grandpa green! They have always been so much fun! they had us grandkids over for girls night, boys night, and kids' night, every year when we were all younger and we went on vacation alot together too. They are just adorable they met in junior high, were married by the end of junior year in high school and drive to school together as a married couple for senior year! hahah. so cute! Fifty one years later they are as cute as ever!

Engagements!

Well, last week we had Ciara Richardson (fancy bred photography) do our engagement pictures! It was such a blast, and I was worried I wouldn't know what to do or that I would look funny, but it was totally fine! James kept me distracted and kept me laughing the whole time! I have only posted a few but they are some of my favorites that Ciara picked to edit and put on her blog! I can't wait to see the rest!

(I have a few more favorites, but I don't think I can get them from her blog, the ones I have I was able to get because she tagged me in facebook! haha.)

Anyways, it was just so much fun, and made this whole engagement thing seem more real~ I mean I already picked my dress but its been almost three months since I have seen it and its being ordered so its not gonna be here forever! And...we have done a few more things, but I guess getting our pictures just made it feel like we were really making progress towards getting to our big day! :D

Last weekend we really didn't do much just hung out with his mom and youngest brother Gavon, the rest of the fam was hunting that weekend.

This weekend I'm off to see Thriller at the theatre in St. George thats supposed to be really cool. So, I guess that will be fun but I'm bummed I won't see James all weekend... I hate when that happens!

Then the next weekend is Halloween! I can't wait, we don't really have plans, but we usually take his three youngest brothers trick-or-treating. I also have the urge to make some kinf of cute halloween treat, I just haven't decided what yet!

Anyways, I'll post more pictures when we get them! I hope everyone had a good weekend, and we are almost to the next weekend! YAY! :D