I know you're going to be sick of all of the wedding planning stuff... and if you are - just wait until maybe... May and then it'll all be over :)
T and I met with the caterer last week and it was wonderful of course! When we talked on the phone I knew I would like her - she seemed so personable and fun, so I was really excited to meet with her. Apparently our wedding date is popular and she has had several calls from other people requesting our date - I asked her if we could meet with her first so we could hire her if we liked her. She was fine with that so off T and I went to Thanksgiving Point to meet with her. We underestimated our driving time and were there about half an hour early so we sat and chatted and watched people until she came. Boy is she a ball of energy! She was so nice and funny and I liked her immediately!
We talked to her about the location, the colors, the feel we were going for and then we talked about food. T and I decided we really like her (plus she offered to give me some cooking tips - and let's be honest I need all the help I can get and T knows it! He was smart to hire her just for that!) so we hired her! Yay! One more thing down! She sent us home with a box of treats to try so we could sample her food.... Oh man! T and I, along with my entire family, loved all of the tasty treats she gave us! If you're coming to the reception - the food will be delish!
We were scheduled for our Engagement pictures on Saturday but the weather was so yucky that we decided to postpone until this coming Saturday. Instead, we met with the girl who is doing our invitations (one of the nicest girls i've ever met! loved her!) and picked out everything the way we want it! Crazy! I'm so excited - T keeps assuring me that we're well ahead of the curve. All we have left is getting our pictures taking and a florist... Whew! Not much and we still have 47 days! Yay for our invites - I think they'll be cute!
I also had my dress fitting on Friday. I just needed two small alterations so it'll be done in two weeks! Yay! I'm so happy about that! I was worried we would be cutting it too close!
T and I have been talking about how lucky we are that things regarding the wedding are just falling into place so easily! Wow! We really are blessed to have things fall into place - with the rest of my life/schedule as crazy as it is, I don't know if I would have been able to survive otherwise! Plus, T is super involved and is so supportive and really helps keep me calm! Yet another reason I love him!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
The One!
Well I did it on Saturday.... I bought a Wedding Dress... Ugh! It was probably one of the longest days of my life. I hate shopping for clothes when it means I have to try them on so this was no different. At least I had my mom, my sister, and my sister-in-law with me to help pass the time and help me feel better about myself... Shayla really is a great sister! She is so supportive and knows just what I need to hear! I really value her opinion!
We went to two different stores and really were only dress shopping for 4 hours, which is about 3 1/2 hours too long for my taste. But what can you do right?! We went to the first store and I tried on 4 dresses there and didn't really like any of them (Sarah said one looked like a table cloth), so off we went to the next store. I was able to choose from hundreds of dresses which is a little overwhelming for me. I think the girl helping me could see that so she just started bringing me different types of dresses.
The first one, I didn't like, and neither did anyone in my family. The second one was alright - but it wasn't my favorite. The third one was better - but it was really puffy. The fourth one... Oh the fourth one. As I was putting it on I texted my little sister to get my camera ready because I was really going to like this one. I came out of the dressing room and had to step up onto this platform so everyone in the store could see me, Arrgh. Anyway, there was another family there next to my family that was watching their family member try on dresses as well, and when I stood up there my entire family, as well as theirs Ooh'd and Aah'd about it and about how perfect it looked! I hadn't even seen it yet - it just felt different putting it on. So, I turned around to see it in the mirror and I loved it immediately! It was beautiful and NOTHING that I would have chosen on my own. But I loved it and so did everyone else. Part of me didn't want to try on any more dresses, but I figured I'd try on one more that was pretty. I put it on and liked it just fine - but it wasn't the other dress. I told the girl helping me that I didn't want to try on any more because I loved the other one. She had me put it back on and we looked at veils, and headbands, and shoes, and other junk like that.
In the end I only bought the dress - and I'm so happy with it! The best part?! It was on sale! I got a $950.00 dress for $499.00 I love getting a deal! I have my alterations appointment on Friday evening and then I wait for it to be done! Whew! One more 'big' thing checked off the list! Today we meet with a caterer... It would be nice to check off another!
We went to two different stores and really were only dress shopping for 4 hours, which is about 3 1/2 hours too long for my taste. But what can you do right?! We went to the first store and I tried on 4 dresses there and didn't really like any of them (Sarah said one looked like a table cloth), so off we went to the next store. I was able to choose from hundreds of dresses which is a little overwhelming for me. I think the girl helping me could see that so she just started bringing me different types of dresses.
The first one, I didn't like, and neither did anyone in my family. The second one was alright - but it wasn't my favorite. The third one was better - but it was really puffy. The fourth one... Oh the fourth one. As I was putting it on I texted my little sister to get my camera ready because I was really going to like this one. I came out of the dressing room and had to step up onto this platform so everyone in the store could see me, Arrgh. Anyway, there was another family there next to my family that was watching their family member try on dresses as well, and when I stood up there my entire family, as well as theirs Ooh'd and Aah'd about it and about how perfect it looked! I hadn't even seen it yet - it just felt different putting it on. So, I turned around to see it in the mirror and I loved it immediately! It was beautiful and NOTHING that I would have chosen on my own. But I loved it and so did everyone else. Part of me didn't want to try on any more dresses, but I figured I'd try on one more that was pretty. I put it on and liked it just fine - but it wasn't the other dress. I told the girl helping me that I didn't want to try on any more because I loved the other one. She had me put it back on and we looked at veils, and headbands, and shoes, and other junk like that.
In the end I only bought the dress - and I'm so happy with it! The best part?! It was on sale! I got a $950.00 dress for $499.00 I love getting a deal! I have my alterations appointment on Friday evening and then I wait for it to be done! Whew! One more 'big' thing checked off the list! Today we meet with a caterer... It would be nice to check off another!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
"Decisions are the Worst"
If you can name the movie this blog title comes from - You win a prize!!!
I always apologize for not having blogged sooner because things have been busy... and really, things are busy - so I probably shouldn't apologize anymore - it is what it is, busy! The sad thing is that for the next 67 days or so (really, who is counting) my thoughts are completely consumed with wedding plans - so... my blog will likely be wedding focused... my apologize in advance!
Anyway, those of you who know me pretty well, know that I am decision making impaired! I have a hard time making decisions if I don't have a strong opinion about them. Where do you want to go for lunch? I dunno, wherever. What do you want to do today? I dunno, whatever. What movie should we go see? I dunno, whichever one you want. It's a curse I guess.... If I really had a strong opinion I would express it! Hence the reason we have a specific person performing our wedding.... ANYWAY! T hates that I can't make a decision, he hates it so much in fact, that he decided we would take turns. On odd days he would decide, and on even days I would decide. So, imagine how awesome it's going to be for me to make a million decisions regarding a wedding! Riight...
T and I went out on Saturday to look at locations for the wedding festivities! We took my mom and M.O.H Shay to look as well. We saw 3 places, and I immediately knew which one I wanted.... luckily T and I were on the same page (until we figured out the cost... most of our budget would be taken up by the location! Luckily T came to the rescue and worked something out) and today we reserved Sun River Gardens for the wedding/reception! Yay! Big decision # 1 down! A million more to go!
What's the one thing we couldn't agree on until this afternoon?! Colors!!! Yes, colors! You'd think it wouldn't be a bigt deal - but both of us have extremely different ideas as to what we want in a wedding/reception especially regarding colors.... My ideas, Pink/Orange, Tiffany Blue/Brown, Dark Purple/Turquoise... His idea, Burgandy/Black/White.... Do you see the difference? He's looking to be a little more traditional and classic, while I on the otherhand am looking to be a little more contemporary and spring-ish (not a word I know). No harm in that - except that we couldn't decide on a color scheme! I realize people don't have problems choosing colors... it's only a color afterall - but we just couldn't agree on it! Well, this afternoon we finally came to an agreement! I won't share the color scheme with you because it might jinx it - but it makes us both happy. It's traditional and classi while on the same hand more contemporary and spring-ish, plus it's very romantic! I'm REALLY excited about it! Yay for big decision # 2!!!
I think 2 major decisions in one day is enough for me!!!! :)
I always apologize for not having blogged sooner because things have been busy... and really, things are busy - so I probably shouldn't apologize anymore - it is what it is, busy! The sad thing is that for the next 67 days or so (really, who is counting) my thoughts are completely consumed with wedding plans - so... my blog will likely be wedding focused... my apologize in advance!
Anyway, those of you who know me pretty well, know that I am decision making impaired! I have a hard time making decisions if I don't have a strong opinion about them. Where do you want to go for lunch? I dunno, wherever. What do you want to do today? I dunno, whatever. What movie should we go see? I dunno, whichever one you want. It's a curse I guess.... If I really had a strong opinion I would express it! Hence the reason we have a specific person performing our wedding.... ANYWAY! T hates that I can't make a decision, he hates it so much in fact, that he decided we would take turns. On odd days he would decide, and on even days I would decide. So, imagine how awesome it's going to be for me to make a million decisions regarding a wedding! Riight...
T and I went out on Saturday to look at locations for the wedding festivities! We took my mom and M.O.H Shay to look as well. We saw 3 places, and I immediately knew which one I wanted.... luckily T and I were on the same page (until we figured out the cost... most of our budget would be taken up by the location! Luckily T came to the rescue and worked something out) and today we reserved Sun River Gardens for the wedding/reception! Yay! Big decision # 1 down! A million more to go!
What's the one thing we couldn't agree on until this afternoon?! Colors!!! Yes, colors! You'd think it wouldn't be a bigt deal - but both of us have extremely different ideas as to what we want in a wedding/reception especially regarding colors.... My ideas, Pink/Orange, Tiffany Blue/Brown, Dark Purple/Turquoise... His idea, Burgandy/Black/White.... Do you see the difference? He's looking to be a little more traditional and classic, while I on the otherhand am looking to be a little more contemporary and spring-ish (not a word I know). No harm in that - except that we couldn't decide on a color scheme! I realize people don't have problems choosing colors... it's only a color afterall - but we just couldn't agree on it! Well, this afternoon we finally came to an agreement! I won't share the color scheme with you because it might jinx it - but it makes us both happy. It's traditional and classi while on the same hand more contemporary and spring-ish, plus it's very romantic! I'm REALLY excited about it! Yay for big decision # 2!!!
I think 2 major decisions in one day is enough for me!!!! :)
Friday, December 26, 2008
Oh My Gosh!!!
December 23rd... a day to remember. T and I decided that we would exchange presents early and have a nice dinner alone because we would be spending Christmas Eve and all of Christmas with our families, and we figured it would be nice to start our own Christmas tradition - so he got us reservations at the Melting Pot for dinner. I went to his house earlier than planned because I really didn't want to work - who wants to work two days before Christmas anyway!
T and I were alone at his house and we decided to exchange gifts right away. If you know me well at all, you know I LOVE giving presents and don't like waiting for them to be opened! So, I eagerly watched T open his presents and he seemed to like them just fine. Then he gave me mine - a giant pink Coach box! If you know me well at all, you know I'm not a very good gift receiver - but I love purses! I knew it was a purse because we had already discussed it when he ordered it online (plus, if I didn't know - the big pink box would have given it away).
I slowly opened the box and unwrapped Julianne.... she is even more beautiful in person than the picture online! Then T told me that he was at the mall the other day and got me another gift and put it in the purse. I was kind of mad about that. I have a hard time getting gifts, and he had already bought me a beautiful purse - why would he buy me another one!? I was kind of frustrated by that! So I kept avoiding opening the purse until he told me I had to open it.
I opened the purse and pulled out a small creme colored silky pillow with ribbon on it - and noticed a shiny ring attached to it! I was SO shocked! The only thing I could say was, "Oh My Gosh" and then I covered my mouth and just looked at T. T got on his knee and told me he loved me and wanted to spend the rest of his life with me - and then asked me to marry him! (At least that's how I kind of remember it... I was really caught off guard!) I nodded, and then said yes of course! Both of us held back the tears as he put the ring on my finger and hugged and kissed me.
I was so surprised! I really had no idea it was going to happen! I thought that T would maybe propose at Valentines Day the very earliest, but more like around graduation time - so I was completely caught off guard - but I was also very happy about it! We cancelled our reservations for dinner and then left to see my family and share the good news! Afterward, we went back up to Salt Lake to celebrate with his family! We are both really excited! March 14th 2009 is the big day - unless I talk him into going to Vegas earlier! :) I'll try and keep you posted!
T and I were alone at his house and we decided to exchange gifts right away. If you know me well at all, you know I LOVE giving presents and don't like waiting for them to be opened! So, I eagerly watched T open his presents and he seemed to like them just fine. Then he gave me mine - a giant pink Coach box! If you know me well at all, you know I'm not a very good gift receiver - but I love purses! I knew it was a purse because we had already discussed it when he ordered it online (plus, if I didn't know - the big pink box would have given it away).
I slowly opened the box and unwrapped Julianne.... she is even more beautiful in person than the picture online! Then T told me that he was at the mall the other day and got me another gift and put it in the purse. I was kind of mad about that. I have a hard time getting gifts, and he had already bought me a beautiful purse - why would he buy me another one!? I was kind of frustrated by that! So I kept avoiding opening the purse until he told me I had to open it.
I opened the purse and pulled out a small creme colored silky pillow with ribbon on it - and noticed a shiny ring attached to it! I was SO shocked! The only thing I could say was, "Oh My Gosh" and then I covered my mouth and just looked at T. T got on his knee and told me he loved me and wanted to spend the rest of his life with me - and then asked me to marry him! (At least that's how I kind of remember it... I was really caught off guard!) I nodded, and then said yes of course! Both of us held back the tears as he put the ring on my finger and hugged and kissed me.
I was so surprised! I really had no idea it was going to happen! I thought that T would maybe propose at Valentines Day the very earliest, but more like around graduation time - so I was completely caught off guard - but I was also very happy about it! We cancelled our reservations for dinner and then left to see my family and share the good news! Afterward, we went back up to Salt Lake to celebrate with his family! We are both really excited! March 14th 2009 is the big day - unless I talk him into going to Vegas earlier! :) I'll try and keep you posted!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
So Sweet....
I'm pretty sure T will kick me if he sees this - but I had to write about it. We had our first "disagreement" Sunday night into Monday morning... really it was mostly Monday morning. And we weren't really disagreeing - my hypersensitive feelings were just hurt and one little thing turned into a horrible morning for me yesterday. Not only were my feelings hurt, but I was scolded at work and I had a final research paper due so I was not a happy camper yesterday! If you ask my coworkers - I was a mess! (there were many tears spilt all morning!)
Poor T, knowing that I was feeling bad - he wanted to talk about why my feelings were hurt and wanted to make things right so I ended up meeting with him and he jumped right in. He wanted to know exactly what I was thinking, and why I was hurt, and what he could do to make me feel better - It was quite amazing really! We talked for a while and I told him what I was feeling and he explained his reactions and by the end of our conversation - he apologized (I did too - it wasn't all his fault), kissed me and told me he loved me and it was all better! It's no wonder I am so in love with this boy - he's amazing and so sweet!
Another sweet thing... little Baby A. He is 2 today and not so little anymore! We had a little family party on Sunday where he opened presents, had cake and a bath! I just love this little guy - he makes me smile every time I see him... and I can't help but giggle when a toy scares him - it's a little funny! :) Happy B-day Baby A!
Poor T, knowing that I was feeling bad - he wanted to talk about why my feelings were hurt and wanted to make things right so I ended up meeting with him and he jumped right in. He wanted to know exactly what I was thinking, and why I was hurt, and what he could do to make me feel better - It was quite amazing really! We talked for a while and I told him what I was feeling and he explained his reactions and by the end of our conversation - he apologized (I did too - it wasn't all his fault), kissed me and told me he loved me and it was all better! It's no wonder I am so in love with this boy - he's amazing and so sweet!
Another sweet thing... little Baby A. He is 2 today and not so little anymore! We had a little family party on Sunday where he opened presents, had cake and a bath! I just love this little guy - he makes me smile every time I see him... and I can't help but giggle when a toy scares him - it's a little funny! :) Happy B-day Baby A!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Turkey and Kurt
I just realized I never blogged about Thanksgiving! Oops! I guess I should do that! Here's the readers digest version:
I spent Thanksgiving with T and his family in St. George. It was really nice! We drove out with the dog and spent an hour or two with his parents before his sister and her family arrived. We spent the week watching videos, playing games, playing the wii, eating (it was thanksgiving obviously), and just spending time together. The kids went swimming in the back yard, the boys put together a bbq grill, and the girls went to look at model homes. T even made sure I had some time to get some homework done (what a guy!).
I have to say that I really loved spending 5 ish days with T. I was really spoiled and saw him almost every minute of every day - and enjoyed it all. He is such a wonderful guy! His family is great too! His sister and her family are really nice and I love his niece and nephew! His parents are great too - his mom is so nice, and his dad is hilarious! It was such a nice and relaxing week! The worst part was when it ended because now we had to go back to regular life - living separately, working all day, seeing each other in the evenings if possible. It wasn't something I was looking forward to at all! But we make the best of it! :)
On another note - I went and saw Kurt Bestor last night in concert. I loved it! In my opinion, it was much better than the Forgotten Carols this year! It wasn't as contrived, and it was just really relaxing. It also helped that we had AMAZING seats! My mom and I loved it - she loved it more though because she is secretly in love with Kurt Bestor... I guess it's not a secret now! ;) In any case - I love this time of year - it's so nice and relaxing! And hopefully in taking some time off this month I'll get to spend more time with T... :) Happy Holidays!
I spent Thanksgiving with T and his family in St. George. It was really nice! We drove out with the dog and spent an hour or two with his parents before his sister and her family arrived. We spent the week watching videos, playing games, playing the wii, eating (it was thanksgiving obviously), and just spending time together. The kids went swimming in the back yard, the boys put together a bbq grill, and the girls went to look at model homes. T even made sure I had some time to get some homework done (what a guy!).
I have to say that I really loved spending 5 ish days with T. I was really spoiled and saw him almost every minute of every day - and enjoyed it all. He is such a wonderful guy! His family is great too! His sister and her family are really nice and I love his niece and nephew! His parents are great too - his mom is so nice, and his dad is hilarious! It was such a nice and relaxing week! The worst part was when it ended because now we had to go back to regular life - living separately, working all day, seeing each other in the evenings if possible. It wasn't something I was looking forward to at all! But we make the best of it! :)
On another note - I went and saw Kurt Bestor last night in concert. I loved it! In my opinion, it was much better than the Forgotten Carols this year! It wasn't as contrived, and it was just really relaxing. It also helped that we had AMAZING seats! My mom and I loved it - she loved it more though because she is secretly in love with Kurt Bestor... I guess it's not a secret now! ;) In any case - I love this time of year - it's so nice and relaxing! And hopefully in taking some time off this month I'll get to spend more time with T... :) Happy Holidays!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Linking and Singing
Well, it's been a while since I've written anything really noteworthy so here goes! On Wednesday night I went to see the Forgotten Carols! Yay! I went with my mom, my little Sis Sh, and T. I had invited T the day before and he had to reschedule an appointment in order to go. I was really happy that he was able to do that!
I warned him that it was a play/musical and that it was full of Christmas songs. I neglected to tell him it was as religious as it was (it's just the Christmas story) - and he told me it was fine, he does know the Christmas story after all. At intermission I asked how he was liking it so far - and he said he enjoyed it. Really though, who wouldn't enjoy it!
The part that had me worried was the very end... If you've ever been to the Forgotten Carols you know what part I'm talking about. The part where everyone has to hold hands and sing "We can be together forever someday." I was worried he would be slightly uncomfortable - I would be! But, he was a trooper! I guess now you have to link arms and sing... He didn't link with the man next to him but he linked with me and that's really all that matters right?!
It was a nice night - I love Christmas music, especially the Forgotten Carols (although, I can live without Michael McLean's ugly voice - and Connie Lou was only mediocre) - and I got to spend time with 3 of my favorite people in the world! Gotta love Christmas time!
I warned him that it was a play/musical and that it was full of Christmas songs. I neglected to tell him it was as religious as it was (it's just the Christmas story) - and he told me it was fine, he does know the Christmas story after all. At intermission I asked how he was liking it so far - and he said he enjoyed it. Really though, who wouldn't enjoy it!
The part that had me worried was the very end... If you've ever been to the Forgotten Carols you know what part I'm talking about. The part where everyone has to hold hands and sing "We can be together forever someday." I was worried he would be slightly uncomfortable - I would be! But, he was a trooper! I guess now you have to link arms and sing... He didn't link with the man next to him but he linked with me and that's really all that matters right?!
It was a nice night - I love Christmas music, especially the Forgotten Carols (although, I can live without Michael McLean's ugly voice - and Connie Lou was only mediocre) - and I got to spend time with 3 of my favorite people in the world! Gotta love Christmas time!
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