So update for those of you who are wondering...
Date has been set, July 7th, 2011. Yes, it is a Thursday, but we didn't care it was the date itsself that matters.
Colors - Yellow and Blue, looking for like a turquoise blue, auga blue kinda thing.
Assisting theme - beachy, very casual, very summer lovin.
Honeymoon!! Montego Bay Jamaica at the Secrets Resort and Spa. : ) : ) : ) : )
Much more to come of course, but these are the details we have set on so far. Save the dates will go out the beginning of the year.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Day 11 - What I Ate Today
Day Eleven - What I Ate Today
Well today was Sunday, and we watched a lot a sports, so please excuse the not so healthy snacks I had today :)
I had a yogurt this morning for breakfast ( I didn't wake up til 10 today, its was nice)
Craig and I decided we wanted Taco Bell, and I had a burrito from there.
Chips and salsa, and fiesta dip for a snack.
Homemade Fettuccine Alfredo for dinner.
So thats that.
I packed my lunch for tomorrow. Turkey sandwich, sugar snap peas, carrots, and a yogurt. :)
Well today was Sunday, and we watched a lot a sports, so please excuse the not so healthy snacks I had today :)
I had a yogurt this morning for breakfast ( I didn't wake up til 10 today, its was nice)
Craig and I decided we wanted Taco Bell, and I had a burrito from there.
Chips and salsa, and fiesta dip for a snack.
Homemade Fettuccine Alfredo for dinner.
So thats that.
I packed my lunch for tomorrow. Turkey sandwich, sugar snap peas, carrots, and a yogurt. :)
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Day 10 - What I Wore Today
Day Ten - What I am Wearing Today
Lets see... today I am wearing.
Dark blue jeans, a white tank top, and a blue short sleeve cardigan, and silver flip flops. Nothing to fancy, just a relaxed Saturday look.
Yes, I know, very exciting. :)
Lets see... today I am wearing.
Dark blue jeans, a white tank top, and a blue short sleeve cardigan, and silver flip flops. Nothing to fancy, just a relaxed Saturday look.
Yes, I know, very exciting. :)
Friday, October 15, 2010
Day 9 - Your Beliefs Day
Day Nine - Beliefs
This is a touchy subject for a lot of people. Its on the list of things not appropriate to talk about with everyone, like politics, etc. But the beauty of growing up in America is our freedom. Our freedom to have our own thoughts, beliefs, feelings.
What sets me apart from many people with this kind of stuff is respect. I will listen to what you have to say; I don't have to agree with it, but I will respect it. Nothing gets to me more then when you share your opinion, or belief about something, and someone bashes you for it. Your no more right or right then I am. We DON'T know for sure what is out there. But each of us is allowed to believe, and have an opinion on anything we wish.
I, myself do believe in a higher power; or a God. I believe that we are here for a reason, and that life was created for a purpose. I don't go to Church, or read the bible daily (although, I have read it, and now and then I will pick it up). I don't feel I need to go to church to show faith. I do believe that my prayers have been answered several times. I don't believe that God can help us with all our problems; there are some things you just must face on your own... consequences to mistakes we have made, or harm we have put ourselves in.
I am a big believer that your attitude can change your life. If you are negative, and putting yourself and others down all the time; your quality of life is destined to be poor. If you look at life in a positive light, and just do good things, and live your life, your life will be filled with more happy times. We are all going to have burdens, struggles, heartache, and pay the consequences to our actions. That's a part of life. It builds who you are.
I like to live my life to the fullest. Enjoy it, we are never guaranteed another day, another moment, another chance.
This is a touchy subject for a lot of people. Its on the list of things not appropriate to talk about with everyone, like politics, etc. But the beauty of growing up in America is our freedom. Our freedom to have our own thoughts, beliefs, feelings.
What sets me apart from many people with this kind of stuff is respect. I will listen to what you have to say; I don't have to agree with it, but I will respect it. Nothing gets to me more then when you share your opinion, or belief about something, and someone bashes you for it. Your no more right or right then I am. We DON'T know for sure what is out there. But each of us is allowed to believe, and have an opinion on anything we wish.
I am a big believer that your attitude can change your life. If you are negative, and putting yourself and others down all the time; your quality of life is destined to be poor. If you look at life in a positive light, and just do good things, and live your life, your life will be filled with more happy times. We are all going to have burdens, struggles, heartache, and pay the consequences to our actions. That's a part of life. It builds who you are.
I like to live my life to the fullest. Enjoy it, we are never guaranteed another day, another moment, another chance.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Day 8 - A Moment
Day Eight - A Moment
I have so many memorable moments... thinking of just one is really quite hard. I will share two; two recent moments that I will never forget. My moments frozen in time!
First - The purchase of our first home.
Wow... for those of you who haven't bought a home, let me warn you now, your Patience will be tested, and your stress levels will find a new all time high. There is so much that goes into the process of buying a home. Money to be lent, contracts to be signed by TWO parties both wanting the best deal, working with your realtor, your Realtor working with theirs, inspections to be done, repairs to be made, appraisals to go through... I knew going into it it wasn't going to be a piece of cake, but man were we in for some surprises.
Its a big decision to make. You are buying a piece of property. There isn't a one of two year lease you can walk away from. The repairs are yours to deal with. The mortgage must be paid monthly, period. There is never ending upkeep.And when your sick of the house, or ready to upgrade; you now have to sale it, a whole new boat to be in.
I remember when we got to closing day, I was so excited all day, I could barely work. I talked to my lender and Realtor a 100 times that week getting final details, and paper work done. 4pm came around and Craig and I were sitting in the title companies office with a stack of papers and a brand new pen in our hands waiting to be explained each paper. I remember how it all felt all so surreal. Once these papers were signed that was it. No turning back. A 30 year commitment we were making. Sign here, initial here, sign here, initial here. We signed out ream of papers, and left the office to go wait for the 24 hour funding period... I just wanted the keys already!
So the day was here. Sandra our Realtor called and said we could have the keys. She took them to Craig at work, and I made him promise not to go there without me! It was so weird pulling up to the house for the first time. It was ours. Really truly, ours. We walked though all the rooms again, dreaming of all the things we would do in this house. I remember us sitting in our empty house, on our empty living room floor and just being so excited, and scared. We bought a home... our home. I can't wait for all the memories we will build there!
Two - My engagement
September 26, 2010. It wasn't a fancy event. In fact we had just been in the car for 6 hours... we both were not looking are greatest, we were tired, hungry, and a little hung over from our weekend in Vegas. I was laying on our bed, half asleep; and Craig came and laid next to me. He told me to open my hand and close my eyes; knowing Craig I was waiting for a candy wrapper or something stupid to end up there. He told me he loved me and when I opened my eyes it was defiantly not a wrapper. I was so surprised, and shocked. I didn't even know what to say to him. I of course started crying. It was beautiful. The feeling I had was so amazing, something I will never forget. I am so excited to marry my best friend.
I have so many memorable moments... thinking of just one is really quite hard. I will share two; two recent moments that I will never forget. My moments frozen in time!
First - The purchase of our first home.
Wow... for those of you who haven't bought a home, let me warn you now, your Patience will be tested, and your stress levels will find a new all time high. There is so much that goes into the process of buying a home. Money to be lent, contracts to be signed by TWO parties both wanting the best deal, working with your realtor, your Realtor working with theirs, inspections to be done, repairs to be made, appraisals to go through... I knew going into it it wasn't going to be a piece of cake, but man were we in for some surprises.
Its a big decision to make. You are buying a piece of property. There isn't a one of two year lease you can walk away from. The repairs are yours to deal with. The mortgage must be paid monthly, period. There is never ending upkeep.And when your sick of the house, or ready to upgrade; you now have to sale it, a whole new boat to be in.
I remember when we got to closing day, I was so excited all day, I could barely work. I talked to my lender and Realtor a 100 times that week getting final details, and paper work done. 4pm came around and Craig and I were sitting in the title companies office with a stack of papers and a brand new pen in our hands waiting to be explained each paper. I remember how it all felt all so surreal. Once these papers were signed that was it. No turning back. A 30 year commitment we were making. Sign here, initial here, sign here, initial here. We signed out ream of papers, and left the office to go wait for the 24 hour funding period... I just wanted the keys already!
So the day was here. Sandra our Realtor called and said we could have the keys. She took them to Craig at work, and I made him promise not to go there without me! It was so weird pulling up to the house for the first time. It was ours. Really truly, ours. We walked though all the rooms again, dreaming of all the things we would do in this house. I remember us sitting in our empty house, on our empty living room floor and just being so excited, and scared. We bought a home... our home. I can't wait for all the memories we will build there!
Two - My engagement
September 26, 2010. It wasn't a fancy event. In fact we had just been in the car for 6 hours... we both were not looking are greatest, we were tired, hungry, and a little hung over from our weekend in Vegas. I was laying on our bed, half asleep; and Craig came and laid next to me. He told me to open my hand and close my eyes; knowing Craig I was waiting for a candy wrapper or something stupid to end up there. He told me he loved me and when I opened my eyes it was defiantly not a wrapper. I was so surprised, and shocked. I didn't even know what to say to him. I of course started crying. It was beautiful. The feeling I had was so amazing, something I will never forget. I am so excited to marry my best friend.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Day 7 - Defining Love
Day Seven - Defining L-♥-V-E
I am not really 100% sure how anyone can define this. It means so many different things. Love is a feeling not a thing. In order to feel love I feel you must also experience so many other emotions at once. Love is like a cocktail of emotions mixed together making quite the intoxicating potion.
My listing of people and things I L ♥ V E.
I am not really 100% sure how anyone can define this. It means so many different things. Love is a feeling not a thing. In order to feel love I feel you must also experience so many other emotions at once. Love is like a cocktail of emotions mixed together making quite the intoxicating potion.
- Craig
- My Johnny Cash dog
- Mom and Dad
- Mathew and Kasara
- George and Jenny
- Nate and Emily
- Denz, Sherrie, and their girls.
- Phil and Katrina
- My grandparents
- My second family; aka the friends.
- All my family out there
- My house.
- My beautiful engagement ring
- Sunsets
- Warm weather
- Music
- Cooking
- My freedom
- My job
- M&Ms
- A good book
- Crafting my heart out
- Summer rain storms
- A cozy fire
- Thanksgiving and Christmas
- The 4th of July
- Halloween!!
- New clothes
- Sleeping in
- Laughing until it hurts
- Having a shoulder to cry on
- The simple things that always make me smile.
- An unexpected text message
- Thinking about my future
- Driving around talking for hours.
- Surprises
- Cuddling
- A good funny movie
- and the occasional sappy love story
- Baseball - Go Dodgers!
- LIFE! Everyday of it. I am not guaranteed tomorrow, so I will make the most of today.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Day 6 - The Soon to be Hubby
Day Six - Soon to be Hubby
Today I get to talk about Craig... as if I haven't talked about him enough. : )
William Craig Remington... or as you all know him, just Craig. He has always gone by Craig, it's actually quite the family tradition to go by your middle name. Craig's birthday is August 14th, 1986; he is a Leo, and shows every bit of it! Craig is very passionate about many things; especially life. He loves music, and feels that it can change your life. He is a fan of sports, mostly baseball; and I still love him even though his team is the Yankees.; ) He likes going out on adventures, and spending time with our friends and family. Craig takes friendship very seriously, and its something I defiantly respect and adore from him.
Craig and I have known each other for about 9 years. We did not always get along; and were not always friends. My sophomore year of high school we ended up with the same Math class. The teacher sat us in alphabetical order, and we ended up right next to one another. We started talking, and then hanging out; and then one thing led to another. We started dating in October, and became "boyfriend and girlfriend" November 2, 2003. Seven years later, here we are.
Craig and I have had our ups and our downs just like any other person. Yes, we have had arguments; and I am a firm believer that it is healthy to ague with your partner, best friend, parents, siblings. Its called being human. People always ask me how many times in seven years Craig and I have broken up and got back together... zero. No argument, or situation has even been severe enough that either one of us was whiling to give up on the other. Failing in our relationship was never an option.
Craig and I share the same values and goals in life. We both understand fully what the other expects, and what we expect of our lives as a whole. I would have to say Craig is a lot more patient then I am; and I love him for it. Sometimes I worry more then I should, and he lets me for a minute, and then helps me gently back down to reality. Craig's outlook on life always makes me smile. He just wants to be happy, and do things that make him happy; and most important be around people that make him happy.
Craig and I are getting married! Yes, that is right. Go ahead with the about times, and finally, and what took so long. The timing was perfect. We always get asked what took so long... but honestly is there a time limit on these kind of things? Did we break some rules, or cycles? No, we just lived life. We had goals we wanted to accomplish before this time came; and we accomplished. After seven years together this is more or less a celebration of a piece of legal grade paper; but we are both very excited for it. We have chosen July 7th, 2011 as our wedding date. 7-7-11. I am thrilled to be marrying my Best friend; and I am so excited for our future.
Today I get to talk about Craig... as if I haven't talked about him enough. : )
Craig and I have known each other for about 9 years. We did not always get along; and were not always friends. My sophomore year of high school we ended up with the same Math class. The teacher sat us in alphabetical order, and we ended up right next to one another. We started talking, and then hanging out; and then one thing led to another. We started dating in October, and became "boyfriend and girlfriend" November 2, 2003. Seven years later, here we are.
Craig and I have had our ups and our downs just like any other person. Yes, we have had arguments; and I am a firm believer that it is healthy to ague with your partner, best friend, parents, siblings. Its called being human. People always ask me how many times in seven years Craig and I have broken up and got back together... zero. No argument, or situation has even been severe enough that either one of us was whiling to give up on the other. Failing in our relationship was never an option.
Craig and I share the same values and goals in life. We both understand fully what the other expects, and what we expect of our lives as a whole. I would have to say Craig is a lot more patient then I am; and I love him for it. Sometimes I worry more then I should, and he lets me for a minute, and then helps me gently back down to reality. Craig's outlook on life always makes me smile. He just wants to be happy, and do things that make him happy; and most important be around people that make him happy.
Craig and I are getting married! Yes, that is right. Go ahead with the about times, and finally, and what took so long. The timing was perfect. We always get asked what took so long... but honestly is there a time limit on these kind of things? Did we break some rules, or cycles? No, we just lived life. We had goals we wanted to accomplish before this time came; and we accomplished. After seven years together this is more or less a celebration of a piece of legal grade paper; but we are both very excited for it. We have chosen July 7th, 2011 as our wedding date. 7-7-11. I am thrilled to be marrying my Best friend; and I am so excited for our future.
I love Craig. He treats me well, makes me happy, comforts me when I am sad, stands next to me through the good and the bad; and loves me for me.
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